The Business Times, 3 July 2001

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPO RE TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2001 85C
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    74 1 I □m mum nsr™ |R Wm 4 ST DDEZ FOTTOES 1,709 (-12.00) rismsa idtukes mm mM (-1.50) SKKX1EAIXB? DOJICES Monday Change KLSECOMP 68(25 4.74 NIKKEI 226 12,751.18 -217.87 HAJIOSENO dosed ffiTIRDBX 322.46 -0.10 JA&AXTA COMP 431)4 428 MANILA COMP —1396.79 -1428 TAIPEI WF! 4JBBUH +143 SEOUL COMP 696.74
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    76 1 MB BATES us* s$ USS (SSperUSS) L823 £(CSS/SSper£) 1.411 1571 EURO(US$/S$/E) 0.845 L540 DM 1815 L270 YEN 124.6 68.40 R* 1800 2.085 HK$- 7.800 4280 BAFT 45.31 24J6 BUPJAH 11,325 6,214 *S$ to 100 units PSZMB BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARIA 39.00 BANGKOK 8JO MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG
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    Lock icon FTA: US groups pressure for changes to S'pore laws
    1456 1  -  exclusive They want barriers in services sector removed, tighter intellectual property enforcement From Catherine Ong in New York IN its bid to secure a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the US, Singapore has come under pressure by American businesses and
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    Lock icon OUB bid acceptances not iron-clad
    739 1  -  Although 'irrevocable', SIC is of the view OUB and OUE shareholders will have final say Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The irrevocable undertakings given by some shareholders of Overseas Union Bank for United Overseas Bank's offer are not iron-clad as many believe the stakes can stiU
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    Lock icon Mild 0.5% fall in Q2 private home prices stumps analysts
    915 1  -  Flash estimates also show lower than expected fall for resale HDB flats By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Private home prices dipped by a surprisingly low 0.5 per cent in the second quarter over the first quarter, latest official flash estimates show.
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      76 1 xnside TOP STORIES New QFBs may finally lead to a shared ATM network. Pg4 OCBC tops USsl.7b target in subordinated debt offer. Pg 4 SGX trading volume up 21% In June. Pg 7 Investors lose interest In retail stocks. Pg 8 growth fIHXH avenues PBolB available: owe© —ZSkaJ Pg 9
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      50 1 More reports, Pg 3 Combined bank: Wee Cho Yaw's stake to be diluted It's money before sentiment for some Hock Lock Siew: DBS would pass acid test by walking away w ROLEX r //f/'f Hi 4 Dtnuios model. 1 (Si t U 'fa I ft' i;< 'A *> w'A' ftii'tx
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      32 1 Lobby groups want S'pore to be more transparent, Next Page 11 L I-...JVMM Willas jumps 19.6% I on first day of trading Lee Han Shih: China will be the No 1 subcontractor
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      Lock icon Gus Dur: bid to oust me is treasonous
      659 2  -  He reiterates threat to call snap elections, says his ouster would lead to break-up of Indonesia From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta WITH just one month to go before his impeachment hearing and continuing defiance of his authority by the national police chief,
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        129 2 WHILE DBS Group Holdings has made a hostile bid for Overseas Union Bank, there appear to be no hard feelings on the part of the quarry. At last Friday's joint press conference to announce UOB's takeover offer for OUB, a couple of public relations officers from DBS had
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        Lock icon How fast is fast money?
        139 2 A CORPORATE customer wanted to pay its Canadian supplier by telegraphic transfer believing it to be the speediest method. It submitted an application to a local bank just after 2pm on a Friday, way before the bank's closing time of 3pm. The customer was told
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      Lock icon Lobby groups want S'pore to be more transparent
      365 2  -  Arrange public hearings, draft clear regulations, they say From* Catherine Ong in New York AMERICAN lobby groups are pressuring US trade negotiators to secure a commitment by Singapore to be more transparent in the regulatory process for all service sectors. Before introducing
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      187 2 HUBLOT C H 0 ObR m P H that Sensational Fi-t:i.i\(; 11 W S iI \I S, l\ IJ -N I N| WII I I s, U K; MS ■iIMI\!•S ;i I I i S< ;l' si i N- S 1 mi s II 'I i, I s CklM'l II
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  • OUB takeover
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      Lock icon Combined bank: Cho Yaw's stake to be diluted
      597 3  -  But analysts say it'll be tough for potential bidders to wrestle control of the bank from him By Angela Tan UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) chairman Wee Cho Yaw will see his stake diluted in a combined UOB and Overseas Union Bank (OUB)
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      Lock icon It's money before sentiment for some
      483 3  -  By Siow Li Sen SENTIMENT, yes, but money talks. That seems to sum up how some Overseas Union Bank minority shareholders will be guided if DBS Group makes a higher bid to counter United Overseas Bank's offer. Although they admit to cheering the "underdog"
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      Lock icon DBS would pass acid test by walking away
      892 3  -  BTrraa lock siew wong wei kong DBS Bank is now widely expected to up its $9.4 billion offer for Overseas Union Bank, topping United Overseas Bank's $10 billion bid. Should DBS just walk away from its bid for OUB? Holders of OUB
