The Business Times, 5 November 2001

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  • 19 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet: http: business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE MONDAY. NOVEMBER 5. 2001 QC/» OOC a 1?!
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  • 966 1  -  Mere re-tuning not enough to pull the economy out of the recession, he says By Chuang Peck Ming, Anna Teo [SINGAPORE! Fundamental changes are needed in Singapore's tested economic principles to pull the economy out of the recession quickly, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan
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  • 513 1  -  It will take over the luxury marque from We&rnes Intl in '03 Bk Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Privately held motor group Trans Eurokars has clinched the distributorship for the ultimate luxury marque Rolls-Royce and will take over in 2003 from incumbent Wearnes International, which has held
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  • 263 1  -  Investors likely to shift focus to broader concerns By R. Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The resounding victory by the People's Action Party in Saturday's general election (GE) could give the local stock market a slight boost today, but this is expected to be
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  • 428 1  -  Carrier to buy up to 68 planes from Airbus and Boeing By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] Dubai's Emirates airline yesterday announced a US$l5 billion (5J27.3 billion) order to buy up to 68 passenger planes from Airbus and Boeing Corp, bucking a global aviation slump. Emirates chairman
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    • 76 1 DBBPH Top Stories Plans for new economic forum among three key East Asian nations. MmxtPmgm Earnings estimates thrown into disarray. Pg 6 SingTel's growth engines falter. Sing Mali PropertyThiol: investors ask for 200 m units. Pg 7 Datacraft shock fuels tech sector downgrades. Pg7 Ad agencies revamp, cut staff and
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    • 29 1 PAP ridea the perfect storm, Pg 4 Voter* trust govt to turn economy around, Pg 4 New flnsnne minister will inspire confidence: PM, Pg 4 More reports, Pg 4
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    • 107 1 ent I I India's software World's patriarch still a |l trade ministers pace-setter ft must deliver at this week's WTO 'y t meeting Boom in 828 Vikram Khanna, e-commerce likely despite ongoing slump u HK can t ignore Shanghai's challenge Serving up a feast in the t Audrey Tan, dotcom
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    • 858 2  -  F tjt 1 |i 1 ii Ttljuj ECONOMICS Trade ministers should put self-interest aside and take action to ensure the greatest good for the greatest number vikram khanna THIS week, the heat will be on the world's trade ministers— especially those from rich countries—to
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    • 708 2  -  Japan, China, South Korea expected to nseAsean summit to kick off plans From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN, China and South Korea are expected to use this week's Asean summit meeting in Brunei to outline plans for a new trilateral
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    • 91 2 [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong left Singapore yesterday to attend the two-day Asean Summit which begins in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam today. He was accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Law S Jayakumar and senior officials. In addition to meetings of
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    • 295 2 t LA TROBE UNIVERSITY Bin UNIVERSITY OF Australia WW SOUTH AUSTRALIA "One of Australia's Best Universities" Bachelor hAauU-.-SC Degrees 3C2L:r Bachelor of Info. Tech (Computer Networks) Manufacturing Engineering A Rarhalnr rA Di AHmlnictratlfln /QQA\ months; 8 courses plus projects Ddcneior Of DUSirwSS «ammistrailon \ODAJ m For Polytechnic diploma or equivalent
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    • 8 2 Asean leaders to unite against terrorism, Pg 11
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  • GENERAL election
    • 744 4  -  He says high margin of PAP win means support was bread-based By. Andrea Tan, Teh Hooi Ling THE resounding win by the People's Action Party (PAP) in the general election shows that Singaporeans have trust and confidence in the PAP government
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      158 4 "Do not think that the Opposition has been defeated. We have not been defeated. We have won two whole victories despite the PAP throwing everything at us. They have used their senior minister, their prime minister, their ministers and the whole PAP machinery against us. And we
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    • 669 4  -  Cabinet line-up will be ready in abont 7-10 days By Anna Teo PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will name his new Cabinet line-up in about two weeks' time. And Singapore's new finance minister will be someone the market "will have confidence in", he
