The Business Times, 12 June 2001

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    8 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE- 85C
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
    79 1 sn MBSJ6 (-21 48) BT-SRI 660.05 (-5.92) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,695 (-19.00) SDKSCI FUTURES 210.90 (-2.30) STOCK MARKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE COMP ***** +957 NIKKEI 225 *****.48 -203.74 HANG SENG 13,675.49 -133.40 SET INDEX 314.40 +2.11 JAKARTA COMP 404.48 +5.67 MANILA COMP _1,435.77 +2557 TAIPEI WPI 5,*****
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    88 1 FOREX RATES us* s* I'SS (SS per USS) 1.812 £(USS/SS per 1.386 £510 El RO{USS/SS/E) 0.849 1.538 DM 2.304 1172 YEN 1215 67.00 RM 3.800 2.097 HKS 7.799 4.304 BAHT 45.15 24.92 RUPIAH 11 £50 6109 *SS til I<Ml unit* PRIME RATES SINUAPORK* ;,.MO KUALA LUMP! R 7 67
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    Lock icon Uneasy equilibrium in IDD market as rates bottom out
    1129 1  -  llexclusive Snnpage sets stage for higher economy service charges by raising rates for some destinations By Rachel Ong [SINGAPORE] After a series of aggressive rate cuts following the opening up of the telecoms market last year, international direct dialling (IDD) rates
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    Lock icon Ringgit pressure revives call for peg to currency basket
    562 1  -  Fixed rate to US$ leaves little room for flexibility, analysts say From. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE continued pressure on the ringgit has led to renewed calls for Malaysia to adopt Singapore's approach in controlling its currency within a band
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    Lock icon Japan's GDP fall deals blow to Koizumi's plans
    991 1  -  Analysts fear severe economic recession ahead From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo NEWS yesterday of a surprise fall in Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter appeared to deal a heavy blow to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plans to put long-term
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      61 1 INSIDE Top Stories Mahathir: Daim felt unappreciated. Next Page Brierley to act on F&N stake soon. Pg 4 APB may restart stalled Vietnam brewery project. Pg 7 LKN to sell freehold Cecil St building. Pg 8 WTO news boosts HK's China plays. Pg 15 Hock Lock Siew Can market sustain
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      Lock icon Mahathir: Daim left because he felt unappreciated
      459 2  -  PM dismisses lingering talk of rift between them From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has disclosed that his former economic adviser Daim Zainuddin quit earlier this month because he felt unappreciated, but he dismissed lingering talk of a
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Bite your tongue
        53 2 FAMOUS last words: when Deborah Hopkins, one month after joining Lucent as its chief financial officer, was asked by an analyst how it differed from Boeing where she last worked, she said the aircraft maker was struggling while Lucent was prospering. Barely a year at Lucent, she
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        Lock icon McKiasuism McStrikes McDonald's
        84 2 TALK about being kiasu (the Singaporean cliche for fear of losing out on things). McDonald's has apparently applied for dozens and dozens of trademarks in the US to cover all its possible activities, from under the ocean to outer space. Not surprisingly, not all the applications have
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        Lock icon MAD management
        63 2 THIS is how a management consultancy firm inspires its people. In a recent memo, it told its staff that to be top-class, it would also need MAD (Make A Difference) people, people who are "double A" in both performance and the right values. This brings to mind the
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      Lock icon US wants FTA with S'pore to serve as a model: PM Goh
      376 2  -  From Catherine Ong in Washington, DC THE United States wants a free trade agreement it is negotiating with Singapore to serve as a model trade pact for other Asian countries, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said after his
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Fischer Tech gets approval for mainboard listing
      275 4  -  Hy I Ling Su Ann METAL stamper Amtek Engineering said yesterday associate company Fischer Tech has received in-princi-ple approval for a mainboard listing. Fischer Tech, a specialist maker of precision plastic components, was founded in 1994 by Peter Tan Choon King, in alliance
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      Lock icon Brierley to move on F&N stake soon
      449 4 It will either take profits or look to have more strategic role, says its CEO Reuters BRIERLEY Investments is likely to act on its stake in Singapore soft drinks group Fraser Neave (F&N) in the coming weeks, chief executive officer Greg Terry said
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      Lock icon GB Holdings' net profit rises 17% to $10.9m
      206 4 DESPITE a slowdown in its major US market, listed yacht maker GB Holdings sailed away with a 17 per cent jump in net profit to $10.9 million in the year ended March 31. But profit this year is expected to be marginally
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      Lock icon CapitaLand unit's issue off to good start
      259 4  -  By' Vince Chong CAPITALAND $200-million asset-securitised bond issue launched yesterday drew a good response, said arranger Hypovereinsbank. According to a bank spokesman, the Fitch-rated bonds the first of their kind in Singapore proved popular among international funds. "Usually, investors don't have much confidence
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      Lock icon Can market sustain current IPO fever?
