The Business Times, 24 July 2003
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Title Section19 2003-07-24 1 MrTAiBWMIfiaZ2OO3 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES vT• r 'P- < *r~ ~'i ..> SINGAPORE Internet: http. business-times.asial com.sg THURSDAY. JULY 24. 200319 words
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638 2003-07-24 1 Daniel Buenas - Management boy-oats, bay-ins conld improve climate: professor By Daniel Buenas [SINGAPORE] Despite improvements, Singapore still very much lags the world in entrepreneurial activity, according to the widely-fol-lowed Global Entrepreneurship Monitor's latest report. The research body's 2002 report which describes and analyses entrepreneurial processes638 words
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Article72 2003-07-24 1 □«n 1,599.92 (+6.31) ST MDEX FUTURES 1,550.00 (+5.00) SMSCI FUTURES (+0.70) Wednesday Change KLSE COMP ***** +001 NIKKEI 225 9,***** +129.37 HANG SENG 9.9U0.56 108.15 SET INDEX 480.44 -8.14 JAKARTA COMP -512.62 -4.16 MANILA COMP .1,298.59 2.89 TAIPEI WPI 5,287.89 +26.88 SEOULCOMP 695.74 5.96 SHENZHEN B ***** *0.40 AUST72 words
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Article76 2003-07-24 1 FOREX RATES US$ S$ i:S$ (S$ per I'SS) 1.757 S(1'S$/S$ per 1.602 1814 ETROflSS/SS/E). 1.139 2.001 YEN 1185 67.70 KM 3.800 2.163 HKS 7.799 4.440 BAHT 42.00 £1.91 RUP1AH 8,6)10 4.896 RENMINBI 8.299 4.724 INDIAN Rl PEE 4618 26.29 AS 1531 0.871 NZS 1.735 0.988 HUME RATES SINGAPORE* KUALA76 words
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783 2003-07-24 1 Siow Li Sen - Where yon work and what yon do count with banks By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] If you work for Singapore Airlines, don't be surprised if your application for a loan is proceeding at a glacial pace because your credit scores just783 words
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491 2003-07-24 1 Chuang Peck Ming - Signs of recovery are there, Init S'pore mist cut costs or lose jobs By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The Singapore economy is likely to grow this year at the lower end of the government's forecast, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew491 words
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247 2003-07-24 2 Beth Jinks - Airline says this has Nothing to do with fny move to start budget carrier Beth Jinks (SINGAPORE] In what appears to be a belt-tightening measure, Silk Air, the region- wing of Singapore Airlines (6IA), has stopped serving dbonomy-class meals on selected short routes.247 words
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Article, Illustration571 2003-07-24 2 Many have pat in multiple plane enter* in a hid te expand quickly NYT [NEW YORK] Like lottery winners unleashed on Fifth Avenue, low-cost airlines in the US and Europe are snapping up planes at a frenzied pac* They want to grow, andNYT; AFP - 571 words
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626 2003-07-24 2 Wong Wei Kong - Data shows pick-up in foreign buying of Asian stocks By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Stock valuations may look stretched, but if you believe that share prices are a function of liquidity flows and have little to do with value, then there is626 words
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Article135 2003-07-24 2 THIS is certainly not the best of times for Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. When he went to Beijing last Saturday to explain to his political masters what was happening in Hong Kong, he found himself seated alone in the first-class cabin of a Dragonair flight. But135 words
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Article90 2003-07-24 2 SINGAPORE'S beer drinkers will be among the first to benefit directly from next week's Free Trade Agreement with Australia, as import duties levied on products from Down Under are scrapped. Guzzlers who enjoy a cold Coopers or VB at home after work should also see90 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration360 2003-07-24 4 Vince Chong - It posts $34£mQ2 net profit, helped by $33m gain from sale of London hotel By < Vince Chong UNDER new chief Jennie Chua, Raffles Holdings is looking more to growing through managing hotels rather than buying them. "Previously, Raffles has always focused stronglyFILE PHOTO - 360 words
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313 2003-07-24 4 Angela Tan - Only its network engineering division posted losses By Angela Tan KEPPEL Telecommunications Transportation (KT&T) is still focused on becoming a network engineering force despite having its first-half earnings eroded by that division and a challenging outlook. For the six months ended June 30,313 words
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Article520 2003-07-24 4 beth jinks - beth jinks THE contract won by SembCorp Marine's Jurong Shipyard this week to build two container ships may not seem like the biggest of deals. Worth $110 million, the order calls for the building of two vessels each capable of carrying 2,600 twenty-foot equivalent container520 words
