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Title Section15 2001-06-27 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE irtemsi. http.-'/business-times.asial .com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2001 85c15 words
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Article79 2001-06-27 1 □sn 1,***** (+2.50) BT-SRI mm (+2.50) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,704 (-2.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 20&20 (-1.00) STOCK MARKET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSE COMP 595.24 +481 NIKKEI 225 *****.82 +82.85 HANG SENG 12,961.97 -212.05 SET INDEX 320.76 +0.95 JAKARTA COMP 438.41 +2.65 MANILA COMP _1,423.44 -1.08 TAIPEI WPI 4,785.12 -*****79 words
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Article87 2001-06-27 1 POREX RATES us$ s$ L'SS (SS per I'SS) 1.817 £(l'SS/SS per 1.414 2.570 El'RO(USS/SS/E) 0.865 1.571 DM 2.262 li45 YEN 123 J 67.90 RM 3.800 1091 HKS 7.800 4.292 BAHT 45.18 24.88 Rl'PIAH 11,369 6.256 ».S'$ to 100 units *SS to 100 units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KlIALAUMPl'R 7.6787 words
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Article, Illustration607 2001-06-27 1 Chuang Peck Ming - Worse-than-expected drop could spell technical recession, say economists By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singapore's industrial production fell more steeply than expected in May, giving another signal that the economy might be headed for a technical recession. Manufacturing output which accounts forSource: EDB - 607 words
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Article, Illustration574 2001-06-27 1 Angela Tan - illex elusive Leng Beng's talks with Leng Chan's Hong Leong Bank fall through By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore property and hotel tycoon Kwek Leng Beng is looking to sell off Hong Leong Finance and exit the finance business, sources say. Mr Kwek hasFILE PHOTO - 574 words
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986 2001-06-27 1 Kalpana Rashiwala, Andrea Tan - Euexclusive Bottom may come soon, bnt analysts say pricing and economic conditions still deciding factors By Kalpana Rashiwala, Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Record quarterly sales for executive condominiums (ECs) have stirred hopes in some property quarters that sales in the private housing market could986 words
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Advertisement63 2001-06-27 1 INSIDE Shipping Times Indian Navy sinks wreck of S'poreflagged tanker. Pg 1 Two charged following Malacca Straits collision. Pg 1 Two ships hijacked, master taken hostage. Pg 1 Top Stories Expect Fed to continue cutting rates: ÜBS Warburg economist. Next Page Third-party telecoms finance an emerging trend. Pg 17 Executive63 words
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Advertisement51 2001-06-27 1 Match-maker helping GK Goh to find merger partner "Pg 3 OUB and DBS head for publicity battle Pg 3 Hock Lock Siew: UOB more likely to bid for KepCap ■Pg 3 Sweeter offer for OUB possible: Dhana Next Page n'; mf; V f!;if, ,ii I fx. W J iif/t yr-.Hv51 words
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Advertisement43 2001-06-27 1 Chartered to close a wafer fab for 2 weeks, Next Page Tibs, SMRT evade queries oil talks of nuptials r.ij'i- i Motoring The most technologically advanced BMW 60 BMWs koiiik at «i special price Page 22 VSVKV rhc i" .1.1 I v \l>W43 words
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Article, Illustration678 2001-06-27 2 Teh Hooi Ling - Bill exclusive Company declines to comment; situation said to have worsened since recent profit warning Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Chartered Semiconductor will shut one of its three wafer fabs for two weeks as orders continue to dry up. Industry sources sayFILE PHOTO - 678 words
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585 2001-06-27 2 Vikram Khanna - Economist expects Fed to continue cutting rates By\ Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] The US Federal Reserve, which is likely to cut interest rates by 50 basis points at its meeting today, could keep cutting until real rates (that is, nominal interest rate585 words
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Article, Illustration720 2001-06-27 2 Siow Li Sen - If that persuades OUB shareholders to accept takeover deal By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings chairman S Dhanabalan has raised the possibility that the bank may better its bid for Overseas Union Bank (OUB) if that would persuade shareholders of the smallerFILE PHOTO - 720 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article51 2001-06-27 2 WE wonder how many viewers saw the TV advertisement for a panty liner and can recall the brand name of the product. One BT reader who saw the ad or rather the model in the G-string putting on her pants said it would be one way to raise51 words
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Article55 2001-06-27 2 LAST weekend, BT ran an online poll asking readers whether the consolidation of Singapore's banking scene is good for consumers. Here's what readers who responded thought: Yes, economies of scale will mean better terms 15% No, it'll mean fewer branches and longer queues 61% We'll have55 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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424 2001-06-27 3 Siow Li Sen - MERGER BUZZ Target bank appoints PR group that's an old hand in takeovers By Siow Li Sen OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) has hired Golin/Harris Forrest, a public relations firm experienced in takeovers, to help correct any perception that DBS Group's unsolicited bid for424 words
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643 2001-06-27 3 conrad raj - rrm loc^sie^^ conrad raj IN a day or two, United Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw is expected to make his move and announce a bid for Keppei Capital Holdings or so the current market talk goes. Mr Wee is likely to643 words