      693 4  -  lock siew ven sreenivasan THE IPO fever is back. Or so it seems, [judging by the overwhelming response to recent new share offerings and their debut performances. AP Oil, the newest kid on the block, attracted a subscription rate of 148 times the biggest
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      Lock icon APB may restart stalled Vietnam brewery project
      426 7  -  The beer maker is actively evaluating new opportunities in the region By Teh Hooi Ling ASIA Pacific Breweries (APB) is conducting a feasibility study that could lead to work restarting on its stalled brewery project in Vietnam. At the company's half-year results briefing
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Rotary Engg unit buys 90% of EnRis
        66 7 ROTARY Engineering said its wholly owned unit, Rotary IMC, has acquired a 90 per cent stake in Enßis Pte Ltd, which offers diagnostic, reliability condition-monitoring and maintenance services for rotating equipment and machines. It paid $331,200 in cash for the 331,200 shares to
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        Lock icon Intraco sells stake in associate firm
        48 7 INTRACO said it yesterday disposed of its 31.88 per cent stake in associate company Yellow River Network —a production and broadcast group which operates one of Singapore's four satellite broadcast service providers. It is part of the group's efforts to rationalise operations.
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        Lock icon SNP Corp in deal with Chinese retailer
        54 7 SNP Corporation said its wholly owned books retail arm, myepb.com, has signed a cooperative agreement with Chinese online book retailer modernbookshop.com to create the world's first online bilingual book retailing facility. It offers one-stop access, search and transaction services for a database of
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        Lock icon Freight Links to sell Cybermast stake
        58 7 FREIGHT Links Express Holdings Limited (FLEH) said it is in negotiations with several parties to buy its 20.7 per cent interest in Cybermast Limited. The stake is held by FLEH's wholly owned subsidiary, Singapore Enterprises Private Limited. If sold, this would result in the
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      Lock icon Mentor Media posts 35% rise in earnings
      239 7 SESDAQ-LISTED Mentor Media has reported a 35 per cent rise in full-year profit to $7.7 million on a 30 per cent rise in turnover to $87.5 million. The bottomline for the year ended March 31 was given a $2.6 million boost by the
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      Satellite TV plans for MediaStream unit
      228 7 A NEW Singapore-based satellite television channel could go on air as early as the first half of next year, Sesdaqlisted audio-visual company Media Stream said yesterday. But the channel will not be telecast to local audiences. In a statement filed with the Singapore Exchange,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      327 6 Slocks Volume Tianjin Zhong 26,696,000 Eagle Brand HK75c 10,687,000 VibroPower 5c 8,746,000 People's Food HGK 50c 7,792.000 NOL 7,300.000 TPV USlc 6,539,000 Frontline 5c 6,511,000 LionAsiapac25c 6,072,000 UniFood HK25c 5,743,000 Asia Food&F>rop 5,731,000 Stocks Tianjin Zhong 33,961,730 DBSGrp 19,894,854 UOB 16,780.161 SJA 15,852,000 OCBC 15,131,754 Chart Semiconductor 26c 14,716,650 Datacraft
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      STI back below 1,700 in range-bound trading
      653 6  -  1-11 comment STOCKS r. sivanithy DEALERS had a hard time coming up with positives to describe yesterday's session, but eventually settled for "a market that's stuck in a trading range while held hostage to overseas events". And that's probably the best way to
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      Mayfran wrt: tough to make call
      184 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy A LOOK at the price action and volume traded in bed-linen maker Mayfran International indicates something may be brewing. From hardly any trades in the past few weeks, Mayfran shares rose two cents yesterday to 24 cents on a
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      Marco Polo: hurdle at $2 level
      229 6  -  HOT STOCK By Teh Hooi Ling SHARES of Marco Polo Developments jumped seven cents, or almost 4 per cent, to $1.91 yesterday. The rise is significant considering the dismal overall market. The Straits Times Index fell 21.48 points and losers outnumbered gainers by four
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      Weak Japanese Q1 data hits yen, most Asian units
      537 6  -  I=ll comment CURRENCIES Euro, sterling win reprieve; bnt US$ alternatives A$ and NZ$ rise more convincingly larry wee WEAK Japanese numbers forced the US dollar back above 121 yen yesterday for the first time in a fortnight, brought the euro and
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    UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3342 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aberdeen Au«t Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen S*l*Ct Portfolio Global MNC Fd 0.775 0.814 Global Technology Fdl** 0 731 0.769 UK Blue Chip Fdl** 0.781 0.821 American Opport Fd O.MS 0.909 Cont Euro Eqty Fdl 1066 1.120 Japan Eqty Fdl** 1.245 1308 Asian Fi*ed Income Fd 1.109 1.144
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Domestic factors favour growth
      322 8  -  P=H=J on the economy outlook Chuang Peck Ming EXTERNAL demand has fallen more sharply than economists expected, pointing to further weakness ahead. But domestic factors should help soften the blow, and with US interest rate cuts, keep the economy growing, though at a much slower pace,
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      S'pore population now exceeds 4m
      279 8 SINGAPORE'S population officially topped four million for the first time last year, with foreigners accounting for close to half of the nearly one million increase since 1990, says a census report released yesterday by the Department of Statistics. Of the total population which includes non-Singa-poreans
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      Correction
      62 8 IN the Eye on the Economy column on Saturday, we gave the wrong impression that the business receipts index for the services sector, including financial and insurance services, rose 3.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year over the previous quarter. The 3.7 per cent growth actually
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      LKN to sell freehold Cecil St building
      463 8  -  Sources expect the freehold LKN Building to fetch about $60m Kalpana Rashiwala FRESH from selling LKNPrinsep House, listed IT, hotel and construction group Lim Kah Ngam has put up for sale its 14-storey freehold Cecil Street building. Sources expect the building to fetch
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    • Article
      Online financial advice meant for those who want it
