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Article, Illustration649 2005-04-23 1 JOYCE KOH - Picture brightens for players on S'pore market By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Roll the dice, spin the wheel. No matter which way you look at it, colourful carousels, casinos and construction have never failed to inject adrenaline into overseas stocks. So why shouldn't itSource: Bloomberg - 649 words
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Article, Illustration497 2005-04-23 1 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] While growth will weaken first before it gets stronger in the second half, the economy should still achieve the lower half of the official 3-5 per cent forecast for the year, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). TheSource: MAS - 497 words
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Article137 2005-04-23 1 Dsn 2,136.91 (-0.82) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.138.00 (+3.00) siMsa ***** (-0.56) SIMSa FUTURES 251.70 (-0.60) MARKETS Friday Change KLSE COMP 877.78 +5.87 NIKKEI 225 11,045.95 +«1.56 HANG SENG 13,693.55 +96.24 SET INDEX 677.25 -3.35 JAKARTA COMP dosed 3 MANILA COMP 1,868.13 +26.19 SEOUL COMP 940.79 +1.65 SHENZHEN B137 words
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125 2005-04-23 1 A SELECTED group of 50,000 homeowners are getting complimentary copies of this weekend's edition of The Business Times. The paper comes by courtesy of HSBC. The bank has bought 50,000 copies of The Business Times Weekend for distribution to the private property125 words
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TOP STORIES
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604 2005-04-23 2 SHOEB KAGDA - IRs can help make up for lack of natural attractions and boost tourism By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta THE test of his leadership, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday, will be to bring Singapore to a new level and to transform604 words
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Article618 2005-04-23 2 Creative's Q3 revenue up 65%, profit down 72% CREATIVE Technology's aggressive push for a share of the digital music player market has taken a huge toll on its quarterly earnings. While its third-quarter revenue surged 65 per cent year-on-year to a record U*****.8 million, a squeeze on margins618 words
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Article, Illustration548 2005-04-23 2 Move comes ahead of his meeting with Chinese president Bloomberg. [TOKYO] Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi yesterday apologised for the pain his country inflicted on neighbouring nations before and during World War 11, in a bid to ease strained Sino-Japanese relations. "Japan, through itsBloomberg.; REUTERS - 548 words
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Article, Illustration652 2005-04-23 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The official private home price index inched up 0.7 per cent in the first three months of the year over the previous quarter, at the same time as the stock of vacant completed private homes on the islandSource: URA, HOB - 652 words
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340 2005-04-23 2 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] Singapore has been nimble in entering new higher value-added industries and in moving up the quality ladder, says an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study of the Republic's exports. Manufactured exports especially machinery and chemicals have narrowed the quality340 words
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Advertisement46 2005-04-23 3 It offers you membership to Club Oasis at Grand Hyatt Singapore. And, you won't even have to pay a joining fee. HSBC<I> The world's local bank Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which is incorporated in the Hong Kong SAR with limited liability.46 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration570 2005-04-23 4 WONG WEI KONG - Analysts doubt whether Creative can knock Apple off its lofty perch By WONG WEI KONG CREATIVE Technology's aggressive push for a share of the digital music player market has taken a huge toll on its quarterly earnings. While its third-quarter revenue surged 65 perFILE PHOTO - 570 words
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381 2005-04-23 4 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM THE seasonal slowdown in the infocomm industry worldwide found a victim closer home: Singapore's largest chipmaker, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing reported its biggest loss in seven quarters and said the outlook for the current quarter was also gloomy. Chartered, the world's381 words
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249 2005-04-23 4 ANGELA TAN - By ANGELA TAN OLIVIA Lum's stake in Hyflux, the water-treatment company she founded, has slipped to 36.94 per cent from 39.93 per cent after the sale of 10.17 million shares to Dubai-based partner Istithmar Private Joint Stock Company on Wednesday. In249 words
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Article, Illustration535 2005-04-23 4 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH ITS share price has been experiencing violent gyrations of late, but United Fiber System's annual general meeting yesterday morning was surprisingly placid, as the company's chief executive, Kishore Dass, assured investors that progress for its new pulp mill businessARTHUR LEE - 535 words
