The Business Times, 4 January 2002

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2002
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    77 1 Dsn M 63.71 (+28.02) vr-aa mm (+12.36) ST DTOEX FtrrUXES M6lOO (+31.00) PV SDBCIFDTOIBB U 297.30 (+4.20) STOCK MABSET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE OOMP 683.48 +0.86 NIKKEI 225 —jCknd HANG SENO —.11,***** +7187 SET INDEX 3110b *488 JAKARTA COMP _38lil -US MANILA OOMP .1,***** *4.72 TAIPEI WP! (*****
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    69 1 FOBEX BATES USS St USS(SSp»CSS) L848 £(CSS/5S per 2) 1.444 1871 EURO(USS/SS/E). OJOt 1.666 D* im 1.174 YEN lSli 7110 BM 1800 1066 HKS 7.798 4JJ0 BAHT 44.06 2184 HCPIAH 10,388 6,621 FUME IATES SINGAPORE* s»n KOALA LUMPUR _6.« BONO KONG fi.126 JAKARTA .J9.0O TAIPEI TOKYO 1J7J SEOUL FRANKFURT
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    Lock icon Toxic waste alleged to be 'laundered' via ships' fuel
    837 1  -  ilexc!usive Sources think scam probably originates from outside S'pore By: Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] A US petroleum evaluation laboratory has alleged that toxic waste is being "laundered" through bunker fuel supplied in Singapore, to avoid costly and mandatory disposal processes. While the
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    Lock icon Cash rebates for CPF unit trusts must go back to accounts
    431 1  -  CPF makes dear its stand following rebate offers by some online fond distributors By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] The Central Provident Fund Board yesterday said cash rebates that members receive for their unit trust purchases must be refunded to the
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    Lock icon Koizumi and PM Goh to sign economic accord this month
    374 1  -  By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singapore and Japan are expected to seal their "new age" economic cooperation agreement the first such bilateral accord for Japan when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visits in the middle of this month, sources say. Talks
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    Lock icon S'pore electronics output shows 1st rise in 11 months: index
    571 1  -  PBO indicators also point to likely bottoming of manufacturing By Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] The closely watched Purchasing Managers* Index (PMI) ended the year on a high note, with electronics production rising for the first time in 11 months. Other PMI
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      Lock icon Tech stocks among most liquid on S'pore bourse
      643 2  -  Liquidity inflows into tech stocks, bine chips came in 2nd half of 2001 By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] There may have been a global technolo gy-sector bust, but the liquidity flows enjoyed by Singapore tech stocks gave quite a different picture. Figures compiled
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      Lock icon Fears of turbulence as Japan markets reopen
      586 2  -  Ten's plunge set to continue; BO J governor expected to resign over deflationary spiral Fromi Anthony Rowley in Tokyo TRADING reopens today in Tokyo financial markets amid widespread expectations of instability and possible crisis erupting before long. The yen is expected to continue
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      9 2 Bourse a call warrant on US recovery?, Pg 6
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Plan to privatise AsiaOne approved; Jan 16 last trading day
      233 4 SPH Asia One shareholders yesterday gave the nod to a proposed $45 million privatisation plan by parent Singapore Press Holdings. An SPH spokesman said 81.5 per cent of minority shareholders present, accounting for 99 per cent of the shares held
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      Lock icon CWT surges to 7-mth high on takeover news
      578 4  -  It tops volume leaders with 39m nnits; closes at 63C, takeover price: 60c By David Boey SHARES of CWT Distribution, a main board listed logistics firm, shot up as much as 16.8 per cent yesterday to a seven-month high of 66 cents
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      Lock icon CWT investors should hold oat
      623 4  -  lock siew lee han shih SHOULD minority shareholders of CWT Distribution accept PSA Corp's offer to take the company private at 60 cents a share? If performance and prospects were the only yardsticks, investors should unload their CWT shares as fast as they can to
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      Lock icon SIA up 5% as punters think that worst may be over soon
      498 4  -  Interest by funds and pick-np in load factor lift hopes By I Conrad Raj DESPITE "sell" recommendations by several broking houses, shares of Singapore Airlines climbed more than 5 per cent yesterday as investors saw signs that the
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      Lock icon L&M to offer unit's creditors new shares as settlement
      355 5  -  Shares received will be equal to value of claims By 1 David Boey LISTED construction and engineering group L&M Group Investments Ltd (L&M) yesterday announced a conditional offer of new L&M shares to creditors of one of its units, L&M Precast
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Easyknit to make announcement
        38 5 EASYKNIT International Holdings, a Hong Kong-based garment distributor whose shares are traded on the Singapore Exchange, said yesterday that its shares will be suspended from 9am today pending an announcement No details were given.
