The Business Times, 17 September 2005
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Title Section16 2005-09-17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend SINGAPORE 85 cents MICA (P) 089/03/2005 September 17-18, 2005 online at http:/<business-times.asia1.com.sg16 words
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Article, Illustration697 2005-09-17 1 CHEN HUIFEN - From engineers and marketing executives to production crew, women are fast becoming a presence in Singapore shipyards By CHEN HUIFEN [SINGAPORE] It's hard to imagine that Kate Lee used to have acrophobia fear of heights. The Keppel Fels assistant project superintendent showsCHRIS LOH - 697 words
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Article133 2005-09-17 1 sn 2,306.38 (-1129) ST INDEX FUTURES 2307.00 (-12.00) siMsa 273.60 (-1.16) SIMSa FUTURES 273.60 (-0.70) MARKETS Friday Change KLSECOMP 921.99 >2.34 NIKKEI 225 12.958.68 -28.10 HANG SENG 14.983.20 57.82 SET INDEX 708.26 -2.94 JAKARTA COMP 1.056.73 +5.82 MANILA COMP 1,909.80 +6.71 SEOUL COMP 1.174.13 +4.54 SHENZHEN B 232.15133 words
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454 2005-09-17 1 MICHELLE QUAH - Former F&N deputy chairman Fock Siew Wah to take over By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE! PSA International chairman Stephen Lee will pass the baton to former Fraser Neave deputy chairman Fock Siew Wah on Nov 1. In a statement from PSA yesterday,454 words
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Advertisement21 2005-09-17 1 A The I M W SINGAPORE 85 cents the rise of China, btha pgi 11l 8 1 *****1 11 *****4 1121 words
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Advertisement95 2005-09-17 1 >t n oHiue m MOTORING FOOD HK-style tea cafes SAILING THE WORLD WITH SINGAPORE Flashing a wide Singaporean smile, Business Times journalist Wee is a man far from home. In Liverpool in England for the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, a crew member of the first boat to sail95 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration284 2005-09-17 2 Source: The Globalist Kyoto Comes Calling by greenhouse gases, such as carbon dfoxide (CO2). f in by 52% of 1990 levels iWwflartirhinllYhawwwrtemissions between 1990 and 2002? v v.; ANSWERS: A. Declined by 25% :t. Stayed about the same C Increased by 15% a Almost doubled ,A> DocNncd by 29*Source: The Globalist - 284 words
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Article670 2005-09-17 2 CMT prepares for eventual overseas property foray CAPITAMALL Trust —whose shopping centre portfolio has grown from $890 million to $3.3 billion since listing three years ago—has plans to look beyond Singapore. But for now, its focus will still be on the Singapore market as it seeks to achieve670 words
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Article, Illustration706 2005-09-17 2 JEAN CHUA - One-off exercise will save the foundation $3.2m in wages a year By JEAN CHUA [SINGAPORE] The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has asked 92 employees about half the staff in its fund-raising department and related support services to leave. The move, described706 words
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889 2005-09-17 2 VEN SREENIVASAN - Owner reassures members holding 30-year paper By VEN SREENIVASAN [SINGAPORE] Laguna National Golf Country Club Ltd (LNGCC) will remain a going concern with positive cashflow and continued support from its primary shareholder-owner. And it will continue to grow as new revenue889 words
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Article, Illustration594 2005-09-17 2 CHUANG PECK MING - By CHUANG PECK MING [SINGAPORE] Singapore's economic growth momentum seems to have slipped in August as the key non-oil domestic exports took a seasonally adjusted 2.7 per cent dip from the previous month, following July's big jump of 12Source: IE S'pore - 594 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration2323 2005-09-17 3 VIKRAM KHANNA - Author and erstwhile policymaker Clyde Prestowitz talks to VIKRAM KHANNA about the consequences of the rise of China and India for the world economy VIKRAM KHANNA 111 A M II m ion point M m M m in histoIf If ry," deII MM clares ■VCHRIS LOH - 2,323 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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765 2005-09-17 4 KALPANA RASHIWALA - China, Japan are likely targets when the Singapore market is saturated By KALPANA RASHIWALA CAPITAMALL Trust (CMT) whose shopping centre portfolio has grown from $890 million to $3.3 billion since listing three years ago has plans to look beyond Singapore. But for now,765 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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54 2005-09-17 4 GREATER China Travel Industry (Singapore) Pte Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary of China Aviation Oil (Singapore), has been placed in members' voluntary liquidation. The liquidation is part of the group's winding down of its non-core businesses, said CAO, adding that it will have no impact54 words
