The Business Times, 13 July 2005
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Title Section13 2005-07-13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg SINGAPOREBScents MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Wednesday, July 13,200513 words
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Article, Illustration1030 2005-07-13 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Surprise move comes after revelation that NKF's reserves can last 30-40 years, not three years as earlier asserted By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) chief executive TT Durai yesterday withdrew his defamation suit against Singapore Press Holdings in midtrial, stunning a gallery packedTAN SUAN ANN/ST - 1,030 words
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617 2005-07-13 1 WONG WEI KONG - COMMENTARY By WONG WEI KONG TWO days of court revelations about how the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is managed must surely have an impact on the public's perception of the organisation. And to limit the potential damage to NKF —which depends so much on617 words
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Advertisement164 2005-07-13 1 mH ac^ RE^ S ties EXEC MONEY Emerging markets shine PG32 MOTORING Are COE prices headed for further falls? PG 29 NKF sum MORE REPORTS Durai concedes NKF view of reserves misleading PG 4 Business relationship withex-NKF staff not disclosed pg 4 NKF funds pay maintenance for Durai's own car164 words
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Advertisement15 2005-07-13 1 PRESIDENTIAL President Nathan to seek second term PG2 mm Wednesday, July 13,2005 Jj 8 HI15 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration569 2005-07-13 2 CHUANG PECK MING - Elections Dept received 2 eligibility applications so far By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] President SR Nathan yesterday announced that he will seek reelection, ending months of speculation over whether he would run for a second term. The question now is will the 81-year-old president569 words
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Article138 2005-07-13 2 sn 2,235.59 (-5.60) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,237.00 (-6.00) SIMSCI 266.98 (-0.61) SIMSCI FUTURES 267.70 (-0.70) MARKETS Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 915.72 46.40 NIKKEI 225 11.692.14 +1735 HANG SENG 14,146.95 -10.29 SET INDEX 648.98 +8.16 JAKARTA COMP 1.129.11 +5.65 MANILA COMP 1.868.94 +16.16 SEOUL COMP 1.043.88 +3.45 SHENZHEN B 215.16138 words
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Article, Illustration569 2005-07-13 2 JEAN CHUA - Move paves way for closer cooperation between the two countries By JEAN CHUA in Washington SINGAPORE and the United States yesterday signed an agreement to enhance cooperation in security and defence, paving the way for an increased US military presence in South-east Asia andJOYCE FANG/ST - 569 words
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Article596 2005-07-13 2 SPH posts $98.6 m net profit in Q3 SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has posted a third-quarter net profit of $98.6 million, slightly higher than analysts' expectations. A Reuters survey of four analysts had an average forecast of $96 million. COMPANY NEWS, PG 6 Biosensors wins nod to sell596 words
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Article93 2005-07-13 2 IN yesterday's report "Veil on NKF chiefs pay shows lack of transparency: counsel", we incorrectly named the National Kidney Foundation's chairman as Alvin Yong. He is Richard Yong. And in "Great S'pore Sale raking in higher takings than last year" (BT, July 7), we reported MasterCard International's country manager93 words
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Advertisement551 2005-07-13 2 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 Banking Laws and Regulations Date Financial institutions operate in a dynamic environment that demands prompt responses Monday 25 July 2005551 words
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NKF DEFAMATION SUIT
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Article, Illustration718 2005-07-13 4 WONG WEI KONG - Discrepancy in patient numbers also revealed under questioning By WONG WEI KONG ANOTHER bombshell was dropped yesterday on the second day of the defamation suit brought by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and its chief executive TT Durai against Singapore Press Holdings theST - 718 words
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Article, Illustration242 2005-07-13 4 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH THE issue of whether the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and its CEO TT Durai were extravagant with donors' funds was revisited in court yesterday, when senior counsel Davinder Singh brought up the matter of Mr Durai's car. Mr SinghST - 242 words