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217 2005-04-23 4 AFP SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and its regional wing Silk Air will be raising passenger surcharges from next month after jet fuel prices reached record highs. "The price of jet fuel has risen steadily to over US$7O per barrel in April 2005 from US$5B per barrelAFP - 217 words
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321 2005-04-23 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA SUNTEC Reit has scored a victory in its battle with German insurer Ergo for a piece of Ngee Ann City. Metro Holdings said yesterday that it has agreed to sell to Suntec its 30 per cent tranche of junior bonds321 words
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GRAPEVINE
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Article, Illustration115 2005-04-23 4 THIS week saw the second anniversary of the death of Singapore's other famous Shaw family pa.trtarch. Shaw Sung Ching. Not many people may be aware that the late Shaw's prominence in the 1970s almost rivalled that of the movie-making •Shaw Brothers family. Shaw Sung Ching gained •fame and115 words
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Article119 2005-04-23 4 IF you're new in town, you may be puzzled at the long queues forming at one side at certain pharmacies. One Englishman used to wonder what the people were standing in line for as some of them looked "furtive" at his regular pharmacy in the basement of119 words
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Article79 2005-04-23 4 ALL right, we all know that our retail service standards are not exactly the best in the world. Some even think our service quality is not up to scratch because of the shortage of good people. Or could it be that many of the service industry staff are79 words
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Article, Illustration508 2005-04-23 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IN the lexicon of stock market terms, "bottom fishing" stands out as perhaps one of the most intriguing. To be honest, it is an awful term, sounding more like an activity which a proctologist might pursue instead of508 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2317 2005-04-23 5 WONG WEI KONG - He builds expensive homes, he brokers blockbuster deals, he collects companies. WONG WEI KONG finds out what Simon Cheong is up to, in his own words WONG WEI KONG JUST who is Simon Cheong? Everyone has an opinion of the intrepid deal maker and property developer, not allCHRIS LOH - 2,317 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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620 2005-04-23 6 SHOEB KAGDA - Stay agile, seize the good but deal with the bad of changing times, minister says By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday spelled out Singapore's three-pronged approach to meeting the challenge of globalisation restructuring the economy, strengthening620 words
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413 2005-04-23 6 DANIEL BUENAS, ALEXANDRA HO - By DANIEL BUENAS, ALEXANDRA HO WITH the green light to move forward with two integrated resort (IR) projects, BT understands that the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has been arranging meetings with interested bidders but Hong Kong-based New Century Group will not be413 words
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Article, Illustration276 2005-04-23 6 A PICTURE can paint a thousand words an effect that Reuters hopes will stir the charity in people. To launch the relocation of their global pictures desk in Singapore, the global information group is holding a photography exhibition at the Arts HouseREUTERS; ARTHUR LEE - 276 words
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Article, Illustration417 2005-04-23 6 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH SINGAPORE'S Subordinate Courts need a "quality bench" to enhance the judicial system and principles of corporate governance here, says Chief Justice Yong Pung How. And, given that 95 per cent of all cases in the country are heard in417 words
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321 2005-04-23 6 NEVER heard of the term middle office talent? You soon will, or so banking and financial market associations in Singapore hope. The industry groups are trying to give the country an edge in the race to become what they describe as a business continuity321 words
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232 2005-04-23 6 HIGH-TECH manufacturing firm Schott Advanced Packaging Singapore Pte Ltd officially opened its $80 million manufacturing facility yesterday. The facility is the first in Singapore to use a new chip-packaging technology to produce chips such as the image sensor chips used in camera232 words
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317 2005-04-23 6 LIZA LIN - By LIZA LIN IT was third time lucky for the Four Seasons Hotel as it came up tops as the Best Employer in Singapore this year. The past two times the biennial awards were given out, in 2001 and 2003, Four317 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration948 2005-04-23 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Chartered Semiconductor April 22 dose: 93.5 cents KIM ENG RESEARCH, April 22 RESULTS were in line with expectation. Revenue declined 5 per cent quarter-on-quarter (qoq) to US$lBl million due to seasonal weakness and customers' ongoing inventory adjustments. Net loss was US$B4.5 million, marginally lowerSource: Bloomberg - 948 words
