The Business Times, 27 July 2001

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  • 16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet: httn;//L>usiness-times.asial .com.sg/ SIN GAPORE FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2001 85c
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  • 78 1 sn yasM (+6.85) BT-SRI 629J6 (+5.32) ST INDEX POTTOES *****0 (+3.00) SOISCIFUTURES 1I&36 (+0.05) STOCK MABKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE COMP ***** -098 NIKKEI 226 *****J6 -lite HANG SENG 12.0W.82 -***** SET INDEX 30U3 -177 JAKARTA COMP —***** 491 MANILA COMP —*****8 -141 TAIPEI WPI 4,100.41—+164.02 SEOUL COMP
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  • 85 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ USS (SS per USS) L801 £(l'SS/SS per 1.429 1578 El"RO(USS/SS/E) 0.882 1588 DM 1218 1231 YEN" 1212 68.40 RM 3.800 2.110 HKS 7.800 1331 BAHT 45.61 2652 RUPIAH 9,925 5,511 ViS to 100 units ViStolOO units W iW W»»W PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 6.80 KUALA LL'MPUR
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  • 579 1  -  WeeChoYaw concedes possibility, due to significant duplication By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] A successful takeover by United Overseas Bank of Overseas Union Bank could result in 2,000 staff being axed because the two banks' operations have significant duplication. Although UOB chairman Wee
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  • 567 1  -  Writ served in row over tax provision in compensation By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and Singapore Telecom have rolled up their sleeves for a potential court battle over $388 million the telco regulator wants Sing Tel
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  • 252 1 He had upheld 18-month graft sentence on Suharto's son AFP [JAKARTA] An Indonesian Supreme Court judge who upheld an 18-month jail sentence for graft on the youngest son of former president Suharto was shot dead here yesterday, a hospital official said. "Mr Karta was
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  • 569 1  -  Parties involved not named; CAD criminal probe still going on By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange has finally declared formally the shares of land reclamation firm Links Island Holdings were cornered before their trading suspension on Aug 16 last year. However, SGX
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    • 62 1 inside Top Stories Maybank to make 2nd attempt for QFB licence: chairman. Pg 3 Alcatel posts 77% drop in Q2 profit. Pg 14 Bigger-than-expected fall in US durable goods orders in June. Pg 14 JTC to bring forward by 12 mths $267 m worth of infrastructure jobs. Pg 6 Exec
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    • 163 1 Electronics output executive lifestyle down 26% in June HamzahHaz i.. What's wrong «Eye on the Economy, Page 8 elected Indonesia's ''J Ai WjtM WOHieil Capita Land sets up fund ,Ce preSldent A *W\ looking their age? with German partner a/ *Nfltf I r j Jaime Ee, EL 2 Page 5
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    • ON THE grapevine
      • 133 2 AS the takeover battles in the banking sector reach a climax, the stress seems to be getting to the investment bankers involved. Usually smooth operators, some of them are beginning to show their rough edges. Of course, they don't have it easy; they need to get the
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    • 508 2  -  Shareholders praise him for OUB bid and approve resolutions on sew shares and higher authorised 'fiptfil By 1 Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] It was vintage Wee Cho Yaw as, <me by one, United Overseas Bank shareholders paid tribute to the veteran
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    • 659 2  -  Investors cheer well-managed transfer of power, absence of violence From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday capped an astonishing week of a largely peaceful transfer of power with the election of conservative Muslim leader Hamzah Haz as the country's new vice-president. The 61-year-old Mr Hamzah,
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 618 3  -  It's vying for one of remaining 2 licences after its Ist bid failed in 1999 By. Angela Tan MALAYAN Banking (Maybank) will be applying for one of the two remaining qualifying full bank (QFB) licences up for grabs this year, after failing
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    • COMPANY RESULTS
      • 182 3 BISCUIT-maker Khong Guan Flour Milling yesterday slipped into the red with a net loss of $1.27 million for the year ended April. This contrasts with a net profit of $2.24 million the previous year. Group turnover for the period fell 45 per cent to $31.2
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      • 126 3 CLOSED-END fund United International Securities (UIS) yesterday announced a two-thirds fall in net profit to $3.99 million for the six months ended June. Turnover also slipped by 66 per cent to $5.79 million, while net tangible assets per share fell 13.9 per cent to
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      • 112 3 r (JUL) ana oeverage producer uei Monie racuic L,ia saw its half-year net profit tumble 39 per cent to US$ll.5 million on a 19 per cent slide in turnover to US$BO.3 million. Soft product pricing and weak market conditions in the US and Europe
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      • 121 3 FDS NETWORKS Group reported a 43 per cent rise m net profits to U*****,000 for the half-year ended June 30. Boosted by robust software sales, turnover jumped 26 per cent to US$B.7 million. Earnings per share was up 0.04 US cents to 0.78 cents.
