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Title Section16 2003-09-15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 024/03/2003 Intbrrvjt: :;tip://business-times.asial .com.sg SINGAPORE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 85*16 words
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Article, Illustration147 2003-09-15 1 TOP Sing Tel executives, including chief executive Lee Hsien Yang (right), got out the pails and rags yesterday to wash 20 cars at the Singapore Discovery Centre. The executives-turned-car-washers decided to clean the cars as a way to recognise the work of employees whoPhoto ONG CHIN KAI/ST - 147 words
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1138 2003-09-15 1 Genevieve Cua - BT exclusive On the cards are new innovative proposals as well as revival of approved schemes By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Stirred by the impending CPF changes, scores of employers are now quietly exploring the establishment of private pension plans in an effort1,138 words
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Article63 2003-09-15 1 Week Change STI 1584.27 -33.57 KLSECOMP ***** 15.54 NIKKEI 225 I07I2.HI *«2.#4 HANCi SENO *****52 -2X7(19 SCT INDEX 568.37 +10.56 JAKARTA (X).MP ..578.38 394 MANILA (X)MP .1272.99 TAIPEI WP1 5645.28 Mi.25 SEOILCOMP ***** .591 SHENZHEN B ***** 1.83 AI ST ALL OKI) -3195.20 2490 DOW .MINES 9471.55 31.79 NASDAQ63 words
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Article84 2003-09-15 1 FOREX RATES 118$ 8$ I SS |SS per I SS) 1.751 V(! r S$/S$ per X)_ 1.594 2.790 KIROfl SS/SS/K) 1118 1.958 YKN 117.1 Mi 90 KM :».8U0 U7(l HKS 7.799 4.454 BAHT 4079 23.29 RI'PIAH 8.450 4,82« RENMINBI 8.299 4.7:59 INDIAN RI'PKE 45.77 2« I4 AS 1.517 lt.8Wi84 words
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515 2003-09-15 1 Genevieve Cua - Variable contributions, master trust look promising By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] The novel idea of variable contributions to an approved pension plan is likely to get the green light from the tax authority, as long as an employer is able to satisfy515 words
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Article, Illustration573 2003-09-15 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - BT exclusive Oei Hong Leong's sister pays $25.5m for 39,300 sq ft plot By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Despite the lacklustre property market, the price of coveted Good Class Bungalow land on the island has hit a new high. Motor tycoonFILE PHOTO - 573 words
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Article, Illustration840 2003-09-15 2 Chuang Peck Ming - Chining Peck Ming talks to the chief executive of the new Workforce Development Agency tasked with helping the unemployed get back to work Chuang Peck Ming ANOTHER new statutory board added to an already bloated public sector. That's how some Singaporeans, includingPHOTO ARTHUR LEE - 840 words
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643 2003-09-15 2 Vikram Khanna - China should rein in external surpluses by other means By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] A revaluation of the yuan would do more harm than good to China's economy, though the country does need to rein in its huge external surpluses, which result in643 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration735 2003-09-15 4 Siow Li Sen - More IPOs coming in addition to core business, advisory work, unit trusts By Siow Li Sen THE phones have been ringing non-stop since July. But it was music to the ears of the staff of eight at Hong Leong Finance's 12-month old corporateCHRIS LOH - 735 words
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Article799 2003-09-15 4 Nyart Em Mi ray Payment Is Books Pay (cti> data daaa 4a* (ct») data daaa tot Arrttek Enog 20c f 2.60 04-0ec 09-Dec 18-Dac Lung Kee HKIOc I HK7TA 15-Sep 18-Sep 070et ASA Grp 20c w 1.00 06-S*p 10-Sap 19-Sep Mentor Media 5c b 0.75 01-Sep 04-Sep 19-Sep799 words
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333 2003-09-15 4 Kenneth Lim - By Kenneth Lim SPECIALTY chemicals distributor Megachem plans to offer 20.8 million new shares for a Sesdaq listing to raise funds for its expansion plans. The company, which lodged its preliminary prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Saturday, is a333 words
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827 2003-09-15 4 siow li sen - HOCK lock siew siow li sen EVERY time there's a call for an SME bank to help smalland medium-sized enterprises, Hong Leong Finance (HLF) executives wince. After serving SMEs for some 40 years, they must wonder why people still don't feel HLF has827 words