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Article, Illustration518 2005-07-13 4 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG NATIONAL Kidney Foundation CEO TT Durai failed to disclose to the charity's board that he had a business relationship with former employee Matilda Chua when the NKF awarded a contract to an Indian call-centre company she represented. This providesNKF WEBSITE - 518 words
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Article, Illustration829 2005-07-13 4 On NKF's reserves Davinder Singh: Are you prepared to take out an advertisement in tomorrow's papers apologising to Singaporeans to say: 'We did not intend to deceive but, unfortunately, you have been deceived. The money is not going to last merely three years, it will last betweenST - 829 words
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Advertisement163 2005-07-13 4 THE CASE THE National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and its CEO TT Durai are suing Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and its senior writer Susan Long for defamation, over an article published in The Straits Times on April 19,2004, "The NKF: Controversially ahead of its time?" The plaintiffs are taking issue with163 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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531 2005-07-13 6 Performance beats analysts' average forecast of $96m SINGAPORE Press Holdings (SPH) has posted a thirdquarter net profit of $98.6 million, slightly higher than analysts' expectations. A Reuters survey of four analysts had an average forecast of $96 million. The $98.6 million net531 words
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495 2005-07-13 6 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN IT SEEMS the market re-rating of United Overseas Bank (UOB) is yet to be over while DBS Group continues to languish. Since April, the market capitalisation of UOB has overtaken DBS. UOB is now the495 words
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270 2005-07-13 6 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY MAINBOARD-LISTED Biosensors International Group has received regulatory approval that will allow it to sell its first drug eluting stent (DES), called Axxion, in Europe. Its chairman and chief executive Yoh-Chie Lu said the company's Netherlands-based subsidiary, Occam International270 words
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419 2005-07-13 7 NANDE KHIN - US$150m offer draws US$1.2b; bond priced at 7.5% yield By NANDE KHIN THE first US dollar bond to be sold by a Singapore company this year has been eight times oversubscribed. Stats ChipPac, the world's third-largest provider of testing and packaging for semiconductors,419 words
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632 2005-07-13 7 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM AFTER a series of false starts, there is now fresh hope of a turnaround in the chip equipment manufacturing sector by next year. And much of that hope rests on demand growth in four Asian countries: China, Taiwan, South Korea and632 words
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Article, Illustration456 2005-07-13 9 CHEN HUIFEN - Keppel unit to build Singapore's largest Newater factory in Ulu Pandan By CHEN HUIFEN KEPPEL Integrated Engineering (KIE) yesterday laid the foundation for the construction of Singapore's largest Newater plant which, when completed, could potentially drive down prices of Newater further. LocatedFILE PHOTO - 456 words
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499 2005-07-13 9 CHLOE CHOY - By CHLOE CHOY JAPANESE and global investors are increasingly looking towards South-east Asia for good investment opportunities, according to Nomura Singapore Limited's president Koki Miura. This explains why Nomura, Japan's biggest brokerage firm, is hosting its Asia Equity Forum, from July 13 to499 words
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173 2005-07-13 9 THE judicial management order for Excel Machine Tools has been extended until March 30, 2006. The precision tool-maker was placed under judicial management in May 2003, after failing to repay $67 million in loans to local and foreign banks. Earlier in March this year, the173 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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29 2005-07-13 9 THE High Court has confirmed Tri-M Technologies' exercise to reduce par value of its shares from 30 cents to 8 cents.29 words
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48 2005-07-13 9 I'M Technologies said a decline in orders from key customers and continuous pressure on selling price is likely to leading to a loss in HI 2005. Looking at current orders, however, it believes it will achieve a better result in the second half.48 words
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82 2005-07-13 9 ECON Healthcare has exercised the option granted by Econ Medicare Centre Holdings to acquire a freehold property at 452 Upper East Coast Road for $14 million. Econ Healthcare is currently leasing the property from EMCH, which is its controlling shareholder. EMCH is a wholly-owned82 words
