The Business Times, 28 August 2002
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Title Section15 2002-08-28 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 SING APORE f t *5 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 200215 words
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Article69 2002-08-28 1 □sn 1508.48 (-6.56) ST INDEX FTCUXES \J5fflM (-13.00) SDKSGIFVTUIUS 188.70 (-2.30) STOCK HAIKET 0Q)1CES Tuesday Chaxvgv KLSHCOMP 7»7J *«4 NIKKEI SU Mt7JI Id 44 HANQSENG—tfcll&U HS\ SET WDEC 179.14 lit JAKARTA COUP .***** AM MANILA COUP .I.00H3I TAIPEI WPI *m» 47.87 SEOULCOMP 734.17 lltt SHENZHEN B _24fc» *UJ69 words
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763 2002-08-28 1 Angela Tan - An individual should sit on boards of no more titan 4 unrelated firms: SIAS chief Ru Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] THE Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) has called for the number of directorships an individual can hold in listed companies to be capped763 words
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Article, Illustration651 2002-08-28 1 Chuang Peck Ming - But many others caution against hasty decisions By I Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Govern-ment-linked companies (GLCs) came under Parliament's scrutiny yesterday, with some Members wanting a speedier sell-off of nonstrategic GLCs and many others cautioning against hasty decisions. The debate kicked off651 words
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Article472 2002-08-28 1 Business investment np with orders for big ticket items increasing 8.7% in July AFP [WASHINGTON] US industry is strengthening but consumers are faltering, latest data showed yesterday, as orders for big-ticket items shot up but people's sentiment took a knock. "It seems as if the consumerAFP - 472 words
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494 2002-08-28 1 [LONDON] China plans to admit a handful of prominent entrepreneurs into the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, in the boldest proposal yet in Beijing's fledgling initiative to change the fundamental nature of the ruling party, according to London's494 words
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Advertisement222 2002-08-28 1 IMSIDB BT Motoring Fighting fir© with fire. Pg 17 Customs Dept reduces uplift portion of OMV by 2%. Pg 17 BT Comment R Slvantthy: Chickens, eggs and role reversals. Pg4 Top stories War talk sends oil prices soaring. Pg 12 World Com execs alloted lucrative IPOs: documents. Pg 13 EXECUTIVE222 words
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ON THE grapevine
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91 2002-08-28 2 WE hear on the grapevine that Brian Pitman, the retired chairman of British bank Lloyds TSB, is likely to take up a directorship with a government-linked company outside the financial sector. He is noted for his relentless pursuit of shareholder value, which helped91 words
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Article53 2002-08-28 2 AT a news conference yesterday to explain the collapse of parts of a JTC Corp building across the road from the BT office at Toa Payoh North, JTC chief executive Chong Lit Cheong said: "The collapsed part was the rear corridor. The rear corridor is not the front53 words
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Article105 2002-08-28 2 THE old Chinese saying that wealth is built by the first generation, expanded by the second and squandered by the third appears to be supported by a study by Charles Darwin's cousin Francis Galton. He was fascinated by heredity because his family included many more great105 words
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Article, Illustration487 2002-08-28 2 Eddie Toh - Govt will be looking at improving freight rates, efficiency of handling Mahathir From Eddie Toh in Penang MALAYSIA is set to unveil fresh incentives in a bid to retain and attract foreign investors, according to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. He declined to revealAFP - 487 words
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Article, Illustration667 2002-08-28 2 Andrea Tan - 2nd-6th storey corridor collapses in Toa P&yoh North By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] JTC Corp will check 10 premises in Kallang, Tanglin and other areas after a fire escape corridor at a Toa Payoh North factory came crashing down yesterday morning. TheABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN/ST - 667 words
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575 2002-08-28 2 Strong reactions come after reports of children's deaths AP AFP. Reuters [MANILA! The Malaysian government's crackdown on illegal immigrants has provoked strong reactions in Manila and Jakarta, especially after reports of deaths among children. The Philippines filed a formal protest and summoned the MalaysianAP; AFP.; Reuters - 575 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration513 2002-08-28 3 Ven Sreenivasan - Connter sinks to new low of 82 US cents amid CAD probe Byy Ven Sreenivasan AS Datacraft Asia's shares continued to sink amid continuing uncertainty about the Commercial Affairs Department's investigations into the company, some market players are wondering whether it is timeSource: Bloomberg - 513 words
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Article827 2002-08-28 3 anthony rowley - lock siew anthony rowley THE Shanghai Stock Exchange may be tapping into a seam of gold by pushing to list the shares of the myriad joint-venture firms formed by Japanese companies with local partners in China over the past few years. Yet even this could827 words
