The Business Times, 2 April 2005
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Title Section13 2005-04-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SMGAPORE 85 cents April 2-3, 2005 online at hnp as«Vcom.sg13 words
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Article, Illustration526 2005-04-02 1 ALEXANDRA HO - Senior Suntec exec quits to join round-the-world yacht race By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] Suntec Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre's number 2 man, senior director of business operations David Beevers, has resigned not to join a rival company but to sail around the526 words
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Article, Illustration408 2005-04-02 1 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] A day after crashing on news that Singapore Post had backed off from buying a $123 million' stake, shares of Accord Customer Care Solutions rebounded yesterday on rumours that a new investor may have been found. TheSource: Bloomberg - 408 words
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Article, Illustration533 2005-04-02 1 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Prices of private homes rise 0.6% in Ql, HDB resale index up 0.2% By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] Housing prices continue their slow recovery. The official price index for private homes inched up 0.6 per cent in the first quarter over the preceding three months,Source: URA, HDB - 533 words
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Article136 2005-04-02 1 sn 2,143.75 (+2.32) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,134.00 (undi) siMsa 253.81 (-0.19) SIMSa FUTURES 252.50 (+0.90) MARKETS Friday Chang* KISECOMP 875.92 44.57 NIKKEI 225 11.723.63 +54.68 HANG SENG 13,491.35 -25.53 SET INDEX 695.83 +1434 JAKARTA COMP 1.095.06 +14.90 MANILA COMP 1.966.29 +11.60 SEOUL COMP 981.90 +16J2 SHENZHEN! 262.52 +4.79136 words
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Advertisement78 2005-04-02 1 PURSUITS Atropal Erica I PC 23 8 111 Ilillli! BT ONLINE Access to BT Online is free after 6pm each day. But print subscribers can access our online news anytime. Call 6388-3838 to subscribe and activate your online account. Read this before leaving the house Saturday mornings are for getting78 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration770 2005-04-02 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Move rivals Ergo's bid to float Reit, better pricing for bondholders likely By KALPANA RASHIWALA (SINGAPORE! Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has made a $1.4 billion offer for two prime Orchard Road assets that German insurer Ergo plans toFILE PHOTO - 770 words
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Article192 2005-04-02 2 IN yesterday's report "Great Eastern may set up processing hub in Cyberjaya", we were not fully clear in reporting what OCBC chief executive David Conner said. What Mr Conner said was that OCBC had built a data centre that should last for 10 years and that Great Eastern is192 words
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274 2005-04-02 2 CHUANG PECK MING - From CHUANG PECK MING in Hong Kong SINGAPORE has to work fast and sign a free trade deal with China before Asean does, says Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. "What we must do is get our FTA with China (but)274 words
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Article758 2005-04-02 2 Golden days for S'pore Reits over, says DBS Vickers THK party's over for Singapore real estate investment trusts, says DBS Vickers Securities. Many of the original growth drivers for S-Reits have weakened, and gone are the days of heady gains the S-Reits reaped in the past three years,758 words
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Article, Illustration837 2005-04-02 2 ANGELA TAN - SATURDAY SOAPBOX ANGELA TAN Senior Correspondent AS BANKS increasingly outsource operations, they should remember that customers be they rich or merely men-in-the-street must be treated with care. If they ignore this, the banks must be prepared to see customers837 words
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Advertisement361 2005-04-02 2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE Originating Summons No. 383 of 2005/ C In the matter of Section 73 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) And In the matter of SEMBCORP LOGISTICS LTD (Company Registration No. *****0166 M) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been361 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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481 2005-04-02 3 ALEXANDRA HO - It expects slower growth, but UBS rates four out of five Reits positively By ALEXANDRA HO OK folks. The party's over. Time to come back down to earth. That's what DBS Vickers Securities is saying about Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits).481 words
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357 2005-04-02 3 YEN SREENIVASAN - By YEN SREENIVASAN POOR valuation and bearish market conditions have prompted the region's largest online financial and investor relations portal to shelve plans for a Singapore Exchange listing. Shareinvestor.com Holdings' decision to withdraw its application to list on Sesdaq comes almost a year after the company357 words