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        Lock icon Mayfran shares,warrants suspended
        52 5 SESDAQ-LISTED bedlinen maker Mayfran Int'l has announced that its shares and warrants will be suspended as the percentage of these securities held by the public has fallen below 10 per cent of the total number of issued and paid-up shares and of the total number of outstanding
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        Lock icon Oculus answers query on profit alert
        100 5 SESDAQ-LISTED optical supplier Oculus has responded to a Singapore Exchange query about the timing of its profit warning issued on Wednesday. Oculus said an earlier statement made last August projecting better results in its second half was qualified by a line saying it could
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        Lock icon Popular music unit wound up
        34 5 LISTED book and music house Popular Holdings said yesterday that its 51 per cent-owned subsidiary, Vivamusic.com Pte Ltd, was officially wound up last Friday by the Singapore High Court
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        Lock icon MediaRing acquires Japanese unit
        43 5 MAINBOARD-USTED Mediaßing.com Ltd has announced that it has upped its shareholding in Japan-based Mediaring TC Inc (MRTCI) from 49 per cent to 100 per cent by buying shares from its former joint venture partner for 44.3 million yen (*****,000).
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      Lock icon Springsun halves stake in Ipco to 25.8%
      190 5 Springsun has varied its holding in recent months IPCO International's major shareholder Springsun Highways has halved its stake in the company to 25.8 per cent after exercising a call option. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange yesterday, Ipco said Springsun's stake was
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      Lock icon Moody's withdraws ratings for OUB after merger
      118 5 CREDIT rating agency Moody's Investors Service yesterday withdrew its ratings for Overseas Union Bank following completion of the latter's legal merger with United Overseas Bank. UOB, which succeeded in a friendly $10 billion takeover bid for OUB last year to become Singapore's largest
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      Lock icon Nissan is No 1 new car brand for 3rd straight year
      255 5 Nissan registrations np 9J%; sales of top 5 brands down 2.4% DESPITE the recession, new Nissan cars are still selling well, with figures from motor firm Tan Chong International showing 18,580 Nissan registrations for 2001, up 9.1 per cent
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      285 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES •ton 3 VALUE CLOSE ffCDW 477.00 +214.00 WOIM -*****.00 ♦205.00 WIHglKI -*****.00 +48.00 MtlfffJhi 436.05 +7.ee WBpiwBicI 140.77 +4.96 IQBpl—Hh 1404.64 +21.97 450.67 +10.59 rnmrnmimm 206.36 +4.19 CWT 25c 39,047,000 *StarCruises 10c 32.408,000 GES mtl Ltd 20c 24,569,000 Lankom US2c 23,997,000 PacrtteCenturylOc 23,352,000 Parton 12c 22,221,000 ChinaAvOtt
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      Lock icon SIA: outlook seen mixed; technical support at $10.90
      291 6  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By' Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Airlines has just reported a load factor of 68.3 per cent for November 2001—a mere whisker above its break-even level of 66 per cent. Despite this news, SIA stock ended 60 cents higher yesterday at
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      Lock icon Bourse a call warrant on US recovery?