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358 2002-08-28 3 Quak Hiang Whai - By( Quak Hiang Whai UNITED Overseas Bank's plans to go big in the Greater China market is bearing fruit, with the group winning new licences to expand its business scope in three key cities on the mainland. In an announcement yesterday, UOB said358 words
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423 2002-08-28 5 Rachel Ong - Raffles Hospital expected to break even for H2; group net profit np 51% By Rachel Ong RAFFLES Hospital is poised to be the gem of the Raffles Medical Group, as it is expected to break even for the second half of this year, thus423 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article77 2002-08-28 5 Reuters BONVESTS Holdings said net profit for the six months ended June 30 jumped to $5.91 million from $219,000 a year ago. Earnings per share were 2.20 cents, up from 0.08 cent. Turnover rose to $100.99 million from $89.40 million. Bonvests is engaged in property developmentReuters - 77 words
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136 2002-08-28 5 Reuters SHARES of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing slumped to record lows in active trade yesterday on talk the world's third-largest contract microchip maker might do a rights issue. "We do not comment on market rumours," Singapore-based Chartered's chief financial officer George Thomas told Reuters. "Our fundsReuters - 136 words
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Article69 2002-08-28 5 Reuters TIANJIN Zhong Xin Pharmaceutical Group said first-half net profit rose to 42.90 million renminbi (Ss9 million) from 39.09 million renminbi a year ago. Turnover rose to 835.88 million renminbi from 788.57 million. Tianjin Zhong Xin is a manufacturer of Chinese and Western pharmaceutical and genes-relatedReuters - 69 words
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Article43 2002-08-28 5 Creative Technology yesterday announced an addition to its line erf digital cameras. The new Creative PC-CAM 750, a 2.1 megapixel camera, is slated for immediate shipment to retail outlets at an estimated street price of U*****.99, the company said.43 words
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298 2002-08-28 5 Angela Tan - Undertakings to allay concerns to be released next week Byl Angela Tan The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is expected to rule on the proposed Foxtel-Op-tus pay television alliance in the next few weeks, Australian media reported yesterday. They quoted the commission298 words
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290 2002-08-28 5 Kalpana Rashiwala - Group turnover hit by fall in property business By] Kalpana Rashiwala HOTEL Properties' firsthalf net profit slid 28.1 per cent to $12.15 million as turnover fell due to lower income from development properties following the completion of the Cuscaden Residences condo in March this290 words
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Article, Illustration279 2002-08-28 5 Arthur Poon - By Arthur Poon DIVERSIFIED construction and technology group PDC Corp yesterday reported a $1.88 million net profit for the six months ended June 30 reversing an interim net loss of $2.5 million a year earlier. Turnover rose 102 per centARTHUR LEE - 279 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration307 2002-08-28 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aitf 27 VALUE CLOSE t WOMB -82.00 -178.00 wot -*****.00 -82.00 WlNyMI -*****.00 -8.00 IMQBpMw 405.46 -2.34 «Wh»IM 125.39 40.87 1334.02 -6.42 401.32 -6.92 MtQflifpin 188.88 -1.20 CWraya2.5c 79,252.000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 21,965,000 Datacraft lOc.— 20,968,000 Link* island 10c 12,700,000 SembCofp ind 25c 9,307,000 NOL 8334.000 Ene««lOc307 words
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Article, Illustration786 2002-08-28 4 larry wee - llonger view CURRENCIES Untidy range trading may be the default outcome larry wee JUST when it looked like the US dollar was finally going to move out of the messy range-trading picture we painted last week, overnight talk of a pre-emptive strike against786 words
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Article, Illustration794 2002-08-28 4 r. sivanithy - l I comment STOCKS How to get retail players to help move the market when the market isn't moving because of their absence? r. sivanithy THE problem of how to improve conditions in the local stock market is the same as the ancient conundrum that794 words
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Article3383 2002-08-28 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM Aaro Ami Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqtyl* 065* Star Europe Bd 1047/ Star Europe M 0.83* Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0 72/ Star Asa Bond 1J* Star Asia Balanced 0.442/ Star Global Technology Fundi** 0.176/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fundi** 0 724/ Star Asia Bond(USO) 0.71*3,383 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration468 2002-08-28 6 Serena Ng - Kingsmen, Bread Talk also preparing for regional moves By I Serena Ng LOCAL face, skin and bodycare brand Haach has been approached by a big Chinabased company that is keen on working with it to set up spas and grooming centres for professional men468 words