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon New QFBs may finally lead to a shared ATM network
      744 4  -  Talks among the existing QFBs, which had reached a deadlock, may get a new lease of life after the two new banks are named By\ Serena Ng THE award of the final two qualifying full bank licences (QFBs) in about
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      Lock icon OCBC tops US$1.7b target in subordinated debt offer
      309 4 Offer is largest bank debt issue in Asia outside of Japan Dow Jones News wires WITH two tranches of its three-part subordinated debt offering completed, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp has already exceeded its target of US$l.7 billion. On Friday, OCBC priced Ssl billion
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      Lock icon Moody's puts UOB ratings on review
      234 4 AFP UNITED Overseas Bank's long-term deposit and financial strength rgtings will be reviewed for a possible downgrade following its bid for rival Overseas Union Bank, Moody's Investors Service said yesterday. "The rating action reflects UOB's offer to acquire its smaller rival Overseas Union Bank
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      Lock icon Willas-Array surges 43% to 40c in trading debut
      312 7  -  Profit-taking sets in and stock closes 19.6% higher at 3&5 C; day's most active stock By\ David Boey THE shares of Hongkong-based electronics parts distributor Willas-Array Electronics soared a thumping 43 per cent to 40 cents on its first trading session yesterday
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      Lock icon M&A plays lift SGX volume 21% in June
      473 7  -  By] David Boey THE number of shares traded on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) crossed the double-dig-it level in billions in June for the first time since July 2000, based on figures compiled by BT. But although June's turnover of 11.61 billion units
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      Lock icon SIA shares rise ahead of May load factor data release
      386 7 Reuters SINGAPORE Airlines shares gained 0.79 per cent yesterday ahead of the release of the carrier's traffic data for May despite growing concerns the economic slowdown will hurt its operations. An SIA spokesman had said the May load factor data
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      Lock icon Investors lose interest in retail stocks
      622 8  -  Investors cite poor results and illiquid shares for lack of interest in the counters By\ Rachel Ong RETAIL stocks have all but fallen off the horizon for most investors. And analysts say recent poor results from the biggest listed retailers mean interest is unlikely
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      Lock icon Millennium & Copthorne names chief operating officer
      171 8 Millennium Copthorne names chief operating officer MILLENNIUM Copthorne International Ltd (MCIL) has appointed Bill Barnett, former vice-president of operations for Century International Hotels in Hong Kong, as its chief operating officer. Mr Barnett will be based in Singapore and will oversee MCIL's hotel operations in East Asia, including Singapore, Hong
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      Lock icon Tung Lok acquires Paddyfields
      379 8  -  Unit pays $320,000 for Thai restaurant; plans to open more restaurants By\ Rachel Ong SESDAQ-listed Tung Lok Restaurants said yesterday its wholly owned subsidiary Tung Lok Millennium has acquired Paddyfields Real Thai Food from Jazz Point for $320,000. The purchase will be financed internally and by
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      Lock icon Tuan Sing's listed Aussie unit studies revamp options
      386 8  -  From! Surinder Singh in Sydney AUSTRALIA-LISTED Grand Hotel Group, in which Singapore's Tuan Sing is a major shareholder, is reviewing its options "to maximise security holder value". GHG managing director Garry Cameron said that Merrill Lynch has been asked to look at
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon SembCorp unit bags Marina Line job
        90 8 w SEMBCORP Engineers Constructors has landed a $38.6 million environment contract for the upcoming Marina Line. The mechanical contract calls for the design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of the line's environmental control and tunnel ventilation systems. Meanwhile, Deluge Fire Protection Pte Ltd has
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        99 8 AFX-Asia AUSSINO is listing its textile product development, distribution and fashion retailing business in China on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Shenyin Wanguo Securities has been appointed to advise the group on the restructuring of the Chinese subsidiaries prior to the initial public offer. 'The IPO
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        Lock icon SingTel unit incorporates subsidiaries
        55 8 AFX-Asia SINGAPORE Telecommunications said its 59.5 per cent subsidiary C2C Pte Ltd has incorporated two wholly-owned subsidiaries, C2C Marine Pte Ltd and C2C Singapore Pte Ltd. C2C Marine will engage in the building and operation of carrier cableships and cable depots for maintenance of submarine cable
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        Lock icon EC clears acquisition by Flextronics
        72 8 AFX-Asia THE European Commission has cleared the acquisition by Singapore-based Flextronics of Alcatel Business System's mobile handset manufacturing operations at Lavel, in northwest France. The commission said its review has established the existence of a number of very strong competitors both world-wide and in Europe.
