The Business Times, 15 June 2005
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Title Section14 2005-06-15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE cents inline at http://business-timesasial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Wednesday, June 15,200514 words
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Article, Illustration627 2005-06-15 1 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - Govt to introduce regulatory framework for IP telephony services By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY [SINGAPORE] The cost of international phone calls is set to fall dramatically as Singapore becomes one of the first countries to introduce regulations and fixed phone numbers for Internet Protocol (IP)FILE PHOTO - 627 words
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Article139 2005-06-15 1 STI 2,202.19 (-16.67) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,202.00 (-18.00) nsiMsci mM 260.02 (-2.07) SIMSO FUTURES 260.20 (-2.60) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 892.64 -2.04 NIKKEI 225 11.335.92 +24.41 HANG SENG 13.904.81 -47.21 SET INDEX 683.68 +8.59 JAKARTA COMP 1.105.890 +5.012 MANILA COMP 1.955.79 +18.61 SEOUL COMP 983.75 -6.74 SHENZHEN 8139 words
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585 2005-06-15 1 JOYCE KOH - BT exclusive By JOYCE KOH [SINGAPORE] Troubled China Aviation Oil (CAO) will lose its stranglehold on China's US$l billion jet-fuel market once steps to reform its debt and operations are concluded. An affidavit on last week's closed-door meeting with creditors filed with the585 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article562 2005-06-15 2 Odds in our favour now, says Harrah's Loveman WITH the completion of its acquisition of rival Caesars Entertainment, Harrah's Entertainment—which is vying for both the integrated resort sites at Sentosa and Marina Bayfront with Keppel Land reckons its Singapore bid will be unbeatable. "I don't think anyone has562 words
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485 2005-06-15 2 ANTHONY ROWLEY - Capital controls will still be needed after yuan's adjustment to avoid turbulence By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo WHEN China moves to reform its currency regime, it should do so in a way that avoids problems for other Asian currencies and minimises the485 words
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577 2005-06-15 2 Reuters AFP NYT FT [NEW YORK] After battling his way to the top of Wall Street from modest beginnings in Utah, Morgan Stanley's chief executive Philip Purcell was finally felled by a campaign seeking his ouster. The stage for Mr Purcell's departureReuters; AFP; NYT; FT - 577 words
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Article, Illustration262 2005-06-15 2 Sources: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley Nodi 2805 c A group of eight former Morgan Stagey executives inducing former prescient Robert Scott and former chairman S Rarter Gilbert, writes privately to the board blaming Purcefl for the fail in shares. NadiMßtPurceil replaces president Stephan Newhouse with Zoe CruzSources: Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley; Source: Bloomberg - 262 words
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531 2005-06-15 2 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA [SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority has extended the tender closing date for the Business and Financial Centre to July 7 from June 21, to give bidders time to relook their plans for the mega project, after the government yesterday made public531 words
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Article, Illustration538 2005-06-15 4 ALEXANDRA HO - CEO sees likely success in bid for IRs following Caesars takeover By ALEXANDRA HO [SINGAPORE] With the completion of its acquisition of rival Caesars Entertainment, Harrah's Entertainment which is vying for both the integrated resort (IR) sites at Sentosa and Marina Bayfront with KeppelFILE PHOTO; AP - 538 words
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455 2005-06-15 4 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] US retail sales fell a surprisingly large 0.5 per cent in May, the biggest decline in nearly a year, as Americans bought fewer cars and cut back on clothing purchases, a government report showed yesterday. The dropReuters - 455 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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259 2005-06-15 5 LIZA LIN - Stock reaches near 4-year high after US parent's offer By LIZA LIN NEWS of CSA Holdings' US-based parent taking the investment holding company private with a proposed offer of $2.05 a share sent the stock up 46 per cent to a near four-year259 words
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585 2005-06-15 5 VEN SREENIVASAN - It is said to be teaming up in venture looking into the buoyant Indian equity market By VEN SREENIVASAN TEMASEK Holdings is eyeing India's burgeoning fund management industry and is reported to be applying for regulatory approvals to set up a fund management585 words