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Article289 2002-08-28 6 Eugene Low - YESTERDAY Df PARLIAMENT By 1 Eugene Low THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has yet to decide who will manage its proposed deposit insurance scheme. But it will either be the MAS itself, or a separate organisation with its own governance structure. Deputy Prime289 words
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PARLIAMENT Briefs
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44 2002-08-28 6 AS at the end of last month, about 1.3 million Singaporeans have made the necessary $50 CPF contribution to qualify for the Economic Restructuring Shares allocation in January next year, said Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.44 words
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76 2002-08-28 6 THE Energy Market Authority (EMA) and power companies in Singapore are studying whether it is possible for gas-fired plants to switch quickly over to diesel when the gas supply is interrupted, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Raymond Lim said yesterday. This76 words
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Article36 2002-08-28 6 TO help prevent the abuse of foreign domestic workers, first-time employers of these workers will have to undergo a mandatory orientation programme. Minister of State for Manpower Ng Eng Hen said yesterday.36 words
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Article32 2002-08-28 6 SOME 23 per cent of Singaporeans aged 40 to 69 who are eligible for automatic coverage have opted out of ElderShield, said Health Minister Lim Hng Kiang.32 words
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230 2002-08-28 6 TEMASEK Holdings will move to the recently-com-pleted Atrium@Orchard above Dhoby Ghaut MRT station towards the end of the year. Sources say the government investment holding firm, which is moving from Temasek Tower in Shenton Way, will lease "in excess of 50,000 to 60,000 sq230 words
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Article, Illustration319 2002-08-28 6 Eugene Low - *2 =1 on the economy services -By Eugene Low THE services sector's takings fell for the third straight quarter in Q2, declining by 1.9 per cent year-on-year. In Ql, revenue from the sector had dipped 1.7 per cent. Growth of the sector's overall takingsSource: DOS - 319 words
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672 2002-08-28 7 Kalpana Rashiwala - Analysts cite flat home prices, pressure to keep business costs low By] Kalpana Rashiwala DEVELOPMENT (DC) charges are expected to stay flat or ease in the latest sixmonthly revision on Sept 1, property consultants say. They reckon this672 words
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247 2002-08-28 7 50 nnits to be sold by tender on a strata basis BELEAGUERED coffee trader Hiang Kie's industrial building at Woodlands has been put on the market by its judicial manager Ernst and Young (E&Y). The property, «Hiang Kie Industrial Building IV, will be sold247 words
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Article, Illustration763 2002-08-28 8 leon hadar - pi!l=l bottom line OPINION leon hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent IS BUSH the Younger repeating the mistakes of Bush the Elder by investing his time and energy in foreign policy, while paying less attention to the economy? Will the son, like763 words
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Article89 2002-08-28 8 'I don't know what I should apologise for. I cannot apologise, for example, for having made the film, Triumph of the Will'. It won the top prize. All my films won the top prize.' Leni Biefenstahl a German film-maker, now 100 years old. on the films she89 words
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Article566 2002-08-28 8 EDITORIAL THE recent series of global developments have brought the issue of executive compensation to the fore including accounting scandals and revelations of multimillion-dollar pay packages for top managers in troubled companies. US companies have been at the centre of the attention, with new studies566 words
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1228 2002-08-28 8 Yang Razali Kassim - History has shown that the quest for knowledge or progress, or modernity is not alien to the Muslims. They must rekindle that spirit Yang Razali Kassim The writer isßT's regional editor IN 875 AD, a Spanish Moor, Abbas Ibn Firnas, attempted to fly like1,228 words
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662 2002-08-28 8 Margaret Yang Singapore - I it M i M bag Margaret Yang Singapore THE response by Mentor ("Banta takeover deal not withdrawn", Mailbag, Aug 20) to BT's article of Aug 15 raises more questions than it attempts to answer. When Mentor announced its final results on June 5. the662 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration356 2002-08-28 9 KUALA LUMPUR He is seen as a front-runner to buy in if project is privatised MALAYSIAN tycoon Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary aims to take a stake in the US$2.4 billion Bakun dam project, despite losing out on the main building contract, a source closeTHE STAR - 356 words
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389 2002-08-28 9 Diana Oon Abdullah - Mobile services suffer RM7Om loss, but turnaround seen by year-end Froml Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur TELEKOM Malaysia has turned in an unsurprising set of results, with half-year net profit higher by 18.2 per cent over a year ago at RM541.1 million389 words