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154 2003-07-24 4 Tay Shi'an - By Tay Shi'an CHINA-BASED Devotion Eco-Thermal, a specialist in environmentally friendly thermal equipment, has jumped on the IPO bandwagon. The latest mainboard hopefUl yesterday launched its initial public offer of 48 million shares at 26 cents each. The IPO comprises 38 million new154 words
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Article, Illustration325 2003-07-24 5 Ven Sreenivasan - Proposed mm to boost stock liquidity, widen shareholding base By < Ven Sreenivasan A WEEK after transport giant ComfortDelgro divested its interest in the company, Stamford Tyres yesterday proposed a share split to boost share-trading liquidity and draw a wider shareholding base. Under theSource: Bloomberg - 325 words
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507 2003-07-24 5 Genevieve Cua - By i Genevieve Cua HOMEGROWN APS Asset Management yesterday launched its "no expense ratio" unit trust, confident of raising at least $100 million which it says is a "very very" conservative target. APS Alpha Fund, investing in Asia ex-Japan equities, will not507 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article51 2003-07-24 5 SEMBCORP Industries, through its wholly owned subsidiary SembCorp Ventures—sold 345,000 Pacific Internet shares on Monday at US$B.5O each for a net gain of $4.49 million. The sale, which cut its stake to 30.9 per cent from 33.56 per cent, followed a recent 7.7 per cent stake51 words
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Article66 2003-07-24 5 Bloomberg MALAYSIA International Shipping Corp's local currency credit rating was cut by Standard Poor's Corp on concern about its finances after buying a tanker unit Standard Poor's cut the long-term local currency rating of MISC, among the world's top three shippers of liquefied naturalBloomberg - 66 words
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51 2003-07-24 5 HONGKONG Land Holdings, the property arm of Jardine Matheson Group, has raised a HK$5 billion (551.13 billion) loan facility from the international banking community. The proceeds of the facility will be used to meet general ftinding requirements including refinancing of existing debt and capital51 words
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69 2003-07-24 5 HUAN Hsin Holdings Ltd entered into agreements to set up two joint-venture companies in Shanghai to provide precision tooling and injection moulding services to the electronic, telecommunications and automotive industries. These two investments, set up with Japanese partners, will be ftinded through internal resources69 words
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37 2003-07-24 5 TUAN Sing Holdings Limited has appointed David Lee Kay Tuan, its legal and administration executive director, as chief executive officer with effect from Sept 1. He replaces John P Garrity.37 words
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338 2003-07-24 5 Vince Chong - By Vince Chong MAINBOARD-LISTED Trek 2000 International recently signed a multi-million con tract deal with US IT giant lomega Corp to produce the Trek-patented ThumbDrive. The plan is for Trek to deliver an initial 50,000 Thumb Drives monthly, to be marketed under the lomega338 words
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287 2003-07-24 5 Sing Tel farther elaborates on award of performance shares SINGAPORE Telecommunications yesterday said its chief executive, Lee Hsien Yang, will get performance shares for that portion that are subject to return on invested capital (ROIC) only if the group achieves a287 words
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Advertisement522 2003-07-24 5 Financial Sector Incentive Scheme in Singapore Dates What 14 August 2003 In die 2002 Budget, it was announced that some of the existing 9.00 am to 12.30pm financial sector incentives will be combined under die Financial Sector Incentive (FSI) scheme. The Monetary Authority of Singapore Venue (MAS) issued circulars to522 words
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Article, Illustration273 2003-07-24 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By\ Ven Sreenivasan THE shares of upmarket leather sofa maker HTL International have surged to new year-highs on a liquidity driven surge. The counter closed at 78 cents yesterday as almost two million shares changed hands. The273 words
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Article, Illustration754 2003-07-24 6 r. sivanithy - JHikJLAMIJUJUbUU STOCKS r. sivanithy CLEARLY, an element of caution has crept into equity markets in recent days in yesterday's session, for instance, most regional indices bounced up in response to Wall Street's Tuesday recovery but eventually finished well off their highs. However, high liquidity and an754 words
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711 2003-07-24 6 Weak corporate earnings, rising unemployment may hamper rebonnd Bloomberg AFP Reuters [TOKYO] The US dollar fell in Asia on concern among traders that disappointing earnings from some US companies and rising joblessness will hold back an economic recovery. And speculative movesBloomberg; AFP; Reuters - 711 words
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Article15 2003-07-24 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS UMMP. Alphas—WMw— (■MIMMK/tMiirDliMMI NmSrtawd;llM«lWc*lMto Modi *A- Mat Daalnt Day: 99 Floor MnStUIS15 words