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Article822 2005-04-23 8 For week beginning Apr 18 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Submittal Buy No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder Soil Shares Par More After Stock Date Director Com '000 Shr C000) COOP) Nera Tel 21 ApH>5 Lau Ping Sum OE 100 0.22 4SO 0.12 550 0.15 NeraTel 21-Apr-05 S822 words
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Article, Illustration2187 2005-04-23 8 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY The 'father of experimental economics' explains why markets work the way they do TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent BUBBLES, crashes, fluctuations in stock market prices when there is no news. How do we explain all these against the backdrop ofCHRIS LOH - 2,187 words
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Advertisement60 2005-04-23 9 It always lets you indulge your senses with spa services for less. And, you can satisfy your retail desires with fantastic discounts and offers at over 500 outlets at home and even more abroad. HSBC^> The world's local bank 1 Issued bv The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which60 words
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INTEGRATED RESORTS
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Article, Illustration1448 2005-04-23 10 BUCCANEERS, MAVERICKS DREAMERS THE WORLD'S GREAT CASINO MOGULS The world's gaming and integrated resort industries are famously crowded with larger-than-life characters, frequently self-made men with over-the-top ambitions, oversized appetites for risk and outrageous, castles-in-the-air ideas but also some of the sharpest financial brains. Here are some of the big boysBLOOMBERG - 1,448 words
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PROPERTY
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Article, Illustration341 2005-04-23 11 KALPANA RASHIWALA - MCL Land planning 430-unit condo; Centrepoint 299-unit condo By KALPANA RASHIWALA CATHAY group has received provisional approval from the authorities to develop a shopping mall on its Pavilion site in Tampines Central 1. The approval is for a project with a gross341 words
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Article, Illustration427 2005-04-23 11 ARTHUR SIM - By ARTHUR SIM CAPITAMALL Trust (CMT) is buying a controlling interest in suburban shopping mall Hougang Plaza for $39.2 million. That will give it 92.4 per cent, or 64,745 sq ft, of the mall's total strata floor area of 70,095 sq ft.427 words
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Article563 2005-04-23 11 ALEXANDRA HO - Slowdown likely to continue due to curbs on cashback deals By ALEXANDRA HO THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) resale market was flat, rising a mere 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the fourth quarter of 2004. Against563 words
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Article42 2005-04-23 11 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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Advertisement4561 2005-04-23 13 d and spending patterns over the years. contribution policies when projecting i&i m MkM MM Add a buffer to accommodate possible your future funds. Some changes fj| ftal I■V J J I V increases in home loan rates, changes include the CPF contribution ceiling Written by GohMeitf in CPF contributions,4,561 words
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JOBS
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Article, Illustration556 2005-04-23 14 Exodus debunks CEO's claim that morale is high among staff New York Times [NEW YORK) Morgan Stanley was shaken by another round of defections this week as eight senior traders left the firm for Deutsche Bank, adding to a stream of executiveNew York Times; AP - 556 words
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Article, Illustration316 2005-04-23 14 NYT [NEW YORK] NBC dismissed the executive producer of its morning news programme "Today" on Tuesday, acknowledging that it was concerned about its rapidly diminishing ratings advantage in the lucrative area of morning television. A senior NBC News executive said NBC dismissed theNYT; REUTERS - 316 words
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477 2005-04-23 14 [FRANKFURT] Volkswagen is to replace the leadership of its struggling Chinese operations as concerns mount that the business which has propped up the earnings of Europe's largest carmaker in recent years will slip to a heavy loss in 2005, says a report477 words
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Article399 2005-04-23 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] American International Group Inc (AIG), the world's largest insurer, has elected George Miles Jr and Morris Offit as directors, making two-thirds of the board outsiders as regulators investigate the company's accounting. AIG also said in a statement on Thursday that chiefBloomberg - 399 words
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EXECUTIVE MOVES