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27 2005-09-17 4 UniFiber's unit wins $41.5m contract UNITED Fiber System's wholly-owned subsidiary, Poh Lian Construction Pte Ltd. has been awarded an upgrading contract by the HDB worth $41.5 million.27 words
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60 2005-09-17 4 PRIME Real Estate Investment Trust's initial public offering has attracted strong interest. The offer of629.068.000 units —which includes 47,150.000 units under an over-allotment option at 98 cents each attracted applications from institutional and retail investors for about 21.72 billion units, representing a subscription rate60 words
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98 2005-09-17 4 RESPONDING to further media reports about a bid to oust him, FirstLink Investments Corporation's executive chairman Ling Yew Kong said yesterday the two parties requisitioning for an extraordinary general meeting are not entitled to do so. Citing "fresh disclosure by Wijoto Tjiptodihardjo (acting on98 words
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43 2005-09-17 4 ADVANCE Modules' initial public offering of 44.6 million shares which include a public-offer tranche of two million shares —is 1.6 times subscribed. Shares of the Malaysian semiconductor company, issued at 41 cents each, start trading on Monday.43 words
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Article, Illustration205 2005-09-17 4 CAPITAMALL Trust Management Ltd chief executive Pua Seek Guan (left) says he is not averse to the mall's anchor tenant Seiyu department store moving out of Parco Bugis Junction mall when its rental review comes up in April 2007, as that would enable CMT toFILE PHOTOS - 205 words
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Article, Illustration686 2005-09-17 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Petroleum Corp, the second-best performer on the city's benchmark stock index in the past month, has forecast record earnings this year as the price of petrol rises faster than the cost of crude oil. The profit, or refining margin, from processing aBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 686 words
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507 2005-09-17 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE hotelier Ong Beng Seng and Capita Land Ltd plan to tie up with a Malaysian sultan to build a US$265 million Four Seasons hotel and apartment complex in Kuala Lumpur, taking advantage of rising property prices and tourism. Closely heldBloomberg - 507 words
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Article, Illustration509 2005-09-17 4 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent CALL them predictable but house traders this week responded to the absence of liquidity in blue chips and the lack of direction from overseas by switching their attention to second liners and penny stocks, particularly those for which there was509 words
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191 2005-09-17 4 Reuters SINGAPORE. Exchange (SGX), South-east Asia's largest bourse, said yesterday that it had shut the last open-outcry derivatives trading pits at its main trading hub as part of a shift to electronic trading. SGX, which had run the open-outcry pits with traders inReuters - 191 words
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Article, Illustration919 2005-09-17 5 PAULINE NG - CORPORATE ANALYSIS Parkway's plans to take a 31.34% stake in Malaysia's Pantai Holdings Will help cement its position as one of the region's biggest healthcare players, reports PAULINE NG PAULINE NG BUYING into Malaysia's second biggest healthcare operator is going to help Singaporelisted Parkway HoldingsFILE PHOTO - 919 words
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291 2005-09-17 5 Bloomberg OLAM International Ltd, which supplies ingredients to companies including Nestle SA and Kraft Foods Inc, has appointed Merrill Lynch Co to advise on plans to sell US-dollar bonds.* chief executive Sunny Verghese said.. The bonds, which will have a maturity ofBloomberg - 291 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration383 2005-09-17 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Sept 16 doSK $256 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, Sept 16 TWO nugOr US airlines, pelta Air Liqrt and Northwest Airlines, have filed for banicruptcy protection from their crefil- tore. US carriers have been operating s on the brink for aeverai years^since added to the uncertainties faced bySource: Bloomberg; Source: - 383 words
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Article, Illustration1453 2005-09-17 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY Many buy back shares when market sentiment is good, not when stock is undervalued TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent MARINE transport and services firm Chuan Hup Holdings was the first company to buy back its own shares from the marketSource: - 1,453 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration3048 2005-09-17 7 OVERVIEW THE recent volatility in the Indonesian rupiah has raised fears of contagion in South-east Asia. Some are even suggesting that the region could be in for a repeat, on a minor scale, of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis. Is this really the case? A panel of3,048 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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Article492 2005-09-17 8 NANDE KHIN - Collaboration in logistics can boost regional hub status of both countries By NANDE KHIN SINGAPORE and Korea share somethjng in common both are small but open, newly industrialised economies surrounded by larger regional powers. But they also have enough differences in their economic competitiveness to492 words
