The Business Times, 22 October 2005
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Title Section13 2005-10-22 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 85 cents MICA (P) 089/03/2005 October 22 23. 200b13 words
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Article, Illustration666 2005-10-22 1 ANNA TEO - But it cautions that volatile oil prices may hike domestic costs going forward into 2006 By ANNA TEO [SINGAPORE] While still at risk from occasional headwinds, the Singapore economy is on a solid growth path, with underlying strength and momentum intact. Early indicators pointSource: MAS - 666 words
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Article137 2005-10-22 1 Dsn 2.***** (+12.48) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.240.00 (+12.00) SIMSCI 264.93 (+1.61) SIMSCI FUTURES 265.80 (+3.00) MARKETS Friday Change KLSECOMP 909.58 -2.11 NIKKEI 225 13,199.95 +9.49 HANG SENG 14.487.85 +78.91 SET INDEX 686.21 +4.29 JAKARTA COMP 1,075.% +0.56 MANILA COMP 1,922.50 -22.12 SEOUL COMP 1,183.48 +21.25 SHENZHEN B 204.07137 words
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Article, Illustration367 2005-10-22 1 UMA SHANKARI - Over 2 ,100 runners from about 150 companies sweat it for a good cause By UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] One year on, and the bull is still running strong. Bull Run 2005, a charity race that has just rounded out its second year, yesterday raisedPHOTOS: YEN MENG JIIN, ARTHUR LEE - 367 words
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Advertisement79 2005-10-22 1 kf iHHm■ PB m El m vx^Lgiiip \>* SINGAPORE 85 cents Good times roll for connoisseurs hairyerab PG20 MORE REPORTS Impact of high oil prices to come soon pg 8 Only 42% of new firms live past 6th yearPGS Slow construction recovery in 2006 PGB PROPERTY Is the recovery for79 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration388 2005-10-22 2 Source: The Globalist The world's million-people cities The world's urban population reached one billion people in 1960, two billion in 1985, three billion in 2002 and is projected to reach four billion by 2017. There are 408 metropolitan areas around the world with a population of one million peopleSource: The Globalist - 388 words
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Article599 2005-10-22 2 Chartered sees return to profit path in Q4 CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, Singapore's largest contract chipmaker, posted a smaller-than-expected third-quarter net loss of U5534.5 million and forecast a return to profitability in the current fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg had expected Q3 net loss at a median estimate599 words
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Article, Illustration820 2005-10-22 2 SAMUEL EE, UMA SHANKARI - Car prices edge up but it's still a good time to buy Strong demand seen with prices 10-26% lower than June 2004 peaks By SAMUEL EE, UMA SHANKARI [SINGAPORE] Car prices have rebounded after this week's news that Certificate of Entitlement (COE) premiums rose in all five categories. In most820 words
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546 2005-10-22 2 RONNIE LIM - Result of Mid-east petrochems worker shortage By RONNIE LIM [SINGAPORF] A rash of new petrochemical complexes coming up in the Middle Fast has led to a shortage of engineering and construction workers that could delay projects there, an oil executive said yesterday.546 words
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Article, Illustration472 2005-10-22 2 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH [SINGAPORE] Lawyers for former MP Lew Syn Pau say their client will not plead guilty to a charge of contravening the Companies Act. Senior Counsel Michael Hwang told reporters yesterday, after a pre-trial hearing on Lew's case: "We472 words
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BT INVESTMENT ROUNDTABLE
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Article, Illustration2613 2005-10-22 4 OVERVIEW THE high-end private residential property market has started to sizzle lately. Two projects in particular have sold like hot cakes The Azure at Sentosa Cove and the second tower at The Sail Marina Bay. Units in the projects were snapped up quickly, enabling theFILE PHOTOS - 2,613 words
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RAFFLES CONVERSATION
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Article, Illustration1575 2005-10-22 5 S JAYASANKARAN - Westport's owner and chairman G Gnanalingam revolutionalised Malaysia's ports industry and now takes his place among a select coterie of Malaysian billionaires. S JAYASANKARAN reports S JAYASANKARAN A CROSSWORD puzzle got G Gnanalingam through university. And he has had a winning way at solving problems ever1,575 words
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694 2005-10-22 5 IN many ways, the 61 -year-old G Gnanalingam has revolutionised the Malaysian ports' industry. Long considered a stodgy, unexciting operation fit only for governments, Mr Lingam has made it a glamorous and profitable business. It was not always so. In early 1996, a Maersk-flagged694 words