      754 6  -  li comment STOCKS r. sivanithy IT WAS a fine day in the local stock market yesterday as money poured into blue chips, hoisting the Straits Times Index 28.02 points to 1,653.71. For the second session in a row it was encouraging to see
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      Lock icon US$ ends mixed despite better factory data
      555 6  -  -id comment CURRENCIES But Sing dollar holds steady as yen continues to straggle larry wee THE greenback closed mixed yesterday despite better overnight news on the US manufacturing front. And the Singapore dollar held its own, in spite of the besieged Japanese yen
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    2764 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Amto A«et Mgt (S'pare) Star Europe Eqtyl* 0.826/ Star Europe Bd 0.987/ Star Europe Bal 0XMI Stir Asian Tiger Eqty 0.776/ Star Ada Bond 1.23* Star Asa Balanced 0.864/ Star Global Technology Fund 0.32ft Star Bfw Finance Japan FmJI** 0J1® A* Gowett (Ma) Ltd. Govett Asia
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Nov visitor arrivals down 14.7%
      246 7  -  on the economy tourism By, Andrea Tan THE number of visitors to Singapore fell 14.7 per cent year on year in November 2001 the second straight month of double-digit decline. Latest figures from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) show that 533,500 visitors arrived during the
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      Lock icon Cash rebates go back to CPF accounts
      239 7  -  IA Mil bag Matthew Wong Manager, Public Affairs Central Provident Fund Board WE refer to the letter "Investing to get cash?" by Mr Leong Sze Hian (Mailbag, Dec 18), who had commented that CPF Investment Scheme (CPFIS) investors may be tempted to invest
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      Lock icon Time for all-in-one payment card
      223 7  -  Denis Distant Singapore IT would facilitate Singapore's drive to become a "cashless" society if the alternative means of cash payment was a straightforward one. Currently cash cards and fare cards are used for payments with cash cards accepted on the roads by ERP gantries and,
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      Lock icon Edmund Tie steps down as CEO of DTZ
      465 7  -  He will continue as dec rhflir™ an replacing him is Ho Han Lam By' Vince Chong EDMUND Tie has stepped down as chief executive of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung (SEA), and replacing him is former No 2 man and longtime friend and
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      Lock icon Invest CPF funds in equities, annuities
      345 7  -  Dennis Tan Kheng Jin Singapore I REFER to the letters "Smarter not to invest in equity funds" by Lim Chee Wei and "Better to keep CPF untouched" by Khoo Ah Ang (BT, Jan 2). Both writers are right to point out that the recent
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      Lock icon PR institute's awards event on Feb 22
      98 7 THE Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) said yesterday it will hold its Prism Awards which recognises achievements in the industry on Feb 22. IPRS said there will be 11 awards up for grabs. The awards are to honour organisations and individuals
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      Lock icon Be strict with use of embryonic stem ceils: panel
      331 7  -  Scientists need to show use is crucial to research By 1 Eugene Low THE Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) will recommend that the use of embryonic stem (ES) cells derived from early embryos for scientific research be strictly monitored on a case-by-case
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      691 7 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CHESTERVALE HOLDINGS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordnary General Meeting of tha abovanamed Company duly convened and haid at 1 Raffias Link M3MO4-01 South Lobby Smgapore *****3 on Via day
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      571 7 CENTREPOINT PROPERTIES LTD (Incorporated with limited liability in Singapore) NOTICE OF PURCHASE Purchase of 5533,000,000 5.75 Per Cent Fixed Rate Notes Due 2004 557,000,000 5.75 Per Cent Fixed Rate Notes Due 2004 of Centrepoint Properties Limited (the "Notes") NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the exercise by Centrepoint Properties Limited (the
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      387 7 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF KEPPEL-SPH MVESTMBfT PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordtaary General Meeting of tha abovanamad Company duly convened and held at 1000 Toa Payoh North Singapore *****4 on ttw 28" day of
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      387 7 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF RANOEVILLE PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordnary Generd Meeting of ttw abotwnamed Company duly convened and held al 8 Temaaek Boulevard *37-03 Suntoc Tower 3 Singapore *****8 on ttw 31"
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      Lock icon Junta keeping Myanmar an Asean laggard
      772 8  -  rnirm 1 bottom line OPINION harish mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent MYANMAR seems to have fallen off the map as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) still refuse point-blank to deal with the military junta This state of affairs
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      96 8 'When I got here yesterday, I was kind of fired up. Today, I'm even more fired up.' Tiger Wwtds the top golfer, raring to go at the Mercedes Championships in Hawaii. 'Since I'm probably the only mayor who was at one point in their life a member
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      Lock icon Going beyond economics
      561 8 EDITORIAL Singaporeans who have lamented, griped or groused about things they find wanting about their country have been given an open invite —from the Prime Minister himself —to air their views and make themselves heard In his New Year message, Mr Goh Chok Tong encouraged young Singaporeans
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      Lock icon Will the HP-Compaq merger be an exception?