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226 2002-08-28 9 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters ASIA'S oldest conglomerate, Sime Darby Bhd, beat market forecasts with its full-year results yesterday. The diversified Malaysian firm posted a 25 per cent rise in net profits fuelled by a strong home market. Sime said its variety of interests which spanReuters - 226 words
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Article, Illustration605 2002-08-28 10 Shoeb Kagda - Reducing pace of privatisation could undermine investor confidence; official From L.I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta THE government of President Megawati Sukarnoputri could face growing political pressure to impose trade barriers and slow down the pace of privatisation ahead of the 2004605 words
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166 2002-08-28 10 ■JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIA'S foreign direct investment approvals dived to U552.67 billion in the first seven months of 2002 from U555.55 billion in the same period last year, government figures showed yesterday. The drop was in line with analysts' expectations. State investment agencyReuters - 166 words
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463 2002-08-28 11 Loh Hui Yin - Having missed the opportunity in' 94 they are polling ont all stops this time From. Loh Hui Yin in Ningbo NINGBO city, which earlier lost the chance to host a Sin-gapore-type industrial park that eventually went to Suzhou, has rolled out the red463 words
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447 2002-08-28 11 JAKARTA Reuters AN Indonesian court yesterday dismissed a foreign tribunal's ruling that state oil company Pertamina pay a US-based firm US$26l million over a suspended project, putting Indonesia's legal system back under the microscope. One key investor in Karaha Bodas slammed the decisionReuters - 447 words
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Article, Illustration438 2002-08-28 11 Audrey Tan - But it says it's on track for full-year profit target Froml Audrey Tan in Hong Kong BANK of China (Hong Kong) yesterday reported an 18.5 per cent dive in net profits to HK$3.4 billion (***** million) for the half year ended June, as the438 words
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Article51 2002-08-28 11 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd is interested in joining Hopewell Holdings Ltd to build a HK$l5 billion (5J3.4 billion) bridge to Macau and Zhuhai, across the mouth of the Pearl River, the Hong Kong Economic Times said, citing Hopewell chairman Gordon Wu.Bloomberg - 51 words
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56 2002-08-28 11 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Renong Bhd has swung around with a pre-tax profit of RM836.5 million (SS3B7 million) for the year ended June 30, from a loss of RMI.3 billion previously. It said the profit was due to gains from the disposal of its UEM stake.Bernama - 56 words
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53 2002-08-28 11 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Acer Inc said it plans to take over its venture with Computer Associates International Inc to expand its software business and boost profit. Acer may buy New York-based Computer Associates' 50 per cent stake in Vision Tech Information Technology Inc, aBloomberg - 53 words
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33 2002-08-28 11 Bernama [MANILA] Malaysia's Petronas is considering the possibility of raising its 20 per cent stake in a proposed US$6OO million naphtha cracker plant in the Philippines. BernamaBernama - 33 words
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WORLD news
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369 2002-08-28 12 WASHINGTON Iraq may soon have nukes, says Cheney NYT, Reuters, Bloomberg RENEWED talk of a US assault on Iraq sent world oil prices simmering close to their highest in a year. London benchmark Brent crude futures, opening after a three-day weekend, rose 78 USNYT,; Reuters,; Bloomberg - 369 words
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135 2002-08-28 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US warplanes yesterday attacked a radar site in a northern Iraq "nofly" zone and an air defence command facility in southern Iraq, the US military said, citing hostile acts by the Iraqi military. The defence department said the planes attackedReuters - 135 words
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201 2002-08-28 12 WASHINGTON Reuters FEDERAL regulators yesterday unanimously approved rules requiring companies to report information more quickly in an effort to bolster investor confidence in a market hit by accounting scandals. As authorities continue their investigations of Enron Corp, World Com and other companies, theReuters - 201 words
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Article68 2002-08-28 12 Reuters [CHICAGO] Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc(CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) each agreed to pay US$l5 million to electronic bond broker eSpeed Inc rather than go to court over a patent dispute, the exchanges said yesterday. eSpeed had alleged that CME's Globex electronic platformReuters - 68 words
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56 2002-08-28 12 Bloomberg [LONDON] Venture capitalists expect transaction volume to increase in the next six months as companies sell off marginal businesses, the Financial Times said yesterday. FT said almost half of the 770 venture capitalists surveyed by consultants at Deloitte Touche LLP expect the number ofBloomberg - 56 words
