The Business Times, 2 January 2003
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Title Section14 2003-01-02 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg SINGAPORE THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2003 MITA (P) 010/03/200214 words
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482 2003-01-02 1 Chuang Peck Ming - exclusive 3J>% salary hikes seen for S'pore but 7-5-12% in China, India and Indonesia By Chuang Peck Ming "Hong Kong fares the worst when it comes to pay increase," says Ms Ng, a Singaporean and formerly with New York-based Mercer. "The 2003482 words
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549 2003-01-02 1 Steady decline in cheque business forcing the move LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Like other companies facing a decline in business, the Federal Reserve has warned employees at its 12 regional banks that some of them might lose their jobs in coming monthsLAT-WP - 549 words
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Article, Illustration1133 2003-01-02 1 Size of babble means the retracement may not be over, they warn NYT [NEW YORK] Stocks in the United States suffered their third consecutive annual decline the first time that has happened in 60 years. But analysts warn that the worst mayNYT; Source: Bloomberg/Reuters/AP - 1,133 words
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Advertisement18 2003-01-02 1 HK property Hang Seng Property Index down 29% Higher property sales but lower prices expected in 2003: analysts18 words
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Advertisement225 2003-01-02 1 ZZZZZZL bß| 1 i b|B I •,:Ahbmi I HBHffDCHfI AFP We could've danced all nigpt [SHANGHAI] Chinese women dancing before a huge illuminated '2003' on the Taipingqiao lakeside at the Shanghai Xintiandi New Year's Eve countdown party yesterday. China enjoyed many successes in 2002, including its smooth first year as225 words
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Article753 2003-01-02 2 EDITORIAL THE year just ended was one of surprises in the financial markets, which is perhaps in the normal way of things. That being so, it's worth speculating what we could expect to see in 2003, including the wild cards. First, a recap on the753 words
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665 2003-01-02 2 The slowdown suggests stocks may foil farther, some investors fear Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US executives and directors last year bought the smallest amount of shares in their companies since 1996 as stocks tumbled to five-year lows. Purchases by insiders fell 2.1Bloomberg - 665 words
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618 2003-01-02 2 Move follows recent string of defeats at the trade arbiter Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The US is proposing an overhaul in the way World Trade Organization (WTO) disputes are handled, following a string of American defeats at the Geneva-based arbiter on issues from steel-import tariffsBloomberg - 618 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration263 2003-01-02 3 David Boey - One-off provisions blamed; COO Tan Enk Ee takes over as new chief exec By: David Boey PRINTED circuit board maker Gul Technologies Singapore has said it will post a second consecutive full-year loss, amid management changes that include the loss of itsFILE PHOTO - 263 words
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135 2003-01-02 3 CASA Holdings has slipped into the red, with a $604,000 loss for the year ended September 2002, but expects to do better in the current financial year. The loss despite a 3 per cent rise in turnover to $74.5 million compares with a $561,000135 words
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508 2003-01-02 3 al labita - al labita PHILIPPINE taipan John Gokongwei's low-key but sustained purchase of shares in Singapore-listed United Industrial Corp (UIC) has fuelled speculation that he's up to something. On Dec 23, 2002, the tycoon snared 56,000 more UIC shares at 64 cents apiece on the508 words
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332 2003-01-02 3 David Boey - By\ David Boey LOSS-MAKING construction firm Van der Horst (VDH) intends to transfer its shares to Sesdaq if the proposed reverse takeover by petroleum explorer Goldwater Company goes through. Scant details are available on VDH's "white knight", but a statement from332 words
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SINGAPORE news
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325 2003-01-02 4 Andrea Tan - This is the biggest drop in the Asia-Pacific region, says DTZ survey By< Andrea Tan OFFICE occupancy costs in Singapore slid 23 per cent in 2002 the biggest drop in the Asia-Pacific region a survey by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung shows. But325 words