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Article, Illustration743 2001-06-27 3 Serena Ng, Ven Sreenivasan - Several brokers have been approached including DBS-Vickers By Serena Ng, Ven Sreenivasan LISTED stockbroker GK Goh Holdings has approached DBS-Vickers and several other broking houses in its search for a marriage partner. Sources close to the companies say GK Goh appointed an743 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article48 2001-06-27 4 MAINBOARD-LISTED IDT Holdings (Singapore) Ltd yesterday posted full-year net profit of $40.4 million, down 8 per cent. Turnover rose 11 per cent to $215.1 million. Earnings per share were 23 cents. Net tangible assets per share rose 20 per cent to 69.4 cents.48 words
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Article64 2001-06-27 4 CINEMA operator Eng Wah Organisation yesterday posted flat full-year profit of $1.8 million for the year ended March. Turnover slipped slightly by 2 per cent to $19.9 million. Earnings per share were 1.21 cents while net tangible asset per share rose slightly to 29.38 cents64 words
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Article46 2001-06-27 4 I-COMM Technology Limited yesterday announced a 68 per cent slide in net profit to US$4.l million. Turnover fell 19 per cent to U*****.8 million. Earnings per share were 1.34 US cents while net tangible assets per share were 13.38 US cents.46 words
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Article90 2001-06-27 4 SESDAQ-LISTED Hiap Seng Engineering yesterday said net profit for the year ended March rose 30 per cent to $5.8 million on the back of a 30 per cent rise in turnover to $104.2 million, due mainly to more projects in the year. Earnings per90 words
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55 2001-06-27 4 COMPACT Metal Industries said yesterday it would place out 20 million new shares at $0.18 each, representing around 10 per cent of its present share capital. Net proceeds of around $3.6 million will be used as working capital. The placement is conditional upon55 words
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Article56 2001-06-27 4 KING Wan Corporation said full-year net profit slipped 8 per cent to $3.9 million, while revenue rose 3 per cent to $61.2 million. Earnings per share was 2.5 cents while net tangible assets rose to 15.2 cents from 10 cents. It also proposed a final56 words
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Article44 2001-06-27 4 CAPITALAND has teamed up with Reco Mega, a subsidiary of Singapore GIC Real Estate to buy a 28,000 square metre residential site in Shanghai's Xuhui district for 540 million renminbi (Ssl 18 million). The site can yield 850 apartments.44 words
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Article42 2001-06-27 4 SINGAPORE-BASED Allcom Technologies has received in-principle approval to list on the mainboard of the Singapore Exchange. The company provides service for personal computers, telecommunications, industrial and consumer electronics businesses, and distributes electronics components in South Asia.42 words
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53 2001-06-27 4 MARINE group Chuan Hup Holdings said yesterday its marine subsidiary, CH Offshore Pte Ltd, has signed a joint venture agreement with US-based Trico Marine Services, Inc. The venture will help Chuan Hup grow its core marine business and tap the broader international53 words
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456 2001-06-27 4 Christopher Tan - Tibs' share may slide if wedding fails to materialise By Christopher Tan LIKE a courting couple deflecting anxious questions about the eventuality of their big day, Tibs Holdings and SMRT Corp evaded press queries with great coyness yesterday. In fact, neither would456 words
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510 2001-06-27 4 Ven Sreenivasan - New business will be hit, but existing projects will be buffer Ky Ven Sreenivasan INFORMATION systems specialist CSA Holdings is bracing itself for a 10-20 per cent drop in revenue this year amid sharp cutbacks in IT spending across the region. It expects510 words
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132 2001-06-27 4 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australia's second largest telco Cable Wireless Optus Ltd said yesterday it would write off almost As7o million (Ss66 million) owed by failed junior carrier One.Tel Ltd. C&W Optus copfirmed it was owed US$6B.3 million by the Murdoch-Packer backed telecommunications company whichReuters - 132 words
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288 2001-06-27 4 Ling Su Ann - Ling Su Ann MAINBOARD counter Tianjin Zhong Xin Pharmaceutical Group will be suspended today pending an announcement. Tianjin directors filed a request for a trading suspension with the Singapore Exchange (SGX) yesterday evening, but did not say why. In the market, Tianjin shares plunged another288 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration619 2001-06-27 6 r. sivanithy - STOCKS r. sivanithy UNLOCKING value via takeovers, mergers or restructuring has been the dominant theme in the local stock market for so long now that one would have thought it might be wearing a bit thin. And although this was the case to some extent619 words
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Article, Illustration566 2001-06-27 6 Theoretical values before Dec 31, '98 Stocks Volume UniFood HK25c 24,987,000 Tianjin Zhong 23,959,000 Beyontcs 10c 22,957,000 °UB 1 19,238,000 AirOcean 5c 17,294,000 OngAsialOc 15,490,000 Omni Ind 10c 14,031,000 K1 Ventures 10c 13,947,000 Frontline 5c 12,355,000 5c 11,237,000 Stocks OUB 176,602.278 DBSGrp 128,205.981 Omni Ind 10c 53,307,100 UOB 46,896,098 Keppel566 words
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Article, Illustration601 2001-06-27 6 larry wee - I=ll comment CURRENCIES What is clear though is that too much weighs against the yen despite its recent corrective strength larry wee CURRENCY markets have lightened up on US dollar positions ahead of another expected cut in US interest rates this week.Source: Reuters - 601 words