      1232 8  -  Doubts about big mergers in computing remain, and HP and Compaq have a considerable in convincing shareholders that tbe risk is worth taking this time By Steve Lohr NYT IN the dry language of business, it does not sound like much "integration risk".
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      Lock icon Manufacturing rebounds — again
      705 8  - Manufacturing rebounds again COMMENTARY And it's better this time, suggesting that the worst is behind us By Caroline Baum The writer is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own. Bloomberg THE change in name in no way overshadows the change in message: manufacturing is on the
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  • REGIONAL news
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        Lock icon Indon focus on stability, jobs
        78 9 AFX, AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Coordinating Minister for the Economy DorodJatun Kuntjoro-Jakti said the government will focus its 2002 economic agenda on at least seven main points, including maintaining economic stability and creating more Job opportunities. He was speaking after a cabinet meeting where it was
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        Lock icon Thai tourism chief suspended
        62 9 AFP [BANGKOK] The government has suspended the head of the Tourism Authority of Thailand amid graft allegations over a railway contract, Prime Minister's Office Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said yesterday. TAT governor Pradech Phayakvichien had been suspended and would be investigated over his links to a company
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        Lock icon Thames Water out of Indah Water bid
        66 9 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has invited Multi Vest Resources and another local company to bid for the country's sewage treatment company, after cancelling a bid from the same consortium that had included Thames Water. Multi Vest an oil palm planter, will submit a
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        Lock icon Threat to attack Taj Mahal
        82 9 AP, AFP [LUCKNOW] The Indian government yesterday said it had received an e-mailed threat purportedly sent by the Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba that it could try to bomb the Taj Mahal and authorities tightened security around the monument. lashkar spokesman Abdullah Sayyaf denied the report
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        Lock icon Yuan controls to stay for a decade
        83 9 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese state media said yesterday it would take another decade before the country opened up its capital accounts and entirely removed controls on its currency. The recently emerging threat of a plunging Japanese yen has served to underline the need to
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        Lock icon Angel Air suspends passenger flights
        60 9 AFP [BANGKOK] Angel Airlines, Thailand's second national carrier after Thai Airways, yesterday said it would suspend passenger flights due to losses since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US. Hie airline will halt its passenger services from Sunday, but will begin cargo flights between
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      Lock icon KL bank stocks up on merger talk
      412 9 KUALA LUMPUR There's speculation of a 2nd wave of mergers to create about 5 groups Bloomberg, Reuters MALAYSIAN banking stocks rose yesterday as investors bet that a second round of industry consolidation may happen sooner rather than later. RHB Bank Bhd, a unit
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      Lock icon Gus Dur to be quizzed over Tommy's claims
      390 9 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIA'S ex-president Abdurrahman Wahid will be quizzed over claims he took almost US$2 million as a bribe to pardon the youngest son of former dictator Suharto, police said yesterday. Jakarta police spokesman Anton Bachrul Alam said Mr Abdurrahman would be
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      Lock icon M'sia's Nov trade surplus lower than expected
      231 9  -  From} Diana Oon Abdullah m Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA saw a lower-th an-expected trade surplus in November, but the slowing decline in exports and a consecutive three-month rise for monthly import figures are definite signs of better months ahead, economists said yesterday. Preliminary figures