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Article181 2003-01-02 4 Cheaper Global occupancy costs* totm. OCCUPANCY OOUMIHES/CmES MSERBTT 0UT60WCS COST AuetraAa Adelaide 10.50 4.40 14.90 Brisbane 16.70 520 21.90 Canberra 13.30 4.40 17.70 Meboume 19.40 520 2460 Perth 14.10 5.00 19.10 Sydney 32.70 6.50 3920 China 34.60 6-20 40.80 Shanghai (PuxO 26.80 4.80 31.40 Shanghai (Pudong) 27.50 420 3220181 words
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357 2003-01-02 4 David Boey - He advises leaders to point ont flaws of al-Qaeda's ideology By\ David Boey PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday praised Singapore's Muslim community for strengthening national integration and said Muslims should be on guard against extremist elements. At the opening357 words
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Article, Illustration294 2003-01-02 4 David Boey - EYE ON ECONOMY By David Boey BUOYED by higher oil prices, the Manufactured Products Price Index for November 2002 gained 1.1 per cent year-on-year to 84.8 points the first increase since June 2001. But the price of non-oil manufactures declined 2.5 per centSource: Dept of Statistics - 294 words
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247 2003-01-02 4 number indicative gross MATURITY YEAH RAISED COUPON AMOUNT INTEREST OF DAYS (F MOOLf PRICES RHBPT10N RATE m PAYMBfT ACCRUED (EXCLUDING VELD 6INGOOE (%PA) DATES MTERE5T ACCRUED INTEREST) (%PA) 01.*****3 N*****0T 1966 415 ***** 1/2 15 IK *****7 1.11 SG********** 01.04.2003 N*****06 2001247 words
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EXECUTIVE suite
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Article, Illustration824 2003-01-02 6 Vince Chong - Roof gardens in public housing may be a common sight if studies by the HDB kindle private sector interest and participation By Vince Chong WHILE it's not exactly the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, roof gardens that could find their way eventually to public flats could look worldsFILE PHOTOS - 824 words
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REGIONAL news
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493 2003-01-02 7 HONG KONG Li Ka-shing's Cheang Kong is top loser in sector's worst drop since 1997 Asian crisis Bloomberg THE Hang Seng Property Index, which tracks seven of Hong Kong's biggest developers, fell 29 per cent last year as home prices stalled, itsBloomberg - 493 words
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464 2003-01-02 7 HONGKONG Govt stimulus, expected recovery will boost activity Reuters HONG Kong property transactions could rise this year following the government's stimulus package in November but prices may slide further as the economy remains weak and the housing market plagued byReuters - 464 words
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386 2003-01-02 7 HONG KONG Investors bearish over efforts to trim debt, staff costs Bloomberg PCCW Ltd, Hong Kongs biggest phone company, is the worst performing Hang Seng Index stock for a third year, as investors doubt chief executive Richard Li can revive profitBloomberg - 386 words
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Article, Illustration82 2003-01-02 7 [KUALA LUMPUR] Australia's skydiver Jimmy Freeman parachutes down from Malaysia s landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, thefirst day of the Malaysia International Championship of Extreme Skydiving. An international competition for this sport is rare because the activity is banned in most countries. CompetitorsAP - 82 words
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414 2003-01-02 7 KUALA LUMPUR AP SOUTH-EAST Asia's chief terrorist suspect collected hundreds of thousands of dollars through a front charity in Malaysia and used the funds for bombings and to send recruits for military training, a newspaper reported yesterday. Riduan Isamuddin, known as Hambali, alsoAP - 414 words
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Article, Illustration391 2003-01-02 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday pledged to defend his country from foreign aggression, warning that anyone who threatens Malaysia's sovereignty will end up with a "bloody nose". "We promise that if anyone violates our freedom with pre-emptiveAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 391 words
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359 2003-01-02 7 HONGKONG Bat 42% of respondents are optimistic SAS will do better this year AFP THE majority of Hong Kongers are dissatisfied with the state of the territory's economy but many are confident conditions will improve in the New Year, a surveyAFP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration976 2003-01-02 8 A stronger currency would raise companies' profits and boost economic growth, analysts and executives say Bloomberg [BEIJING] China, whose economy has outgrown its biggest rivals for the past seven years, may no longer need a weak currency to keep its edge. Executives and analystsBloomberg; AFP - 976 words