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    • 539 4  -  By' Vince Chong, Chen Huifen DEFEATED Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) candidate Vincent Yeo yesterday blamed party boss Chee Soon Juan's behaviour at a walkabout last Sunday for the party's rout in Saturday's election. Dr Yeo, stressing he was speaking in his personal capacity, said Dr
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    • 752 4  -  H«i* limMm nawialHwf <wvmmiiy it wingt «l«n look at political development, gays TAMO E ilftl.l KASSDi YANG RAZALI KASSIM The writer is BT's regional analysis editor THE ruling People's Action Party has once again proven, and most convincingly, how formidable a political fighting machine it
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    • IN Brief
      • 108 4 STEVE Chia, the man praised by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong as being more like a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate, was actually from the party's youth wing, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong revealed yesterday. The Singapore Democratic Alliance candidate, who garnered
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      • 98 4 THE percentage of spoilt votes —generally seen as an act of protest against the PAP—fell to a low of 2.1 per cent in Saturday's election. The last time rejected votes averaged 2.1 per cent was in 1972. Potong Pasir and Hougang, the two opposition wards,
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      • 76 4 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday congratulated the PAP for winning the general election with a boosted percentage of the popular vote. "We congratulate the PAP of Singapore for the massive victory and for seeming massive support fi-om the people," Mr Abdullah
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 1730 6  -  Forecasts vary widely as analysts adjust estimates almost weekly By Ven Sreenivasan THE major trend reversal in corporate performance triggered by the Sept 11 attacks has thrown earnings estimates into disarray and sent analysts scuttling to adjust their numbers on an almost weekly basis. While
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    • 561 6  -  Analysts forecast 10-15% fall in HI net earnings By Teh Hooi Ling THE twin-engine which propelled Singapore Telecommunications' growth in the last few quarters the data business and income from overseas is faltering. Analysts are forecasting a 10 to 15 per cent fall in the group's
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    • 678 7  -  December quarter will be weighed down by inventory overhang analysts By Angela Tan SINGAPORE'S technology sector, already reeling from the weak economic environment, is seeing a fresh round of analysts downgrades after hot favourite systems integrator Datacraft Asia's nasty profit warning last Thursday. Reflecting
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    • 336 7  -  Bi Ling Su Ann INDEPENDENT power producer Asia Power Corp is looking to buy hydro-electric generation and power-related high-tech assets in China, company president Peter Chang told BT in a recent interview. Mr Chang said the Singapore-listed company was in talks with with
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    • 742 7  -  S'pore institutional investors account for bulk of applications By Kalpana Rashiwala POTENTIAL investors have put in firm requests for more than 200 million units of Sing Mall Property Trust (SPT) in the week since its launch last Monday. Sources say most of the firm
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    • 501 6 Datacraft shockfuels tech downgrades, Pg 7 SID PMCR/VATemouseQOPERS (3 Practical solutions for directors embracing the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance The roles and responsibilities of directors of Singapore-listed companies are expected to increase significantly following the adoption of the Code erf Corporate Governance by the Singapore Exchange on 4 April
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    • 424 6 ÜBS AG (LONDON BRANCH), ACTING THROUGH ITS BUSINESS GROUP ÜBS WARBURG To: All holders of European Style Yield Enhanced Warrants issued by ÜBS AG (London Branch), acting through its business group ÜBS Warburg relating to the ordinary shares of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd Dear Sir Mad.am, EXPIRY OF WARRANTS The
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      301 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 2 VALUE CLOSE BOMI -210.00 442.00 WOW -*****.00 -28.00 W 10-<ay MA *****.00 -21.00 PWWfcrfw 431.69 -3.15 0CTC39 427.63 -3.40 MWEpHN 361.24 -1.35 100.17 -0.74 WriiiMnHi 1134.59 -8.79 334.37 4.82 WOlimpow 165.59 uoch Hotlii Vakmm Dotacraft 10c 134,708,000 SingTel 15c 55.774,000 Frontline 5c...... 41,711,000 Thakrai 10c