      445 8  -  ROlTbag Vasu Menon I REFER to the letter "Online financial advice of limited use" by Bernard Lim (Mailbag, June 9), which was in response to an article I had written, "Let the bank come to you" (BT. May 23). Mr Lim
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      Web portal's financial advice not practical
      175 8  -  Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to the letter "Online financial advice of limited use" by Bernard Lim (Mailbag, June 9). Mr Lim was referring to your article "Let the bank come to you" by Vasu Menon (BT, May 23). I visited the financial
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      Aiwa to cut more than 85% of its S'pore workforce
      341 8  -  It cites deteriorating worldwide economic conditions David Boey AIWA group, a Japan-based electronics distributor, said yesterday it will slash its workforce in Singapore by more than 85 per cent in view of "deteriorating worldwide economic conditions". In a statement released
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      Optus fiasco'a sign for SingTel to bail out
      150 8  -  Anthony Teo Singapore TELSTRA'S magnificent coup over Optus in Australia (Telstra's One.Tel move deals a blow to Optus, BT, June 9) must be examined closely as Singapore Telecom is about to complete it's pricey bid. Heads must roll at Optus for this
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  • FOCUS property
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      Looking up the Peak
      785 9  -  Luxury-property prices in HK's Peak district look set to recover, having fallen 40 per cent from their '97 highs By] Russell Flannery NICK Loup arrived in Hong Kong in 1993 just in time tc enter one of the world's most frenzied property markets. In the final
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Bush faces fiery baptism in Europe
      769 10  -  HTTTq I bottom line OPINION shada islam US President George W Bush's first meetings with Nato and European Union allies in Brussels and Sweden this week look set to be explosive affairs. Transatlantic relations may have been tense when Bill Clinton was in the
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      50 10 'We recognise that Philip Morris is an unpopular company and makes a dangerous product But the evidence does not support the verdict and we will be appealing.' Maurice Later Phillip Morris' lawyer, after a Los Angeles jury awarded US$3 billion to a smoker dying of lung cancer.
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      An FTA worth waiting for
      623 10 EDITORIAL ALTHOUGH the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between Singapore and the United States is moving into higher gear, it is still uncertain if a deal can be concluded by the year-end —as earlier hoped largely because of the exigencies of US politics. Still, delays
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      High-Tech Revolution moves into next phase
      1131 10  -  After the tech casualties of the past year, survivors are likely to do a better job Of managing the revolution ahead By Edward Yardeni Dr Edward Yardeni is Chief Investment Strategist for Deutsche Banc Alex Brown REVOLUTIONS are always exhilarating for the revolutionaries. They
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      Megawati's silence speaks volumes
      696 10 Bat she needs to be more vocal if she is to take on the mantle of leadership The Jakarta Post IT is not often that one hears Megawati Sukarnoputri Indonesia's vice-president and the person most likely to replace President Abdurrahman Wahid if, and when, he loses
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  • REGIONAL news
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      M'sia property oversupply grows in first qtr
      527 11  -  Overhang exacerbated by continued building and slowing growth From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur THE Ministry of Finance yesterday issued its starkest warning yet on the dangers of continued property development in the face of the large property overhang and slowing economic
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      M'sians unhappy with Net m-phone services: survey
      293 11 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysians are unhappy with the country's Internet and mobile phone services, for which they rate leading telecommunications company Celcom Malaysia as the worst, according to survey results released yesterday. The survey, by Malaysia's Communications and Multimedia Commission, which interviewed 2,001
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      UOB denies mass protest at Thai unit
      492 11  -  It says gathering at UOB Radanasin HQ 'a scheduled AGM for unionised staff Hyi Conrad Raj UNITED Overseas Bank, which has closed 18 branches of its Thai subsidiary UOB Radanasin since it took over the bank in 1999. has yet to decide on
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      Fully negotiable broking fees deferred
      306 11 KUALA LUMPUR SC pushes start date back to July 2002, amid appeals from brokers Reuters MALAYSIA'S market regulator, the Securities Commission (SC), said yesterday it has deferred a move to introduce fully-negotiable brokerage fees by a year to July 2002 after appeals from brokers. "In
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      Gus Dur launches two-pronged bid to stay in power
      567 13  -  He's moving to woo political opponents, hints at more Cabinet changes From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta WITH time fast running out, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday launched a two-pronged move in a last-ditch bid to try and save his presidency. The
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    • NOTE Book
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        Pangestu a suspect in timber fraud case
        82 13 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia named ailing businessman Prajogo Pangestu as a suspect in a 300 billion rupiah (Ss4B million) fraud case involving one of his timber companies, a deputy attorney general said. Mr Pangestu, one of Indonesia's richest men during the Suharto years, is
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        Indon workers rally at palace
        57 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] Around 2,500 workers rallied in front of Indonesia's presidential palace yesterday demanding the government drop plans for a 30.1 per cent fuel price hike this month, raising fears of fresh civil unrest. There were no initial reports of trouble as protesters shouted slogans
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        Rebels 'postpone' hostage execution
        67 13 Reuters [ISABELA, Philippines] Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines called off their threat to behead three US hostages yesterday but seized 15 new hostages, including children. The Abu Sayyaf rebels announced they had postponed the threatened executions of a missionary couple from Kansas and a Californian
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      • Article
        Telstra man headed for Time dotCom?