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      • 196 3 MAlNBUAKiMistea usim international yesterday reported a 38.5 per cent jump in net profit for the first half-year ended June 30 to $5.1 million. The strong performance was achieved on the back of turnover of $81.5 million, a 27.9 per cent jump from last
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    • 473 5  -  Fund boys $875 m of assets in Temasek Tower, Pidemco Centre and Adelphi By. Andrea Tan CAPITALAND Commercial Ltd has partially sold stakes in three of its commercial properties to a fund it has jointly set up with Germany's Ergo Insurance Group. The
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    • COMPANY Briefs
      • 171 5 FITCH, the international rating agency, has affirmed United Overseas Bank's (UOB) long-term senior unsecured debt rating of A+ and revised its outlook to positive from evolving, after a detailed review of the bank and pending the outcome of its offer to buy out its
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    • 626 5  -  lock siew| catherine ong DURING the Asian financial crisis in the late *****, American commentators were quick to tell Asians to spruce up their corporate governance rules or risk hurting investors' confidence. As it turned out, many US companies could use the same advice. The downturn
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    • 299 5  -  Its stocks suspended ahead of Monday's briefing on the deal By] David Boey E-SERVICES firm ECS Holdings has scheduled a briefing for analysts and the media on Monday to announce the acquisition of a China-based company. Shares of ECS, which
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    • 229 5  -  By Grace Ng ELECTRICAL lighting specialist J K Yarning International launches today its initial public offering which will raise net proceeds of 5i11.3 million. The offer consists of 52 million new shares priced at 25 cents apiece. The bulk
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  • SINGAPORE markets
    • 323 4 Stocks Volume UniFood HK25c 17,883,000 FuYuMfglOc 16,447,000 Circuits Plus Hldgs 12,706,000 Autron 8,859,000 Tianjin Zhong 8,690,000 PNEIndlOc 8,432,000 NOL 7,399,000 Willas-Array HK20c 7,091,000 TPVUSlc 6,605,000 OUB 6,271,000 Stocks S OUB 60,423,950 DBSGrp 27,856,277 UOB 21,971,840 Datacraft 10c 19,644,645 OCBC 19,137,956 Chart Semiconductor 26c 18,308,840 SiA 12,263,800 SPH 11,605,880 UniFood HK25c
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    • 561 4  -  I-I i comment STOCKS r. sivanithy THE local economy is in the pits and keeping it company are those of most other countries. Corporate earnings are much more likely to surprise on the downside than the upside, the political situation in Indonesia remains tense
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    • 174 4  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy IT'S interesting to note that of the 20 top percentage gainers yesterday, only three were warrants. Considering that a large number of warrants are priced below 10 cents and are, therefore, coming off a low base, it would be
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    • 212 4  -  HOT STOCK By 1 Ven Sreenivasan IT training specialist Informatics Holdings surged to a two-year high yesterday on expectations the company could enjoy a surge in demand for its services amid the economic slowdown. The counter closed nine cents, or 8.5 per cent, higher at $1.15. A total
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    • 536 4  -  I :j i comment CURRENCIES Traders report large stop-loss sales by hedge funds, interbank players larry wee THE US dollar nosedived against the Singapore dollar in Asian trading yesterday. Traders reported the execution of large stop-loss sales by hedge funds and interbank players
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  • 2940 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: China Opportunities Fd 0.934 0.982 Global MNC Fd 0.692 0.728 Global Technology Fd!** 0.547 0.575 UK Blue Chip Fd!" 0 700 0.736 American Opport Fd 0.788 0.828 Cont Euro Eqty Fd!** 0.967 1.016 Japan Eqty Fd!** 1.132 1.189 Asian
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  • OFF-BUDGET measures
    • 428 6  -  By] Eugene Low COMPANIES and chambers of commerce have welcomed the government's off-budget measure to enhance the Local Enterprise Finance Scheme (LEFS), saying it win help smaU and medium enterprises (SMEs) restructure their businesses. But some also want LEFS to be further refined to
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    • 381 6  -  It will also posh ahead with its 2nd phase of Woodlands Spectrum, Jurong Pier projects Reports by Vince Chong JTC CORPORATION said yesterday that it would bring forward by at least 12 months, $267 minion worth of infrastructure work to help
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    • 604 6 JTC Corporation and the Housing Development Board yesterday announced rental relief measures totalling $155 million and $120 million respectively to help cushion business against the bad times. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would be the main beneficiaries, according to consultants. Jones Lang LaSalle