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64 2002-08-28 12 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's panel on reform of the Postal Services Agency will propose privatising the institution in a report next month, panel chief Naoki Tanaka said. One proposal will call for ftilly privatising all three arms erf the postal service: mail delivery, postal savings andBloomberg - 64 words
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58 2002-08-28 12 AP [SYDNEY] Australia's central bank yesterday unveiled a major shake-up of the credit card industry. The reforms slash by 40 per cent credit card interchange fees. They also open up the payments system to other businesses, and gives merchants the green light to passAP - 58 words
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Article58 2002-08-28 12 Royal Sun fined £1.35m Bloomberg [LONDON] Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group pic was fined £1.35 million (553.6 million) by the Financial Services Authority for failing to identify pension customers who may have been owed money. It's the biggest fine since the UK regulator started monitoring how companies are compensating customersBloomberg - 58 words
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Article72 2002-08-28 12 Reuters uopgvm {NEW YORK] Andersen Worldwide, the global network of accounting firms under the Andersen brand name, will pay US$6O million in the first wave of settlements arising from the accounting firm's audit of Enron Corp, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday. TheReuters - 72 words
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212 2002-08-28 12 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg INTEL Corp chief executive officer Craig Barrett said 1 demand for personal computers and the semiconductors used in them may not rebound during the holiday season this year. "There is always some anticipation of a holiday season uptick in computerBloomberg - 212 words
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Article, Illustration579 2002-08-28 13 NEW YORK Salomon's analyst, Jack Grnbman was part of the allocation process NYT OFFICERS and directors of World Com received thousands of shares of hot initial public offerings from Salomon Smith Barney during the late *****. Documents Salomon delivered late on Monday to aNYT; REUTERS - 579 words
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366 2002-08-28 13 ZURICH Parent Credit Suisse urges change in Swiss laws Reuters WINTERTHUR, the insurance arm of financial conglomerate Credit Suisse Group, said yesterday that falling equity markets had eaten away much of its hidden reserves and called for a change in Swiss laws. Winterthur said its hiddenReuters - 366 words
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253 2002-08-28 13 NEW YORK Reuters US life insurers' ability to pay claims will likely fall further if financial markets remain tumultuous, and their credit ratings may suffer, Moody's Investors Service said on Monday. The credit rating agency said in a report the "capital adequacy" ofReuters - 253 words
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330 2002-08-28 14 BRASILIA But this recovery may be shortlived, want analysts Bloomberg, Reuters BRAZIL'S economy expanded in the second quarter, signalling the end of a recession that began in the last quarter of 2001. Its gross domestic product (GDP) grew 1.3 per centBloomberg,; Reuters - 330 words
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Miscellaneous202 2002-08-28 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 31 SSSr" OU d (9) YESTERDAYS SOLUTION 15 [nvoivingpossibly ten In a Across: 1 Tablets, 9 Oisagree, DOWN bad way (9) < nead duck 13 2 It's too much for the players 16 With private transport, peo- 'f (6) pie will be in the pink! Faene, 13 Palindrome,202 words
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Advertisement637 2002-08-28 15 Remarkably unsuccessful inventions of our time. ITU V, Imagine, if you will, the wild-eyed, not to say cross- AXX ty V>4 XXU IJ IX Cy JV eyed, inventor of the chopstick. He is sitting in his workshop, surrounded by a pile of previous concept-models of his invention, holding a bowl637 words
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FORMULA ONE
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Article, Illustration1476 2002-08-28 16 Heike Hientzsch - The banks who are stakeholders must reach a pact with the teams for good of the sport says Helke Hlentzsch Heike Hientzsch The writer is a freelance journalist specialising in motor sports. She also prepares motorsports press releases for BMW Ag UP UNTIL theAP; REUTERS - 1,476 words
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Article, Illustration598 2002-08-28 16 Reuters [LONDON] Formula One has remained a man's world, on the racetrack at least, since Italian Giovanna Amati failed to qualify her Brabham in Brazil a decade ago. But Indy Racing League (IRL) driver Sarah Fisher showed this month, as the first woman toReuters; REUTERS - 598 words
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Article124 2002-08-28 16 A PLANNED Russian Formula One Grand Prix remains a possibility after it was put on hold earlier this year, Moscow's tourism chief said on Monday. "I'm sure, it (Formula One) will come here and it will happen, as we have planned, in 2004," Grigory Antyufeyev,124 words