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    • 292 8  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By' Ven Sreenivasan THE shares of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) enjoyed a surge in trading volumes last week in the wake of the unveiling of its long-awaited scrip lending and borrowing scheme (SLB). The stock made a somewhat
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    • 767 8  -  BTM.I.'.I.'.MLU STOCKS r. sivanithy A COUPLE of weeks ago, the local market was buzzing with a theory that Wall Street had climbed the proverbial wall of worry. If so, then the worst was over for stocks and price rises which were seen then were sustainable,
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    • 671 8 Lower NAPM figures for October, declines in US stock markets lead to a weaker greenback AFP [HONG KONG] Most Asian currencies gained slight ground over the course of last week, spurred on by weak performances in the US manufacturing sector and falls in the
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    • 132 8 ♦DATACRAPT Asia Ltd will hold its AGM on Nov 13,2001, at 2.00pm, The Regent Singapore, 1 Cuscaden Road. ♦TIBS Holdings Ltd will hold its EGM on Nov 15,2001, at 10.45am, Orion Room, Second Floor, Marina Mandarin Hotel, 6 Raffles Boulevard. ♦Pa Ltd will hold its EGM on Nov
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  • 3292 8 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Anet M«( Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American Opport Fd 0.702 0.738 Asun Fixed Income Fd 1.143 1. ITS China Opportunities Fd!" 0 859 0.903 Coot Euro EqtyFdl" 0 904 0 950 Global MNCFd 0.619 0.651 Global Technology Fd!" 0.466 0.490 Indonesia Equity Fd!** 0.577 0.607 Japan
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 262 9 DESPITE some recent signs of a bottoming-out in the semiconductor industry, the manufacturing sector could well stay in a trough for some time to come, says ABN-Amro in a Singapore Economics Comment. In particular, the full impact of Sept 11 and ensuing developments "remains an
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    • 587 9  -  DY&R said to have cut pay by 10-20%; Impiric, Batey retrench staff B* Vince Chong THE uncertain economic outlook coupled with less-than-encouraging growth forecasts have forced the advertising industry in Singapore to remodel business strategies, resulting in the cutting of staff and salaries. Dentsu,
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    • 346 9 AFP WORRIES about political instability in Asia in the aftermath of the global terrorism crisis have been overblown, but economic troubles are real and growing, a Standard Chartered Bank report said. The events following the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US have raised
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  • MAIL bag
    • 391 10  -  Narayana Narayana Singapore I REFER to your article "Capita Land launches $740 m property trust S'pore's first" by Kalpana Rashiwala and "CapitaLand's Reit: not for individual investors?" by Lee Han Shih (BT, Oct 30). Ms Rashiwala's summary of the forthcoming Capita Land property trust
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    • 144 10  -  Gwee Jin Eng (Ms) Singapore WE are about to lose a rare natural resource and potential gold mine— Tanjung Chek Jawa on the eastern coast ofPulau Übin. Bio-prospecting, the life science equivalent of prospecting for gold, has been overlooked in the URA decision to carry
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    • 403 10  -  Xia Yun Xin Singapore ON Sept 15, 2001, the Director of Corporate Communications of the Ministry of Manpower (MOM), Jean Tan, in her letter to The Business Times assured Singaporeans that only talent who contributed to Singapore's economic growth and competitiveness are allowed in
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 345 11 JAKARTA District chief s call follows a similar move last week in West Sumatra AFP AUTHORITIES in Indonesia's South Sulawesi are demanding the takeover of the local affiliate of a major cement producer, following a similar move in the province of West
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    • NOTE Book
      • 119 11 Dow Jones Newswires [NEW DELHI] India announced a reshuffle of 25 top-level economic policy posts yesterday, including naming N C Saxsena for the key Finance Ministry job of finance secretary to replace AJit Kumar who will move to the Planning Commission, the United News of
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      • 79 11 AP [MANILA] A massive power failure cut off electricity yesterday to the Philippines main island, affecting tens of millions of residents and further snarling traffic as people were returning home from a four-day weekend. Six provinces were dark as night fell, including Manila. Defence Minister Angelo
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      • 81 11 Asia Pulp Paper auditor quits Bloomberg {SINGAPORE] Asia Pulp Paper Co, which defaulted on more than US$l2 billion of debt this year, said its auditor Arthur Andersen LLP has resigned, following Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, which quit in September. "Asia Pulp Paper regrets Arthur Andersen's decision to resign as its auditor,"
