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Title Section15 2005-08-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Friday, August 12,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200515 words
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659 2005-08-12 1 CHEN HUIFEN - Deputy PM says there's urgent need for bold reforms By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE) The budget for public sector R&D could more than double to almost $12 billion over the next five years, as part of a strategy for transforming Singapore into a knowledgebased659 words
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Article, Illustration724 2005-08-12 1 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] Creative Technology, perhaps the best-known Singapore name among global tech stocks, has run up its first quarterly loss in almost three years. Yesterday, the company reported a loss of US$3l.9 million for the three months to June 30,Source: Bloomberg - 724 words
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Article139 2005-08-12 1 ST! 2,305.97 (-32.52) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.298.00 (-27.00) siMsa 273.17 (-4.75) SIMSa FUTURES 272.90 (-3.60) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 936.05 -3.43 NIKKEI 225 12,263.32 +165.24 HANG SENG 15,445.20 +98.79 SET INDEX 681.95 -2.64 JAKARTA COMP 1.167.97 -8J7 MANILA COMP 2,023.70 +13.29 SEOUL COMP 1,123.77 +18.91 SHENZHEN B 239.25139 words
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TOP STORIES
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507 2005-08-12 2 ALEXANDRA HO - But it says deal for the 11 properties is legally binding By ALEXANDRA HO ISINGAPORE] City Developments' executive chairman Kwek Leng Beng said yesterday that he is willing to negotiate with Suntec Real •Estate Investment Trust on the deal to sell it 11 of507 words
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Article, Illustration914 2005-08-12 2 CHEN HUIFEN - Presidential hopeful disputes their claims By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] JTC Corp and Hyflux Ltd, where presidential hopeful Andrew Kuan used to hold senior positions, yesterday expressed disappointment at having hired him. JTC, which employed Mr Kuan as chief financial officer before he joined Hyflux,EDWIN KOO/ST - 914 words
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Article578 2005-08-12 2 Oil prices seen hitting US$7O in short term TRADERS here see crude oil prices rising to US$7O a barrel in the short term but believe they are unlikely to crash through that level. Oil hit US$65 this week, driven by psychological factors such as Middle-East jitters and US578 words
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604 2005-08-12 3 RONNIE LIM - But traders don't expect price escalation beyond that level By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORE] Traders here see crude oil prices rising to US$7O a barrel in the short term but believe they are unlikely to crash through that barrier. Oil hit US$65 this604 words
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Article, Illustration657 2005-08-12 3 PAUUNE NG - HAZE OVER MALAYSIA By PAUUNE NG in Kuala Lumpur THE air quality in Malaysia's heavily populated Klang Valley deteriorated to dangerous levels yesterday, forcing the Selangor state government to declare an emergency. Choking haze at Port Klang and Kuala Selangor causedREUTERS - 657 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration582 2005-08-12 4 ALEXANDRA HO - FINANCIAL RESULTS Impact from higher tax expenses and inability to book residential sales By ALEXANDRA HO CITY Developments yesterday reported a 36 per cent drop in second-quarter net profit, bogged down by increased tax expenses and the inability to book strong residential property sales.CHRIS LOH - 582 words
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273 2005-08-12 4 MORE than three months after DBS demanded that Citiraya pay back debts of $38.6 million, the bank has petitioned the High Court to wind up the electronics waste rtfcycler. Citiraya yesterday said the winding-up petition is to be heard on Sept 2. The company,273 words
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Article398 2005-08-12 4 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART NEPTUNE Orient Lines yesterday reported a 6 per cent year-on-year rise in sec-ond-quarter net profit, the smallest gain in six quarters as the group's margins came under pressure from liner shipping costs. Net profit for the quarter ended July 1 rose398 words
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787 2005-08-12 4 JOYCE KOH - CITIRAYA'S WOES HOCK LOCK SIEW By JOYCE KOH TO save Citiraya or don't bother, that is the question the company's two remaining potential investors have to ask. But increasingly, it looks as though the once high-flying company is heading for a total liquidation787 words
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326 2005-08-12 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA HO Bee Investment's sec-ond-quarter group net profit jumped from $1.2 million to $8.3 million, on the back of a near-tripling in revenue from $12.9 million to $38.3 million. The revenue surge was due largely to contribution from The Berth326 words