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      327 6 Stocks Volume Willas-Array HK20c 48,355,000 PNE Ind 10c 17,472,000 OUB 15,673,000 Omni Ind 10c 12,765,000 UOB 12,430,000 Tianjin Zhong 10,832,000 Keppel Capital 8,995,000 AirOcean 5c 8,660,000 Frontline 5c 8,406,000 U0LW*****2 7,961,000 Stock* OUB 151,681,910 UOB 137,316,204 DBSGrp 54,284,600 Omni Ind 10c 52,375,582 OCBC 34,426,180 Keppel Capital 31,541,520 SIA 20,289,098 Willas-Array
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      Lock icon Market slides on modest volume as caution reigns
      617 6  -  I >l i comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan UNCERTAINTY accompanying the unfolding M&A drama in the financial sector gave the market the jitters yesterday, sending the Straits Times Index tumbling as much as 1.3 per cent. In contrast to the frenetic pace of
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      Lock icon AFP warrant: give it a miss
      173 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan ASIA Food Properties (AFP) warrant was among the top percentage gainers yesterday as it added half a cent to 2.5 cents. But just 15,000 units changed hands. Its shares closed unchanged at nine cents on a volume of 1.3
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      Lock icon SingTel looks set for a rebound
      225 6  -  HOT STOCK By\ Ven Sreenivasan LONG-suffering Singapore Telecom seems to be poised for a recovery in the stock market. Or at least that's what the charts indicate. The stock slipped six cents to $1.84 yesterday on heavy volume of 4.8 million about half the
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      Lock icon 'Tankan,' US bond yields weigh on greenback
      541 6  -  I :id comment CURRENCIES 125 yen proves tough nut for US$ to crack; Philippine peso hits 5-month high larry wee THE topside of 125 yen proved a tough barrier for the US dollar to overcome yesterday for the second time in three trading
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    2912 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS HIHOTFnRmUHHHI Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNCFd 0.744 0.782 Global Technology Fd!** 0.655 0.688 UK Blue Chip Fd!** 0.742 0.780 American Opport Fd 0.836 0.878 Cont Euro Eqty Fd! 0.999 1.050 Japan Eqty Fd!** 1.220 1.282 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.113 1.147 Pacific
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Group action on SilkAir Flight MI185 starts in High Court
      669 9  -  Six victims' families seek to show airline is responsible for crash Byl Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] A group action against Silk Air over the unexplained crash of Silk Air Flight MIIBS started in the High Court yesterday, three-and-a-half years after
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      Lock icon Money supply shrinks in May
      265 9  -  ■■*****1 the economy money supply By Serena Ng SINGAPORE'S money supply shrank in May after expanding for six consecutive months, preliminary figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) show. The broad aggregates of M 2 and M 3 declined in May from April, while
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      Lock icon New tech growth avenues available: Swee Say
      443 9  -  Current cyclical downturn has led to faster restructuring in global configuration of industry By Lynn Lee THE worst is probably not over for the global electronics and IT industries, Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Lim Swee Say said yesterday. But
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      Lock icon M1 to transfer CDMA users to GSM network 4 mths ahead of schedule
      284 9  -  Byi Grace Ng THE long-awaited move of Mi's CDMA customers to the much-publicised GSM Smart Dualband network is about to happen four months ahead of schedule. Ml said yesterday it will migrate these customers numbering over 50,000
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Avoid emotional attachment in bank mergers; just forge ahead
      102 9  -  George Tjia Singapore I REFER to your article "SM to meet Lien: report" (Reuters) (BT, Jun 28). If Chase Manhattan Bank (owned by the Rockefellers) could first merge with Chemical Bank and, finally, with JP Morgan, why should there be any
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      Lock icon DBS is bigger but not really better
      99 9  -  Chia Sok Wah Singapore I REFER to your article "Sweeter offer for OUB possible: Dhana" by Siow Li Sen (BT, June 27). Economies of scale equal lower costs? I find that very hard to believe. DBS is far bigger than OUB, but who
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      Lock icon Share buy backs benefit largely the major shareholders
      240 9  -  Leu Tong Singapore I REFER to the letter "Share buybacks can add value to shareholders" by Ang HaoYao (Mailbag, June 18). Mr Ang's arguments stand in theory but not necessary so in reality. In a bear market, the share price is not
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      Lock icon Is there really no niche for small banks here?
      371 9  -  Kelvin Ho Keng Soon Singapore IT is with great personal sadness that I hear of OUB founder Lien Ying Chow breaking down (his wife later clarified he was "upset") on hearing about DBS' bid. I believe a good number of Singaporeans
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      Lock icon Banks'main business is service
      119 9  -  Adrian Bek Yongguang Singapore I REFER to your article "Sweeter offer for OUB possible: Dhana" by Siow Li Sen (BT, June 27). Banks, like any other commercial organisation, have profits in mind. And only profits can boost shareholder value. Size matters but would the gains from
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      Lock icon Strong consumer spending is a good sign
      142 9  -  Shawque Said Singapore I REFER to your article "Economist sees 5% growth for S'pore" by Chuang Peck Ming (BT, June 23). It seems to tally with my expectation that the Singapore economy will recover by the third or fourth quarter. I do not
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      95 9 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btletter@sph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390Kim Seng Road, Singapore*****s. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear in mind libel
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon China will be the No. 1 subcontractor
      666 10  -  I I comment PROPERTY Country's opening spells trouble for Jobs, home prices In S'pore lee han shih NOT many people in Singapore realise it, but the opening up of China may prove to be the biggest dampener on the local housing market in
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      Lock icon It's just been a month— and The Dew is sold out
      268 10 It's just been a month and The Dew is sold out SIM Lian Group's The Dew, a 248-unit executive condominium (EC) at Bukit Batok, has sold out in just one month. The Dew first made news when queues formed four days before its launch on June 2. The project was
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Reforms in India: too late, too reluctant
      804 12  -  WktWl bottom line OPINION rajendra bajpai The writer is a New Delhi-based journalist who contributes to BT INDIA'S economic reforms are now 10 years old, but what has the country to show for it? Quite a bit by some yardsticks and not a
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      90 12 'We need reforms because the (Indian) government has no business making cement, computers and condoms and the government is doing all three.' -Smjftßhalla an analyst at Oxus Fund Management. 'Nowadays, people tend to save money for their retirement and seldom purchase things. We don't have any hope
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      Lock icon The new banking landscape
