The Business Times, 28 October 2005
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Title Section15 2005-10-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Friday, October 28,2005 SINGAPORE 85 cents online at http://business-times.asialxom.sg MICA (P) 089/03/200515 words
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462 2005-10-28 1 S JAYASANKARAN - By S JAYASANKARAN in Kuala Lumpur THE cost of licences for Malaysia's gaming operators is to be increased by a factor of up to five times. Even so, the move, which takes effect on Jan 1 next year, is unlikely to have a462 words
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Article136 2005-10-28 1 sti 2.201.90 (-26.89) ST INDEX FUTURES 2.202.00 (-27.00) SIMSCI 260.24 (-3.39) SIMSCI FUTURES 259.70 (-4.70) MARKETS Thursday Change KLSE COMP 904.46 -0.75 NIKKEI 225 13.417.08 +22.06 HANG SENG 14,381.06 -77.08 SET INDEX 685.29 +0.25 JAKARTA COMP 1.063.70 +1.52 MANILA COMP 1,941.46 +6.91 SEOULCOMP 1,166.36 -12.64 SHENZHEN B 188.65136 words
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599 2005-10-28 1 NANDE KHIN - MOU signed to foster partnership between S'pore business and the burgeoning Chinese province By NANDE KHIN in Tianjin A FLURRY of tie-ups and investment projects in the rapidly industrialising north-east Chinese province of Tianjin were announced yesterday by IE Singapore and Singapore599 words
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Article166 2005-10-28 1 IE Singapore signs MOU with Tianjin Binhai New Area. The aim is to help Singapore-based companies expand into Tianjin and to encourage Tianjin enterprises to internationalise via Singapore, such as through listing on the Singapore Exchange. Businesses from both sides can also look forward to greater166 words
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Advertisement126 2005-10-28 1 HOME-SCNOOUNG HOUSING HDB launches build, sell scheme for private sector re 12 One for the album Over 2,000 generous people from about 150 SffiN/y uTwfMMLL companies pounded the streets of the Central Business District last Friday for a *»'?<! UII 4 good cause —the Bull Run charity race In two126 words
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TOP STORIES
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Article, Illustration396 2005-10-28 2 R SIVANITHY - Three warrants on CCB shares see active trading By R SIVANITHY [SINGAPORE] The muchvaunted debut of China Construction Bank (CCB) in Hong Kong fell flat yesterday. But trading in three associated structured warrants listed here was brisk, accounting for 5REUTERS - 396 words
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Article525 2005-10-28 2 Banker Tan Su Shan leaves Morgan Stanley HIGH-FLYING banker Tan Su Shan, 38, is leaving Morgan Stanley after spending 8 Vi years at the investment bank. She is to head Citigroup Private Bank's operations in Singapore. TOP STORIES. PG 3 Call to cap credit for individuals CREDIT Counselling525 words
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Article, Illustration298 2005-10-28 3 LESLIE YEE - She'll head Citigroup Private Bank's operations in Singapore By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] High-flying banker Tan Su Shan, 38, is leaving Morgan Stanley after spending eight-and-a-half years at the investment bank. She is to head Citigroup Private Bank's operations in Singapore. A Citigroup spokesmanFILE PHOTO - 298 words
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Article, Illustration299 2005-10-28 3 Round-the-World Yacht Race Leg 2, Race 3, Day 2 SINGAPORE has advanced to the Third position on Day Two. There seems to be three distinct groups right now Singapore, Cardiff and Qingdao down south, Liverpool in a group by herself to the north and Jersey leading the central299 words
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538 2005-10-28 3 LESLIE YEE - Indebtedness mainly due to misusing credit as a 2nd source of income, says CCS By LESLIE YEE [SINGAPORE] Credit Counselling Singapore (CCS) is calling for a cap on individuals taking unsecured credit, to be monitored by Credit Bureau (Singapore). "The implementation of such a538 words
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Advertisement425 2005-10-28 2 For Singapore companies with an overseas presence and for MNCs 18 November 2005 (Friday) based in Singapore, expatriate assignments can be instrumental in I.oopm tO 5.30pm developing global business. However, international mobility can be complex and costly. Tax issues such as tax equalisation, tax liability Venue* of assignees and cost425 words
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COMPANY NEWS
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Article, Illustration758 2005-10-28 4 VEN SREENIVASAN - Interim net profit falls 3.9% despite revenue hitting record $6.4b By VEN SREENIVASAN "IF YOUR wife asks you to take her someplace expensive tonight, take her to a petrol station," quipped Singapore Airlines' Chew Choon Seng. It was a joke, of course. ButARTHUR LEE - 758 words
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Article590 2005-10-28 4 WONG WEI KONG - HOCK LOCK SIEW By WONG WEI KONG AYFAR of corporate scandals has propelled the usually low-profile Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) the whitecollar crime unit of the police into the spotlight. It has also thrown up two related issues: how a CAD probe should be announced, as590 words