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Article, Illustration633 2003-01-02 8 SHANGHAI NYT, AP CHINA has awarded Germany a potentially lucrative contract to lengthen the world's first commercial magnetic-levitation rail system to cities surrounding Shanghai, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of Germany said on Tuesday. The announcement came after Mr Schroeder and Prime MinisterNYT,; AP - 633 words
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187 2003-01-02 8 TOKYO AFP DAIWA will become Japan's first securities company to set up a brokerage in China following the deregulation of China's financial services, a report said yesterday. In a joint venture with Shanghai International Group Corp (SIG), Daiwa Securities Group IncAFP - 187 words
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359 2003-01-02 8 BEIJING Shenyang Airplane to price them on par with luxury cars AFP THE ongoing quest by China's rich and powerful for higher-status possessions will reach new heights this year when a Chinese airplane manufacturer rolls "affordable" private planes off the assembly line,AFP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration300 2003-01-02 8 KUALA LUMPUR AP THE Malaysian government's buyout of the country's loss-making Formula One Grand Prix track has been delayed by technical hitches, but price was not the problem, a company official said on Tuesday. The Finance Ministry's investment armAP; FILE PHOTO - 300 words
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REGIONAL world
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504 2003-01-02 9 MADISON, New Jersey Appointments follow resignation of Gary Winnick Bloomberg, NYT GLOBAL Crossing Ltd named Myron Ullman and Jeremiah Lambert co-chair-men of the bankrupt fi-ber-optic network operator. The appointments follow the resignation of founder Gary Winnick. Mr Lambert, 68, and Mr Ullman, 56, joined theBloomberg,; NYT - 504 words
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Article, Illustration607 2003-01-02 9 PARIS Investors to pnmp USs3b into Hat; firm to raise additional USs4b NYT ROBERTO Colaninno, the Italian entrepreneur who engineered the hostile takeover of Telecom Italia four years ago, has proposed to Fiat's creditor banks an ambitious US$B billion plan to rescueNYT; AFP FILE PHOTO - 607 words
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Article, Illustration762 2003-01-02 9 MUMBAI The slow pace of reforms pats off overseas investors Bloomberg OVERSEAS investment in Indian stock markets dropped to the lowest in a decade as the slow pace of economic change in Asia's third-biggest economy spurred foreign investors to seek gains in other emergingBloomberg; REUTERS - 762 words
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952 2003-01-02 9 Anthony Rowley - l?TsvK^naiysis Events likely to dictate policy, and the government may be occupied with crisis management says Anthony Rowley in Tokyo Anthony Rowley JAPANESE Prime minister Junichiro Koizumi has pledged in his New Year's Day message to push structural economic reform in 2003. But events952 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration757 2003-01-02 10 robert samuelson - i! 4 bottom line OPINION robert samuelson THE announcement that 10 major investment banks have agreed to pay US$l.4 billion for misleading investors is more political theatre than stock market "reform". It may be a fitting end to a year of corporate scandal, but757 words
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Article49 2003-01-02 10 'You don't have to be familiar with quantum physics to make a nuclear weapon.' -1 van Oeb-feh a nuclear physicist with the Federation of American Scientists, who thinks North Koreans have the technology to build a nuclear weapon in a few months if they chose to49 words
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Article, Illustration1561 2003-01-02 10 Aug Peng Hwa - They help distinguish good products, service or companies from the bad, and increase consumer confidence By< Aug Peng Hwa IN our move to cut away the thicket of rules, one increasingly talked-about approach to liberalise and deregulate business is self-regulation. Last month, there were threeFILE PHOTO - 1,561 words
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Article, Illustration709 2003-01-02 10 Jay Bookman - COMMENTARY Earlier comments by Bush officials have narrowed US options By, Jay Bookman NYT POLITICIANS sometimes act as if rhetoric has no consequences, as if statements made for public consumption simply waft away on the next breeze, never to be heard again. TheNYT; REUTERS - 709 words