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Article3298 2001-06-27 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNC Fd 0.744 0.782 Global Technology Fd!** 0.635 0.668 UK Blue Chip Fd!** 0.753 0.792 American Opport Fd 0.839 0.882 ContEuroEqty Fd!** 1.012 1.063 Japan EqtyFd!** 1 203 1 264 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.114 1.149 Pacific Equity3,298 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration377 2001-06-27 7 Andrea Tan - PROPERTY FOCUS Bids totalling $346 m seen for sites at Marina Sonth and North Bridge Rd By Andrea Tan THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) yesterday launched a "white site" at the Marina South new downtown and a hotel site at North377 words
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188 2001-06-27 7 THE Singapore Trade Development Board (TDB) yesterday announced that recent amendments to the Commodity Futures Act aimed at eradicating "bucket shop" operators will be effective from today. Parliament passed a bill in May to amend the Act in three areas: The scope of the Act188 words
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Article, Illustration267 2001-06-27 7 Chuang Peck Ming - the economy cost of living %l Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE is hitting the pockets of American expatriates almost as hard as New York. The cost of living for American executives working and living here is only just 4 per cent 3.7 per cent to beSource: Runzheimer International - 267 words
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Article, Illustration421 2001-06-27 7 Vince Chong - PM Goh unveils change aimed at wider adoption of highrise greenery Byy Vince Chong THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will allow private developers to build additional space over the permitted maximum development intensity so that developers could provide for balconies. This was announced byRICHARD CHNG - 421 words
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Article165 2001-06-27 9 US-BASED pharmaceuticals firm Eli Lilly and Company yesterday said it would establish a systems biology R&D centre in Singapore. The Lilly Centre for Systems Biology, or CSB, will start operations next year and is expected to spend US$l4O million on research over a165 words
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502 2001-06-27 9 Ling Su Ann - GICs Tung Siew Hoong joint leader with 2 others in individual category Hy\ Ling Su Ann THE Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) is one of the most astute investors in Asian bonds, according to a poll of sellside502 words
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515 2001-06-27 9 Philip Toh Kee Poon Singapore - Philip Toh Kee Poon Singapore I REFER to the various articles in BT about DBS' conditional offer to buy OUB. While the commercial and strategic merits of the takeover are best left to those better placed to assess the matter. I would515 words
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176 2001-06-27 9 Denis Distant Singapore - Denis Distant Singapore I REFER to your article "Speed of bid surprises OUB" (BT, June 23) which mentions that DBS shares were suspended at 4.41pm but OUB at 4.50pm on June 22, just 25 minutes before the market close. Could SGX (Singapore Exchange) comment176 words
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98 2001-06-27 9 Foo Kim Leng - Foo Kim Leng I REFER to the item "Cut out the hassle, Sing Tel" in your Grapevine column of June 23. When customers apply for new telephone lines, Sing Tel gives them the option of whether or not they want international call services such as98 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration697 2001-06-27 10 leon hadar - Bi;l=4 I bottom line OPINION leon hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent WHILE the Bush administration seems opposed to pursuing multilateral arrangements in the mili-tary-strategic arena including the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, members of his team have continued to express697 words
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Article85 2001-06-27 10 4 lf, as expected, the court delivers the verdict after July the most unlucky month for the prime minister I am more than 90 per cent sure he will survive.' Snrhart Batawatawafciil one of four astrologers consulted on the outcome of the assets case against Thai Prime85 words
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610 2001-06-27 10 EDITORIAL THE "Koizumi phenomenon" in Japan becomes "curiouser and curiouser", to use Lewis Carroll's immortal phrase. Indeed, there's been something Alice in Wonderland-like about the nation's political situation since Junichiro Koizumi assumed the premiership two months ago. Weekend elections to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly showed610 words
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Article, Illustration1300 2001-06-27 10 Mark Landler - Bnt some analysts worry that if economic nationalism is pushed too far, it could mutate into xenophobia By Mark Landler NYT [BANGKOK] Nearly four years after it devalued its currency, unleashing an economic typhoon across Asia, Thailand is still reeling. An unmistakableNYT; AP - 1,300 words
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848 2001-06-27 10 Richard W Stevenson - COMMENT ART Fed economist Kohn is known to be far more than jnst a number-cruncher By Richard W Stevenson NYT [WASHINGTON] When the US Federal Reserve finishes a two-day meeting today and announces to an anxiously waiting world whether it is cutting interest ratesNYT - 848 words
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Article, Illustration610 2001-06-27 11 Woman may rule in New Zealand, but sexy earrings are still a political poser AFP A COURT case involving top civil servants yesterday rocked New Zealand, a supposed model of feminist achievement, exposing a row over short skirts, visible breasts and sexy earrings.AFP; PHOTOS BY REUTERS - 610 words
