The Business Times, 13 February 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 028/12/2000 SINGAPORE Internet http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 85c
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    77 1 OTI U9OJB (+16.81) BT-SRI ***** (+8.34) ST INDEX FDTUIES *****0 (+17.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 266J0 (+2.90) STOCK MARKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE OOMP 726J8 +0.77 NIKKEI 226 dosed HANG SENG 15,***** -188.17 SET INDEX 31&20 -6*2 JAKARTA COMP 424.47 -144 MANILA COMP 1,***** +16.47 TAIPEI WPI 6,847.07 +3713 SEOUL
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    80 1 FOREX BATES USI SI USS (SS per USS) 1.748 £(i;S$/S$ per 1.462 2J38 EURO(US$/SS/E) 0JB1 1.626 DM 2.102 1103 YEN 117.7 67.80 RM 3500 2.176 HKS 7.800 4.463 BAHT 42i7 24.36 RUPIAH 9,606 6,497 *S$ to 100 units PRIME SATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 89.00 BANGKOK 9.50
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    Lock icon KL gives further boost to Tanjung Pelepas port
    545 1  -  New measures to ease cargo transfer from Pasir Gudang to new Johor port From\ Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian government has made it easier for cargo to be channelled from Pasir Gudang port to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP)
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    Lock icon Asians not that averse to using credit: survey
    531 1  -  HTUmiHUIJ By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Asian consumers may not be as freewheeling as their Western counterparts when it comes to spending on credit, but they aren't all that debtaverse either. Credit use is actually fairly widespread in Asia even among those who
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    Lock icon HK govt cuts by two-thirds residential land for auction
    624 1  -  Analysts say the move may improve sentiment Front Audrey Tan in Hongkong THE Hongkong government will slash by two-thirds the amount of residential land for auction this year, in a move which analysts say may Improve sentiment in the property market.
    Source: McKinsey Asia-Pacific proprietary personal finance services research, 2000  -  624 words
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      91 1 INSIDE New Asia Biz Woman The white Datuk who likes being a 'mat salleh' Malaysian. Pg 28 Corporate results Capita Land posts 43% drop in net profit to $105 m. Next Pmgo Keppei surprises with record $265 m profit. Pg4 Top stories S'pore, M'sia sign second major gas deal. Pg
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      Lock icon Vickers Ballas suspended, merger talk intensifies
      580 2  -  DBS Sec may be merger partner; sources dismiss Ong Asia as possibility By. Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] Vickers Ballas Holdings sought a two-day share trading suspension yesterday, leaving the market feverish with speculation that it could be close to sealing a merger with govern-ment-linked DBS
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon When options are taxing
        161 2 STOCK options are the stuff of shattered dreams when markets turn south. A story in last month's Frankfurt-based Finanzplatz-News highlighted how stock options have turned into nightmares for the staff of many young companies. First, these people agreed to work for lower pay in return for
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        100 2 IF you notice more kids on SLA flights, here's why: From Jan 22, every child travelling on SLA has been treated to a Peanuts toy. SIA, with United Features Syndicate, is giving away the exclusive plush toys from the comic strip to every
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        Lock icon Let the fat cats yowl
        70 2 SEEMS the joke about lawyers being among the least-liked professionals could have some basis, judging by the results of an online poll by The Business Times last week. The statement "Freely negotiable conveyancing fees will hit lawyers' earnings hard" yielded the following results: Yes, it's
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      Lock icon Correction
      44 2 IN last Friday's article "SGX's bottomline earnings down 64% to $18.8 m", we erred in saying that the moratorium on members' sale of SGX shares expired on Feb 9, 2001. The expiry date is Feb 19, 2001. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon CapitaLand net profit slumps 43% – worse than expected
      832 2  - CapitaLand net profit slumps 43% worse than expected It promises better performance for year 2001 By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] In its maiden post-merger results, CapitaLand posted a worse-than-ex-pected 43 per cent drop in fullyear net profit to $105.7 mUUon. This had much to do with soaring interest costs on borrowings
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      Lock icon S'pore stands chance of securing Huntsman Corp investment
      430 2  -  Talks on with EDB; firm sees China as alternative location for titanium dioxide plant By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Singapore and China are vying to host a major investment planned by the world's largest privatelyowned petrochemicals company, Huntsman Corporation. Peter Huntsman, president
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      23 2 There's demand, so no price cuts, Pg 4 awH flnnH«<ng property fund, Pg 4 Food separates the real thing from webcasts, Pg 4
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Keppel surprises with record $265m profit
      612 4  -  21% improvement beats forecasts by analysts By Conrad Raj KEPPEL Corporation, often regarded as a bellwether of the Singapore economy, managed to beat analysts' forecasts by posting record net earnings of $265.37 million for the financial year ended Dec 31 2000, a 21 per
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      Lock icon Food separates the real thing from webcasts
      412 4  -  corporate jaime ee WHEN you haven't got very good financial results to show for the last fiscal year, there are two things you can do. One, throw so many figures at the media and analysts in a one-hour presentation that they get shell-shocked.
