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Title Section15 2005-09-09 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg MICA (P) 089/03/2005 Friday, September 9,200515 words
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607 2005-09-09 1 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings is poised to sell about US$l billion of bonds in its first-ever debt offering, as it accelerates the pace of its overseas acquisitions. The exact size and structure of the deal is yet to607 words
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Article137 2005-09-09 1 STI 2,297.90 (+1.00) ST INDEX FUTURES 2,300.00 (+1.00) siMsa ***** (+0.80) SIMSCI FUTURES 271.40 (-0.30) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSECOMP 916.80 -2.27 NIKKEI 225 12,533.89 -73.70 HANG SENG 15,166.17 -58.40 SET INDEX 715.08 +6.58 JAKARTA COMP 1,080.450 +21.070 MANILA COMP 1,905.84 +8.51 SEOUL COMP 1,145.26 +2.27 SHENZHEN B 225.88137 words
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Article, Illustration613 2005-09-09 1 SIOW LI SEN - Regulator raises bar for banks and life insurers By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore has raised the bar to ensure true independence on the boards of banks and life insurance companies to reflect the special role they play in theFILE PHOTO - 613 words
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Advertisement98 2005-09-09 1 FAIRPRICE DEBATE The NTUC Comfort example PG2 11l ill! 8"*****1 T *****4 The Sporting Life Former Australian Test cricketer Kevin Wright uses lessons he learned on the field in his job as CEO of Pmdential Assurance in Singapore. M He reveals how the discipline and HR principles that make a98 words
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Advertisement13 2005-09-09 1 RAFFLES TOWN CLUB .t Rafflessooo committee HHHHHHHH fails in application PG4 I WBBSzESSM13 words
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Advertisement10 2005-09-09 1 COMPANIES Genting Int'l to move to SGX main board PG610 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration694 2005-09-09 2 SAMUEL EE - Comfort has changed fundamentally since listing By SAMUEL EE [SINGAPORE] Comfort Del taxi operations today cannot be compared with the NTUC Comfort taxis of old, some analysts say in a widening of the current debate over the merits of a stock market listingFILE PHOTO - 694 words
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431 2005-09-09 2 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM [SINGAPORE] Fancy being contactable on your local phone number while overseas, but without expensive roaming charges? Soon you'll have just that convenience, after the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) released phone numbers for Internet Protocol (IP) telephony this week. IP431 words
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Article719 2005-09-09 2 Wee Cho Yaw exempt from new MAS rules WEE Cho Yaw has had his position as executive chairman of United Overseas Bank secured by law under new rules on corporate governance unless he chooses to step down or the bank does not reappoint him. Some had earlier thought719 words
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Article, Illustration408 2005-09-09 4 SIOW LI SEN - Banks and insurers have until Jan 2007 to comply with new MAS rules By SIOW LI SEN [SINGAPORE] Wee Cho Yaw has had his position as. executive chairman of United Overseas Bank secured by law under the new rules onFILE PHOTO - 408 words
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Article, Illustration91 2005-09-09 4 Wong Ngit Liong Goh Geok Ling Michael Wong Pakshong Glam Chin Toon Wong Meng Meng Lee Tsao Yuan I.Wong NgitLiong 1. Michael Wong Pakshong I.Wong Meng Meng 2.6oh Geok Ling 2. Giam Chin Toon 2.TanKokQuan 3. Leung Chun Ymg 3. NasnxJdin Bin Bahari 3. Ngiam Tong Dow 4.91 words
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Article, Illustration634 2005-09-09 4 RAJU CHELLAM - By RAJU CHELLAM in Seattle [SINGAPORE] Singapore will coordinate a slew of measures in the Asia-Pacif-ic that software giant Microsoft Corp plans to launch, and are aimed at the fast-growing market for IT products and services in small and medium enterprises (SMEs).BLOOMBERG - 634 words
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613 2005-09-09 4 COMMENTARY It also offers an excuse to others faced with non-mandatory regime, says WONG WEI KONG RULES should apply equally to all, but apparently not in the case of Wee Cho Yaw. While no one is disputing his ability as a banker,613 words
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Article, Illustration390 2005-09-09 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] A group of Raffles Town Club (RTC) members yesterday failed to stop the club's owner Raffles Town Club Pte Ltd from presenting an alternative payment scheme for damages. Justice Kan Ting Chiu ruled in the High Court the Rafflessooo committee,ARTHUR LEE - 390 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration648 2005-09-09 6 PAULINE NG, ALEXANDRA HO - Transfer from Clob to SGX, two bids for S'pore IRs tantalise observers By PAULINE NG, ALEXANDRA HO in Kuala Lumpur and ALEXANDRA HO in Singapore AFTER sitting idle for years on the Singapore over-the-counter market Clob International; Genting International is beginning to look lively.648 words
