The Business Times, 13 April 2004
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Title Section13 2004-04-13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/03/2004 850 SINGAPORE Mnter^pt^ttpW/busine^ TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 200413 words
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Article660 2004-04-13 1 EDITORIAL TRUE to its form in recent years, the Singapore economy has, yet again, sprung a surprise this time on the upside. The Ministry of Trade and Industry's flash estimate of 7.3 per cent year-on-year gross domestic product growth in the first quarter the fastest since the660 words
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Article, Illustration830 2004-04-13 1 Andrea Tan, Vince Chong - Steps may include converting offices to residential use By Andrea Tan, Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] To ensure the Central Business District is not overshadowed by the ambitious New Downtown development, the government is prepared to give building owners incentives to rejuvenate830 words
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Article, Illustration745 2004-04-13 1 Larry Wee - Stronger growth, inflation risks cited; analysts target S$1.60-S$1.62 By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore announced an unexpected policy shift on the Singapore dollar's external value yesterday to one of modest and gradual appreciation from the zeroSource: JP Morgan, Reuters - 745 words
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Article76 2004-04-13 1 STI 1,898.27 (-3.65) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,898.00 (unch) SIMSCI 229.89 (-0.43) SIMSCI FUTURES 229.80 (-0.90) Monday Change KLSE COMP 879.78 -3.31 NIKKEI 225 *****70 +145.19 HANG SENG Closed SET INDEX 701.72 +10.33 JAKARTA COMP _767.81 -11.81 MANILA COMP _1.510.58 -6.23 TAIPEI WPI 6,777.78 +157.42 SEOUL COMP .918.86 +13.42 SHENZHEN76 words
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Article73 2004-04-13 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ l S$ (SS perl'SS) 1.670 £(TSS/S$ per 1.834 3.063 El'RO(US$/SS/E). 1.208 2.017 YEN 106.2 63.60 RM 3.800 2.276 HKS 7.796 4.669 BAHT 39.19 23.47 Rl'PlAH 8,595 5,147 RENMINBI 8.299 4.970 INDIAN RUPEE 43.63 26.13 AS 1.306 0.782 NZS 1.511 0.905 Source: Bloomberg PRIME RATES SINGAPORE73 words
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Article, Illustration877 2004-04-13 2 Anna Teo - Move follows surprisingly high flash estimate of Q1 growth of 7.3% By Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Forecasts of 2004 economic growth have surged to 6.5-7.5 per cent following stronger than expected Q1 numbers. Flash estimates based largely on January and February data show theSource: MTI - 877 words
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Article123 2004-04-13 2 THE Inside Markets column in BT yesterday wrongly reported that Asia Pacific Breweries announced a decline in its Ql performance ended Dec 31, 2003. We are sorry for the error. APB, in fact, registered a strong performance that quarter, with group PBIT (profit before interest, tax and exceptional) growing123 words
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511 2004-04-13 2 Eddie Toh - But it remains KL's second-biggest export market From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE'S role as a middleman for Malaysia has diminished in the last 10 years, but the Republic is still Malaysia's second-larg-est export market, according to official data released511 words
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Article444 2004-04-13 2 Compiled by BT from MAS publications 1981: Adopts management of S$ trade-weighted value (NEER or nominal effective exchange rate) as primary tool of monetary policy. Objective: To promote price stability as sound basis for sustainable economic growth. S$ fluctuations on NEER basis are managed withinCompiled by BT from MAS publications - 444 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration539 2004-04-13 3 Taila Krishnakumar - His package is tied to his performance as head of two DBS units By Taila Krishnakumar DBS Bank director and vicechairman Frank Wong took home more than chief executive Jackson Tai on an annualised basis last year. Mr Wong, who joined the539 words
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586 2004-04-13 3 wong wei kong - HOCK lock siew wong wei kong HAS a spanner been thrown into the works at Singatronics? Less than five months after the electronics, hotel and leisure group announced a bold strategy to rejuvenate itself, it revealed late last week that Lai Hock Meng who586 words
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403 2004-04-13 4 Joyce Koh - Issue to raise $50m planned for endApril; company to set up rep office By Joyce Koh A US Nasdaq listing was on the cards, but poor timing derailed its plans in 2002. Two years later, China Cast Communication Holdings403 words
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493 2004-04-13 4 Kenneth Lim - By Kenneth Lim QUASHING rumours about potential mergers and acquisitions since its founder died in April last year, First Engineering said 28.3 per cent of its shares formerly held by the late Ong Sin Seng and his widow, Lim Song Kie, have493 words