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      • 57 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Lippo Bank said yesterday it posted pre-tax profits 0f242 billion rupiah (5142.6 million) in the first nine months compared to full-year pre-tax profit of 212.5 billion in 2000. "The profit before tax as of September this year is 242 billion rupiah,"
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      • 79 11 Reuters [JAKARTA] Most Indonesians are unhappy with the performance of President Megawati Sukarnoputri and her Cabinet on reviving the economy but a majority have faith in her overall leadership, a survey published yesterday showed. The survey in the Media Indonesia newspaper noted only 18 per
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      • 86 11 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Retrenchments are on the rise In Malaysia amid an export slowdown and the global downturn but there are "pockets of cheer" in the gloomy climate, a minister said yesterday. Human Resources Minister Fong Chan Onn said job vacancies still exceeded the
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    • 306 11 BANDAR SERI BAGWAN But joint statement makes no reference to US retaliation AFP LEADERS of 10 South-east Asian nations adopted yesterday a joint statement condemning terrorism "in the strongest terms" and agreed to cooperate to combat it following the Sept 11 terror attacks
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    • 291 11 KUALA LUMPUR Bat she compliments him as a haAaaJ |n| flthflT AFP VETERAN Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad Is a workaholic and a compulsive realtor who does not spend enough time with his fiunily, his wife said in an interview published yesterday. Hie prime
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    • 421 13  -  This despite unfair advantage allegations by Japanese, Taiwanese, European firms Froml Harish Mehta m Bangkok THAILAND will not scrap a bilateral economic treaty with the US although it has been under pressure to do so from Japanese, Taiwanese and European companies which claim
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    • 179 13 JAKARTA Reuters AN Indonesian charity official has said he received funds worth 40 billion rupiah (Ss7 million) that are at the centre of an investigation linked to the powerful parliament speaker, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. A group of MPs late last month
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    • 217 13 BANDAR SERIBEGAWAN AP LIQUIDATORS of Brunei's collapsed finance company Amedeo have dropped a Bss billion (Sss billion) lawsuit against playboy Prince Jefri Bolkiah, but he still faces an army of creditors who want their share of the billions he squandered. The liquidators withdrew their case
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    • 487 15 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN Scheme may see new life if China, Asean free-trade zone materialises AP PLANS to create a freetrade zone between China and the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) may breathe new life into a century-old scheme to build a railroad linking
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    • 302 15 LONDON Reuters THE launch of a Chinese gold exchange later this month is a step in the right direction for the market and could complement trading in London and New York, some analysts said on Friday. For years, gold trading in China has been rigidly
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    • 765 15  -  HK STOCKS The race to become China's financial centre hi getting tougher audrey tan WHEN stock exchange chiefs from Hong Kong, Singapore and Korea gathered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss their difficulties last week, the real action was taking place at
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    • 869 15 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices sagged, base metals softened further and precious metals moved sideways last week as a raft of weak US economic data kept prospects bleak for the commodities complex. Crude prices in London fell below US$2O a barrel and hit
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  • WORLD news
    • 407 17 TOKYO But chief economic planner says pace at which economy shrinks is a concern Bloomberg, AP ECONOMIC contraction in Japan is an "acceptable" situation, though the pace of shrinking will be a major concern. Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Heizo Takenaka said on a debate
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    • War on terrorism
      • 93 17 Reuters, Los Angeles Times [LONDON] The US and Britain are set to launch a wave of sustained ground assaults in Afghanistan in a drive to speedily topple the ruling Taliban regime. The Sunday Telegraph said the new offensive was "imminent", while the Sunday Times said a