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      Lock icon StanChart head to visit Jakarta
      386 10 JAKARTA It ktpes to wis cwtnl of BCA, its 2ad attempt to buy into an Indon bank Reuters THE chief executive of Standard Chartered Pic will soon visit Indonesia as the Anglo-Asian bank seeks to win a battle for control of Bank Central Asia (BCA),
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      Lock icon Foreign firms keen to buy Philippine NPLs
      308 10 MANILA Rales being drawn op expected to be in place by March AFP THE Philippines is preparing a set of laws to pave the way for foreign investors to buy ballooning bad loans from local banks, the central bank said yesterday. Among those
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      Lock icon HK mulls land bank of big, instantly ready sites
      318 11 HONGKONG Govt study finds big sites needed to woo international firms: SCMP AFX-Asia THE government is considering setting up a land bank to provide Hong Kong with large, readily available sites to lure international business consortiums, the South China Morning Post
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      Lock icon HK property market seen up lower interest rates
      276 11 HONGKONG Reuters, Bloomberg MIDLAND Realty (Holdings) Ltd, a leading Hong Kong realtor, said on Wednesday the local property market had bottomed out and prices and sale transactions were expected to rise in 2002, partly fuelled by low interest rates. Midland made the
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      Lock icon China chipmakers 5 yrs behind Taiwan: report
      134 11 AFX [TAIPEI] The Ministry of Economic Affairs said it would take at least five more years and a combined capital outlay of NT$l triUion (5552.8 billion) for mainland China's semiconductor industry to catch up with its Taiwan counterpart, the United Evening News reported,
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      581 9 in THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF JINJIU FROZEN FOOD PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF INTENDED DIVIDEND Nam* of Company JINJIU FROZEN FOOD PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) Company Registration No. *****0148 C Address of Registered Office Formerly at
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      459 9 h» dw M«m ol Dm Cowmbmh Act, Cop. SO And n #M Matter w EUCTtONIC COMPONENTS AIiiANCE HOLDINGS PTE LTD (In Voluntary liquidation) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At on Extraordinary Gonoral Mooting oI die mombore ol rtw oboronomod company duly comonod and hold on 17 Pociwbw 2001 llw Mowing imoMora woro
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      817 9 CNS INFORMATION (S) PTE LTD NOTICE Of SPBCIAL RESOLUTIONS Nana b hereby given mar a an extraordinary general meeting Of THE COMPANY DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT 20 RAFFLES PLACE #16-01/ 08 OCEAN TOWERS. SINGAPORE *****0 ON THE 28TH DAY Of DECEMBER 2001 AT 10 AM THE KNXOWING SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
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      607 9 f M THE BUTTER OF TIC WW ACT, CAPSB M 0 M THE MATTER OF ELMOS SHIPPING PTE LTD (to Btrttn Votaatan LMMtoi) NOTICE OF CREIXTORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the CREDITORS of the abovenamed Company which is betng wound up. are required on or before the sth day
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      614 9 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO [(Sedion 2*X2Xb)l AND IN THE MATTE* Of ON. SHU HOUXNGS PIE LTD (In Members' Vofuntm j liquidation) NOTKE Of RESOLUTIONS At an Extroordinory General Meeting of lit* Company held at 2 Jalon Samulun, Sinfofon *****0 on tK« 28th day of Dinmbd
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      567 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF TELCOMOME PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordtoary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 1000 Toa PayoTi North Singapore *****4 on the 28* day of December
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      391 9 •I THE MATTER OF THE COMPAIBES ACT, CAP. M AND M THE MATTER OF SEMBAWANQ SERVICES PTE LTD SEMBAWANG SMPYARD QNDU) PTE LTD SEMBAWANG REEFER UNES (JAMBU) PTE LTD SEMBAWANG MOUSTRIAL MANUFACTURMG PTE LTD SEMBAWANG FOOO MVESTMENTS PTE LTD (MEMBERS'VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) At an Extraordinary General MaMng ol I* abovenamed