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Article, Illustration188 2002-08-28 16 BRAZILIAN Cristiano da Matta, leader erf the CART championship in the US, says he would not want to move to Formula One simply to make up the numbers. The 28-year-old has been strongly tipped to take over from Briton Allan McNish at ToyotaREUTERS - 188 words
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117 2002-08-28 16 FORD-OWNED Formula One team Jaguar is not for sale, the firm's group vice-president Richard Parry-Jones says. The BBC reported earlier that Austrian Dietrich Mateschitz, boss of soft drink company Red Bull, was in talks with Font's top-level management about buying the team, but the117 words
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Article, Illustration147 2002-08-28 16 HEINZ-HARALD Frentzen will rejoin Formula One team Sauber next season in a one-year deal, the Swiss-based team confirmed to Reuters. The 35-year-old German, who left the financially troubled Arrows team earlier this month, will replace Brazilian driver Felipe Massa, who has been offered the role ofRKUTERS - 147 words
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130 2002-08-28 16 Christopher Tan - Compiled by < Christopher Tan FERRARI technical director Rosfi Brawn says that the double world champions have reached a dominant peak and expects McLaren and Williams to come back stronger next season. Ferrari wrapped up the manufacturers' championship at the Hungarian Grand Prix after Brazilian130 words
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Article60 2002-08-28 17 BORNEO Motors is having another Lexus Golf Day at the Serapong course on Sentosa tomorrow. This is its second golf day for Lexus owners, following a successful first on March 13. A hole-in-one prize of a new Lexus ES3OO awaits the lucky player. The event is60 words
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Article, Illustration88 2002-08-28 17 STUCK with an inauspicious car plate number? Now you can have it changed. The LTA says motorists can bid for new vehicle registration numbers to replace those on their existing vehicles. Bidding starts at $1,000, and can be made on forms available at LTA'sREUTERS FILE PHOTO - 88 words
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Article91 2002-08-28 17 THE Land Transport Authority says several newly-imported electric skate scooters have not met requirements for them to be used on public roads. It says it is an offence for anyone to use these gadgets on the road. One recent example of an electric skate vehicle is91 words
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Article179 2002-08-28 17 CHINA may make many of the same environmental mistakes as the West when it comes to cars. Beijing, a city of 13 million people, now has almost 1.8 million cars, a figure that could rise to four million by 2010, according to estimates quoted by AFP. "If they become179 words
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158 2002-08-28 17 HYUNDAI Motor wants to expand its alliance with DaimlerChrysler to tap the large-car and diesel engine technology of the world's fifth-biggest automaker and extend its own model range. Hyundai also wants to increase its research and development links with DaimlerChrysler, which owns 10.5 per cent of158 words
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122 2002-08-28 17 DEPLOYED airbags are sometimes replaced with false or faulty units and resold to unsuspecting customers, according to the US Automotive Occupant Restraints Council. Used vehicles with collision or flood damage have been found with rags, cans or other materials stuffed in their airbag122 words
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Article145 2002-08-28 17 Christopher Tan - Compiled by < Christopher Tan TOYOTA Motor is considering strengthening its ties with Volkswagen in the field of vehicle collection and recycling in Europe, according to Dow Jones Newswires. Toyota, which already exchanges information with the German maker on collecting old cars, is currently discussing145 words
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Article, Illustration694 2002-08-28 17 Christopher Tan - -%i exclusive Toyota distributor ropes in parallel importer to recapture lost market share. Christopher Tan reports Christopher Tan TOYOTA distributor Borneo Motors, which has been losing market share to grey imports, is doing what some might consider as sleeping with the enemy. It is teaming upARTHUR LEE - 694 words
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384 2002-08-28 17 Christopher Tan - rrr exclusive] Move believed to be spurred by Afta's posh for tariff cots All reports by Christopher Tan IN a rare and unexpected move, the Customs Excise Department (CED) has reduced a controversial vehicle tax component by 2 per cent. Car384 words
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226 2002-08-28 17 THE Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be amending the upfront rebate for off-peak cars (OPC) not that it matters to many people. In a notice to motor traders, the LTA said the previous $17,000 upfront tax rebate would now be apportioned differently. To226 words
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Advertisement13 2002-08-28 17 For the latest open market value rates of passenger care, go to http://app.iiitenieLgov.sg/sciiirts/lta/3_2_oMV.asp13 words