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668 2005-06-15 5 R SIVANITHY - HOCK LOCK SIEW By R SIVANITHY IN THE past week, traders in the local market have seen two examples of how prompt and proper disclosure should work one from a company that has been listed for almost 15 years, and the668 words
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Article, Illustration386 2005-06-15 6 LISA TAN - 960m units of its instruments traded in May, or 39% of market total By LISA TAN MACQUARIE says it has become the top issuer in the Singapore Exchange structured warrants market in terms of the volume traded last month and the numberSource: SGX and Macquarie Securities - 386 words
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213 2005-06-15 6 L. DIVERSIFIED group WBL Corporation has appointed three new executives to its management team. In a statement yesterday, WBL said Lim Kok Khoon has joined the team as general manager. Innovation Centres. He is trusted with the task of integrating and developing the group's213 words
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131 2005-06-15 6 THE Securities and Futures (Amendment) Act 2005 and the Financial Advisers (Amendment) Act 2005 will take effect on July 1. the Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday. Both amendments were passed by Parliament in January this year. The Securities and Futures (Amendment) Act131 words
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Article, Illustration298 2005-06-15 7 CHLOE CHOY - Strong demand reflects renewed confidence by HK's business sector By CHLOE CHOY CAP IT ALAND and partners have already leased out more than 80 per cent of their new AIG Tower in Hong Kong. Bayshore Development Group, in which Singapore's Capita Land has a298 words
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262 2005-06-15 7 INTEGRATED manufacturing services provider Beyonics Technology achieved a 73.8 per cent rise in net profit to $7.4 million for its third quarter ended April 30. The year-on-year profit jump was helped in part by an 8.4 per cent increase in revenue to262 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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115 2005-06-15 7 EDUCATION group Auston International says it will raise at least $800,000 from its proposed rights offer—up from an earlier minimum estimate of $600,000—because its new investors, Wuhan Hong Bo Group and Sun Media Investment Holding, have given their undertaking to subscribe for 59115 words
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59 2005-06-15 7 GREATRONIC'S former group finance manager, Tan Choong Sim, 47, has resurfaced at listed generator sets maker VibroPower Corporation. He will head the finance department of the VibroPower group. Mr Tan left Greatronic earlier this year, after the company ran into accounting troubles at its Malaysian subsidiary59 words
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39 2005-06-15 7 ASIA Pacific Breweries' subsidiary, Heineken-APB (China), has set up a unit in China to manage and oversee its investments there. The wholly-owned subsidiary, Heineken-APB Management Services, has an initial registered capital of US$6.l million.39 words
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35 2005-06-15 7 REGIONAL marine supply and logistics provider Sinwa has renewed its contract—worth $3.3 million—with Shell International Trading and Shipping, for another year, following the end of a two-year contract.35 words
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36 2005-06-15 7 MAINBOARD-LISTED Zhonghui Holdings says its wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary, Shaanxi Zhonghui Environmental Conservation, has finalised the start date July this year—of a Han Zhong waste management project worth RM837.7 million (557.7 million).36 words
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471 2005-06-15 7 Reuters [ISLAMABAD] State-run Pakistan Telecommunication yesterday announced that it had sacked 29 workers for their part in a strike against a planned US$l.5 billion government stake sale, the nation's biggest privatisation. Sing Tel is among the bidders for a stake in theReuters - 471 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration903 2005-06-15 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES Nearby round-number targets, overbought positions, possible weaker US data LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent AFTER a setback inspired by disappointing US May jobs stats on June 3, the US dollar has rebounded with impressive gusto since the middle of last week. Comforting reassurances903 words
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107 2005-06-15 8 FORMER Links Island Holdings chairman Winstedt Chong Thim Pheng has continued to raise his stake in Vita Holdings this time to 8.158 per cent from 8.08 per cent. He bought 200,000 shares on the open market yesterday. The purchase price was107 words