      666 12 EDITORIAL P OR the last three years, Singapore's family-con-trolled local banks have been less than enthusiastic about the notion that size matters. Tilings seem to have changed —all of a sudden —these past few weeks. All five local banks are involved in mergers either as bidders
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      Lock icon Dire need for new Asian economic strategies
      962 12  -  Regional growth cannot be just export-led any more; a 'modernising' shift in economic foundations is vital By Eric Teo The writer is managing director, Savoir Faire Consultants; council secretary, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SI1A); and director general, Pacific Basin Economic Council of
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      Lock icon California's energy lessons for Asia
      903 12  -  COMMENTARY Developing nations ought to take note that deregulation is no panacea By Patrick Smith The writer is a former Bloomberg correspondent in Asia and the author of 'Japan: A Reinterpretation The opinions expressed are his own. [NORFOLK, Connecticut] India struggles on with Enron Corp,
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Ex-2nd finance minister Mustapa joins NEAC
      421 13  -  rrr exclusive! Analyst says move shows Mahathir not ready to wind down decision-making body From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has elevated the former second finance minister to the executive committee of the powerful National Economic Action Council following
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    • MALAYSIA Briefs
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        Lock icon KL to maintain exchange rate; poll
        136 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is expected to keep its exchange rate fixed at RM3.B par US dollar at least until the end of the year despite the country's dwindling reserves, a Reuters poll of 10 research houses showed. Falling international reserves and outflows of
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        Lock icon Foreigners seek to invest RM5.7b
        67 13 Dow Jones Newswires [KUALA LUMPUR] Foreign investors applied to invest RM5.72 billion (552.7 billion) in Malaysia's key manufacturing sector between January and May, according to data from the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority yesterday. Applications to invest in the sector during the period totaled RM7.96 billion,
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        Lock icon US$1b bond issue oversubscribed
        52 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's US$l billion 10-year sovereign bond issue was two times oversubscribed when it launched on overseas markets on Friday, official sources here said yesterday. There was good demand from institutional investors for Malaysian paper, and its 7.5 per cent coupon was attractive, they
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        Lock icon Proton to launch MPV this month
        68 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian national carmaker Proton will launch a multi-purpose vehicle on July 21 as part of efforts to prepare for the 2005 opening of the regional auto market, a report said yesterday. The MPV, which has a capacity of 1.1 litres, is
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        Lock icon Petronas unit case takes a turn
        109 13 Bernama [SINGAPORE] Five American parties, among 25 defendants cited in a US$75 million fraud suit brought against them by a trading subsidiary of Malaysia's national oil and gas company Petronas, have discharged their lawyer saying they do not have the money to continue, six
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        Lock icon Alstom in talks to build trains
        70 13 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] France's Alstom SA is in talks to build trains for a RM2.6 billion (551.24 billion) electric railway project in Malaysia, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. Kristiaan Sobry, Alstom's business development manager for transport, told the paper that his company has
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      Lock icon M'sia's May trade surplus widens
      377 13  -  From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S trade surplus continued to widen as expected in May, pointing to a slowdown in manufacturing exports later this year. The trade surplus grew by 13.4 per cent year-on-year to RM4.7 billion (552.3 billion) as imports shrank ahead
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      327 13 KUALALUMPUR Govt will assume liabilities under privatisation but will not cover operators' costs AFX-Asia THE government will not compensate the owners of light rail network operators for surrendering their concessions and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to make an announcement on the
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      306 13 KUALALUMPUR Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires BUMIPUTRA-COMMERCE Bank, Malaysia's second largest bank, yesterday offered a voluntary redundancy plan to its employees following a governmentordered merger of financial institutions. The news coincides with reports yesterday that Bank of America Corp (BAC) is reducing staff at its Malaysian office
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      266 13 KUALA LUMPUR Dow Jones MALAYSIA'S Employees Provident Fund (EPF) yesterday said it will announce within a month the findings of a study on an annuity plan before deciding if it will take over management of the plan. The plan is currently administered by a consortium
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      590 14 JAKARTA No details provided in announcement made by Indon finance minister Reuters INDONESIAN Finance Minister Rizal Ramli said yesterday the country's largest bank, state-.run Bank Mandiri, would acquire embattled Bank Internasional Indonesia (BII). "Mandiri will acquire 811 because in terms of products, network,
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      373 14 JAKARTA Bloomberg INDONESIA'S annual inflation rate rose to 12.11 per cent in June from 10.82 per cent in May with a fresh warning of more increases which would push it further from the 2001 state budget target. The upward trend comes
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      358 14 BANGKOK AFP FOUR years after Thailand floated the baht and sailed into a disastrous economic crisis dragging the region with it, the government yesterday insisted it had no plans to peg the currency to the US dollar once
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        71 14 AFP [BANGKOK] A Thai monk yesterday handed over 55 gold bars and US$3OO,OOO to the government, in the latest instalment of his campaign to shore up the kingdom's diminished reserves. Laung Ta Maha Bua has already raised an estimated US$5.3 million and over
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        67 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] The International Monetary Fund said yesterday it would likely send a high-level mission to Jakarta this week, the first move toward ending a six-month deadlock on a US$5 billion loan programme. "We're very hopeful a mission will be authorised to come
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        67 14 Reuters —mm 1 [MANILA] The Philippines may soon launch a roadshow for a global bond issue of at least US$5OO million, Finance Secretary Jose Camacho said yesterday. Mr Camacho said foreign banks have convinced the government that there is appetite for bonds from emerging markets such
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        65 15 AP [NEW DELHI] Buses were stoned, shops were closed in a strike and protesters were injured by police as violence spread yesterday in the southern Tamil Nadu state where authorities jailed former chief minister M Karunanidhi and two federal ministers in an alleged bribery scandal.