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Advertisement858 2002-08-28 17 \olices i£)Bnl' Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (ESTABLISHED IN ITALY WITH LIMITED LIABILITY HEAD OFFICE IN ROME) HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS VIA VITTORIO VENETO 119. ***** ROMA, ITALY {in at euro) (in thousands at euroi ASSETS 2001 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 2001 Caah and deposits wtth c«rrtral banks In tarsal Income 5,*****6858 words
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Advertisement82 2002-08-28 18 ,W*' To all Singapore l we ttiank you for I j Improvement works to Singapore Land Tower, a prominent landmark ;l in Raffles Place, is now completed. Wltt_l a 5 P 0rtc n 9 new facade and 3 r05^er ,n 0r,or our corporate tenants can now enjoy a more I82 words
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Article, Illustration1046 2002-08-28 19 Robert Halili - ll?Wli]3 markets Bay value lowest in 137 weeks; Multi-Chem leads buybacks By Robert Halili The writer is managing director of Asia Insider SENTIMENT among directors and substantial shareholders remained flat for the second consecutive week. The index closed at +2.3 points for the fiveSource: Asia insider - 1,046 words
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467 2002-08-28 19 Genevieve Cua - By\ Genevieve Cua TWO academics from the UK's University of Reading have produced a series of working papers on hedge funds that cast a wry and sceptical eye on their so-called investment benefits. The papers by Associate Finance Professor Harry Kat and PhD467 words
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Advertisement131 2002-08-28 19 Temptation abounds at our excellent lunch spread featuring Smoked Salmon, Garoupa, Tuna Loin, j Sushi, Maki. Seafood. Meat and local favourites. AUGUST SKOAL Popular Singapore Hawker Food Corner featuring Chicken Rice. Bak Kut Teh. Claypot Curry Fish Head and Laksa. Monday Friday $23 per adult. $14 per child Saturday. Sunday131 words
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Advertisement96 2002-08-28 19 From find ,hem Classified. ATwrkfeVi Tsefibczvous Culinary Cultural Extravaganza 27 Aug 1 Sep 2002 Presenting a fascinating troupe of 42 from Turkey that will bring you culinary delights, lively traditional music, graceful belly dancing and handiworks. Come, discover Turkey! Buffet Dinner 7:00 pm -10:00 pm The Belvedere Enquiries: *****288 Mandasvt96 words
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EXECUTIVE money
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Article, Illustration1105 2002-08-28 20 GENEVIEVE CUA - As new studies throw scepticism on the claims of hedge funds' benefits, GENEVIEVE CUA explores the dark side of the investment tool GENEVIEVE CUA WITH two straight years of negative equity returns, and a third one almost in the bag, the temptation is great to see1,105 words
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Article, Illustration941 2002-08-28 20 Genevieve Cua - By Genevieve Cua THESE are arid times for capital-secured funds in terms of performance. But even in terms of new products available for the investment of CPF Special Account (SA) savings, the product pipeline appears to be drying up. Of 40 such funds included inSource: S&P Fund Services - 941 words
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Advertisement44 2002-08-28 20 There ia no free lunch, Pg 19 I I 1 Chartered Financial Consultant I I I I Aw.irded by the Smgnporp College of I m s u r a i» c e www.scicollege.org sg 290 ORCHA RD ROAD, SINGAPORE *****9. TELEPHONE:6738SS3S 'III i H44 words
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Article, Illustration545 2002-08-28 21 Donald Urquhart - S'pore-based company facing mounting criticism over ship incidents By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] After mounting international criticism and a series of embarrassing incidents, the Singa-pore-based Cambodia Shipping Registry is to be taken back by the Cambodian government. According to a report in theAFP - 545 words
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Article270 2002-08-28 21 six m «1?7 S$ HI CWT Distribution 0.74 -0.01 12 Choen Hup 0.44 0.01 227 Cosco Investment 0.19 -0.01 139 Freight Links 0.05 unch 836 GB Holdings 0 72 0.01 20 Jaye Moldings 0-24 unch 395 Keppel Corp 4.56 0.10 1211 Keppel Marine 0.16 unch 158 Keppel Tele270 words
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363 2002-08-28 21 Beth Jinks - By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Contract ne gotiations between unions representing US West Coast dockworkers and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents shipping lines and terminal operators, resumed yesterday afternoon. The meeting was postponed one day because the International Longshore and Warehouse363 words
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Article189 2002-08-28 21 [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines' (NOL) container arm APL has taken 200 weekly slots on Hanjin's CEX Asia Europe service after signing a six-month agreement which began mid-August. Reflecting this year's strong recovery of cargo volumes on the trade lane, the deal indicates that APL's189 words
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242 2002-08-28 21 No threat of pollution from cargo vessel AP [PERTH] A South Korean cargo ship loaded with iron ore was stranded after running aground off the coast of Western Australia. The 200,000-ton Hanjin Dampier struck a sandbar off the West Australian port of DampierAP - 242 words