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34 2005-07-13 9 KS Energy Services has acquired 20 per cent of MEI Engineers for 190,542, which works out to a price-earnings ratio of 2 for the year ended 2004.34 words
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37 2005-07-13 9 IRE Corp will acquire two plots totalling about 56,133 sq m in Malacca from Pembinaan Kota Laksamana (Melakan). It will issue shares to Pembinaan worth $12.47 million for the purchase.37 words
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Article143 2005-07-13 9 VANTAGE Corp's chief executive Kea Kah Kim said yesterday that he wishes to retract comments he made to The Business Times and The Straits Times as they may be misconstrued or taken out of context. Mr Kea, who is making an all-cash bid of 22 cents143 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration842 2005-07-13 8 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES British pound is one laggard, but peso, baht and rupiah are unloved too LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent LAST Friday's lukewarm outcome for US jobs in June provided the final spark for profit-tak-ing by US dollar bulls ahead of US trade numbers842 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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Article407 2005-07-13 8 VENTURE Corp chairman and chief executive Wong Ngit Liong pared his stake in the company on Monday. He sold 836,000 shares in the open market for $16.50 each, trimming his stake from 6.7074 per cent to 6.3960 percent. Mr Wong now owns slightly less than407 words
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95 2005-07-13 8 NANDE KHIN - Compiled by NANDE KHIN FUND manager FMR Corp and Fidelity International, which became substantial shareholders of Beauty China last month, boosted their stake again on Friday. In the latest report on a series of open-market transactions, some 985,000 Beauty China shares95 words
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Article, Illustration431 2005-07-13 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Jul 12 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 97.00 -5.00 BTCAPI -*****.00 +53.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +10.00 All-SG Equities 576.02 -0.70 SG Equities Elect 141.12 +0.47 SG Equities Fin 1559.10 +3.63 SG Equities Prop 585.18 +2.48 SIMSCI 266.98 -0.61 SiMSCI Futures 267.70 -0.70 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME UTACUSISc431 words
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Article290 2005-07-13 8 JOYCE KOH - Compiled by JOYCE KOH Swissco International •Juiy 12 dose: 215 cants DBS VICKERS RESEARCH, July 12 OVER tiie past two weeks, the offshore vessel charterers such as Jaya, Ezra and Labroy had a good rally with share prices hitting new highs. We believe that November 2004-listed Swissco is290 words
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Article, Illustration425 2005-07-13 8 TEH HOOi LING - STOCKS TEH HOOi LING Senior Correspondent TECHNOLOGY counters and good quality second and third-liners hogged the limelight yesterday while the blue chips took a back seat after hitting a five-and-a-half-year high on Monday. "The reporting season is just underway and investors are waiting to get the425 words
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Article, Illustration359 2005-07-13 8 Yeo Kee Yan - CHART POINT By Yeo Kee Yan chartist at Kelive Research TRADING volatility was seen last week. First, there was fear and panic immediately after the London bombing. This was quickly followed by a relief phase as calm was restored to the markets. Investor359 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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542 2005-07-13 10 LISA TAN - Carnival to foster local enterprises is open to public for the first time By LISA TAN THIS year's Blue Sky Festival celebrating local enterprises promises to be bigger, with more attractions. It starts tomorrow and it will be open to the public for the542 words
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Article, Illustration450 2005-07-13 10 WEE LI-EN - By WEE LI-EN CHRISTINE Sim saw the employment consultancy business that she founded and built up crumble before her eyes in the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Over 10 years, the former telephone receptionist and a secretary started Tact Business Services and built it450 words
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Article, Illustration538 2005-07-13 10 WEE LI-EN - PHOENIX AWARD FINALISTS By WEE LI-EN WHEN everything he knew and trusted failed, Chong Pin Chin turned to the new and unfamiliar. This turned out to be his lifeline and from managing a traditional family business, he now heads an enterprise withCHRIS LOH - 538 words
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Article423 2005-07-13 10 LISA TAN - By LISA TAN PERCEPTION could make or break a business and in Mohamed Salleh Marican's case, it was what floored his business. Instead of throwing in the towel, the managing director of Second Chance Properties bounced back to find a new lease of life423 words