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    • 432 6  -  Deferment not just boon to employers, it helps workers keep their jobs, he says By I Serena Ng WORKERS unaffected by the economic slowdown should understand that some of their peers are and should therefore accept the deferment of CPF restoration, NTUC secre-tary-general
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    • 128 6 THE government is giving out rental rebates totalling some $3.3 million to hawker stallholders who are paying market rentals. A 10 per cent rebate will be given out for a one-year period, starting from July 1. A further rebate of up to 20 per cent
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    • 232 6 ALLCOM TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 29 June 2000) Initial Public Offering Invitation In respect of 46,000,000 New Shares of $0.20 each comprlslng:(1) 4,600,000 Offer Shares at $0.26 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (2) 41,400,000 Placement Shares by way of placement,
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    • 10 6 POSB mini-banks open in 2 Fair Price stores, Pg 8
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 495 8  -  r=W3 on the economy manufacturing 16J% slide in total manufacturing output steepest since Aug '85 By Anna Teo LIKE the trade numoers, June industrial output saw record declines, suggesting that the economy may not quite have bottomed in the second quarter. Poor external demand, compounded
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    • 381 8  -  ItH help political consciousness: Feedback Unit w Eugene Low TO enhance the political consciousness of the young of Singapore, the Feedback Unit has recommended that a "youth mock Parliament" programme be set up. Under the programme, people aged between 17 and 25 will be able
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    • 319 8  -  Serena Ng DBS Bank yesterday opened its first two POSB supermarket mini-banks in NTUC FairPrice stores at Hougang and Sengkang. NTUC secretary-general Lim Boon Heng, who did the official honours, said the supermarket banking scheme which wiU be extended to other Fair Price outlets
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    • 269 8  -  JOB COTS Move part of rationalisation exercise By Tang Weng Fai THE Singapore operations of popular Internet news site, Cnet Networks Asia Pacific, is feeling the squeeze from the economic downturn. Over the last fortnight, 15 members of the
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    • 171 8  -  Liew Hanging SEVENTEEN people will lose their jobs after Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation announced yesterday it will retrench 8 per cent of the staff at its Singapore branch. The bank has also granted long-serving employees early retirement with a gratuity. And
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    • 241 9  -  mailheehh Peter Heng, First Vice President, Corporate Affairs, United Overseas Bank Limited Singapore WE refer to the letter "PIN troubles, courtesy of rigid UOB rules" by Koh Kian Long (Mailbag, July 23). We sincerely apologise to Mr Koh for any inconvenience
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    • 133 9  -  Mavis Kuek, Mavis Kuek, Deputy Director Marketing Communications, EDB WE refer to the article "Bintan firm lobbying for access to EDB fund" (BT, July 26). We would like to clarify that EDB is currently not in talks with Bintan Resorts over the use of part
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    • 452 9  -  Mee-Wah Tan Corporate Affairs Director WE refer to the letters "Why was cash not put in safer banks?", "Golden Agri's defaults disclosed way too late", and "AFP, GAR suspensions too late". The letters, all published in BT on July 23, relate to
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    • 457 9  -  Affordability has retnrned to '97 levels: DTZ Debenh&m By Kalpana Rashiwala HDB upgraders are again better able to purchase suburban private condos with affordability having returned to 1997 levels. The situation has improved from six months ago, thanks to the concurrent improvement in
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
    • 873 10  - Hollowing out and running on empty bottom line OPINION anthony rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent THE revival of debate over the "hollowing out" of Japan's manufacturing industry, caused by a shift of production offshore to China and elsewhere in Asia, brings to mind an odd conundrum When we
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    • 60 10 'It is a terrible myth that (PLO leader Yasser) Arafat and only Arafat caused this catastrophic failure. All three parties made mistakes, and in such complex negotiations, everyone is bound to. But no one is solely to blame.' -TerjeEoed-Larsen a United Nations special envoy, on the failure
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    • 674 10 EDITORIAL THERE seems to be considerable optimism that all will be well for the world economy by this time next year. Of course, we all wish this will be the case, but closer scrutiny reveals there is too much that can still go wrong.