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Article, Illustration507 2004-04-13 4 Kenneth Lim - By Kenneth Lim UNITED Envirotech, a China-based water treatment company that boasts low-cost access to advanced membrane technology, is offering 63.8 million IPO shares at 47 cents apiece. United Envirotech the eighth water-treatment play to list on the Singapore Exchange is selling 37.04 million new507 words
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371 2004-04-13 4 Serena Ng - By Serena Ng CHINA-BASED Fibrechem Technologies yesterday registered its listing prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore after a delay believed to have been caused by another poison-pen letter. The chemical fibre maker, which is making a second attempt to list on the Singapore371 words
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Article, Illustration558 2004-04-13 5 Serena Ng - Company cites only stake sale to Manhattan when queried on rise By Serena Ng SHARES of reclamation and dredging company Links Island Holdings yesterday surged to levels last seen in August 2002, when the counter resumed trading after a two-year trading halt. ButFILE PHOTO; Source: Bloomberg - 558 words
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Article497 2004-04-13 5 SINGAPORE'S No 2 cellphone operator, Mobile One Ltd, is expected to post a flat to lower quarterly net profit on Thursday, squeezed by rising competition in its saturated home market. Ml, whose one-third market share ranks it between leader Singapore Telecommunications and Star Hub497 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article52 2004-04-13 5 MAINBOARD-LISTED Tiong Woon Corp said that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiong Woon Crane Transport, has been awarded a contract worth 47.7 million renminbi (559.58 million) by CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company to supply cranes for the Nanhai Petrochemicals Project in Daya Bay, Huizhou City, in China's52 words
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Article41 2004-04-13 5 L&M Group Investments said chief executive and director Edward Seky Soeryadjaya resigned on April 8. Replacing him is deputy chairman Edwin Soeryadjaya. Chief operating officer and alternate director Howard Koswara has also been appointed executive director.41 words
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Article49 2004-04-13 5 DARCO Water Technologies said that subsidiaries of the company have so far this year secured several new contracts amounting to about $9.4 million in total, for delivery in FY2004. These contracts are for the design, fabrication, delivery and commissioning of ultra-pure water treatment plants.49 words
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Article78 2004-04-13 5 ELECTRONIC component and IT company New Wave Technologies, which recently said it expected a loss in FY2003, plans to place out 38.6 million new shares at 7.5 cents apiece a 6.3 per cent discount to the last traded price. The $2.9 million raised will fund78 words
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492 2004-04-13 5 Andrea Tan - 'Resounding' vote for CapitaLand's capital redaction, CCT distribution By Andrea Tan CAPITALAND Commercial Trust (CCT), Singapore's first office real estate investment trust, could trade at a discount of 47 per cent or 92.2 cents, according to Standard and Poor's. This would give492 words
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Article, Illustration612 2004-04-13 6 VEN SREENIVASAN - Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Singapore Exchange April 12 dating $1.75 SGX'S 3QFYO4 net profit of $37.3 million was $1 million, or 4 per cent above our estimate. At the top line, clearing revenues (from both securities and derivatives) were $3 million below forecast, but the revenue shortfall wasSource: Bloomberg - 612 words
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Article, Illustration266 2004-04-13 6 Yen Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK WARRANT By Yen Sreenivasan IN the days ahead, investors should be more focused on stock-specific factors, such as earnings or newsflows. That's the advice an increasing number of analysts and brokers have been giving their clients. In short, focus on stocksSource: Bloomberg - 266 words
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Article, Illustration575 2004-04-13 6 ven sreenivasan - BT comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan INVESTORS and analysts have long pondered the relationship between economic statistics and stock market performance. And if the Singapore bourse's showing yesterday is any guide, those who reckon there's no link between the two are on to a winner.575 words
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Article, Illustration573 2004-04-13 6 Bloomberg THE yen rose versus the dollar and euro for the first day in three after Japan's currentaccount surplus widened to a record, adding to signs the world's second-largest economy is extending its export-led recovery. Japan's currency climbed against 15 ofBloomberg; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 573 words
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TRADES TO WATCH