        67 13 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Time dot Com Bhd is expected to appoint a new CEO at the end of the month, with the new man believed to be a senior executive from Australian company Telstra, The Edge reported without citing sources. The new candidate will
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      Tycoon Ting wins RM200m job at Bakun
      269 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA has awarded a part of its Bakun hydroelec trie dam's construction to the same tycoon it took the project back from two years ago and paid compensation for. Ting Pek Khiing has won a tender for Bakun's 200 million
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      MAS domestic fare hike under study: Dr M
      422 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA said yesterday it was still considering whether to allow national carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) to raise domestic airfares. a move crucial to the struggling airline's survival. The Malaysian Business Times newspaper reported earlier that the government had
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    • Article
      Li Peng praises SM Lee for his role in SIP's success
      451 15  -  Front Loh Hui Yin in Beijing SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew was instrumental in the birth of the Suzhou Industrial Park, according to a top Chinese leader yesterday. Mr Lee's support for the park ensured it "bore fruit and
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    • ASIA Notes
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        China's output growth slows
        66 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China's industrial production grew more slowly in May as factories closed for a week-long national holiday at the start of the month. Production rose 10.2 per cent from a year earlierto 227.9 billion yuan (5549.6 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics said. That follows
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      • Article
        More for large Stanchart HK depositors
        72 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] Banking giant Standard Chartered Bank said yesterday it will pay large depositors a higher interest rate after rates are fully deregulated in Hong Kong next month. From July 3, account-holders with balances exceeding HK$l2O,OOO (5527,840) will be paid annual interest equal
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      • Article
        HK to resume mainland chicken imports
        45 15 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong said yesterday that it will resume the import of live chickens from mainland China on Friday after a cull of nearly 1.4 million birds to contain the spread of an avian flu virus. Reuters
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      • Article
        Ex-Shenyang official to go on trial
        48 15 AFP [HONG KONG] The trials of ex-Shenyang vice-mayor Ma Xiangdong, who is said to have squandered millions in Macau casinos, and about 80 other officials and 46 alleged gangsters will begin next week in Liaoning province, Mm# Poo daily said yesterday. —AFP
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      • Article
        Taiwanese exporters favour China
        54 15 AFP [TAIPEI] About twice as many Taiwanese exporters are planning to increase their investments in China rather than in their home island after both sides join the World Trade Organization (WTO), a survey showed yesterday. The survey found around 25 per cent of Taiwan exporters planned
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    • Article
      WTO news boosts HK's China plays
      589 15  -  Likelihood of mainland CDR trading also helps; profit-taking erodes gains Front i Audrey Tan in Hong Kong CHINA plays soared in early morn ing trade in Hong Kong yesterday on news that China is one step closer to entering the World Trade Organiza tion
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      China to raise tax rates for foreign firms
      367 15 BEIJING Timing depends on when the country becomes WTO member: report AFP CHINA plans to raise tax rates for foreign firms to bring them in line with taxes paid by local enterprises, scrapping preferential policies that have helped funds flow into the
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  • e-NEWS
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      AOL, Legend in US$200m tie-up
      536 14 BEIJING HONG KONG The venture will provide consumer Internet services in China Reuters, Bloomberg, AP AMERICAN media giant AOL Time Warner and top China PC maker Legend Holdings unveiled a US$2OO million joint venture yesterday to provide consumer Internet services in China. The venture will
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      461 16 MACKINAC ISLAND, MICHIGAN Issue for Fed now is whether interest rates have been lowered too far, says Dallas Fed president Bloomberg THE worst may be over for the US economy and the issue for Federal Reserve policy makers is whether
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      509 16 BASEL, Switzerland Reliance on tech sector exposes some economies to greater volatility Reuters. AFP EMERGING Asian economies are particularly vulnerable to a global economic slowdown because of their reliance on the volatile technology sector, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said yesterday. Apart from
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      239 16 NEW YORK FT WARREN Buffett. the value investor, is close to taking control of Finova after the troubled commercial lender's creditors rejected a rival US$7 billion rescue package from GE Capital and Gold man Sachs. After two days of discussions. creditors in Finova.