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    • 1094 10  -  Jakarta's window of opportunity is open. Will Indonesia's ruling elite let the winds of economic recovery blow through it? By, James Castle The writer is founder of the Castle Asia consultancy and president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Indonesia WE must all be
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    • 730 10  -  COMMEMTARY Tobacco-related diseases are set to become a global epidemic Byl Bob Herbert The writer is a New York Times columnist A COUNTERPOINT to the egregious Philip Morris report suggesting that the early death of smokers can benefit a nation's economy is an extensive
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  • MALAYSIA news
    • 429 11  -  It offers RM2.50 for each share of the toll-road operator From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur HOT ON the heels of a hostile takeover bid for UEM, beleaguered Malaysian tycoon Halim Saad of Renong Bhd is facing yet another takeover this time
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    • MALAYSIA Briefs
      • 58 11 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Sixteen companies appointed by Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) to supply computers under the EPF scheme were found to have "bought back" the computers from the applicants under an illegal arrangement. Deputy Finance Minister Chan Kong Choy, disclosing this yesterday, said the
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      • 66 11 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] The government expects to complete its revision of the proposed acquisition of assets belonging to two light rail transit (LRT) companies "very soon", Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said. "For the LRT, we are still fine-tuning the terms of our acquisition
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      • 66 11 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby said yesterday it had further raised its stake in takeover target Palmco to 24.1 per cent of paid-up share capital, from 22.4 per cent previously. Sime said in a statement a wholly-owned subsidiary had bought an additional
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      • 68 11 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd said it will raise peninsula airfares by between RM29 and RMI79 on August 1 after the government approved the fare hike by an average of 51 per cent. A statement from the airline said the
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    • 266 11 KUALA LUMPUR AFP A MALAYSIAN Internet newspaper was shut down for more than six hours when unknown sources launched an attack on its server, its chief executive officer said yesterday. Premesh Chandran said he had no idea who was behind the
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    • 324 11 MKUALALUMPUR EON to make announcement today or tomorrow Reuters SHARE dealings in Malaysian car distributor Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) and Kedah Cement were suspended yesterday amid speculation that EON plans to take control of the cement company. Kedah Cement is selling its
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  • FINANCE
    • 264 12  -  ST Index/MSCI Stare Index C K Lau Refco Singapore SINGAPORE shares ended higher yesterday in lethargic trading following a recovery in US markets. The Straits Times Index firmed by 6.85 points, or 0.42 per cent, to close at 1,639.36 points as 26 counters rose, 14 fell
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    • 224 12  -  MSCI Taiwan hdn Daniel Wong Refco Singapore WITH the government actively buying shares, the Taiwan stock market yesterday made its biggest gain in two months. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index soared 7.08 points, or 3.67 per cent, to close at 200.22. All counters gained,
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    • 217 12 Reuters London THE US dollar recovered from earlier two-month lows against the euro yesterday as higher-than-expected euro zone money supply data took the froth off the single currency's recent gains. The US dollar has lost about two per cent this week against the euro, dented by corporate job
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 480 12 WASHINGTON It says there is no need for a mission to meet new government Bloomberg Reuters, THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday it expects its executive board to discuss lending for Indonesia at the end of August or in early
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    • LATE Briefs
      • 86 12 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Government of Singapore Investment Corp said it reduced its stake in Satyam Infoway Ltd, even as shares in the Indian Internet service provider plunged to their lowest on the Nasdaq Stock Market. GIC cut its stake by 0.44 percentage points to
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      • 59 12 Reuters [JAKARTA] Ousted Indonesian leader Abdurrahman Wahid finally left the presidential palace after refusing to budge for three days, defusing a potential crisis. He was expected to say farewell to some 2,000 supporters staging a rally in a square opposite the palace before he heads
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      • 65 12 AFP [JAKARTA] Three Indonesian Supreme Court judges have been accused in court of taking bribes to influence their decision in a land dispute, the Jakarta Post reported yesterday. The three judges accepted 196 million rupiah (5535,280) in 1996, it reported state prosecutor Syafrudin as
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    • 433 12 JAKARTA She also needs strong political support to forward AFP INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri needs a strong economic team and broad political support to succeed in carrying out urgent reforms, Moody's Investors Service said yesterday. Moody's senior analyst for Indonesia Steven Hess told
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    • 482 12  -  FiT exclusive] SINGAPORE Byi Christopher Tan INDONESIAN conglomerate Astra International could realise up to US$4OO million if it sells its plantation unit Astra Agro Lestari, according to a board member. The amount comparable to the US$5O6 million Astra itself fetched when 38.4
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    • 485 13 HSINCHU, Taiwan Company expects demand to recover this quarter Bloomberg TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's (TSMC) second-quarter profit plunged to a record low as sales fell by a sixth and costs doubled. The biggest maker of custom-made chips said demand will recover this quarter.