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98 2005-06-15 8 MICHELLE QUAH - Compiled by MICHELLE QUAH GENLINK Plus Pte Ltd has purchased 300,000 shares at 24.5 cents apiece in Sesdaq-listed New Wave Technologies, raising its stake in the electronic component and IT company from 15.74 per cent to 15.91 per cent. The shares were98 words
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Article, Illustration749 2005-06-15 8 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS (Disclosures made on Jun 14 and earlier) Subsantial No of Price SHAREHOLDING Shareholder Buy/ Share* Nr Before After Stock Trans Date Director Sell '000 ShrS COOP) T000) Vita HIdas 14-Jun-05 Chonq Thim Pheng Buy 200 na ***** 8 08 ***** 8 16 Ferrochina 14-Jun-05749 words
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Article204 2005-06-15 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH y- >> "J- -TV.■ v 4, -'r;- v > i v Oriental Food Holdings v. June 14 dosa: 13.5 cents local produce, with peanuts ranking right up there. Taldngadvantage of the high quality and low tablished a peanut production facility in 1993, growing it204 words
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Article, Illustration421 2005-06-15 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IN stock market parlance, yesterday's selloff might be described as a "much-needed correction" or a "welcome consolidation", terms that were probably born out of a need to provide comfort to a worried investing public whenever the market takes a dive. Yet, given421 words
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Article, Illustration248 2005-06-15 8 Yeo Kee Yan - CHART POINT Small caps in limelight but investors must be selective By Yeo Kee Yan chartist at Kelive THE small caps sector was able to piggyback on the Strait Times Index's (STI) strong momentum when it broke above its three-month consolidation at 2,191. This breakoutSource - 248 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration643 2005-06-15 9 RONNIE LIM - NEWS ANALYSIS Pump prices are now out of sync with rising crude prices, writes RONNIE LIM RONNIE LIM DEJA vu! The great Singapore (petrol) sale is upon us once again, but motorists aren't complaining though. A discount battle has re-ignited among the four station chains withSource: An oil company - 643 words
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204 2005-06-15 9 Reuters A SINGAPORE television station will air a romantic drama series on third -generation mobile phone handsets this month in what will be a first for Asia. The 30-episode Chinese drama series, produced by Mediacorp and media regulator Media Authority of Singapore,Reuters - 204 words
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Article367 2005-06-15 10 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - It will advise S'pore on harnessing tech developments Reports by AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IN an effort to obtain feedback and suggestions from global infocomm business leaders, Singapore is setting up an infocomm International Advisory Panel (lAP) which will act as a platform to engage infocomm business367 words
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445 2005-06-15 10 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI THE Marina Bay area is set to become more vibrant with the building of a new MRT line, making it a place where Singaporeans can live, work and play. The Downtown Extension (DTE), with five stations, will run445 words
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311 2005-06-15 10 SINGAPORE Telecom and Star Hub yesterday welcomed the government's decision to introduce a new policy framework for IP telephony. SingTel's executive vice-president of consumer business Lim Chuan Poh said the move provided clarity. "As with any regulatory framework, there is a311 words
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Article, Illustration388 2005-06-15 10 ROLAND LIM - After MP3 A*Star counts on AAZ By ROLAND LIM THE Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) is showcasing at CommunicAsia 2005 its patented Advanced Audio Zip (AAZ) audio compression technology, which it is banking on to become the next audio compression standard after the popular MP3 format. Speaking to388 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration591 2005-06-15 11 Foreign stocks seen as relatively cheap, though returns have slipped Reuters [NEW YORK] Despite the dollar's rebound against other currencies so far in 2005, US investors' appetite for foreign assets is undiminished, fund managers said. US long-term investors continue to view foreignReuters; AFP - 591 words
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Article, Illustration683 2005-06-15 11 Bloomberg INKW YORK] Currency traders, investors and strategists are more bearish on the euro than they have been in more than two years. Eighty per cent of the 44 participants polled from Sydney to New York recommended selling the euro against the dollar,Bloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 683 words