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Advertisement162 2003-09-15 4 It isn't easy to stay ahead in marketing at the best of times That's why we H Asia Brand Festival 2003 developed Idaaal 2003 It will be the first marketplace for marketing people in 9 Singapore Outdoor Advertising Awards Presentation Asia. To be held 24-26 September at Suntec Singapore, it162 words
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Miscellaneous286 2003-09-15 4 CBTPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS unusual (7) 7 Current olan shows a wav 5 Senk>rdtizen(B) round Y 6 Hate to say I'm in diaanay 8 The sound of glasses raised in prison (5) 9 Czech river or German 10 Terribly cruel act that's plain to see (5-3) 1 4 Flattery works in286 words
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SINGAPORE news
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Article, Illustration304 2003-09-15 5 Kenneth Lim - EYE on the economy jobs By Kenneth Lim SINGAPORE'S long-term unemployment rate fell year-on-year in June while the re-employ-ment rate of retrenched workers improved. Unadjusted figures from the Manpower Research and Statistics Department's second-quarter labour market report show that resident long-term unemployment rate fell toSource: MOM - 304 words
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350 2003-09-15 5 Kenneth Lim - Ministers will discuss how Asean can harness ICT to develop region By Kenneth Lim THE region's top officials and industry leaders will meet in Singapore this week to discuss how to build an Asean economic community using information and communication technology (ICT).350 words
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495 2003-09-15 5 Aimi Lee Abdullah (Mrs - MAIL bag Aimi Lee Abdullah (Mrs) Public Corporate Affairs Malaysian Timber Council Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Internet I REFER to "Indonesia seeks S'pore help on illegal timber" (BT, Sept 10), which quoted a report in Kompas newspaper of the day before ("Jakarta urges S'pore to495 words
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Advertisement1258 2003-09-15 5 C ul/ J KHONG GUAN flour milling limited (Incorporates tf* WepuWK of Svig^xjrv) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Annual General Meeting of KHONG GUAN FLOUR MILLING LIMITED will be held at its registered office at 2 MacTaggart Road (Level 3). Singapore *****8 on Tuesday. 30 September 2003 at 12.001,258 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration309 2003-09-15 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Sep 12 VALUE CLOSE BTOMDS 322.00 +20.00 BTCAIM -*****.00 >131.00 TlO-dayia -*****.00 +33.00 AN-SGEqultiM 432.97 -0.37 »E«mW— Ehct 175.55 -H.43 SQERriMwFh 1338.47 -4.22 SG Equitfe Prop 393.09 -0.13 Hagnjiiww 194.97 -1.16 MMSCIFahw 193.40 -1.10 imiM vol— Chart SemiCond 26c 303,356,000 GES lot) Ltd 20c 248,923.000 Cosco Inv309 words
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Article, Illustration311 2003-09-15 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of specialist paper maker New Toyo International has been pretty "hot" in the past two months. It closed at 66 cents last Friday, for a gain of 4.5 cents. This is more than double its311 words
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Article, Illustration718 2003-09-15 6 r. sivanithy - BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy IT'S unlikely that you'll garner much respect or grab any attention if at a social gathering you start a conversation with, "I know of a good unit trust that offers steady returns through prudent money management; it diversifies risk across718 words
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Article, Illustration629 2003-09-15 6 A$, NZ$, rupiah gain ground while S$, baht make retreat AFP [HONG KONG] Several of Asia's minor currencies made small gains against the dollar during the week, but the Japanese yen lost ground amid investor fears of a market intervention by authorities. Japanese yen:AFP - 629 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration767 2003-09-15 8 Ajoy Sen - Rise in wages unlikely to slow transfer of jobs to India says Ajoy Sen in New Delhi Ajoy Sen OUTSOURCING to India is diversifying and growing, despite a slight hike in wages. The growth has raised hopes that it will ease the unemployment of millionsAFP - 767 words
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396 2003-09-15 8 SINGAPORE Exchange rates will remain weak to protect exports Reuters THAILAND'S move to impose some capital controls, despite being one of Asia's most open markets, highlights painful memories of the Asian crisis that lie behind a wider regional obsession with currency manipulation.Reuters - 396 words