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Article, Illustration423 2005-09-09 6 JEAN CHUA - By JEAN CHUA THE way has been paved for Raffles Holdings to complete the sale of its hotel assets which include the 118-year-old Raffles Hotel by the end of this month. At yesterday's extraordinary general meeting, 437 shareholders and proxies representing about 1.58CHRIS LOH - 423 words
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360 2005-09-09 6 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) has been given the go-ahead by Thailand's finance ministry to merge its two banking subsidiaries Bank of Asia (BOA) and UOB Badanasin. The merger will see the delisting and liquidation of UOB Badanasin. whose business360 words
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194 2005-09-09 6 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM CREATIVE Technology yesterday announced a partnership with Soundbuzz to offer Asia's first music video download store through MP3 players such as the recently launched Creative Zen Vision. Creative will get some of the revenue from sales of music videos integrated into the Media194 words
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Article, Illustration476 2005-09-09 6 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO CENTREPOINT Properties, the property arm of listed conglomerate Fraser Neave, is rebranding its overseas property unit, calling it the Frasers Property Group. And it is kicking off the new name with a property launch this weekend involving Sydney and London476 words
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534 2005-09-09 6 SIOW LI SEN - HOCK LOCK SIEW By SIOW LI SEN THE boss of a Singaporeowned conglomerate, which sold consumer goods in the early *****, asked his sales manager about the difficulty of collecting payment in China and was taken aback when told that China executes those who534 words
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Article405 2005-09-09 7 CHEN HUIFEN - Latest drug eluting stent BioMatrix likely to get Europe approval next year By CHEN HUIFEN BIOSENSOBS International Group's Axxion stent may be gaining acceptance in Europe, but the medical technology firm is banking on a star innovation to boost its fortunes in the long-run. Called405 words
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Article, Illustration150 2005-09-09 7 NOW. this is one tactic that will give even the most hardened of marketeers a run for their money. The Singapore Exchange (SGX) unleashed its Bull Run mascots and dancers in the Central Business District yesterday, to publicise its fun run slatedfor Oct150 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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Article53 2005-09-09 7 GKGOH Holdings yesterday announced that it has completed the disposal of GK Goh Securities (HK) Ltd and GK Goh Securities (HK) Nominees Ltd yesterday. This is part of an agreed sale of its stockbroking businesses to Malaysia's CIMB Bhd for $239 million, as announced in53 words
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Article59 2005-09-09 7 SESDAQ-listed Darco Water Technologies said it has settled the dispute over its Deqing build-operate-transfer water project. which was halted in January following delays. It will now return to complete the project within six months, which will include a demonstration plant. Its joint venture partner has agreed59 words
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Article38 2005-09-09 7 MALAYSIAN semiconductor manufacturer Advance Modules Group yesterday launched its initial public offering of 44.6 million shares at 41 cents each. The IPO closes Sep 15, and trading is expected to start on Sep 19.38 words
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51 2005-09-09 7 CONSTRUCTION and property development firm Low Keng Huat reported a 62 per cent jump in half-year net profit to $5.4 million. For the six months ended July 31, revenue slipped 14 per cent to $57.5 million largely due to a decline in the construction51 words
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Article22 2005-09-09 7 CHINA Petrotech Holdings said its chief financial officer Pui Chiu Wing has resigned with effect from September 1.22 words
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473 2005-09-09 7 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN MAINBOARD-LISTED Multi Vision Intelligent Surveillance has entered into an agreement to sell its entire networked video security business to Verint Systems of the United States for US$4B.2 million. "Verint has proposed to pay for the entire stake in cash, provided that,473 words