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Article, Illustration177 2005-10-28 4 SINGAPORE Press Holdings' subsidiary SPH MediaßoxOffice is offering advertisers a new channel, in the form of models weaving through the crowd with laptops strapped to their bodies (left). These models, to be known as Media Walkers, will add "a touch of novelty to on-site eventsLAU FOOK KONG/ST - 177 words
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359 2005-10-28 6 It aims to 'do more things to attract non-gamblers', says chairman MALAYSIAN tycoon Quek Leng Chan's GuocoLand, which has not tied up with an international gaming partner for its bid for the Marina Bay integrated resort (IR), says it has every359 words
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125 2005-10-28 6 DBS Bank announced yesterday that it will terminate the credit default swaps it signed in 2001 in connection with the bank's securitisation of a $2.8 billion portfolio of corporate loans. The transaction in 2001 involved the synthetic transfer of credit risk125 words
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Article, Illustration333 2005-10-28 6 KALPANA RASHIWALA - By KALPANA RASHIWALA GUOCOLAND has previewed its long-awaited 110-unit freehold Paterson Residence condo at an average price of about $1,400 per square foot. The 24-storey project, comprising 104 apartments and six townhouses, is being built on the former City Mansions site that the group,333 words
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338 2005-10-28 6 WONG WEI KONG - By WONG WEI KONG TWO men were jailed yesterday for their part in the corruption scandal at electronics waste recycler Citiraya Industries, taking the number put behind bars over the scam to seven. The two men, who were employed by Citiraya, were last month338 words
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220 2005-10-28 6 LIKE its $60 million ATM offering, Capita Mall Trust's $181 million preferential offering has also been undersubscribed. CMT said last night that its preferential offering of 77.6 million new units to existing unit holders closed on Tuesday with valid acceptances for some 29.7 million new220 words
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Article, Illustration691 2005-10-28 9 ANGELA TAN - CORPORATE EARNINGS Telco reiterates commitment to return surplus cash to shareholders By ANGELA TAN STARHUB Ltd yesterday reported a swing to profits in the fiscal third quarter. At the same time, its chief executive officer, Terry Clontz, raised its full-year sales forecast691 words
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249 2005-10-28 9 Bloomberg STATS ChipPac Ltd, the world's third-largest provider of chip testing and packaging services, posted a smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter after prices stabilised. The company said it expects to post a profit in the current period. The net loss was $1 million,Bloomberg - 249 words
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OTHER EARNINGS
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54 2005-10-28 9 MMI Holdings' disposal of a subsidiary helped it to triple net profit for the quarter ended Sept 30 to US$ 13.9 million, up from US$3.9 million a year ago. This came on the back of a 24 per cent increase in revenue to U*****.754 words
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Article45 2005-10-28 9 DELONG Holdings' net profit was up 97.3 per cent to $27.2 million from $13.8 million a year ago in the July-September third quarter. This came as revenue rose 9.7 per cent to $215.4 million from $196.3 million a year ago.45 words
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93 2005-10-28 9 PROPERTY heavyweight Singapore Land's net profit for the third quarter ended Sept 30 grew one per cent to $22.7 million despite a 25 per cent fall in revenue to $46.2 million. The revenue drop was because of the way revenue was recognised under the93 words
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45 2005-10-28 9 UNISTEKl. yesterday reported a 29 per cent increase in Q3 net profit to $9.4 million. Profit from operations was $11.8 million. 57 per cent higher than the corresponding period last year. Revenue rose 71 per cent to $47.8 million.45 words
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334 2005-10-28 9 DONALD URQUHART - By DONALD URQUHART HIGH oil prices are proving a boon for SembCorp Marine, which yesterday reported a 52 per cent jump in third-quarter net profit to $32.7 million. The SembCorp Industries subsidiary saw revenue rise by nearly 16 per cent to $451.2 million for334 words
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386 2005-10-28 10 ALEXANDRA HO - CEO Pua Seek Guan says the company gets offers to buy 'a few malls' a week By ALEXANDRA HO CAPITALAND Retail, part of property giant CapitaLand, is in talks to acquire more malls in China, chief executive officer Pua Seek Guan386 words
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420 2005-10-28 10 ALEXANDRA HO - By ALEXANDRA HO SERVICE residences provider The Ascott Group aims to double the number of units it has in North Asia to 6,000 by 2008, chief executive and managing director Cameron Ong said in an interview in Beijing. Ascott groups China, Korea420 words