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Article, Illustration496 2005-08-12 4 SIOW LI SEN - By SIOW LI SEN SEMBCORP Industries yesterday posted a 22 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit to $74.37 million, boosted by its overseas operations and the sale of a stake in an Internet firm. It also continued to face demands for more divestments.ARTHUR LEE - 496 words
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Article, Illustration837 2005-08-12 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - Robinsons banking on fashionable merchandise to win back shoppers Reports by KALPANA RASHIWALA ROBINSON'S fourth-quar-ter and full-year results may not be exciting, but what is is its action plan which will bear on the group's future. For one, it will introduceARTHUR LEE - 837 words
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Article419 2005-08-12 6 ROBINSON and Company, which operates the Robinsons, John Little and Marks Spencer stores in Singapore and the MBiS outlets in Malaysia, yesterday posted a 0.2 per cent drop in Q4 group net profit to $13.2 million. Profit from retail operations fell from $8.5 million to419 words
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246 2005-08-12 6 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM ASTI Holdings yesterday posted a second-quarter net loss of $400,000 narrower than the $1.1 million deficit in the first quarter, but still a long way from the $5.6 million net earnings it achieved in the year-ago period. Sequentially, the slashing246 words
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OTHER RESULTS
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119 2005-08-12 6 HONG Leong Asia said half-time net profit fell 37 per cent from $29.4 million to $18.6 million, even as revenue went up 22 per cent to $1.29 billion. The decline in profit was due to lower gross margins in the first half, and119 words
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Article63 2005-08-12 6 FLEXTECH Holdings Ltd has reported a 69 per cent drop in first-half net profit to $2.2 million from $7.3 million a year ago. The earnings fall for the six months ended June 30 came on a 12 per cent decrease in turnover to $291.5 million from63 words
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49 2005-08-12 6 Reuters ASIA'S largest diversified commodity trader, Hong Kong-based Noble Group Ltd, yesterday reported a 16 per cent rise in second-quarter profits. The Singapore-listed company's profit for the three months ended June 30 was US$53 million compared with US$45.5 million a year earlier.Reuters - 49 words
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69 2005-08-12 6 INTER-ROLLER Engineering yesterday registered a 63 per cent jump in H1 net profit to $6.7 million, following a 42 per cent rise in revenue to $43.5 million. As at June 30, the airport logistics systems designer's order books stood at $146 million. In addition,69 words
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59 2005-08-12 6 MAIN BOARD-LISTED Ellipsiz Ltd closed its financial year 2005 on June 30 with a 35 per cent rise in net profit to $11.1 million, compared to $8.2 million the year before. This came on the back of a 70 per cent hike in revenue to59 words
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57 2005-08-12 6 CG TECHNOLOGIES Holdings Ltd has posted 27.3 per cent increase in turnover to 112.1 million renminbi (S$22.8 million) for the second quarter ended June 30 from a proforma88.1 million renminbi in the year-ago period. Net profit was up 18.9 per cent to57 words
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52 2005-08-12 6 MAINBOARD-LISTED Europtronic has announced a sharp drop in net profit to $2.5 million for the half year ended June 30 from $5.2 million a year ago. Separately, associate Eucon Holdings saw its net profit fall 87 per cent to $507,000 from $3.9 million in the52 words
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82 2005-08-12 6 TOTAL Automation Ltd has chalked up a 20.3 per cent increase in first-half net profit of $4.55 million, on the back of a 7.5 per cent increase in revenue of $38.13 million. The engineering control and instrumentation specialist said the increased turnover was due82 words
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85 2005-08-12 6 CHINA Sun Bio-Chem Technology Group said half-time net profit came in at 124.3 million renminbi (5525.3 million), up 55.2 per cent from the same period last year. Revenue rose 31.3 per cent to 400 million renminbi, as it sold more of its corn85 words
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59 2005-08-12 6 MAINBOARD-LISTED Achieva Limited has posted a 36 per cent drop in HI net profit to $1.35 million. Turnover rose 3 per cent to $305 million. The electronics solutions provider attributed the increase in revenue to its electronics components division, which saw its turnover improve by59 words
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128 2005-08-12 6 NET profit for UOB Kay Hian fell 38.3 per cent to $34 million in the first half of this year. Revenue dropped 23.8 per cent to $142.4 million. The company attributed this fall in net profit to a smaller writeback of provision for128 words