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        59 15 AFP [HONG KONG] The summer travel pfins of thousands of Hongkongers were facing severe disruption yesterday as talks to avoid industrial action by Cathay Pacific Airways pilots failed to make progress. The pilots have been given until midnight last night to accept new
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        61 15 AFX-Asia in China [BEIJING] China's transportation bottlenecks could offset the short-term benefits for overseas companies of China's impending WTO entry, the Asian Wall Street Journal reported, citing a study by McKinsey Co. The study concluded that foreign companies in China will have to overcome
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        57 15 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan would be willing to hold government-level talks with China to thaw years of deadlock in cross-strait relations, a report said here yesterday. "We welcome dialogue with China-via official channels if the existing semi-official mechanism hits a bottleneck," the China Times quoted
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        75 15 AFP [NEW DELHI] Former Test cricketer Manoj Prabhakar (right) was arrested yesterday for his involvement in a financial scam after spending a month on the run, the Press Trust of India reported. Prabhakar, who was picked up from his New Delhi office, was being taken to
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        99 15 Dow Jones Newswires [BEIJING] Liquidators plan to repay creditors up to 27 per cent of total debts incurred by Gitic Enterprise Development Co, a unit of bankrupt Guangdong International Trust Investment Corp, People's Daily southern edition reports. The outcome is higher than
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      704 15 MHONGKONG Banks won't be able to finance investments when downturn ends: analysts Bloomberg ASIA has a US$2 trillion problem: bad loans at banks that will keep the region from a sustainable economic rebound. In Thailand, one-fifth of all loans are in default; in Indonesia,
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      325 15 ■HONGKONG AFP, Bloomberg HONG Kong's leading telecommunications firm Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd is planning to sack some 200 staff working for a loss-mak-ing Internet portal, a report said yesterday. CyberWorks, headed by tycoon Li Ka-shing's son, Richard Li, is expected to announce
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      361 15 HONGKONG Dow Jones Newswires THE global equities downturn and increased competition hit Hong Kong's fund management industry in 2000, with assets under management sinking 57 per cent to HK$l.4B triUion (*****.8 billion) from HK53.49 trillion in 1999, the Securities and Futures Commission said.
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      715 16 HONGKONG Foods seen baying as they expect US nptnrn will revive export-led growth Reuters STOCK markets in Greater China and South Korea are set to be global outperformers over the next six months, with fund managers buying cheap valuations as they bet on
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      308 16 BOMBAY Reuters THE company that will be India's largest cellular operator, formed through the US$2 billion merger announced last week of the Birla-AT&T-Tata and BPL Communications mobile phone operations, aims to go public by Christmas, a financial daily said yesterday. The Business
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      486 16 BEIJING ItH buy oil producer from its parent and build pipelines Bloomberg CHINA Petroleum Chemical Corp said it may sell stock worth as much as 12 billion yuan (552.6 billion) in China's biggest local share offering to raise cash to buy
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      298 16  -  SGX Derivatives Trading Report ST Index/MSClS'pore Index Daniel Wong Refco Singapore UNITED Overseas Bank led a slide in Singapore stocks yesterday. The benchmark Straits Times Index fell 19.88 points, or 1.2 per cent, to close at 1,706.62, as nine counters rose, 34 fell and nine
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      233 16 Reuters London The yen rose a quarter per cent against the US dollar and twice that against the euro yesterday after a Bank of Japan survey of business sentiment came in better than dealers' worst expectations. The Tankan report confirmed Japan's economy was still very weak. But traders
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      375 17 TOKYO Latest in moves by Japan firms to cut costs, develop Net-connected items Reuters JAPAN'S third largest consumer electronics maker, Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, and the world's biggest liquid crystal display maker, Sharp Corp, yesterday unveiled a broad alliance to jointly develop new Internet-connected
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        64 17 Reuters [PARIS] Netherlands-based high-speed network service provider Equant plans to axe 10,000-13,000 jobs when it merges with France Telecom's Global One corporate telecoms unit, daily Les Echos reported. While the company would not announce a revamp before it has informed employees, Equant is
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        47 17 Bloomberg [YOKOHAMA] Matsushita Communication Industrial Co president Yasuo Katsura said at a press conference here that he expects industrywide mobile phone shipments of about 400 million units this year, less than the company's earlier estimate of as much as 480 million. —Bloomberg
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        79 17 Reuters [TOKYO] Sony Corp said yesterday it would offer high-speed ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) Internet access services for corporations in the Tokyo area as it aims to expand its presence in Internet-related businesses. ADSL services offer data transmission speeds about 10 times those
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      213 17 LONDON Bloomberg COMPUTER makers and phone equipment makers are likely to suffer the most if the US slowdown spreads to Europe, as clients cut technology spending by as much as US$l5O billion worldwide over the next three years, a research company said.
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      723 18  -  Bat lack of nasty surprises provokes talk conditions may be bottoming ont From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo CONFIDENCE among Japanese businessmen continues to plunge as the economy slides back towards recession, the Bank of Japan's latest tankan survey of business conditions which
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      274 18 MILAN Reuters ITALY'S Fiat yesterday said it would lead a 4.95 billion euro (557.6 billion) bid for agroenergy group Montedison in a hostile and widely expected attempt to seize control of Italy's top private energy company. The move in alliance
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      479 18 WASHINGTON It suggests string of rate cats is starting to make an impact Bloomberg, Reuters AN index of US manufacturing rose to a seven-month high in June, a sign factories are making progress pulling out of their slump, an industry survey showed.
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      185 18 VIENNA AFP ORGANISATION of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) oil ministers arriving here yesterday for their second extraordinary meeting in a month stuck to their refusal to increase oil production despite an Iraqi threat to extend a one-month suspension of exports. "There is
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        107 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] Worldwide sales of semiconductors in May sank to U5512.71 billion, a decline of more than 7 per cent from April, according to an industry report. Chipmakers have suffered this year as demand for computers, mobile telephones, and other electronics has fallen.