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748 2005-04-02 3 WONG WEI KONG - Creditors to know by then if it will improve debt repayment plan By WONG WEI KONG CHINA Aviation Oil (Singapore) has been given until next Friday by the High Court to say whether it will improve its proposed debt repayment scheme. Setting748 words
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Article, Illustration361 2005-04-02 3 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH EVEN though Osim International's plan to take over Global Active (GA) was rejected by the latter's independent financial adviser, its chief executive Ron Sim yesterday remained upbeat about his plans. When contacted by BT, Mr Sim sounded cheerful andFILE PHOTO - 361 words
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Article, Illustration936 2005-04-02 4 JOYCE KOH - CORPORATE ANALYSIS SingPost's reason for breaking engagement to ACCS leaves many unconvinced, reports JOYCE KOH JOYCE KOH IT WAS a troublesome deal from the start. And it ultimately took just one clause in an agreement to sink the intended partnership between Singapore Post and Accord936 words
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379 2005-04-02 4 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE AS part of its ongoing efforts to help its taxi drivers cope with higher oil prices, ComfortDelGro Corp has cut diesel pump prices by four cents a litre and extended the two-cent per litre diesel rebate. This means Comfort379 words
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Article241 2005-04-02 4 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM LUM Chang Holdings has roped in GIC Real Estate (GIC RE) as its partner in its latest Malaysian property project. Shareholders of Lum Chang's 49 per cent-owned unit Fabulous Range are selling a 60 per cent stake in the Malaysia-incorporat-ed241 words
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GRAPEVINE
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Article, Illustration84 2005-04-02 4 IT'S no banking secret that two out of the three domestic banks now have former BT journalists (above) as their main spokesmen. Former news editor Quak Hiang Whai started work as the new corporate communications head at United Overseas Bank yesterday after 16-odd years as a84 words
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Article134 2005-04-02 4 MISSED the Chinese New Year festivities? Fret not —listing ceremonies are here to fix your cravings for gong-ringing and lion-dancing thrills. According to public relations companies, a listing ceremony typically involves the striking of a gong or the ringing of a bell to usher in the134 words
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Article75 2005-04-02 4 AT a recent Red Cross event, Vivian Balakrishnan was asked what the difference was between his former position as acting minister and his current one as rull minister and if it meant he would be getting more pay. Dr Balakrishnan, minister for community development, youth and75 words
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Article, Illustration472 2005-04-02 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent "REVERSION to the mean" is a well-known statistical phenomenon that seeks to explain certain behaviour in nature the idea being that, given enough time, things tend to move towards some kind of steady-state, long-term equilibrium. For the472 words
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Advertisement253 2005-04-02 4 |BB FUTURISTIC IMAGE BUILDER LTD (Company Registration No. *****3164K) (Incorporated in Singapore with limited liability) FUTURISTIC NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 34 Woodlands Industrial Park El, Singapore *****7 on 25 April 2005 at 10.30253 words
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PROFILE
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Article, Illustration2065 2005-04-02 5 AL R DIZON - A rising star in Philippine politics and a hero among the young and his own generation, Senator Francis Pangilinan holds hope for millions, says AL R DIZON AL R DIZON AH. 11ST 21. IW3 A gunshot ripped through the heart and soul of Manila Three moreARTHUR LEE - 2,065 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article680 2005-04-02 6 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Cosco Corporation April 1 dose: $1.62 KIM ENG RESEARCH, April 1 WE are reiterating our "buy" recommendation on Cosco Corp (CCS), with expectations that IQOS results, due on May 3, should double year-on-year to an estimated $23 million. CCS will recognise a full three-month680 words
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Article1107 2005-04-02 6 For week beginning Mar 28 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS SufauntiaJ Buy No ol Price SHAREHOLDING Tram Shareholder Soil Shares Per lefore After Stock Date Director Con* 000 Shr COOP) C000) Multi-Chem 31-Mar-05 Foo Suan Sai Buy 10 0.23 *****3 38.74 *****3 38.74 Multt-Chem 31 Mar-05 Han Juat1,107 words