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Advertisement108 2005-10-22 5 The Raffles Conversation is brought to you through a special arrangement with Raffles "TT'V International Hotels and Resorts. The Traveller's uj /"y/i Palm in the Raffles International logo is an apt I g\ II W symbol. Not only has water stored at the base of *V^VJ this palm provided sustenance,108 words
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PERSONAL INVESTMENT
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Article, Illustration923 2005-10-22 6 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Capita Commercial Trust Oct 21 close: $1.55 KIM ENG RESEARCH, Oct 21 3Q distributable income came in at $16.3 million (DPU: 1.81 cts), up 12.4 per cent quarter on quarter and 21 per cent year on year, beating its own forecast by 8.7 perSource: Bloomberg; Source: Bloombeg - 923 words
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Article, Illustration1199 2005-10-22 6 TEH HOOI LING - SHOW ME THE MONEY Stocks at their one-year high outpace those at one-year low in the subsequent 12 months TEH HOOI LING Senior Correspondent ON Wednesday this week, the Singapore market suffered its biggest one-day fall in 17 months. A market observer sent1,199 words
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Article1182 2005-10-22 6 For week beginning Oct 17 SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDER/DIRECTOR TRANSACTIONS Subuntial Buy No of Price SHAREHOLDING Trans Shareholder' Sell Shares Per Before After Stock Date Director Conv 000 Shr C000) ('000) FragranceGrp 20 Oct 05 Urn Wan Loot "Buy 50 0.62 *****0 70 58 *****0 70 61 FragranceGrp1,182 words
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Advertisement32 2005-10-22 6 Insiders' trades. Brokers' recommendations. Dividend table. The pages also cover transactions by directors and substantial shareholders. JKjjV In other words, news you can use. 11 ill >] I 1 yVB 11 n 1¥132 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration555 2005-10-22 7 RAJU CHELLAM - Guidance follows lower than expected Q3 net loss of US$34.5m By RAJU CHELLAM CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, Singapore's largest contract chipmaker, posted a smaller-than-expected third-quarter net loss of U5534.5 million and forecast a return to profitability in the current fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed555 words
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Article, Illustration601 2005-10-22 7 MICHELLE QUAH - By MICHELLE QUAH ACCOUNTANTS, as preparers and auditors of financial information, are ideally placed to highlight any corporate wrong-doing and regain the credibility of financial reports, Second Minister for Finance and Foreign Affairs Raymond Lim saftTjcstcrday. Mr Lini, who is also Minister in the601 words
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455 2005-10-22 7 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Telenor ASA and Thai Telco Holdings Ltd have offered to buy Total Access Communication Pel, Thailand's No 2 cellphone company which is also listed in Singapore, in a mandatory takeover triggered by its acquisition of United Communication Industry Pel, a shareholder inBloomberg - 455 words
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Article, Illustration518 2005-10-22 7 VEN SREENIVASAN - STOCKS VEN SREENIVASAN Senior Correspondent A WEAK overnight close on Wall Street resulted in stocks here starting off from negative territory, but bargain-hunting soon kicked in as East Asian bourses started showing signs of reversals by mid-morn-ing. After hitting bottom at 2,200 points the benchmark518 words
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367 2005-10-22 7 GENEVIEVE CUA - By GENEVIEVE CUA OCBC Securities is relaunch ing its "managed account" service, an actively managed fund run an an "absolute return basis" where the aim is to be profitable every year no matter what the index does. The portfolio service was first launched in367 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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102 2005-10-22 7 NH Ceramics said yesterday that Ernst Young has emphasised in its auditors' report that the ability of the company and the group to continue as going concerns is dependent on several factors which include: the profitability and cash flows of the group over the next102 words
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93 2005-10-22 7 AUTRON Corp said yesterday that former vice-chairman LeongYew Cheong, who was charged on Thursday with share rigging, has not been involved in the management of the group since he resigned as a director and employee of the company in June 2003. The development "has93 words
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Article106 2005-10-22 7 MILLENNIUM Copthorne Hotels (M&C) pic announced yesterday that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CDL Hotels USA Inc, have filed a legal action against Willis on Oct 19, 2005. Willis was engaged as M&C group's insurance adviser, broker and claims representative for the M&C group's 2001106 words