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Article, Illustration708 2005-09-09 8 VEN SREENIVASAN - NEWS ANALYSIS It is set to be more than just an upstream player in the textile chain, says VEN SREENIVASAN VEN SREENIVASAN JHj AINBOARD-listed mm FibreChem Tech|m mm nologies does not i m I seem t0 be fazed by jg 11 M the textileFIIE PHOTO - 708 words
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Article406 2005-09-09 8 ROLAND LIM - By ROLAND LIM MEDIARING has joined forces with Cambodia's Anana Computer in a partnership which marks the Singapore company's first foray into the Indochinese country as well as an Internet service provider (ISP). A leading provider of Internet telephony called voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) Mediaßing406 words
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Article5373 2005-09-09 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS dit-Europaans<SSEq.) 97.636* Citigroup Asset Mgt ABN Amro Asset Mat (S'oore) Citi Global Bondv"* 1.467/ Stt Europe Eqty'" 0869/ Citi Asia Infrastructure 0 7726/0.8035 Star Europe Bond 1.27* Citi Japan Star Europe Bai 1.182/ CitiBond S pore 1 294/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 10V CmBond S pore 15,373 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration504 2005-09-09 10 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent IF THIS had been a football match, the referee might have blown for full-time early to put the fans out of their misery. Watching yesterday's stock market action was somewhat akin to watching the English national team over its pastSource: Bloomberg - 504 words
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507 2005-09-09 10 EDDIE TOH - TRADES TO WATCH Compiled by EDDIE TOH MAINBOARD-LISTED QAF Limited best known for its Gardenia bread said yesterday that its interest in associate Zhongguo Jilong increased from 20 per cent to 21.12 per cent on Sept 7,2005. QAF holds the shares through its wholly-owned507 words
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Article, Illustration431 2005-09-09 10 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 8 VALUE CLOSE' BT OB/OS -298.00 -105.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -53.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -30.00 AH-SG Equities 586.07 +1.81 SG Equities Elect 133.16 -2.36 SG Equities Fin 1660.10 +7.04 SG Equities Prop 666.09 -1.30 SIMSCI 272.32 +0.80 SiMSCI Futures 271.40 -0.30 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME431 words
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Article, Illustration845 2005-09-09 10 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Brilliant Manufacturing Sept 8 dose: $0.31 UOB KAY MAN, Sept 8 KOH Soe Khon, executive chairman and managing director of Brilliant Manufacturing, has been charged in the Subordinate Court on six counts of insider trading (through third-party accounts), 117 counts of non-disclosure of shareholdingSource: Bloomberg - 845 words
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Article, Illustration543 2005-09-09 10 LARRY WEE - CURRENCIES LARRY WEE Senior Correspondent THE US dollar was well supported overnight by comments from Chicago Fed president Michael Moskow, but there are fears the greenback could face a tougher ride in the final quarter of the year. In overnight trading, the US dollarSource: Reuters - 543 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article, Illustration486 2005-09-09 11 ALEXANDRA HO - It will be managed by the Starwood Group and renamed the 'Westin Paris' By ALEXANDRA HO BUYING into a glamorous piece of French history, GIC Real Estate is acquiring the 438-room Intercontinental Hotel Paris in the heart of the French486 words
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349 2005-09-09 11 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA A YEAR or two ago, ABN Amro may have been best known for its low home loan rates, but no more. The bank has retooled itself, veering away from mass banking to focus on the "priority" or mass affluent segment. Yesterday349 words
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Article, Illustration339 2005-09-09 11 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN KEPPEL and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalising what they have been doing together for years working on joint projects. Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE). the corporation's environmental engineering division, promised $1 million over three yearsFILE PHOTO - 339 words
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Article, Illustration717 2005-09-09 12 PARVATHI NAYAR - Founding chairman of S'pore Art Museum succumbed to pneumonia By PARVATHI NAYAR THR Singapore art world lost both a patron and painter when Earl Lu died of pneumonia last Friday in Pisa, Italy, at age 80. His daughter-in-law, Anette717 words