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215 2005-09-17 8 HOCK Kee House residents in Paya Lebar have two weeks to file an appeal against the Singapore Authority's valuations of the worth of their units, said Minister of State for Finance and Transport Lim Hwee Hwa. Speaking at the Land Transport215 words
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Article, Illustration267 2005-09-17 8 PROPERTY developers have cause to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival most believe the property market is on an upswing. The Real Estate Development Association of Singapore (Redas) held a gathering yesterday for its members at the China Club at Capital Tower, attended by some of Singapore'sCHRIS LOH - 267 words
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323 2005-09-17 8 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN STEM cell firm Cygenics is planning to set up cord blood banking facilities in the United Kingdom, India and Australia to entrench its reach in a business that could be worth US$7OO million by 2007. "In some countries, especially if323 words
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271 2005-09-17 8 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO MAXTOR, the world's second largest disk drive maker which announced in March that it was shedding 5.500 production jobs here is now seeking to sell its factory at Ang Mo Kio Industrial Estate. The marketing agent, Jones Lang271 words
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156 2005-09-17 8 NANDE KHIN - By NANDE KHIN i» -'dUhontig mtts apology toTemaseic,iTOaiiMMSia*isosaia that the article meant or wu understood to mean that the directors of Temasek mat&age the eompa- ny*s assets or "connive at such management, for the benefit of the Lee family, indnitatfmHo Chtng" aad that the156 words
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189 2005-09-17 8 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN A NEW agreement between Singapore and Japan on scientific research could lead to new drugs to combat cancer, and other significant advances. The agreement was yesterday marked by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Riken, one of Japan's189 words
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CLIPPER YACHT RACE
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Article, Illustration1368 2005-09-17 9 VINCENT WEE - Crew of Uniquely Singapore are all psyched-up to start the Clipper Race which begins tomorrow, reports VINCENT WEE from Liverpool VINCENT WEE THE Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is sometimes known as the race that goes around the right way. To sailors, this means1,368 words
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492 2005-09-17 9 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO KEPPEL Group is one sponsor that is going all the way in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Not only is the conglomerate one of three race partners of Uniquely Singapore, the yacht flying Singapore colours,492 words
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Article, Illustration680 2005-09-17 9 VINCENT WEE - By VINCENT WEE in Liverpool OF the nine crew members who are going around the world, five are-Singapor-eans and one is a Permanent Resident who has lived in Singapore for the past eight years and considers himself as Singaporean as the rest of us. The remaining680 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration387 2005-09-17 10 This would allow German firm to take 51% stake in two Proton units AFP. Bloomberg rKUALA LUMPUR] Proton Holdings, Malaysia's national automaker, may soon ink a technical agreement with Volkswagen (VW), allowing the German carmaker to take a 51 per cent stakeAFP.; Bloomberg; AFP - 387 words
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314 2005-09-17 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Redtone International Bhd, Malaysia's biggest discount-call service provider, is betting on its patented travel phone and new mobile services to compete with bigger rivals Telekom Malaysia Bhd and Maxis Communications Bhd. Redtone will in November introduce the travel phone,Bloomberg - 314 words
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Article7587 2005-09-17 10 Transaction date: Sep 16 52-Wk Td Lat Vol Day Latf Quote Grttv Mr Grtld Nat MC«p HI* low Code Com—I Sale rm> HW> Low s*r CVr M la 10 2 5716 1st Software 5c 3 unch 1000 3 3 3 3.5 12.1 215 15 3148 STelecom US2c .957,587 words