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Article, Illustration207 2005-08-12 8 HAVING raised about $2 million for seven charities in its inaugural year last year, the Singapore Ex-change-organised Bull Run is looking to embrace an even wider community this year, reaching out to 14 charities. The Society for the Physically Disabled's SPD Education207 words
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Article, Illustration420 2005-08-12 8 SIOW LI SEN - He has stepped down as senior adviser, says internal memo Reports by SIOW LI SEN NG Kee Choe has finally left DBS Group Holdings, the bank where he had devoted more than half his life to build up. Mr Ng, 61, joinedFILE PHOTO - 420 words
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212 2005-08-12 8 DBS Bank said yesterday that it has helped market Thailand's first international property fund. The CPN Retail Growth Property Fund set up by Bangkok-based Central Pattana, a Thai shopping centre developer, closed yesterday after it had been offered to212 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article125 2005-08-12 8 TWO overseas subsidiaries of system integrator CSE Global have been awarded contracts amounting to about $6 million in Australia and New Zealand. CSE said yesterday that Australia-based subsidiary CSE-Uniserve has won a contract from the Melbourne Water Corporation to design, supply, install and commission new125 words
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Article136 2005-08-12 8 CNA Group has reached a settlement in its construction dispute with M+W Zander Facility Engineering GmbH Co, its main contractor for the First Silicon Wafer Fab project in Kuching. It said the dispute involved sums due to CNA under the contract, as well as variation orders136 words
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Advertisement2155 2005-08-12 5 ROBINSON AND COMPANY, LIMITED Incorporated in Singapore Co. Reg. No. *****0011H 1. INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2005 4. STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2005 (I) The Directors are pleased to announce the unaudited results for the year ended 30 June2,155 words
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Advertisement1543 2005-08-12 9 INTERIM AC iSTi noble results UD Ihgyinrmip Today's answer to tomorrow's growth I FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) 6 months 2005 vs. 6 months 2004 Turnover Annualized return on average Net profit for increased by shareholders' equity for 6 months 2005 6 months 2005 was 39% 39.8%1,543 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration504 2005-08-12 10 TEH HOOI LING - STOCKS The question is whether this is a correction or whether the bull run is over TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent SOARING oil prices added momentum to the profit-taking in the Singapore market yesterday, culminating in the biggest correction since April. The pullback came even asSource: Bloomberg - 504 words
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538 2005-08-12 10 Eddie Toh - TRADES TO WATCH By Eddie Toh OCBC Bank is set to boost its stake in insurance arm Great Eastern Holdings (GEH) through a share swap worth an estimated $86.9 million with a stockbroker. OCBC said yesterday that it has entered into a538 words
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Article, Illustration424 2005-08-12 10 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 11 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -349.00 -194.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -178.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -35.00 All-SG Equities 587.80 -8.73 SG Equities Elect 132.36 -4.26 SG Equities Fin 1653.41 -26.50 SG Equities Prop 645.20 -8.63 SIMSCI 273.17 -4.75 SiMSCI Futures 272.90 -3.60 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME424 words
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Article, Illustration899 2005-08-12 10 JOYCE KOH - By JOYCE KOH Parkway Holdings Aug 11 dose: $2.18 DBS VICKERS SECURITIES. Aug 11 2Q05 revenue reached a record high of $112.7 million, an increase of 10 per cent y-o-y, while net profit jumpefl 22 per cent y-o-y to $16.4 milliiA driven by higher inpatient and day casesSource: Bloomberg - 899 words
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Article, Illustration416 2005-08-12 10 Sing hits 3-month high on GDP data CURRENCIES Reuters AFP [SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar hit a three-month high yesterday and the Thai baht rose to its strongest level in two months as traders bet a turnaround in their economies could lead to greater demand for local stocks. The Philippine pesoReuters; AFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 416 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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444 2005-08-12 11 JOYCE KOH - It is, together with a fund, buying 16.7% of Hopson for HK$977m By JOYCE KOH THE drive to rebalance its portfolio appears to be hotting up for Temasek Holdings, with the investment holding company confirming yesterday that it is buying a stake in444 words
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Article, Illustration395 2005-08-12 11 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE A FIVE-STOREY building on Paya Lebar Road will be bought and demolished because its safety will be compromised by deep excavation work along the MRT's Circle Line. Hock Kee House (HKH) is a 999-year leasehold property made up of seven shophouses395 words