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269 2003-09-15 8 Commission open to further discussion on possible bid for Loy Yang power generator SYDNEY Reuters AUSTRALIA'S competition watchdog, which last week blocked a bid for the Loy Yang power generator, said yesterday that it had no major concerns about a potential rival bid by Malaysia'sReuters - 269 words
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793 2003-09-15 8 COMMODITY WeeklyRoundup AFP [LONDON] Gold prices shone again last week, hitting new seven-month highs, while base metals were in vogue thanks to signs of a pick-up in physical demand. Oil prices showed signs of stabilising with supply concerns helping toAFP - 793 words
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Advertisement716 2003-09-15 9 fdg IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ADVANTAGE CONTAINERS TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS'VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant lo Section 296 of the Companies Act. Cap. 50. a meeting of the creditors of the above-named company will be held716 words
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Advertisement227 2003-09-15 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AND IN THE MATTER OF WORLDCORP HOLDINGS <S> PTE LTD (In Member'* Voluntary Liquidation I NOTICE OF FINAL MFFTINC. NOTICE IS HhREBY GIVEN pursuant to Scction 308 of the Companies Act. Cap. V) lhat the Final Meeting of the Company will227 words
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Advertisement49 2003-09-15 9 TO I Mr. Ricky Chew I The Managing Director I 0.8. Singapore Operations Pte Ltd Member of The Management Committee The Restaurant Association of Singapore For being awarded The Entrepreneur of the Year 2003 A Rotary ASME Award from mSL The Management Committee Sy THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION OF SINGAPORE49 words
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141 2003-09-15 9 BEIJING AFP QIAO Jinling, one of China's 100 richest people according to US-based Forbes magazine, has committed suicide over desperate financial worries, state media said on Saturday. Mr Qiao, who made his fortune producing industrial diamonds, killed himself after being faced with debtsAFP - 141 words
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677 2003-09-15 9 MARKET WATCH NYT EXECUTIVE greed has become so commonplace that it threatens to join death and taxes among life's grim inevitabilities. When set against the continued layoffs hitting employees across corporate America, however, the cupidity of some executives can take even theNYT - 677 words
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505 2003-09-15 9 CANCUN, Mexico Both rich and poor nations object to compromise plan by Mexican minister AFP Reuters MINISTERS from 146 countries struggled last night to avoid a stalemate on the final day of a World Trade Organization conference here as the ministers showedAFP; Reuters - 505 words
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324 2003-09-15 9 BEIJING Woman, who had contact with Sars patient, has returned home AP A SINGAPOREAN woman visiting north-eastern China underwent a medical checkup because she had been in contact with a researcher. in Singapore who developed Sars, Singapore and Chinese health officials said. TheAP - 324 words
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Article, Illustration666 2003-09-15 9 Raju Chellam - Son chief says let IT companies ran your corporate IT needs From Raju Chellam in San Francisco IN these cost-cutting, belttightening. tough-talking times, would medium and large companies be better able to compete if they let their IT vendors run their corporate computing environments?AFP - 666 words
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Article1590 2003-09-15 10 8IC0M FUTURES Sep 12 RU88ER Futures (Closing prices) RSS1 (Scents/kg) Close Volume Op«l Month High Low Sott (towns) Interest Oct 03 194.50 No* 03 194.00 Dec 03 194.50 Jan/Mar 04 195.50 RSS 3 (US ccnts/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sott (tonnes) Interest Oct 03 110J5 i09J5 ii075 WOO1,590 words
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WORLD news
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Article, Illustration671 2003-09-15 10 NEW YORK Some traders are threatening to convene a members' meeting to call for his ouster Bloomberg NYT THE prospect of Richard Grasso's departure as chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, unthinkable as recently as two weeks ago, is nowBloomberg; NYT - 671 words