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68 2004-04-13 6 THE group managing director and chief executive officer of United Engineers, Jackson Chevalier Yap Kit Siong, yesterday converted 120,000 options into shares at an exercise price of $1.19. The move brought his direct stake in the group, which holds various investment properties, to 273,000 shares,68 words
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Article, Illustration79 2004-04-13 6 THE founder and president of Meiban Group, Goh Tiong Yong, on April 8 bought 200,000 shares of the plastics group on the open market at $1.45 apiece. The purchase raised his direct shareholding in Meiban to 5.78 per cent, or nearly six million shares, fromSource: Bloomberg - 79 words
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61 2004-04-13 6 ONE of Asiatravel.com Holdings' substantial shareholders, Ang Hock Hai, raised his deemed stake above the 7 per cent mark after he acquired 159,000 shares on the open market on April 7 and 8. Shares of the hotel reservation and travel service provider, which has a61 words
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71 2004-04-13 6 TWO subsidiary directors of shipping group Cosco Corporation (Singapore) on April 8 exercised their stock options at 20 cents apiece. Poh Hee Boon converted 70,000 options, which raised his holding to 180,000 shares or a 0.02 per cent stake, while Lau Yew Choong exercised 150,00071 words
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Article66 2004-04-13 6 SERENA NG - Compiled by SERENA NG FUND manager Schroder Investment Management raised its deemed shareholding in MobileOne to 5.35 per cent from 5.32 per cent, after its units bought 301,000 shares on April 7. Schroders' deemed stake in the cellular operator has been increasing gradually since the66 words
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Article, Illustration413 2004-04-13 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Apr 12 VALUE CLOSE BT OB/OS 450.00 -95.00 BTCADI -*****.00 -17.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +45.00 All-SCEquttki 511.70 -1-09 SCEquW—Beet 188.32 -1.10 SGEhhM—Fla 1529.23 +2.96 SGEqaMt Prop 456.80 -1.11 SIMSCI 229.89 -0.43 SiMSCI Futures 229.60 -0.90 Stocks Volume VGO Corp lc 52.042,000 BeautyChina HK10 42,298,000 Links Island413 words
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Article, Illustration915 2004-04-13 7 ANGELA TAN - Component makers with new growth segments and a diversified customer base are better bets, says ANGELA TAN ANGELA TAN PRICES of hard disk drive (HDD) makers listed on the Singapore Exchange have been falling over the past months. Last week, they got another clobbering,915 words
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398 2004-04-13 7 Teh Hooi Ling - By Teh Hooi Ling OUR small-cap portfolio slid 0.5 per cent in line with the decline in the UOB Sesdaq Index. The portfolio was hurt most by the 10.7 per cent plunge in hard-disk drive component maker Magnecomp. As of yesterday, the stock had recovered398 words
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Article, Illustration686 2004-04-13 8 Vince Chong - Mah says DC for mall owners may be lowered, but won't be abolished. Vince Chong reports Vince Chong OWNERS of shopping centres who want to expand reve-nue-earning space will have to continue to pay for it in the form of develop- > ment charges686 words
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Article, Illustration424 2004-04-13 9 Raju Chellam - S'pore shoppers can also use service to patronise online merchants in China By Raju Chellam A DOZEN Singapore-based online shops can now offer their wares to millions of mainland Chinese through a service just launched by Nets (Network for Electronic Transfers Singapore) andFILE PHOTO - 424 words
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Article303 2004-04-13 9 ARE you boggled by how you can take advantage of the free trade agreements that Singapore has signed so far? If so, help is on the way in the form of an outreach seminar this Friday organised by the Ministry of Trade and303 words
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430 2004-04-13 9 Chen Huifen - By Chen Huifen SINGAPORE may be among the leaders in Asia when it comes to financial services, legislation improvement, education development and IT adoption but in competition policy it is lagging the rest in the region. According to law firm Rajah Tann, Thailand, Indonesia,430 words
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Article, Illustration258 2004-04-13 9 HWA Chong International and Anglo-Chi-nese School (International) next year will take in their first batches of students, 40 per cent of whom will come from abroad. Of the five proposals received for the setting up of privately funded schools last December, only these twoFILE PHOTO - 258 words
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Article, Illustration712 2004-04-13 10 leon hadar - THE bottom line OPINION leon hadar PSYCHOLOGISTS who study the cognitive processes of decision makers have focused on the way that government officials and business executives, operating in short time-frames, apply defence mechanisms to deal with information that is inconsistent with their original712 words