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      • 75 17 The Washington Post THE Bush administration's internal debate over where to take the anti-terrorism campaign next has begun to focus on terrorist centres in Somalia, regarded as a likely alternative haven for Osama bin Laden. While Iraq has been mentioned as a possible target for US forces,
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      • 40 17 AFP [WASHINGTON] The anthrax scare spread further on Saturday as deadly spores were discovered at another mail distribution centre in New Jersey, while investigators in Washington studied a suspicious letter sent to the US Treasury Department. —AFP
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    • 260 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Some mutual funds that invest in bonds may lose their lease on life and others face uncertain times after the United States said it would stop selling the world's safest security the 30-year US Treasury bond. "What happened this week
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    • 428 18 BUENOS AIRES They are sceptical amid lack of details about 'voluntary' exchange of bonds with creditors AP INVESTORS have objected to a plan by Argentina's president to stave off a national financial meltdown with a debt swap that could cost them billions of dollars. President
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    • 341 18 NEW YORK Bloomberg JP Morgan Chase Co, the second-largest US bank, is reorganising its institutional equities group to emphasise derivatives, which are bringing in more profit than initial public offerings. The bank will reduce seven equities divisions to five and include
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    • 482 19 WASHINGTON Despite downturn, Q3 gain of 1.7% expected AFX US economic indicators are expected to show that productivity growth was unusually solid for recessionary conditions, while consumer sentiment dropped early in the month due to the deteriorating job market, analysts said. "Productivity
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  • BIZIT
    • 1258 21  -  HTrsVMimw j Thirty-three years on, Tata Consultancy Services is a global player with a treasure-house of intellectual assets, CEO S Ramadorai tells vxkram khamma VIKRAM KHANNA Uw T T Ewere M M one of the M #m creators
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    • 683 22  -  The weak stockmarket showing of Wipro, Infosys and Satyam belies the forward march of the country's software juggernauts, observes paql cham PAUL CHAN THE shares of the top three US-listed Indian software companies Infosys Technologies Ltd, Wipro Ltd, and Satyam Computer Services Ltd
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    • 365 23  -  Businesses will buy USs4.3t worth of goods and services online globally by 2005, from USs2B2b last year, says new IDC study By Raju Chellam Despite the contuining global economic downturn, the prognosis for 828 (business-to-business) e-com-merce seems to be excellent over the
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    • 261 23  -  By Tang Weng Fai HONG KONG'S Hutchison Whampoa last week awarded a one million unit order for 3G (third-generation) to NEC Corp, making this NEC's largest handset deal outside of Japan. The mobile handsets are in preparation of Hutchison's launch of the
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    • 266 23 AP [SEOUL] A website is offering the first commercial email link to North Korea, which has virtually shut out the world of the Internet. Silibank.Com (www.Silibank.Com) a company based in Shenyang, a city in north-east China, and supported by the North Korean
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    • 360 23 AP [BANGALORE] After earning global recognition as the "Silicon Valley of the East" for its software capabilities, the southern Indian city of Bangalore has turned its attention to computer hardware. The capital of Karnataka state will soon have a hardware park, with offices and
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    • 687 23  -  Its true power lies In the benefits It can harness for tbe organisation david turner The writer is international marketing manager, CODA Group. SENIOR executives may be forgiven for feeling a little thirsty in the face of an ocean of data that their organisations have
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    • 817 24  -  ITM.MImM.H INFOTECH Content creators will fight to protect their IP. Technology can help tang weng fai WHAT makes works such as a painting, a novel or a musical score unique as a commodity has been commented on often. One is the low cost
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    • 307 24 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's battered tech companies must restructure soon and innovate like never before to stand a chance of surviving the global technology meltdown, analysts say. "Those that can successfully carry out reforms will likely form a winning group and