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535 2005-07-13 10 MINDY TAN - By MINDY TAN ALVIN Lee had a dream built on sand. Far from crumbling, it was solidly grounded. Despite setbacks along the way, today he is a successful author, motivational speakeF and corporate trainer. For Mr Lee, it all started with a toy. One535 words
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554 2005-07-13 10 CHLOE CHOY - By CHLOE CHOY INVESTORS in Sunningdale Precision Industries must be grinning from ear to ear. The precision plastics manufacturer is in the process of merging with Tech Group Asia to form a company with a market capitalisation of $500 million, and Sunningdale's share price has554 words
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Article, Illustration387 2005-07-13 11 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN AFTER failed merger talks with Jetstar Asia, Singa-pore-based budget carrier Valuair has received "indications of interest" from several investors including Stanley Tan's Global Advisory Group. Valuair executive vicepresident Arthur Lim said yesterday Mr Lim's offer to buy into the companyFILE PHOTO - 387 words
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444 2005-07-13 11 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN SINGAPORE banks are to abandon clearing cheques on Saturdays from next May. The move to a five-day clearing week is expected mostly to affect workers who get paid on Saturdays, and small companies where cash flow is more likely444 words
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Article613 2005-07-13 11 CHLOE CHOY - It will strengthen private banking, wholesale banking, asset management By CHLOE CHOY DUTCH financial services giant ING Group is not only looking to expand its presence in Asia, it also sees the region as an engine for growth, according to a senior executive613 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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491 2005-07-13 12 Political crisis, rising oil prices, and delayed reforms point to disaster AP [MANILA] A protracted political crisis and delayed fiscal reforms are casting a long shadow over the Philippine economy, already beset by a yawning budget deficit and a huge debt, with analysts predicting moreAP - 491 words
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340 2005-07-13 12 IPR violations cost US businesses billions annually AFP [BEIJING] US commerce and trade officials said yesterday they want to see "results", not just promises, from China on trade issues such as protecting intellectual property rights (IPR) and granting greater market access. SpeakingAFP - 340 words
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137 2005-07-13 12 Bloombera [BEIJING] China's government said it will keep tax breaks for some foreign investors because rising labour costs and raw material shortages have made the country's need for technology transfers and management expertise more urgent. Foreign investors who bring in new productionBloombera - 137 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article575 2005-07-13 14 PAULINE NG - Confusion over M'sian group's controlling stakeholder By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur ATTEMPTS by the boards of directors of QSR Brands and KFC Holdings Malaysia to suspend QSR and KFC group managing director Johari Abdul Ghani may be easier said than done. Mr Johari575 words
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Article, Illustration448 2005-07-13 14 S JAYASANKARAN - B y S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur WHEN the shares of Malaysian's only satellite operator, Measat Global, jumped by a third to RM2.25 apiece since Thursday last week, investors took notice. They did for two reasons. One is that Measat is 60 per cent controlled bySource: Bloomberg; NSTP - 448 words
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NOTE BOOK
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63 2005-07-13 14 AFP [BANGALORE] Indian software giant Infosys said yesterday its first-quarter net profit jumped 37 per cent from a year ago as it garnered more business from companies abroad. Infosys said net profit rose to 5.32 billion rupees (Ss2o6 million) for the three monthsAFP - 63 words
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80 2005-07-13 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Stamp duty collected for trading in China stocks plunged 71 per cent in the first half of 2005, as the market lost 15 per cent and hovered near eight-year lows, according to a media report yesterday. Chinese tax authorities collected 2.9Reuters - 80 words
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119 2005-07-13 14 Bloomberg [MUMBAI] Shares of YES Bank Ltd, the first new Indian lender in a decade, rose 35 per cent on their debut. CEO Rana Kapoor said the bank plans to expand assets 18-fold and open 100 branches within three years. The lender, inBloomberg - 119 words