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      Lock icon There's demand, so no price cuts: CapitaLand
      301 4  -  Liquidity is good and homes are affordable: Liew By] Marissa Chew CAPITALAND yesterday joined the chorus of big developers vowing not to cut prices, saying that there was still demand for homes, and there were no compelling financial reasons for it to do
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      Lock icon CapitaLand finalising property fund, studying listing
      282 4  -  By Marissa Chew CAPITALAND said yesterday that it was finalising a previously announced retail property fund and it intends to invest US$3O million (5552.5 million) in a separate distressed debt fund. Speaking at the group's results briefing, Capita Land Commercial chief executive Ed Ng
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      Lock icon Harimau earnings double to $10.7m
      319 8 Its profit stems mainly from gains from the sale of investments of over $llm CLOSED-END fund Harimau Investments Ltd, currently in the middle of a major restructuring, yesterday reported a net profit of $10.7 million for the year ended Dec 31, up from $4.74 million
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      Lock icon Qian Hu fails to get distribution licence in Thailand
      213 8  -  It will revamp Thai unit to skirt foreign licence requirement By 1 Liew Hanqing Ny uew n&nqing QIAN Hu Corporation, an ornamental fish breeder, has failed to obtain a foreign business licence to operate a pet food and pet accessory distribution
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Nucleus net profit leaps 52%
        59 8 NUCLEUS Electronics said net profit for FY 2000 rose 52 per cent to $4.33 million on improved sales and gross margins. Turnover increased 39 per cent to $51.9 million. The company said it benefited from improvements in its distribution business in Singapore and Malaysia. It
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        Lock icon Integra2000 decides to list on Sesdaq
        82 8 HUMAN resource and payroll company Integra2ooo has decided to list on Sesdaq on the advice of its manager, underwriter and placement agent Overseas Union Bank. The company had earlier received in-principle approval to list on the main board. Integra2ooo also said Lum Chang Securities
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        Lock icon Craft Print provides for bad debts
        144 8 CRAFT Print International has received notice that two major customers —Oliver Books in the UK and Mach 1 in the US —have filed for liquidation and Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection respectively. The company is owed about £458,975.87 (551.16 million) by Oliver Books and U*****,645.10
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        Lock icon Cosco to buy two more ships
        148 8 AFX-Asia CUSUU investment (Singapore) Lta plans to acquire two new ships and to invest in China and the rest of South-east Asia as part of an aggressive expansion strategy. It added that its earnings outlook is "strong", given the reasonably stable freight rates. Cosco,
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      Lock icon Thistle Hotels dampens takeover speculation
      395 8 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's fourthlargest hotel operator Thistle Hotels Pic, which is 46 per cent owned by Singaporebased Brierley Investments Ltd, yesterday poured cold water on the idea it was about to be taken over. Responding to recent gains in its share price and press speculation,
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      Lock icon Plastic components manufacturer TTL gets nod for listing
      240 8  -  Bu\ Liew Hanqing PLASTIC components manufacturer TTL Holdings Limited has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange for a mainboard listing, the company announced yesterday. Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation has been appointed manager for the initial public offering. "We plan to expand our
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      Lock icon Tibs inks deal with French metro operator
      374 7  -  It hopes move will boost chances of winning bid to operate and maintain Marina Line But Conrad Raj TRANS-ISLAND Bus Services hopes to boost its chances of winning the bid to operate and maintain the proposed $1 billion Marina Line by joining forces
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      Lock icon Odds against merger success are high
      588 7  -  HOCK POT wong wei kong WITH mergers and acquisitions (M&A) held up as the stock theme of the year, here's a sobering thought for local investors: many global mergers have ended up destroying shareholder value. Singapore and the region are some way behind the
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      585 4 Q Letters of Credit are important financing instruments in import/export transactions. A badly opened letter of credit exposes the company to risks, financial loss, higher cost and bank charges, delays in arrival of goods and more. Similarly, for the beneficiary erf a badly opened letter of credit, payment for your
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Banks in limelight amid growing talk of divestments
      604 6  -  STOCKS ven sreenivasan SELECTIVE bargainhunting of blue chips and situational stocks helped the Straits Times Index close in positive territory yesterday. But brokers said the market was still sluggish and rangebound, with the focus simply shifting from one segment to another. Banks
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      Lock icon OUT wrt: potential merger play, but only 8 months left
      187 6  -  WARRANT WATCH Ven Sreenivasan THE warrant of Overseas Union Trust and its underlying share moved in opposite directions yesterday. The stock which has rocketed in recent sessions gained another 12 cents to $3.50. But the warrant fell seven cents to
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      521 6 Stocks Volume PacrftcCenturylOc 31,727,000 MediaRing 10c 13,679,000 Poh Lian 10c 12,433,000 Hyflux 5c 12,296,000 Benefun HK10c 11,122,000 TPA 10c 10,538,000 PCI 25c 9.098,000 AEM-Evertech 5c 8,157,000 Asa Food&Prop 7,543,000 AddvalTech 2.5c 6.799,000 Stocks SPH 39,455,647 PacificCentufylOc 33,902,360 DBS Grp 27,999,008 VentureMfg25c 24,721,528 Chart Semiconductor 26c 24,198,700 SIA 22,448,557 OCBC 20,792,309
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      Lock icon Nera Telecom faces brief pullback
      236 6  -  HOT STOCK By I Serena Ng THE stock of Nera Telecom has performed well during the past few weeks but could see a brief correction in the short term. The counter finished a cent lower yesterday at 83 cents on volume of 1.8 million. Volume
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      Lock icon Market Notices
      113 6 WEE Poh Holdings non-executive director and audit committee member Teo Hock Chuan has resigned with effect from Feb 1. ♦PRESSCRETE Holdings directors Khoo Tiam Hock Vernon and Lew Syn Pau have resigned with effect from Feb 7. Mr Lew has also resigned from the audit committee. Wong Meng
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      Lock icon Yen biggest loser in Asian trade after BOJ move
      364 6  -  CURRENCIES larry wee THE Japanese yen suffered a painful relapse after players gave the thumbs down to the Bank of Japan's latest moves last Friday, the US dollar languished after another weak Wall Street session, and the euro emerged as the
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      802 6 0911 CAM International Holdings Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of CAM International Holdings Ltd ("the Company") will be held at Carlton Hotel, Empress Room A, Level 2,76 Bras Basah Road, Singapore *****8 on Wednesday,
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      208 7 THESE HJNDS Will SHAPF YOUR FUTURE^ fANn NOT HIST RFCAIISF OF THF f f f V V .v- lit f ji s -A m .T N X I'M M •>* X .a. 1- M r** 4 n 0 a°/° Healthcare. Technology. Telecommunications. How do you see the future? One where
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      889 8 IreTTm Corporation Keppel Corporation Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2000 The Directors of Keppel Corporation Limited advise the following unaudited results of the Company and of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2000: COMPANY GROUP 2000 1999
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Second long-term natural gas agreement signed with Indonesia
      782 9  -  USs7b deal to supply gas from South Sumatra's Asamera field to S'pore Froml Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta SINGAPORE and Indonesia yesterday concluded a second multi-billion-dollar natural gas sales agreement, signalling growing economic ties between the two countries despite their recent bilateral spat.