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257 2005-06-15 11 Bid to avert outflow as forex reserves are invested abroad Reuters [BEIJING] China will speed up research on how to establish a flexible currency regime to avert capital outflows as the country's rapidly accumulating foreign exchange reserves are being invested overseas, theReuters - 257 words
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Article, Illustration489 2005-06-15 11 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] US Treasury Secretary John Snow told the European Union that financial market integration is a key to stronger economic growth and that its 25 countries should cut red tape, unite national capital markets and encourage more takeovers. Two days afterBloomberg - 489 words
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385 2005-06-15 11 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines' finance secretary said yesterday the peso should be supported by the country's economic performance, despite a recent slide in the currency triggered by political scandals. "When I look at the fundamentals, I have no reason to believe the market willReuters - 385 words
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259 2005-06-15 11 Reuters IBRUSSELS] The textile deal between the European Union (EU) and China to limit surges in the Asian state's exports of up to 12.5 per cent per year does not go far enough, the EU's textile industry said on Monday, urging moreReuters - 259 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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532 2005-06-15 12 S JAYASANKARAN - Meeting with drug companies marked by a range of complaints By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur IT hasn't been an auspicious start for Mediharta, a private Malaysian company awarded an exclusive concession to security-label all drug packs, prescribed or otherwise, sold in the country.532 words
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Article2364 2005-06-15 12 VOl General Cofp .0.41 0.01 159 Jun 14 KM COOP) Genting 18.90 0.10 313 George Kent 0.72 0.01 48 A&M Realty 1.55 -0.03 24 GHL Systems 0.25 -0.01 614 Abric 0.37 -0.02 508 Globetron.es Tech 0.43 0.01 1013 ACP Industries 0.78 0.01 11 Glomac Bhd 1.452,364 words
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319 2005-06-15 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Royal Dutch/Shell said yesterday that it hopes territorial disputes over oil-rich maritime areas involving three South-east Asian countries will be resolved quickly to enable exploration to go ahead. "Our resources are there. The earlier the better but we do notAFP - 319 words
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Article, Illustration329 2005-06-15 12 Plans to list Lankan business in Q3 ongoing, says CEO Reuters [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's dominant fixed-line telecoms firm, Telekom Malaysia Bhd, expects to bring to market its Indonesian mobile phone unit, PT Excelcomindo Pratama, by the end of this year, its chief executive saidReuters; AP - 329 words
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264 2005-06-15 12 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is looking into the possibility of scrapping diesel subsidies in stages within the next two to three years, local media said yesterday. "We cannot depend on subsidies forever," Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Mohamad Shafie ApdalAFP - 264 words
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NOTE BOOK
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63 2005-06-15 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] More than I,ooojournalists and university alumni in Hong Kong placed full-page advertisements in the Ming Pao newspaper yesterday, urging China for fair and open treatment of Ching Cheong, a journalist detained by Beijing and accused of spying. Mr Ching, a reporterReuters - 63 words
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61 2005-06-15 12 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Standard Chartered Pic plans to acquire the Indian unit of Bank of Bahrain Kuwait, seeking to cement its place as the dominant international bank in Asia's fourth largest economy. The two lenders last week signed a non-binding agreement under which London-basedBloomberg - 61 words
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67 2005-06-15 12 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Intel Corp, the world's largest computer-chip maker, said it is setting up a US$2OO million investment fund to help accelerate the use of computers and the Internet in China. Intel Capital, the investment arm of the Santa Clara, California-basedBloomberg - 67 words
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57 2005-06-15 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company, plans to expand the capacity for one of its liquefied natural gas plants by 15 per cent, a company official said. The capacity of the Malaysia LNG Dua plant will increase 1.2 millionBloomberg - 57 words
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631 2005-06-15 12 Bloomberg (JAKARTA] Indonesia's central bank will inspect the nation's commercial lenders to ensure they address their bad loans, accelerating a clean-up of the US$l32 billion industry. PT Bank Mandiri, the biggest lender, reclassified its loans after the regulator conductedBloomberg - 631 words