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Article, Illustration300 2005-10-28 10 CHEN HUIFEN - By CHEN HUIFEN THE maker of a sports shoe brand endorsed by Hong Kong actor Jordan Chan is seeking a mainboard listing to raise a net $36.5 million for the company. China Hongxing Sports, which manufactures the "Erke" brand of sports300 words
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COMPANY BRIEFS
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67 2005-10-28 10 ASCENDAS Real Estate Investment Trust (A-Reit) has completed the acquisition of the property located at 1, Jalan Kilang for $18.7 million. With this, A-Reit has now acquired 10 properties out of the 12 to be funded from the proceeds of an equity fund raising. Following this67 words
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56 2005-10-28 10 BOUSTEAD Singapore Ltd's subsidiary, Salcon Pte Ltd, has secured four international contracts worth $11 million. Salcon has commenced work on these contracts, with substantial completion expected within the current financial year ending March 31. The contracts involve the design, process engineering and construction of56 words
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53 2005-10-28 10 GOODPACK Ltd announced yesterday that independent director Lew Syn Pau, has indicated he will not seek re-election at the company's annual general meeting (AGM), scheduled for today. As a result, the motion on his re-election will not be put to vote at the AGM,53 words
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Article60 2005-10-28 10 SKY China Petroleum Services Ltd, a petro-engineering group, will launch an initial public offer of 94.2 million shares at an issue price of 28 cents per share. SKY Petroleum is expected to list on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. The IPO will60 words
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SINGAPORE MARKETS
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Article, Illustration502 2005-10-28 8 R SIVANITHY - STOCKS The advance-decline score of 74-263 shows the extent of weakness in the market R SIVANITHY Senior Correspondent OIL prices have fallen from US$7O to US$6O per barrel, the asset reflation play on the Singapore market is supposedly intact, earnings are said toSource: Bloomberg - 502 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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433 2005-10-28 8 PANWELL Pte Ltd has disposed 70 million shares in GMG Global, an investment holding company, at 2.5 US cents a share. The disposal of the 3.46 per cent stake held in the name of UOB Kay Hian reduced Panwell's stake to 17.91 per cent433 words
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76 2005-10-28 8 AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY - By AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY GROUP executive chairman and CEO of Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Corp Ltd (AIM), Vincent Tan Kim Yong, has over Tuesday and Wednesday increased his deemed interest in the company by 4.043 million shares to 12.61 million shares. With this, DrTan holds76 words
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Article, Illustration437 2005-10-28 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Oct 27 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS -864.00 -175.00 BT CADI -*****.00 -184.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -86.00 All-SG Equities 566.34 -7.49 SG Equities Elect 118.43 -2.46 SG Equities Fin 1615.42 -21.85 SG Equities Prop 683.49 -16.51 SIMSCI 260.24 -3.39 SiMSCI Futures 259.70 -4.70 MOST ACTIVE STOCKS VOLUME437 words
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Article, Illustration922 2005-10-28 8 UMA SHANKARI - Compiled by UMA SHANKARI Osim International Oct 27 close: $1.50 CIMB-GK RESEARCH, Oct 27 THIRD quarter net profit surpassed our forecast by 5 per cent and market expectations by 10 per cent. The robust topline growth was boosted by the consolidation of Global Active, which became a 67Source: Bloomberg - 922 words
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Article, Illustration413 2005-10-28 8 CURRENCIES AFP [TOKYOI The US dollar hit a fresh two-year high against the yen yesterday on rising asset returns but failed to hold onto its gains as the market locked in profits, dealers said. The euro scaled a six-month peak against the yen onAFP; REUTERS - 413 words
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SINGAPORE NEWS
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497 2005-10-28 12 ARTHUR SIM - Construction firms which have built HDB flats seen vying for tender By ARTHUR SIM THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) has launched a scheme to allow the private sector to develop and sell public housing. It hopes that the new Design,497 words
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258 2005-10-28 12 STANDARD Chartered is introducing two new electronic banking services Mobile Banking by phoife, and an eCheque payment system. Mobile Banking lets customers access their bank accounts and other services by handphone, while eCheques let them make payments or transfer funds without the258 words