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55 2005-10-22 7 COMFORTDELGRO Corp said that Vietnam Taxi Company, its joint venture with Transportation and Communication Development Corpyation Ltd, has increased its paid-up legal capital from US$l million to US$3 million. ComfortDelGro has a 70 per cent stake in the venture. The capital rise is for the55 words
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77 2005-10-22 7 PRINTING group SNP Corp said net profit rose 20 per cent to $7.6 million in the first nine months of 2005, as revenue increased 11 per cent to $344.9 million. Operations in China and Hong Kong saw turnover rise by 22 per cent, mainly77 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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466 2005-10-22 8 OH BOON PING - MAS MACROECONOMIC REVIEW Larger proportion of petrol costs will be passed on to consumers By OH BOON PING CONSUMER prices have so far avoided taking a big hit from the rise in energy prices around the world, but the Monetary Authority466 words
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260 2005-10-22 8 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO THE much-anticipated recovery in the construction sector will be gradual and modest in 2006, reflecting lags between property market developments and actual building activity, says the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). While the sector is "set to finally recover after a260 words
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Article, Illustration542 2005-10-22 8 ANNA TEO - By ANNA TEO FEWER than half of firms formed seven years ago in Singapore have survived past their sixth year, a study of companies and businesses set up in 1998 has found. Out of 29,900 companies formed in 1998, 81Source: Brandt (2004a) - 542 words
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Article5454 2005-10-22 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Citi Japan ■biUlMiUitfl CitiBond S'pore A/S 1 289/ ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) CmtondSpcieR/t > 341/ t, if nop Fntv* n qjaj Money SGD Class A 1.***** tor F i rnrv> flnnrt mi/ Crti Money S«ig Dollar Class B *****/ S» fU™ £T 12 a/ Cltl E<5,454 words
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Article, Illustration461 2005-10-22 9 ROLAND LIM - Govt aims to stop them getting into the hands of terrorists, criminals By ROLAND LIM THE Singapore government has cracked down on the issue of prepaid mobile phone SIM cards to stop them getting into the hands of terrorists and other criminals. From NovCHRIS LOH - 461 words
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347 2005-10-22 9 CHUANG PECK MING - It creates a favourable investment climate By CHUANG PECK MING THR strong tripartite partnership between workers, employers and government remains uniquely Singaporean and is the republic's key competitive edge in attracting investments. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong reminded workers last night. "It has347 words
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Article, Illustration367 2005-10-22 9 MATTHEW PHAN - By MATTHEW PHAN FIVE artistes were awarded the Cultural Medallion at this year's Arts Awards Ceremony, including wellknown filmmaker Jack Neo and musician Dick Lee. Visual artist Chng Seok Tin, Tamil writer M Balakrishnan, and banker-turn-ed-performance-artiste Lee Wen were also winners. The medallion, first handed367 words
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367 2005-10-22 9 OH BOON PING - It plans to expand to 50 centres in Asia by 2010 By OH BOON PING THE California Fitness company has had its finger on the pulse of Singapore and has decided that the time is right to try to triple367 words
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282 2005-10-22 9 SINGAPOBF's largest industrial landlord, JTC Corporation, reported continued positive performance in its third quarter industrial facilities report, thanks to good results in both the ready-built facilities and prepared industrial land sectors. The strong performance in the net allocation of ready-built facilities was driven largely282 words
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397 2005-10-22 9 VEN SREENIVASAN - By VEN SREENIVASAN AMERICAN aerospace giant Boeing and Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) yesterday signed a three-year agreement on collaborative research that could result in new state-of-the-art technology. No numbers were released on funding commitments to the initiative, with Boeing397 words
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Article130 2005-10-22 9 THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has reappointed Tharman Shanmugaratnam as the deputy chairman of its board of directors for a further two years from today. Mr Tharman, currently the Minister of Education, has been a director of the MAS board since October 2001 and was appointed deputy130 words
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MALAYSIA