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    • Article
      Lock icon What should go into a CPI?
      440 9  -  By Anna Teo SHOULD all consumer goods and services be included in compiling a consumer price index (CPI), or should some be excluded? What about luxury goods such as expensive jewellery purchased only by a minority of very rich households? Or "illegal" products such
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      Lock icon DaimlerChrysler breaks ground at new logistics centre
      314 9 USsBom centre will be biggest outside Europe and America CARMAKER DaimlerChrysler held a ground-breaking ceremony yesterday at the Tuas site of its US$BO million (Ssl4o million) Regional Logistics Center. The centre, to be completed next year, will be the company's biggest outside western
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      Lock icon MediaWorks in out-of-home TV channel venture
      375 9  -  By. Adeline Chuah SPH Media Works, Advent Television and Net:WxS International signed a pact yesterday to form a three-party joint venture, Captive Vision Ltd. The new company will own and operate Channel OOH! (Channel Out Of Home). Captive Vision is initially capitalised at $5.5
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      Lock icon Budget 2001: SMEs look to corporate tax cut
      421 10  -  Survey shows continued JTC rent concessions is next on wish list By( Chuang Peck Ming THEY found the property tax rebate most helpful in the depth of the recession but, apparently with last year's economic rebound in mind, many industries covered by
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      Lock icon Gavin Anderson's Basskaran Nair joins DNC as partner
      238 10 BASSKARAN Nair, former chairman of public relations company Gavin Anderson Singapore, has joined DNC Group as a partner to help it reach its goal of becoming a major pan-Asian communications firm. He joins forces with communications heavyweights Low Teo Ping, former managing
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      Lock icon Singapore and Efta to explore free trade agreement
      347 10 SINGAPORE and the European Free Trade Association (Efta) will start exploratory talks on a free trade agreement early next month, said Swiss Economic Affairs Minister Pascal Couchepin. Mr Couchepin, who yesterday ended his four-day visit to Singapore, also identified other areas of
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      Lock icon SGX cashflow was given
      215 10  -  Anderson Tang Chief Financial Officer Singapore Exchange Ltd I REFER to your article "Listed companies becoming more open" by Paul Thompson (BT, Feb 12). Mr Thompson reported that in the release of its halfyear results, the Singapore Exchange "omitted a cashflow statement and did not disclose
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      Lock icon SGX doesn't routinely comment on ongoing probes
      149 10  -  MAILPfT^M Raymond Chow Vice-President Corporate Communications Singapore Exchange Ltd I REFER to the Hock Lock Siew column "SGX's deafening silence getting too loud for comfort" (BT, Feb 3). The Singapore Exchange constantly monitors the trading in its securities market as part of its
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      Lock icon Car market — competitive but inefficient
      391 10  - Car market competitive but inefficient Richard Chee Singapore via Internet I REFER to the letter "Car pricing packages left to market: LTA" from the Land Transport Authority. It is good to see the Land Transport Authority endeavours to provide a choice for vehicle buyers to bid for their own Certificates
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Property stalemate set to stay
      658 11  -  PROPERTY Developers wont cut prices In short run despite current glut lee han shih IN the local housing market, it is a case of an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. On the one hand, you have a huge and growing glut of houses and
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  • EXPORT contribution
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      Lock icon The link between GDP growth, export rates
      1273 12  -  IN a BT news analysis last Monday ("Export contribution overstated", BT, Feb 5) Morgan Stanley Dean Witter regional economist Daniel Lian argued that the contribution of exports to the Singapore economy has been overstated, and that domestic demand is in fact the key
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      Lock icon Correcting a misperception on economy
      725 12 Economist explains why he chose to steer the discussion towards expenditure on GDP approach USING the expenditure method to value GDP, as he advocates, has its own problems, Daniel Lian concedes. But his main aim was to correct a misperception that the Singapore economy is
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Poor results expected from GEM companies
      467 13  -  Analysts expect many to invest in Old Economy businesses From* Audrey Tan in Hongkong A SLEW of companies listed on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) are scheduled to release their corporate results this week, and analysts are expecting to see lacklustre figures for the
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      Lock icon Like to woo a virtual young lover by mail?