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303 2005-10-28 12 LESLIE YEE - By LESLIE YEE BESIDES competing in areas like research, teaching and attracting students, local universities are poised to compete in raising debt finance to fund development projects. After the National University of Singapore (NUS) launched a $1 billion bond programme two weeks back,303 words
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329 2005-10-28 12 UMA SHANKARI - By UMA SHANKARI THE best way to increase the take-home pay of lower-wage earners is to increase their productivity, said Minister for Manpower Ng Eng Hen at the opening ceremony of the Singapore Learning Festival yesterday. Dr Ng was responding329 words
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Article, Illustration223 2005-10-28 12 STUDENTS of animation and digital art here may get to learn their craft from some of the best minds at Lucasfilm's new digital animation studio, which opened at Changi Business Park yesterday. While film-maker George Lucas himself is unlikely walk into class any time soon,AP - 223 words
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514 2005-10-28 12 MICHELLE QUAH - SOX deemed more critical to NPOs than other bodies By MICHELLE QUAH STRICT compliance rules set out in the United States' Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) may be adopted in unexpected quarters here the typically self-regulated arena of voluntary welfare organisations (VWOs). About 100514 words
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227 2005-10-28 12 THE owners of Balmeg Court are said to be seeking $78 million for the collective sale of their properties, which are on a 172,373 sq ft freehold land area atop Balmeg Hill in the Pasir Panjang area. The price works out to $348227 words
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NEWS ROUNDUP
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Article75 2005-10-28 12 SPRING Singapore launched its second Enterprise Development Centre at the Singapore Manufacturers' Federation. It will provide financial advisory services to SMEs looking to enter new markets or wanting to go public. It will also provide risk-based safety management, energy conservation and automation consulting services75 words
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68 2005-10-28 12 THE Singapore Tourism Board opened its first Singapore Education Services Centre at the YMCA Building at 1 Orchard Road. The centre will be a resource centre for international students and house a range of prospectuses from educational institutions. Counsellors will be available to advise68 words
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Article56 2005-10-28 12 INFORMATICS Holdings, a provider of educational services in information technology and business management, has opened a new campus at Science Centre Road which can accommodate up to 15,000 students. Informatics also signed agreements with Linguaphone Group, South Korea's Chang Shin College and the International Brand Federation,56 words
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Advertisement392 2005-10-28 12 MTO MTQ Corporation Limitod (Co Reg. No.: *****0057Z) (Incorporated in Singapore) Half-Year Financial Highlights (Unaudited Group Results) 3 months 3 months 6 months 6 months ended ended ended ended 30.09.05 30.09.04 Change 30.09.05 30.09.04 Change SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO Revenue 14,054 14,347 (2) 27,748 29,178 (5) Operating loss before gain392 words
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KEPPEL.CLIPPER – ROUND THE WORLD
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Article, Illustration1683 2005-10-28 13 VINCENT WEE - Cutting across the oceans in extreme conditions, BT journalist VINCENT WEE, a core member of the Uniquely Singapore team, gets to understand the saying—water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink VINCENT WEE IT MIGHT seem needless to say that water is very important after just1,683 words
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Article, Illustration314 2005-10-28 13 TIRED and dying for a shower as we pulled into the marina in Salvador, it did not hit all of us immediately that we had just made a major ocean crossing. But to the kids at the Institute Rumo Nautico, otherwise known as the Grael314 words
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ECONOMY WATCH
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Article, Illustration312 2005-10-28 14 Minister cites low inflation but move seen as buoying domestic demand Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia sees no particular need to raise interest rates, Economic Planning Minister Mustapa Mohamed said yesterday, despite growing pressure on the country to tackle inflation and raise real returns for investors.Reuters - 312 words
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275 2005-10-28 14 LATEST US DATA Reuters [WASHINGTON] New orders for US made durable goods sank an unexpectedly deep 2.1 per cent last month as aircraft orders plunged, but even non-transportation orders dropped one per cent, a government report showed yesterday. In its report on demandReuters - 275 words