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Article96 2004-04-13 10 'Over the last three days, there's been so much information we don't know what to believe. We've been happy, we've been uneasy. Every day we've been worried.' -Naoko Imai the mother of 18-year-old Noriaki Imai, one of three Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq by militants threatening96 words
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804 2004-04-13 10 'Ronnie Lim - For regional security, build bridges. It's better than animosity By 'Ronnie Lim TWO recent events have starkly brought home to the Japanese what it means to be a player in the new world order. The first was a Fukuoka court ruling on April 7 that804 words
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Article, Illustration926 2004-04-13 10 Anthony Faiola - Brand Japan is attempting to revive its fortunes in part by repositioning itself in the global marketplace as the Gucci of consumer electronics By Anthony Faiola LAT-WP [KAMEYAMA, Japan] This ancient resting stop on the western road to Tokyo once impressed weary travellers with sweepingLAT-WP; AFP - 926 words
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Article444 2004-04-13 10 Bob Herbert - COMMENTARY It's disturbing when respected public figures flout the Constitution By Bob Herbert NYT ANTOINETTE Konz is a young education reporter for The Hattiesburg American, a daily newspaper with a circulation of about 25,000 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The 25-year-old considered it a big deal when one of theNYT - 444 words
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Miscellaneous206 2004-04-13 10 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 31 On which one might find "B uv ,a\ flat"? (6) 1 1 Nothing in America sent (English) (4) QO WN spiralling in top closers YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 1 Add up hospital space to ex- 5 staff get ill in Australia (5) Across: 1 Breakdown 8 ForceoFlZL* 16 ends206 words
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607 2004-04-13 11 BANGKOK Analysts expect total profit of top 4 to jump 29-52% Reuters THAILAND'S big banks are expected to roll out strong first-quarter results on the back of surging loans, fat margins and lower costs, analysts said yesterday. Siam City Bank, the sixth-largestReuters - 607 words
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Article122 2004-04-13 11 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has signed a deal with Austrian gunmaker Steyr-Mannlicher to manufacture its new assault rifle, a move the government said advances its plan to make the country a major supplier of military small arms. Defence Minister Najib Razak said that following theAP - 122 words
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75 2004-04-13 11 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Exxon Mobil Corp said it awarded RM3OO million (*****.7 million) of contracts to construct the first production platform at Malaysia's Guntong project, which may produce four trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The company's subsidiary, Exxon Mobil Exploration Production Malaysia Inc, awarded contractsBloomberg - 75 words
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75 2004-04-13 11 AP [PUTRAJAYA] Thailand and Malaysia will speed up plans to economically develop the violence-prone region along their shared border to stop it from becoming a breeding ground for insurrection and terrorism, their leaders said yesterday. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew to Malaysia yesterday forAP - 75 words
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94 2004-04-13 11 Reuters [BEIJING] Chinese oil giant Sinopec is in talks with Iran to import five million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) yearly in return for access to a major Iranian oil field, the China Daily said yesterday. Senior officials from Sinopec, Asia's largestReuters - 94 words
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78 2004-04-13 11 Reuters [BOMBAY] A leading economic think tank yesterday said the Indian economy would expand at 6.3 per cent in the financial year to March 2005 on the back of robust growth in the industry and services sectors. The Centre for Monitoring Indian EconomyReuters - 78 words
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Article, Illustration423 2004-04-13 11 Eddie Toh - But carmaker's future uncertain as competition intensifies From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE chief executive officer of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional (Proton) appears to have survived an alleged coup to oust him, but the fate of the national carmaker is still hazy in theAFP - 423 words
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456 2004-04-13 13 CROSS-STRAIT TIES It is on schedule to start production by the year-end at its Shanghai factory Bloomberg [TAlPEl] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world's biggest supplier of made-to-order chips, said it has filed for approval from the island's government to startBloomberg - 456 words