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367 2003-09-15 10 WASHINGTON Central bank will be constrained even as economy is expected to grow 5% in Q3 AFP A RELENTLESS American jobs crunch will force Federal Reserve policy-makers to hold key interest rates at a 1958-low even as the rest of theAFP - 367 words
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Article, Illustration542 2003-09-15 10 WASHINGTON NYT THE American economy finally seems poised to roar ahead at rates not seen since the late *****, but economists and some political analysts say the surge may not help President George W Bush's re-elec-tion campaign next year. A wideNYT - 542 words
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WIRE/TUBE SINGAPORE
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Article, Illustration1732 2003-09-15 11 Amit Roy Chondhury - The three-day Wire Singapore and Tube Singapore exhibitions will showcase some of the most innovative companies in the industry. Amit Roy Choudhury highlights four of them Amit Roy Chondhury IT will be business as usual at the Wire Singapore and Tube Singapore exhibitions, to beFILE PHOTO - 1,732 words
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Advertisement41 2003-09-15 12 IME R.ITUS MANDARIN SINGAPORE Semirl&ufkt TRftopsaay/ Semi-buffet Lunch: *|hn 12.00 noon to 2.30 pm ql<Uu Monday to Friday /p $38+++ per person Rmlvta| Reservations: *****258/88 "TIT MERITUS MANDAtJN utu 333 Orchard Road. Singapore *****7. Td:+6s 6737 4411. Fax: +65 6732 2361.41 words
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Article, Illustration622 2003-09-15 12 Sun's outgoing chief scientist says it's time for him to do something completely different AP BILL Joy has been described in many ways. Edison of the Internet. Wizard of Unix. The brightest mind in computing. Now he has a new title: Unemployed. By choice, of course.AP; BLOOMBERG - 622 words
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123 2003-09-15 12 Xinhua [LOS ANGELES] Japanese electronics giant Sharp unveiled a notebook cojdputer that can display objects in three dimensions without the use of glasses, PC World reported The new called Mebius, is mostly targeted at people who design 3D software, but Sharp is also planning aXinhua - 123 words
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Article, Illustration463 2003-09-15 14 Amit Roy Choudhury - Local ICT industry still one of the most vibrant in the region: SiTF By Amit Roy Choudhury THE Singapore infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) will promote the "Made in Singapore" brand at iX2003, a major regional infocomm conference which opens later this463 words
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134 2003-09-15 14 Xinhua [BEIJING] The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China's top research body, plans to organise an international forum in October in a bid to promote identity verification technologies. The forum will be arranged by a physical identity verification and appraisal centre ofXinhua - 134 words
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ITTAKES
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Article77 2003-09-15 14 STARHUB is donating $200,000 via the Star Hub IDD Charity Fund to help the less fortunate in society. Star Hub will give $100,000 to TOUCH Community Services for their CRuSH and Project SMILE. CRuSH (short form for Cyberspace Risks and where u Seek Help) is a77 words
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Article31 2003-09-15 14 THE Learning Group is organising a briefing on e-learning, "e-Knowledge Exchange" on September 26. It will start at 8.45 am at the Marriott Hotel For details, email answers@thelearninggroup.conLsg.31 words
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Article40 2003-09-15 14 POLYCOM, a leading video, voice and conferencing solutions company, has appointed Jean-Francois Poulain as vice-president managing director, Asia Pacific, a newly-created position. Prior to this, Mr Poulain was its vice-president erf 1 sales in Europe.40 words
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74 2003-09-15 14 Amit Roy Choudhury - Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury GDC Technology, Pixelmetrix Corporation and Singapore Exhibition Services are taking part in a major international broadcast technology show in Europe. They are showcasing their madia technology at the International Broadcasting Convention 2008, which started on Friday and will continue74 words