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174 2005-09-09 12 CHARITY organisation Club Rainbow launched its Rainbow Challenge Fund yesterday for chronically ill children. Co-opted for this effort is Canadian Terry Walsh, a permanent resident here, who will compete in the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Hawaii to help raise money for the fund.174 words
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Article137 2005-09-09 12 A SLEW of firms are on the lookout for potential franchisees, not least is actress Irene Ang's entertainment training agency The Fly Academy. Providing the ideal hunting ground for franchise partners will be the Global Franchising and Licensing 2005 exhibition held on Sept 21-23. Ms Ang's agency137 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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671 2005-09-09 13 But China, India are seen driving up developing economies' growth AP. Reuters [MANILA] Powered by China and India, economic growth in Asia's developing economies are expected to be higher in the coming months but higher oil prices will slow growthAP.; Reuters - 671 words
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510 2005-09-09 13 Reuters Bloomberg [BEIJING] Commercial banks in the Chinese capital want the government to slow the pace at which the yuan is climbing and keep interest rates low to deter speculative buying of the currency, the central bank found in a survey.Reuters; Bloomberg - 510 words
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Article, Illustration664 2005-09-09 13 Reuters Bloomberg [TOKYO] Federal Reserve officials say they are watching to see how financial markets and the economy react to the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina before deciding on what action to take at their poli-cy-setting meeting on Sept 20, theReuters; Bloomberg; AP - 664 words
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636 2005-09-09 13 AP Reuters [WASHINGTON] Hurricane Katrina is erasing recent job gains and threatening an economic recovery that has been one of the few bright spots for President George W Bush. The storm is expected to cut employment by 400,000, according to a CongressionalAP; Reuters - 636 words
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Advertisement114 2005-09-09 13 JMHHf IHHt fffl Terms and Conditions: 'Fares do not include taxes, fees and fuel surcharges. Travel is from Singapore in economy, valid on British Airways and Qantas flights. Fares are valid for year-round travel, subject to availability, seats are limited and may not be available on every flight. Fare conditions114 words
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MALAYSIA/INDONESIA
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Article283 2005-09-09 14 Govt, parliament committee agree on 113.7t rupiah Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's government and a parliamentary budget committee have agreed to cap fuel subsidies at 113.7 trillion rupiah (S$ 18.4 billion) this year much lower than previous official estimates a legislator said yesterday. Amin Said Husni,Reuters - 283 words
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Article2328 2005-09-09 14 VOL Genera! Corp 0.41 unch 143 Sep 8 RM COOP) Genting 19.90 unch 270 George Kent 0.56 -0.02 230 A M RealtyT 1.44 unch 0 GHL Systems .013 0.01 631 Abric 0.34 0.01 3 Globetronics Tech 0.36 unch 616 ACP Industries 0.59 -0.01 17 GlomacBhd 1.30 unch 1902,328 words
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Article, Illustration475 2005-09-09 14 Airline also awards M'sian-Japanese venture RM36Om job for new hangar AP AFP Bloomberg Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) announced yesterday that Idris Jala, a senior executive at Royal Dutch Shell pic's Malaysian operations, will become the carrier's managing director fromAP; AFP; Bloomberg; Bernama; BLOOMBERG - 475 words
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297 2005-09-09 14 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Parliament and the government agreed on Wednesday night to scrap a plan for PT Bank Negara Indonesia, the country's third-largest lender, to acquire PT Bank Tabungan Negara, a lawmaker said. It's the second failed attempt by Bank Negara toBloomberg - 297 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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Article, Illustration548 2005-09-09 15 Macau banks also under scrutiny, over 80 people already arrested Reuters Blg AP .[BEIJING] The Bank of China and Macau-based lenders are under US scrutiny for possible links to North Korea's illicit fund-raising network, which Washington believes finances Pyongyang's nuclearReuters; Blg; AP; AFP - 548 words
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487 2005-09-09 15 Reuters AFP AP [MUMBAI] Indian share prices closed at a fourth-straight record high yesterday, crossing the historic 8,000 points mark as overseas funds bought leading index stocks on optimism about robust corporate earnings. The 30-share Mumbai stock exchange Sensex index rose 105.78 pointsReuters; AFP; AP - 487 words