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317 2005-10-28 14 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya says he will raise his growth forecast for Southeast Asia's second-largest economy in both 2005 and 2006 due to accelerating exports. The Finance Ministry's forecast for this year will be officially raised to 4.5-5Bloomberg - 317 words
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376 2005-10-28 14 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's economy is poised to grow at over 7 per cent this financial year and the economic environment is conducive for more than 8 per cent growth in the long term. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said yesterday. "This is notReuters - 376 words
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Article, Illustration926 2005-10-28 15 SHOEB KAGDA - President-director optimistic about long term, sees 15-20% expansion By SHOEB KAGDA in Jakarta AN uncertain interest rate environment and rising inflation are likely to eat into profits and affect the growth of Indonesia's banking sector in the shortterm. But the longer-term outlook is positive, saysFILE PHOTO - 926 words
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BRIEFLY ASIA
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Article80 2005-10-28 15 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pledged a full investigation yesterday of lending practices that led to severe financial losses incurred by Malaysia's largest Islamic bank. Bank Islam's parent, state-controlled BIMB Holdings Bhd, earlier this month reported a net loss of RM456.4 millionAP - 80 words
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68 2005-10-28 15 Reuters IMUMBAI] India's largest lender, State Bank of India, reported yesterday a lower-than-expected 12 per cent rise in quarterly profit due to a drop in income from bonds trading and other fees even as revenue from loans grew. Net profit rose to 12.15Reuters - 68 words
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455 2005-10-28 15 PAULINE NG - By PAULINE NG in Kuala Lumpur MEDIA Prima yesterday tightened its grip on Malaysia's television market by acquiring the last private free-to-air broadcaster, ntv7, for RM9O million (5540.3 million). Already the country's biggest media group, the purchase of ntv7, or Natseven TV, will455 words
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Advertisement3131 2005-10-28 16 TES EES International Limited 9 Company Registration No H3BBOMZ7R Unaudited Ist Quarter Financial Statement for the Period Ended 30/03/2005 An income statement (for the group) together with a comparative statement for the corresponding period of the immediately preceding financial year. No of ordinary shares issued Exercise Price SS'OOO SS'OOO Sep3,131 words
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GREATER CHINA
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Article, Illustration601 2005-10-28 17 But it will not give up sizeable assets in strategic state firms: analysts Reuters [SINGAPORE] China may consider trading minority stakes in its "Big Three" oil companies or part of their refining units for energy reserves held by global majors but will not giveReuters; FILE PHOTO - 601 words
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412 2005-10-28 17 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world's top contract microchip maker, reported a 12 per cent drop in third-quarter profit yesterday as it left a first-half chip glut behind, thanks to booming demand. TSMC offered a strong gross margin forecastReuters - 412 words
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424 2005-10-28 17 Reuters [BEIJING] China's top legislators yesterday approved the most significant revisions to mainland company and securities laws since 1999, according to the South China Morning Post. China's amended Securities Law allows financial derivatives for the first time and permits select firms to mix banking,Reuters - 424 words
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INDIA
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456 2005-10-28 18 But results fall short of analyst forecasts due to currency shifts Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's top mobile services firm, Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd, reported yesterday a 43 per cent rise in quarterly profit as user numbers surged in the world's fastest-growing major mobileReuters - 456 words
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356 2005-10-28 18 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has urged his officials to tie up all ends to ensure that free-trade pacts with Asian neighbours and Middle East countries are in place by 2006, a government official said on Wednesday. Asia's third-largest economyReuters - 356 words
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ASIA-PACIFIC/WORLD
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Article, Illustration521 2005-10-28 19 SEC may be looking for understatement of debt or inflation of income NYT. Reuters, Bloomberg [New York] The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating General Motors' accounting in "various matters", the company said on Wednesday. The probe includes its handling of pensions and someNYT.; Reuters,; Bloomberg; REUTERS - 521 words