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    • 348 13 TAIPEI Bloomberg CHINA Bills Finance Corp's chairman, president and vice-president were replaced on orders from a state-backed investment fund, as the Chen Shui-bian government moves its nominees into Taiwan's biggest companies. First Commercial Bank president Tseng Chien-chung was named as chairman of
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    • 168 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF THERMOCOM PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, the Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company
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    • 99 14 SINGAPORE TENPIN BOWLING CONGRESS NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Singapore Tenpin Bowling Congress will be held on Wednesday, IS August 2001 at S:3O pm at the STBC Conference Room, No. 6 Zone One, National Stadium, Kallang (South Entrance), Singapore
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  • WORLD news
    • 452 14 EARNINGS WRAP Resignation of its COO might disappoint US investors: analysts Reuters [PARIS] French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel posted a 77 per cent drop in second-quarter profit yesterday and announced job cuts of 14,000 staffers by the end of
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    • 238 14 LONDON Reuters BRITISH Telecommunications yesterday announced another drop in quarterly earnings, saying underlying profits fell to £186 million (Ss47B million) in the first three months of this year. Profits before goodwill, exceptional items and taxation in the quarter to June 30 feU from
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    • 344 14 TOKYO Prices drop and stocks pile up amid slump in AFP SONY Corp yesterday reported a steep loss in the June quarter and slashed its profit forecast for the year to March due to a slump in demand for consumer electronics, weak
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    • 227 14 CORNING, New York AP FIBRE-OPTICS maker Corning Inc, unsettled by a slump in the telecommunications industry, posted a US$4.B billion loss for the secondquarter on Wednesday, because of a large merger-related charges and a writedown of obsolete inventory. Excluding those one-time items, the company's operating
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    • 321 14 WASHINGTON Declines in aircraft, automobiles and computers lead drop Bloomberg NEW orders placed with US manufacturers for durable goods dropped twice as much as expected in June, led by declines for aircraft, automobiles and computers, government figures showed. The 2 per cent
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    • OTHER Results
      • 114 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] American International Group Inc said second-quarter profit rose 15.8 per cent as the biggest insurer raised prices on business policies and increased sales of life insurance and annuities. The New York-based company's earnings from operations rose to US$l.7 billion, or
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      • 97 14 Bloomberg [LONDON] Prudential pic, the second-largest UK insurer, said operating profit rose 11 per cent, led by sales in Asia. Operating profit before taxes increased to £653 million (Ssl.7 billion), or 23 pence a share, from £586 million, or 21 pence, in the year-earlier period.
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      • 79 14 Reuters [DALLAS] 7-Eleven Inc, the world's largest convenience store chain, said yesterday its profits fell 15 per cent in the second quarter, but were in line with Wall Street forecasts, as costs to build new stores and technology investments hurt results. Net income in the
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      • 85 14 Bloomberg [STAMFORD] Xerox Corp, the latest copier maker, had a second-quarter loss as sales dropped, and the company said a slowing economy will probably delay a return to profitability until the fourth quarter. The company had a loss of US$2Bl million, or 40 cents
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      • 114 14 AP [MILAN] The Italian industrial giant Fiat on Wednesday reported better-than-expected first-half profit of 528 million euros (*****.94 million), up from 475 million euros the year before. Analysts had said they expected no improvement until the last quarter of the year, when the carmaker
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    • 490 15  -  Frorr Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPANESE voters go to the polls on Sunday for a parliamentary election whose outcome is being viewed both as a verdict on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's first 100 days in office and as an indication of
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    • 425 15 WASHINGTON Relying on foreign capital will create economic instability: Rnbin, Volcker Bloomberg THE US can't sustain its growing dependence on foreign capital without creating economic instability in the future, former Treasury secretary Robert Rubin and former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker told a Senate panel.