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INDIA
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401 2005-06-15 13 US$12b project in Orissa state will let Korean giant export 30% of iron ore Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Posco, the world's fifth-biggest steelmaker, will sign an agreement with India on June 22 to spend US$l2 billion on a steel and iron ore project inBloomberg - 401 words
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221 2005-06-15 13 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Intel Corp, the world's largest comput-er-chip maker, plans to spend up to US$4OO million on a chip assembly and testing plant in India, Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran said yesterday. India, with its creaky infrastructure, had been considered a longReuters - 221 words
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168 2005-06-15 13 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Ericsson AB, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, won a US$25O million order from Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd, India's largest mobile phone service operator in which Sing Tel has a 28.5 per cent stake, to build and manage its networks. EricssonBloomberg - 168 words
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Article, Illustration496 2005-06-15 13 Reuters [MUMBAI] Low-cost Indian airlines can transform the industry by bringing prices down to earth, much like mobile phone service providers have done in India and cheap airlines did abroad, according to the head of a new carrier. Go Air, owned byReuters; AFP - 496 words
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GREATER CHINA
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567 2005-06-15 14 50% of the players could be wiped out, and more mergers are on the cards Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's brokers posted losses of about 15 billion yuan (Ss3 billion) in 2004, hit by a plummeting stock market and stagnant income streams thatReuters - 567 words
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Article, Illustration530 2005-06-15 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong investors are betting Bank of Communications will be their summer IPO blockbuster. Local brokerages say the listing by China's fifth-larg-est lender could attract as much as US$lO billion worth of retail orders and breathe some life into a marketReuters; AP - 530 words
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367 2005-06-15 14 Reuters [TAIPEI] Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Taiwan's top maker of electronics components, plans a global share offering worth up to US$l.6 billion for expansion, and expects to acquire one or two companies in the second half. It was the sixth straight year thatReuters - 367 words
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335 2005-06-15 14 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan has asked private groups to pursue talks with China on direct air cargo charters and farm exports, signalling willingness to break a political deadlock with its giant neighbour and rival, officials said yesterday. China claims Taiwan as its ownReuters - 335 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration667 2005-06-15 15 S Korea's rags to riches symbol could get up to life in prison if convicted AFP Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Group founder Kim Woo Choong, who fled South Korea almost six years ago when his business empire collapsed, was arrested on hisAFP; Bloomberg - 667 words
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364 2005-06-15 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] News Corp, the media company controlled by Rupert Murdoch, said it will buy back as much as US$3 billion of shares, which are being removed from a benchmark Australian index. Purchases of the company's voting and non-voting sharesBloomberg - 364 words
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304 2005-06-15 15 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Sun Microsystems Inc was to publish the source code for its Solaris operating system used to run large computer centres yesterday in a bid to drive sales of its servers and computer services. Source code is the underlying software blueprint ofReuters - 304 words
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WORLD
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Article678 2005-06-15 16 Banks may seek partners to boost earnings, avoid being taken over Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] UniCredito Italiano SpA's 19.2 billion euro (5538.8 billion) takeover of Germany's HVB Group, a record cross-bor-der banking merger for Europe, may spur more financial companies in the region to combine. Deutsche BankBloomberg - 678 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article, Illustration113 2005-06-15 16 Reuters [LONDON] US financier Malcolm Glazer (above) said yesterday he held 97.3 per cent of British soccer club Manchester United, pushing him close to the level which gives him the right to buy out any remaining shareholders. Mr Glazer, through his bid vehicle RedReuters - 113 words