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179 2004-04-13 13 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan plans to permit Chinese banks to set up representative offices here as part of a reciprocal move with the mainland, the Economic Daily News reported yesterday. Government agencies have recently reached agreement to respond favourably to China's call forAFP - 179 words
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Article159 2004-04-13 13 Reuters [TAIPEI] China's biggest household appliances maker, Haier Group, plans to buy 500,000 flat-screen televisions valued at up to US$5OO million from Taiwan contract makers this year, a newspaper said yesterday. The Chinese-lan-guage Commercial Times quoted a Haier official in Taiwan as sayingReuters - 159 words
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441 2004-04-13 15 CHINA REFORMS Central bank raises banks' reserves requirements after cabinet warns of reckless investment AP [SHANGHAI] Chinese leaders are warning against reckless investment and the central bank is boosting the financial reserves that banks are required to hold to guard against inflationAP - 441 words
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Article193 2004-04-13 15 It wants to keep urban jobless rate at under 4.7% Reuters [BEIJING] China, struggling to keep unemployment in check, plans to slow down state-owned enterprise closures and is considering making it harder for companies to sack workers, the China Daily newspaper reported yesterday. "We shouldReuters - 193 words
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Advertisement1847 2004-04-13 12 SembCorp SEMBCORP LOGISTICS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 33rd Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Function Room, Level 3M, 5 Clementi Loop, Singapore *****6 on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 2.30 pm1,847 words
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Advertisement398 2004-04-13 12 In The Matter Of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In The Matter Of DPI PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Members' Voluntary Winding Up At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held on 12 April 2004 at 220 Orchard Road #05-01398 words
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Advertisement1114 2004-04-13 13 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Bright Orient (Holding) Ltd. will be held at Butterworth, Raffles City Convention Center, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore *****2 on Thursday, 29 April 2004 at 2:30 p.m. for the following purposes: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To1,114 words
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Article, Illustration888 2004-04-13 17 Thoroughbreds at this year's yearling sale are expected to fetch as much as 30 per cent more as the economy improves Bloomberg [SYDNEY] HARVEY Norman Holdings chairman Gerry Harvey raises thoroughbred horses when he's not running Australia's biggest furniture and electronicgoods retailer. At this week'sBloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 888 words
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635 2004-04-13 19 BAGHDAD Kidnappings, ambushes force foreign contractors to suspend work, seek shelter in safe zone A SPATE of kidnappings and attacks on convoys in Baghdad has grounded foreign contractors, putting many reconstruction projects on hold in Iraq, according to the Financial Times. "We'll give it another week.635 words
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Article, Illustration472 2004-04-13 19 NEW YORK Reuters, Bloomberg US interest rates will have to rise from their 1958 lows at some point, perhaps to 3.5 per cent, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Robert Parry said. US Treasury notes fell after MrReuters,; Bloomberg; BLOOMBERG - 472 words
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425 2004-04-13 19 WASHINGTON LAT-WP CHIEF executives of US corporations and their boards of directors should assume direct responsibility for securing their computer networks from worms, viruses and other attacks, an industry task force working with the US federal government said. The group stopped shortLAT-WP - 425 words
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744 2004-04-13 22 SAN FRANCISCO Patent portfolios seen as assets that can be used to build revenue stream Reuters THE draw of lucrative patent licensing deals in the technology sector is swelling the ranks of specialty patent businesses. These companies that try to turn technicalReuters - 744 words
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361 2004-04-13 25 NEW YORK It'll help Microsoft software deliver piracy protection for digital media NYT MICROSOFT has reached a US$44O million legal settlement and licensing deal with Inter Trust Technologies Corp, a private company and a pioneer in the development of software to protectNYT - 361 words
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120 2004-04-13 25 Bloomberg [SEOUL] A South Korean Internet company has sued Microsoft Corp, claiming the Instant Messenger program included in Microsoft's Windows XP operating system stifles competition. Daum Communications Corp filed the lawsuit against Microsoft and its Korean unit yesterday at a Seoul court, seeking 10 billionBloomberg - 120 words