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      • 72 15 Reuters [LONDON] The chairman of Britain s ruling Labour Party, Charles Clarke, was yesterday quoted as saying there could be a referendum before the next general election on whether the country should join the euro. The Independent ran an interview with Mr Clarke
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      • 105 15 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] News Corp, owner of Fox Television, won US Federal Communications Commission approval to buy Chris-Craft Industries for U554.35 billion, creating the largest US TV group. In a 3-2 vote, the FCC gave News Corp between six months and two years to
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      • 59 15 AFP [MUNICH] Infineon, the second biggest maker of computer chips in Europe, yesterday said it planned to cut jobs and introduce short-time working to save one billion euros (551.58 billion) over the next 12-18 months. The measures would affect a total 5,000
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      • 68 15 AP [PALO ALTO, California] Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co is slashing approximately 6,ooojobs, about 6.6 per cent of its global work force, due to deteriorating economic conditions and related weakness in technology spending. The company also said it expects revenues for the third
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    • 319 15 WASHINGTON He warns that the US will respond if move is an attempt to posh prices up Bloomberg US President George W Bush said plans by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to cut daily oil production quotas by 1 million barrels
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    • 372 17 TOKYO Reuters MCDONALD'S Co (Japan) Ltd got off to a flying start when it listed in Tokyo, with retail investors hungry for shares in the top restaurant chain that has slashed burger prices to tempt tight-fisted Japanese consumers. Shares in the Japanese unit
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    • 199 18 NEWYORK NYT COMPAQ Computer Corp, suffering from weak demand and cut-throat pricing in the personal computer market, on Wednesday reported a steep drop in sec-ond-quarter earnings as sales fell 17 per cent. Though the ailing market in the United States is
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    • 179 19 Playing the dating game EST jPff 1 r I How do you busy, like-minded people to each other? Try speed dating, an idea reconunended by a Jewish lawyer 1 to the SDU. And the idea has taken off, with good results. Jj(M|f §^^^3 PARVATHXMAYAR lets on what happens at these
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      • 736 20  -  Udd the cuff Nothing wrong but the media makes it difficult for them to grow old and fleshy in peace jaime ee I HAVE a question: will there ever come a time when women will be allowed to grow old and fleshy in
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      • 1287 20 COVER STORY SPEED- WHAT? The improbablesounding term raised eyebrows, interest and some amused queries at a farewell dinner for Jewish lawyer Cary Schmelzer. Okay, so the mantra du jour is "instant everything" but, well, speed dating? And how had it reached Singapore? Thanks Mr Schmelzer, who,
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      • 420 20 Good food, wine and talk —the Chatterplatter way THERE'S surprisingly little out there if you're looking for organisations that facilitate introductions not matchmakers, and certainly not, as some might say, escort agencies by another name. Dating agencies outside movies or books are as hard to locate as, well, dinosaurs. The
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      • 932 21  -  Meissen's fine wares may soon be familiar here as a new boutique opens, says commie kerx CORINNE KERK IN 1993, an exhibition of exquisite Meissen porcelain was held at the Empress Place Museum to mark German Unity Day. Precious porcelain products such as hand-painted figurines, clocks, coffee pots
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      • 583 22  -  tan hwee hwbe interviews 'Fish!' author Stephen Lundin TAN HWEE HWEE DR Stephen Lundin's a MBA Professor, best-selling author and employee of Chart House Learning, where his official title is "Big Tuna". It's this quirky corporate philosophy that's made Lundin one of the most successful management
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      • 629 22  -  Reviewed by' Tan Hwee Hwee FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results By Stephen C Lundin, PhD, Harry Paul, and John Christensen Published by Hodder Stoughton $17,112 pages WHAT'S the deal with cute animals? You wouldn't expect executives to get
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      • 724 23  -  'Bridget Jones's Diary' oozes well-practised charm, savvy social observation and grown-up humour By Geoffrey Eu WHAT'S it like to be a 30-something single girl in London? For plump, plucky and personable Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger), it means obsessing over her weight, constant fretting over not having a
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      • 680 23  -  The roguish smile of the talented British player is wigging, and so are insights into why he fell By I Susan Tsang BEST is a biopic of probably the most talented British player ever, with a private life as tumultuous as
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        1274 23  -  By Susan Tsang FINAL Fantasy and Jurassic Park 111 are still going strong, with their great visual effects. Those who prefer more conventional actioners can look forward to Bangkok Dangerous, a Thai film, or they can try Jet Li's Kiss of the Dragon, where he visits Paris and
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        821 24  -  CHEAHtn-HOOii finds out what five up-and-coming designers have in store for S'pore CHEAH UI-HOON Anew generation of designers is taking the fashion capital of Milan by storm—if the cohort of five young Milan-based designers visiting Singapore is any indication. Milan Mania, a four-day fashion showcase organised by MS