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Article, Illustration1470 2005-04-02 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY A look at undervaluation of new shares and their performance TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent JUST over $1 billion was left on the table by underwriters and managers of initial public offerings in the last four1,470 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2987 2005-04-02 7 OVERVIEW "SELL in May and go away" runs the old stockmarket adage but if you follow the advice of our experts in this week's Investment Roundtable you might not want to wait for May but sell now and go away for some time. "Take aAFP; REUTERS - 2,987 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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225 2005-04-02 8 THE Republic of Singapore Navy and the Association of Singapore Marine Industries yesterday signed an agreement to launch the Career Transition Scheme, an initiative to facilitate the transition of naval specialists who have completed their term into the commercial marine and offshore industry. The225 words
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545 2005-04-02 8 RONNIE LIM - Calls for a fuel mix policy to increase competition and improve supply security By RONNIE LIM IMPORTING natural gas in liquefied form, or LNG, is as much as 30 per cent cheaper than piping the gas in from Indonesia or Malaysia, based on545 words
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Article447 2005-04-02 8 ANNA TEO - It expects industrial output retail sales, wages to pick up By ANNA TEO SINGAPORE'S industrial output, which started out on a weak note this year, will likely recover in the second half on the back of a pick-up in global growth, says Credit Suisse First Boston447 words
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531 2005-04-02 8 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH PREBON YAMANE has tried and failed for a third time to score an injunction stopping a group of employees leaving for a competitor. The money broker had been trying unsuccessfully since February to prevent more than 50 of its staff from joining531 words
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Advertisement957 2005-04-02 8 lIDDNJ Koon Holdings Limited Company Registration No. *****3284 M Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 178 Pandan Road, Koon Building, Singapore *****9 on 29 April 2005 at 10:30 a.m. for the following purposes: AS957 words
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Advertisement1068 2005-04-02 8 lonics EMS, Inc (Company Registration No. A *****3827) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2005 Annual General Meeting of lONICS EMS, INC., will be held at the Sta. Elena Golf Club at Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines, on Tuesday, 26 April 2005 at a.m., for the following1,068 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration678 2005-04-02 9 ARTHUR SIM - Bungalows boasting rooftop glass pools are the latest twist to attract property buyers, says ARTHUR SIM ARTHUR SIM WHEN it comes to buying property, the X-Factor is no longer enough. What matters now is the WowFactor. And a see-through pool on the roof looks like678 words
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JOBS
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357 2005-04-02 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase Co has expanded its power and natural gastrading business with four new hires, the global bank told employees in a memo on Wednesday. The hires include George "Beau" Taylor of Morgan Stanley who was named global head ofReuters - 357 words
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Article, Illustration500 2005-04-02 12 NEIL BEHRMANN - Demand for specialists in hedge funds is rising, writes NEIL BEHRMANN in London NEIL BEHRMANN Spring is in the air and hiring is tentatively beginning to increase in the City of London. Spring is also traditionally a hiring period as investment bankersBLOOMBERG - 500 words
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Article, Illustration227 2005-04-02 12 Reuters [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch Co has promoted chief financial officer Ahmass Fakahany, a key architect in restructuring the investment bank's balance sheet over the past three years, to vice-chairman and chief administrative officer, the company announced earlier this week. Mr Fakahany, who hasReuters - 227 words
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EXECUTIVE MOVES
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Article57 2005-04-02 12 NU Skin Enterprises has appointed Charlene Chiang president of its Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei markets. Ms Chiang, formerly general manager of Nu Skin Enterprises Singapore, will be moving to Kuala Lumpur as part of her new assignment. She has set herself a new target of57 words
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68 2005-04-02 12 DIGITAL imaging company Canon has made Kazuto Ogawa president and chief executive officer of Canon Singapore effective yesterday. Mr Ogawa has been with Canon since 1981, and will be overseeing its sales and marketing operations in Singapore and the region in his new role.68 words
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39 2005-04-02 12 BLUESCOPE Steel has appointed Chua Soo Keng regional president for BlueScope Lysaght Malaysian Region effective Wednesday. The company said that Mr Chua would oversee its six businesses in Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, East Malaysia and Brunei.39 words