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400 2005-10-28 19 ANTHONY ROWLEY - By ANTHONY ROWLEY in Tokyo THE underlying picture for electronics and entertainment giant Sony Corporation remains gloomy even as the company posted a 51 per cent increase in secondquarter pre-tax profits for that was due largely to special non-operating gains. Its performance reflected400 words
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WORLD WATCH
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Article93 2005-10-28 19 Reuters [NEW YORK] Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, yesterday reported quarterly profit surged 75 per cent, pushed up by record crude oil and natural gas prices. Net income rose to US$9.9 billion in the third quarter from US$5.6B billion aReuters - 93 words
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Article83 2005-10-28 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Royal Dutch Shell said third quarter profit rose to US$9 billion, a record for the company, because of the sale of a Dutch pipeline network and energy prices. A year earlier it had a profit of U555.37 billion. Shell said it isBloomberg - 83 words
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Article81 2005-10-28 19 NYT, Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Roche has temporarily halted shipments of the anti-influenza drug Tamiflu in the United States and Canada. The company says it wants to prevent hoarding and ensure adequate supplies to treat conventional flu cases this winter. Roche said companies had been creatingNYT,; Bloomberg - 81 words
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Article76 2005-10-28 19 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian investment bank Macquarie has generated higher shareholder returns this year than any Wall Street firm. The keys to its success: toll roads and airports. Macquarie's 19 publicly traded investment funds have made 50 acquisitions worth about US$ll.7 billion in 2005. The bank's 29.4Bloomberg - 76 words
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Article66 2005-10-28 19 Reuters [NEW YORKIA top Refco executive at the centre of the futures and commodities broker's alleged fraud is cooperating with prosecutors, the Financial Times said on Wednesday. Santo Maggio, president of Refco Capital Markets, was put on leave by Refco's board on Oct 10 when itReuters - 66 words
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197 2005-10-28 19 (BANGKOK] The Siam Cement Group (SCG) will invest 60 billion baht (552.5 billion) in a new petrochemical complex, its largest project since the 1997 economic crisis, the Nation reported yesterday. The project was announced on Wednesday, when Thailand's largest manufacturing conglomerate197 words
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AVIATION
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Article, Illustration854 2005-10-28 20 Move could help it challenge Boeing's dominance of market in Japan Bloomberg [TOKYO] Airbus SAS, the world's biggest maker of commercial planes, said it's in talks with three of Boeing Co's Japan-based component manufacturers to produce about 3 per cent ofBloomberg; REUTERS - 854 words
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Article, Illustration412 2005-10-28 20 AFP (AMSTERDAM] A fire swept through a detention centre at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport overnight, killing at least 11 people awaiting expulsion from the Netherlands, Schiphol's mayor said yesterday. Police said that 15 people had been injured, including police and security guards,AFP - 412 words
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335 2005-10-28 20 First delivery to Qantas is slated for April '07 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA), which will be the first carrier to fly the Airbus SAS A3BO, is scheduled to receive the world's biggest passenger aircraft from November 2006, Airbus chiefBloomberg - 335 words
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206 2005-10-28 20 [SINGAPORE] Air New Zealand has placed Arm orders for another two Boeing 787-8 aircraft worth US$ll7 million each at the airframe list price. This is in addition to the two it already has on order. The announcement comes as the206 words
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283 2005-10-28 20 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will woo regional budget carriers to a new low-cost terminal that will be launched next year, although Air Asia is expected to be the main user, reports said yesterday. Air Asia, South-east Asia's leading budget airline, will occupyAP - 283 words
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226 2005-10-28 20 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International pel has raised its fuel hedges in the fourth quarter of this year to reduce risks from volatile world oil prices, a company official said yesterday. The airline, 20 per cent owned by foreign investors such as GoldmanReuters - 226 words
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Article, Illustration540 2005-10-28 21 DONALD URQUHART - India risks losing 1-2% annual GDP growth if things not improved: study By DONALD URQUHART [SINGAPORE] Poor transportation infrastructure is choking India's ability to tap further into the global supply chain, with the country risking losing out on an additional 1-2 per cent of annualBLOOMBERG - 540 words