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Article, Illustration229 2005-08-12 11 THE HomeTeamNS has tied up with SPH Magazines to publish its official magazine Home Team NS which has a member base of 160,000 National Servicemen and their family members. The two-year partnership contract which was signed yesterday by the chief executive officer of SPH Magazines229 words
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61 2005-08-12 11 PSB Academy is partnering the University of Western Australia (UWA) to offer a full-time Masters of Business Administration (MBA) programme next January. Up to now UWA has offered only part-time Bachelor of Commerce and MBA courses through the PSB61 words
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200 2005-08-12 11 SOME of Asia's leading financial experts will gather under one roof to reveal their strategies for successful investing. And you are invited to be in the audience. "Strategies for Successful Investing" organised by Citibank will be held on Aug 18 at Raffles200 words
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Advertisement983 2005-08-12 11 iClUHjud CIH Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Co. Reg. No. *****6357H Announcement of First Quarter Financial Statement The Board of Directors of CIH Limited is pleased to announce the unaudited financial statement of the Group for the first quarter ended 30 June 2005 as set out below: Quarter983 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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459 2005-08-12 12 Euro zone growth forecast at 0.2% in the quarter Reuters [PARIS] Europe's economy lost much of what spark it had in the second quarter of 2005, as Germany failed to reproduce the spurt that made up for the recession in Italy earlier inReuters - 459 words
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Article, Illustration607 2005-08-12 12 July amount is second-biggest on record after last Dec's US$11.1b Reuters [BEIJING] China chalked up its second-biggest trade surplus on record in July, handing fresh ammunition to critics who say last month's 2.1 per cent yuan revaluation will prove too small to bring the country'sReuters; Source: Bloomberg; AP - 607 words
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352 2005-08-12 12 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] US retail sales jumped 1.8 per cent last month as buyer incentives led to the biggest gain in auto sales since just after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, a government report showed yesterday. A separate report showedReuters - 352 words
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Article2346 2005-08-12 12 vol General Corp .0.42 -0.01 64 *■>11 Ml W- fit) Genting 19.70 -0.40 466 George Kent OA) unch 42 A M Realty 1.S0 0.06 JO GHLSystems A20 unch 134 Abric 0.37 -0.02 83 Globetron.cs Tech 0.40 unch 417 ACP Industries 0.68 -0.02 12 Glomac Bhd 1.52 0.02 5482,346 words
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Advertisement1161 2005-08-12 12 Notices m POPULAR NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING POPULAR HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) (Registration No. *****7187 M) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 20 Old Toh Tuck Road, Singapore *****5 on 26 August 2005 at 10.001,161 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration518 2005-08-12 13 S JAYASANKARAN - He's apparently annoyed by perception of an attempt to tarnish his legacy By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur FORMER Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad used to resort to caustic irony whenever he got annoyed. Asked by a member of the foreign media once what he518 words
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327 2005-08-12 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Man. diri, Indonesia's biggest lender, aims to cut its badloan ratio by half to return to financial health and has no plans now to merge with a domestic rival, president director Agus DW Martowardojo said. Indonesia'-s central bankBloomberg - 327 words
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659 2005-08-12 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's biggest lender, Malayan Banking Bhd, is expected to report this month that quarterly profit grew slightly, even though its income from lending is slipping behind rivals in a slowing economy. Maybank and its local rivals are trying toReuters - 659 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration920 2005-08-12 14 Deal will create the biggest and most diversified Internet company in China Bloomberg NYT [BEIJING] Yahoo! Inc yesterday stepped up its presence in China's fast-grow-ing Internet business, announcing a deal to buy a 40 per cent stake in Alibaba.com,Bloomberg; NYT; PHOTOS: BT, BLOOMBERG - 920 words
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Article, Illustration725 2005-08-12 14 ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai - INDIA INSIGHT Should India ship out its iron ore, or use it for her own steel industry? ASHOK KUMAR In Mumbai THE feasibility of India exporting its iron ore is a divisive issue. While one school of thought advocates that there is nothing wrong in725 words