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Advertisement928 2004-04-13 17 Jg^^^^2QjQ^^^^Ttriulvertis^dHol^re€lBo^B^M2^^mail^ioticeB@Bph^comjSg Iffi KS TECH LTD (Member of KIM SENG GROUP) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Fifth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 4, Tuas Avenue 5, Singapore *****1 on Thursday, 29 April 2004 at 11.30 a.m. for the purpose928 words
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Advertisement1797 2004-04-13 17 5 SembCorp z= y Marine (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 41st Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2004 at 11.00 a.m. at 29 Tanjong Kling Road, Singapore *****4 to transact the following business:Ordinary Business 1 To1,797 words
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Advertisement4759 2004-04-13 18 To advertise call toil-free 1800 289 8822 Email: notices@sph.com.su WrMUg&liPßa^l SM SUMMIT HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated In Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of SM SUMMIT HOLDINGS LIMITED (the "Company") will be held at The Board Room, 45 Übi Road 1, Summit4,759 words
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Advertisement1172 2004-04-13 19 I I€ 1 KLW HOLDING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of KLW HOLDINGS LIMITED will be held at 19 Senoko Loop, Singapore *****9 on Thursday, 29 April 2004 at 10.00 a.m. to transact the1,172 words
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Advertisement1336 2004-04-13 19 <*2* SNF CORPORATION LTD. SNF (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held on 28 April 2004 at 9.00 a.m. at SAFRA Tampines Club, 1A Tampines Street 92, Singapore *****2, to transact1,336 words
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Advertisement3650 2004-04-13 20 I Notices (sipzli^dry Strotech Systems Limited NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Stratech Systems Limited ("the company") will be held at Meeting Room 1, 6 International Business Park, #02-01, The Atrium, Singapore *****8 on Thursday, 29 April 2004 at 9:30 a.m.3,650 words
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Article, Illustration1075 2004-04-13 21 Transaction date: Apr 12 INTERBANK CROSS RATES A$ C$ Rmb Euro HK$ Ind Bs Buplah Yen Won BM NZ$ Pali Rs Peso 5$ Band Sfr NTS Biht Pound US$ Australia 1.016 6.353 0.634 5.968 33.400 65.791 0.813 8.T41 2.909 1.156 43.993 42.945 1.278 4.830 0.984 25.170 30.000 0.417 0.7661,075 words
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Article1619 2004-04-13 21 SICOM FUTURES Apr 12 RUBBER Futures (Closing prices) RSS1 (S cents/kg) Close Voluim Open Month High Low Sett (tomies) Interest May 04 234.75 Jun 04 235.75 Jul 04 239.50 Aug 04 240.00 Sep 04 240.75 Oct/Dec 04 241.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes)1,619 words
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Advertisement21 2004-04-13 21 Copycats beware! IP Protecting your patent? Call 1800 289 8822 or email notices@sph.com.sg to book your advertisement in our newspapers now.21 words
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Advertisement1386 2004-04-13 21 toll frre IStKWSq KS2 2/Eißiiit: floticggl>Bphco«i.S)^ >tj. AQUA-TERRA Supply Co. Limited vw (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Third Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at No. 4, Tuas Avenue 5, Singapore *****1 on Thursday, 291,386 words
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Advertisement4289 2004-04-13 22 Notices W## WESTECH ELECTRONICS LIMITED BK (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) VMM NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE DATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Board Room, 4th Floor, 34 Kaki Bukit Crescent, Kaki Bukit4,289 words
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Advertisement2475 2004-04-13 23 ■HBHI v TOTAL AUTOMATION LTD 1 m (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 45 Gul Drive, Jurong, Singapore I I *****2 on Wednesday, 28 April 2004 at 11.00 a.m. to transact the following2,475 words
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Advertisement2864 2004-04-13 23 EASirECH EASTERN ASIA TECHNOLOGY LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at The Moor Room, Level 4, Raffles City Convention Centre, 2 Stamford Road, Singapore *****2 on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 2:00 p.m.2,864 words
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Article4766 2004-04-13 24 Transaction date: Apr 12 HONG KONG Vol HK Exchanges Clearing .17 10 -0.10 1984 *pr» HK$ ♦>- 000 HKRInt'l 2.88 0.03 1376 HK and China Gas 13.35 -0.05 5723 Aeon Credit 5.65 unch 270 Hong Kong Electric 34 40 0.30 2121 Aeon Stores 6.20 0.05 2 Hongkong Chinese4,766 words
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Article2409 2004-04-13 24 Transaction date: Apr 12 KUALA LUMPUR General Corp 0.58 -O.OI 103 y 0 j General Soil 1.26 unch 0 RM (000) Genting 17.30 -0.20 162 George Kent 0.82 -0.03 46 A M Realty 1.70 -0.03 8 GlobetronicsTech 7.50 unch 210 Abrk 0.67 -0.03 62 GlomacBhd 3.20 0.02 48 ACP2,409 words