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78 2005-04-23 14 CUMMINS Inc managing director (South-east Asia and North-east Asia) Amy Adams has been elected chairman of the board of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore. Ms Adams oversees Cummins Inc's regional office and regional distribution operations. Her responsibilities include direct management78 words
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104 2005-04-23 14 OCBC Bank said YY Chin, head of group consumer financial services, has given notice of his intention to retire by the end of next month. Succeeding him is Andrew Lee, who is currently responsible for managing the bank's consumer banking business in Singapore. David104 words
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Article, Illustration75 2005-04-23 14 MICHAEL Kalyk, president of Hong Kong-based Marcc Polo Hotel Group, will retire in July. Jeffrey Flowers (right) will assume responsibility as president on his departure. Mr Flowers has been with the group for 14 years, joining as vice-president for development in 199175 words
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79 2005-04-23 14 Retired Supreme Court judge joins Rajah Tann JUSTICE MPH Rubin joined Rajah Tann as a consultant from April 18. He recently retired from the Supreme Court after almost 14 years on the bench. Before being elevated to the bench, he had worked in the law firm of David Marshall (the79 words
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Article68 2005-04-23 14 ALCAN Inc, a company dealing with aluminium and packaging as well as aluminium recycling, has named Jean-Paul Meausoone as its new sector president of Alcan Packaging Food Asia. Mr Meausoone will be based in Singapore and will oversee Alcan Packaging's food business in Asia, including68 words
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58 2005-04-23 14 RUSSELL Investment Group, a global investment services firm, has appointed Lim Meng Tat as a director in its Singapore office. In this new post, Mr Lim will be responsible for the day-to-day management of key relationships in Singapore as well as developing Russell's growing58 words
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23 2005-04-23 14 FEDEX Express has appointed Rebecca Lim as managing director of sales for the South Pacific region.23 words
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Advertisement1279 2005-04-23 15 MANAGER, GLOBAL ACCOUNTS Asia Pacific Third Party Logistics This company is a leading provider of quality integrated transportation and supply chain solutions. It has a strong presence in the region and currently has an opening for a Manager, Global Accounts. The Manager of Global Accounts will be responsible for complex1,279 words
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Advertisement1315 2005-04-23 16 0 HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED and its subsidiaries (incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration Numberl96loooo3D FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2004 REPORT OF THE AUDITORS TO THE MEMBERS OF HONG LEONG FINANCE LIMITED IMPORTANT The following financial Information contains only a summary of the1,315 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2723 2005-04-23 17 Observers advise investing on fundamentals and cycle-resistant models in today's downturn, although outlooks for the industry diverge OVERVIEW WHAT a difference a year makes. In early 2004, the infotech industry was looking forward to a boom, which came by mid-2004 and lasted the rest of the2,723 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration446 2005-04-23 18 Family pays US$102.6m for 6.9% of HK's K Wah Construction Reuters [HONG KONG] The family that controls Malaysia's Genting Group has bought a stake in the first casino in booming Macau to be listed on a stock exchange, sources said yesterday, in aReuters; BLOOMBERG - 446 words
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159 2005-04-23 18 Reuters [HONG KONG] Macau welcomed 4.45 million visitors in the first quarter of 2005, up 18.8 per cent from the same period a year ago, the government said yesterday. Mainland Chinese made up 55.8 per cent of the total number of arrivals betweenReuters - 159 words
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564 2005-04-23 18 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur INDEPENDENT power producer (IPP) Jimah Energy Ventures signed an agreement with Malaysian banks yesterday to raise RM6.I billion (552.6 billion) in Is-lamic-style credit to finance the building of two 700 MW coal-fired plants in the southern state of564 words
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REGION
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Article, Illustration352 2005-04-23 19 Injection less than expected; bank will use cash to help complete revamp by July AFP Bloomberg Reuters [SHANGHAI/BEIJING] Top Chinese lender Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), armed with a US$l5 billion cash bail-out, aims to finish an overhaul byAFP; Bloomberg; Reuters - 352 words
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199 2005-04-23 19 Reuters [PARIS] Indian oil companies, keen to boost energy assets overseas, are in talks to acquire oil production and refining projects in Thailand and Indonesia, the country's Petroleum Secretary Sushil Tripathi said. State-run firms Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Indian OilReuters - 199 words