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471 2005-08-12 14 Move could unleash tranche of shares worth up to US$2b [LONDON] Lakshmi Mittal, who is one of the world's richest men, said on Wednesday that he might be willing to pare his 88 per cent stake in Mittal Steel, according to a471 words
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342 2005-08-12 14 Frontrunners include ICAP, Collins Stewart Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's banking regulator will allow domestic and foreign companies to set up money brokerages for the first time as part of efforts to reorganise and boost the nation's capital markets. ICAP Pic and Collins Stewart Tullet Pic,Bloomberg - 342 words
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193 2005-08-12 14 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's Huaxia Securities has won final approval to seek a foreign investor, state newspapers said yesterday, as the brokerage that once ranked as the nation's fourth-largest struggled to finance an internal overhaul. Citic Securities Co Ltd, China's first brokerage toReuters - 193 words
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NOTE BOOK
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62 2005-08-12 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] Swire Pacific Ltd posted a big jump in first-half net profit yesterday largely thanks to one-off gains, including the sale of a stake in a port operation, and a huge accounting gain. Underlying net profit, an indicator of the healthReuters - 62 words
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76 2005-08-12 14 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Phoenix Satellite Television Holdings Ltd, a Hong Kong-based, China-focused broadcaster partly owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, said that second-quarter profit surged 19 per cent because of a one-time gain. Net profit rose to HK$5l million (Sslo.B million), or oneBloomberg - 76 words
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72 2005-08-12 14 Li Fung buys US firm for US$124m Reuters [HONG KONG] Trading company Li Fung Ltd yesterday posted a 23 per cent rise in first-half profit and said it is spending US$ 124 million to buy aUS clothing firm, the latest in a spree of acquisitions and licensing deals aimed atReuters - 72 words
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78 2005-08-12 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] AMMB Holdings Bhd had its best quarter in five years, as net profit nflore than doubled to RM106.5 million (Ss47 million) for the first three months ended June 30, on strong contribution from 51 per cent owned Amlnvestment Group Bhd, says a78 words
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76 2005-08-12 14 Reuters [HONG KONG] China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd, Asia's most valuable telecoms firm, expects to add more than three million users a month for the rest of the year after wowing investors with better-than-expected first-half earnings. The world's top cellular carrier by users onReuters - 76 words
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535 2005-08-12 15 ANTHONY ROWLEY - They put money in Japan's bourse, driving Nikkei 225 to 4-year high By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo FOREIGN investors have begun pouring money into the Tokyo stock market in the hope that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will pull off his gamble of dissolving parliament in535 words
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Article791 2005-08-12 15 MEDIA MANOEUVRES NYT Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Rupert Murdoch gave the cold shoulder to his largest shareholder, John C Malone, on Wednesday by extending a poison pill that blocks Mr Malone's Liberty Media Corp from buying more shares of Mr Murdoch's News Corp. But the consolation prize forNYT; Bloomberg - 791 words
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Article, Illustration385 2005-08-12 15 NYT [NEW YORK] Carl C Icahn, who has made a career out of agitating for change at corporations, has set his sights on an incredibly large new target: Time Warner. Mr Icahn has been putting out feelers over the last week toNYT; BLOOMBERG - 385 words
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WORLD WATCH
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95 2005-08-12 15 Bloomberg (BANGKOK] Thailand may post a current account deficit of as much as US$2 billion this year, mainly because of the rising costs of oil imports. Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya said yesterday. "I believe the current account deficit will not exceed US$2Bloomberg - 95 words
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101 2005-08-12 15 Reuters [MANIIJM Ayala Land Inc, the Philippines' largest property developer, said yesterday its quarterly profit rose 4.4 per cent, buoyed by a sustained rise in mall rentals and property sales. Ayala Land said its net income was 640 million pesos (Ssl 8.9Reuters - 101 words
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68 2005-08-12 15 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai consumer confidence fell in July to its lowest in over three years on concerns that high fuel prices and a widening trade deficit will curb economic growth, a survey showed. An index measuring consumer confidence fell to 79.4, the lowestBloomberg - 68 words