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    • 148 24 Xinhua [BEIJING] Chinese and overseas experts and media managers met on Saturday at the Third Asia-Pacific Symposium on the Press and Scientific and Social Progress to discuss the influence of the thriving Internet-related technologies on traditional media. At the opening, Zhou Guangzhao, vice-chairman
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    • IT TAKES
      • 100 24 SINGAPORE'S largest users of IT are mostly in the education sector, according to the findings of MISIOO, an annual survey by MIS Asia. The study uses the number of screens employed as a measure of user size. Of the 100 companies from Asean and Hong
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      • 56 24 COMPAQ Computer Asia Pte Ltd and Cisco Systems Inc have tied up to deliver IP Telephony and IP Contact Centre (IPCC) solutions to organisations in Singapore. Cisco's IPCC solution delivers intelligent call routing, network-to-desktop CTI, and multimedia contact management to contact centre agents ova: an
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      • 62 24 AUTODESK Asia Pte Ltd will set up a new Inventor software lab under an agreement with Singapore technical institute ITE East (Tampines). The MOU, worth $525,000, includes 36 seats of a three-dimensional software called Inventor which allows ITE's Mechanical Electrical Drafting and Design students to
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      • 43 24 A SEMINAR entitled "The IT industry is at crossroads: factors and risks to reach next generation infrastructure" will be held on Friday at the Marriott i Hotel. It is organised by eAngelz.com. For details, fax *****06, or e-mail office@oangelz.com.
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      • 49 24 NATHANIEL Forbes, founder of Forbes Calamity Prevention, will speak at a breakfast briefing for ClOf and senior managers on Nov 9 at the Raffles Hotel The briefing on "Winning the battle in business continuance" is organised by EMC Corp. For details, call *****99 or e-mail clara@e-strategist.net.
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      • 37 24 A SEMINAR on "Managing Knowledge, applying intelligence" will be held on Nov 12 at Fort Canning Lodge. It is organised by 6M Management Consultants Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****80, or e-mail consultancy*^6m.com. sg.
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      • 40 24 A SEMINAR on "The eTrust Symposium: from risk to reliance" will be held on Nov 28 at Marina Mandarin' Hotel It is organised by Global Millennium Trust Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****12, or e-mail jean.heng@psbcorp.com.
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      • 36 24  -  Compiled Juliana Tay A TWO-DAY "Flash Kit Singapore 2001 workshop and conference" will be held from Nov 28 at Orchard Hotel. It is organised by asia.internet.com. For details, fax *****00, ore-mail stan@intemeLcom.
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    • 844 25  -  Ka-pow! Crash! Creating cool carnage in a videogame is a matter of the right physics, says chajta r schoemberoer CHANA R SCHOENBERGER IN the real world, a whaling harpoon wouldn't be heavy enough to impale a speeding car and slam it into
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    • 387 26  -  It plans expansion; aims to be best PC brand in Australasia By Chen Huifen FAST-MOVING Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd stayed true to character as it launched several new notebooks running on the justreleased Windows XP operating system last week and announced its expansion
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    • 371 26  -  By Leo Kee Chye HEWLETT-PACKARD Company has unveiled three inkjet printers and one Laserjet printer, as well as two Internet connectors, which offer SMEs a simple and affordable way to share printers via the Internet. The printers come with a connectivity slot that allows
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    • ON THE SHELF
      • 51 26 CREATIVE Technology Ltd has introduced its Creative Inspire 5.1 Digital 5700 —an audio entertainment system that includes 4 satellites, a centre speaker, the Creative SLAM wood subwoefor, a decoder amplifier and a remote control. Costing US$3OO, it is available now. For details, fax *****72 or visit
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      • 51 26 SINGAPORE-BASED Systems Technology Pte Ltd has introduced its Ranger V-Cam 235. This $180 USBdigital camera weighs 106 grams, and comes with built-in auto-flash, self timer and BMB flash memory which can store op to 120 images of VGA (640 by 490 pixels) resolution. For details, fax
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      • 45 26 SINGAPORE'S World Link Innovation Pte Ltd, which provides Intranet portal solutions, has unveiled its World Link SMS Gateway—an off-the-shelf software that 9ets up SMS (Short Messaging Services) for SMEs. It costs $1,000. For details, fax *****20 or visit hop://innovation, worldlink.com.sg.