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Article1219 2005-04-23 19 Transaction Date: Apr 22 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE CGTech HKIOc 88.204.000 DBS Grp 42.918.223 UniFiber 10c 54.346.000 SingTel 15c 39.850.892 Delona 5c 27.511.000 UOB 33.242.463 Bio-Treat HK40c 22.428.000 CGTech HK10c 30.172.590 UTAC US 15c 20.340.000 OCBC 25.336.392 SingTel 15c 15.586.000 Keppel Corp 50c 22.269.746 SembMar 10c 8.788.000 CitvDev1,219 words
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REGION/WORLD
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557 2005-04-23 20 JEAN CHUA - Asian giant wilt aim at consolidating economic gains, not repeat Soviet error Reports by JEAN CHUA in Hainan CHINA wants peace and stability for at least another half a century, and will not risk a confrontation that will cost557 words
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Article, Illustration424 2005-04-23 20 NYT [NEW YORK] Google continues to turn its popular Web search service into a rapidly growing and highly profitable business. In the first quarter, the company said on Thursday, its revenue nearly doubled from the comparable period a year ago andNYT; AP - 424 words
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188 2005-04-23 20 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN THE Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and Singapore have agreed to start talks on a free trade agreement, following a state visit by the president of South Africa this week. Mr Thabo Mbeki met Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong on188 words
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Article268 2005-04-23 20 INDIA is unlikely to be "coopted into any bloc" against China and will "make its own calculations" as the two countries grow to become important economic and political powers in Asia. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew said India will likely collaborate with the US268 words
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Article326 2005-04-23 20 Reuters [TOKYO] Citigroup's Japanese trust bank, due to be closed in the wake of a pri-vate-banking scandal last year, was ordered yesterday to stop accepting new business after regulators found it had obstructed inspections and engaged in improper transactions. The Financial Services Agency (FSA)Reuters - 326 words
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WORLD WATCH
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90 2005-04-23 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] AT&T Corp, the largest US long-distance phone company, said first-quarter profit rose 74 per cent as expenses sank after the company left the consumer business. Sales dropped for the 21st straight quarter. Net income increased to US$529 million, orBloomberg - 90 words
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125 2005-04-23 20 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Former Merrill Lynch Co executive Daniel Bayly was sentenced to 30 months in prison for helping Enron Corp manipulate earnings, making him the first banker jailed in the scandal surrounding the energy trader's collapse. Bayly, 57, Merrill's former chairman of investmentBloomberg - 125 words
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102 2005-04-23 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] JPMorgan Chase Co, Morgan Stanley and five other banks agreed to arrange US$l7.B billion of loans to help Pernod Ricard SA and Fortune Brands Inc buy Allied Domecq in the biggest European acquisition this year, Pernod, the world's third-largest distiller, is teamingBloomberg - 102 words
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81 2005-04-23 20 Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Ericsson, the world's largest maker of telecoms equipment, reported higher than expected first-quarter pretax profit and gross margins yesterday, a day after rival Nokia also surprised on the upside. Ericsson posted a pretax profit of 6.7 billion Swedish crowns (Ssl.6 billion) versusReuters - 81 words
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110 2005-04-23 20 Reuters [BANGALORE] Wipro, India's third-largest software services exporter, said yesterday its fourth-quarter net profit rose 38 per cent to 4.5 billion rupees (Ssl7o million), in line with market forecasts, as clients ramped up technology outsourcing. The company also announced a surprise bonus issue ofReuters - 110 words
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106 2005-04-23 20 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Microsoft Corp, the world's largest software company, was accused in a lawsuit of infringing Forgent Networks Inc's patent for the JPEG format, which is widely used to store digital pictures in computers. The patent covers computer code in the JointBloomberg - 106 words
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Article, Illustration611 2005-04-23 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] When film director Alex Gibney read The Smartest Guys in the Room, the 2003 bestseller about the Enron scandal, it didn't strike him as a business book. "It's not a story about numbers; it's a story about people," Gibney saidBloomberg; REUTERS - 611 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration773 2005-04-23 21 CORINNE KERK - CORINNE KERK finds some precious pieces for serious buyers CORINNE KERK WITH the plethora of mass market jewellery brands selling as-sembly-line designs, it's easy even for the non-salaried teenager with a crush on a hot babe to buy a trinket or two. Which means jewellery-loving women looking toANNA MOUGLALIS PHOTOGRAPHED BY PATRICK DEMARCHELIER - 773 words
