The Business Times, 31 March 2005
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Title Section13 2005-03-31 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPb^S&e*- inline at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Thursday, March 31,200513 words
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Article788 2005-03-31 1 ANGELA TAN - Share distribution, exchangeable bonds planned By ANGELA TAN [SINGAPORE] It is finally happening. Veteran banker Wee Cho Yaw's United Overseas Bank (UOB) is divesting just over a one third stake in property group United Overseas Land (UOL) the object of a heated takeover battle788 words
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Article138 2005-03-31 1 STI 2,123.16 (-4.55) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,115.00 (-6.00) SIMSCI 251.82 (-0.40) SIMSCI FUTURES 251.60 (+0.20) MARKETS Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 877.75 -4.12 NIKKEI 225 11.565.88 -33.94 HANG SENG 13,425.75 +13.87 SET INDEX 672.82 -4.09 JAKARTA COMP 1.065.12 -5.17 MANILA COMP 1,951.38 +19.40 SEOUL COMP 955.45 -3.51 SHENZHEN B 254.02138 words
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Article, Illustration553 2005-03-31 1 NANDE KHIN - DBS's Jackson Tai and Petra Foods also honoured By NANDE KHIN [SINGAPORE] Hyflux CEO and president Olivia Lum last night became the first woman to collect the top honour in the 20-year history of the Singapore Business Awards. She won the Businessman of theCHRIS LOH - 553 words
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Advertisement7 2005-03-31 1 BizfT Slower PC growth this year PG3O7 words
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TOP STORIES
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692 2005-03-31 2 MICHELLE QUAH, JOYCE KOH - Postal giant scraps plan to take stake in mobile phone services provider By MICHELLE QUAH, JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] The controversial deal between Singapore Post and Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) collapsed yesterday, with the postal giant saying it will no longer take692 words
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Article36 2005-03-31 2 IN Tuesday's report, "HDB to build major shopping mall in Clementi", we said the project would be completed by 2015. That's incorrect. The project will be completed by 2010. We are sorry for the error.36 words
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Article, Illustration94 2005-03-31 2 The winners of the Singapore Business Awards with guest-of-honour President Nathan yesterday. Jackson Tai (left), vice-chairman and CEO of DBS Group Holdings and DBS Bank, steered DBS through tumultuous changes in the domestic banking scene to become the biggest bank in South-east Asia. He was named Outstanding ChiefPHOTOS: ARTHUR LEE, CHRIS LOH - 94 words
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Article718 2005-03-31 2 History will judge how I performed: MM WHAT legacy will modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew leave the country? Mr Lee himself was modest when the question was asked of him yesterday after he delivered the inaugural address in the Citibank Legacies of Leadership series. How well718 words
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Article, Illustration703 2005-03-31 3 CHUANG PECK MING - 'I would say I did not fail, otherwise there wouldn't be a Singapore' Reports by CHUANG PECK MING in Hong Kong WHAT legacy will modern Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew leave the country? Mr Lee himself was modest when the question wasREUTERS - 703 words
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533 2005-03-31 3 LARRY WEE - By LARRY WEE [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore is likely to stick with its current policy of modest and gradual appreciation for the trade-weighted Singapore dollar (SSNEER) at its semi-annual review next month, currency strategists and analysts say. MAS shifted533 words
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301 2005-03-31 3 MINISTER Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said again yesterday that it is up to the younger generation of Singapore leaders to decide whether or not to go ahead with a casino. "It's a tough call," he said at the launch of the Citibank Legacies301 words
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Advertisement186 2005-03-31 2 iii Ti- ■in ifcr i *jMr When you fly Business or First Class with Gulf Air from Singapore you'll receive a shopping voucher for use at one of Singapore's premier VeS^titAAM department stores. Business Class passengers will receive a voucher I jABP" fUI to t^ie value of $200* and First186 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article650 2005-03-31 4 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG IN THE end, there's no deal. Singapore Post will not be landing the stake in Accord Customer Care Solutions (ACCS) which it says it has been wanting so long. And ACCS will not be getting the blue-chip investor it sorely650 words
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Article, Illustration648 2005-03-31 4 JOYCE KOH - But analysts expect Osim to proceed with plan to make general offer By JOYCE KOH THE announcement of Global Active's (GA) suspension of its chief executive caught everyone by surprise, and market watchers yesterday continued to speculate what's next in store. Many analysts told BTFILE PHOTO - 648 words
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317 2005-03-31 4 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO EVEN as investors shed their Capita Land and Keppel Land stocks. JP Morgan has put out a research note advising investors to go "overweight" on both property counters. "The knee-jerk sell-off in Singapore's China property plays like Capita Land and Keppel Land317 words
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Article, Illustration438 2005-03-31 6 SIOW LI SEN - BT exclusive Third attempt at en bloc sale gives each of its 218 owners $1.084 m By SIOW LI SEN MARYLAND Park was finally sold en bloc yesterday to United Industrial Corporation, with each of its 218 owners pocketing just $1,084 million each.438 words