      548 13 TOKYO Mobile-phone game attracts 30,000 men, 10,000 women AFP JAPANESE men no longer need to buy the object of their affection a drink or ask her to dance as a first move in the ritual of seduction. All they have to
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      Lock icon Napster fans download in a frenzy
      534 13 LOS ANGELES Key court ruling will have wide implications for Net copyrights Reuters IT WAS a song downloading frenzy on Sunday for millions of music-lovers logging on to Napster, fearing a federal court may soon shut down the popular online song-swapping service that has
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Asia must get ready for 'year of Europe'
      731 14  -  THEHte mmnssssm OPINION shada islam The writer is BT's Brussels correspondent AS America's spectacular economic boom draws to a close, Asia's government and business leaders need to take a closer look at the European Union Forget outdated tales of Euro-pessimism; the erstwhile
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      120 14 There's a difference between a great company and a great stock. Cisco's a great company. It may not have the makings of a great stock in the next six months.' Christian Koch an analyst, on Cisco Systems Inc shares, after a report by the maker of computer-networking
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      Lock icon Indonesia's other big problem
      604 14 EDITORIAL WITH the nation's eyes focused on the political drama unfolding in Jakarta, developments in Indonesia's 32 sprawling provinces seem to have slipped out of view. But the uncertainty of the central government's hold on this vast archipelago is a cause for deep concern. Jakarta granted
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      Lock icon MacGuffins to order
      1287 14  -  Trust Greenspan to pick wh&tever's needed from his toolbox to justify any action that he deems fit for the US economy By Cariline Baum The writer is a columnist for Bloomberg News Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, has long been an idol
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      Lock icon Fine slicing of the tax salami
      801 14  -  COMMENTARY Americans are being fooled into believing that Bosh's tax cat is a populist one w Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at Princeton University NYT THE selling of George W Bush's tax cut relies heavily on salami tactics slicing away
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  • MALAYSIA news
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        78 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Issuing House Sdn Bhd said yesterday it will release the subscription results of telecom firm Time dotcom's IPO in a day or two. "It will definitely be out on Tuesday or Wednesday," said Robin Chew, general manager of MIH, one
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        86 15 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd is expected to report today a six months to December net profit of RM7OO-808 million (*****.8-371.4 million) and RM36O-468 million for the second quarter, showing only a modest improvement on a year earlier given continued slow loan growth and
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        55 15 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Mines and Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Jakarta hopes to sign an agreement to sell gas to Malaysia by April. "We are currently negotiating with Malaysia for the sale of our natural gas. Hopefully, agreement on a contract will be reached before April
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        63 15 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the government plans to revive Perwaja Steel and will do so if it can find a way to privatise the company. Bernama news agency quoted Dr Mahathir as saying there has been some interested
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      265 15 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Asserting that the Asian economic crisis is over, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said yesterday that developers who abandoned projects at the time should either resume them or be penalised. Mr Abdullah was quoted by national news agency Bernama as saying
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      489 15 KUALA LUMPUR No thanks to 7-month low in exports of chips, other electronics Bloomberg MALAYSIA'S trade surplus narrowed 38 per cent in December as exports of semiconductors and other electronics products slipped to their lowest level in seven months. The surplus fell to RM5.5
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      518 15  -  Shareholders give nod over weekend; group may refocns its business direction From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur AVIATION group Naluri Bhd joined the ranks of closely watched cash-rich companies over the weekend after shareholders approved the sale of its
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      459 16  -  It'll make disclosures like any listed company; broker abnse will be checked: PSE president Fromt Al Labita in Manila THE Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) is going public in a move to refurbish its badly tarnished image brought about by a stock price rigging
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      514 16 BANGKOK Corruption charges against Thaksin pnt off other candidates, say analysts Bloomberg SOMKID Chatusripitak, deputy leader of the riding Thai Rak Thai party, is set to become Thailand's next finance minister after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra failed to woo the central
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      496 16 JAKARTA Even the president's brother suggests he shonld step aside Reuters, AFP MANY Indonesians think President Abdurrahman Wahid should resign and agree with a recent parliamentary move to censure him over his involvement in financial scandals, two opinion polls showed. Even the president's
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        95 17 Reuters [BEIJING] China will tighten its guard against foreign exchange fraud to curb capital flight and help maintain the stability of the yuan, the Financial News reported yesterday. It would use an electronic network linking customs offices to check the authenticity of documents of
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        60 17 AP [TAIPEI] Despite a tight schedule, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou makes time for exercise. Mr Ma, who is on a four-day trip to Hongkong Jogs in a Hongkong park with the Bank of China building towering over it. Mr Ma will meet Hongkong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa today.
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        79 17 AFX-Asia [MUMBAI] The government will lift foreign ownership limits in sectors that are not considered strategic, with a view to attracting US$lO billion (551.74 billion) in annual foreign direct investment, the Press Trust of India reported without quoting sources. The report said the government will