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Article26 2005-04-02 12 CAPITAMALL Trust Management has promoted Lim Beng Chee to deputy chief executive officer. Mr Lim was previously the company's investment manager.26 words
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Advertisement1143 2005-04-02 12 B|A OKP HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Third Annual General Meeting of OKP HOLDINGS LIMITED will be held at No. 6 Tagore Drive #81-06 Tagore Industrial Building Singapore *****3 on Wednesday, 27 April 2005 at 12.00 p.m. for the following purposes:AS1,143 words
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Advertisement919 2005-04-02 12 KIAN HO BEARINGS LTD (Company Registration No. *****2030N) (Incorporated In The Republic of Singapore with limned liability) Notice of Annual Gonoral Mooting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Kian Ho Bearings Ltd ("the Company") will be held at 5 Changi South Street 3, Singapore *****7 on919 words
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Advertisement1638 2005-04-02 13 HEAD OF FINANCE Excellent Opportunity Singapore This multinational group is a world leader in manufacturing electronics and conducts business in over 170 countries with rapidly expanding operations in South Asia. Reporting to the Asia Pacific Financial Controller and the Asia South General Manager, the Head of Finance will work closely1,638 words
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NETWORK SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration856 2005-04-02 14 ARTHUR YEO HUI KONG - LETTER FROM KUNMING ARTHUR YEO HUI KONG reminisces how development of Spring City Golf and Lake Resort transformed Kunming into a global destination ARTHUR YEO HUI KONG SHE is called the City of Eternal Spring. But, still, I was perplexed by the company's decision to856 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration720 2005-04-02 15 SHOEB KAGDA - It expects mergers to cut number of banks to 70 in a few years from 130 now By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta MEBGERS and consolidation are expected to transform Indonesia's banking landscape over the next decade. Smaller banks will be forced720 words
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211 2005-04-02 15 Reuters [CANBERRA] Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday he expected former deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim to return to politics, but said he would still be "singing the old song". Mr Anwar was released from jail last September after serving almost six years forReuters - 211 words
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499 2005-04-02 15 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national carmaker Proton hopes to set up a production plant in China later this year in a fresh bid to tap the world's largest consumer market and boost flagging exports, its top official said yesterday. ProtonAFP - 499 words
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Article41 2005-04-02 15 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Legend: All prices are indicative: Broadly Diversified: I Narrowly Focused: Lower Risk:^ Low to Medium Risk: Medium to High Risk: Higher Risk open-ended: Before subdivision of units: After subdivision of unit: SP after stock split: N.A.-Non Dealing Day41 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration649 2005-04-02 16 CHUANG PECK MING - It's in interests of US, Japan and China to maintain status quo, says MM Lee From CHUANG PECK MING in Hong Kong CHINA'S new anti-seces-sion law has drawn clear lines on the Taiwan issue. And this has helped "stabilise" a situation thatLIM WUI LIANG/ST - 649 words
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Article215 2005-04-02 16 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's government on Thursday imposed a NT$5 million (*****,000) fine on a Taiwan-born executive who set up China's biggest chip maker for illegal investments there and ordered him to withdraw the funds. The punishment on Richard Chang came after prosecutors launched an investigationReuters - 215 words
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304 2005-04-02 16 NYT [BEIJING] A grassroots Chinese campaign to deny Japan a permanent seat on UN Security Council has gathered some 22 million signatures, increasing the chances that China will block Japan's bid to join the elite group, organisers and analysts said onNYT - 304 words
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INDIA
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303 2005-04-02 17 Changi among nine parties asked for modernisation plans Bloomberg, Reuters INEW DELHI] India has asked nine bidders including Singapore Changi Airport Enterprise Pte, Aeroports de Paris and Fraport AG to submit bids in 12 weeks for stakes in the New Delhi andBloomberg, Reuters - 303 words
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316 2005-04-02 17 Traders warn consumers to brace for price rise shock AFP INKW DKLHI] The Indian government pushed ahead yesterday with the implementation of a nationwide Value Added Tax (VAT) despite ongoing protests by traders across the country who warned consumers to brace for a price riseAFP - 316 words
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Article1306 2005-04-02 17 Transaction Date: Aprl MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Accord Customer 2.5c 62.410.000 UOB 82.299.418 UniFiber 10c 39.095.000 DBS Grp 70.272.210 GlobalVoke 5c 27.401.000 SingTel 15c 50.623.438 SingTel 15c 19.710.000 Keppel Corp 50c 19.528.745 UTACUSISc 17.952.000 UniFiber 10c 19.419.680 Sunpower USIc 12.094.000 Accord Customer 2.5c 18.970.640 Links Island 8c 10.578.0001,306 words