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142 2005-08-12 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON! The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) won't be able to enforce new corporate-governance rules for mutual funds until after a lawsuit opposing the measures is heard, according to a federal court order. Judges at the US Court of AppealsBloomberg - 142 words
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72 2005-08-12 15 Reuters [ATIj\NTA] Appliance maker Whirlpool Corp on Wednesday raised its takeover offer for Maytag Corp a third time, to nearly US$l.7 billion or US$2l a share moving to derail its smaller rival's US$l4-a-share buyout by private equity firm Ripplewood Holdings. The sweetenedReuters - 72 words
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452 2005-08-12 15 Bloomberg Reuters (CANBERRA] Telstra Corp, Australia's largest telephone company, increased second-half profit just 0.2 per cent and said earnings may decline this year as customers abandon its main fixed-line business for cheaper mobile phone and Internet services. Net income, excluding charges and assetBloomberg; Reuters - 452 words
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317 2005-08-12 15 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Refco Inc, the world's biggest closely held futures broker, and its existing investors raised US$5B3 million in an initial public offering (IPO). On Wednesday,the New York-based broker and shareholders sold 26.5 million shares at US$22 each, more than the US$l9 toBloomberg - 317 words
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Article, Illustration433 2005-08-12 16 Ex-finance ministry official takes over, with aim of overhauling firm AFP [BANGKOK] The president of Thai Airways International has been suspended, Thailand's prime minister said yesterday, as officials warned that the carrier was suffering the worst financial crisis in its history. The airline's board suspended KanokAFP - 433 words
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Article, Illustration276 2005-08-12 16 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's umbrella labour group yesterday called for a general strike and protest rallies after the government invoked rarely-used emergency powers to end a 25-day stoppage by Asiana pilots. The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions cancelled its plan toAFP; REUTERS - 276 words
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LOG BOOK
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106 2005-08-12 16 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Corp said a panel dropped from one of its planes landing on a runway at Narita International Airport, the latest in safety troubles reported by the country's largest carrier. The part was found to be missing from the BoeingBloomberg - 106 words
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62 2005-08-12 16 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd, will begin non-stop flights between Sydney and San Francisco in March 2006. It will fly three times a week between the cities, using Boeing 747-400 planes, it said in a statement. It will also add flights between Sydney and VancouverBloomberg - 62 words
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53 2005-08-12 16 AFP [JAKARTA] Some 900 flight attendants at Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia will stage a three-day strike from today over a salary dispute, a union official said. It would affect all major routes including services to Bali, the 1,200-strong Garuda Indonesia Cabin CrewAFP - 53 words
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235 2005-08-12 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Boeing Co, the world's sec-ond-largest commercial airplane maker, said Morocco's Royal Air Maroc plans to purchase as many as five 787 Dreamliner planes, a potential US$675 million transaction. Formal negotiations are expected to be completed in September, Chicago-based BoeingBloomberg - 235 words
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256 2005-08-12 16 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] United Airlines, the second-largest US carrier, said it may be forced to give up gates at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport if it doesn't use them enough. An agreement reached with the city on Sunday "could result in the loss of accessBloomberg - 256 words
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119 2005-08-12 16 AFP [SINGAPORE] Passenger traffic at Singapore's Changi airport in July reached 2.89 million, the highest monthly level so far this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore said in a statement yesterday. Last month's figures were 8.2 per cent higher than a yearAFP - 119 words
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293 2005-08-12 16 AFP (BEIJING] French aerospace group Dassault Aviation is working with Chinese authorities to operate its Falcon series of jets here as it eyes expected growth in the business travel market, state media said yesterday. Dassault is keen to get the green lightAFP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration453 2005-08-12 16 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Lines Co, the world's secondlargest cargo carrier, reported its first loss in six quarters after fuel prices and its tax bill surged. The airline yesterday said it has begun hedging fiiel costs for the first time. TheBloomberg - 453 words