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      889 10 TRI-M TECHNOLOGIES (S) LIMITED Announcement The Board of Directors of Tri-M Technologies (S) Limited wishes to announce the following unaudited results tor the 6 months ended 30 September 2001. Group Company 2001 2000 Change 2001 2000 Change srooo srooo srooo srooo 1(a) Turnover 16,976 24.804 (32) 27,837 36.436 (24) (b)
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      1155 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP SO AND IN THE MATTER OF HOKOKU SINGAPORE PTE., LTD. (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE Of RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the member* of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 5-16-1, Olemachi Nalta-Ku Hiroshima lapan on the 27*
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      560 13 NEW YORK They include J P Morgan Chase and Fleetßoston Financial Corp Bloomberg, Reuters, AFXAsia US banks, including J P Morgan Chase Co and Fleetßoston Financial Corp, may have difficulty collecting on their US$2l billion loans to Argentina after the country's new
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      520 13 PEOPLE NYT [BUENOS AIRES] LONG before the economy here imploded, Eduardo Duhalde was preaching against what he called "exhausted" free-market economic ideas. Mr Duhalde's ascension as Argentina's fifth president in two weeks signifies that the country "leaves behind the free-market policies of the
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      462 13 FRANKFURT Dropping rates now may divert attention from the euro's launch Bloomberg, Dow Jones Newswires Reuters THE European Central Bank yesterday kept its benchmark interest rate at 3.25 per cent and suggested its four reductions last year may be enough
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        102 13 AP [WASHINGTON] New claims for unemployment insurance shot up for the second week in a row, suggesting many US workers are still suffering from an economy that is trying to claw its way out of a recession. For the work week ending Dec 29,
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        110 13 Bloomberg [SAN DIEGO] Peregrine Systems Inc shares Ml as much as 30 per cent yesterday morning after the maker of software that manages corporate systems said it had a fiscal third-quarter loss on sales that were little changed from the second quarter. Peregrine dropped
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        89 13 AFP. Reuters [KABUL] Supporters of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar have agreed to hand him over to Afghan authorities if the US bombing campaign is halted, an intelligence source said yesterday. Taliban commander Rayes Baghran said he would also surrender along with his force of
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      439 14 NEW YORK Shortfall in Dec sales could lead to bankruptcy filing, says report LATWP KMART Inc's stock plunged to its lowest point in more than a decade on Wednesday after one financial analyst predicted that an unexpected shortfall in the discount retailer's
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      318 14 WASHINGTON/NEW YORK But the Enron auditor had some shortcomings cited Reuters, AFP ANDERSEN the Big Five accounting firm under fire for blessing the books of fallen energy trader Enron Corp received a clean bill of health in a peer review released on Wednesday, but was cited for
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      138 14 Dow Jones Newswires [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Society of Accountants plans to investigate Andersen's audits of a Chinese firm which cancelled an initial public offer last year on allegations of financial misinformation, the Hong Kong iMail reported. The probe stems from the
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      600 15  -  Behind Enemy Lines What started out as a slick film becomes a comedy of blunders By\ Susan Tsang Behind Enemy Lines is not an inaccurate title for a story about a US Navy flier who gets shot down in enemy territory- A more exact description, however,