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338 2005-09-17 10 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Malaysia, seeking to become the hub for Islamic banking in Asia, could have rules in place by the year-end that will allow hedging tools for people who invest in accordance with Islamic laws, bankers said on Thursday. Syariah. or Islamic law,Reuters - 338 words
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INDONESIA
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Article, Illustration552 2005-09-17 11 Instant-noodle maker lays off 2,000 over past year; 1,000 more jobs on the line Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Lovers of PT Indofood Sukses Makmur's Taliwang spicy chicken noodles will have to live without them, as the world's biggest instant-noodle maker cuts its product rangeBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 552 words
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Article6244 2005-09-17 11 Transaction Date: Sep 16 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE Sin Soon Hie 62.654.000 DBS Grp 110.13S.097 Frontline 5c 51.295.000 DOB 70.622.500 Japan Land 5c 34.525.000 Keppel Corp 50c 59.896.175 L&M1c 31.103.000 SIA50C 42.133.400 IPCO 5c 26.751.000 SingTel 15c 32.674.060 SPH BNP eCW*****5 25.046.000 QCBCBk50c 24.516.650 Delonq 5c 24.522.000 CapitaLand6,244 words
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GREATER CHINA/INDIA
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393 2005-09-17 12 US Treasury says bank supports North Korea's nuclear programme Bloomberg Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong has seized control of the local unit of Banco Delta Asia SARL, a Macau bank which is under investigation by the US Treasury Department forBloomberg; Reuters - 393 words
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Article, Illustration398 2005-09-17 12 AP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's richest woman won an. eight-year legal battle yesterday when the city's highest court ruled that she mot her father-in-law Should inherit her late husband's business empire. The Court of Final Appeal decided that a handwritten will, dated 1990,AP - 398 words
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375 2005-09-17 12 31% more visited S'porethis July than in July 2004 Economic Times [NEW DELHI] Ignore India at your own peril. That's India's message for the tourism boards of neighbouring Asian countries. The number of Indians visiting Singapore rose by 22 per cent toEconomic Times - 375 words
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414 2005-09-17 12 Govt is nudging merger process along, ahead of Basel II norms [NEW DELHI] In the first phase of consolidation in the Indian banking sector, the finance ministry is likely to nudge the weakest among public sector banks like Dena Bank, Punjab Sind414 words
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Article2217 2005-09-17 12 vol General Corp 040 -0-01 40 h»1» nm Canting 19.90 0J0 1177 GaorgeKant M0 0-01 69 ABM Realty 143 unch 49 GHLSystams 0.14 0.03 6499 Afaric —033 331 9 Globetronics Tech 3 36 -001 627 ACP Industries j0jC2 unch 4 Glomac9hd 132 unch 75 Advance Syriergy 077 3002,217 words
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Article, Illustration818 2005-09-17 13 CHRISTOPHER REED - LIGHT REED Something is profoundly wrong with its society where youths are showing signs of cracking up. Yet the politicians are silent CHRISTOPHER REED JAPANESE politicians are as crafty as others elsewhere when it comes to fudging language for their political advantage. In818 words
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432 2005-09-17 13 LATEST US DATA Katrina causes plunge in consumer confidence: survey Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US current account deficit narrowed in the second quarter to U*****.7 billion as government transfers declined and the surplus on services grew, Commerce Department data showed yesterday, but theReuters - 432 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article108 2005-09-17 13 Reuters [LONDON] Gold soared to its highest level since June 1988 in Europe yesterday as inflation concerns, uncertainty about the US economy and robust physical demand sparked a buying spree by funds. Traders said an absence of central bank selling over the past threeReuters - 108 words
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Article114 2005-09-17 13 AP [TOKYO] Sony Corp denied a report yesterday that it plans to sell stakes in its finance subsidiary and a satellite broadcaster in efforts to revive its electronics business. The Nihon Keizai Shimbun said the moves were expected to be announced on Sept 22AP - 114 words
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Article115 2005-09-17 13 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Prachai Leophairatana, founder of Thai Petrochemical Industry, won a court ruling to stop changes to the way the company's board is appointed. Government-appointed managers for Thai Petrochemical, the country's biggest loan defaulter with US$2.7 billion of debt, had sought to change the board rulesBloomberg - 115 words