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Article, Illustration400 2005-08-12 17 July cargo volume up 28% for Shanghai and 20% for Shenzhen Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Shanghai and Shenzhen, China's biggest container ports, handled more cargo in July than a year ago as exports of toys, clothing and other goods increased demand for sea freight.Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 400 words
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423 2005-08-12 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co, the UK's largest port operator, said first-half profit more than tripled after selling a stake in Royal P&O Nedlloyd NV. Net income rose to £220.1 million (Ss6so million), or 29.7 pence a share, from £54.9 million,Bloomberg - 423 words
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170 2005-08-12 17 Xinhua [NAIROBI] Somali pirates have reneged on a deal which was brokered by the United Nations to free 10 hostages held for more than a month and the fate of the ship and the crew was still unknown so far, officials workingXinhua - 170 words
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321 2005-08-12 17 China Shipping's first half profit soars 81 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Shares of China Shipping Development Co rose as much as 2.4 per cent after the nation's largest oil carrier posted an 81 per cent surge in first-half profit on more fuel shipments and raised the outlook of its ninemonth earnings.Bloomberg - 321 words
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1065 2005-08-12 17 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has called on ship owners and operators to include procedures in their vessel safety management systems that direct masters to promptly notify local rescue coordination centres if their ships become disabled.1,065 words
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273 2005-08-12 17 Reuters [LONDON] A sharp threeweek fall in crude oil freight rates has been triggered by growing fleet supply and seasonal factors rather than any fundamental slippage in oil demand, analysts and ship brokers said on Wednesday. "We've got in excess of 120Reuters - 273 words
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Article542 2005-08-12 18 EDITORIAL INDIAN Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last month signed a nuclear and defence accord with the United States that may mark the beginning of a new relationship between India and the US and as many fear may even mean one that is aimed at countering542 words
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Article, Illustration905 2005-08-12 18 MARK GILBERT - Berlusconi's anti-euro rhetoric to score points against his political rival is harming Europe By MARK GILBERT Bloomberg ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi last month called the euro a "disaster" and a "rip-off". Maybe the single-currency club should consider revoking Italy'sBloomberg; PHOTOS: AFP, BLOOMBERG - 905 words
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Article, Illustration722 2005-08-12 18 ROBERT SAMUELSON - THE BOTTOM LINE ROBERT SAMUELSON The Washington Post Writers Group A NATION'S economic power could once be judged by tons of steel or megawatts of electricity. But we have moved beyond these simple indicators or even updated versions, such as computer chips. All advancedThe Washington Post Writers Group - 722 words
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Article, Illustration1623 2005-08-12 19 JOSE KIRAN, RAMKISHEN S RAJAN - With the US' military and geo-political clout, the greenback as an established reserve currency cannot be easily displaced By JOSE KIRAN, RAMKISHEN S RAJAN PRIOR to World War I, Britain was the world's leading trading nation, and around 60 per cent of world tradeREUTERS FILE PHOTO - 1,623 words
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206 2005-08-12 19 Leong Sze Hian Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER k to the President's Star Charity 2005 show on Aug 6 and July 31. Unlike previous charity shows, there was no 20cent charge for each donation call. I would like to ask if206 words
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183 2005-08-12 19 Lu Kee Hong Singapore - Lu Kee Hong Singapore 1 AM very heartened to read that Singaporeans are responding prudently vis-a-vis 90 per cent home loans despite many attempts by interested parties in the property market to lure buyers into the market. Witness the run-up of property counters183 words
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Article, Illustration931 2005-08-12 19 JAD MOUAWAD - By JAD MOUAWAD NYT WHEN CNOOC, the Chinese govern-ment-owned oil company, dropped its bid to buy Unocal earlier this month, it said that political opposition in Washington had scuttled the plan. The question US oil companies now face is whether they might somedayNYT; REUTERS - 931 words