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NOTE BOOK
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71 2005-09-09 15 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China unveiled a 6.3 billion yuan (S$ 1.3 billion) firm that will manage a pool of funds to protect investors from broker bankruptcies, in Beijing's latest move to boost the country's depressed bourses. The Beijing-based company would compensate investors if financialReuters - 71 words
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80 2005-09-09 15 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia plans to provide more incentives to woo foreign investors to boost the competitiveness of its 750 sq km Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said yesterday. The government is "re-examining the package of incentivesAP - 80 words
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85 2005-09-09 15 Reuters [TAIPEI] TSMC, the world's largest contract maker of microchips, reported yesterday that its August sales dipped one per cent from a year ago, though strong month-on-month gains showed recovery was well on track. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co hit the bottom ofReuters - 85 words
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73 2005-09-09 15 Reuters [NEW DELHI! The Indian government has approved along-pending multi-billion dollar arms deal to buy submarines from France, a defence official said yesterday three days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visits Paris. The deal, initially estimated to be worth about US$l.B billion, is the latestReuters - 73 words
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56 2005-09-09 15 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] China Star Entertainment Ltd a Hong Kong-based distributor of films and home video said that it's in talks to buy a company involved in the gaming business in South-east Asia. The company disclosed the talks in a statement to the HongBloomberg - 56 words
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73 2005-09-09 15 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Astro All Asia Networks has posted a higher pre-tax profit of RM117.45 million (5552.2 million) for the half year ended July 31 from RM94 million seen in the corresponding period of 2004. Its net profit rose 58 per cent toBernama - 73 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration632 2005-09-09 16 Move is to ensure fair treatment for its competitors in retail market Reuters [CANBERRA! Australia's Telstra Corp Ltd will have to internally split its wholesale, retail and network arms under legislation to allow the full sale of the country's biggest telecommunicationsReuters; BLOOMBERG - 632 words
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WORLD WATCH
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117 2005-09-09 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] HSBC Holdings agreed to sell a 56 per cent share of its Asian credit card payment-collection business to Global Payments to gain technology and cut costs. The two companies will set up a venture that will take over allBloomberg - 117 words
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84 2005-09-09 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] News Corp has agreed to pay US$65O million to acquire IGN Entertainment Inc, an Internet video game company, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Citing a person familiar with the situation, the newspaper said Rupert Murdoch's NewsReuters - 84 words
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88 2005-09-09 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] EBay Inc is in talks to acquire Internet-telephone company Skype Technologies SA for between US$2 billion and US$3 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Citing sources, the newspaper said the deal would represent a dramatic shift in strategy forReuters - 88 words
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78 2005-09-09 16 Reuters [SEOUL] Top South Korean companies plan to increase investment this year by 21.4 per cent compared with 2004, the fastest growth since 2000, a survey by the country's leading business lobby group showed yesterday. The country's top 600 non-financialReuters - 78 words
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73 2005-09-09 16 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Casino operator MGM Mirage said on Wednesday it plans to "quickly" rebuild its severely damaged Beau Rivage resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. As the damage assessment begins, the company said it will commit to rebuild the resort, utilise employees inReuters - 73 words