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        82 17 Reuters [HONGKONG] China's No. 1 computer maker Legend Holdings is expected to post growth in third-quarter profits of between 46 and 60 per cent after high demand for personal computers in China last year defied cooling growth in the PC industry abroad. Analysts polled
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        96 17 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] United Microelectronics Corp, the world's No. 2 made-to-order chip company, is likely to report its fourth-quarter profit last year more than doubled, analysts say. UMC is expected after the close of trading tomorrow to report a profit of NT$l5.B billion (SsBso million),
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      243 17 NEW DELHI 24b rupee plan for Indian Bank, Uco Bank, United Bank Reuters THE banking division of India's finance ministry has cleared a 24 billion Indian rupee (Ss9os million) revival package for three weak staterun banks, a business daily said yesterday. The three
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      226 17 BEIJING AFP MILLIONS of Chinese Internet users may have to put up with snail-pace online access for two weeks until a broken segment of an undersea fibreoptic cable is repaired, official press said yesterday. The cable was damaged in the Pacific
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      455 17  -  BTlsVmiMW*! Amount will help fond USsl.sb plan to revamp debt-laden banking sector From Harish Mehta in Hanoi VIETNAM is seeking an emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund to help pay for a US$l.5 billion (552.6 billion) programme to restructure its debtridden banking sector. The
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      277 17 HONGKONG Reuters HONGKONG-BASED conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa is likely to scrap the 30year tranche of a US$l.5 billion (552.6 billion) bond issue due to poor demand for lon-ger-dated paper. "We are thinking of changing to a single tranche of 10-years," said company spokeswoman Laura Cheung yesterday,
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      457 18 SEOUL Net income jumps 61% to 668b won; homes sales rose 16%, sales overseas 29% Bloomberg HYUNDAI Motor Co, Korea's largest automaker, yesterday reported record profits for last year as new car models helped boost sales abroad. Net income, excluding earnings
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      467 18 SEOUL Ailing carmaker's main domestic plant at Pnpyong starts 3-week shutdown AFP. AP SOUTH Korea will drastically revamp the overseas operations of bankrupt Daewoo Motor Co, a top government official said on Sunday, as the ailing company's main domestic plant began a threeweek shutdown. The
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      377 18 NEW YORK Only 40% of those announced last year have been completed: JP Morgan FT EUROPEAN companies are much less good at carrying out share repurchases than they are at announcing them, according to research by JP Morgan, the US investment bank. Continental European
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      236 18 NEW YORK NYT OFFICIALS at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) are bracing for a backlash over plans to have former President Bill Clinton speak at a conference on media and entertainment in New York later this month. Another Wall Street firm, Morgan Stanley
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      450 19 BRUSSELS Their optimism suggests European Central Bank nnlikely to cnt rates Bloomberg EUROPEAN finance ministers voiced confidence that the euro-zone economy will shrug off the US slowdown, suggesting they are putting little pressure on the European Central Bank to cut interest rates. Finance chiefs
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      590 19  -  From 1 Surinder Singh in Sydney PAULINE Hanson is out for revenge against the two major Australian political forces the Liberal-Na-tional coalition and the Australian Labor Party who have in the past tried to bury her. On Saturday, her policy of targeting sitting MPs by
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      518 19 SYDNEY Analysts say it may have to offer more customers to rival Bloomberg VODAFONE Group pic, the world's largest wireless company, may have to transfer more customers to a rival than it proposed on Friday to win regulatory approval for
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      265 19 LONDON Bloomberg SCHLUMBERGER Ltd agreed to buy Sema Pic for about £3.6 billion (Ss9 billion), as the second-latest oilfield services company aims to provide more computer consulting to the oil, utility and mobile phone industries. Schlumberger will pay 560 pence a share
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      393 19 PHOENIX More workers are set to lose their jobs as companies get ready to shrink payrolls in response to flagging business environment Reuters AMERICANS' creditworthiness will likely worsen in the coming months as more workers may lose their jobs and companies
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        141 19 Reuters [LONDON] Slower world economic growth has started to stunt oil consumption and will curtail incremental petroleum demand this year, the International Energy Agency (EEA) said yesterday. In its monthly Oil Market Report, IE A said it trimmed its forecast for oil demand growth by
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        87 19 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Foster's Brewing Group Ltd, Australia's biggest brewer, said first-half earnings rose 20.5 per cent, mainly reflecting the acquisition of Beringer Wine Estate Holdings Inc. The maker of Foster's Lager brand beer and California-based Beringer brand wine said profit from operations in
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        123 19 Bloomberg [PARIS] Axa Financial Inc, a US unit of Axa SA, Europe's biggest insurer, reported a fourth-quarter operating loss, excluding a US$l.74 billion (Ss3 billion) gain from the sale of the Donaldson, Lufkin Jenrette Inc investment bank. It reported an operating loss of US$lO6
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      277 20  -  SGX Derivatives Tmdia&Report ST Index/MSCI S'pore Index Wong Ann Chuen Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market rose yesterday, motivated mainly by the banking counters. At the close, the benchmark Straits Times Index was 16.81 points or 0.85 per cent higher at 1,990.18 points with 33
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      237 20  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE Taiwan stock market closed marginally higher yesterday after going through a roller-coaster session following a sharply lower Nasdaq on Friday. At the close, the MSCI Taiwan index gained by 0.55 of a point or 0.21