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Miscellaneous320 2001-06-27 11 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD i [2 p R Hp I |6 I p I IT" E? 53t ACROSS discussion (6, 4) 1 Even-tempered English follow- 4 Marbles champion of Scotland 9 ing bishop in uniform (7) (5) 5 Unhappy relation without a sup- 5 Element seldom encountered ply of vitamin A (7)320 words
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BT golf
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Article, Illustration1070 2001-06-27 12 LOW YIT LENG - The recently-concluded Singapore Junior Open organised by the First Junior Golf Foundation attracted more than 130 young golfers aged from nine to 20 years, low tit lemo talks to two of them LOW YIT LENG Deryne Sim, 16 years DERYNE Sim is certainly a rare sight on1,070 words
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Article, Illustration133 2001-06-27 12 This week, teaching and touring professional Unho Park focuses on: ALIGNMENT The most common error of new golfers is unquestionably aiming in the wrong direction. The orthodox address position is known as a "square stance" (left). This means you stand parallel to the direction of the shot. InPHOTOS BY RICHARD CHNG - 133 words
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Article, Illustration497 2001-06-27 12 Geoffrey Eu - Ryu Jeong Yeol is a golfing student from heaven, says his coach, Gary Doolan Hyi Geoffrey Eu RYU Jeong Yeol picked up his first golf club in late-1997, when as a 12-year-old he tagged along with his golfkeen father to theGEOFFREY EU - 497 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration437 2001-06-27 13 Eddie Toh - exclusive Casino can be repositioned in case of PAS polls win; floating casinos an alternative From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN casino king Lim Goh Tong is ready to play his trump cards should the Islamic opposition party move to437 words
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245 2001-06-27 13 KUALA LUMPUR Main investor now says it won't bny any of the RMl.B6b bonds Bloomberg UNITED Engineers Malaysia Bhd's plan for its Elite toll road unit to sell RM1.86 billion (*****.1 million) of Islamic bonds faces a delay after the manager of the nation'sBloomberg - 245 words
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335 2001-06-27 13 ■JAKARTA Reuters THE IMF said yesterday it would resume a vital US$5 billion loan programme with Indonesia if the government agreed to delay a debate on controversial central bank law revisions. Renewed ties would be a big plus for PresidentReuters - 335 words
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285 2001-06-27 13 MANILA Reuters FORMER Philippine president Joseph Estrada yesterday appealed to his supporters to avoid acts of violence as police tightened security in the capital ahead of his arraignment today. "I strongly appeal to our people and my supporters to exercise sobriety and calmReuters - 285 words
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437 2001-06-27 13 Diana Oon Abdullah - Prom Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S securities commission yesterday declined to say whether it would proceed with delisting companies with negative shareholders' funds, even as it pushed for greater corporate governance in the country through the education of investors and company437 words
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483 2001-06-27 15 BANGKOK Senate nod needed for bill but is seen as formality Reuters THAILAND'S Parliament approved a special executive bill yesterday, setting up a state agency which will buy billions of dollars of bad loans from the country's beleaguered banking system. The bill still needsReuters - 483 words
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587 2001-06-27 15 BANGKOK But few takers for stakes in 4 offshore exploration blocks Reuters HARRODS boss Mohamed al Fayed wants to sell a majority stake in his extensive oil and gas prospecting interests in Thailand on which he has spent US$43 million, a companyReuters - 587 words
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325 2001-06-27 15 BANGKOK Reuters THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday presented Parliament with the country's next Budget which includes a record deficit designed to stimulate an economy hurt by slowing exports. Mr Thaksin told members of the House of Representatives at the start of an expected two-dayReuters - 325 words
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Article524 2001-06-27 16 Audrey Tan - New listings raise just HKslsb; PwC warns of stiffer competition from mainland exchanges From Audrey Tan in Hong Kong IT has been a dismal year so far for the IPO market in Hong Kong, with new listings raising just HK$l5 billion (553.5 billion)524 words
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Article442 2001-06-27 16 BEIJING Infrastructure projects, consumer spending help defy global slowdown Reuters IN a sign that China is defying the global economic slowdown, the government has forecast gross domestic product will grow near or at 8 per cent in the first half of this year,Reuters - 442 words
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284 2001-06-27 16 Anthony Rowley - From Anthony Rowley in Tok-yo A LEADING Taiwan parliamentary official yesterday urged Japan to take a more active political role in East Asia, including stepped-up efforts to mediate cross-straits problems between Taiwan and China. "Japan has the power to become a leading284 words
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496 2001-06-27 16 BEIJING Reuters AN acrimonious corporate struggle between leading Chinese Internet portal Sina.com and its founding CEO Wang Zhidong deepened yesterday when the company declared that Mr Wang had been terminated from all his positions. On Monday, Mr Wang told a newsReuters - 496 words