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      577 15  -  There's a sense ef novelty in Avalon, though the pace may be slower than desired By Susan Tsang THE team that gave us the anime hit Ghost in the Shell is back six years after that eyeblowing mind-blower, and once again they deal with themes like hacking
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      438 16  -  This helps make up for the unsubtle narration in the overlong Judah Ben-Hur musical, says PARVATHIMA YAK PARVATHI NAYAR JUDAH Ben-Hur is a well-known name, thanks to Charlton Heston's 1959 blockbuster a movie that's become synonymous with the most thrilling chariot race ever filmed on celluloid. But Ben-Hur
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      323 16  -  Byi Aaron Lye THIS year, forget the 5 Cs, and pay attention to the 3 Ss instead sound, stage and screen, that is as all three art forms merge into one project billed as a first for Singapore. Titled re:MIX, the production's dubbed as a creative trilogy that
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      370 16  -  r Mi Iby Aaron Lye PERFORMANCES The first production of the 2002 season by local group Drama Box. Featuring a "unique story about two individuals" in a "story that time and tide cannot Cade away". Jan3o-Feb2, Bpm, Substation Guinness Theatre, 45 Armenian Street Tickets at $20 available from
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      419 16  -  By' Ven Sreenivasan THE year-end bonus season season seems to have done little to boost demand for golf club memberships, which sank to their lowest levels in three years as buyers shied away amid the prevailing economic and employment uncertainties. The BT Golf Clubs Index
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      243 16 THE Singapore Cricket Club, whose development is often described as a microcosm of the story of Singapore's growth, turns 150 years old this year. According to the latest issue of its monthly magazine, The Padang, the SCC plans to celebrate its century and a
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      738 17  -  I*] 3 J the cuff Those who are bold enough make resolutions, but many of us would rather be stuck in the rnt of familiarity than strike out into the unknown jaime ee HAPPY New Year. Hmph. OK, guess who wasn't invited to any
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      761 17  -  Title: Note* From An Even BmalUy Muj Author: Nefl Humphreys Publisher: Times Books htwHoßii No of pages: 232 Price: $12.90 (before GOT) Reviewed by< Corinne Kerk AFTER reading Notes From An Even Smaller Island, one is not sure whether to like Singapore or
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      156 17 Magnum Fine Wines are hosting a private tutored wine tasting followed by hot and cold cocktail food on Thursday 21 February 2002. We will be tasting a comprehensive selection of sibling Ist 2nd growths (eg. Carruades Lafite) from the magnificent 1998 vintage Location: CONRAD INTERNATIONAL HOTEL from 6.00pm -3.00pm. The
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      112 17 The Data! lAKOft A V I 40% OFF RAINFOREST Langkawi's exclusive resort is offering 40% off our normal room rates Call now before it disappears The offer that is. Promotional Price Per Night Deluxe room RM76O nett per night Offer valid until 30th June 2002 (Not applicable from 22nd Dec
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      287 17 Singapore Symphony Orchestra J&ttF the best Asian orchestra I have hearcf ffßSs Oscar-winningcompowrThnDun, The Straits Times, 31 Oct 2001 tt*"* SSO SOUNDS OF ASIA SERIES Annl^rsary CONCERT Featuring The World Premiere Of Bernard Tan's Piano Concerto Jan 11 &12 (Fri Sat) 2002 SINGAPORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Lan Shui conductor J j|
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      222 17 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Recreation of father's day i 2 |5 pHP 6 j j 7 j 8 5 Stinkers, in more than one (5) 10 State customs require trav- g or up for exam--11 6 Elaborate passes for ordi- —LJ —U L 12 Source of wild laughter (5) 13
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      1573 18  -  COVER STORY The royal lady is getting a new look. Parvathi Nayar finds out what's in store Parvathi Nayar IT was definitely not the kind of awareness public architecture needed, regardless, it drew world attention to the architectural form as a symbol of an ethos, culture and civilisation.