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469 2005-03-31 7 CHEN HUIFEN - QUARTERLY RESULTS Bumper orders in Q4; conversion to single-use products proving lucrative By CHEN HUIFEN AIRWAY devices maker LMA International yesterday reported a 20.4 per cfent jump in its full-year net profit to U5522.4 million, driven mainly by unusually large orders in Q4.469 words
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294 2005-03-31 7 JOSEPHINE TAY - By JOSEPHINE TAY TPV Technology, the world's second-largest maker of computer monitors, said yesterday that its fourth-quarter turnover rose 38.9 per cent from a year before, despite slowing demand and inventory pressure. TPV. which makes monitors for brands including Bell and Hewlett-Packard,294 words
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Advertisement167 2005-03-31 4 I ~"7; v j pi"i HI '(i >yr- T-»>: www.firstmedia.com.sg First Media Group of Companies (FM) is Singapore's largest Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) group with presence in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. The FM suite of IMC services include p grt o j g strategy, strategic marketing j t j167 words
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Advertisement575 2005-03-31 4 lv/" i/fyjt FASTECH g| Notice of Annual General Meeting Fastech Synergy Ltd NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of Fastech Synergy Ltd (the 'Company") will be held on 27th April 2005 at 3:30 p.m. at Jubilee lounge, Raffles Hotel Singapore, 1 Beach Road, Singapore *****3 for the575 words
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Advertisement220 2005-03-31 5 let Airways, India's most preferred airline starts daily non-stop flights to Mumbai from 15th April. When travelling to India, you can now choose to fly with one of the On board, you will have a choice of the best luxuries, a sumptuous world's most successful airlines Jet Airways. It has220 words
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Advertisement2132 2005-03-31 6 [23J21 Corporation I Keppel Corporation Limited H Co Reg No: *****0351N (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting 73 That I v (i) approval be and is hereby given, for the purposes of Chapter 9of the Listing Manual of the SGX-ST, for /\4" DaaUc the Company,2,132 words
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Advertisement76 2005-03-31 7 Unique split-case HRft construction in stainless steel, enclosing a selfwinding movement Sealed with a visible j t Cltytamer building on a 16% t' 1 facet design first introduced by Alfred Dunhill in 1936 A Du N H I LL I Alfred Dunhill LONDON The Paragon Cortina Watch Lucky Plaza Emotus76 words
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Advertisement31 2005-03-31 7 Toyota Showrooms Mon Sat: Bam 7.30pm, Sun: 10am 6pm RnrnMotors 33 Len 9 Kee Rd S^aP ol *****2 Tel: 6475 1288 £>oriieo 17 Übi Rd 4, Singapore *****1. Tel: 6741 688831 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration530 2005-03-31 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS Local traders find that depending on a few stocks to push STI to new highs is not a recipe for long-term success R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent BUILDING a bull market on a narrow base or relying on a small number ofSource: Bloomberg - 530 words
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218 2005-03-31 8 Teh Hooi Ling - By Teh Hooi Ling AS a vote of confidence in Singapore's second full service telecoms operator and cable TV provider, Star Hub's chief executive officer Terry Clontz yesterday bought 150,000 shares in the open market at $1.24 apiece. This brings his stake218 words
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Article, Illustration722 2005-03-31 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS SufamtM Ho of PTic* SHAIBMUMNG Shareholder I«y/ Sham far Before After Stock Tram Pete Director Sea ft ShrS fWO) TMQ Starhub 30-Mar-05 Steven Terrell Clontz Buy 150 1 -24 1535 0.07 1685 0.08 Mufti-Chem 30-Mar-05 Han Juat Hoon 'Buy 45 *****6 38.73 *****3 38.74722 words
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Article, Illustration940 2005-03-31 8 R SIVANITHY - Compiled by R SIVANITHY Singapore Exchange March 30 do*: $2.09 BMP PARiBAS PEREGRINE. March 28 THE stock price is up 13 per cent since Jan 17; closing in on our target price: The strong share price performance has narrowed the upside potential to our target price to 5Source: Bloomberg - 940 words
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Article, Illustration532 2005-03-31 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent NON-ASIAN counterparts got some relief from the strengthening US dollar yesterday after Wall Street's retreat to two-month lows in overnight trading, but Asian units remained under the cosh after the Japanese yen fell to fresh five-month lows.Source: Reuters - 532 words
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COMPANIES
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262 2005-03-31 9 ROLAND LIM - IPO WATCH Singapore-based medical technology company lodges share prospectus By ROLAND LIM SINGAPORE will see another medical technology player list this year if the plans of homegrown Biosensors International Group for an initial public offering (IPO) are approved. Biosensors lodged its preliminary prospectus with262 words
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227 2005-03-31 9 DALENA LEE - By DALENA LEE NICO Steel Holdings launched its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday after receiving the go-ahead from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, in connection with its proposed listing on the Sesdaq. The full-service coil centre, primarily engaged in providing innovative metallurgical solutions,227 words
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297 2005-03-31 9 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM TWO companies providing niche services to the* electronics industry have lodged preliminary prospectuses with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for Singapore Exchange mainboard listings. Global Testing Corp Ltd offers mixed-signal and logic chip testing. Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Corp Ltd297 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article46 2005-03-31 9 QAF has announced that its Australian wholly-owned subsidiary, Oxdale Dairy Enterprise, acquired a second dairy operation yesterday for about A 53.6 million ($4.6 million). It comes with 418 hectares of freehold land in Victoria, building, dairy livestock, and dairy production equipment.46 words