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Article273 2001-06-27 16 Daniel Wong Refco Singapore - SGX Derivatives fading Report ST Index/MSCIS'pore Index Daniel Wong Refco Singapore SINGAPORE'S key index edged up yesterday with strong volumes, led by DBS Group Holdings. The Straits Times Index rose 2.5 points, or 0.15 per cent, to close at 1,710.07, as 18 counters rose, 20 fell273 words
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Article225 2001-06-27 16 Daniel Wong Refco Singapore Pte Ltd - MS& Taiwan Index Daniel Wong Refco Singapore Pte Ltd TAIWAN stocks fell to its lowest level this year yesterday. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index lost 5.41 points, or 2.39 per cent, to end at 221.36 points. The turnover for the index was 484.47 million, with225 words
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Article233 2001-06-27 16 Reuters London THE US dollar clawed back some ground after hitting one-week lows against the euro and the yen earlier yesterday, with markets unclear how to interpret an anticipated US rate cut later this week. Markets are divided on whether to expect a quarter or half-point cut inReuters - 233 words
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e-NEWS
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464 2001-06-27 17 AMSTERDAM It'll therefore close mobile phone R&D unit in Singapore next month Bloomberg ROYAL Philips Electronics NV, Europe's biggest maker of consumer electronics, says it will scale down its role in the mobile phone business and cut jobs as it seeks to maintain profitability.Bloomberg - 464 words
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Article, Illustration467 2001-06-27 17 Teh Hooi Ling - i exclusive Banker sees investors pooling money to build telecoms networks By' Teh Hooi Ling WITH telcos running out of cash and network vendors suffering credit downgrades, third-party financing could emerge as a major trend in the telecoms market. Rob Drake, director of projectFILE PHOTO - 467 words
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276 2001-06-27 17 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg THE global chip industry is expected to recover from the current slowdown by the end of the third quarter this year, Roger Mathus, executive director of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said yesterday. Chipmakers face a drop in demand forBloomberg - 276 words
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561 2001-06-27 17 HONGKONG Rival Hutchison is late in providing promised connections Bloomberg HUTCHISON Global Crossing Ltd, Hong Kong's secondlargest telecommunications company, is more than six months behind schedule in providing the fixed-line network it promised the government in 1999. Although the company invested more than HK$4 billionBloomberg - 561 words
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Article542 2001-06-27 18 WASHINGTON Conference Board's Jnne index highest in 6 months; May durable goods orders np an unexpected 2.9% Bloomberg AMERICANS' confidence in the US economy rose in June, the second straight increase, to the highest level in six months, suggesting that consumer spending will keep the recordBloomberg - 542 words
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452 2001-06-27 18 NEW YORK With markets down, many are taking a break to stndy Bloomberg INVESTMENT banker Sean Lamb spotted opportunity when business fell on Wall Street. In April he left his job at TD Securities and enrolled in Stanford University's business school. "With theBloomberg - 452 words
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277 2001-06-27 18 LONDON Women paid less than men, gap widest in Singapore Reuters THE weather may be bad and the food unspectacular, but if you are a fund manager, the most lucrative place to work is the UK. according to research published on Monday. ButReuters - 277 words
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243 2001-06-27 18 NEW YORK US economy much slower bat she does not expect recession Bloomberg GOLDMAN. Sachs Co's Abby Joseph Cohen said the Standard Poor's 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average are "modestly undervalued", even though corporate profits have declined in a slowing economy. "TheBloomberg - 243 words
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241 2001-06-27 18 NEW YORK Reuters MERRILL Lynch Co. the No 1 US broker, yesterday warned that its second-quar-ter earnings per share would come in as much as 37 per cent below analysts' expectations due to weak stock and debt trading operations. Merrill said results would be hurtReuters - 241 words
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83 2001-06-27 18 Dow Jones Wires [NEW YORK] International Paper Co, facing a weak market for paper and forest products, said it is laying off 3,000 of its non-manufacturing employees to cut costs. While the layoffs affect about three per cent of the company's 113.000-strong workDow Jones Wires - 83 words
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84 2001-06-27 18 Bloomberg [MADRID] Banco Santander Central Hispano SA, Spain's biggest bank, will close one-fifth of its Spanish branches, sell real estate and force senior executives to retire as it aims to cut costs to maintain profit growth of more than 20 per cent. The bank willBloomberg - 84 words
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95 2001-06-27 18 Bloomberg [BOSTON] US investors added US$2O.3 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in May, up from US$l9.B billion in April, research firm Financial Research Corp estimates. Investors put US$l7.4 billion into US domestic stock funds, while yanking U552.56 billion out of international ones,Bloomberg - 95 words
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Article67 2001-06-27 18 Bloomberg w* [LONDON] Societe Generale SA, France's No 3 bank, plans to cut jobs in its stock trading and research businesses and is shutting most of its emerging markets unit to trim costs as profit declines. Paris-based SocGen is "closing emerging markets full stop"Bloomberg - 67 words