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      153 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices retreated yesterday as the West's energy watchdog downgraded growth forecasts for demand this year blaming an economic slowdown across the globe. North. Sea bellwether Brent crude lost 39 US cents to U5528.86 a barrel, while US benchmark light crude slipped
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      312 20 Reuters London THE euro rose across the board yesterday, benefiting from a gloom about the Japanese economy and speculation US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan would this week maintain a cautious tone about the US economy. The yen, meanwhile, was roundly beaten, falling to two-week lows against the
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      2864 21 HONGKONG AFP P Hang Seng -180J7 HONGKONG share prices fell 1.1 per cent yesterday after losses on Wall Street at the end of last week, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index lost 180.17 points to close at 15,693.11 on turnover
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      367 21 *WP Index +37.23 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.6 per cent higher yesterday amid cautious sentiment, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index climbed 37.23 points to 5,847.07 points. Yesterday's turnover was NT5113.63 billion. Risers outpaced decliners 321 to 194, with 70 issues unchanged. "There was moderate buying
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      1090 21 Reuters Q Shenzhen B Index -LO2 CHINA shares closed mostly down yesterday as worries over an official crackdown on price rigging continued to weigh on the markets, and brokers said they expected further declines in the near term. Weak sentiment offset a joint statement by five Chinese economists in
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      8953 22 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 2001 Last Vol Day Nat Cap High Low Company Sal* '000 High Low P/E $mll 312 300 Ajinomoto 312 2 4 312 312 17.1 126.5 45 30 Angfcasa.— 37 54.6 342 286 Apollo Food Hlg 338 7.3 135.2 356 308 Asm File 348 -2 4 348 342
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      432 22 AFP Q Composite Index +0.77 MALAYSIAN shares closed barely higher yesterday in dull trade with an absence of fresh leads, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 0.77 points to finish at 725.58. The Second Board index lost 1.07 points
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      312 23 AFP nCompoate Index +3.73 SOUTH Korean shares rose 0.6 per cent yesterday with the index up 3.73 at 599.20. Volume stood at 316.7 million worth 1.9 trillion won. AFP r«ttt Mod A nam Semi 4310 60 Brain Tech 575 15 Central Bank 170 unch CheilComm ***** 2700 Dm Gu
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      285 23 AFP PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.9 per cent higher yesterday with the Composite Index up 16.47 points to close at 1,712.06. Turnover yesterday fell to 989.99 million shares worth 734.46 million pesos from 1.75 billion shares worth 986.14 million pesos on Friday. AFP Feb 12 Peso COOO) Abacus Construction
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      265 23 AFP QNZSE-40 +9.83 NEW Zealand shares closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday with attention focused on winemaker Montana Group as brewer Lion Nathan moved to grab a controlling stake. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 9.83 points to 2,017.66 with total turnover of NZ5143.2 million. AFP Ft* 12 US COOP)
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      557 23 AFP f% All Ordinaries +15*80 AUSTRALIAN shares closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday on investor interest in News Corp and select blue chips, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index closed 15.8 points higher at 3,277.1 while the SP/ASX 200 index added 17.9 points to 3,330.3. National turnover was 508
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      730 23 AFP n SET Index -&52 THAI stocks fell 2 per cent yesterday following declines on Wall Street combined with profit-taking by retail investors, analysts said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index dropped 6.52 points to close at 318.20 points and the SET 50 index was off 0.52 points
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      727 23 AFP Q Composite Index -3.44 INDONESIAN share prices closed down 0.8 per cent yesterday amid ongoing concerns over political developments but a late rebound limited losses, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 3.44 points at 424.47 points, off a low of 421.44 and a high
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      321 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 7 We hear it's ejected all the time 1 Criticise a fight, a boisterous performance (10) 8 Sort used by author, before 9 What's the reason English computer? (10) swallowed this watery stuff? 12 Blend grain users find comfortW ing (10) 10 Not aH do special turn
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      1302 26  -  Life Sciences Rajah Tann Andersen Legal It may be early days yet, but researchers are seeing encouraging results in efforts to treat certain human diseases using genetic engineering. YVETTE FLAMIGAM and A J RAMACHAMDRAM report on recent developments in gene Iherapy YVETTE FLANIGAN, A J RAMACHANDRAN The
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      75 26 In an experiment conducted at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Centre, laboratory mice were injected with liver cancer cells. Half the mice received a gene designed to hold back blood vessel growth; the other half did not. The mice which did not receive gene therapy went
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      1521 27 A recent survey of 40 companies worldwide found that many executives think knowledge management begins and ends with building sophisticated information technology systems. They couldn't be more wrong SOME may merely be paying lip service to what's apparently a trendy topic today, but many companies now
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      123 27 What successful companies that are good knowledge managers do: Set world-class standards Ion encouragement of market product development observation process innovation r product process quality F 1 aptu 130rt knowled g e through: Offer employees incentives for: co-location of teams or product development departments process improvement (rotation Create
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      797 28 SHE's every bit the typical Englishwoman. But Paddy Bowie is Malaysian and wears her "Datuk" title like an identity badge. She is the atypical Mat Salleh Malaysian, as she calls herself, referring to the local colloquialism for a Westerner. But
