The Business Times, 15 December 2000

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    19 1 MiTA (P) 028/12/2000 85$ :l: fc 1 P O. R E internet: http://business-times.asial com.sg MMHMMHMMIIMHHMHMmMMMMMHMMMMMi FRIDAY. DECEMBER 15. 2000
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    71 1 m UHIM (-33.12) BT-SBI BMJ9 (-10.37) ST INDEX FDTOBES UMJO (-31.00) MiMS nJTUIES 21*30 (4.40) STOCK UBKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSECOMP ***** 4.76 i? NIKKEI 228 241.49 HANQSENG Ii,496J9 -124.74 SET INDEX 27L29 -MS JAKARTA COUP 419.29 -1.24 MANILA OOMP _U#M7 +JJ7 TAIPEI WPI M2t.l8 -K» SEOUL OOMP
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    71 1 FOSEX BATES US$ SI US$ 1.738 £(US$/S$per£) 1.467 1660 HJ80(US$/S$/E) 6.881 L638 DM till \xn YEN 1114____ 64.76 KM 3.860 2.186 HKS 7.806 4487 BABT 4150 25.02 KOFIAH 8,420 MIS FtDIB BASES SINGAPORE* 5.89 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.60 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY TOKYO
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  • Article
    Lock icon Probe fails to find cause of SilkAir crash
    728 1  -  Final investigation report on Mflßß crash But the US National Transportation Safety Board takes a different view By Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] The investigation into the 1997 crash of a Silk Air jet in Indonesia has drawn a blank. In a final report
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    Lock icon Rough road ahead for Bush and Congressional politics
    837 1  -  Political differences, hard feeling won't be easy to paper over From\ Leon Hadar in Washington THE Christmas holiday spirit of peace and goodwill displayed on Wednesday night by defeated presidential candidate A 1 Gore and the victor, America's new Presidentelect George W
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    Lock icon S'pore lawyers among the best, but not most costly
    758 1  -  exclusive Asia-Pac surrey shows there's no trade-off in quality By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Singapore lawyers charge lower fees relative to their overseas counterparts, even though some of them stand shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world, says a survey
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      92 1 XHSnXB BT Comment Sensible to quit HtCs pay-TV scene. Pg 7 New Asia Biz Woman What do women really want for Christmas? EL 8 Top •tortei^l SSI A said to be ready i to negotiate with Natas. Jfext Pmg* OCBC appoints Briton as chief financial officer. L&M lands role in
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      184 1 Christmas Charity ®tlp Other* L <jfttMf Iff Executive Lifestyle story "J. r t i 4 s& y# <& (f& II 1 >""' 11 Dl\l\RSFl(ilH i (i Si-ivice Centrr: ;> •i ii VVlicciock )'!.)o hup://www.ami' Issues turn to economy, foreign policy Pg 22 Editorial: Back in business in Washington Pq 1
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      10 1 Deliberate action, says NTSB, Pg 4 More reports, Pg 4
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Singing a different tune
        120 2 HOW many people know that in his younger days, US Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan enrolled in New York's Juilliard School of Music, only to drop out later to join a jazz band? After finding out he wasn't going to make it as a musician, he
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        Lock icon A fever all burnt out
        133 2 IT used to be that the road to riches was to set up a company, confuse investors with fancy-sounding jargon, list your shares on Wall Street and retire when your shares appreciate 1,000 times. Not any more. The statistics coming out of the US make
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        Lock icon Always a few who don't know
        56 2 EARLIER this week, BT ran an online poll after Morgan Stanley Capital International overhauled its equity indices. The poll statement said: The MSCI decision was much ado abqut nothing because fund managers have 18 months to adjust to the*change. This is how readers voted:
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      Lock icon SIA said to be ready to negotiate with Natas
      424 2  -  It seems to be softening stand on fare scheme that has npset travel agents By, Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has indicated it will negotiate with the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) on the airline's net fare scheme,
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      Lock icon OCBC appoints Briton as 1st chief financial officer
      447 2  -  Chris Mattenuan authority on capital m&nagement By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank yesterday appointed its first chief financial officer, Chris Matten, further beefing up its management team and signalling its commitment to enhancing capital management. It's the second local bank, after
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      197 2 Top Performers; Dec 14 NAME GAIN 1 Ms Er Ah Kiow 125,442 2 Mr AngAh Ho 106,944 3 Mr Koh HeeTlow 102^16 4 Mr Lawrence Leong 96,582 5 Mr Lee KlmTong >3^44 6 Mr Ernest Tan 92,609 7 Ms Hee C. H. 88,709 8 MrTanSlngPoh 80,788 9 Ms Rachel Leu
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  • SILKAIR crash
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      Lock icon Deliberate pilot action caused crash, says NTSB
      655 4  -  Disputing NTSC's findings, it adds that recovery of the airplane was possible but not attempted By Eugene Low DELIBERATE pilot action not aircraft-re-lated malfunction or failure caused the crash of SilkAir Flight MI185 in 1997, according to a US National Transportation Safety Board
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      Lock icon Families discussing next move with lawyers
      524 4  -  Legal action likely against Silk Air and Boeing in US court after studying report Bu David Boey FAMILIES who lost loved ones when Silk Air Flight MIIBS slammed into Indonesia's Musi River in mysterious circumstances nearly three years ago spoke to their lawyers last
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      Lock icon No sign Tsu committed suicide: police report
      720 4  -  No evidence that pilots or cabin crew had a motive to cause the crash By] David Boey TOE Singapore Police, which has just completed a 16-month probe into the crash of Silk Air Flight MIIBS, confirmed yesterday that the pilot, Tsu Way Ming,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Wednesday's broad rally proves short-lived
      540 6  -  I :ii comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THE Straits Times Index rose on Wednesday on expectations Nasdaq would rally because of a likely Bush victory in the US presidential contest. And once this victory was confirmed yesterday, it was time to sell. Brokers were frustrated by weakness
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      Lock icon SingLand warrant: safe haven in a bear market?