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Article, Illustration798 2003-09-15 16 raju chellam - IT comment INFOTECH What's the difference between God and Oracle supremo Larry Ellison? God doesn't think He's Larry Ellison raju chellam THAT comment, from a 1998 bestseller on the Oracle boss by Mike Wilson, in essence sums up the persona of the IT industry's allegedly798 words
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506 2003-09-15 16 Serena Ng - Launch marks its revamped consumer strategy in this region From Serena Ng in Bangkok HEWLETT-PACKARD'S biggest regional launch of a slew of consumer IT and digital entertainment products aimed chiefly at the Asian home user marks a significant revamp of the506 words
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ONTHESHELF
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Article106 2003-09-15 16 CREATIVE Technology has announced a new line of ultra-compact and lightweight MP3 players, the Nomad MuVo2 (pronounced "Nomad MuVo squared")- The pocket-sized Nomad MuVo21.5GB, priced at $439, incorporates a one-inch hard drive that can hold 850 songs. It is also the only 1.5GB player on106 words
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Article41 2003-09-15 16 HEWLETT-PACKARD has introduced two new high performance scanners—the HP Scanjet 8250 and the HP Scanjet 8290. The Scanjet 8250 retails for $1,599 and the Scanjet 8290 for $2,699. Both are available now. For more information, visit www.hp.com.sg.41 words
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Article64 2003-09-15 16 CANON has showcased 11 products—two digital cameras, two digital video camcorders and seven photo printers—that support the new PictBridge standard. This new standard allows pictures from digital cameras to be printed on photo printers, regardless of the equipment brands. Most of the models are expected64 words
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Article, Illustration77 2003-09-15 16 FUJITSU has unveiled thefl first model in its Lifeßookfl T series, the Lifeßook C T3olo.Thisisa jn convertible notebook witlfl a I.4GHz Intel Pentium M S processor to handle Jg memory-intensive P applications. It has a M swivel-hinged, 12.1 inch XGA transmissive, wide-angle display screen and77 words
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Article61 2003-09-15 16 TOSHIBA has launched a new Portege ultraportable i notebook, the MlOO, with Intel Pentium M I.2GHz i processor and Intel PRO wireless network connection 802.11b technology. The MlOO features a 40GB hard 1 disk and integrated DVD-ROM or CDRW/DVD-ROM optical disk drive with options for a DVD61 words
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Article89 2003-09-15 16 OLYMPUS has introduced a new digital voice recorder, the DS-660, which weighs 75g including 1 batteries, and comes with fUll-dot LCD with contrast 1 adjustments. It has 32M8 integrated built-in flash memory which provides up to 11 hours of continuous 1 recording in the long play89 words
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Article, Illustration83 2003-09-15 16 Amit Roy Choudhury - Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury BENQ has introduced a new digital camera, DC3410, which also doubles as personal image librarian, Web camera, video camera and a dictaphone. Its resolution of 1.92 megapixels can be boosted to 3 megapixels. The camera has a 4x digital zoom, movie recording capability,83 words
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Article, Illustration622 2003-09-15 18 Amit Roy Choudhury - BT exclusive The good news is that professional certification obtained locally is increasingly being valued by companies, reports Amit Roy Choudhury Amit Roy Choudhury NEW findings by the National InfoComm Competency Centre (NICC) underscore what many in the local infocomm industry already suspect:Source: NICG - 622 words
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638 2003-09-15 18 Tang Weng Fai - BT exclusive By Tang Weng Fai AT the rate Singapore's enterprise telephony market is growing, IP-based phone exchanges at companies will overtake conventional exchanges by 2005, a recent study by industry consultancy Frost Sullivan (F&S) finds. The enterprise voice market includes638 words
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Advertisement122 2003-09-15 13 The right software can transform your infrastructure into an on-demand environment. The best way to survive any business crisis is to avoid it altogether. That's why a/M our management software is designed to make your business more responsive than ever. It lets you align your IT to fit your business122 words