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768 2005-10-28 21 SELVA KUMAR - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By SELVA KUMAR THE practice of issuing "perpetual" certificates of competency to the masters of small commercial vessels by the Australian state and territory governments may end sooner than expected following a damning report into yet another collision between an ocean-going768 words
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Advertisement96 2005-10-28 21 juKKmiAJ^H 5f 5p A A Kp HfffKKM«fe 1?5MP58 wßm JHf~ It Jf jf^l^'" a *SSv ?79E9nEBaBP Catch Singapore's leading thoroughbreds and jockeys outwit and out-manoeuvre each other in an intense battle of strategy to capture the $350,000 Raffles Hotels Resorts Cup on Saturday, 29 October 2005 at the Singapore Racecourse!96 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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513 2005-10-28 22 EDITORIAL PERHAPS the best that can be said about the recent visit by US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to Beijing is that it didn't lead to a worsening in the Sino-American relationship. After all, Mr Rumsfeld, a leading hawk on China, could have513 words
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Article, Illustration1206 2005-10-28 22 DONALD GREENLEES - Govt bolsters investor confidence by taking unpopular but necessary economic decisions By DONALD GREENLEES International Herald Tribune OUT on what is called Motor Main Street here, there are still reminders that manufacturing investors once viewed Indonesia with the enthusiasm they usually reserve forInternational Herald Tribune; BLOOMBERG - 1,206 words
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Article, Illustration783 2005-10-28 22 YOGI AGGARWAL - THE BOTTOM LINE YOGI AGGARWAL WHEN international steel magnate Laxmi Mittal came to India to lobby for his proposed steel plant, one of the people he called upon was Prakash Karat, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), or783 words
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Article, Illustration845 2005-10-28 23 JEFF GERTH - US officials harbour doubts about Saudi Arabia's plans to pump up its oil output capacity By JEFF GERTH NYT LAST spring, the White House publicly embraced plans by Saudi Arabia to significantly increase its oil production capacity. But privately, some officials and othersNYT; AP - 845 words
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487 2005-10-28 23 Penelope Phoon - LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Penelope Phoon Head of ACCA Singapore WE REFER to the article by Yeoh Oon Jin and Kok Moi Lre on "Simplifying reporting for SMEs" (BT, Oct 25). Although differential reporting may appear to be novel in the Singapore context, many487 words
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Article83 2005-10-28 23 Lee Chee Keong - Lee Chee Keong Human Resource/ Office Manager Ukulele Brand Consultants Pte Ltd WE RRFRR to the article, "What branding is and what it is not" by Joe Baladi (BT, Oct 19). The picture used in the article displayed a variety of corporate and product brand logos and packaging83 words
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Advertisement629 2005-10-28 23 PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk. ANNOUNCEMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS The Board of Commissioners of PT International Nickel Indonesia Tbk. ("PT Inco") at a meeting of October 25, 2005 has approved the declaration of an interim dividend in respect of 2005 of 0.025 US Dollar per share. Schedule: 1. Cum Dividend Date629 words
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Advertisement167 2005-10-28 23 In the Matter of The Companies Act Cap. 50 and In the Matter of MEGA BRIGHT (S) PTE LTD Company Registration No. *****4147E (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that the Final Meeting of167 words
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Article10365 2005-10-28 24 SGX MAINBOARP 52-WV T«1 Lvt Vol Day Last Quote GrOtv Div GrYM Nat MCap High Low Cod* Company Sala fOOO) High low lnyar SaBar Cvr Hi Snw 8 2 5716 1st Software 5c 3 2.5 3 12.1 25.5 6.5 3148 8Telecom US2c 6.5 -0.5 850 7 6.5 6.510,365 words
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Article560 2005-10-28 31 CORINNE KERK - Three home-schooling parents tell CORINNE KERK why they have chosen this option and how it is working out for them CORINNE KERK Attention parents. Here's an educational check-list —Do you blow your top at your kids every time they make a mistake? Are you more560 words
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Article, Illustration1014 2005-10-28 31 JEREMY Yeo belongs to a rare breed. The former national squash player is one of very few fathers in Singapore who has given up a career to homeschool his kids. But no, he assures you he isn't a particularly patient man, and is in fact, veryPHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 1,014 words
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Article, Illustration672 2005-10-28 31 HO Chia Yue, 36, used to be a teacher, but she's quick to point out that that isn't the reason why she chose to home-school her children. Rather, it was newspaper articles about home-schooling she read some years back that stirred her interest. When she was finally672 words