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Article848 2004-04-13 24 Transaction date: Apr 12 SmdLwm* m Otm On| Stotfc —w m Oom Chmgt Altgreen 50c 0.31 1.070 -0.010 NOL 169 2.270 ->0.010 Btt. Intl US20c 0.38 0.76S -0.010 OCBC 8.96 12.500 40.100 CapitaLand 1.21 1.720 +0.010 Parkway H 25c 0.56 1.140 -0.010 Ourt SemKond 26c 140 1 750 People848 words
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Article697 2004-04-13 24 BONDS WARRANTS Pram Expiry Tel Last Vol Conv bar Dte Caar- Mtta Coda Caaymy Sate COM! m* Wca >■> laft 3779 ASL Marine HldgsW*****1 32.5 3 1061 1 53 35 2.49 48 3696 AST) W*****1 425 1 16 -3 1.41 2 3697 Acma Ltd W*****6 .0.5 unch 550 1 50697 words
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Advertisement370 2004-04-13 26 Carrefour <f» 1 $econd wine of st \< y Chdteau Talbot \l HIM At Carrefour Suntec City Atrium CarreW»i\naza Singapura Atrium /\A/i ❖^w*«^*ff.-;; E» r^ 100 and above in a single receipt V at e Carrefour Fair 2004, t l ?*W- ;> A pair of tickets to Paris on Air370 words
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SHIPPING TIMES
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Article, Illustration639 2004-04-13 27 Beth Jinks - It sees steady growth as rates are expected to stay firm in coming years By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Local offshore support and marine group Ezra Holdings surpassed its full year 2003 net profit in just the first half of FY2004, andFILE PHOTO - 639 words
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Article283 2004-04-13 27 SGX '000 Apr 12 SS Vol CH Offshore 0.43 -0.01 5910 ChuanHup 0.54 unch 1156 Cosco Investment 1.08 0.01 ***** CWT Distribution .0.55 unch 0 Ezra Hldqs 1.26 0.03 926 Freight Links .0.12 -O.OI 155 G8 Holdings 0.72 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.92 -001 2900 K1 Venture 0.30283 words
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289 2004-04-13 27 Alec Almazan - Project will serve central, northern areas of Luzon From Alec Almazan in Manila A JAPANESE consortium composed of Penta Ocean Corp, Shimitsu Corp and TOA Corp was recently awarded the contract for the development of the Subic Bay International Container Port after289 words
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261 2004-04-13 27 Reuters [MANILA] Armed men on speed boats intercepted a fishing vessel off the Malaysian state of Sabah and took three Indonesian crew members hostage, the Philippine navy said yesterday. Feliciano Angue, a navy captain in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, said itReuters - 261 words
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Article, Illustration512 2004-04-13 27 Donald Urquhart - APL security chief sceptical of smart container idea By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Technology is not the "silver buUet" in the maritime industry's defence against terrorism, according to APL's security chief who also urged the World Customs Organisation (WCO) to work towards harmonising containerFILE PHOTO - 512 words
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AVIATION news
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Article, Illustration1529 2004-04-13 28 David Evans - It's a matter of a few cents per ticket- rather than a billion-dollar question By David Evans LAT-WP YOU hear it all the time at airline industry meetings: "If you think safety is expensive, try an accident." Still, how one views the relative cost ofLAT-WP; BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO - 1,529 words
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Article114 2004-04-13 28 PAGE Austral AL 5 Bank Line 4 BSA 4 B'tang Mas 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 China Shpg 5 Crocodile Line ....4 CWT Globelink ...4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 ECL 3 Far Shpg 5 Foong Sun 5 Gemartrans 4 Hamburg Sud 3 Hangli 4 Heung-A 3 Indotrans114 words
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Article7081 2004-04-13 32 thebusinesstimes EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel u° H" T *l*Phone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Nam 06/05 18/05 HamburqSud EVER GUIDE 020W 65-*****133 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot# D'lvolra 19/05 HamburgSud CAPCOLVILLE OOiw 23/04 16/05 Delmas ELISA DELMAS7,081 words
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Article658 2004-04-13 33 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL BU GANG 0402 J14/15 A/SIDE 13/04 0600 DAFA 023W J18/19 A/SIDE 13/04 0700 GLARING PESC 3 J4/5 A/SIDE 13/04 0600 LABROY 159 EBLS07 J8 A/SIDE 13/04 1600 NIC0 3 1204 J3 A/SIDE 13/04 0630 OCEAN ROSE 2 J25 A/SIDE658 words
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Article1830 2004-04-13 33 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACX MAGNOLIA 076S 076S 1 14/04/2004-11:00 14/04/2004-23:30 T04 ACT RAFFLES 089N 089N 1 13/04/2004-12:30 14/04/2004-02:00 T04 AKSOY THUVA 0403 0402 1 13/04/2004-13:00 13/04/2004-18:30 K17 AWPA 4069 4089 1 14/04/2004-02:00 14/04/2004-12:001,830 words