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Article82 2001-06-27 18 AFP fLONDON] The British economy showed few ill-effects from the US slowdown in the first quarter of2ool, when growth actually picked up slightly to an annual 2.7 per cent, according to final figures released yesterday. Gross domestic product grew by 0.5 per cent in theAFP - 82 words
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Article103 2001-06-27 18 Bloomberg {SYDNEY] St George Bank Ltd, Australia's fifth-largest lender, said it's in "preliminary" talks with Bank of Western Australia Ltd. A takeover of Bank West, which is 56 per cent owned by Bank of Scotland, would give St George scale in a market dominated byBloomberg - 103 words
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Article, Illustration648 2001-06-27 19 NEW YORK Berkshire Hathaway unit hit by flood of lawsuits from people suffering from asbestos-related diseases Bloomberg, Dow Jones Newswires WARREN Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, says his investing mistakes have included textiles and windmills. Add USG's Sheetrock to the list.Bloomberg,; Dow Jones Newswires; FILE PHOTO - 648 words
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710 2001-06-27 20 Anthony Rowley - Farther monetary easing at Policy Board meeting seen critical Fronil f Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan's Policy Board is scheduled to begin a two-day meeting tomorrow that many see as critical in deciding how far the central bank is710 words
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314 2001-06-27 20 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE World Bank has started an Internet conference on the opportunities and perils of global economic integration, after cancelling a planned meeting in Barcelona on the topic because of the threat of violence. On its website on Monday the WorldBloomberg - 314 words
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Article, Illustration528 2001-06-27 20 TORONTO Barrick will become world's 2nd-largest gold producer Reuters. Bloomberg BARRICK Gold Corp, a relative newcomer to the tightknit world of gold miners, became the world's second-larg-est producer behind South Africa's Anglo Gold Ltd on Monday, taking over established rival Homestake Mining Co. TheReuters.; Bloomberg; AP - 528 words
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295 2001-06-27 20 WASHINGTON Bloomberg ARGENTINA'S move to create a new exchange rate for trade may undermine confi dence in the government's economic policy making, the International Monetary Fund's No 2 official warned. IMF deputy managing director Stanley Fischer also prodded Argentine authorities to hastenBloomberg - 295 words
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Article2651 2001-06-27 20 BONDS WARRANTS tfun 26 ■t M> M ivm la* M an UlUllll A* tart C—» bar Ike MM I* k|« M> Ml i ■■■■!> Mto fito nu f UN 37 0.5 s Aema ******4 0.5 0.5 1 41.0 1 300 661 79.00 1 '5 2.5 S AIITech ******72,651 words
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Article8169 2001-06-27 21 SGXMADIBOARP Of Gr MM U-M Last Vol Day Last Quote 0n> On YW MM Cm tog M0| I—> C !■»«■> Sah fwn u» —ym Sdhr CV HI $3 Mn MULTI-INDUSTRY 143 35 c Acma 50c 395 -1.5 C5 41 39 39 39 5 0.5 19.9 0.6 104 6858,169 words
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Article, Illustration530 2001-06-27 22 Christopher Tan - The new 7-series limo features a host of innovations AH reports by Christopher Tan BMW has released first official photos of its new 7-se-.ries limousine three months ahead of the car's unveiling at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September and at least six months before530 words
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341 2001-06-27 22 60 nnits at special price for buyers willing to allow use of the cars at Forbes conference PERFORMANCE Motors will supply 60 units of the current BMW 7-series to chauffeur top participants in the Forbes Global CEO Conference scheduled for September. Like similar undertakings341 words
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250 2001-06-27 22 LISTED motor group Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) is close to clinching the Peugeot franchise in Malaysia, having outmanoeuvred such rivals as Sime Darby and Oriental Holdings in the race for the French marque. While formalities have not been exchanged between Cycle Carriage Bintang250 words
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Article, Illustration426 2001-06-27 22 THE French are coming, and they're doing it in one big wave led by Peugeot and Renault this month. Peugeot launched the cheeky 1.6-litre 206 CC (cou-pe-cabriolet) two weeks ago with an advertising blitz as large as the car is small. Seen on426 words
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Article56 2001-06-27 22 AUDI'S A 2 subcompact has won the "Silver Award" Britain's most famous design trophy. The five-door model was among 50 shortlisted from hundreds. The A 2 was the only award-winning car in this group. In the 39-year history of these awards, the TT Coupe is56 words
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Article, Illustration136 2001-06-27 22 WITH over 450 cars on sale, an IndyCar racer (above) the US equivalent of a Formula One car, featured in the movie Driven stilt walkers, samba dancers, pipers and drummers, this year's Car-nival by SPH Classified is all set to live up to its name.136 words
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Article88 2001-06-27 22 Christopher Tan - Compiled by Christopher Tan INFORMATION such as spread of bids, maximum and minimum bids, and quality of flailed bids will not be available for open COE tenders. The Land Transport Authority said "bidders are able to obtain real-time information on the number of88 words