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Article, Illustration483 2005-10-22 10 Analysts surprised, with Commerce revamp and Southern in Asia General deal Bloomberg, Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] CIMB Bhd, part of Malaysia's sec-ond-largest lender Commerce Asset-Holding Bhd, has won central bank approval to begin talks to combine its businesses with Southern Bank Bhd,Bloomberg,; Reuters; FILE PHOTO - 483 words
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253 2005-10-22 10 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's controversial Bakun dam is progressing well and is more than half completed, a report said yesterday, after claims the dam needed cash injections and could be delayed by 18 months. "We reached 118-metre elevation yesterday out of the totalAFP - 253 words
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Article8345 2005-10-22 10 Transaction date: Oct 21 S2-Wk Td Last Vol Day Last Quote GrOiv Otv GrYld Net MCap High Low Coda Company Sate COOP) High Low fciyar Sa««f Cvr fit SnS 8 2 5716 1st Software 5c 3 unch 100 3 3 2.5 3 12.1 25.5 6.5 3148 8TelecomUS2c 78,345 words
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146 2005-10-22 10 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will impose anti-dumping duties of up to almost 50 per cent on companies from Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand for exporting plastic products that have hurt domestic producers, a report said yesterday. The Ministry of International TradeAFP - 146 words
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INDONESIA
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405 2005-10-22 11 CHUANG PECK MING - Singapore posts $4.47b exports and $4.46b imports in July-September By CHUANG PECK MING AFTER persistent deficits, Singapore's trade with Indonesia produced a quarterly surplus from July to September the first in over two years. Singapore chalked up exports of $4.47 billion, against imports of405 words
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233 2005-10-22 11 Reuters [JAKARTA! Indonesia might delay plans to sell government shares in PT Bank Mandiri Tbk and PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BRI) because of poor market conditions, the state enterprise minister said yesterday. "The market is not conducive because share prices are inReuters - 233 words
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Article6835 2005-10-22 11 Transaction Date: Oct 21 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME VALUE GlobalVoice 5c 51.850.000 CapitaLand 108.565.550 CapitaLand 35.090.000 DBSGrp 83.363.277 CapitalandCSeCW***** 32.410.000 Keppel Corp 50c 70.851.420 China Sun HK25c 27.414.000 OCBC Bk 50c 65.341.500 Bio-Treat HK40c 25.598.000 SembMar 10c 39.707.500 CapitalandDBeCW***** 24.880,000 TACBt***** 35.157.853 Chart SemiCond 26c 24.154.000 SingTel 15c 30.612.3906,835 words
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GREATER CHINA
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490 2005-10-22 12 They plan to bid separately with Chinese partners for 51% stake Bloomberg I HONG KONGJ ABN Amro Holding NV, the biggest Dutch bank, and Societe Generale SA, France's No 3 lender, are competing to become the first overseas investor toBloomberg - 490 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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79 2005-10-22 12 Bloomberg [NKW DELHI] Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd, India's biggest drugmaker, said profit fell for a fourth straight quarter because sales declined in the US while research and legal costs rose. Net income fell 91 per cent to 184 million rupees (556.9 million) in theBloomberg - 79 words
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Article82 2005-10-22 12 AP [SHANGHAI] Dongfeng Motor Corp, one of China's biggest automakers, has gained approval to issue shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in a US$6OO million initial public offering planned for December, state media reported yesterday. The car maker, based in the centralAP - 82 words
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111 2005-10-22 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China has chosen four provinces to set up companies to channel private money into cash-starved small firms, the Economic Daily said yesterday a step that helps tap the country's huge savings outside the banking system. "The People's Bank of China hasReuters - 111 words
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Article64 2005-10-22 12 Reuters [BEIJING] China has issued new rules aimed at tightening controls on short-term foreign debt amid efforts to curb speculative capital inflows, the foreign exchange regulator said yesterday. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) laid out detailed rules on its website www.safe.gov.cn toReuters - 64 words
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76 2005-10-22 12 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Russian oil major Lukoil has proposed to Canadian firm PetroKazakhstan and China's CNPC to settle ownership disputes over a joint venture in Kazakhstan, two Russian news agencies reported yesterday. "We have contacted PetroKazakhstan and CNPC I sent a letter to these two companiesReuters - 76 words