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Article70 2005-03-31 9 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has announced the appointment of Leslie Fong Yin Leong as its executive vice-president of marketing from April 1. Mr Fong was the former editor-at-large of The Straits Times. Separately, a special resolution has been passed for SPH Magazines subsidiary Blu Inc Holdings70 words
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Article86 2005-03-31 9 Reuters [MUMBAI] Temasek Holdings has taken a 4.8 per cent stake in vehicle maker Mahindra Mahindra, as the Indian company and Ford India sold their cross-holdings in each other after nearly a decade, company officials said. Mahindra sold its 15.88 per cent stake in Ford, whileReuters - 86 words
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Article63 2005-03-31 9 FRASER and Neave announced that it has fully redeemed the U*****.25 million floating rate secured bonds due 2006 issued by Riviera Investment. Riviera Investment was set up to issue the bonds so that part of the proceeds may be loaned to Marine Parade View Pte63 words
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Article55 2005-03-31 9 MAINBOARD-LISTED Autron Corp has announced that it is partnering with the CIT Group to offer financing options for its customers. Electronic manufacturers who may want to purchase or hire equipment from Autron can now obtain financing from CIT. Sources say CIT will invest an initial55 words
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Article25 2005-03-31 9 CAPITAMALL Trust Management Ltd yesterday announced the appointment of Lim Beng Chee as its deputy chief executive officer with immediate effect.25 words
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Advertisement1873 2005-03-31 9 LrJ.l.fJlLand Keppel Land Limited Co Reg No: *****0001G (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting and Closure of Books ALL MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held at Four Seasons Ballroom, Level 2, Four Seasons Hotel,1,873 words
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MID CAPS
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Article, Illustration875 2005-03-31 10 WONG WEI KONG - Marine transportation and engineering specialist fails to enthuse market despite its robust results, reports WONG WEI KONG WONG WEI KONG DESPITE Labroy Marine reporting robust results, the company's shares have remained largely stagnant over the last month or so. Yesterday, the stock ended at 57.5FILE PHOTOS - 875 words
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Article42 2005-03-31 10 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS LEGEND: All prices are indicative; Broadly Diversified; Narowly Focused; S Lower Risk Low to Medium Risk: Medium to High Risk;** Higher Risk; open-ended; Before subdivision of units; After subdivision of units; SP after stock split; N.A. Non Dealing Day42 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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558 2005-03-31 11 RONNIE LIM - Move may mean lower fuel costs for power stations and cheaper electricity By RONNIE LIM TWO rival Singapore buyers of Indonesian natural gas SembGas and Gas Supply Pte Ltd (GSPL) could team up in a joint venture to get a better558 words
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241 2005-03-31 11 DALENA LEE - By DALENA LEE NINE companies were presented with the International Headquarters (IHQ) award by the Economic Development Board yesterday in recognition of their choice of Singapore as their HQ location for expanding their regional businesses. The companies are Advanced Manufacturing Corporation, eSyS Technologies241 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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60 2005-03-31 11 ELECTRICITY tariffs will be reduced by an average of 4 per cent or 0.67 cent per kilowatt-hour for the quarter April 1 to June 30. The reduction is primarily a result of the lower cost of electricity arising from lower fuel oil prices.60 words
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95 2005-03-31 11 CYGENICS, a leading adult stem cell biotechnology and immunotherapy company, announced yesterday that its subsidiary, Cord Life, has opened a new cord blood processing and storage facility in Hong Kong. The new facility, Cord Life Hong Kong, is backed by a full sales and95 words
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94 2005-03-31 11 THE Senior Minister of State of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Dr Balaji Sadasivan, is visiting the United Kingdom and France from today to April 6 with officials from the ministry and the National Heritage Board. He94 words
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108 2005-03-31 11 SINGAPORE and the Republic of Korea signed a second Cultural Executive Programme yesterday to strengthen cooperation in the fields of arts, heritage and the new addition of media and design for 2005-07. The programme was signed in Seoul by Lim Soo Ping,108 words
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89 2005-03-31 11 THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) opened its New Delhi regional office in India yesterday. The move is part of its continuing worldwide efforts to strengthen its marketing position as a destination of choice for business and leisure travellers. The official opening89 words
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79 2005-03-31 11 WITH effect from tomorrow, HDB has relaxed 19 renovation items that will not affect the safety of buildings. They comprise 17 building and t\yo sanitary items. The relaxation is part of HDB's ongoing process of improving its services to the public. Flat owners can79 words
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85 2005-03-31 11 NUS Business School signed a memorandum of understanding with KUB Malaysia Berhad yesterday, paving the way for the school to provide management education to mid-level and senior executives in KUB's network of enterprises and government-related agencies. The school will conduct its executive85 words