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Advertisement2226 2003-09-15 16 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED NOTICE of annual general meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Freight Links Express Holdings Limited will be held at 51 Penjuru Road #04-00, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 on Tuesday, 30 September 2003 at 9.30 a.m. for the2,226 words
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Advertisement330 2003-09-15 18 great, I now. on demand business is here. g Csin you sg@ it? Some can see it An evolution in how the best run companies run their business. Spending less time trying to guess what may happen in the future and develop ways to react faster to what is happening330 words
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Article295 2003-09-15 19 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young BULKQAWBMk United Sage. 72,610 Tdw Bit 3/98 Sasebo reported sold region US$lB,BOO,OOO to clients of Laeisz. Sibulk Premier. 53,609 Tdw Bit 1/03 Iwagi Crs 4/30 ts reported sold region U5520,500,000 to German buyers combined with timecharter back to the sellers for 3/5 yearsContributed by Simpson Spence & Young - 295 words
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Article257 2003-09-15 19 SOX '000 a w- »»i CWTDMrlbulion.—0.56 0.01 Oman Hup 0.47 0.01 4335 CHOffchar* 042 0.03 8329 Gmoliwuimn .0.49 -0.01 6710 FratghtUflts .0.07 0.01 949 GBHoWingi .0.74 0.02 75 JayaHokftngi .0.66 003 9463 Kapnl Corp .5.15 -0.05 615 K1 vantura J0J2 -0.01 2S26 KappalTala 047 0.02 159 LabrovMartna 0.39257 words
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Article, Illustration704 2003-09-15 19 Some 500 container ships are on order as upswing is likely to last through '05 Bloomberg [OSLO] An expanding container trade and rising freight rates driven by robust Asian export volumes have sent the world's container shipping lines shopping for newBloomberg; MAERSIL SEALAND - 704 words
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Article, Illustration54 2003-09-15 19 [BUSAN] Downed cranes litter the dockside in the aftermath of Typhoon Maemi at the sea port at Busan. Powerful winds and heavy rains wrought devastation across South Korea on Saturday as one of the most powerful typhoons to ravage the country for years left over 80 dead andAFP - 54 words
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369 2003-09-15 19 Petrotrans unit handles 1.4m barrels of oil a day Bloomberg [OSLO] Teekay Shipping Corp, the world's biggest owner of mid-sized oil tankers, will buy half of Norway's IM Skaugen ASA's Petrotrans unit, which handles about 15 per cent of allBloomberg - 369 words
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209 2003-09-15 19 Bloomberg [OSLO] AP Moeller-Maersk, the world's biggest container shipper, has sold one of its 2 million-barrel oil tankers to Athens-based Tsakos Group, a spokeswoman said late last week. The Copenhagen-based group which owns the Maersk Sealand container shipping line, a supermarket chain, an airlineBloomberg - 209 words
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278 2003-09-15 19 Beth Jinks - Bunker sales also rise 2.66%, with 11.86m tonnes sold By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The ports of Singapore handled 6.3 per cent higher throughput in the seven months through July than in the same period in 2002, according to the latest figures released by the278 words
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193 2003-09-15 19 Bath Jinks [SINGAPORE] Gold Star Line (GSL) will dissolve its Asia-West Africa alliance with French line CMA CGM and China Shipping Container Line at the end of this month in favour of a new joint service with another French carrier, Delmas.Bath Jinks - 193 words
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Article, Illustration585 2003-09-15 20 David Hughes - LINER SCENE By David Hughes A good few column centimetres have filled with discussion about the future of transshipment in the past couple of weeks. Before letting this topic have a well-earned rest perhaps it worth asking whether the container shipping industry isFILE PHOTO - 585 words
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Article449 2003-09-15 27 Vessel Voy Wo Bwth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL CSAVITAJAI *****N J17/18 A/SIDE 15/09 0100 MARC0P0L0268 04/03J J13 A/SIDE 15/09 0630 MERLION6 *****3 J10 A/SIDE 15/09 0700 POLYGO 1 J7 A/SIDE 15/09 2200 APNIV 0301S J2 15/09 1015 16/09 0645 BAYSWATER118 E3212 J3 15/09 1800 16/09 0030 BAYSWATER228449 words