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Article, Illustration651 2005-10-28 31 TO some, Leona Heng, 38, is like a mod-ern-day superwoman, although to others, she could be stark-raving mad. Ms Heng, whose highest academic qualification is pre-university, holds down a full-time job as a financial adviser while home-schooling her son, lan, 7. Her651 words
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BOOKS
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Article, Illustration546 2005-10-28 32 PARVATHI NAYAR - WORDS FROM THE TOP Jonathan Larsen, CEO and country business manager of Citibank Singapore, shares his love of books that entertain and instruct with PARVATHI NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR Q. While you aren't an advocate of those endless strategy books stacked on the546 words
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Article, Illustration794 2005-10-28 32 PARVATHI NAYAR,NGIAM YING LAN - PARVATHI NAYAR and NGIAM YING LAN check out the latest offerings PARVATHI NAYAR,NGIAM YING LAN Stranger than Fiction John Berendt's elegant comeback, The City Of Falling Angels (Penguin Press, $28), is a testament to the popularity of the non-fiction novel, a.k.a reality written with the oomphARTHUR LEE - 794 words
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Article, Illustration943 2005-10-28 32 Snow By Orhan Pamuk Translated by Maureen Freely 426 pages. Alfred A Knopf. $18 TURKEY'S best-selling writer Orhan Pamuk's latest novel, Snow, mixes together magic realism, farce and the confused search for reality that describes modern day Turkey. Of course, this is a mixture that has resonances with any943 words
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ARTS
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447 2005-10-28 33 AZIZAN DUANA - DANCE By AZIZAN DUANA MALAY dance in Singapore may have come a long way from its traditional roots, but it still retains some of its heritage, says Singapore's top choreographer, Osman Abdul Hamid, 44, whose work, Gentarasa, is regarded as one of447 words
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Article, Illustration1106 2005-10-28 33 PARVATHI NAYAR - ART Celebrated sculptor Antony Gormley talks to PARVATHI NAYAR about his art PARVATHI NAYAR ENGLISH sculptor Antony Gormley uses the human body in brilliantly unusual ways that could result, equally, in the vast Angel of the North with a 175foot wingspan, or thousands ofPHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 1,106 words
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Article, Illustration358 2005-10-28 33 MATTHEW PHAN - MUSIC By MATTHEW PHAN JANANI Sridhar may put Singapore on the opera world map someday the 15-year-old won the 58th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales last year, the same prize that launched the career of one teenager named Luciano Pavarotti many years ago.358 words
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362 2005-10-28 33 NGIAM YING LAN - MUSIC By NGIAM YING LAN IT HAS been 10 years since the incomparable Teresa Teng passed on, but memories live on at a musical tribute at the Esplanade Theatre starting tonight. Presented by Eu Yan Sang and the Malaysia-based Heritage Performing Arts Group,362 words
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WINE
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Article, Illustration1135 2005-10-28 34 N K YONG - It's great fun yet instructive. N K YONG looks at the nuts and bolts of wine tourism N K YONG WING tourism is big business. It has become very popular with both wine aficionados and non-aficio-nados, who find it great fun, instructive, better value for1,135 words
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Article, Illustration453 2005-10-28 35 GEOFFREY EU - The Legend of Zorro is overly long and self-indulgent. Nobody can save it not even Zorro, says GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU THE Legend of Zorro tries hard to resurrect the fun, freshness and feel-good factor that was abundant in The Mask of Zorro (1998), but453 words
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Article, Illustration575 2005-10-28 35 PARVATHI NAYAR - By PARVATHI NAYAR TONY Scott's latest film opens with the qualified assertion that it is "based on a true story sort of'. The "sort of' is the first clue to the irrelevant mishmash that is Domino. In the name of style,575 words
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Miscellaneous340 2005-10-28 35 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS circumvented by sailor (9) 6 One of the Bedsers perhaps Arth i 9e *s into bed ,n t 0 only half succeed W) Arthur s place (7) 5 Such may be value artist at- 7 Sleep,n 9 ba f 9"J*" taches to piece of furniture u on340 words
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Article, Illustration1384 2005-10-28 36 SU JIAXIAN - Making Time Much precision and skill go into the whole process of making a mechanical timepiece. SU JIAXIAN explains how it functions SU JIAXIAN I HAVE a terrible secret to confess. It was only several years after my interest in watches began that I even1,384 words
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