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      282 19 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose six points to 882, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained eight points to 892, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) fell 18 points to 6,841 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up 11 points to 991. TIMIMZHARTERz ♦Giovanni Bottiglieri (built 1995)
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      462 19  -  Higher than usual number of vessels refuelled in S'pore getting debnnkered By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The problem of contaminated bunker ftiel in Singapore may be far more widespread than earlier believed, industry sources say. An "unusually high" number of vessels have been seeking
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      63 19 [PLYMOUTH] The 3,000 tonne Cypriot registered tanker Willy is battered by heavy seas off the village of Cawsland on Wednesday. She ran aground in Cawsand bay near Plymouth in Devon after dragging her anchor. Seventy five people were evacuated from their homes because of the potential danger from
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      380 19  -  By\ Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's young Port of Tanjung Pelepas rang in the New Year with higher than expected container throughput volumes, exceeding its targeted volume of 2 million TEUs (20-ft containers) for 2001. South-east Asia's newest and fastest growing transhipment hub
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      410 19  -  Most of overall expenses incurred by lines are terminal-related charges, Marine Department report reveals By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The release of a controversial Hong Kong Marine Department study which noted port charges in Hong Kong are "among the highest in the world" is
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        809 20  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK i By Selva Kumar Tl HE Supreme Court of New South Wales has set aside a fine imposed on the master of a vessel who pleaded guUty to causing oU pollution in Sydney on the basis that the lower court
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        102 20 Reuters [LONDON] Lifeboats from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) power along The River Thames under Tower Bridge during the launch of their service in London. Four new lifeboat stations on the Thames have become operational on Wednesday, providing a round-the<lock rapid response service for
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        766 29 THIS report compiled by Ccckett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        394 30 It says no damage was found in plane hit by storm 14 years ago AP [PARIS] An Airbus jetliner that crashed in a New York neighbourhood in November was likely a different plane from one involved in an accident during
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        207 30 Reuters [LONDON] Scientists have developed an instant lie detector technique which picks up mini hot flushes around the eyes and could lead to truth tests becoming standard at airport checkins, the journal Nature reported. In the new tests developed by scientists
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        62 30 AP [BOMBAY] Staff of Pakistan International Airlines, share a joke prior to shutting the PIA office, in Bombay. The Pakistani state-run PIA on Tuesday terminated its Bombay and Delhi operations after India banned Pakistani aircraft from its airspace as part of sanctions against Pakistan. India, blamed
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        240 30 Reuters [HOUSTON] Continental Airlines, the fifth-largest US carrier, said its December unit revenue fell as much as 16 per cent from the yearearlier month on lower passenger traffic and average fares. Unit revenue, which measures revenue for every available plane seat flown one mile,
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        216 30 AP [ATLANTA] America's struggling airlines are starting the year with a fresh round of winter travel sales. As in: US$2B6 round-trip from Atlanta to London. That is the advertised online price under a Delta Air Lines sale that runs through Sunday and
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          88 30 AFP [HANOI] National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate direct flights from Hanoi to Moscow from Jan 20, the airline said yesterday. Eight flights will be available from Jan 20 to March 15 to serve the rising demand during Vietnam's Lunar New Year Festival, which
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          73 30 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's second largest carrier EVA Airways said yesterday it expected a turnaround in 2002 after losses in 2001 and forecast a 10 per cent rise in sales for this year over the previous year. "We expect situation this year to improve from last
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          93 30 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] National carrier Air New Zealand said yesterday it would raise airfares on some domestic and trans-Tasman routes. The price rises were necessary to help restore the company to a sound financial footing and were in addition to trans-Tasman changes that came into
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        378 30 Higher figure dne to fewer travellers, better weather Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] M«gor US carriers, led by AMR Corp's TransWorld Airlines (TWA), completed 84.7 per cent of flights on time in November as fewer travellers boarded planes after the Sept 11 hijackings. The combined
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        326 30 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] The world aviation industry had its worst year for crash-related fatalities in 2001 because of ground deaths in the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US. There were 34 plane crashes that killed 1,118 passengers and crew members,
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      120 19 Taxic waste alleged 'laundered' through S'pore bunker fuel, Main paper, page 1 We invite suitably qualified and experienced personnel to fill new key positions in the following departments: TANKER SAFETY VETTING DEPARTMENT TANKER OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT All applicants must have working experience in tanker operations, supervision of loading /discharging, safety audits,
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