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Article64 2005-07-13 14 Reuters [MUMBAI] India has reached a US$l6O million settlement with US engineering and construction firm Bechtel Corp on its claims on the mothballed Dabhol power plant, a government source said yesterday. Maharashtra Power Development Corporation, a wholly owned unit of the Maharashtra state utility, whichReuters - 64 words
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78 2005-07-13 14 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian state of Sabah has imposed an immediate ban on the import of all birds from the Philippines after the country reported its first case of bird flu last week. "Till this moment, Sabah is free from the avianAFP - 78 words
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Article61 2005-07-13 14 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Over half a century of US dominance in science and engineering may be slipping as America's share of graduates in these fields falls relative to Europe and developing nations such as China and India, a new study says. The study was written byReuters - 61 words
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343 2005-07-13 14 AFP [JAKARTA] The Indonesian government plans to build an oil refinery in the East Java town of Tuban to help reduce the country's fuel shortages, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. "We have decided to build a new refinery in Tuban,"AFP - 343 words
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558 2005-07-13 14 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur NAME-DROPPING by any other means is just as effective so it seems, going by the press kit giving details of the proposed listing of icapital.biz Bhd. In it is a copy of a 1990 Fortune article558 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration532 2005-07-13 15 It should actively pursue overseas exploration, says report Reuters [NEW DELHI] India should aggressively step up its hunt for foreign petroleum assets and plan a bigger strategic reserve of crude oil to increase its energy security, a panel set up by theReuters; AFP - 532 words
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474 2005-07-13 15 Reuters [SINGAPORE] US energy firm Unocal Corp is likely to press suitor Chevron Corp to raise its US$l6 billionplus bid after a board meeting tomorrow, investors and analysts said. Unocal's board is due to discuss a rival US$lB.5 billion cash bid fromReuters - 474 words
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316 2005-07-13 15 Economic Times [NEW DELHI] The Indian government will shortly announce norms for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector, with many restrictive conditions to ensure adequate protection for the small neighbourhood grocers. While the exact level of foreign investment is stillEconomic Times - 316 words
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238 2005-07-13 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Bank of Communications, of which HSBC Holdings owns nearly a fifth, is in talks with domestic investors to set up China's first bank-run insurance firm, a bank executive said yesterday. The country's fifth-biggest bank began negotiations with several local investorsReuters - 238 words
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394 2005-07-13 15 Bank targets 10% share of client wealth in India Reuters [SINGAPORE] ICICI Bank Ltd, India's second-largest bank which is 9 per cent owned by Singapore state investment agency Temasek Holdings, is hiring 400 private bankers this year to expand the nascent butReuters - 394 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration609 2005-07-13 16 Shares slip, erasing gains on news that debt restructuring will end early Reuters Bloomberg [SEOUL] Creditors of South Korean chip maker Hynix Semiconductor set a US$2 billion stake sale after wrapping up a near fouryear debt restructuring, sending Hynix shares down as much asReuters; Bloomberg; AFP - 609 words
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271 2005-07-13 16 But study says these firms are less exposed to fluctuations in economy AFP [HELSINKI] Large companies that are run by women tend to be more profitable than those run by men. a study of results from Finland's 500 largest companies revealed on Monday.AFP - 271 words
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371 2005-07-13 16 Reuters [MANILA] Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, hanging tough in a crisis that threatens to unseat her, named a new finance secretary on Tuesday to try to reassure investors her economic reforms were still on track. Anti-Arroyo groups, pressing allegations of vote-rigging inReuters - 371 words