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Article138 2003-09-15 27 Sep 15 Japan: Respect-for-the-Aged. Sep 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Sep 24 Brunei: Lailat al Mi'raj. Indonesia: Lailat al Mi'raj. Sep 28 Taiwan: Teachers Day. Oct 1 China: National Day. Hongkong: Nat Day. Oct 2 China: Nat Day Hoi. Oct 3 Germany: German Unity Day. South Korea: Nat138 words
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Article787 2003-09-15 27 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in L'S 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 and787 words
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Article521 2003-09-15 27 Crbon 180 Mai 994.8 OJ 14.1 0.07 30 0.06 5212] A lhA hi Minium M.» J J J J J u 380 Mi 992.6 0.5 1S.8 0.12 172 0.05 It/M'3 V/V H H/M s w/m mt ggg Wo above G35 4 0 0 0 3 0521 words
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Article, Illustration527 2003-09-15 28 It wants to prevent a tourism downturn in the event of another outbreak AFP Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australia is talking with major airlines and the Singapore government about changing routes this northern winter to avoid an industry crisis in the event of anotherAFP; Bloomberg - 527 words
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345 2003-09-15 28 This is following latest breach in which a cop carried bullets onto a flight AFP [MELBOURNE] Local officials last week called for a nationwide review of airport security after revelations an off-duty policeman carried a clip of bullets onto an airliner in Melbourne. InAFP - 345 words
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321 2003-09-15 28 Consumers not getting complete info about fares: transport dept Reuters [WASHINGTON] The government has warned the travel industry it is closely watching how airline fares are promoted because some carriers, travel agents and Internet sites are not giving consumers complete information about the full priceReuters - 321 words
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Article, Illustration282 2003-09-15 28 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] United Parcel Service Inc (UPS), the world's biggest package delivery company, is expanding its services in Malaysia and Thailand to meet rising demand in South-east Asia. The company has started daily flights between its Philippine base and Kuala Lumpur using aBloomberg; AFP - 282 words
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198 2003-09-15 28 AP [SEATTLE] Shanghai Airlines has ordered five Boeing 757-200s. the first order for 757s since 2001, Boeing Commercial Airplanes announced last week. Total cost of the planes ordered by the Chinese local carrier is about US$4lO million at list prices, according to a newsAP - 198 words
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Article, Illustration61 2003-09-15 28 [NAPLES, Italy] A component of the central fuselage of the Airbus A3SO is seen at the Alenia Aeronautica-Finmeccanica plant in Nola, outside Naples. The Italian aerospace company is in charge of the design and production ofsix major components for the plane's central fuselage. Airbus's big gamble on theAP - 61 words
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177 2003-09-15 28 Xinhua [JAKARTA] State-run aerospace industry PT Dirgantara Indonesia (DI) is initiating intense negotiations with aerospace giants Boeing and Airbus to get more component-making orders, an executive has said. From Boeing alone, DI already secured a US$5 million contract a year, DI tradingXinhua - 177 words
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125 2003-09-15 28 AFP [BEIJING] China's largest airline by fleet size, China Southern, said last week it has taken delivery of three new aircraft as passenger traffic soared in August The carrier said in a statement it has taken delivery of two new 737-800 aircraft from BoeingAFP - 125 words
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Article126 2003-09-15 28 Reuters [KARACHI] State-run Pakistan International Airlines has signed an agreement with Airbus to lease six passenger aircraft, a company spokesman has said. "Last week we signed an agreement with Airbus to acquire six A-310 aircraft on dry lease for a period of 10 years," PIAReuters - 126 words
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136 2003-09-15 28 Bloomberg [FORT WORTH, Texas] AMR Corp's American Airlines, the world's largest carrier, will add maintenance work at an Oklahoma aircraft base after Tulsa County voters approved a one-cent sales tax increase that will give the company U5522.3 million. The Tulsa, Oklahoma, base will now repairBloomberg - 136 words
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