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      1905 28  -  tamo immi talks to Paddy Bowie, a Malaysian of English origin, who has been a long-time observer of Malaysian-Singapore relations YANG RAZALI KASSIM The writer is BT's regional analysis editor Q: How did you end up a Malaysian? A: I'm originally from
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      599 28 "I have known him for many years, I have observed him for many years, I have admired him for many years. Contrary to many views, I don't write his speeches. I am commissioned to write a biography of him. I first met him as a
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      303 29 sex '000 12 s$ vol CWT Distribution 0.51 unch 0 Chuan Hup 0.37 -0.0! 368 Cosco Investment —0.17 -0.01 m3 Freight Links 0.11 -0.01 145 OB Holdings 0.48 unch 0 IMC HoMlngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.15 -0.01 331 K»PP*I Corp 3.40 -0.04 507 Kepoel FELS 1.06
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      440 29 Economic damage to two Asian countries estimated at $50maday [SINGAPORE] Two major Asian ports, Hongkong's main container terminal and Bangladesh's key Chittagong, remained paralysed by industrial and political strife, causing economic damage estimated at almost $50 million a day. Yesterday, hundreds of lorry drivers gathered
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      152 29 AFP [TOKYO] US authorities were under pressure to raise the Japanese fishing ship which sank after it was struck by a surfacing nuclear-powered US submarine off Hawaii. US Coast Guard and Navy officials mentioned the possibility when they met in Honolulu on Sunday with
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        1045 30 Air India officials are hoping the government will relax a complex web of laws and charges before share sale Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] AS soon as Air India's S P Varma lands in Dubai and passengers bolt for duty-free cigarettes and camcorders, the pilot starts haggling over lowtax
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      17049 36 thebusinesstimes THEBUSINESSTIMES Page 8 EXPORT Tuesday, February 13,2001 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 20/02 25/03 Delmas SAUDI JUBAIL H41W 65-******4 21/02 31/03 COSCO EMPRESS PHOENIX 0099W 65-*****00 27/02 03/04 Delmas SAUDI YANBU Y41W 65-*****44 28/02
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        200 39 Feb 19 United States: Presidents Day. Feb 23 Brinei: National Day. Marl South Korea: Independence Movement Day. BIar6 Brunei: Hari Raya Haji. Indonesia: Idul Adha A.H. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore:Hari Raya Haji. Mar 17 Ireland: St. Patrick Day. United Kingdom: St.Patrick's Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Wquinox
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        714 39 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Multi Pur5 201 12/02/1:15 14/02/18:00 Spt Capricor 26 J12 12/02/6:40 12/02/19:00 Phu Yen I 2 J03 12/02/7:00 13/02/8:00 Baltimar 0k« Ttl J16 12/02/8:30 12/02/1900 Winstar 2 *****1 J03 12/02/7.25 12/02/21:00 Budibahari2 *****a 316 12/02/900 13/02/15:00 Teranq 18 M1043 J02 12/02/9:00 12/02/16:00 Royal
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        2013 39 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CAROO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To Fron ACX DAHLIA 031B 13/23:00 11/1500 11/1659 NorOO 2A 11/1700 12/0659 12/0900 21 11/1700 12/0659 12/0900 1 12/0700 B/M9 12/MOO 4 12/1200 I2/M59 12/1700 AC* EAGLE OOH U/ttOO 11/1500 1V1699 N*rOO
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        570 39 Carbon 180 Max 986.5 0.3 1S.9 0.06 65 0.03 Feb 8 Density Water Residue Ask Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 985.2 0.3 13.1 0.06 27 0.01 biM 380 Max 989.7 0.7 16.1 0.09 54 0.03 Wi w ttm*
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        777 39 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        294 40 Second largest Aussie carrier offers to let other airlines use peak-hour slots at Sydney airport Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Ansett Holdings Ltd offered to reduce peakhour landing slots at Sydney airport to win regulatory approval for a takeover of Hazelton
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        177 40 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's biggest airport operator BAA pic said yesterday it had a total of 8.3 million passengers in January, a rise of 8.6 per cent. It said the underlying growth for the month was between 4 and 4.5 per cent, the figure being adjusted to
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        168 40 Reuters [BEIJING] China's Beijing Capital International Airport Co Ltd plans to take a 30 to 40 per cent shareholding in four Chinese airports, a company official said yesterday. They are the airports in Xian in the central province of Shaanxi province, Chengdu in
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        150 40 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government has sought help from a German state official to boost the number of passenger flights between the two countries, a report said. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said Malaysia and Germany had an almost open sky agreement
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        256 40 AFP [TOKYO] Airbus Industrie said that it was continuing talks with Japanese heavy industry companies to take part in building the A3BO superjumbo. "It is true we are having discussions with all the major manufacturers including MHI, Fuji Heavy, Kawasaki and others,"
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        619 40 They are interested in selling regional aircraft, especially to India AFP [BANGALORE, India] Global combat aircraft makers are eyeing the rapidly growing civil and cargo aviation sector and are forging tie-ups with local firms to get a stronghold in Asia, particularly
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      285 29 There is no freight market report today due to pressure on space transparent bunker market. After all, how can you tell what the best deal is if you haven't got a clear view of the market or other options available? Just follow the rapidly increasing numbers of satisfied buyers to
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      18 29 Air India share sale: Untangling red tape p g2 Hazeltnn bid: Ansett offers to cut airport slots BackPg
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      664 30 I IMPORT 1 NORTH AMERICA O GULF/INDIA SUB-CONTINENT SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS ISSJQ I IQULF KARACHI EXPRESS (QKX) 1 m 1 5 >■ I I NYK VIRGO 4K 19/01 11/01 13/01 21/01 ooanirw »w« 31/.1 am 20/02 rtoKumwul 10/01 20/01 am 000. AMERICA 49W05 07/02 25/02 27 02 rtO NEDUOYD MALACCA