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67 2005-09-09 16 Reuters [TOKYO] Kirin Brewery Co, Japan's second-biggest brewer, said yesterday it aimed eventually to raise its 20 per cent stake in the Philippines' San Miguel Corp as a means to grow amid slow demand at home. Kirin had said it aimedReuters - 67 words
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458 2005-09-09 16 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's central bank yesterday signalled that more than seven years of deflation may be close to an end. Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui said the country's economic recovery is being supported by a rebound in exports and spendingBloomberg - 458 words
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239 2005-09-09 16 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] The chief accountant of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SHC) said on Wednesday he will step down after two years of service that has included cracking down on financial manipulation and fielding business complaints about costly new regulations. Donald Nicolaisen,LAT-WP - 239 words
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238 2005-09-09 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] JPMorgan Partners Asia on Wednesday said that it raised a US$l.5B billion fund to finance leveraged buyouts (LBOs) of medium to largesized companies in the Asia-Pacific region. The fund is one of several buyout funds focused on Asia, as private equityReuters - 238 words
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Article, Illustration414 2005-09-09 17 Corporate-buyout group also to assume car-rental firm's US$10b debt Reuters NYT INKW YORK] Ford Motor Co will sell its car-rental firm Hertz to a group of cor-porate-buyout firms for US$5.5 billion to US$6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Citing people familiarReuters; NYT; BLOOMBERG - 414 words
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412 2005-09-09 17 But post-Katrina slump could shrink bonus quantum Reuters [NEW YORK] Wall Street bankers and traders on average are on pace to get the same bonuses as last year, although the size of the windfall could change with a year-end rally or a post-Hurricane KatrinaReuters - 412 words
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150 2005-09-09 17 Reuters [NEW YO?K] Former Beatle Paul McCartney, whose music helped stir the rebellious counter-culture movement of the *****, will soon deliver a different kind of message pitching financial planning. Boston-based Fidelity Investments signed up the singer for ads designed to show the privately heldReuters - 150 words
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Article, Illustration339 2005-09-09 17 NYT Reuters Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO! Apple moved on Wednesday to extend its dominance over the digital music marketplace, introducing a compact iPod called the nano, and confirming a widely reported digital music partnership with Motorola and Cingular. With his usual showmanship, Apple's chairman, StevenNYT; Reuters; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 339 words
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491 2005-09-09 18 Initiative follows a string of fatal accidents AFP [BRUSSELS] European Union member states gave their initial backing on Wednesday to a proposal that would generate an EUwide blacklist of unsafe airlines, handing the power to the EU Commission to ban carriers from EU airspace.AFP - 491 words
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562 2005-09-09 18 Reuters [LONDON] European airlines reported higher passenger growth for August on Wednesday as strong demand for travel during the peak summer period cushioned some of the damage from soaring fuel costs. Air France-KLM, British low-cost carrier easy Jet, Scandinavia's SAS, and Finnish nationalReuters - 562 words
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198 2005-09-09 18 AP [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines and its subsidiary SilkAir said yesterday they will raise fuel surcharges to help alleviate rising jet fuel costs. Singapore Airlines said it will increase its surcharge by US$3 to US$l5 for flights between Singapore and Asian cities Bandar Seri Begawan,AP - 198 words
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438 2005-09-09 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Delta Air Lines will cut 1,000 jobs as part of service reductions in Cincinnati, its second-larg-est hub, and sell 11 widebody jets in what the carrier said on Wednesday was a bid to restructure faster. The movesReuters - 438 words
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Article, Illustration277 2005-09-09 18 AP Reuters [ADELAIDE] Australians have another good reason for wanting their side to thrash England in the fifth and deciding Ashes cricket test starting—particularly if they want to fly cheaply to London. British Airways said it will offer ffights from Sydney andAP; Reuters - 277 words