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Article, Illustration779 2001-06-27 24 JACQUES CHAHINE - Euroland grapples with slowing activity amid a slew of profit warnings. But economic recovery is in sight for Europe in 2002, says JACQUES CHAHDfE JACQUES CHAHINE The writer is founder ofJCF JUST as we feared, US firms have continued to struggle in the second quarter. ProfitREUTERS - 779 words
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Article, Illustration554 2001-06-27 24 In its favour: booming profits, growing market cap, strong customer base THERE has been a lot of exciting news pertaining to our Tech Tracker Portfolio since we last visited it in mid-May. Most recently, one of our electronics manufacturers, Omni Industries, was taken over byFILE PHOTO - 554 words
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Article, Illustration1260 2001-06-27 25 Jack Leung - markets Sellers continue to dominate with $70.3 m disposals vs $7-55 m acquisitions By Jack Leung The writer is a research analyst with Score Lab Asia Ltd THE suspension of trading in DBS Group Holdings and Overseas Union Bank shares during the last 15 minutesSource: Prima ITA - 1,260 words
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Article, Illustration684 2001-06-27 25 Serena Ng - By considering investors' emotional behaviour, a Japan fond has made 3-month gain of 9.5% By Serena Ng WHEN there was intense speculation on whether the Japanese crown princess became pregnant in April, many babylinked stocks in Japan made gains as investors reacted emotionally to the news.AFP - 684 words
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Advertisement376 2001-06-27 25 mas THE 4TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE 11 I I Fund Management In Singapore The Next Milestone 12 JULY 2001 1 THE RITZ CARLTON MILLENIA, SINGAPORE BJO 9.00 am Registration chair 9.00 9.15 am Wekome Address Mr. Dennis Urn Mr. Daniel Chan Director Chairman Tempieton Asset Management Investment Management Association of Singapore376 words
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Article1766 2001-06-27 26 GEHEVIEVE CUA - While expenses chalked by insurers and funds can be a drain on investments, more transparent disclosure will help to raise investor awareness, says GEHEVIEVECUA GEHEVIEVE CUA Transparency is this era's buzzword, and the insurance industry's new expense disclosure format makes a great leap in lifting the veil1,766 words
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Advertisement181 2001-06-27 26 A $158,694 Si/* Is it Dow Jones? ..or.. Nikkei? I or.. STI? /\J It's NTUC Income. I The breakthrough performance of M I NTUC Income's Prime Fund m I Singapore's first investment-linked fund since 1973 J I The breakthrough performance of NTUC Income's Prime Fund has surpassed I all expectations:181 words
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Article269 2001-06-27 27 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose one point to 1,393, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained seven points to 1,429, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) fell 20 points to 8,968 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) fell two points to 1,753. TIME-CHARTER: Anangel Friendship (built 1996) 161,000Reuters - 269 words
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Article281 2001-06-27 27 Jm It a Yd CWT Distribution 0.55 0X12 32 Oman Hup 032 -OOI 521 Cotes Invottmont 0-23 -aot 339 FrtlahtUnks 0J9 unch 7 09 Holdings 0J7 002 31 IMC HoWlngt-HK UO unch 0 Jtya Holdings OK OOI 273 KappolFELS LOS -OOI 4*0 Kappal Marina at* aoi <3*47 KappaiTate281 words
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Article, Illustration714 2001-06-27 27 Beth Jinks - Bow of S'pore-flagged Heng San posing threat to navigation Reports by Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The Indian Navy has sunk the floating bow of Singapore-flagged tanker Heng San as it was posing a threat to safe navigation in the area. Using its Firepower and at least714 words
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227 2001-06-27 27 PIRACY AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Pirates have hijacked two ships in Indonesian waters and are holding one of the captains for ransom, Malaysian police said yesterday. Marine police commander Muhamad Muda, disclosed the two incidents as international experts began a two-day meeting on ways toAFP - 227 words
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Article, Illustration432 2001-06-27 27 Donald Urquhart - Some S-E Asian coast guards are poorly equipped, conference told By Donald Urquhart AP, Reuters, AFP [SINGAPORE] Poor cooperation among South-east Asian states and ill-equipped coast guards in Indonesia and the Philippines are foiling efforts to combat maritime piracy, saidAP,; Reuters,; AFP - 432 words
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Article168 2001-06-27 27 [SINGAPORE] The Heng San tragedy is not the first time Ocean Tankers has been involved in controversy. April 1997: two crew were killed and two more injured when the company's Singapore-flagged Ocean Trader caught fire while berthed at Mobil Oil Singapore's refinery terminal. January 1997:168 words
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Article, Illustration85 2001-06-27 27 [FUZHOU] A17,000-tonne ship under construction for an European shipping consortium, blown from a nearby shipyard, sits on quayside in Fuzhou, China's eastern Fujian province. More than 160 people are dead or missing after the south-eastern coast of China was pounded by Typhoon Chebi overAFP - 85 words
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Article165 2001-06-27 27 [LONDON] The Baltic Exchange says that all is going well with its efforts to change focus, with "substantial progress" made in its re-position-ing efforts. In his statement to shareholders distributed with the organisation's annual report and accounts, chairman Peter Kitching said that the proposed launch165 words