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        106 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] US investment bank Morgan Stanley has approached American Express to discuss a possible merger, the weekly Barron's reported on Sunday. Talks on the proposal have continued on and off for a year but so far have produced no breakthrough, it said. Morgan
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        Eurozone growth slowing: survey
        123 16 Reuters [LONDON] Eurozone growth is slowing sharply and is expected to fall below the rate forecast by the European Central Bank, according to a survey for the Financial Times, FT Deutschland and Les Echos published yesterday. The survey, which states that growth will miss the ECB's
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        Chips firms' sales up 40%
        105 16 Reuters [LONDONJ Semiconductor design companies increased their global sales by 40 per cent last year to US$6B9 million, research company Gartner Dataquest said yesterday. Of the three leading companies that cover 40 per cent of the market, Britain-based ARM retained the lead, gaining ground on
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        GlaxoSmithKline to extend offer
        60 16 Reuters [LONDON] Leading healthcare firm GlaxoSmithKline pic will extend its offer of cheap Aids drugs to 63 countries yesterday, the Financial Times reported. The group would also publish a new policy document entitled Facing the Challenge which will promise to make cheap anti-malarial products available, and
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        Cisco to help RealNetworks sell on Net
        100 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] Real Networks Inc planned to announce that Cisco Systems Inc will help sell its Internet audio-and-video broadcasting technology to businesses, the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition yesterday. Under the deal, which could strengthen Real Networks' efforts to
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      Sony's credit line move alarms Japanese banks
      475 19 TOKYO Only banks rated above 'C by Moody's can provide it with committed lines FT IN a move that has triggered alarm among Japanese banks, the country's leading electronics group Sony has tightened its standards for choosing banks that provide it with committed
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      Accenture partners set to enjoy windfall
      306 19 NEW YORK FT PARTNERS in Accenture will each be granted shares worth US$5 million on average when the world's largest consultancy firm goes public this year. The number of shares granted to the 2,500 partners, who approved the change, of ownership structure in a
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      468 19 Sony Bank to offer private banking to ordinary folk Reuters [TOKYO] Just as it wooed music lovers with Walkman stereos and glued game fans to screens with Play Station, Sony Corp aims to lure Japanese depositors with the launch yesterday of new online
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      Futures not spared as stocks fall
      261 16  -  SGX Derivatives Trading Report ST Index/MSCI STpore Index Daniel Wong Refco Singapore Pte Ltd SINGAPORE stocks fell yesterday on concerns that the technology sector is showing no clear indication of a rebound. The benchmark Straits Times Index dipped 21.48 points, or 1.3 per cent,
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      207 16  -  MS& Taiwan Index Wong Ann Chuen Refco Singapore Pte Ltd GAINS in computer-related and banking stocks boosted Taiwanese shares yesterday. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index added 2.51 points, or 1.04 per cent, to end at 245.02. The turnover fell to 524.90 million, as
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      217 16 Reuters London THE yen fell more than half a per cent to 2-1/2 week lows against the US dollar and two week lows versus the euro yesterday after data showed Japan was again on the brink of recession. Japan s economy contracted 0.2 per cent in the first
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    1924 17 aiUUM fuTURSS Juri 11 RUBBER (futures closinq as at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS cents/kg) Close Volume 0pm Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jul 01 110.50 Aug 01 110.75 Sep 01 112.25 250 Oct/Dec 01 114.00 RSS 3 CONTRACT (us ccnts/kg) Volume Open Month Hkjh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jul
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      167 18 The Business Times, Tuesday. June 12, 2001 jjt~ fl fllf? fJ-Bi/i is p.eased to nave played a role in tke making oi: a world-class residence. ÜBM is proud to be part of tke Ardmore Park story. |BBSSB| At Ardmore Park, Singapore's most desirable residence, nothing but the best would do.
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      1198 19 HONGKONG Reuters PHmgSeng -13X40 HONG Kong stocks closed lower yesterday led by Johnson Electric on renewed concerns over a US economic slump and as falls on mainland bourses brought profittaking in China-related plays. The Hang Seng Index fell 133.4 points, or 0.97 per cent,
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      830 19 TAIPEI NMMBMBMM Ju«l1 T» COOO) ABIT Compute Corp 34.90 unci 10 Aceton Tort 43.70 0.50 9 Acor 22.60 0.T0 39 ACM Comm. t Multl 41.30 0.30 13 Acor Oloploy T«h 36 30 2.30 26 AcorSortofc 55.90 0.50 3 Amplt MlcroSyttomt ...165.00 4.00 3 ArlmoComputor. ....33.30 -0.50 13 AWOy Computor 31.60
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      Poor growth data hits Nikkei
      1057 19 TOKYO AFP. Reuters □fflkkdaS -203.74 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 1.5 per cent lower yesterday following Japan's disappointing economic growth data and a drop in US markets. brokers said. The Nikkei-225 Index lost 203.74 points to finish at 13,226.48. The Topix Index of all issues
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      Local, foreign buying boosts KL
      1130 20 KUALA LUMPUR AFP AFX-Asia P&miDogtfl Index +&57 MALAYSIAN shares closed 1.7 per cent higher yesterday in brisk trade due to foreign and local buying of indexlinked stocks, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended up 9.57 points at 585.28. The Second Board