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Article78 2005-09-17 13 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] EBay Inc plans to pay between US$3.7 billion and US$4.l billion to acquire Skype, depending on how fast it meets three growth targets, the online auction leader said in a US regulatory filing on Thursday. As previously disclosed, the companyReuters - 78 words
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Article71 2005-09-17 13 Bloomberg [LONDON] HSBC Holdings, Europe's largest bank by market value, plans to sell US$l.3 billion of preference shares to raise money that can be set aside to meet regulatory requirements on minimum capital holdings. HSBC will sell 1.3 million shares for US$l,OOO each, raisingBloomberg - 71 words
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Article99 2005-09-17 13 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US textile producers on Thursday filed petitions asking the Bush administration to extend caps on about US$3.4 billion worth of Chinese textile and clothing imports for 12 more months. The applications to the Commerce Department seek an extension of limits onBloomberg - 99 words
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Article, Illustration345 2005-09-17 13 AP [BANGKOK] A business tycoon close to Thailand's prime minister on Friday abandoned an attempted takeover of a major Thai newspaper after critics protested that his acquisition threatened freedom of the press. Paiboon Damrongchaitham, head of the Grammy entertainment conglomerate, had announced onAP; REUTERS - 345 words
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444 2005-09-17 13 Reuters. AP [BEIJING] The United States has threatened to freeze North Korean assets if the reclusive state did not toe the line in talks aimed at ending its nuclear weapons programme, and said it wanted to see progress within five days. US SecretaryReuters.; AP - 444 words
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250 2005-09-17 13 NYT [ATLANTA] Consumer products maker Newell Rubbermaid will cut 5,000 jobs and close a third of its 80 plants worldwide as part of its latest retooling. The Atlanta-based company, which makes products including Graco strollers, Rubbermaid plastic totes, Calphalon cookwareNYT - 250 words
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WORLD
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Article, Illustration590 2005-09-17 14 Washington to put up bulk of funds, estimated by some to reach US$200b LAT-WP [NEW ORLEANS] US President George W Bush, declaring that the government had rebounded from its early failures in responding to Hurricane Katrina,. promised on Thursday to lead an ambitiousLAT-WP - 590 words
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464 2005-09-17 14 It will sell 46% of the company which is valued at US$5b Bloomberg [NEW YORK] MasterCard Inc, the No 2 US credit card company, plans to sell as much as U552.45 billion of stock in an initial public offering that values theBloomberg - 464 words
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665 2005-09-17 14 LAT-WP, NYT [NEW YORK] Humbled by the surging fortunes of Google Inc and Yahoo Inc, two titans of the Internet's early days Microsoft Corp and Time Warner Inc's America Online might scrap their historic rivalry and join forces. The two have have explored aLAT-WP,; NYT - 665 words
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Article, Illustration352 2005-09-17 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair mentioned Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown as a possible successor, saying Mr Brown will take forward the overhaul of public services the two have implemented since 1997. "Obviously if you believe in changes you want toBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 352 words
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403 2005-09-17 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc is embroiled in proxy fights with two investment firms that are complicating the sale of its US$437 billion asset-management unit to Legg Mason Inc. Elliott Management and Karpus Management, which manage a combined US$6.7 billion, are urging shareholders ofBloomberg - 403 words
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319 2005-09-17 14 AFP [FRANKFURT] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will slightly trim its growth forecast for next year, the German daily Handelsblatt said on Thursday, citing sources. The IMF's next World Economic Outlook, due to be released next Wednesday, will cut its 2006 growth forecastAFP - 319 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration609 2005-09-17 15 SAMUEL EE - SAMUEL EE checks out the latest offerings at the 61st International Motor Show in Frankfurt SAMUEL EE EIGHTY models may have premiered at the world's biggest motor show, but the atmosphere in Frankfurt was anything but glamorous. The 61st International Motor Show was filled with replacement modelsAP, AFP PHOTOS - 609 words