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Article, Illustration487 2005-03-31 11 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE THE motor insurance industry is finally back in the black with underwriting profit of $10.7 million last year, after having suffered massive losses since 2000. According to data released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the recovery began487 words
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423 2005-03-31 12 JEAN CHUA - To be explored are more frequent flights and destinations By JEAN CHUA in Yangon SINGAPORE and Myanmar have agreed to explore ways to improve air links between them to help realise Myanmar's tourism potential and strengthen bilateral relations. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong423 words
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Article, Illustration423 2005-03-31 12 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN SINGAPORE'S manufacturing sector can do more to improve the development of its human resources, said Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen. In a keynote speech at the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation dinner last night, Dr Ng urged the industry to upgrade their workers' skills so423 words
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188 2005-03-31 12 IT'S a reality that can't be ignored one in three workers here will be older than 50 in 10 years' time. Last year, workers aged 50 and over made up 22 per cent of the work force but that could rise to 29 per cent188 words
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Advertisement194 2005-03-31 11 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at Amara Singapore. 165 Tanjong Pagar Road, Connection 1, Level 3, Singapore *****9 on Friday, 22 April 2005 at 4.30pm (or as soon thereafter following the conclusion or adjournment of the Annual General Meeting of194 words
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Advertisement810 2005-03-31 11 ,J .'s NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of Lafe Technology Limited ("the Company") will be held at Amara Singapore, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road. Connection 1. Level 3. Singapore *****9 on Friday, 22 April 2005 at 4.00pm to transact the following businesses: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1.810 words
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Advertisement1242 2005-03-31 12 f bestworld a brand new BEST WORLD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Registration No. *****6030Z (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company win be held at 18 Cross Street, Bth Floor Marsh McLennan Centre, Singapore *****3 on Monday, 18 April 2006 at1,242 words
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Article, Illustration1466 2005-03-31 13 RAJU CHELLAM - From catching spiders to teaching people how to make money from options trading, Clemen Chiang has come a long way fast. He talks to RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM IF YOU'RE intrigued by a slew of press ads that dangle names of people who made anywhere betweenCHRIS LOH - 1,466 words
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582 2005-03-31 13 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM OPTIONS trader Clemen Chiang calls them "millionaires" the 100 participants at his monthly seminars who pay about $2,400 each for an intensive four-day programme that lasts 12 hours a day for the first two days and finishes at 2am582 words
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FOCUS: SERVICES
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Article, Illustration1010 2005-03-31 14 ALEXANDRA HO - Fast ferries a thriving industry S'pore is one of the leading makers of fast ferries in the world. ALEXANDRA HO looks at the industry's challenges and growth prospects ALEXANDRA HO HOP on a ferry to the ever-popular Bintan Resorts and chances are that the ferry would have been made InARTHUR LEE - 1,010 words
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Advertisement355 2005-03-31 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 TONG YONG LABELS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. SO that the final meeting of members of the abovenamed company will be held at 18, Jalan Masjid,355 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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500 2005-03-31 15 LATEST US DATA Price pressures picking up, but steady growth expected Reuters Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US economy ended 2004 with brisk momentum on the strongest surge of corporate profits in three years, the government reported yesterday, though there wereReuters; Bloomberg - 500 words
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Article, Illustration622 2005-03-31 15 Its foreign assets plan seen capping any yen gains Reuters [TOKYO] In four years, Japan's public pension fund is expected to manage US$l.4 trillion a figure roughly the gross domestic product of Italy. That will make it not only one of the biggest forces inReuters; REUTERS - 622 words
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Article, Illustration331 2005-03-31 15 AFP [BEIJING] China will not let the needs of any single foreign country dictate when it moves ahead with exchange rate reform, the central bank chief said yesterday in a message apparently aimed at the US. "We will not baseAFP - 331 words
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231 2005-03-31 15 AP (KUALA LUMPUR] Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, whose economic management during the 1997-98 financial crisis won worldwide accolades, says the US dollar is heading for a collapse, and urged international businesses to trade in euro, reports said yesterday. In a dialogue sessionAP - 231 words
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Advertisement2472 2005-03-31 15 BONVESTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Registration No.: *****0282 M) (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Sheraton Towers Singapore, 39 Scotts Rood, Function Room 1, Level 2, Singapore *****0, on Tuesday,2,472 words