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Article, Illustration408 2003-07-24 7 Tay Shi'an - Entreprenenrship, demand innovation will also help firms grow rapidly By Tay Shi'an BENCHMARKING against peers can help companies enjoy nearly 20 per cent faster growth in difficult market conditions, while entrepreneurship and demand innovation will also lead to fast growing companies that will greatlyCHRIS LOH - 408 words
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Article310 2003-07-24 7 Samuel Ee - By Samuel Ee PREMIUMS for passenger cars softened yesterday amid the possibility of lower demand for new vehicles. All three main categories of certificates of entitlement fell a few hundred dollars each after having risen in the previous tender exercise. Cat A, for cars310 words
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198 2003-07-24 7 FANCY studying tourism in a restored parade square in the heart of an resort island? You can. A new tourism school in Sentosa billed as the first of its kind in Asia has been planned for 2005 under an agreement between198 words
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387 2003-07-24 7 George Joseph - By George Joseph THE Singapore Government objected strongly yesterday to what it described as "unprofessional and unbecoming" conduct of the Malaysian ambassador, who lambasted the "cockiness" of some Singaporeans, singling out a Foreign Ministry official as an example. Granted a special "right of reply"387 words
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Article, Illustration218 2003-07-24 7 Joyce Koh - By, Joyce Koh SINGAPORE'S consumer price index (CPI) for June fell by 0.3 per cent year on year, making it the second consecutive month that the index has fallen following six months in positive territory. Against the previous month, the CPI fell by also 0.3218 words
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Advertisement821 2003-07-24 7 Mti.MJIT&T Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2003 The Directors of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd advise the following unaudited results of the Group for the second quarter ended 30 June 2003. GROUP 2003 2002 2003 2002821 words
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Article, Illustration566 2003-07-24 10 Kalpana Rashiwala - Developer to tap growing interest from Indonesian buyers for China project, says Kalpana Rashlwala Kalpana Rashiwala TO tap the growing interest among Indonesian home buyers in the China property market, Keppel Land is marketing its One Park Avenue condo in Jakarta this weekend.FILE PHOTO - 566 words
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Article197 2003-07-24 10 Bloomberg [LONDON] UK offices, which are losing value as rents plummet in London's financial district, will rebound next year and beat the returns of shopping centres, said Glenn Newson, director of Credit Suisse Property Investment Management. London offices will start to show gains in valueBloomberg - 197 words
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Article, Illustration756 2003-07-24 12 robert samuelson - mtmrnrn MreTTrTffTTnTa OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group THE economist Charles Kindleberger died the other day at 92, just when the world most needs his panoramic vision. Kindleberger was a cheerful sceptic of all the mathematical models that define modern economicsThe Washington Post Writers Group - 756 words
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Article52 2003-07-24 12 'One of the easiest things that Man has done since the days of the caveman is to pick up a cudgel Now people use guns and nations threaten with nuclear weapons to demand what they want' -M.W 1 W>hiwi the Malaysian prime minister, on the outlook for52 words
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Article651 2003-07-24 12 EDITORIAL THE man in the street can be forgiven if he complains about being more confounded than enlightened by the headlines these days. While the economy appears to be seeing some glimmers of recovery, Singaporeans have, at the same time, been repeatedly told to brace themselves for651 words
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Article, Illustration1226 2003-07-24 12 Said Abdullah - International financial institutions are increasingly realising the benefits of moving towards dnal systems, with Islamic finance co-existing alongside conventional systems By Said Abdullah PLUNGING interest rates, volatile currency markets, listless bank lending and lethargic equity markets may have given a boost toAFP - 1,226 words
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300 2003-07-24 12 Vasuki Shastry - MAILI.Tn Vasuki Shastry Director (Communications) External Department Monetary Authority of Singapore I REFER to your Hock Lock Siew column of July 22, "Will the US FTA spark next round of bank mergers in Singapore?" The column speculates that Singapore's Free Trade Agreement300 words
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Miscellaneous184 2003-07-24 12 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD AlaurxJn^ inu 29 northem 9 Difficult to nail? That takes (4) -SP"—— "SaF----DOWN 16 East Belgian burgher is a 10 Patrolling, 11 Rats, 12Athlet--1 Clamorous union leader in faithful fellow (8) fc. 14 Ramrod, 15 Get the point, Tel Aviv's airport (4) 18 Vilfy rating floundering in riv-184 words