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Article, Illustration57 2002-08-28 21 [SINGAPORE] A six-carriage MRT train being unloaded at PSA Corporation's Tanjong Pagar Terminal with the help of a purpose-built spreader bar. The five-hour discharge operation on Sunday followed a two-week sailing from the Port ofAntwerp aboard the OOCL Thailand. The French-built train will soon be57 words
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Article, Illustration588 2002-08-28 22 David Hughes - STRAIT TALE -By] David Hughes PORT security has been a major issue for nearly a year. There's now barely a terminal in the developed world that has not been looking at ways of preventing people, terrorist devices or any kind of unwanted gift fromUS CUSTOMS SERVICE - 588 words
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Article195 2002-08-28 22 PACC A««il 10 rtanglUt 5 HA 6 K 10 «Tl K CMACCM C0SC0 3 ft Cwtr# u 4 ChtfWM 10 CWMShpq 5 Cofrff 10 4 CouQt; S It CWT GioMmt 4 Drtan 4 Qoogwma 3 EPCamm 10 ta J It Eflglt* 10 CPUMt V (w«rm 4 FoangSM195 words
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Article14099 2002-08-28 26 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertise* Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN D*s»'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvolre 04/09 12/10 CMA COM VILLE DE VIRGO NAM 65******00 04/09 COSCO EMPRESS SEA 0I29W 65******00 09/09 01/W Del mas FLORA OELMAS 235W 65******44 09/09 06/10 Kien Hunq14,099 words
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Article658 2002-08-28 31 Vessel Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT ASIAN REX 802 J17 A/SIDE 28/08 1500 ATLANTIS 7 A7102A J2/3 A/SIDE 28/08 0630 FAJAR MAS 04A/02 J16/17 A/SIDE 28/08 1500 LABROY 166 NMS27 J3 A/SIDE 28/08 0800 LENNON 12 J4/5 A/SIDE 28/08 0600 MULIASUKSES JB0802 J2 A/SIDE 28/08 0015658 words
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Article1450 2002-08-28 31 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth BertMng Un- Berth Name Voy Voy teq b*nh tog Nmbr Aa WHB 067N «7N 1 **********00 *****002 1400 AlAMiATA 2 W10 8810 1 2******07 2200 *****002-0100 amie* i ow oil 7*********** jvamaaj i»ao BOI «—i ow j 7W6ooo2i*oo *****0020S151,450 words
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Article179 2002-08-28 31 Aug 31 Malaysia: National Day Philippines: Nat Heroes Day Sap 2 United States: Labour Day. Vietnam: National. Sep 3 Canada: Labour Day. Sep 15 Japan: Respect-for-the-Aged Day. Sep 20 Korea: Harvest Day. Sep 21 Korea: Harvest Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sep 22 Hong Kong: Mid-Autumn Festi val. Korea:179 words
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Article828 2002-08-28 31 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Lid. 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 the828 words
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Article447 2002-08-28 31 m ku m.i oj tsj oat 31 0.01 *«J 23 *«K| Water Mta IrliM.aMfci >«»m Ms Am* OS 0 0 1 0 0 0 MO Aw mi OJ 6.1 0.06 27 0J02 Uam 3H MM WOt li U (II 12 OK Mrl %wr »MW w He447 words
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Article, Illustration361 2002-08-28 32 Action by air traffic controllers will affect 11% of world's area Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian air traffic controllers plan a five-hour strike on Friday, bringing to a stop all flights in an area straddling more than a tenth of the globe, officials saidReuters; AFP - 361 words
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168 2002-08-28 32 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Virgin Blue Airlines may take more than a year to gain access to a Sydney Airports Corp terminal on terms it claims were agreed before the airport's sale to a Macquarie Bank Ltd-led group, Australia's competitionBloomberg - 168 words
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Article, Illustration337 2002-08-28 32 It's also eyeing 25% share in 2b yuan cargo venture with the airline Reuters [HONG KONG] China-back-ed conglomerate Citic Pacific Ltd said yesterday it planned to take a 25 per cent stake in Air China after the Chinese flagReuters; FILE PHOTO - 337 words
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226 2002-08-28 32 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Lufthansa will reduce prices on flights within Germany to a standard fare of 98 euros (SSI66) to fight lowprice competitors and attract new customers. Lufthansa will introduce the lower German fares as of Sept 10. The price cuts are indefinite, itBloomberg - 226 words
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196 2002-08-28 32 It aims to boost passenger traffic over 10 years AFP (BAGHDAD) Iraq is planning to construct four new provincial airports over the next 10 years. Transport Minister Ahmed Murtada said. Terminals to handle two million passengers each would be built in Niniveh, 400 kilometresAFP - 196 words
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Article, Illustration272 2002-08-28 32 Earlier plan was to use site for trade exhibitions, fairs Bloomberg {BANGKOK] Thailand will keep Bangkok's existing international airport open for cargo and charter flights, even after the new airport opens in 2005, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said. The new SuvarnabhumiBloomberg; AP - 272 words
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Article2135 2002-08-28 32 CITY HIGH! ETA FLIGHT [TO AMaMt IH9770 2230 sum mo Amsttrdaoi $023 0605 GA974 0130 *1.837 1510 KU38 2225 S024 2345 »*MMMrl»a MOOI2 0610 Athens SO 347 0550 Anctlaatf LH98T7 1900 UfMK 2020 NZ23 1900 N224 2020 S***** 1900 $***** 2020 N***** 2045 N24»5 2100 S02662,135 words
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