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      147 19 Enlightening. Inspiring. That's just the courses. Wait until you meet the faculty. Singapore Human Resource Executive Program Hong Kong > Leadership in Acton June 18 22.2001 > Suppty Cham Management July 9 -12 2001 Jom US m Asm 200< w Discover wh, me > Corporate Performance Measurement August 13 -17.2001
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      525 20  -  Byi Cheah Ui-Hoon THE supposedly "fresh" interpretation of the Chinese classic Romance of the Butterfly Lovers was at best, a good spin on what is essentially bad staging and poor theatre which didn't do justice to either the story or the
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      Cooking up a feast for the senses
      734 20  -  Kitchen Katha mines India for satisfying exoticism, but does not develop its narrative sufficiently, says PARVATHX NAYAR PARVATHI NAYAR OKAY, so it's a darn fine line between "exoticising" India as marketing tool and presenting its exotic beauty within the context of reality. But
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      32 20 no Australian market vu ckiMdjnttrdAj nr If you have found something, you can advertise for free in Classification 821 (Found) to seek its owner. Call C.A.T.S. at 1800-737-1166. CATI Another Classified Service
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      561 21 Capriati's marathon victory in the French Open marks her transformation LAT-WP Every so often, the movie "Hilary and Jackie" is shown on cable TV and, for those who haven't seen it, the Film has nothing to do with former first ladies Hillary Clinton or Jackie Kennedy. It
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      369 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS I—j1 —j p p p —p p p 5 Bed placed in school north of the border (6) 9 I Jill II l(l I I I I I 9 Food served to me at a dance 10 One member needs skill to TF"^I^ communicate (6) I 1
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      Lock icon It's not what you know but how you use it
      852 23  -  Gone are the days when staff are valued just for their knowledge By Eva Au The writer is managing director of Lexis Nexis Asia Pacific, a leading business and legal information provider. THE information age has resulted in organisations embracing
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      502 23  -  It and others will be featured at the KM Asia 2001 conference If!/' Anna Teo IMAGINE "paper-like" appli ances that enhance a reader's ability to extract, organise and re use what they have just read. Or having face-to-face conversations with a "colleague" who,
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      189 23 Asia 2001 I#bJ| Knowledge Management Alwl Asia 2001 For details, drop in at www.kmasia.com or omaH artgroup@singnet.com.sg SjSy jjj 1 --scT\ --i am I^REAjMWN m l( f f]U C H\ I fj l /B i Ir /k /N/^N 1 &nSSmm&4' i« I i/F /N J \W\ 1 I L 15//
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      575 24  -  Scholars head for non-English speaking universities By\ Melissa Sim ONCE upon a time, going to the United Kingdom and the United States to pursue tertiary education was sensational. Now, they have become rather run of the mill. Instead, the added challenge and excitement comes
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      Lock icon Marching to a different beat for love of music
      581 24  -  IJ card By\ Stephanie Chui The writer is a first year student majoring in music at Stanford University IT'S hard being a music major. Even here in America, I still get raised eyebrows, knowing glances and general sentiments that say, "Yep,
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      Lock icon A truly educational experience in Japan
      1102 24  -  Ky Melissa Sim TIME to pack up and head east. That's exactly what Ting See Ho and Yeo Whee Jim did when they were told they would be given Public Service Commission (PSC) scholarships to study in Japan. Whee Jim read mechanical engineering at
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      103 24 Managing Your Intellectual Property 8.30 am to 6.00 pm, Thursday, 21 June 2001 Hotel Inter-Continental, Singapore Intellectual Property Audits IP Issues during Joint Ventures (JV) Employers vs Employee Protecting Your R&D Managing Patent Litigation in Singapore IP valuation Mr Brett Shadbolt Managing Director Sallmans (Far East) Ltd Mr Daniel Wong
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      115 24 Business Valuation How are Companies Valued, Financed, Bought Sold 9.00 am to 5.30 pm, Tuesday, 28 June 2001 Hotel Inter Continental, Singapore Principles of Valuation Valuation Methodologies Utilising Tax Efficient Structures for Acquisitions and Sales Business Analysis before Determining Your Value Mr Amitava Guharoy Pnncipal. Corporate Finance Investment Banking Services
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      156 24 Campus chat: This is a chat-link between undergrads and parents. So if you are an undergrad, we'd like to hear from you what life on campus like. And if you're a parent, tell us your concern regarding a university education for your child. We also welcome feedback and suggestions from
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      296 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) was unchanged at 1,356, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) lost 3 points to 1,309, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) dropped 39 points to 9,172 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up five points to 1,737. TIME-CHARTER: Andros Warrior 1986 *****0 dwt
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      Lock icon MARITIME STOCKS
      302 25 SGX '000 Jwll SS VW CWT Distribution 0.60 0.07 183 Chuan Hup 0.31 0.01 238 Cosco Investment 0.23 0.01 1883 Freight Links 0.08 -0.01 31 CB MokKngs 0.52 0.03 13 IMC Holdings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.16 0.01 136 KeppelCorp 3 JO 0.02 797 Keppel PELS 0.99
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      Lock icon Hongkong throughput climbs while Singapore's slides