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257 2005-09-09 18 [KUALA LUMPUR] Air Asia chief executive officer Tony Fernandes hinted yesterday that rationalisation of domestic air routes and a possible collaboration arrangement between national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and budget airline Air Asia Bhd will be announced soon, the Business Times257 words
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Article, Illustration509 2005-09-09 19 New four-nation plan to fight piracy; Marine Electronic Highway agreement signed AP AFP [JAKARTA] Defence chiefs from four South-east Asian nations have agreed to begin coordinated air patrols over the pirate-infested Malacca Strait next week to quell foreign jitters about security in the world'sAP; AFP - 509 words
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Article290 2005-09-09 19 SGX '000 Sep 8 SS Vol CH Offshore 0.41 unch 344 ChuanHup 0.88 -0.01 4177 Cosco Corporation 2.52 -0.04 2339 CWT Distribution 0.74 0.02 60 Ezra Hldgs 1.40 -0.06 2009 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 130 Grand Banks Yacht 0.94 unch 0 Java Holdings 1.34 -0.02 2236 K1 Venture290 words
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764 2005-09-09 19 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR A US appeals court last month ruled that US district courts' bankruptcy jurisdiction extends to vessels that have not been arrested within the courts' admiralty jurisdiction, rejecting any lingering notion of an apparent clash between US bankruptcy and admiralty764 words
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345 2005-09-09 19 Reuters [HONG KONG] Beijingbacked container leasing firm and port investor Cosco Pacific Ltd said yesterday first-half earnings more than doubled, thanks to China-driven growth in seaborne trade, although worries that the global shipping boom is past its peak have been a dragReuters - 345 words
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Article550 2005-09-09 20 EDITORIAL MALAYSIA'S central bank would do well to keep a sharp eye on inflation despite the fact that it has eased to 3 per cent year-on-year in July, down from the six-year high of 3.2 per cent in June. But these figures are measured by changes550 words
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Article, Illustration781 2005-09-09 20 AL R DIZON - THE BOTTOM LINE AL R DIZON ONE lesson that policy makers can learn from the events played out in Manila this week is the importance of good timing. On Wednesday, Manila issued up to US$l billion worth of sovereign bonds aimed at781 words
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Article, Illustration896 2005-09-09 20 ANTHONY ROWLEY - LDP members who opposed his postal privatisation likely to be returned as independents ANTHONY ROWLEY Tokyo Correspondent W polls are predicting that Prime Minister Koizumi's gamble in calling a snap election to shake out the opponents of postal privatisation will pay off handsomely.AP; REUTERS - 896 words
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Article, Illustration912 2005-09-09 21 ANDYMUKHERJEE - If Asia cuts subsidies and raises interest rates, global energy demand will ebb, giving the oil bubble a chance to deflate ANDYMUKHERJEE Bloomberg THE Indonesian rupiah's woes might be a blessing in disguise for the global economy. The 6 per cent slump in the rupiahBloomberg; AP - 912 words
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214 2005-09-09 21 Patrick Chan Singapore - Patrick Chan Singapore I am an NTUC Fair Price (FP) member. I agree with Mr Chandra Das that FP should remain a co-opera-tive so as to benefit the people. It should become the price stabiliser and ensure that basic commodities do not increase so214 words
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Article, Illustration787 2005-09-09 21 ROBERT SAMUELSON - ROBERT SAMUELSON AFTER almost every great American tragedy, we go through a familiar cycle of self-examina-tion and recrimination. There are presidential commissions and task forces, congressional hearings and investigations, press exposes and think-tank reports. We have fact-finding and finger-pointing. The public excavation of prescient warnings,787 words
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599 2005-09-09 21 Mark Leong Wen Wah Singapore - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Mark Leong Wen Wah Singapore CHANNEL News Asia (CNA), The Business Times (BT) and The Straits Times (ST) are part of my daily life. I am not an SPH shareholder, and I have nothing against either MediaCorp or SPH,599 words
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Article6541 2005-09-09 23 FINANCE COMMODITIES MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INDICES In loot C1KT In Si la IKS *d>T yr *d)r yt dy %yr Sep 7 lnd» Chang* Qwnge Chary Ch*ng* O\«r>qo World Index Preliminary 9152 0.1 7.4 01 JJ 00 4.3 IEAFE Preliminary 874-? 02 132 0.1 M 00 5.8 Europe Preliminary 12076,541 words