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316 2001-06-27 27 Donald Urquhart - -By 1 Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The master and second mate of the Bahamas-regis-tered oil tanker MT Rowan have been charged in a Malaysian court over a collision with a Panama-reg-istered cargo ship on May 28 in the Malacca Straits. A Malaysian Marine Department official316 words
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Article, Illustration782 2001-06-27 28 Seafarer - STRAIT TALE By Seafarer ASSUMING that the decision to extend his contract is approved by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly in November, Bill O'Neil is going to head the specialist agency for another two years. The approvalFILE PHOTO - 782 words
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258 2001-06-27 28 David Hughes - Bat Russia gets targeted for inspection dne to detention ratio uo By David Hughes [LONDON] The 2000 figures for class-related port state control detentions released by the US Coast Guard show Det Norske Veritas topping the performance charts, with no such detentions258 words
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Article278 2001-06-27 28 PAGE Ahrtnkiel 10 Appenship 5 Assets 5 Austral 6 A*ant 10 Btang Mas 6 bsa r BTl 10 Bangladesh 9 Balaii 4 Batamtndo 9 CCW 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 CSAV 3 Central Ei 6 Ctwhaya 10 China Shpg S Confer 10 Colony Log S Cougar 7278 words
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Article8905 2001-06-27 34 THEBUSINESSTIMES Pa9e 8 EXPORT WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27. 2001 ETA ETA Advertiser Vnstl Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Nam* None Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoirc 04/07 05/00 MOL MOL OUEME M01A 65-*****06 04/07 07/00 ZIM/Seth ZIM HAIFA I 74W 6V3230I12 04/07 15/00 COSCO EMPRESS DRAGON 0m* 65-2261*008,905 words
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Article1763 2001-06-27 37 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCt COMTAMCtS AND LCI CARCO Boofcino/BiUnct Rstb Sh*P Voy No Etb/Btr Portod From To Fro* acj usu oi* ani an m/hoo 2sws* anoo a 25/1700 24/045* 24/0*00 a 25/noo a/out mw 24/070o 24/05* 24/M00 it/Boo am* 24/noo ta mucus km 27/100 m zvrsoo am* ?v*>oc1,763 words
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Article192 2001-06-27 37 JnlyS Thailand: Asalha Bucha Day July* Thailand: Buddhist Lent Day Aapitl Switzerland- National Day Angnet I Singapore: National Day South Africa: National Women's Day Aajpit 12 Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday Angnet IS South Korea: Liberation Day Switzerland: Assumption Day Spain: Assumption Day Belgium: Assumption Day France: Assumption192 words
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Article750 2001-06-27 37 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 indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the750 words
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Article, Illustration699 2001-06-27 38 If deal isn't reached by Sunday, president will use his powers to prevent strike for 60 days Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] President George Bush will intervene to prevent a flight-attendant strike against AMR Corp's American Airlines over the July Fourth holiday, the WhiteBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 699 words
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170 2001-06-27 38 AP [DALLAS] American Airlines and the union representing its mechanics and ramp workers have agreed to a tentative contract. The three-year pact, announced on Sunday, covers nearly 15,000 employees and provides for immediate base pay raises of 8 per cent to 22 per centAP - 170 words
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215 2001-06-27 38 AFP [PARIS] French air charter company Aeris plans to take over the charter wing of fi-nancially-strapped AOM-Air Liberte, the Toulouse-based company said. It will submit its offer by Friday, with a response expected within 10 days. The company plans to continue AOM-Air Liberte's charterAFP - 215 words
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Article, Illustration312 2001-06-27 38 AFP [HONG KONG] Talks between Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific pilots and management resumed yesterday, with the labour department stepping in to try and avert a July 1 mass walkout by union members. The labour department agreed to mediate after talks between theAFP - 312 words
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543 2001-06-27 38 PARIS AIR SHOW Reuters [LE BOURGET] British aeroengine maker Rolls-Royce pic has moved 20 per cent of its after-sales business to comprehensive service deals, but without deferring revenue, the company's chief operating officer said. Almost every deal in the past four years to supplyReuters - 543 words
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Article88 2001-06-27 38 Xinhua [URUMCHI] The first charter flight from Hong Kong arrived at Urumchi International Airport on Saturday evening. The new direct flight will benefit thousands of tourists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. Previously the travellers who want to go to the north-west Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous RegionXinhua - 88 words
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57 2001-06-27 38 Oana-Xinhua [XINING] Bridges and tunnels will account for 7 per cent of the total length of the Gelmud-Lhasa section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the highest in the world. According to a latest bulletin released by the railway's construction headquarters, the longest tunnel on the Qinghai-TibetOana-Xinhua - 57 words
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72 2001-06-27 38 Bloomberg (SEOUL) Sooth Korea will evaluate a proposal from UK-based Amec pic to build a second bridge to the new Incheon International Airport, the Korean Ministry of Construction and Transportation said. Hie ministry chose the construction and engineering company on Saturday as the primary candidateBloomberg - 72 words
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