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        485 24  -  Eddie tob takes to the sdow of Australia's Mtßuller EDDIE TOH YOU'VE heard of winter skiing in the Alps, Whistler Mountain and the like. Now add Australia to your list of favourite ski holidays, and you can still go swooshing down a slope at a time when other
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      • 778 25  -  Judy Koh, creative director and owner of Backstage, talks to liew hanqimg about her success story and why she has adopted a charity to celebrate her salon's 10th birthday LIEW HANQING JUDY Koh isn't just a leading hairstylist. She's 40, beautiful, a mother—and an entrepreneur to
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      • 806 25  -  Besides watching one's diet and regular exercises, those obese can try a new drag which enhances the sensation of fullness at meals By Melissa Sim WHO could say no to an inviting plate of char kuay teow or the temptation of a rich cheese-smothered
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    • EPICURE
      • 384 26  -  CRAVINGS B) Tan Hwee Hwee FANCY some pizza with pizzaz? Then check out the spicy salami pie at the Tuscany Ristorante, one of the many fresh dishes created by new chef Marco Pigatto. After a stint at the famous Bice Ristorante in Paris, chef Pigatto
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      • 240 26  -  -By Cheah Ui-Hoon QUALITY Angus beef so succulent, with sweet juices and fine texture, is the crowning glory of Hilton's Harbour Grill Oyster Bar, the hotel's nautical-themed flagship restaurant serving continental cuisine. Executive chef Emmanuel Souliere, who gained his chefs stripes in L'Ambassadeur, a two-star Michelin restaurant
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      • 759 26  -  JAIME EE finds the service at Coriander Leal spot-on, so are the ambience and food presentation. But its fusion cuisine is somewhat confused, perhaps due to the wide geographic region that the restaurant tries to cover JAIME EE CORIANDER Leaf is a pretty name, much like Fig
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      • 549 26  -  RESTAURANT A tasting of its latest creations by new chef Troy Atherton Guard shows the restaurant's fusion concept is alive and well By Corinne Kerk OKAY, confessions first When Doc Cheng's opened in Raffles Hotel in late 1995, its pan-Asian food daring and
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    • 194 22 Where to wine, dine and entertain..." Never Say Never on A Sunday Sunday Lunch with Dim Sum At The Marriott Make your Sunday with unlimited complimentary prosecco accompanied by our celebrated international cuisine. Dim Sum, Assorted Sushi, Baked Salmon, Roast Sirloin of Beef and much much more. f Adults: $60+++
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    • 136 23 Ballet Under The Stars O Buy 5 and get 20°/o discount Singapore s most-loved outdoor arts event returns. 3 free admission tor r>-. Children below 6 years -5? ,5, 5 5 o V N8 «IS AILfIWU Q i"_«o NS UWH6RT SMTS. t gZ «0 P#ort»BAP«Y OS a h 5 1/1
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    • 833 25 OSim) OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD (Incorporated in Singapore) Our vision is to be the leading global brand in home health care and healthy lifestyle products Results Announcement for Ist Half Year Ended 30 June 2001 (these figures have not been audited) SS'OOO Latest Half Year Previous Half Year Change Turnover 81,486
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    • 146 26 Buy a flight to the U.S. online and we'll pack you off to more destinations. Go through www.mastercard.com.sg to book your United Airlines flight to the U.S. on your MasterCard and you'll earn up to 36,000 bonus Mileage Plus• miles, valid on any Star Alliance airline, including Singapore Airlines. That
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 281 27 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell 15 points to 1,117, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) lost 20 points to 1,170, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) dropped 34 points to 8,300 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down 20 points to 1,257. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Filippo Lembo (built 1997)
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    • 300 27 Stx '009 MM SS W CWT Distribution 0.55 wndi 0 Chuan Hup 0-32 unch 272 Cosco Investment 0.22 unch 150 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 165 CB Holdings 0.51 unch 0 IMC HoMings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.15 0.01 123 Keppei Corp 3.64 unch 2287 Keppei FELS 1.19
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    • 643 27  -  Managing director reverses earlier comments that most of the viable port projects have already been taken By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong giant Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) now says it will consider future opportunities for port investment in China, downplaying
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    • 88 27 [SINGAPORE] This hightech wave piercing aluminium catamaran has caught the interest of none other than the world's most powerful armed forces. The Australian built vessel, usually used as a fast passenger ferry, will be tested over the next two years by the US army's
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    • 190 27 AFP [GIBRALTAR] Seven of a fleet of 10 container ships from the emirate of Abu Dhabi have been impounded in the port of the British colony of Gibraltar for alleged nonpayment of loans, a port official said. The ships' owner, Abu Dhabi Container
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    • 330 27  -  dnb concerned about 1999 and 2000 policy years By\ David Hughes [LONDON] Members of the American P&l Club may have to pay a further supplementary call, in addition to a budgeted 25 per cent already paid, in respect of the
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    • 164 27 [SINGAPORE] Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering president and chief executive Shin Young Kyun was given a suspended three and a half year sentence after being found guilty of financial violation charges by a South Korean Court. The charges involve finances and reports connected with the