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Advertisement421 2005-03-31 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 [(Section 290(2)(b)] AND IN THE MATTER OF PROVIDENT SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Co. Reg. No. *****0266Z NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 18 Church Street, #01-00, OCBC Centre South, Singapore *****9421 words
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Advertisement422 2005-03-31 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 [(Section 290(2)(b)] AND IN THE MATTER OF OCBC REALTY PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Co. Reg. No. *****0502K NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 9 Battery Rood, #07-00, Straits Trading Building, Singapore *****0422 words
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Advertisement425 2005-03-31 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 [(Section 290(2)(b)] AND IN THE MATTER Of OCSC PROPERTIES PRIVATE LIMITED (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) Co. Re* No. *****0265 C NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at 9 Battery Road, #07-00, Straits Trading Building, Singapore425 words
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Advertisement1511 2005-03-31 16 HERSING CORPORATION LTD (Company Registration No. *****6986E) (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of HERSING CORPORATION LTD (the "Company") will be held at 615 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh, Singapore *****6, on Monday, 18 April 2005 at 9.00 a.m. for1,511 words
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Advertisement477 2005-03-31 16 THE THAI PRIME FUND LIMITED (Company registration no:*****3033G) (Incorporated in th« Republic of Singapore) Notice of Seventeenth Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of (he Company will be held at the Meeting Room, 9 Raffles Ploce #42-01 Republic Plaza Singapore *****9 on Wadnesday477 words
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Advertisement202 2005-03-31 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTE* OF AGB TELEVISION ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Company Reg. No. *****6062 M NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Ad, Cap. 50, that a Final Meeting of the Members202 words
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Advertisement1065 2005-03-31 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER SO) AND IN THE MATTER OF SUNWAY WORKFLOW AUTOMATION PTE LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of Sunway Workflow Automation Pie Ltd duly convened and held at 298 Tiong Bahru Road #12-01/06 Central1,065 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration501 2005-03-31 17 Poor logistics support, bad weather hamper rescue efforts Reuters AP AFP [GUNUNGSITOLI, Indonesia] Survivors combed the rubble of buildings for loved ones on Indonesia's earthquake-devastated Nias island yesterday as reports emerged of hundreds of additional deaths on a nearby island group. On Nias,Reuters; AP; AFP; REUTERS - 501 words
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217 2005-03-31 17 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] HSBC Holdings Pic, Europe's biggest bank by market value, may become the first foreign company to enter Indonesia's growing market for consumer loans and financial services that comply with Islamic law. "We are quite keen to enter the retailBloomberg - 217 words
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Article57 2005-03-31 17 PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong has sent a letter of condolence to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on the earthquake that hit North Sumatra on Monday. According to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, PM Lee expressed his sympathies to the57 words
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Article202 2005-03-31 17 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's second-largest telecommunications company, PT Indonesian Satellite Corp Tbk, said 2004 net profits fell 73 per cent due to 4.5 trillion rupiah (Ss7Bl million) of extraordinary gains it made in 2003. However, analysts were predicting that the company, 42 per cent owned byReuters - 202 words
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500 2005-03-31 18 CHUANG PECK MING - He says Beijing won't let HK set political pace By CHUANG PECK MING in Hong Kong STICK to business and stay away from politics -r that's the advice Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew has for Hongkongers. "Beijing has no intention of allowing500 words
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Article, Illustration437 2005-03-31 18 It says its telecom business has 'begun to stabilise', after losses in 2003 Bloomberg Reuters [HONG KONG] PCCW' Ltd, Hong Kong's largest phone company, reported HK$l.64 billion (*****.4 million) in profit for 2004, its first annual net income in three years afterBloomberg; Reuters; REUTERS - 437 words
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209 2005-03-31 18 A report shows that 700 m yuan had been removed from the firm AFP {BEIJING] The 31-year-old former president of south Chinese beverage group Jianlibao has been detained for alleged embezzlemenl on a huge scale, state media reported yesterday. Zhang Hal, also formerly aAFP - 209 words
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229 2005-03-31 18 Reuters [BEIJING] A Shanghai online game player stabbed to death a competitor who sold his "cybersword", the China Daily said yesterday, creating a dilemma in China where no law exists for the ownership of virtual weapons. Qiu Chengwei, 41, stabbedReuters - 229 words
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453 2005-03-31 19 Tycoon agrees to be interviewed by regulators investigating AIG LAT—WP NYT Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Uncharacteristically on the defensive, billionaire Warren Buffett on Tuesday denied having been briefed on suspect transactions between a unit of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc and insurance giant American InternationalLAT—WP; NYT; Bloomberg - 453 words