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        84 18 Reuters [LONDON] The number of British business failures picked up sharply in the second quarter of this year, with many small firms falling victim to the impact of the foot-and-mouth outbreak on tourism, an independent survey showed yesterday. Business research group Dun Bradstreet said
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        64 18 AFP [FRANKFURT] Porsche, the German maker of luxury sports cars, could be booted out of the German mid-cap stocks index M-D AX for failing to publish its quarterly earnings by a deadline on Saturday, Deutsche Boerse, operator of the Frankfurt stock exchange, said yesterday.
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        83 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] Primedia Inc, the publisher 0f230 magazines, has agreed to buy Emap pic's US magazines for US$5l5 million. Primedia, controlled by New York-based Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co, the world's biggest buyout firm, will pay US$5O5 million in cash. The balance will be paid
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        45 18 AFP [FRANKFURT] The German electronics giant Siemens is poised to raise around 1,8 billion euros (Ss2.B billion) from the sale of the plastics machinery and automotive components businesses it acquired with Mannesmann Atecs, the Financial Times said yesterday. —AFP
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      578 20 SEOUL Debt levels of major chaebols again rise to critical levels, says watchdog AFP THE South Korean government yesterday slashed its economic growth forecast for this year as a wave of bad news cast doubt on hopes for the government's reform
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      259 20 SEOUL Bloomberg KOREA is seeking to cut its stake in Chohung Bank to 50 per cent from 80 per cent as part of a plan to make the nation's fourth-largest lender independent. "We're looking at various ways, including a direct stake
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      389 20 SYDNEY They cite low rates, high govt spending, housing rebound AP THE Australian economy is in the early stages of a strong recovery that will reach maturity next year if current trends continue, a series of economic reports said yesterday. "Every pedal
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      930 26  -  Larry Farrell, an entrepreneurial practice guru, tells EUGENE LOW the outfits managers run must return to the basics of enterprise EUGENE LOW Entrepreneurs, insists Larry Farrell, are made, not born. He speaks with some authority. After all, Mr Farrell is the founder of The Farrell Company,
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      1579 27  -  The Times Good Universities Guide shows it isn't only the famous schools that can satisfy your learning requirements, writes rachel oho RACHEL ONG THE writing is on the wall as The Times has done its 2001 ranking of Britain's institutions of higher learning. No
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      284 29 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) dropped five points to 1,386, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) shed eight points to 1,427, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) fell 42 points to 8,851 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down two points to 1,745. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Pantelis A Lemos (built
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      772 29  -  Smaller players will be swallowed np by giants in brntal shakeout: Jim Poon By: P T Bangsberg THE world container shipping industry, riding high on a boom last year, is about to be plunged into the depths, a leading expert believes, for the
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      235 29 AFP [GOTHENBURG, Sweden] Passengers aboard a ferry plying the Baltic Sea between Sweden and northern Germany were told to head to life boats when a fire broke out in the vessel's engine room, Swedish coast guards said. But, while two
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      162 29 AFX-Asia [TOKYO] DaimlerChrysler AG will step up sales of ship engines in Japan, the Nihon Keizai newspaper cited company sources as saying. MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, a DaimlerChrysler group firm and Europe's largest manufacturer of diesel ship engines, has set up a Japanese
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      159 29 [SINGAPORE] A prominent piracy expert argues that maintaining safety in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore demands a collective international effort and the cost of policing piracy should not be borne by the littoral states alone. Dr Vivian Forbes, who has written extensively on piracy,
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      319 29  -  Indonesia will conduct probe and prosecution From Alec Almazan in Manila THE Philippine Coast Guard has turned over to representatives of the Indonesian government seven suspected pirates detained for the hijacking of the Indonesian cargo vessel Inabukwa. The seven suspected pirates, all
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      266 29 Sailing round the world on luxury cruise ship no more costly than staying in old people's home Reuters [LONDON] A British pensioner has decided to sail round the world permanently on a luxury cruise ship because it costs no more than staying
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        55 29 [SINGAPORE] A Malaysian government plan to create a national port authority has been delayed. It is now tipped for 2002. The controversial proposed Malaysian Ports Commission, mooted in February, has drawn wide criticism from terminal operators, particularly those with significant private, international investors, who fear