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110 2005-06-15 16 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Walt Disney Co on Monday confirmed plans to have computer services suppliers IBM and Affiliated Computer Services Inc (ACS) take over a range of technical operations, in deals the two contractors said was worth more than US$l.3 billion overReuters - 110 words
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124 2005-06-15 16 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest investor-owned oil company, plans to increase its capital expenditure to US$ 15 billion this year as it boosts exploration and production, a company official said. "It's a slight increase from last year," Rich Kruger, vice-presidentBloomberg - 124 words
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142 2005-06-15 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Global sales of chip-making equipment fell in April from a year earlier for the third straight month, an industry group said yesterday, as chip makers rein in capital spending amid sluggish growth in chip demand. April sales came to U552.95 billion,Reuters - 142 words
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116 2005-06-15 16 Bloomberg [PARIS] BNP Paribas SA, France's second-largest bank, agreed to acquire Commercial Federal Corp for US$l.36 billion, its biggest purchase in three years, to expand in the US Midwest. BNP Paribas's Bank of the West unit will pay US$34 a share in cash forBloomberg - 116 words
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208 2005-06-15 16 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Germany's biggest retail bank Postbank yesterday snubbed a merger overture from Deutsche Bank chief executive Josef Ackermann. Mr Ackermann said in an interview in Germany's Handelsblatt newspaper yesterday that he still saw the strategic sense oT a merger with Postbank. HisReuters - 208 words
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Article, Illustration462 2005-06-15 16 Cox News Service [SANTA MARIA. California] A jury found Michael Jackson not guilty of all charges on Monday, ending a child molestation trial that fascinated a global audience and left the pop star with the task of mending his tattered reputation. Jackson,Cox News Service; REUTERS - 462 words
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782 2005-06-15 16 NEWS ANALYSIS Yet it remains world's biggest financial services company Bloomberg [NEW YORK] CITIGROUP Inc chairman Sanford Weill's 19-year push to turn the Baltimore-based lender into the world's biggest financial-services company has come at a cost for investors: US$5.5 billion and counting. NoBloomberg - 782 words
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351 2005-06-15 16 NYT [NEW YORK] Corporate concerns about trade secrets leaking out through electronic cracks have led firms to hire staff to scrutinise outbound e-mail and step up efforts to track employee Internet use. More than a third of companies with 1,000 or more employeesNYT - 351 words
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AVIATION
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536 2005-06-15 17 [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government is planning to restructure the country's domestic air services sector, the tabloid Starßiz reported citing aviation sources. It said that while a concept paper is being pieced together for presentation in two to three weeks time, Air536 words
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Article, Illustration361 2005-06-15 17 AP [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand chief executive Ralph Norris, who led the airline's recovery from the brink of bankruptcy over the past three years, has resigned to return to banking, company chairman John Palmer said yesterday. Mr Norris will leaveAP - 361 words
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470 2005-06-15 17 PARIS AIR SHOW Deals with GECAS, Jet set it on course to breaking Airbus' 4-year stranglehold Bloomberg [LE BOURGET, France] Boeing Co, the world's sec-ond-largest aircraft maker, won orders yesterday for planes worth a total of US$3.9 billion as the company increases itsBloomberg - 470 words
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236 2005-06-15 17 Bloomberg [LE BOURGET, France] Airbus SAS, the world's biggest aircraft maker, will take "several years"to catch up to its original delivery schedule/or the 555-seat A3Bos after delays over wiring and weight issues, said its chief operating officer. Airbus said on June 1 that it'sBloomberg - 236 words
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IN BRIEF
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76 2005-06-15 17 Reuters LUFTHANSA Technik has signed two deals worth more than US$lOO million combined to maintain planes for Qatar Airways and install satellite television on part of its fleet, the company said on Monday. The division of Germany's Deutsche Lufthansa will take over the engine maintenanceReuters - 76 words