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Article, Illustration254 2005-04-23 21 MIKE CHUA - Compiled by MIKE CHUA Papal splendour Given the hype over the newly elected Pope, it was a sweet coincidence that Mont Blanc recently unveiled its Limited Edition Patron of the Art pen in honour of the 16th century pope, Julius 11, who was known for254 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration542 2005-04-23 22 SAMUEL EE - Bentley's new Continental Flying Spur combines bespoke exclusivity with spirited performance for a zippy, yet unmistakeably elegant drive. SAMUEL EE enjoys the ride SAMUEL EE MORE space and power for less money, yet with all the usual trimmings of bespoke exclusivity so famously associated with the "winged542 words
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Article924 2005-04-23 22 GEOFFREY EU - By GEOFFREY EU THE famously picturesque, impossibly romantic city of Venice does not spring straight to mind as the ideal venue to showcase a luxury car, especially since it is built on hundreds of tiny islands in a lagoon on Italy's Adriatic coast and features924 words
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Article, Illustration598 2005-04-23 22 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE SO you don't always like the extra sunshine or attention that driving a convertible comes with? There is, however, one very good reason for getting the Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet its glorious exhaust note. The sixth-generation 911 is available in two598 words
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Article, Illustration466 2005-04-23 22 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE IT may look like a quirky glass box on wheels but no one can say that the Nissan lacks character. The mid-sized MPV replaces the insipid Prairie and as a two-litre model it will have to take on Singapore's bestselling multi-purpose vehicle,466 words
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Advertisement55 2005-04-23 23 It lets you enjoy year-round savings on petrol from Caltex. And, you get a complimentary cup of coffee from Coffee Plus outlet when you fill up your car. HSBC <Z> The world's local bank I Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which is incorporated in the Hong55 words
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TRAVEL
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Article, Illustration1505 2005-04-23 24 GEOFFREY EU - The postcard-perfect scenes are timeless, while art, history and culture beckon from every direction, writes GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU Wk JV ENICE is an all-time favourite m among the world's top travel m destinations, having been a aft ajj star performer since its heyim day inPHOTOS BY RACHEL PALMER - 1,505 words
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Article, Illustration386 2005-04-23 24 PEPPER LEE - By PEPPER LEE ANY self-respecting traveller would know that no trip to Thailand, be it for leisure or business, will be complete without paying a visit to at least one of the many spas. And while you are kicking back to relax,386 words
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Advertisement53 2005-04-23 25 It ensures that you travel and stay in style wherever you go in Asia. And, you can pamper yourself with discounted business class tickets and hotel stays. HSBC^ The world's local bank I Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which is incorporated in the Hong Kong SAR53 words
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Advertisement62 2005-04-23 26 It comes with a free round of golf*, every week, at two local country clubs. And, on top of that, you'll get access to a total of ten clubs at home and abroad. HSBC^ The world's local bank 1 Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, which is62 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1073 2005-04-23 27 JUSTINE MOSS - With China taking centrestage as it hosts the Johnnie Walker Classic, all eyes are on the country's No 1 player Zhang Lianwei. JUSTINE MOSS reports JUSTINE MOSS FRESH from hosting the Visa Dynasty Cup last week, where Asia outclassed a strong Japan team in the equivalent of theAFP - 1,073 words
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369 2005-04-23 27 JUSTINE MOSS - By JUSTINE MOSS It's easy to understand the exploitation of golf when it comes to charity. For those who enjoy the game, it's a good excuse to have a swing for a good cause, network, get out of the office and enjoy369 words
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Miscellaneous125 2005-04-23 27 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Expose a continental shroud 1 One's individual authority? "LbJ~— 23 from off^4) Safar YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION H 26 In a local accent more or less Across: 1 Eton collar, 6 Otto, 9 Al- II I II I I I I I I I (7,8) tar, 10 Pheasants, 12125 words
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