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626 2003-07-24 13 Shoeb Kagda - ItH focns on trade, investments on both a regional and bilateral basis From Shoeb Kagda in Bali THE European Union (EU) will adopt a "dual track" approach to re invigorating relations with the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) by focusing on trade626 words
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609 2003-07-24 13 Anthony Rowley - It must reform industrial structure to compete with China: report From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo ASEAN must strive to become an "integrated production area" by reforming its industrial structure if it is to be able to compete with China and to mesh with609 words
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384 2003-07-24 13 Loh Hui Yin - SINGAPORE By Loh Hui Yin THE proposed joint council for bilateral cooperation between China and Singapore will enable both countries to take stock of their multifaceted cooperation and to build on it. It will be co-chaired by the prime ministers of both countries384 words
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Article, Illustration336 2003-07-24 13 KUNMING. China AFP WHEN Spanish football giants Real Madrid and its galaxy of superstars swoop in on China tomorrow for the first leg of their Asian tour, their focus will not so much be on football as cashing in on a publicity bonanza.AFP; REUTERS - 336 words
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75 2003-07-24 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Prominent Hong Kong businessman Victor Fung, widely tipped as a key frontrunner for the post of financial secretary, is not interested in the Job, a source close to him said yesterday. Mr Fung, chairman of the Hong Kong Airport Authority,Reuters - 75 words
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81 2003-07-24 13 AFP [SHANGHAI] The Chinese government has launched a media blitz against market rumours in an apparent attempt to calm renewed investor fears about the sale of state shares. The campaign was triggered in part by a weekend report in the China Business Post thatAFP - 81 words
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59 2003-07-24 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong government said yesterday it plana to reopen public consultations in September into controversial anti-subversion legislation which triggered the territory's worst political crisis in years. Acting Permanent Secretary for Security Timothy Tong said the revised proposal would reflect numerousReuters - 59 words
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Article75 2003-07-24 13 Bloomberg MALAYSIAN Airline System Bhd was selected to fly Real Madrid Football Club, whose players include David Beckham, on the Spanish club's Asian tour next month. Malaysian Air won the job from the Asian Sports Development of Hong Kong, the tour's organiser, beating regional rivals,Bloomberg - 75 words
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WORLD news
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534 2003-07-24 14 NEW YORK Company will continue to reduce debt of USs244b, says CEO Parsons AP Bloomberg SECOND-QUARTER profit at AOL Time Warner Inc, the world's largest media company, more than doubled to US$l.O6 billion, thanks to several one-time gains, including the saleAP; Bloomberg - 534 words
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Article432 2003-07-24 14 ROCHESTER. New York AP EASTMAN Kodak Co is cutting between 4,500 and 6,000 jobs as it struggles to cope with a three-year slump in film sales. The company blames the poor sales largely on a sluggish economy and the rapid growth of filmless digitalAP - 432 words
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Article, Illustration428 2003-07-24 14 NEW YORK Self-regulation may not be suited to today's markets, says SEC chairman THE US Securities and Exchange Commission is considering changing the way US stock exchanges are regulated as part of a review of the structure of US securities markets, the Financial428 words
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COMPANY results
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89 2003-07-24 14 Bloomberg [CHICAGO) Boeing Co reported a second-quarter net loss after a year-earlier profit and lowered its3oo4 forecast because of lower demand for commercial airplanes The net loss was US$l92 million, mainly due to a US$693 million charge related to the company's faltering satellite andBloomberg - 89 words
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63 2003-07-24 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] Charles Schwab Ca-p, the biggest US discount brokerage, yesterday said its second-quarter profit rose 29 per cent amid increased customer stock trading. The company reported net income cfusnas million for the quarter. That compared with USIB6 million in the year-earlierReuters - 63 words
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61 2003-07-24 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Lucent Technologies Inc. the largest OS telephone equipment maker, said its third-quarter loss narrowed as costs felL Sales dropped by a third on a slump in demand for wireless equipment The net loss was US$254 million. In the same quarter lastBloomberg - 61 words