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Article, Illustration586 2005-03-31 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - ASIA INSIGHT ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent FORECASTS continue to point to a strong global economy, fed by domestic demand in the US and continuing high levels of investment in China, both of which are generating strong demand for Japanese exports and driving growth586 words
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Article, Illustration199 2005-03-31 19 AIG controversy Source: Lot Angelos Times Tlm issue Suspect transactions between a unit of Berkshire Hathaway and American Internationa) Group. Did Warren Buffet* know? The company in foot General Re is a leading reinsurance firm. It is also 4 global leader in finite-risk insurance whidi covers situationsSource: Lot Angelos Times; Photo: AP - 199 words
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180 2005-03-31 19 NYT [NEW YORK] Philip J Purcell. who secured his position at the top of Morgan Stanley by ousting a rival in a bitter power struggle, now faces a revolt of his own. A long-simmering dispute over the direction of Morgan Stanley erupted in aNYT - 180 words
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569 2005-03-31 19 NYT [NEW YORK] The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday gave companies wide latitude in calculating the expense to be recorded for stock options issued to executives and other employees. The move may enable companies to keep reported costs lowNYT - 569 words
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71 2005-03-31 19 Reuters [BRUSSELS] European ministers gave the green light yesterday for US nominee Paul Wolfowitz to take over as head of the World Bank after hearing soothing assurances on fighting poverty from the architect of the Iraq war. The US deputy secretary ofReuters - 71 words
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69 2005-03-31 19 AP [HONG KONG] Standard Chartered Pic yesterday named the sister of Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang as the head of its China operations. The bank said Katherine Tsang. who was previously head of the Organisational Learning department, has an "in-depth understandingAP - 69 words
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68 2005-03-31 19 AFP [SEOUL] Eight South Korean groups and two others led by foreign equity funds presented proposals yesterday to buy Jinro, a famous brand and the market leader for soju alcoholic drink. The preferred bidder will be picked next month. The domestic biddersAFP - 68 words
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63 2005-03-31 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Carlyle Group, an 18-year-old investment firm whose former advisers include ex-president George HW Bush, raised US$7.B5 billion for the world's biggest buyout fund. Carlyle's fund eclipsed the U556.45 billion that Blackstone Group LP attracted in 2002. Blackstone, along with competitorBloomberg - 63 words
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440 2005-03-31 20 It plans to raise fuel surcharge on both domestic, overseas flights in May Reuters [BANGKOK] National carrier Thai Airways International said yesterday it expects a 60 per cent rise in net profit for.the current financial year to Sept 30 and plans to raiseReuters - 440 words
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217 2005-03-31 20 Reuters [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's dominant carrier, said yesterday it is satisfied with the shareholding structure in its smaller rival, Dragonair, and has no current plans to change it. Cathay owns 18 per cent of Dragonair, which is 43Reuters - 217 words
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Article397 2005-03-31 20 AIRLINE CODES: AA: American Airlines (AAL), AF: Air France (AFR), AI: Air India (AK), AY: Finnair Oy (FIN), AZ: Alitalia Airlines (AZA), BA: British Airways Public Ltd Co (BAW), BG: Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BBC), BI: Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd (RBA), BO: Bouraq Airlines (BOU), BR:397 words
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Article, Illustration410 2005-03-31 20 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN SINGAPORE Technologies Aerospace, the aerospace arm of ST Enginnering, yesterday opened its 10th hangar in Singapore. The new $12 million hangar at Seletar Airport, which is capable of simultaneously handling two nar-row-body aircraft, will be used to service the fleetsBRYAN NEIL VAN DER BEEK/ST - 410 words
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205 2005-03-31 20 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] VALUAIR, a Singaporebased budget carrier, said it may lease larger aircraft to fly to destinations of up to eight or nine hours from the island state as it seeks to expand its route network. The airline is currently examining twin-aisle aircraft optionsBloomberg - 205 words
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Article103 2005-03-31 20 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Fatal plane crashes of all types fell slightly last year in the US with no major airline accidents recorded, the National Transportation Safety Board said. Preliminary figures show total fatalities dropped to 635 in 2004 compared with 695 in 2003. There were 1,715Reuters - 103 words
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Article, Illustration280 2005-03-31 20 Reuters [BUDAPEST] The United States' negotiator with the European Union on eliminating subsidies for aircraft manufacturing rivals Airbus and Boeing said on Tuesday that he did not expect a deal by the April 11 deadline. "From my last conversation with (EuropeanReuters - 280 words
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310 2005-03-31 20 Practice disrupting operations of state-run carriers AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian Aviation Minister Praful Patel yesterday said he has called a meeting of executives of the country's new private airlines to ask them to stop poaching pilots from staterun carriers. "Some level of recruitment isAFP - 310 words
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Article, Illustration853 2005-03-31 21 Profit may be highest ever in its 100-year history: analysts Bloomberg [OSLO] AP Moeller-Maersk A/S, the world's largest shipping company, may say 2004 profit was the highest in its 100-year history as China's exports kept container vessels full and oil sold for near-recordBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 853 words