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69 2005-06-15 17 Bloomberg GENERAL Electric Co, the world's biggest company by market value, said it received a US$3OO million order from Korean Air Lines to supply 23 engines for Ave A3BO aircraft made by Airbus SAS. GE may supply another 13 engines valued at US$l7OBloomberg - 69 words
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71 2005-06-15 17 Reuters RUSSIAN flag carrier Aeroflot is close to finalising a deal to buy up to 50 short-haul passenger jets from domestic manufacturer Sukhoi, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Monday. Aeroflot and Sukhoi were "finalising the contract" for some RRJ-75 planes, oneReuters - 71 words
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363 2005-06-15 17 Bloomberg [LE BOURGET. France] Kingfisher Airlines Ltd and Paramount Airways, two of India's half-dozen low-fare carriers, said they're poised to order U552.64 billion of aircraft to begin flying in the world's sec-ond-most populous nation. Kingfisher, a five-week-old airline founded by India'sBloomberg - 363 words
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Article, Illustration773 2005-06-15 18 Clarkson's lower estimate of prices of new vessels unnerves market Bloomberg Reuters [SEOUL] Shares of Hyundai Heavy Industries Co and other Asian shipbuilders slumped, after the world's largest shipbroker cut its estimate of the price of new vessels because of falling demand and lowerBloomberg; Reuters; REUTERS - 773 words
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Article313 2005-06-15 18 GEORGE JOSEPH - By GEORGE JOSEPH [SINGAPORE] Singapore's container terminal operators continued to turn in increasing year-to-date throughput volumes, with PSA International recording a 11.4 per cent rise in container boxes handled globally and the smaller Jurong Port showing a 58.6 per cent increase. PSA handled 9.02 million313 words
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201 2005-06-15 18 AFP AP (KUALA LUMPUR] Pirates hijacked a Malaysian-registered tanker yesterday and hejd the crew hostage for nearly 12 hours before surrendering to police and naval forces who laid siege on the ship, authorities said. About 10 armed pirates attacked the vessel before dawnAFP; AP - 201 words
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897 2005-06-15 18 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES UNTIL recently, the only sector of shipping that felt itself under pressure from anticartel regulators was liner shipping. Operators of reefer ships, bulk carriers and tankers carried on their business unhindered while their liner shipping counterparts were being driven to897 words
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Article, Illustration267 2005-06-15 18 Bloomberg [OSLO] Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV chief executive Philip Green will receive £5.4 million (5516.4 million) as a result of the company's takeover by AP MoellerMaersk. The payment is stipulated in change-of-control clauses in his employment contract, according to an offer documentBloomberg - 267 words
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Article292 2005-06-15 18 SGX '000 June 14 SS W- Vol CH Offshore .0.36 -0.01 358 ChiuanHup .0.74 unch 313 Cosco Corporation 1.87 -0.07 9541 CWT Distribution 0.68 0.01 179 Ezra Hldgs 132 -0.01 21 Freight Links 0.06 unch 620 Grand Banks Yacht .0.93 -0.01 3 Jaya Holdings. 1.07 -0.02 854 K1292 words
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Article537 2005-06-15 20 EDITORIAL ERR, yes. No. Maybe. That, in a nutshell, sums up Australia's seemingly schizophrenic reactions to pressure for it to throw open its trans-Pacific route to competition. And things may have got just a little bit more embarrassing in recent days with the Howard government forced537 words
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Article, Illustration728 2005-06-15 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING THE recent defection in Sydney of a Chinese diplomat Chen Yonglin underlines the delicate situation that Australia finds itself in as it seeks to strengthen its burgeoning economic ties with Beijing while seeking to maintain its traditional political and728 words
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Article, Illustration979 2005-06-15 20 SHADA ISLAM - Dealing with budgetary and treaty crises may just defeat the EU's battle-hardened leaders SHADA ISLAM Brussels Correspondent LIKE any other family, the 25-nation European Union is accustomed to dealing with regular spats and misunderstanding between disaffected clan members. But even veteran EU insiders warn that the current979 words
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Article, Illustration953 2005-06-15 21 NEIL BEHRMANN - History provides interesting parallels in comparative market behaviour NEIL BEHRMANN London Correspondent THOSE who are perplexed about the changing face of bond and stock markets should go back fifty years in time. Alan Greenspan's so-called "conundrum" of low long-term bond yields were the normAFP - 953 words