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Article, Illustration812 2005-04-02 18 CHRISTOPHER REED - LIGHT REED People swapping jokes on the Internet don't realise they may be hundreds of years old CHRISTOPHER REED THE sudden death this week at age 70 of Alan Dundes of the University of California at Berkeley removes a unique and essential man. As812 words
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Article, Illustration455 2005-04-02 18 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Widespread drop in Japanese business sentiment since Dec By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo A FAR worse-than-expec-ted Bank of Japan (BOJ) "tankan" survey of business sentiment for March provoked shock and dismay among economists yesterday and appeared to herald yet another plunge into recession for theREUTERS - 455 words
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417 2005-04-02 18 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] US employers created only 110,000 new jobs in March, the smallest gain in eight months, as manufacturers and retailers shed workers, the Labor Department said yesterday. The surprisingly weak March jobs number was barely half the 220,000Reuters - 417 words
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330 2005-04-02 18 AFP, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] One of New York's oldest and best known skyscrapers is being sold in a deal worth nearly US$l billion the latest of a series of landmark buildings slated for conversion to luxury apartments. One Madison Avenue, which forAFP,; Bloomberg - 330 words
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Article, Illustration599 2005-04-02 18 But the firm's deep internal rifts plague the new leadership NYT MORGAN Stanley went on the offensive on Thursday as its embattled chief executive, Philip J Purcell, took new steps to consolidate his control over the divided firm. Company officials were preparing a publicNYT - 599 words
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434 2005-04-02 18 FT, Reuters [LONDON] As private studies forecast *****-style oil price surges, an international energy watchdog will advocate an emergency oil plan, need for demand restraint, driving bans and shorter working weeks, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. The paper saidFT,; Reuters - 434 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration394 2005-04-02 19 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE HORNI-O Motors Singapore will be introducing another lhai made car soon and this time, it will be a sevenseat sport-utility vehlrle Ihe Toyota I ortuner will be launched at the end of next month and the full-time four wheel-drive SUV has various Toyota and394 words
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Article, Illustration705 2005-04-02 19 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE tours the 26th Bangkok International Motor Show to find out the mind-boggling business it generates SAMUEL EE MOHK than 1 b million people will have visited the 26th Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) when it ends tomorrow after a 10-day run Add to thisAFP - 705 words
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BRAVE NEW WHIRL
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Article, Illustration124 2005-04-02 19 YOLKSWAGFN has just introduced the Fox mini in Germany. This >rnall compact is made in Brazil and makes its international debut along with the latest generation Polo at ihis weekend's AMI Leipzig motor show in Germany. At just 3.8 metres long, the Fox is smaller than the124 words
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Article103 2005-04-02 19 NISSAN seems to be introducing new models faster than you can say "Shift The Future". The Nissan Lafesta is a seven-seat MPY and replaces the Prairie. Like the Prairie, the Lafesta also has sliding rear doors. But unlike the dumpy looking older car. the replacement model has a103 words
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Article80 2005-04-02 19 MG's XPower S\ supercar has entered its first serious motorsport competition, the YdeY Endurance Championships, without any performance issues. The four-hour, X)-lap run at Spain's Jarama circuit two weekends ago ended with the MCi finishing in 33rd position out of 43 starters. The XPower SV is a80 words
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Article86 2005-04-02 19 SAMUEL EE - Compiled by SAMUEL EE THK Rolls-Royce Phantom from Singapore has returned after leading an entourage of 70 classic cars on a 20-day, 2.000 km tour of Borneo. The Phantom led an entourage consisting of gems like a 1912 Silver Ghost and 1934 Phantom II with rare coachwork by86 words
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Article, Illustration340 2005-04-02 19 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE STAMFORD Tyros made its debut at the 26th Bangkok International Motor Show with a booth featuring its in-house SSW alloy wheels. The Singapore main-board-listed company, which is the Republic's biggest distributor and retailer of tyres and rims, says the inaugural participation coincides340 words