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490 2005-07-13 16 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Telstra Corp's top executives, including new chief Sol Trujillo, arrived in Canberra yesterday to meet government officials planning the A 533.8 billion (5542.9 billion) sale of the state's controlling stake in Australia's biggest telephone company. "I'm meeting with several very importantBloomberg - 490 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration599 2005-07-13 17 Accord critical in completing Doha round of global trade talks Reuters [DALIAN] The US and Europe yesterday welcomed a compromise deal proposed by developing countries on cutting farm import tariffs, central to a trade deal that could lift tens of millionsReuters - 599 words
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WORLD WATCH
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155 2005-07-13 17 Reuters AFP [LONDON] The bomber responsible for the attack on a London bus last week was killed in the blast, Sky television reported yesterday, quoting police sources. It was not clear whether the man had intended to detonate the bomb on the bus, SkyReuters; AFP - 155 words
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87 2005-07-13 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] PepsiCo, the world's No 2 soft-drink maker, said second-quarter earnings rose 13 per cent on surging demand for snacks in Europe and Asia and non-carbonated drinks in the US. Net income climbed to US$l.l9 billion, or 70 cents aBloomberg - 87 words
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119 2005-07-13 17 AP [PARMAJ Parmalat was risking collapse at least six years before it finally went bust in 2003, according to an expert study from 1997. The study was handed to Parma prosecutors on May 12,1997. It warned that Parmalat was in danger of being swamped withAP - 119 words
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383 2005-07-13 17 AFP [BRUSSELS] British Finance Minister Gordon Brown claimed broad support yesterday for a controversial economic reform agenda amid signs Europe's big continental economies are in a rut because of a lack of reforming zeal. A promise by Britain to make EU economic reform a mainAFP - 383 words
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313 2005-07-13 17 PAYBACK TIME Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bear Stearns Cos, the fifth-biggest US securities firm by market value, is in talks to settle a federal regulatory probe of its mutual fund trading and has set aside an additional US$lOO million to coverBloomberg - 313 words
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269 2005-07-13 17 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil company, said it agreed to pay about US$9O million to settle complaints by US shareholders after the company overstated its oil and gas reserves by 41 per cent. The accord brings to about US$24OBloomberg - 269 words
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192 2005-07-13 17 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has agreed to pay US$4l.9 million to settle charges that it made false claims to the US government for travel reimbursement, the Justice Department said on Monday. The settlement stemmed from charges that PwC failed toReuters - 192 words
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282 2005-07-13 17 NYT [NEW YORK] Michael Jackson, who was acquitted on child-molestation charges last month, is facing accusations that he failed to pay his bills. Prescient Capital, of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, sued Jackson on Monday for breach of contract, asserting that he owed US$4B millionNYT - 282 words
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Article, Illustration585 2005-07-13 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - Move will lift yields but could depress passenger loads, say analysts By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Air Asia's decision to impose fuel surcharge for the first time ever will lift its yields, but could depress passenger loads. That seems to be the view ofAFP - 585 words
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302 2005-07-13 18 Airline is likely to service domestic routes AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A new low-cost carrier may be established in Malaysia to service domestic routes including the eastern states of Sabah* and Sarawak on Borneo island, a report said yesterday. Perak chief ministerAFP - 302 words
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76 2005-07-13 18 Bloomberg [JERUSALEM] Nice Systems Ltd, a maker of digital-recording products, said it won a contract to install its video monitoring system for Changi Airport in Singapore. Ra'anana, Israel-based Nice won the contract with Singapore's Tyco Fire Security, it said. The two companies were chosen toBloomberg - 76 words
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93 2005-07-13 18 Bernama [MELBOURNE] Singapore Airlines (SIA), which will be the first airline to receive the Airbus A3BO, will fly its first superjumbo to Sydney ahead of the rest of the world. Manufacturing problems at Airbus have delayed the double-decker's delivery by six monthsBernama - 93 words