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      • 58 26 SINGAPORE-BASED Elixir Technology Pte Ltd, which provides e-reporting solutions, has launched its Elixir Report 2.2 an e-reporting software for enterprise level reporting and information delivery. This version features charting support, XML format support and built-in e-maillng function. It costs US$35O per user standalone and US)6,oooper server for
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      • 47 26 SINGAPORE-BASED ReadiMinds Systems Services Pte Ltd, which provides wireless e-business services, has launched its ReadiMinds Enterprise Portal that allows workers to access to information and enterprise applications within the organisation. It is available now and costs $45,000. For details, tax *****81 or visit www.reodiminds.com.
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      • 64 26  -  OonpHftdbp Leo Kee Chye UK-BASED NETg, which provides e-Learning solutions, has launched the Precision SkilHng (PS), a software that automates the process of matching individual skill requirements with training; hence, it cuts training administration time by 90 per cent, NETg said. PS is available now and costs
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    • 470 27  -  Move dne to ads slump, economic uncertainty By Reshma Kapadia Reuters [NEW YORK] AOL Time Warner Inc could see more management reshuffling down the road after a surprise shake-up saw the world's largest Internet and media company replace its chief financial officer with
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    • 249 27 Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Amazon.com Inc. and NBC are testing an online store that links television content and commercials to merchandise sold over the Internet. Separately, Amazon.com said it's offering credit accounts to customers. The website created by NBC and Amazon.com will feature items mentioned on or
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    • 224 27 Bloomberg [ENGLEWOOD, Colorado] AT&T Corp, owner of the largest US cable-television business, said it will raise cable prices an average of 5.5 per cent in 2002 to counter higher costs. The price increase, set for Jan 1, will affect most of AT&T
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    • 684 27  -  The terms draw criticism from some major rivals, including AOL, Sun Microsystems and Real Networks Byi Ariana Eunjung Cha James Grixmaldi LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Microsoft Corp and the Justice Department brought their epic antitrust battle closer to an end on Friday as they delivered to
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    • NET impact
      • 687 28  -  BTM'MUMWJ Foodßex.com is shifting from pure-play e-procurement to clicks-and-bricks. chem uuitum has the details CHEN HUIFEN AT a time when everyone was beginning to lose faith in dotcom ventures, Foodßex.com went ahead and pumped in $8 million to expand its business
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        • 44 28 SINGAPORE-BASED The Payment Solutions Company (TPSC) has tied up with a subsidiary of HDB, Hdbay, to provide online direct debit payment for home renovation materials and interior decoration. This service, which uses TPSC's janusX payment gateway, is available at www.hdbay.com.
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        • 39 28 HOMEGROWN Sesami Inc, which provides 828 e-commerce solutions, has launched Sesami World Connect, a programme that provides companies with "Commerce Tone" by giving them instant and affordable access to participation on the global online trading community.
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        • 49 28 NETg, which is part of US-based Thomson Learning, has launched a new range of e-learning solutions. Available in Singapore, they are designed to provide thorough and up-to-date training on enterprise networking. Networking technologies include B-ISDN, ATM SMDS, Frame Relay and SONET/SDH. For details, visit www.netg.com.sg.
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        • 67 28 SUN Microsystems Inc now offers a free download of its early access version of Java plug-in for Windows XP. This is to give Web publishers, developers, and enthusiasts a preview of the latest Java applications on the Internet. The Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for Windows
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        • 44 28 FRUSTRATED with your PC? This is called E-Rage. UK-based Confernet Ltd's wholly-owned subsidiary, Agonylnternet.com, has developed an E-Rage haven for people from all over the world to sit down and relate their E-Rage experiences for everyone to see at www.agonyirtiernet.com.