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Article, Illustration80 2005-03-31 21 [LIMA, Peru] Workers at Callao. Peru's biggest port, monitor the unloading of containers shipped by the world's major trading companies, in Lima. Callao, which handles 90 per cent of the country's foreign trade, is struggling to cope with an export boom in Peru. The government plans to privatiseREUTERS - 80 words
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446 2005-03-31 21 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Persian Gulf oiltanker rates for shipping 2 million barrels of crude to Asian refineries may be little changed for a second week as vessel supplies for April shipments are enough to meet demand. About 65 per cent of cargoes scheduledBloomberg - 446 words
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Article300 2005-03-31 21 SGX i$l *000 >Ur3> SS W- Vol CH Offshore..... 035 unch 579 ChuanHup .0.71 -0.01 1537 Cosco Corporation 1.57 -0j03 8697 CWT Distribution .0.61 unch 0 Ezra Hldgs 1.10 unch 89 Freight unks 0 09 0.01 236 Grand Banks Yacht 1.00 -0.01 10 JayaWoMngi 1.06 -0.02 43 K1300 words
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Article126 2005-03-31 21 Reuters [LONDON] APL, the global container shipping arm of the NOL Group has announced the formation of its own organisation in Poland. From tomorrow, APL Poland, based in Gdynia will assume responsibility for all APL activities in the country. The company will be headed byReuters - 126 words
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Article, Illustration303 2005-03-31 21 DONALD URQUHART - It'll provide two cranes to Mexico, one to India By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Port equipment engineering company Portek International Ltd has sealed two new crane orders in India and Mexico. The orders are worth a total of $12 million. In Mexico, mainboardlisted Portek303 words
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Article486 2005-03-31 22 EDITORIAL MALAYSIA has removed almost all its capital controls, save for its currency peg. Last week, the Malaysian central bank scrapped and eased restrictions on the foreign repatriation of funds by individuals, fund managers and companies. Malaysians no longer need to inform the central bank should they486 words
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Article, Illustration772 2005-03-31 22 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON THE interesting question about the advent of US$5O-a--barrel oil is whether it signals a new era in the economics and politick of energy. To sharpen the question: Have we entered a period when, owing to consistently strong demand and772 words
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Article, Illustration892 2005-03-31 22 FARIBORZ GHADAR - Business could help by using new technologies that enable higher productivity at older ages By FARIBORZ GHADAR LATWP IN THE swiftly changing global economy, only nations, corporations and workers that remain flexible will survive and those most willing to adapt will thrive.LATWP; AFP - 892 words
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Article, Illustration1901 2005-03-31 23 TIGER TONG - Apart from fundraising, it is a strategic move by China to restructure its Big Four, and nurture a sound banking system By TIGER TONG TARRED by a series of scandals, China Construction Bank and Bank Of China could still receive about US$5 billion each, fromAP - 1,901 words
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Article276 2005-03-31 23 Leong Sze Hian Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to media reports that the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) will lower the passport fee from $70 to $60 or $50 (for applications online or by post), for passports that are issued on or after276 words
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Article99 2005-03-31 23 Choo Chin Teck - Choo Chin Teck Company Secretary Keppel Land Ltd KEPPEL Land Ltd wishes to clarify the reasons for its late reporting of shareholding changes. Temasek's substantial shareholding Notice was filed with SGX on March 8 and faxed to Keppel Land Ltd on the same day to99 words
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Miscellaneous206 2005-03-31 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD wicket 7 (4) 29 Female boss in Berkshire town should have refused! (10) round (4) (10) 11 Leader of Brits, eminent fool YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOWN n foreign provincial Across: 1 Postal vote, 8 Shoo, 9 1 Disturbance in the earth (4> S' H ualiant rc Candelabra, 11 Tureen206 words
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731 2005-03-31 30 RAJU CHELLAM - But Asia, outside of Japan, will still see double-digit growth, reports RAJU CHELLAM RAJU CHELLAM SLOWER growth in Japan and a cautious outlook by US companies will see personal computers grow at a slower rate worldwide this year than previously expected.731 words
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355 2005-03-31 30 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY THE National Archives of Singapore (NAS) and its technology partners are set to create Singapore's first eßegistry Hub where private and public sector organisations can store vital records in a safe and secure manner. NAS, together with SQL View,355 words
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350 2005-03-31 30 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN MOST Asian countries are likely to have biometric passports by 2010, with Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan leading the pack, according to biometrics specialist Terry Hartmann. Mr Hartmann, the AsiaPacific director for Secure Identification Biometrics, Unisys Corp, told350 words
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Article, Illustration638 2005-03-31 30 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - BT exclusive By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY US-BASED software major BGA Systems, a leader in enterprise infrastructure software, is in the process of setting up a solutions centre in Singapore along with its partners. The centre, which will be up and running by the638 words