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88 2005-07-13 18 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Shandong Airlines Co, a state-run carrier based in eastern China, said its first-half profit may have "dropped sharply" from last year because of surging jet fuel prices, according to a filing yesterday. China's six government-owned airlines, which aren't allowed to hedge theirBloomberg - 88 words
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Article, Illustration527 2005-07-13 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Swiss International Air Lines Ltd, which Deutsche Lufthansa AG is buying, suspended 52 of the 72 pilots who operate the carrier's 50-seat Saab 2000 aircraft from Basel, Switzerland, after they raised questions about safety. Three of the 11 daily flightsBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 527 words
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Miscellaneous260 2005-07-13 18 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 9 One may hesitate to follow giant for metal (8) I 1 Boils sheets to point of confu- WM Union permit required before mm 24 I'm with the household animal ing athlete is going up the 1 Can tar be in the market for 1 1 1 1260 words
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Article, Illustration586 2005-07-13 19 Shipping giant says move will strengthen its airfreight business Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nippon Yusen KK, Japan's largest shipping line, said it will buy out All Nippon Airways Co's stake in Nippon Cargo Airlines Co to strengthen its airfreight business. Yusen willBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 586 words
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653 2005-07-13 19 DAVID HUGHES - STRAIT TALK By DAVID HUGHES WITH the ever greater emphasis on measures to improve safety and security at sea the associated bureaucratic demands on ships have, inevitably, grown greatly in recent years. Last week there was an encouraging sign that moves are afoot to653 words
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310 2005-07-13 19 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore's 2005 marine fuel market is unlikely to match the surprise iiouble-digit year-on-year sales surge rise of the previous year, a government official said yesterday. Marine fuel sales in Asia's largest bunker port are still expected to rise byReuters - 310 words
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Article300 2005-07-13 19 SGX '000 Jul 1? SS +<- Vol CH Offshore 0.38 -0.01 680 ChuanHup 0.79 -0.01 1330 Cosco Corporation 1.97 -0.03 6377 CWT Distribution 0.65 unch 13 Ezra Hldgs 1.36 -0.03 858 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 101 Grand Banks Yacht 1.00 unch 230 Java Holdings 1.19 -0.02 1135 K1300 words
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Article, Illustration89 2005-07-13 19 [STOCKHOLM] The 'Maelardrottningen'. or 'Queen ofMaelar'. sits pristine and white on the sparkling Maelaren lake off the downtown Riddarholmen island, only a few minutes walk from Stockholm's hustling Old Town. The 'Queen ofMaelar' is probably the most upscale of the boats offering travellers a place to stay amongAFP - 89 words
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200 2005-07-13 19 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co, the world's sec-ond-largest shipbuilder, said it has received orders to build four container vessels valued at 259.5 billion won (*****.4 million). -The Hamburg Sued Group of Germany ordered the container vessels, the Seoul-based company said inBloomberg - 200 words
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142 2005-07-13 19 AFP [JAKARTA] The Indonesian navy launched a threemonth operation yesterday aimed at curbing piracy in the Malacca Strait, a key international shipping route that has been plagued by pirate attacks. The operation, named Gurita ("Octopus"), will involve 20 navy warships, seven motorboats, four planes andAFP - 142 words
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Article499 2005-07-13 20 EDITORIAL JUST over a month agp, economists were roundly cutting their Singapore growth forecasts, not only of GDP but also across the sectors, on account of a poorer-than-expec-ted first quarter. Some were still at it last week, when more data had since emerged of weak499 words
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Article, Illustration1079 2005-07-13 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - They have neglected this precondition of regional integration and prosperity for far too long ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent TWO contrasting faces of East Asia are presented nowadays, on the one hand by official efforts to promote regional economic integration and on the otherAFP FILE PHOTO - 1,079 words
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Article, Illustration746 2005-07-13 20 FRANK CHING - THE BOTTOM LINE FRANK CHING FIFTY years after the first Bandung conference, when the leaders of Asia and Africa met and pledged mutual cooperation and support, ties between China and the developing world, especially with African countries, have been greatly746 words