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Article73 2003-07-24 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] Agere Systems Inc. a maker of integrated circuits for network and telecommunications equipment, yesterday said its third-quarter net loss narrowed but revenue fell in a difficult communications market Agere reported a net loss ofUS$7B million, compared with a net toes ofReuters - 73 words
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48 2003-07-24 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Schering-Plough Corp said second-quarter profit tumbled 71 per cent as competition from generic drugs curbed sales of its allergy treatmeats. Net income dropped to US$lB2 million, from US$633 million a year eartter. Sales fen to US$244 billion from US$243 bflUon. —BloombergBloomberg - 48 words
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475 2003-07-24 17 NEW YORK Sales for 2003 slip 8-5%, the second annual revenue decline in a row Bloomberg SUN Microsystems, whose server computers run corporate networks and websites, said fourth- quarter profit plunged 80 per cent as server sales declined. The shares droppedBloomberg - 475 words
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Article, Illustration388 2003-07-24 17 NYT [NEW YORK] Amazon.com, citing a sharp increase in sales, said on Tuesday that it cut its loss in half for the second quarter. The largest general retailer on the Internet said its strategy of discount prices and free shipping was the largestNYT; REUTERS - 388 words
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Advertisement1089 2003-07-24 15 CENTRAL PROPERTIES LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (Incorporated in Singapore) PROFIT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT I UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2003 11. Profit and Loss Accounts Ths Group The Company 30/06/03 30/06/02 Change 30/06/03 30/06/02 Change $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Revenue Investment income 16,097 16,063 +0.2 4,1841,089 words
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Advertisement905 2003-07-24 15 HOTEL MALAYSIA LIMITED AND ITS SUBSIDIARY (Incorporated in Singapore) PROFIT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT I UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2003 1. Profit and Loss Accounts Ths Group Ths Company 30/06/03 30/06/02 Change 30/06/03 30/06/02 Change $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Revenue Investment income 12,286 11,563 +6.3 12,236905 words
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575 2003-07-24 18 Tang Weng Fai - The Asia-Pacific has already become the second-largest market for smart cards, for both memory and microprocessor types, reports TugWengFal Tang Weng Fai ASIAN companies are beginning to make a dent in the market for smart cards for the first time, which until575 words
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299 2003-07-24 18 Raju Chellam - Disaster recovery industry revenues in Asia-Pac set to exceed US$L3b by 2006 By Raju Chellam IBM Corp yesterday opened a new Business Resiliency Centre in Singapore, the latest of 120 data recovery centres that Big Blue runs worldwide. The centre will complement two other299 words
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341 2003-07-24 18 Tang Weng Fai - By' Tang Weng Fai THE number of global roaming points is set to double to 26,600 locations by this year-end following plans by Star Hub and its key partners to extend the four-month-old Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). The WBA was formed in March to341 words
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102 2003-07-24 18 Xinhua [BEIJING] The e-banking business of the state-owned Industrial and Commerce Bank of China (ICBC) nearly doubled in the first half of the year, a spokesman for the bank said. The bank's total e-bank-ing transactions from January to June were valued at 7.7 trillion yuanXinhua - 102 words
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Article242 2003-07-24 19 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index fell 10 points to 2219, the Baltic Capesize Index fell 17 points to 2864, the Baltic Panamax Index fell 14 points to 2275 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 21 points to *****. Fantagruel (built 1995) J***** dwt fronthaul to Pioneer report 21/7/2003Reuters - 242 words
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Article, Illustration627 2003-07-24 19 Donald Urquhart - Global piracy incidents up 37% in first half; use of violence rising By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Indonesia once again has the dubious honour of topping the ranks in global piracy with 27 per cent of world-wide attacks including the most violent occurring within its627 words
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Article, Illustration477 2003-07-24 19 Beth Jinks - Flemish court rejects antidevelopment appeal of nearby village By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] PSA's Belgian port operations subsidiary Hesse Noord Natie (HNN) faces one less challenge to its expansion ambitions after a Flemish court threw out an anti-develop-ment appeal by neighbouring BelgianFILE PHOTO - 477 words