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      797 30 Lines services represented by AmM Shipping Agerts, "jSf -y Singapore Shipping Awocialion »ocio on g ULY LINE MALI VESSEL VOY [lu ETA ETA P. KLANG SPORE MALE Princess Lily VO2Ol 25/02 26/02 05/03 Empress Lily VO3Ol 12/03 13/03 20/03 Princess Lily VO3Ol 25/03 26/03 02/04 1 ULY MAMNE StftVtCK PTE
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      1197 31 SAX SERVICE (DIRECT) VESSEL VOY SIN ETA LAX OAK DAL HOU CHI COL MEM AIL NYC API SARDONYX 026E 17/01 01/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 06/02 06/02 API TURQUOISE 040E 24/OT~ 08/02 12/02 12/02 12/02 12/02 12/02 12/02 13/02 13/02 APL JADE 026E OVO2 19/02 19/02 19/02 19/02
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      2017 31 TO: COLOMBO EVERY MONDAY (T/T: 4 DAYS) GENERAL AGENTS iN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TEL: 226 1 900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (8/1) *****02 JOHORE OFFICE: COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #12-00 SAIES/IKGS *****57/43 INWARD DEPT (D/ 0) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO: H*****0000M SINGAPORE *****8 CONVENTIONAI *****01/850 T/SHPWT
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      1641 32 SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MErarmtRANEAWJB EAST COAST ALLWATER VESSEL VOY 'stir UH mm MIB HAM BBV FIX VESSiL TOY StW GIT SPt FOt VIC MYC PORTUGAL SENATOR 0015W 13 02 02 03 03 03 04 03 01 03 02 03 04 03 CHOYANG WORLD 0043W 15 02 MO3 0(
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      983 32 am MAC-HELS S'PORE M'Slfl I Canier: MM CONTR UNES, INC P. GUOANG: (07) *****26 1 ~J cm MO. IJiDirWOBK SN3U: (084) ***** V MAMLA: (632) *****(4 V l PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) 2)***** SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P. KELANG: (63) *****77 JKT (21)*****45 KUCHING (062) *****1-3 HAIPHONG I LfIEM CHABAHO
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      693 32 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR INDIAN PORTS FOR N.SHEVA (CFS MULUNO. MUMBAI) COCHIN COLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN I.C.D. POINTS Vessel S'PORE N SHEVA COCHIN COLOMBO PKLANG PU GLORY VIOSW 18 FEB 27 FEB 02 MAR OS MAR 09 MAR TULSIOAS V.138 25 FEB 06 MAR 09 MAR
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      1447 33 [VESSEL VOY KHH HKG SIN I PKI PXB BAB PMM BIK IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-193 10/02 11/02 15/02 24/02 25/02 27/02 01/03 IRAN KERMAN PCL-194 13/02 14/02 17/02 18/02 25/02 26/02 28/02 02/03 IRAN ISFAMAN PCL-195 20/02 21/02 24/02 25/02 04/03 05/03 07/03 09/03 IRAN HORMOZGAN PCL-196 27/02 28/02 03/03 04/03
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      347 33 g/mmssm mm at I Loading for BLUE LADY RDM/ATW/BMNAJK OCEAN ISLAND RDM/ATW/BMNAJK Loads Singapore, E7W Malaysia Indonesia J Loading for PtONEEB SUN DBl/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT LOK KRANTI JDH/AQA/ADN ARETE JOH/AQA/DMT BAN ANN DBl/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT 'Loads Singapore. E7W Malaysia, Indonesia ILoadog for GRANT MARINER NOtTSAVA^AM/TMP TAICANG HAI VCB/VCW/LAX/MZL ARCHIMEDES NOL/TPC/CAM/JAX •Loads E7W Malaysia. Indonesia
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      1760 33 EUROPE EXPRESS SERVICE EXPORT "J IMPORT VESSEL VOT SIN lIH RTI lAM HAM IHV FIX VESSEL VOT j RTM HA* I FIX 4 IMi PORTUGAL SIN 015W 13 02 02/03 04 03 05/03 06/03 07/03 0«. 03 HJ COPENHAGEN 00/E 25 01 .27/01 TjVPil 01/02 18,02 HJ PARIS 019W 20;
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      891 34 MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK SEA/EUROPE SERVICES EXPORT VESSfI/VOYAGt SGP [OP VKN OB DKJ ROW WV TH> ZEE~ ff UHE 0082-00WW JB/D2 02/*****/03 0<>A)3108/D3107/03 09/03 11/03 IZ/03 U UUSSB OOKWOW/ 25/02 09/03) 11/03 IMB 15/03 14/1)3 IMB IMB 19/03 vmammsM chap IMBI IMB 20/03 22/03 21/03 2MB 2MB 2MB IIUNCORNOOISttW 11/03 2V03i25>/03 27/03 29/03
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      370 34 ARABIAN PERSIAN GUlf/MDIAN SUB COMMENT SERVICE EXPORT VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMI DUI JIA AIU DMN lAN KM NXV XIANGHE 0166W 16/02 27/02 01/03 05/03 UNI ASSENT 0652-025W 11/02 23/02 28/02 01/03 UNI PRUDENT 0164-007W 20/02 24/02 02/03 05/03 BINGHE 0168W 23/02 06/03 08/03 12/03UW ACCORD 0653-03SW 25/02 02/03 07/03 08/03
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      1056 34 BAMOKOK/MAP TA PHUT/LAIM CHABAMO JAKAWTA/PAIMAIIO vtss£t T YQI m mr un vqt lan *t Im ANANIHUM** 202W 14/02 18/0? It/02 MMIi HIS 14/02 LAZO2 ***** MATHU IHUM" 503N M/ 0? 17/02 HARIMUM 115 11M 7 JM 1 NANTA BHUM 53SN M/ 02 11/02 17/02 fHmtH M iSS n 7S 1
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      497 34 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA I FULL CONTAINER ffiHWICE vs. vor|w6 aw he i I std mm «a am he MNQKI 34S \im 19/02 |25/0? 27/02 02/03 POTSDAM 06S jit/02 20/02 02/03)04/03 06/03 09/03 KttHBM OSS L M 27/02 05/03 11/03 13/03 lt/03 ramtDBJBL I 36S |m/0304/m| 16 0» 11/03
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      410 35 BSA x y.' i fji'i i 1; q M MYANMA BBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SIN PKI PEN PGU PAGAN 290W SLO BAGO 118W 15/02 MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TEL 03-*****00 PKL- TEL 03-*****101 PEN: HL 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 BANK
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      809 35 v\fcv WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA «ORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE" VfSStl VOY RAMP HEIGHT SIN LSC MAO MIA SAV BAI ORF NYC NEW MOB TAIKO AHioT 400Tmh OK *****" ***** M70TT6704 1276T***** *****" 19/04 20/04 TOURCOING AH 106 400T«n 6.3 M 09/03 14/04 17/04 19/04 21/04 22/04 24/04 28/04
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      66 38 SINGAPORE PTE LTD 9 15 McCallum Street *03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 Fax (********** Email general«ecusin eculine net WW JB Website http7/wwweculinenet EAST MALAYSIA LINIE I Kuching/Kota Kinabalu/Muara/Sibu Tawau/Bintulu/Labuan/Sandakan See Page 4 Call: 220 3373 FREMANTLE KYOWA LINE COCOS CHRISTMAS ISLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA Guam/Saipan/ Turn to Page 5 Daily Micronesia
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      135 39 I LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore [<C Thunderstorm A Showers f R a j n emperature W-y Wind direction and speed in knots m Weather w Cloudy Day E** 3 Hazy Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols < 1 < 1 2m O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or
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      211 40 t BMHHMM i I AUK Marine Consultancy company based I in Singapore requires Experienced Oil I Tanker Staff to carry out oil company ship W vetting inspections. Suitable applicants could I also be trained to carry out ship to ship lightering operations. Valid Foreign Going Masters Certificate of Competency is
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