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604 2005-09-09 29 jaime ee - off the cuff jaime ee AFTER reading about the many ways in which smugglers are secretly spiriting contraband cigarettes into Singapore, I was impressed. Who would have thought there were other things to do with bread besides eating it on its own? I would604 words
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Article, Illustration1815 2005-09-09 29 CORINNE KERK - CORINNE KERK looks at how online and brick and mortar travel agencies are meeting the demands of a more sophisticated clientele CORINNE KERK THE NATAS travel fair or crush, if you like begins today, and the crowds will be there mainly to snap up good packageIllustration: Ben Cruz - 1,815 words
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Article, Illustration522 2005-09-09 30 RACHEL LIN - MUSIC By RACHEL LIN THERE is, apparently, a Cuban proverb that declares, "A love that can last forever takes but a second to come about." It's not hard to see then why the world is so bewitched by all that the island522 words
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Article, Illustration659 2005-09-09 30 NGIAM YING LAN - ROLEX AWARDS Asian candidates have increased, but the awards committee hopes to see more coming from this region, reports NGIAM YING LAN NGIAM YING LAN LESLIE Wong, chairman and co-founder of the non-profit arts company Chinese Theatre Circle (CTC), has an unusual dream. The 65-year-old wants to659 words
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500 2005-09-09 30 CHEAH UI-HOON - OPERA By CHEAH UI-HOON MID-AUTUMN festival isn't just about funky mooncake flavours, as at its very heart, it's about celebrating tradition. Similarly, the traditional arts is the core of The Esplanade's Mid-Autumn Festival line-up this year, with two of its main programmes showcasing the classics500 words
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Article, Illustration816 2005-09-09 30 PARVATHI NAYAR - BOOKS Writing gives me great delight, serial fiction writer Alexander McCall Smith tells PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR TTO be a "serial novelist" sounds like a dangerous profession and so it is. It involves typing out 1,000 creatively fictional words within three hours each morning,CHRIS LOH - 816 words
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Article, Illustration725 2005-09-09 31 GEOFFREY EU - Eric Khoo's Be With Me is elegant but uneven in tempo, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU BE With Me marks Eric Khoo's return to the directorial fold after a self-imposed exile of eight years, and long his new film on love and compassion, dignity and725 words
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371 2005-09-09 31 NGIAM YING LAN - By NGIAM YING LAN ELEVEN thousand convicts are released each year. Some yield to old vices; others seize an opportunity for a decent turnaround from whatever jobs society will afford them. The righteous path, as they say, is laden with temptation at371 words
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Miscellaneous327 2005-09-09 31 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 3At same time, it sounds like 1 Depressing sound of a story- f telling brother (4) 4 Man s offshore J et dlverted for 3 An old fellow with plenty of US President (6,9) bottle (10) 5 Sort P r °blem requiring 8 Sacred text produced by327 words
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Article56 2005-09-09 32 To find out more about Blue Mountains, visit the Sydney booth (M3l) at the Natas Travel Fair and speak to representatives from Blue Mountains Tourism, The Edge and Scenic World. Also present are representatives from Hunter Valley, Port Stephens and Wollongong who would be on hand to56 words
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Article46 2005-09-09 32 Natas fares to Sydney from $450* and $490** Sale from Sept 9-16 Travel from Nov 1 to Nov 30. Travel completion by Dec 7. Travel from Sept 9 to Oct 31. Travel completion by Dec 30. (Terms and conditions apply. Service fee applies)46 words
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Article, Illustration1228 2005-09-09 32 GEORGE JOSEPH - GEORGE JOSEPH takes in the spectacular beauty of Australia's Blue Mountains, easily accessible from Sydney GEORGE JOSEPH IF you're short of time and want a quick but satisfying holiday Down Under in just three days, then Australia's Blue Mountains fits the bill with its1,228 words
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Article, Illustration325 2005-09-09 32 Scenic railway/skyway HARRY Hammon's ingenious business decision to buy over a defunct Katoomba colliery, including its inclined rail line and en- gine room, and turn it into the now famous Katoomba Scenic Railway, must be the biggest boon to short-stay tourists. With a skyway enterprise added325 words
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