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Article, Illustration427 2005-10-22 12 [HONG KONG] What has the greater value? A cheap deal or a free deal? Yesterday, the mainland's two leading Internet auction websites Taobao.com and eßay fired the first shots in a war of words over the value and worth of427 words
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Article, Illustration823 2005-10-22 12 House to license its name and oversee auction process NYT [NEW YORK] Determined to be the first Western auction house to capitalise firsthand on China's booming art market, Christie's has signed an agreement to conduct auctions in Beijing, companyNYT; AP - 823 words
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470 2005-10-22 12 Morgan Stanley, partner get 76% of US$200m paid Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Morgan Stanley and its Chinese investment banking partner will share a record US$l5l million of fees for underwriting China's biggest initial public offering, bankers involved in the sale said. China Construction BankBloomberg - 470 words
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INDIA
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Article, Illustration695 2005-10-22 13 Easing of curbs aimed at boosting economic reform programme Reuters [NFW DFLHI] India eased limitations on foreign ownership in its fast-growing telecoms and media industries late on Thursday in another push to accelerate its sputtering economic reform programme. The move, aimedReuters; REUTERS - 695 words
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Article2513 2005-10-22 13 VOL General Corp 0.41 unch 36 0°** MM COOP) Genting 20.90 -0.10 486 a a >■ D George Kent 0.59 unch 32 AS M Realty 162 unch 4 GHL Systems Alt unch 184 Apnc 0.30 unch 50 GlobetronicsTech..... 0.28 -0.01 1439 50 GlomacBhd 1.26 0.01 7 -OOI 752,513 words
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421 2005-10-22 13 It is weaker against US$, but has gained versus euro, others Bloomberg [NRW DELHI] Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday said even though the rupee has weakened against the dollar, it has gained against the euro and other currencies and remains "reasonably strong". TheBloomberg - 421 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration438 2005-10-22 14 He warns of danger of cheap credit making for risky decisions Reuters [BARCELONA] IMF managing director Rodrigo Rato has warned investors that global interest rates are set to rise and investors must take that into account when making business decisions. He saidReuters; REUTERS - 438 words
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423 2005-10-22 14 I.ATWP, NYT [NFW YORK! Google Inc on Thursday reported a sevenfold jump in third-quarter profit, bumping its shares to record levels as the Internet powerhouse showed no signs of slowing its explosive growth. The search giant earned U*****.2 million, or US$l.32 per share,I.ATWP,; NYT - 423 words
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338 2005-10-22 14 Reuters, NYT [WASHINGTON] Indonesian officials "covered up and then neglected" an epidemic of avian influenza in poultry for two years, allowing it to spread among flocks and then to people, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. The newspaperReuters,; NYT - 338 words
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Article, Illustration489 2005-10-22 14 Philip Green will pay himself £1.2b in dividend [LONDON] Retail entrepreneur Philip Green has banked £1.2 billion (553.6 billion) after awarding himself the biggest pay cheque in British corporate history, The Guardian reported. The huge dividend has come from the Arcadia fashion business,BLOOMBERG - 489 words
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419 2005-10-22 14 Reuters [NKW YORK] The US$43O million in bad debts at the heart of Refco Inc's meltdown stemmed from losses by as many as 10 customers, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. The Journal also said that the futures brokerage's financial problems mayReuters - 419 words
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357 2005-10-22 14 AP [MANILA] Recent Philippine government policies restricting protests and congressional inquiries show President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo may be heading towards authoritarian rule, one of the most influential business groups said yesterday. The Makati Business Club, which has joined calls for Ms Arroyo's resignationAP - 357 words
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Article, Illustration481 2005-10-22 14 Bloomberg ISYDNHY] Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, said it may move "significant parts" of its engineering and maintenance division overseas if the unit's 6,900 workers don't agree to a cost-cutting plan. "If we can't, by working together with staff, make the business more globallyBloomberg - 481 words
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MOTORING