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GOLF
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Article1190 2005-04-02 20 JUSTINE MOSS - JUSTINE MOSS talks to some dealers on how and where to pick up used golf gear JUSTINE MOSS MOST consumers, if they can afford it, like to buy necessities and luxuries which are new, such as cars, houses, electronics and jewellery. In fact, many shy away1,190 words
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Article, Illustration623 2005-04-02 21 PEPPER LEE - From milk and rice to caviar, spa treatments are taking nourishment to new levels, as PEPPER LEE discovers PEPPER LEE THE phrase "playing with your food" has taken on a whole new meaning, what with spas nowadays trying to differentiate themselves by offering increasingly exotic products and623 words
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Article, Illustration717 2005-04-02 21 DANIEL BUENAS - DANIEL BUENAS embraces his first facial DANIEL BUENAS MOST men are uncomfortable admitting they go for facials. This was a fact made apparent to me when I was told recently how it was "extremely easy" to get female journalists to try out facial treatments, but717 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration695 2005-04-02 22 CORINNE KERK - CORINNE KERK checks out the latest in the premium mattress market that can offer quality sleep CORINNE KERK IT'S probably a luxury for many in busy Singapore to get eight hours of sleep every night. Which means whatever little time there is for a snooze, we only wantPHOTO COURTESY: SIMMONS - 695 words
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Article, Illustration736 2005-04-02 22 CORINNE KERK - By CORINNE KERK THERE is a reason why premium mattresses cost what they do they simply deliver a more comfortable sleep. Those who have invested in good mattresses swear by them and find it difficult to sleep on anything that's less worthy. In addition736 words
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IN STORE at the mails
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Article, Illustration74 2005-04-02 22 HERE'S a gift idea that will go down well for almost any occasion: the limited edition Eau des 4 Reines massage oil. It combines the benefits of apricot and rosehip oils, with fresh and captivating fragrance of Grasse, Bulgarian, Morrocan and Turkish roses. Besides its moisturising action, it74 words
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Article, Illustration71 2005-04-02 22 PRIDE of the Prouna range, the Prouna Hestia Coffee Pot is a stunning masterpiece of fine bone china tableware an impeccable fusion of exquisite essence and ceramic practicality that reflects Asian high culture and European tradition. Prouna is manufactured by Hankook Chinaware, with a rich heritage in71 words
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Article106 2005-04-02 22 MIKE CHUA - Compiled by MIKE CHUA Goldheart Jewelry: From today to April 10, there is a showcase of South African diamond pieces, including rings, earrings and pendants, that range from a dazzling 0.2 carat to a spectacular 9.08 carat beauty exclusively at Goldheart's main showroom at International Building, Orchard Road. This106 words
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Article, Illustration971 2005-04-02 23 CHEAH UI-HOON - For half a million dollars, fertility expert Dr Christopher Chen had his "simple" garden transformed into a Balinese haven. CHEAH UI-HOON enjoys the view CHEAH UI-HOON WHEN Dr Christopher Chen moved from his former house in the Holland Road/Upper dementi to the lush estates next to thePHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 971 words
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Miscellaneous287 2005-04-02 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 When beaten, mentioned a Ld-— MB 10 Boy going to school in Suffolk ""■J Coax little Josephine ■HHI 12 Giving to the poor, but cau- 12 I |13 I I tious about it (7) P®l 5 Fork out for trunk at university 16 Look around in the287 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend
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A toast to investment
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Article, Illustration600 2005-04-02 24 CHEAH UI-HOON - First came the drinking and appreciation of wines in Singapore. But now, there's a trend picking up where you can make solid investments of your liquid assets. Two companies see the right business 'terroir' in Singapore and have based their wineARTHUR LEE - 600 words
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Article, Illustration765 2005-04-02 24 EVER wonder how to buy fine French wines at more affordable prices, or even to invest in them? Wine aficionados here have a more accessible way to enter the "wine futures" market now, and they don't have to be top cardiac surgeons with serious "wine budgets"CHRIS LOH - 765 words
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Article, Illustration567 2005-04-02 24 CHEAH UI-HOON - By CHEAH UI-HOON LESLIE Lam's wine cellar has been estimated to be worth $2.5 million probably a conservative figure but being a true wine collector for personal drinking pleasure, the only time that he has ever sold a case was at a Christie's auctionFILE PHOTO - 567 words
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