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WORLD news
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Article, Illustration236 2003-01-02 11 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Treasury on Tuesday recommended that mutual funds be required to report suspicious transactions as part of new measures against money-laundering put in place in the wake of the Sept 11,2001 attacks. The change could bring mutual funds, which haveReuters - 236 words
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Article756 2003-01-02 11 Both Arab and Israeli money is increasingly being invested in American commercial real estate NYT [SAN ANTONIO) AN influx of investment capital from both Arab and Israeli investors, in roughly equal proportion, has made the Middle East the second largest source of foreign investmentNYT - 756 words
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462 2003-01-02 11 NEW YORK Boeing, Hughes Electronics accused of 123 violations NYT THE US State Department has accused two leading American aerospace companies of 123 violations of export laws in connection with the transfer of satellite and rocket data to China during theNYT - 462 words
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Article, Illustration510 2003-01-02 11 NEW YORK FASB may change rules to make companies expense stock options Bloomberg THE US Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidelines requiring companies to disclose stock options costs more frequently and said it will decide in the first quarter 0f2003 whether to change itsBloomberg; AFP - 510 words
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Article, Illustration640 2003-01-02 11 The Conference Board's index has declined six times in the past 7 months Reuters (NEW YORK] CONSUMER confidence slid in December, the sixth decline in the past seven months, raising fresh concerns that Americans might pull back on spending and weaken an alreadyReuters; AFP FILE PHOTO - 640 words
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500 2003-01-02 11 NEW YORK LAT-WP, NYT PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, the United States' largest accounting firm, has taken a risky public stance in favour of better, more thorough and more detailed audits. In recent advertisements, the firm has promised to take a tougher stance with clients and resignLAT-WP,; NYT - 500 words
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1062 2003-01-02 12 DAVID WILSON - It's time for the third annual Stocky Awards, commemorating some of last year's standout performances among US stocks. The winners include two foreign companies, the first ever to be selected. Each award is uniquely suited to its recipient, though there are two holdover categories fromBloomberg - 1,062 words
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Article, Illustration189 2003-01-02 12 They hug, they laugh, they kiss, they dance.. How revellers worldwide usher in the New Year As time goes by: the clock may have struck midnight and a year may have passed, but for this couple in the shadow of Big Ben in London, a kiss is stillPhotos: AFP, AP, REUTERS - 189 words
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BIZIT
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Article, Illustration1303 2003-01-02 13 Daniel Lyons - Forbes Network Appliance charges far less than EMC, the data storage king. In these penny-pinching times, guess who's getting a lot of new customers Reports byl Daniel Lyons SMACK in the middle of the tech bubble, Daniel Warmenhoven was offering customers an astounding proposition: his company,Source: Forbes Global - 1,303 words
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Article311 2003-01-02 13 EVEN as NetApp attacks EMC from below, it is being chased by an unlikely rival that makes an even lower-cost solution: Microsoft For two years, the Redmond, Washington giant has been pushing a version of its Windows OS (operating system) tweaked with extra features for311 words
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Article, Illustration740 2003-01-02 13 Bill Husted - Some predictions for the new year, and how yon can profit from them By] Bill Husted NYT [ATLANTAJ AS I look ahead at what technology may bring to your home or office in the new year, I am filled with fears and doubts.NYT; FILE PHOTO - 740 words
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165 2003-01-02 13 Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] IBM Corp completed the sale of its hard disk drive operation to Hitachi Ltd as part of a plan to shed unprofitable businesses. Hitachi purchased most of IBM's disk drive assets for US$2.O5 billion, creating a companyBloomberg - 165 words