      447 25  -  Hongkong port chalked np 4 per cent first qnarter-on-quarter growth By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Singapore ports have suffered their fourth monthly drop in container volume throughput, in contrast to Hongkong, which achieved 4 per cent first quar-ter-on-quarter growth, firming its position as the world's
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      Lock icon N America sets up port state control
      194 25  -  hYom David Hughes in London THE US. Mexico and Canada have signed the Joint North American Declaration on Port State Control (PSC) at the International Maritime Organization's Maritime Safety Committee meeting in London. The declaration was first put forward at a North American
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      Lock icon Sydney to develop land at Port Botany
      347 25  -  From Evelyn Duffy in I'rrth AUSTRALIAN capital city port. Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC), will improve facilities to accommodate empty containers with the development of a further 12 hectares of land at Port Botany. Sydney is predominantly an import port, resulting in an excess
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      Lock icon S'pore tanker owner fined
      66 25 [LONDON] The owner of a Singapore registered oil tanker was fined C 535,000 (5541,615) by a Canadian court after pleading guilty to a charge of pollution. Managers of the tanker Endurance, Glasgow-based Denholm Ship Management, were charged in December last year for illegally discharging about 1,200
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        Lock icon Big is beautiful in the liner business
        614 26  -  LINER SCENE By David Hughes COMPARED with the recent past, the liner shipping companies are, in general, looking quite happy. True, freight rates are softening somewhat and the slowdown of the US economy is casting its shadow. Nevertheless, the lines are determinedly upbeat
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        Lock icon DNV developing box loss tracking system
        248 26  -  System will monitor wave conditions, ship motions and loading -By David Hughes NORWEGIAN classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is developing a monitoring and surveillance system to cut at-sea container losses and minimise ship damage. Currently in the prototype stage, the Active Operator Guidance
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      182 26 PACE Appenship 5 Assets 5 Austral 6 BSA 7 B tang Mas 6 CCNI 7 CMA COM 3 COSCO 3 Colony Log S Columbus 6 CSAV 3 It Central Ex 6 China Sfipg 5 8 Cougar 7 CWT Globelink 7 Del mas 4 Djak Lloyd 6 Dongnama
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      6018 32 THEBUSINESSTIMES p age8 EXPORT I TUESDAY, JUNE 12,200 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Same Name Number Number ■MMRBIIBnHMHMMMHBMHMHMMMB To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 20/06 01/06 COSCO YUAN HE 0065W 65 *****00 25/06 22/07 Hien Hung HARMONY CONTAINER HR103S 65-*****33 25/06 29/07 Del mas HYUNOAI
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        722 33 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jaroaf Port Bt J Ray M ***** J01 11/06/8:05 11/06/20:00 Budiman inoa JUN 01 J07 11/06/8:00 11/06/23:59 BtfKjka Ottl 2 J1J 1V06/9:*) 14/06/6:30 Wmstar 8 036S01 J03 11/06/7 20 11/06/15:00 Tropical 28 10*01 J02 11/06/8:15 11/06/17:00 Bays water 118 M1V41 J02 11/06/8:25
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        Lock icon CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1971 33 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AMD ICL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From *c« Mffits Mil 12/23 00 u n/isoo n/*59 n/1900 n/1500 11/1659 n/woo 2A IVI700 12/0659 12/0900 21 n/1700 12/0659 12/0*0 API TOURMAU 046* H/10 00 IA n/1500 n/1659 n/1900 il
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        197 33 Jane 12 Philippines: Independence Day Jane 25 Hong Kong. Tuen Ng Festival July 5 Thailand: Asalha Bucha Day Jaly 6 Thailand Buddhist Lent Day August 1 Switzerland: National Day August 0 Singapore: National Day South Africa: National Women's Day August 12 Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday August 15
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        813 33 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 mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesued stem Market movements are indi rated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        564 33 Carton 180 Mai 964.1 0.S 12.5 0.07 40 0.03 *i*24 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 Ave 985.2 0.3 13.5 0.06 20 0.02 Eum 380 M<« 990.6 0.8 16.3 0.08 45 0.04 sv/v s um m/m
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        Lock icon Need for Asia-Pacific airports to diversify, privatise
        650 34 Demand is rising bnt airports face regulatory obstacles: industry analysts AFP [SINGAPORE] Airports in the Asia-Pacific region must privatise and diversify in order to meet the growing demands of carriers and travellers, but face major regulatory hurdles, industry experts said yesterday. Air traffic
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        450 34 Beijing relaxing its 'one airline, one ronte' policy: report AFP (HONG KONG) Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways will fly to mainland Chinese destinations for the first time since 1990 under a relaxation of Beijing's "one airline, one route" policy, a report said yesterday.
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        Lock icon Ansett expected to chalk up annual loss of A$400m
        217 34 AP [SYDNEY] Troubled Australian airline Ansett is expected to post an annual loss of A 5400 million (***** million) following a disastrous year in which it has been hit by mechanical problems and increased competition, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Sydney
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        1766 34 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETO MeUMt A*8229 2230 LM638C 2230 S0229 2230 Amsterdam S023 0635 GA974 0130 *1837 1455 KL838 2255 S024 23J5 Antananarivo MOI2 0645 Athens SO347 0610 SO348 2255 Auckland LH6987 1900 ****** 2045 N223 1900 S0285 2045 S***** 1900 ****** 2045 S0286 2045