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274 2003-07-24 19 Donald Urquhart - Its members boarded APL ship off Miami port last year By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Greenpeace USA has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami following an incident in April 2002 in which two of its activists boarded a container ship belonging274 words
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902 2003-07-24 19 CT 9 may create excess capacity at a time when ports in China are offering cheaper rates Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's Container Terminal 9, which opened on Tuesday, may struggle to attract ships as lower rates at rival terminals in southern China threatenBloomberg - 902 words
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Article, Illustration800 2003-07-24 20 David Hughes - MHWBUILPB -By. David Hughes WHEN, a few years ago, the president of Concordia Maritime, a tanker company within Sweden's Stena Group, announced the VMax VLCC (very large crude carrier) he did so with the fervour of a revolutionary. There is no doubting that LarsFILE PHOTO - 800 words
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Article135 2003-07-24 25 Aagl China: Founding Chi PLA. AB|4 Australia: Picnic Day. UKingdom: Summer Hoi. An|U Thailand: Queen's Birthday. AaflB France: Assumption Day. Italy: Assumption Day. S Korea: Liberation Day. Aaf 17 Indonesia: Indepen Day. AnffM UKingdom: Summer Holiday. Aug 31 Malaysia: National Day. Philippines: Nat Heroes Day. Bapl Canada: Labour135 words
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Article804 2003-07-24 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the804 words
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Article, Illustration567 2003-07-24 26 Weaker greenback helps lift revenue transhipments outside the US Bloomberg [DALLAS] United Parcel Service Inc (UPS), the world's largest package-de-livery company, said profit in the second quarter rose 13 per cent as currency gains boosted earnings from outside the US.Bloomberg; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 567 words
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Article, Illustration469 2003-07-24 26 Last weekend's walkout may have cost carrier £20m Bloomberg [LONDON] British Airways, Europe's largest airline, faces the threat of strikes at BAA pic's London Heathrow Airport after a second day of talks with unions failed to resolve a dispute withBloomberg; REUTERS - 469 words
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179 2003-07-24 26 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airlines, South Korea's second-largest carrier by sales, was fined for violating disclosure rules after failing to properly inform investors on its sale of foreign-curren-cy denominated bonds to affiliates. Asiana and two other affiliates were fined a combined 335 million wonBloomberg - 179 words
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281 2003-07-24 26 Xinhua [BEIJING] Star Alliance hopes to soon add Air China to its network, which would mark a first in China's aviation industry, according to an official with German airline Lufthansa. "As the only national carrier, Air China is capable of joining. WeXinhua - 281 words
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114 2003-07-24 26 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's Dragon Airlines Ltd said passenger numbers are down 17 per cent this month from a year earlier, a slower rate of decline than in May and June, as demand recovers after Sars wanes. Dragonair is carrying about 10,000 passengers aBloomberg - 114 words
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86 2003-07-24 26 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines, Taiwan's biggest carrier, said it took delivery of a 8747-400 cargo plane, the first of 22 new aircraft it agreed in December to buy from Boeing Co and Airbus SAS for up to US$3.7 billion. China Airlines will take delivery ofBloomberg - 86 words
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68 2003-07-24 26 Reuters [TEL AVTV] El A 1 Israel Airlines said yesterday it has sold its 24.9 per cent stake in North American Airlines (NAA) as well as its option to acquire another 25 per cent in the airline. El A 1 received US$B.65 millionReuters - 68 words
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105 2003-07-24 26 Bloomberg [ATHENS] Olympic Airways SA, Greece's national flag carrier, has been insolvent since 2001 as losses and debt mounted, latest figures show. Olympic's liabilities exceeded the value of its assets by 145 million euros (*****.1 million) in 2001 when losses widened by 41 per centBloomberg - 105 words
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229 2003-07-24 26 Bloomberg [MUNICH] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV, Europe's fourth-largest carrier, said it reached an agreement with employees over cost-cutting measures which will allow the Dutch carrier to start shedding as many as 4,500 jobs. The airline and its works council agreed onBloomberg - 229 words
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