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        • 58 28 NASDAQ-LISTED Palm Inc and Siebel Systems Inc, which provides eßusiness applications software, have strengthened their existing alliance to jointly market, sell and ensure smooth implementation of Siebel Systems' mobile eßusiness solutions on Palm's handheld computers. This alliance will help enterprise customers achieve higher customer satisfaction, revenues
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        • 103 28 THE Asia-Pacific is the most attractive international region for the IT industry, accordingly to the first "US Technology Globalisation Survey 2001" conducted by LISA and Geomarkets. The study also finds that China and Germany are the two countries where the majority of IT companies have
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        • 63 28  -  Compiled by Juliana Tay KNOWLEDGE management (KM) specialist Knowledge Associates is inviting visitors to its website www.knowledgeassociates.com to participate in its free Global KM Benchmarking Survey. Participants who complete the questionnaire get an immediate assessment of their company's knowledge management and, when the survey is completed, a
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    • 78 26 Oracle quarterly profits reach record levels JT ..T -i in tough times #f: $2,242 M Using our E-Business Suite, SALES OPERATING we saved $1 Billion in good times, PROFIT preserved profits in tough times. Oracle Corporation latest quarterly results Jun Aug 2001 Oracle.com Copyright ©2001 Oracle Corporation All rights reserved
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    • 270 29 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE modern VLCC New Circassia (300.000/99) is said to have been inspected by 5 prospective buyers and something is expected to happen with her shortly. Vessels sold for farther trading BOIXOUDDBtt ♦Universal Spirit: 150,966 tdw bit 94 Kawasaki Hi reported sold region U5519,400,000
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    • 594 29  -  Combine resources to beat international competition, says EDB chief By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Singapore's marine industry must consider alliances, mergers, outsourcing and shared yards to achieve leverage over international competition, the Economic Development Board (EDB) said. In the wake of confirmed merger talks
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    • 457 29  -  Pledge comes ahead of planned DMO convention By. Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Effective ballast water treatment is vital to Singapore because of its international trade reputation, future consumption of desalinated water and regional relations, local researchers say. The acting director of Singapore's Environmental Technology Institute
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    • 445 29  -  Anstal's chance to clinch job, said to be worth As4som, raised with joint bid From Evelyn Duffy in Perth AUSTAL Ships has taken another important strategic step towards securing lucrative military contracts with the announcement of a joint tender for Royal Australian
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    • 751 30  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes HOW do you make money out of shiprepair? That may seem a strange question, or at least one with very obvious answers, on the lines that you beat your competition on quality or price or both. In other words, that you
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      • 155 39 November 11 Belgium: Armistice Day France: Armistice Day November 12 Taiwan: Birthday of Dr Sim YatSen United States: Veteran's Day November 14 Malaysia: Deepavali Singapore: Deepavali November 23 Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day November 30 Philippines: Bonifacio's Day DmhAVI Finland: Independence Day Deoember 8 Argentina: Immaculate Conception Italy: Immaculate
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      • 752 39 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single price* for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are baaed on averagesised stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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      • 278 40 The two carriers will monopolise US-London routes if they don't give up 504 Heathrow landing slots Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Delta Air Lines Inc said the US should reject an alliance between AMR Corp's American Airlines and British Airways unless Delta gets take-off and landing
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      • 260 40 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways said it imposing a new £2.50 (556.6) surcharge on all its flights to help recoup higher security and insurance costs in the wake of the attacks in the United States. Insurers have driven up airline premiums since hijackers smashed planes
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      • 289 40 Reuters [ROME] Italy's air security agency said that it would soon have gathered all the information needed for a technical investigation into the country's worst aviation disaster which killed 118 people last month. The transcripts and "black box" data from the Scandinavian
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      • 209 40 Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Scandinavian airline (SAS) is expected to see pre-tax profit fall to 168 million Swedish crowns (5528.89 million) for the nine-month period ending September, a poll of five analysts showed. That compares with a pre-tax profit of 1.06 billion crowns in the
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      • 480 40 Belgian carrier will also shed half its workforce AFP [BRUSSELS] Sabena, one of Europe's biggest airlines, told its employees on Friday that it was "inescapably" heading for bankruptcy and shedding half its workforce, a union official said. "Management confirmed to us that Sabena is inescapably
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