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Article, Illustration669 2005-03-31 30 NYT [LOS ANGELES] If the directors of Hewlett-Packard (HP) had set out to find a leader who was the antithesis of Carly Fiorina, they could hardly have done better than Mark Hurd, an affable Midwesterner who is almost entirely unknownNYT; AP - 669 words
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Article, Illustration1303 2005-03-31 31 FENG ZHI WEI - Improved economy, growing services sector could lift rents in next 2 years By FENG ZHI WEI THE sun will come and stay for the next two years in the Singapore office market, ending three years of rising structural unemployment and falling domestic demand. TheSource: - 1,303 words
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Article389 2005-03-31 31 Reits to be allowed to buy overseas property from June Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong, which is looking to jump-start a market for property trusts, said yesterday that it would allow locally listed real estate investment trusts to invest overseas. The proposed rule change, slatedReuters - 389 words
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Article, Illustration536 2005-03-31 32 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Units in new project to combine office facilities with service apartment By KALPANA RASHIWALA THE rejuvenation of ageing properties in the Orchard Road belt continues apace. This time, United Overseas Land is tearing down its 30-year-old UOL Building at Somerset Road and redeveloping it into536 words
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1294 2005-03-31 32 Brought to you by HSBC PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUttHN/lAND PRICE PSf STREET NAME TYPE DATE AREA*(SQFQ (SS'OOO) (S$) District 1 NON-LANDED People's Park Cte Apt 8/3/05 99 1658 480 290 The Sail At Marina Bay Apt 10/3/051,294 words
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584 2005-03-31 32 ARTHUR SIM - Fancy living in some old buildings? It's now easier to rent By ARTHUR SIM THE Singapore Land Authority (SLA) is making it easier to rent disused state buildings from today. Would-be users need only make an offer to the SLA, which will evaluate584 words
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Article, Illustration321 2005-03-31 33 Jean Chua - By Jean Chua FOR the past 20 years, the Singapore Business Awards has seen the rise of heads of companies, industry leaden and promising enterprises. Luminaries among them UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw, Creative Technology chief executive Sim Wong Hoo and Hong Leong Group boss Kwek Long321 words
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Article, Illustration1433 2005-03-31 40 JOYCE KOH - Opportunity is certainly the buzzword of this year's Businesswoman of the Year. From peddling lollipops to hawking jeans, giving tuition to concocting her own detergent solution for sale, Olivia Lum's sense of enterprise was honed early on. Her ability to seize opportunities has made Hyflux theARTHUR LEE; FILE PHOTO - 1,433 words
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Article, Illustration1481 2005-03-31 45 ALEXANDRA HO - DBS Bank's Jackson Tai, winner of CEO of the Year award, already had the makings of a leader when he was young. ALEXANDRA HO looks at how he has applied his leadership talent to grow South-east Asia's biggest bank ALEXANDRA HO IF you ever have the misfortune1,481 words
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Article, Illustration1431 2005-03-31 46 JEAN CHUA - JEAN CHUA finds out how the company emerged from the Asian financial crisis to become the Enterprise of the Year winner JEAN CHUA JOHN Chuang must have had many sleepless nights in 1997 and 1998, when the Indonesian rupiah plunged from 2,000FILE PHOTO - 1,431 words
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Article, Illustration1750 2005-03-31 48 WONG WEI KONG - WONG WEI KONG looks at how the SBA, a collaboration between DHL and The Business Times, has evolved over 20 years WONG WEI KONG THE year was 1985. Singapore was in the throes of a deep recession with thousands of jobs being lost. And all hell wouldFILE PHOTOS - 1,750 words
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Article, Illustration682 2005-03-31 48 PEPPER LEE - PEPPER LEE talks to Chua Mia Tee about his experiences as the painter of award winners for two decades PEPPER LEE AS the saying goes, "the eyes are the windows to a man's soul",fcnd no one would know this better than acclaimed artist Chua Mia Tee. EachARTHUR LEE - 682 words
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Article, Illustration663 2005-03-31 50 And are they born or made? BT looks to the business trail-blazers of Singapore for some answers. So are great entrepreneurs born or made? I think it is neither. Firstly, they are not bora with it If it were in the genes, we would not663 words
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Article, Illustration1043 2005-03-31 50 TILL VESTRING, TED ROUSE, SAM ROVIT - TILL VESTRING, TED ROUSE and SAM ROVIT look at how the odds of merger success can be vastly improved TILL VESTRING, TED ROUSE, SAM ROVIT ACQUISITIONS play a key role in many companies' growth plans, but they can be treacherous. And multiple studies show that the most1,043 words
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Article, Illustration1331 2005-03-31 51 NIZAM IDRIS - Singapore continues to transform its economy in response to changes in global trends, NIZAM IDRIS looks at why this is necessary and the challenges ahead NIZAM IDRIS IF Singapore's development in the first 20 years was to escape from the clutch of under-development, the next 20 sawAFP - 1,331 words
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Article1010 2005-03-31 51 CHAN HIANG TIAK - CHAN HIANG TIAK examines the factors that make for success or failure in implementing these practices CHAN HIANG TIAK IN this era of global competition, corporate downsizing, and extreme market uncertainty, more companies are looking to global best practices to build a more agile and1,010 words
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