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Article, Illustration843 2005-06-15 21 LEON HADAR - LEON HADAR Washington Correspondent THERE is something pathetic in the recent efforts by the Bush administration (reported by the New York Times this week) to try to enlist Europe, the Arab world and the United Nations to pressure the ruling Shiite-Kurdish coalition in843 words
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137 2005-06-15 21 Eric Lim Yew Tou - Eric Lim Yew Tou Director Chemical Industries (Far East) Ltd WE refer to the letter "Why pay extra to Lion Plaza tenant?" by Yeo Whee Kiak (BT, May 25). In our announcement via Masnet on June 7, 2004, we had stated that137 words
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204 2005-06-15 21 Leong Sze Hian - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian Singapore THE Home Ownership Plus Education (HOPE) scheme provides assistance to Singaporean households in which the wives are not over age 35, with no more than two children, earn monthly household income of $1,500 or lower, and204 words
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Article, Illustration401 2005-06-15 21 Tham Kim Fay - Tham Kim Fay Singapore I REFER to the report "SIA steps up campaign for entry to Australia-US route" (BT, June 9). I congratulate §IA for commissioning Econtech to study the benefits accruing to Australian consumers in particular and its economy in general401 words
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Article6218 2005-06-15 23 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES la fecal cwr k$S toUSS Kdy ff dy r Sun 13 Irate* Onng« Change Chawj* CStngm Change Chary World Index Prefcnwiaiy 8701 03 21 06 10 00 -1.9 I EAFE Preliminary 8107 03 49 07 -03 -04 -3.8 Europe Preliminary M33L7 04 M6,218 words
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Article, Illustration542 2005-06-15 29 SAMUEL EE - It creates new niche with Continental GT and Continental Flying Spur By SAMUEL EE THERE are 1.5 million people around the world with a net worth ofUS$3-5 million but they only buy 9,000 luxury cars a year between them. Bentley isn't discouraged; in fact, the542 words
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Article, Illustration459 2005-06-15 29 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE ONE of the factors which boosted ComfortDelGro's first quarter revenue was the stronger contribution from its car dealership business in China. It has plans to open more showrooms there. The Singapore land transport company started the China business in December459 words
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Article, Illustration746 2005-06-15 30 SNG-FUN POH YOKE - The Singapore Chinese Orchestra's musical narrative will tell the story of Admiral Zheng He in this symphonic fantasy epic, says SNG-FUN POH YOKE SNG-FUN POH YOKE IT'S happening more often now art works that don't fit neatly into traditional genres and categories. The746 words
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1011 2005-06-15 31 WONG SUI JAU - WONG SUI JAU takes stock of the markets at half-time and is positive the year will end on a high note WONG SUI JAU WE are almost halfway through the year and markets to date have had a roller coaster ride. Equity markets1,011 words
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Article1307 2005-06-15 31 ANGELA TAN, CHEONG CHOY WAI - YOU THE TAXMAN ANGELA TAN and CHEONG CHOY WAI explain how the new tax code, which will replace the imputation system fully by Jan 1, 2008, makes life easier for companies ANGELA TAN, CHEONG CHOY WAI By ERNST YOUNG IF it ain't broke, don't fixBy ERNST & YOUNG - 1,307 words
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Article, Illustration868 2005-06-15 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA looks at the results of Cerulli Associates' first survey of Singapore's nascent financial advisory market GENEVIEVE CUA THERE are some 50 licensed financial advisory (FA) firms since the Monetary Authority of Singapore began to issue licences in 2002, but just 10 firmsSource: C Associates - 868 words
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Article, Illustration692 2005-06-15 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA CRITICS of hedge funds might say that the influx of fresh money into them threatens to make their performance as mundane as your typical mutual fund. But the hedge funds' many fans can always point to the diversification benefits they offer.692 words
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Article, Illustration664 2005-06-15 32 Bloomberg [LONDON] Hedge funds and banks that lost money after credit ratings of General Motors Corp and Ford Motor -Co were cut last month avoided "severe financing difficulties" because they had reduced leverage and improved risk management in the last seven years, the BankBloomberg - 664 words
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