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        70 29 [SINGAPORE] Korea's Pusan City is examining the possibility of building a floating sea city to house an airport and harbour, reports say. The proposed facility would be 4km by Ikm and include container facilities. It is being considered due to land pressures. Two potential sites have
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        100 29 [SINGAPORE] The average age of a ferry is 36 years, 2 months, according to Swedish shipping consultants Ship Pax Information. Excluding ferries which have been sent to scrap due to prior accidents and consequential constructive total losses, the figure includes those vessels
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        1028 30  -  The straits of Malacca and Singapore are heavily used by international ships so the costs of combatting piracy should not be borne by just the littoral states, says a piracy expert in a new book evelyn Depp*reports EVELYN DUFFY IN dedicating a
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      172 30 PAGE Appenship 5 Assets S Austral 6 BSA 7 B'tanq Mas 6 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Colony Log 5 Columbus 6 CSAV 3 Central Ex 6 China Shpg 5 Cougar 7 CWT Globelink 7 Delmas 4 Ojak Lloyd 6 Dongnama 3 ECl 4 ECU Line
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      5619 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES Pa 9 e8 EXPORT TUESDAY, JULY 3,200 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABU DHABI (AUH) 2004 U. A. Emirates 10/07 22/07 NYK Bulk ALIOTH LEADER 29 65 *****61 14/07 25/07 UASC AL FARAHIDI CW6W 65-*****17 To ADELAIDE (ADL) 2007
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        793 37 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Vir Ginia 1424 Itt 02/07/3:40 02/07/18:30 Ctc Dawn 9522 J07 02/07/7:45 03/07/18:00 C Success 07-Feb J09 02/07/7:25 02/07/16:00 Unian 2114 J22 02/07/9:05 05/07/7:30 Winstar 8 054S01 J03 02/07/7:00 02/07/15:00 Chen Yu No 7 Toc26 J05 02/07/8:50 06/07/23:59 Bayswater118 M1159 J02 02/07/8:05 02/07/16:00
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        1996 37 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACX DAHLIA 0368 3/23:00 IB 01/1500 01/1659 Jat-00 2A 01/1700 02/0659 02/0900 28 01/1700 02/0659 02/0900 3 02/0700 02/1159 02/W00 4 02/1200 02/1459 02/1700 aci urrus esa i/mo 01/1500 oyim
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        196 37 JulyS Thailand: Asalha Bucha Day July 6 Thailand: Buddhist Lent Day August 1 Switzerland: National Day August 9 Singapore: National Day South Africa: National Women's Day August 12 Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday August 15 South Korea: Liberation Day Switzerland: Assumption Day Spain: Assumption Day Belgium: Assumption Day
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        786 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 mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        588 37 Carbon 180 Max 993.4 0.S 15.6 0.08 46 0.04 Jun 28 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 1 0 10 0 0 380 Ave 985.5 0.2 13.8 0.06 20 0.02 Euan 380 Max 990.7 0.7 17.7 0.10 40 0.04 utAri v/y m/m M/x
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        338 38 Amsterdam group's participation will boost efforts to turn KL int'l airport into a regional hub AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] The Netherlands' Schiphol group has confirmed its interest in acquiring a stake in Malaysia Airports Holdings, a report said yesterday. "We can confirm our interest in
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        387 38 AP [NEW YORK] UAL Corp's United Airlines is prepared to drop its planned US$4.3 billion purchase of US Airways, citing regulatory problems and the worsening economy, according to a published report. United told US Airways at a meeting of the UAL board of
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        551 38 Bnt minister says bid has to be more than the government's reserve price Reuters [NEW DELHII India said on Saturday that it would proceed with the privatisation of state-owned long haul carrier Air India even if there was only
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        333 38 Purchases are for both long-hanl and domestic routes Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China's Civil Aviation Administration, which controls the country's three biggest airlines, plans to buy more than 400 planes in the next five years as demand for passenger and freight
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        231 38 Bloomberg [ROME] Alitalia SpA, Italy's national air carrier, expects to sign a letter of intent with Air France SA and Delta Air Lines Inc to form a commercial alliance by July 15, union leader Guido Moretti said, citing chief executive Francesco Mengozzi. The
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        1812 38 CITV FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETD AthJ DhaDi MP9171 0655 mm anu» 2230 LH6380 2230 S0229 2230 AmsttftfM S023 0635 GA974 0130 MP9171 0655 K1838 2255 K1837 M55 S024 2335 Antananarivo M0I2 0645 Athens SO 347 0610 S0348 2255 Auckland IH6987 1900 N242B5 2045 N223 1900 S0285
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      559 30 I IMPORT ~l NORTH AMERICA ~|!~ll GULF/INDIA SUB-CONTINENT SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS (SSX) .mmm— IOULF KARACHI EXPRESS (QKX) 1 VtSSII VOY JOB SM PRC VISSII I VOT JIA 1 DMN I BMP 00a AMERICA 52W23 13/06 01/07 03/07 NIO CLARENCE 021 27/0* 2S/M 30/0* 01/07 OOCI CALIFORNIA 54W24 20/06 01/07 10/07
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      741 30 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Members of the VM&SMy) Accredited Shipping Agents, Sin 9 a P° re Lo 9 is ics *Jy Singapore Shipping Association Association ULY UNE MALE VESSEL VOY lIS Tl» ETA P. KLANG SPORE MALE Princess Lily VO5Ol 04/07 05/07 12/07 Empress Lily
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      1259 31 TO USA (SAX SERVICE) VESSEL VOY SIN ETA LAX OAK DAL HOU CHI COL MEM ATI NYC APL PEARL IO2E 04/07 19/07 24/07 24/07 24/07 24/07 24/07 24/07 26/07 26/07 API SCOTLAND 101E 11/07 26/07 26/07 31/07 31/07 31/07 31/07 31/07 02/0S 02/08 APICYPRINE 103E 18/07 02/08 07/08 07/08 07/08