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        Lock icon Speedier Paris-Marseille trip
        71 34 (MARSEILLE] Officials and members of the press at a ceremony in Marseille to welcome the first commercial high speed train TGVfrom Paris. The new high speed rail line service cuts the journey time on the 892 km route to three hours from four and a half. It
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        Lock icon EgyptAir to respond to report on 1999 crash
        229 34 Airline to object to US preliminary findings: official AFP (CAIRO) An Egypt Air delega tion is heading to the US today to respond to the preliminary US report on the October 1999 crash of an Egypt Air Boeing which killed 217 people,
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      420 25 A -V V T m. \~V B '9' S beautiful '—in the liner jgj?||pw business Page 2 PEOPLE Chairman of the Business Alliance for Customs Modernisation, James Fin- negan has from position June successor will be as an outspoken advocate for customs reform in the United States, Mr HQCQXBi Finnegan
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      128 25 ICERSS sth5 th International Conference on Engine Room Simulators Exhibition on Application of IT, Control and Automation in the Maritime Industry 26 29 June 2001 Singapore Maritime Academy Singapore Polytechnic It is the people on board who often make a difference between safety and danger...!" ICERSS provides a forum for
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      612 26 I IMPORT I I NORTH AMERICA j j GULF/INDIA SUB-CONTINENT jSUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS (SSX) |oULF KARACHI EXPRESS (GKX) 1 VftSEl IGI SIN KG VESSEL VOT JEA DMN BND sST™"" 00<UAP N 50W20 23/0S 10/06 ,2 PtO NEDUOYD APAPA Mi M/M 07/0* 08/04 17/0* ssizr ss e 22 PONDACCIA 01( 20/0*
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      698 26 Lines services represented by L'Sna*! Members of the Registry of Members of tbe Accredlted Shipping Agents, Singapore Logistics Singapore Shipping Association Association LILY UNE MALE VfSSEL TVOY [EH FEU EU P. KLANG STORE MALE Empress Lily VO5Ol 09/06 10/06 18/06 Princess Lily VO5Ol 29/06 30/06 07/07 Empress Uly VO6Ol 13/07
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      1187 27 isTYrl-TM TO USA (SAX SERVICE) VESSEL VOT SIN ETA LAX OAK DAL HOU CHI COL MEM ATI NYC APL SCOTLAND 101E 30/05 14/06 19/06 19/06 19/06 19/06 20/06 19/06 21/06 21/06 API CYPRINE 1021 06/06 21/06 26/06 26/06 26/06 26/06 27/06 26/06 28/06 28/06 API lOLITE 1031 13/06 28/06 03/07
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      1596 27 TO ADEN T/T: 10 DAYS 1 Jl? JEDDAN T/T tl2 DAYS I AQADA T/T: 15 DAYS J GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE 80 ROtINSON RD #12-00 SAIES/HGS TIL *****57/43 fAX: *****21/71 MALAYSIA OFFICE PASIR GUDANG TEL 07-*****66 FAX- 07-*****70 COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD ggffiE P&TKLSG OJJO2M& oumMti CR NO: **********0 M
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      1473 28 C SENATOR LINES TO EUROPE TO MIDDLE EAST/IRAN/RED SEA wssa voy sm uh m im hm hv hi [vim vor mm hj o ii «d mo MMUMSMGtfORf 0055* IS O* 07.07 00.07 04.07 M.07 04.07 KM* 0015* It 04 210* ~7*oi MM oToT" PUSANSINAIOS OOISW I*o* 0* 07 0107 MO7
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      490 28 WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE WESTBOIMO TO COLOMBO NHAVA SHEVA (CFS MULUNO MUMBAIi ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN ICO POINTS VBSH KAMI VOY fVPOM (OiOMMI N SHfVA (ONNKTMG (ONNKTMG w-usA vy-iuton OIA II JUN 23 JUN J7JUK INOUtfl K MLHI HSMSTII *MM Ytt nazium urks ooiw is ii» aoju*
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      380 29 J k I Loading for EFESSOS RDM/ATW/BMN/UK I LOK KIRTI RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL I LEADER RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL I Loads Singapore. E7W. Malaysia. Indonesia I Loading for SEA RENOWN D6l/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PAN EXPRESS HCXVJOVAQA/DMT/TRP/TAT L DtMfTROVA JDH/AQA PAN QUEEN DBVABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KW7 PELINOVO DBVABU/DOH/BRN/DM M/KWT EVERJSE GLORY JDH/AQA 'Loads Singapore. EVW Malaysia Indonesia I Load rig for
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      1289 30 EUROPE/ UK/ SCANDINAVIA EXPORT VBSa/VOY*H SGP RDM MG WV THP ZH IHV IJIIHSB *****08* 17/06 OiD7 T toMyiOMJ/i L GROUP 0942RW4/9 IM» 09/07 W/H WMBOWOW fttt 11/07 I"IV 0 7' IVO7 t twmowawOT 2VM nw jvw 'uw MM; i»/W lAST AND WIST MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK SEA EXPORT VESSEL/VOYAGE SGP G» GNA EOS
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      616 30 ABU SINGAPORE PTE LTD 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 Tel (65) *****73 Fax: (65) *****66 fcmail: general««ecusin.eculine net Website: http://www.eculine.net Johore Bahru Office Tel: (07) *****18 Fax: (07) *****62 Direct Service To VANCOUVER/ MONTREAL/ TORONTO (WITH NO WEIGHT CONSTRAINT) Also accepting inland points Calgary/Edmonton/Winniepeg/Regina/Saskatoon/Ottawa/ Quebec City/Halifax/St John,
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      561 30 MBHI INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE WG SW HB Wt STP MB KA MX fW NYKPRM 095 IS/0619/06 75/06 01/07 03 07 06/07 POHJADOAW 40S 25 *06 26 06 06/07 01/07 10/07 11/07 *niVO»r 39S B/07 03/07 09/07 IS/07 17/07 JO/07 WTCOW lIS W/OMO/07 10/07 77/07 74/07
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      1251 31 HMMO JjYjJNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. Ivcsa VOT MT SOOI lUN I RIM I AOOT NAM I BRV~I IVRSfI VDT SOU Ml RTM ANT HAM OBV {si MTKWn* 307W 04/06 2*/0* 20/0* 21/0* 23/06 **RHS 02* 11/05 12/0$ o*/0S 01/05 30/05 API SARDONYX 102W 07/06 25/06 10/06 27/06 28/06 HYCOMMOORE
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      990 31 WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE* [VESSEL VOT IMW HEIGHT SIN UC* MAO 1 IMA IMYI ML I OBF NYC NEW MOi TAftONGA AMI 13 400T«a» 6.3 M 27/0* 04/ M 07/0 A 09/ M 11/ M 12/ OS 14/08 IS/0« 20/0 A TAKO AN)
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