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132 2003-01-02 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Managers of the .biz Internet domain have agreed to pay roughly US$l.2 million to settle a class-action suit charging that their system for handing out hot names like www.show.biz amounted to an illegal lottery. The deal, approved on Dec 13 but madeReuters - 132 words
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598 2003-01-02 13 Shelley Emling - Media acquisitions will probably stay flattish this year Ryi Shelley Emling NYT [NEW YORK] In June 2000, just months after America Online said it would purchase Time Warner, the world's leading Internet company proclaimed the launch of AOLTV, the first interactive TVNYT - 598 words
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266 2003-01-02 13 Ivan Tan - WlmTr Ivan Tan director (corporate communications), SingTel THIS refers to the commentary "What dreams may come ..(BizlT. Dec 30). In the writer's dream list for Fixed-line services, he hoped that one could send an SMS to a fixed-line phone; that telcos could install266 words
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600 2003-01-02 14 Raju Chellam - The regional IT market will recover gradually in 2003 to cross USsBlb, driven by companies upgrading their infocomm infrastructure Reports by Raju Chellam Despite the contin u i n g gloom and fears of a war breaking out in the600 words
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Article, Illustration516 2003-01-02 14 COMPANIES and government undertakings worldwide are poised to spend more on computer hardware and wireless services in 2003, according to a global study by IDC Corp. In spite of this, overall technology spending growth will remain in the single digits inAFP - 516 words
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Article, Illustration900 2003-01-02 14 paul chan - 11 i comment 2 o m 0 1 China Is set to overtake Japan; S Korea is the world's leading broadband nation paul chan The writer is a BT Senior Correspondent. WHILE Internet stocks in Singapore closed with a whimper in 2002, it900 words
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415 2003-01-02 14 byline here - It clinches widely expected Pentagon nod after 4 months of tests Byl byline here Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Electronic Data Systems Corp has won Pentagon approval to proceed with a US$6.l billion Navy contract to set up and run the military's biggest IT programme.Bloomberg - 415 words
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236 2003-01-02 14 AP [PHOENIX] A US government contractor posted a US$lOO,OOO reward in the theft of Social Security numbers and other personal records of 500,000 military service members and their families in 16 states. The theft of computer hard drives from TriWest Healthcare Alliance couldAP - 236 words
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180 2003-01-02 14 Bloomberg [FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts] Top executives plan to increase spending on computer hardware and software by 4.6 per cent this year, with security programs a top priority, according to a CIO Magazine poll. About 53 per cent of the 335 executives surveyed last month planBloomberg - 180 words
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SHIPPING TIMES
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Article, Illustration502 2003-01-02 15 Five terrorist suspects with Middle Eastern names have slipped illegally into US AFP [WASHINGTON] The United States stepped up security in its mayor ports and seaside cities late on Tuesday, after receiving information that terrorists might be planning a "maritime attack",AFP; US COAST GUARD - 502 words
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191 2003-01-02 15 Bloomberg [CARACAS] Venezuela said it will investigate the grounding of a freighter that got stuck near the Maracaibo shipping channel, normally the conduit for half of the country's oil exports. The Irene E AT, carrying 25 tons of coal, has been grounded in the channelBloomberg - 191 words
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Article274 2003-01-02 15 The freight market report is not available MX *000 BkM S3 *f- HI CWT Distribution 0.70 unch 0 Chuan Hup 044 0.01 673 Cosco invastmant 0.18 -0.01 59 Freight Links 0.03 unch 9 G8 Holdings 0.60 unctl 20 Jaya Holdings -0-23 -0.01 72 KappclCorp 3.70 0.02 141 K*pp*t274 words
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Article99 2003-01-02 15 AFP [OSLO] The captain and five crew members of a ship sending out distress signals were evacuated on Tuesday off the coast of Iceland, said the NTB agency. The Norwegian ship, the Ice Bear, carrying 36,000 litres of fuel and 4,000 litres of oil, began toAFP - 99 words
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578 2003-01-02 15 PRESTIGE AFTERMATH He wants info on decision to tow crippled tanker to open sea AFP [MADRID] A Spanish judge has demanded documents from the government on the controversial decision to tow out to open sea the crippled tanker Prestige, which later sank spilling thousandsAFP - 578 words