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Article139 2004-04-13 33 Apr 13 Thailand: Songkran Fest. Apr 14 Thailand: Songkran Fest. Apr IS Thailand: Songkran Fest. Apr 25 Italy: Liberation Day. NZ: Anzac Day. Apr 26 Australia: Anzac Day. Apr 20 Japan: Greenery Day. Apr 30 Vietnam: Victoria Day. May 1 Belgium: Labour Day. China: Labour Day. France: Labour139 words
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Article785 2004-04-13 33 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 averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual785 words
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Article604 2004-04-13 33 Carbon 180 Max 989.7 0.3 14.9 0.0S 36 0.04 Apr 8 Density Water Residue AshAluminlum Sediment No above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 rrr 380 Ave 984.5 0.3 12.9 0.05 25 0.02 Euoft 380 Max 994.4 0.7 17.5 0.08 64 0.05 KC/M'3 v/v M/M604 words
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AIR & LAND transport
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Article, Illustration600 2004-04-13 34 Beth Jinks - Flight bookings more than double; reservations jump 52% in February Reports by Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Asia's travel demand "returned to the glory days" in February, as flight bookings more than doubled those a year earlier, according to the region's biggest travelFILE PHOTO - 600 words
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Article, Illustration652 2004-04-13 34 NYT [WASHINGTON] The Pentagon is asking Congress for the authority to award contracts to foreign airlines to move troops and equipment, a practice that has always been limited to and been lucrative for Ameri-can-based carriers. The proposal, contained in the DefenseNYT; AFP FILE PHOTO - 652 words
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173 2004-04-13 34 [SINGAPORE] Changi Airport saw first quarter passenger traffic rise 1.7 per cent and cargo volumes grow 7.5 per cent, boosted by good growth in air traffic in March, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) announced yesterday. Changi handled 7.05 million passengers in the173 words
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270 2004-04-13 34 Local minister guarantees its stay despite EU ruling AFP [BRUSSELS] Irish no-frills airline Ryanair is to maintain its operations at Belgium's Charleroi airport despite a European Commission ruling against it over illegal subsidies there, the regional government was reported as saying. CitedAFP - 270 words
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279 2004-04-13 34 AFP [HANOI] Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said yesterday it carried only 5 per cent more passengers in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2003 due to the outbreak of bird flu. The state-owned airline carried 1.2AFP - 279 words
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Article2084 2004-04-13 34 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT CTD LH9762 0630 S0326 1345 U*Ul 8A7382 2215 5025 0630 8A7305 2255 0F82 2215 LH778 1555 U4381 2255 LH9770 2300 «55 0F5 2255 $0229 2300 *****7 1555 LH779 2305 hMtot—i S023 0605 GA974 0130 "J"* 4 j"? "5?!! GA9750 0855 KL838 22552,084 words
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Advertisement31 2004-04-13 27 BACK PAGE Air travel back to glory days in region: Abacus Changi > passenger l v M traffic up -u > i„ QI I Pentagon seeks use of foreign airlines for troops, equipment31 words
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Advertisement458 2004-04-13 27 NICHOLAS Williams has been transferred to THE Singapore Logistics Association the Singapore office of Charles Taylor Consulting will conduct the following training from its Piraeus office after four years with the programmes between May and Standard Club Greek members. Mr Williams has August2004: taken on the role of regional claims458 words
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Advertisement741 2004-04-13 29 MOL Combines a range of shipping modes to ensure timely, reliable services covering major j} ports in Norm America, Europe, Japan, Asia, Africa Oceania. Abo occopt Intra-Ask Cargoes to: NJSAN KWANGYANG SHANGHAI YANTIAN XIAMBI QMGDAO /If LAWAN JAKARTA SURAIAYA KAOHSUHG IANGKOK lAHMI CHAIAMG HOCHUMMH PASW GUDAMG PBukNG PORT fctIANC For741 words
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Advertisement587 2004-04-13 31 UK CONTINENT SERVICE Loading for GLORIUS RTM/ATW/BMNAJ K/NAN ATERMON RTM/ATW/BMN/U K/NAN Loads Singapore, EVW. Mala, ia, Indonesia MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Loading for RAVENNA DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT REGAL STAR ADN/HDD/JDH VTC STAR DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT J FRIEND HDD/JDH/AQA 'Loads Singapore, EVW. Malaysia, Indonesia USA SERVICE Loading for STELIOS B CAM/NOL/SAV/TPC NENA M CAM/NOL/NFK/SAV •Loads E/W. Malaysia,587 words
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Miscellaneous114 2004-04-13 33 REGIONAL WEATHER Issued by Meteorological Service Division.NEA LEGEND: Thunderstorm Wind speed symbols Showers Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds Rain One half fleche represents 5 knots Cloudy Day —One full fleche represents 10 knots x Hazy A One solid triangle represents 50 knots Centre of114 words
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