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Article, Illustration1000 2005-10-22 15 SAMUEL EE - Hybrid technology and sexy concepts take centre stage as SAMUEL EE checks out new offerings at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show SAMUEL EE ®> '""M J§ 11H oi P rices having taken centre stage, the 39th Tokyo t »rt Jf? Motor Show pushed the frontiers of hybrid technologyAFP, BLOOMBERG PHOTOS - 1,000 words
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Article705 2005-10-22 15 JOE YEO - The 8th generation Honda Civic has matured, writes JOE YEO JOE YEO THE Civic is Honda's core model by far. Since the first generation was produced in 1972, more than 16 million have found homes all over the world. The latest Civic, introduced last month in705 words
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Article, Illustration527 2005-10-22 15 SAMUEL EE - Mitsubishi's Outlander and Suzuki's Swift Sport will make their way here next year By SAMUEL EE TWO models launched at this week's Tokyo Motor Show will arrive here next year. The first, the Mitsubishi Outlander, will be pitched at a more upmarket Singapore audience toBLOOMBERG - 527 words
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GOLF
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Article, Illustration1140 2005-10-22 16 JUSTINE MOSS - It's the four-letter word that golfers fear most. JUSTINE MOSS finds out more about this condition JUSTINE MOSS FORGET "fore", "hook" and other four-letter words commonly heard during a round of golf there's another word out there that golfers fear more than the plague. Yep, it'sFILE PHOTOS - 1,140 words
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WELLNESS
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Article, Illustration1054 2005-10-22 17 NGIAM YING LAN - The availability of an AED could mean the difference between life and death for cardiac arrest victims, says NGIAM YING LAN NGIAM YING LAN CHANCES are, Singapore is probably not the best place among developed countries, that is for one to have a heart attack.FILE PHOTO - 1,054 words
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Article, Illustration552 2005-10-22 17 CHEAH UI-HOON - The vitamin is a 'helper molecule' necessary for building bones and tissues as well as providing energy. CHEAH UI-HOON has the details CHEAH UI-HOON HOSE who want to boost their I bone mass and lower chances of osteoporosis now have a vitamin to help them.FILE PHOTO - 552 words
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Miscellaneous316 2005-10-22 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS communicating one's ideas 1 Plan newsman threw out (9) 9 Acknowledging young lady in 8 Patient approach? (7.6) a disre p u table place (9) 1 U Kfe tUdy(s) 10 Bond be inserted into false 12 Mr Right? (5) teeth (9) 13 Be quiet with colourful p,ece316 words
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SHOPPING
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Article, Illustration1462 2005-10-22 18 CORINNE KERK - Tod's founder Diego Delia Valle tells CORINNE KERK the philosphy behind the successful luxury goods brand CORINNE KERK 'MpM 0 SOMEONE unfamiliar with the who's who of the luxury-goods world, Diego Delia Valle may sound like the name of a fancy Italian palace, *or perhapsARTHUR LEE - 1,462 words
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Article, Illustration550 2005-10-22 18 CORINNE KERK - CORINNE KERK checks out a store that carries only Scandinavian products CORINNE KERK TYLR alert.'Fans of Scandinavian b products should know that finally, a store that concentrates on nothing but "ultra cool brands" from Sweden, Finland and Denmark has made its debut on Ann Siang RoadPHOTOS BY ARTHUR LEE - 550 words
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TRAVEL
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Article, Illustration1188 2005-10-22 19 GEOFFREY EU - GEOFFREY EU succumbs to the mediaeval charms of a compact, picturesque and as yet undiscovered Girona GEOFFREY EU WITH its cobblestone streets, mediaeval architecture and enviable setting between the Pyrenees and the Costa Brava, Girona boasts plenty of unique Catalan charm just the kind of place to providePHOTOS BY GEOFFREY EU - 1,188 words
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THE BUSINESS TIMES weekend
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Article, Illustration934 2005-10-22 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - It's the season for fresh-water hairy crabs and CHEAH UI-HOON discovers there's more than one way to eat the crustacean CHEAH UI-HOON HOW do you spot a crab connoisseur? By staking out some top Chinese restaurants this month and next, as the connoisseurs start crawling out to934 words
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Article, Illustration817 2005-10-22 20 CHEAH UI-HOON - Demand for gourmet beer is growing and importers will have you know, it is as sophisticated and complex as wine. CHEAH UI-HOON gets a taste CHEAH UI-HOON T'S that time of the year again when you can party as Germans do with beer, women and song. OK,CHRIS LOH - 817 words
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