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Article348 2005-09-17 15 TWO Toyota models premiered this week in Frankfurt instead of at next month's Tokyo Motor Show. The launch of the Toyota RAV4 and Lexus ***** in Europe, rather than their home market of Japan, underlines their importance in the Continental market. After all, the RAV4 compact sport-utility348 words
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Article385 2005-09-17 15 SAMUEL EE - By SAMUEL EE TWO luxury models the Mercedes-Benz SClass and Audi Q7 —will redefine the premium segment when they arrive soon. The flagship Merc has, of course, been the traditional symbol of wealth and authority. But in a radical move, the model has shed the traditional385 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1127 2005-09-17 16 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU meets Ronald Fream, the man pro-golfers love to hate GEOFFREY EU OLF course designer Ronald Fream takes pride in describing himself as a man pro- fessional golfers love to hate. As keeper of I the course someone whose job is toST - 1,127 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration1168 2005-09-17 17 NGIAM YING LAN - Don't self-medicate that ache with over-the-counter painkillers. See a doctor for proper medical treatment as not all pain is the same, discovers NGIAM YING LAN NGIAM YING LAN LIKE any active professional in a fast-paced working environment. Hong Koh Seng assumed he was fit as a fiddle. His1,168 words
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Miscellaneous210 2005-09-17 17 CROSSWORD 9 Nawtorf instrument still'initially 5 She isn't the possessive type 10 Break 6 Sort of status extremely tough 11 Northerner wearing no make 7 chop- 11 I 1 1 1 11 I I 12 in the idiofs 8 Prophet after sec--13 On one's guard about egg 14 Singularly old210 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration665 2005-09-17 18 CORINNE KERK - A warren of tiny shops packed with funky street fashion awaits the intrepid shopper at Bugis Street. CORINNE KERK investigates CORINNE KERK IT'S been dubbed the Chatuchak of Singapore, with its maze of tiny shops selling trendy clothes and accessories at low prices. And it is to itsPHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 665 words
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IN STORE at the malls
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Article, Illustration94 2005-09-17 18 WHETHER you run an SME or a home office, keep in mind OKl's CSSIOMFP—a new generation multi-function product (MFP). Offering network printing and copying at 12 pages per minute for colour and 20 pages per minute for mono printing, it is effectively a mini-print shop. It can94 words
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Article, Illustration108 2005-09-17 18 THERE are massage chairs and there are massage chairs. But the Cyber-Relax VI2 comes with shoulder massage, a first in the market, says vgo. By stimulating blood flow at the shoulder and-upper arm areas, it helps to relieve fatigue around the shoulder and back. Intelligent features include a108 words
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Article, Illustration80 2005-09-17 18 MICHAEL CHUA - Compiled by MICHAEL CHUA HUGO "energise" is the latest male fragrance from Hugo by Hugo Boss. A vibrant fragrance, it is targeted at the urban, casual and self-assertive. It has a citrus top note, a stimulating middle note and a dry, woody base —with a burst of80 words
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Article728 2005-09-17 18 EDGY, with a lot of attitude and plenty of the kind of stuff you'll see in Bangkok, Bugis Street is, admittedly, not a shopping destination for everyone. But with most of the shopowners sourcing their own merchandise and some making their own there are many items728 words
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PURSUITS
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Article, Illustration1300 2005-09-17 19 PARVATHI NAYAR - PERSONAL SPACE The home of Meira Chand bears testimony to places the writer has lived and travelled in, filled with things picked peacemeal and lovingly put together. PARVATHI NAYAR looks in PARVATHI NAYAR SPACE, light and beautiful objects blend seamlessly together ii Author Mfiira Chajid's home but whatPHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 1,300 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend
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Article, Illustration1265 2005-09-17 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - CHEAH UI-HOON checks out the latest addition to the Singapore dining scene: the cha chan teng CHEAH UI-HOON IMAGINE being able to order instant noodles at a restaurant, and have it topped with the ingredients of your choice, like luncheon meat and an egg, sunny side1,265 words
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Article, Illustration718 2005-09-17 20 JAIME EE - Award-winning chef Emmanuel Stroobant pairs wine with food for the home chef in his latest cookbook. JAIME EE reports JAIME EE THE first time Emmanuel Stroobant came out with a cookbook in 2003, he had his sights on giving European cuisine a modern twist and more important,718 words
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