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      2404 31 TO ADEN T/T: 10 DAYS JEDDAH T/T sl2 DAYS W AQABA T/T: 15 DAYS GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RO #12-00 SAUS/WGS TEL- *****57/43 FAX: *****21/71 MAUYSIA OFFICE PASIR GUDANG TEL: 07-*****66 FAX: 07-*****70 fOCTAB SHIPPING PTE LTD SINGAPORE *****8 OUTWARD (B/l) *****02 *****25/7S PORT KLANG 03-*****633 03-*****668 ii
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      1350 32 SENATOR LINES TO EUROPE TO MKXXJE EAST/IRAN/RH) SEA Vtssa VOY SIW LIH HTM IK HW W IU VlSStl VOT SIN W PXI J» MB YOKOHAMA SBMTOR 0016 V* 0107 20.07 72.07 23.07 24.07 25.07 2107 ASIK 00ISW 07.07 14.07 17.07 21.07 22.07 HANJIN WW YORK OII2W 06.07 2107 29.07 26.07
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      957 32 AM MAC-HELS S'PORE M'SIA Carriar MM COhih LINES, ING p. quoanq: (07) *****26 l-IV/J O"NOi1MO07MOOM S®U: (064) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 PENANQ: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (062) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P. KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21)*****46 KUOHNG (062) *****1-3 ADELAIDE 1 AARHUS MV "OOCL ACE "V.019 00CL FRANCE V.Ol W26
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      506 32 WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE WESTBOUND TO: COLOMBO NHAVA SHEVA (CFS MULUND. MUMBAI) ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN ICO POINTS VESSEL NADU VOY |$'PORE|COIOMU|N. SHEVA I CONNKTMG I CONNECTING VSt-llS* VSI-EWOPE UHMMAN UPHESS 001* 09 M MM IllUt INDAMEX MED KEEtUHO Mississippi vi m m KOTA PfSKASA YPKIO3 16
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      1406 33 [VESSEL VOY KHH HKO SN I PKL PXE BAB DMM BWC IRAN KERMAN PCL-214 03/07 04/07 07/07 08/07 15/07 16/07 18/07 20/07 IRAN ISFAHAN PCL-215 10/07 11/07 14/07 15/07 22/07 23/07 25/07 27/07 IRAN HORMOZGAN PCL-216 17/07 18/07 21/07 22/07 29/07 30/07 01/08 03/08 IRAN TEHRAN PCL-217 24/07 25/07 28/07
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      364 33 I Loading for LEADER RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL Zl YUN SHAN RDM/ATW/BMNAJK/LPL Loads Singapore, E7W. Malaysia. Indonesia Loading for KOUROS V DBVABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT BALAJI VINTAGE JDH/AQA RAINIER DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PISCES EXPLORER JDH/AQA/DMT AEGEAN SEA DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT •Loads Singapore. EVW. Malaysia, Indonesia I Loading for BEATANAVIS CAM/NFK/SAV/NOL GEM OF TLTPCORIN MZIVLAX/VLW/VCB 'Loads E7W. Malaysia, Indonesia IS'pore Loading
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      1415 33 HOMHTOH6/ SHAHOHAI/ IfftGAftG/ QIH6DAO IftlMHtPff/lftAP Tft PHtfT/lAtff VESSEL I VOY I SIN I HKG I SHA I XGG I TAO VOY SIN IKK MTP I6T~ mm* Nsii m m m m ml. SIS' —Sf—K—mn—IMZ"MA'HUM NOl7 16/07 21/07 24/M_JZ/07 ML. NaMuM 555N 07W U707 ioToT" ifflAtmiM hoi? ?3/07 a/07 31/07 _03/0»_
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      1270 34 EUROPE/UK/SCANDINAVIA EXPORT VBSa/VOYAGE ~SgT" MM HBG IV I TOP ZH LHV CONGO 0945RWCPI 09/07 27/07 28/07 30/07 01/08 02/06 lIUNIY 0103Q18W 15/07 OMB OtyOß 05/08 E OBJJXE 0946RW021 IVO7 03/0T 04/08 06/08 CM/08 09/08 IJUSOOIMARE *****090 22/07 09/D8 11/061 12/08 j EAST AND WEST MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK SEA EXPORT VESSEL/VOYAGE SGP GIO
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      570 34 UpLffyf SINGAPORE PTE LTD 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) *****73 Fax: (65) *****66 Email: general@ecusin.eculine.net Website: http://www.eculine.net lohore Bahru Office Tel: (07) *****18 Fax: (07) *****62 DIRECT SERVICE TO BASEL/ZURICH (SWITZERLAND) Also accepting inland ports BERN GENEVA For Bookings Call 6 *****73 TASMAN ORIENT NEW
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      556 34 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA H FULL CONTAINER SERVICE va me sw WI m STP m HM uh |mt nmiMM 11$ OMR M/ 07 24/07 26/07 28/07 31/07 NwStt ioT 16/07 17/07 23/07 29/07 31/07 03/0# WNDMBAH 41S Q/07 24/07 03/0105/0S 07/00 10/00 *11VWT 40S 30/07 31/07 06/06 12/00 14/01
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      438 35 I VEf*n=!fs!rfT l eKVe9 l fPSß 9^^v M MYANMA pBHk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SIN PKL PEN PGU MONG LA 45W SU> HPA-AN 289W SU> MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL HI 03-*****300 PKL TEL 03-*****101 PIN: TEI 04-*****02 PGth la 07-*****21/4 BANK
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      1209 35 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. [VESSa VOY 588 I SOU I IB! I HTM I ANT I HAM I BRV [VESSa I VOY 1 SOU I LEH I RTM I ANT I HAM I BRV |SM HY EMPEROR 336W 05/07 23/07 25/07 28/07 26/07 JVO6 16/06 10/06 12/06 04/07 MOLMAA3
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      990 35 vOto WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE" Ivissa VOY KAMf HEIGHT SIN I LK* 1 MAO MIA SAY »Ai ORf HYC NEW MOB TAMO AHII4 400Toas 6.3 M 13/07 18/08 21/08 23/08 25/08 26/08 28/08 01/09 03/09 TOURCOMG AHIIS 4001 ms 6.3 M 29/07 03/09
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      123 37 legeno teimd by M«H S^ K Thunderstorm Showc rc -s p a n Temperature C.~, Wind direction and speed in knots Weather Cloudy Day c><) Hazy Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols Slight < 1 2m O Full circle wto line indicates calm or light and variable winds c n H
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      187 38 ASIA WESTBOUND RATE AGREEMENT (AWRA) MEDITERRANEAN RATE AGREEMENT (MRA) ASIA/GULF OF ADEN AND RED SEA PORTS (GARS) RATE RESTORATION ON 1 AUGUST 2001 On 27 October 2000, the Members of the AWRA issued a press announcement advising customers of their Business Plan for 2001. At a recent meeting, the Member
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