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Article1207 2005-07-13 21 DAVID LIANG - Holding excess cash for protection is a drag on returns for companies; a reasonable amount of debt could boost returns By DAVID LIANG IN THE past seven months that I have been in Singapore, I have met several CEOs of SGX-listed companies. More often than1,207 words
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Article, Illustration1034 2005-07-13 21 WAYNE ARNOLD - By WAYNE ARNOLD NYT IF gambling were not against his religion, Nor Mohamed Yakcop could probably make a decent living playing high-stakes poker in Las Vegas. As special economic adviser to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad during the Asian financial crisis in 1998, Mr NorNYT; REUTERS - 1,034 words
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448 2005-07-13 21 Ganesh Pillai Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ganesh Pillai Singapore I REFER to the report "Revised guidelines for MPs timely" (BT, July 7) by Mr Wong Wei Kong. I would like to applaud the Government for its timely revision of guidelines for MPs who accept directorships. According448 words
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379 2005-07-13 21 Han Liang Yuan (Ms) Senior Manager Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority Sonia Meyer Corporate Communications Officer Land Transport Authority Singapore - Han Liang Yuan (Ms) Senior Manager Corporate Communications Land Transport Authority Sonia Meyer Corporate Communications Officer Land Transport Authority Singapore I REFER to Denis Distant's letter "Push to drive cars, not use buses and trains?" (BT, July 5). The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is committed379 words
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149 2005-07-13 21 Nur Azlan Nurzid Kuala Lumpur - Nur Azlan Nurzid Kuala Lumpur I REFER to your report "Abdullah downplays Dr M's complaints over car policy (BT, July 8). I disagree totally with the claim that Mr Abdullah "downplayed complaints by his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad" that Kuala Lumpur may be149 words
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500 2005-07-13 29 SAMUEL EE - Smaller cars attract more buyers amid signs premiums will continue to dive By SAMUEL EE THE changing market share figures of the top three brands is further evidence that passenger car COE premiums are on the slide. In the first half of 2005,500 words
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Article, Illustration641 2005-07-13 29 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE FOUR mass-market brands drove two-thirds of new car sales in the first half of this year, but that hasn't stopped the other marques from promoting themselves aggressively in the media. Among those who adopted a high profile in theFILE PHOTOS - 641 words
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Article, Illustration320 2005-07-13 30 y Chua Boon Lee - By y Chua Boon Lee, Standard Poor's Associate, Fund Services Funds scoreboard ABOUT 87 per cent of all Singapore-registered and insurance-linked unit trusts reported positive returns in the second quartet; according to preliminary figures compiled by S&P. This is a sharp improvement over the 52 per cent that320 words
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Article833 2005-07-13 30 CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN, ANG SIEW LIAN - YOU THE TAXMAN CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN and ANG SIEW LIAN discuss advanced pricing agreements and why this may be a useful tax risk management tool CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN, ANG SIEW LIAN By ERNST YOUNG Multinational corporations may find themselves increasingly challenged on their transfer pricing (TP) practices as manyBy ERNST & YOUNG - 833 words
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Article328 2005-07-13 30 SINGAPORE currently has no specific transfer pricing legislation, nor are there formal advanced pricing agreement (APA) procedures for taxpayers. But taxpayers can still approach the tax authority to enter into a unilateral APA, or a bilateral or multilateral APA with countries that have tax treaties328 words
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Article, Illustration1026 2005-07-13 31 ROY VARGHESE - MONEY MATTERS Unless one sets a realistic budget, healthcare costs can become a problem that rears its head in the golden years ROY VARGHESE IT is fascinating to hear people estimate how much spending money they think they will need in retirement. Some pick1,026 words
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Article1082 2005-07-13 32 GENEVIEVE CUA - GENEVIEVE CUA looks at the performance scorecard of funds at half-time and what lies ahead GENEVIEVE CUA EQUITY and bond markets have proved resilient in the six months to June, with emerging market equity in particular, countries like Korea, Indonesia and India leading the pack. Unit trust1,082 words
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