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269 2003-01-02 15 Reuters [RENNES, France] Blobs of black fuel oil washed up on the beaches of southwestern France on Tuesday, suggesting that oil from the sunken tanker Prestige could have reached French shores. Patches of oil dotted several kilometres of beach in the picturesque LandesReuters - 269 words
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Article, Illustration713 2003-01-02 15 Along with rivals, it plans to raise freight rates to US, Europe Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is relying on higher freight rates to convince investors it can sustain a turnaround in its shares, which rose 50 per centBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 713 words
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AIR travel
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Article, Illustration1007 2003-01-02 16 2002 —miserable or pretty good for fliers? Lengthy security checks at airports were counterbalanced by low fares and more on-time flights AP THE year 2002 was a miserable year for flying on US airlines or a pretty good year, depending on your point of view. Certainly it has been aAP; FILE PHOTO - 1,007 words
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SHIPS IN PORT
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Article522 2003-01-02 23 Vfri Voy >to Mrtfc <wNI PepartMre JUMMGPORT ASIA EXPRESS 174 8 J6 A/5IOE 02/01 0700 KIMTRANSMEGA KM014S J16 A/SIDE 02/01 0200 TROP1CALSTAR 68 122/23 A/SIDE 02/01 2300 X1ANGJIANG 155 J5 A/SIDE 02/01 0600 A KAM8ING I J***** J2 02/*****0 02/01 2300 8AYSWATER228 M3000 J3 02/01 0800 02/01 1610522 words
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Article1268 2003-01-02 23 Vessel Out In Mk Berthing (In- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ABU DHABI C223W Q23W 1 04/01/2003 1800 0501/2003-0900 ACX SAKURA 012N 012N 1 0401/2003 15.00 0501/2003-0300 ALAMJAYA 2 8828 8828 1 02/01/*****700 0301/2003-0100 K12 ANANBHUM N279 S278 1 O301/2OO3-23OO 0401/2003-23:59 APt DENMARK 104W 104W 11,268 words
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Article89 2003-01-02 23 Jan 13 Japan: Coming-of-Age-Day. Ju 31 Hong Kong: Lunar New Year'; Day. Korea: Lunar New Year's Day. Feb 1 China: Lunar New Year's Day. Hong Kong: Lunar New Year': Day. Korea: Lunar New Year's Day. Malaysia: Lunar New Year's Day. Singapore: Lunar New Year'i Day. Feb 3 China:89 words
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Article705 2003-01-02 23 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and705 words
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AIR & LAND transport
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Article, Illustration700 2003-01-02 24 It is likely to have won net orders battle due to for fewer cancellations Reuters [PARIS] In a year of severe turbulence for the civil aerospace industry, European planemaker Airbus snared market share from Boeing, positioning itself to sell more planes thanReuters; FILE PHOTO - 700 words
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Article180 2003-01-02 24 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US Immigration and Naturalization Service said that as of yesterday, it will require all commercial airlines to submit detailed passenger manifests before arriving or departing the US. The programme, part of an ongoing effort to enhance public safety and national security, was mandatedReuters - 180 words
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Article, Illustration73 2003-01-02 24 [DENVER] An employee of the federal Transportation Security Administration using a wand to check passengers as they pass through the security checkpoint in the main terminal of Denver International Airport on Tuesday. At more than 40 airports, travellers with only carry-on bags no longer can go straightAP - 73 words
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456 2003-01-02 24 STRICTER AVIATION SECURITY Airlines blame govt for not setting np system to handle claims and sort ont liability Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] American Airlines, United Airlines and other US carriers may get more damage and theft claims as mandatory screening ofBloomberg - 456 words
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505 2003-01-02 24 New role adds costs daring a travel slump Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Northwest Airlines Corp, Southwest Airlines Co and other operators of large private charter aircraft must ensure by Feb 1 that those passengers are screened, adding costs in a travel slump. TheBloomberg - 505 words
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