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      • 79 27 {SINGAPORE] Maritime programmes ran by 32 Philippine colleges were closed down this week because they failed to meet required standards. The Commission on Higher Education said 23 Bachelor of Science degrees in marine transport programmes and 21 Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering programmes had been
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      • 89 27 [SINGAPORE} US drug enforcement agents have recalled a Tsakos chartered, Cypriot-flagged tanker found carrying 515 lbs of cocaine in San Francisco. The haul, worth an estimated US$25 million, was discovered in the rudder trunk of the 60,906 dwt Aramis and is believed to be
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      • 76 27 [SINGAPORE] OS law enforcement authorities have revealed that a secret security operation was put in place earlier this month in response to a terrorist threat against Carnival Corp's Miami-based Carnival Triumph cruise sh|p. A written threat was sent to a travel agent on July 13
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      • 58 27 [SINGAPORE] Chennai container terminal will be handed over to P&O Ports without further delay, the Indian Shipping Ministry said. The long-awaited terminal privatisation has been subject to numerous delays, but ministry secretary M P Pinto announced this week that all hurdles* including union troubles,
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      • 58 27 {SINGAPORE] OT Africa Line (OTAL) has expanded its agency network in China, announcing that its general Hongkong/China agents United Transportation Limited will coordinate all Chinese commercial and operation activities. The operation will be run via a sub agency network managed by Hongkong headquartered Chiao Feng
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      • 690 28  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar THE English Admiralty Court has rejected a claim that a vessel that altered course to starboard did so deliberately to create a crossing situation so that it would not have the responsibility to give way to another
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      • 340 28  -  From David Hughes in London EUROPE'S ports could be set for a lengthy period of unrest after the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) committed itself to fight the EU's port directive which is aimed at opening up ports' services
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    • 273 28 PAGE Ahrenkiel 10 Appenship 5 Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 10 B'tangMas 6 BSA 7 BSC 9 BTL 10 Balaji 4 Batamindo 9 Bayswater 10 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Central Ex 6 Chahaya 10 China Shpg 5 Confer 10 Colony Log 5 Cougar 7 i
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      • 185 37 August 1 Switzerland: National Day Angutt 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 France: Assumption Day Italy: Assumption Day August 17 Indonesia: Independence Day August
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      • 799 37 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine 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 the individual
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      • 420 38 Emirates will pick np Sri Lankan passengers from the two hubs to onward destinations AFP [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, yesterday announced it was shifting operations to Singapore and Dubai after a Tamil rebel attack knocked out half its fleet.
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      • 184 38 Bloomberg [ROME] Alitalia SpA's board approved an accord with Air France SA and Delta Air Lines Inc that will allow Italy's national airline join its former rivals' Sky Team alliance. Alitalia's commercial partnership Air France SA will last until 2011, after which
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      • 167 38 AFP [PARIS] The European aeronautics firm Airbus has chosen French electronics group Thales as avionics systems supplier for its future A3BO super-jumbo passenger jet, Thales said. Thales avionics and its German subsidiary Diehl Avionik Systeme will in particular supply the new plane's cockpit Control
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      • 276 38 Reuters [SEATTLE] Aerospace giant Boeing Co plans to move engineering work on its 757 nar-row-body jet fuselage to Wichita, Kansas, from Renton, Washington, leaving more than 80 employees to look for a new job, a union spokesman said on Wednesday.
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      • 294 38 Tsai Chao-yang to resume plait to sell part of foundation's 72% stake in carrier Bloomberg CHINA Airlines' largest shareholder named Tsai Chao-yang as chairman in a Taiwan government-led reshuffle that cut short Chang Chun-yen's three-year term as head of the China Aviation Development
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        • 125 38 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV chief executive Leo van Wijk said the airline will not enter into concrete merger talks with another carrier before aviation regulators in the EU and US have reached a decision on the merger plans of British Airways
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        • 62 38 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan s China Airlines said yesterday it will launch direct flights from Taipei to Frankfurt in September. The route would open on Sept 16 with three flights per week, company spokesman Paul Wang said. China Airlines, the leading air carrier in
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      • 338 38 Part of revamp ahead of privatisation at year-end Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International plans to set up four new units as part of a business reorganisation ahead of partial privatisation at the end of this year, the airline said. Thai Airways chairman
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      • 362 38 Aussie carrier posts A 5500,000 operating profit in first seven months: CEO AFP [MELBOURNE] Budget carrier Virgin Blue is determined not to retreat from the discount air fare war being waged in Australian skies, the airline's chief executive, Brett Godfrey, said
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