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Article6535 2005-08-12 21 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In local curr In S$ In US$ dy yr dy X yr dy %yr Aug 10 Index Change Change Change Change Change Change World Index Preliminary 912.7 0.8 7.1 0.6 4.3 1.1 3.4 t EAFE Preliminary 864.9 0.9 11.9 1.0 4.5 1.5 3.66,535 words
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573 2005-08-12 27 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee HEY, we hear there's an election coming up. No, not that one. I'm talking about that other election. Haven't you heard? They're calling a snap one. If you still don't know, then you haven't been checking under your nearest tree.573 words
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Article, Illustration1359 2005-08-12 27 CHEAH UI-HOON - TV—particularly pay TV —is enjoying a resurgence, with digital technology, rather than the growth of any one genre, being the key driver. CHEAH UI-HOON has the details CHEAH UI-HOON TV offerings are hotting up, especially come September when Star Hub revamps its digital offering and puts1,359 words
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Article, Illustration490 2005-08-12 27 NGIAM YING LAN - For the first time a new taste for cable TV By NGIAM YING LAN ONE of Singapore's favourite national pastimes is set to get a boost with the launch of the Asian Food Channel (AFC) this September, the first-ever 24-hour food cable channel to grace TV screens here. What foodies490 words
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Article, Illustration561 2005-08-12 28 GEOFFREY EU - FILM REVIEW There is something strangely lacklustre about 'Bewitched' despite a cute plot twist and proficient performances from its stars, reports GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU Audiences of a certain vintage will remember with some fondness the cheerful 1960s television series on which the new movie Bewitched561 words
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Article342 2005-08-12 28 MIKE CHUA - By MIKE CHUA scheduled timing? You can, with Video-On-De-mand, or VOD. Thanks to the broadband technology, this genre of video viewing is already here, via your PC or 3G handphone. Viewers can pick from a menu of movie titles and, with a click of a mouse* draw342 words
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Article, Illustration582 2005-08-12 28 PARVATHI NAYAR - FILM REVIEW By PARVATHI NAYAR In 1968, George Romero invented a subclass of the horror film with an indie production shot on a budget of US$lOO,OOO. Night of the Living Dead went on to acquire cult status, a place in most schools of film studies,582 words
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Miscellaneous186 2005-08-12 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD sewn up' 00) aMl mitted (10) (4) 11 Final initiative to Gncour3QG coi ution 1 Performance originally adver- customers to take stock (9,4) Ttsra AT suluiium tised in official documents (4) 13 what hospitals offer in Across: 4 Sybarite, 8 Sponge, 9 2 Scotsman gets nothing out of186 words
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Article, Illustration682 2005-08-12 29 PARVATHI NAYAR - COMEDY The cross-dressing comedian delivers but the trio need tightening, writes PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR IT'S good to have a giggle, better yet to have a whole evening of them. This week saw two Singapore staples, Kumar and the Dim Sum Dollies separately682 words
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Article534 2005-08-12 29 RACHEL LIN - MUSIC By RACHEL LIN STACEY Kent's love for music from hearing her describe it wasn't so much acquired as it was a blessing from above. "1 was singing from the first moment of consciousness," says the award-winning jazz artist in a phone interview. "I loved music534 words
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Advertisement155 2005-08-12 29 Driving the new Grand Espaee isn't an experience, it's a privilege. A large 7-seater MPV that was designed with only your comfort in mind, the Grand Espace truly has it all. Powered by a 2.0 A Turbo engine, all of the features f L come together to create a new155 words
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Article, Illustration528 2005-08-12 31 NGIAM YING LAN - For writer Sylvia Tan, there's a story behind every recipe, says NGIAM YING LAN NGIAM YING LAN THE last time Sylvia Tan tried to create her own version of quince paste (a chewy fruit gum often eaten with cheese) using "a whole lot ofSE XIANG WEI - 528 words
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Article, Illustration1463 2005-08-12 32 GEOFFREY EU - Madrid is home to one of the world's great museums and a 16th-century building classified as one of the eight wonders of the world, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU WITH its grand boulevards, impressive parks and monuments plus world-class museums, Madrid exudes a definitePHOTOS BY GEOFFREY EU - 1,463 words
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Article319 2005-08-12 32 The Hotel: In Madrid, check out the hip quotient in hotels like Hotel Hesperia (iwww.hoteles-hesperia.es), which is also home to the elegant and excellent Santceloni restaurant. Other hotel options include the slick Urban (www.derbyhotels.es), the Villa Real, the AC Santo Mauro, the Adler and the Bauza. The319 words
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