      208 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy IS there such a thing as a safe haven if the market is in a bear phase? Some might say no a bear market is a bear market and there's nowhere to hide when the selling kicks
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      Lock icon Firm support for Chuan Hup at 36 cents
      235 6  -  HOT STOCK Byy Ven Sreenivasan CHUAN Hup Holdings seems to be waking up from its slumber as speculation about the sale of its one-third stake in printed circuit board maker PCI intensifies. The stock was among the most active on the bourse
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      149 6 NOEL Gifts International will hold its AGM and GGM on Dec 29 from 2.00 pm, 50 Kallang Avenue #04-01 Noel Corporate Building. ♦HESHE Holdings will hold its AGM on Dec 29 at 10.00 am, 9 Tai Seng Drive #06-01 Heshe Building. ♦NIPPECRAFT director Chew Ka Twang has resigned
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      Lock icon Euro, pound gain ground in Asia as US$ loses steam
      338 6  -  I :i I comment CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar lost steam upon confirmation of a Bush presidency during Asian trading yesterday morning, as players took profits and reassessed possible weaknesses in the new US administration. The euro was a
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      532 6 Stocks Volume PCI 25c 41,944,000 JSH US5C 500 34,807,000 Asia Dekor HK15c 23,706,000 Poh Lian 10c 19,929,000 NatBroad 25c 18,754,000 Gul Tech 20c 13,774,000 ParificCenturylOc 12,736,000 Omni Ind 10c 12,495,000 NatSteet50c 12,044,000 IPCQ20C 10,866,000 Stocks JSH US5c 500 178,433,481 NatBroad 25c 69,374,620 PCI 25c 54,185,780 DBS Grp 51,493,645 Datacraft 10c
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      107 6 1 (j|j) FRESHFIELDS DREW NAPIER -Vf 6 0 1 j m JZ SK 1 Freshfields Drew Napier would like to wish friends and clients a very happy Christmas and prosperous 2001. This year, as an alternative to sending Christmas cards, we are making a donation to charity. Amsterdam Bangkok Barcelona
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon M&C among UK's most admired firms: poll
      253 7 KWEK Leng Beng's Millennium Copthorne Hotels (M&C) has been ranked 59th in the list of "Britain's Most Admired Companies" in a survey by leading business magazine Management Today. This year's survey ranked 239 companies listed on the London bourse. Glaxo Smith Kline was
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      Lock icon L&M lands role in Jakarta MRT
      590 7  -  It ties up with Knda Perkasa, which has been promoting the project since 1990 By Ven Sreenivasan INDONESIAN controlled L&M Group Investments is gunning for a role in Jakarta's MRT project that could yield lucrative spin-offs. de The Singapore-listed infrastructure specialist yesterday came closer
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      Lock icon Metalock makes interim turnaround
      351 7  -  By] Ling Su Ann HAVING put a heated boardroom tussle behind it, diversified marine engineering group Metalock yesterday reported an interim net profit of $548,000, after a loss of $1 million previously. Turnover surged 62 per cent to $26.8 million in the six months to Sept
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      Lock icon Sensible to quit HK's pay-TV scene
      686 7  -  irtltJH lock siew quak hiang whai PHEW! Someone is finally thinking right. Star TV's pull-out from the pay-television business in Hongkong must be the clearest signal of what kind of cut-throat competition to expect in that sector. After all, if you take a closer
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      Lock icon UOBS unit to pay RM285m for Amsteel Securities
      305 8  -  Affin-UOB may rope inPenang-based Thong L Kay Hian Securities as next partner From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur UOB Securities' Malaysian associate has struck a deal to acquire Amsteel Securities for RM2BS million (Ssl3o million) Affin-UOB Securities will pay 1.34 times the
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      Lock icon SembCorp expects profit to climb five-fold by 2006
      513 8 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Industries Ltd chief executive Wong Kok Siew said he sees profit at Southeast Asia's biggest engineering company rising five-fold by 2006 to $600 million, fuelled by acquisitions from Brazil to China to Switzerland. The company's sales could treble to $9
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      Lock icon Keppel TatLee Bank invests $3m in online housing loan service
      340 8 KEPPEL Tat Lee Bank has invested $3 million to allow customers to secure housing loans online. Called Online Housing Loan Approval, it is the first such service provided by a bank in Singapore. Under this scheme, customers would be able
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      Lock icon SGX's new head for risk management, regulation
      214 8 AFTER a recent spate of resignations by top officials, the Singapore Exchange yesterday announced the appointment of a new head for its risk management and regulation division, Alan Shaw. Mr Shaw's appointment will take effect on Jan 15, 2001. A lawyer by training,
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Boustead sinks into red at half-time
        83 8 BOUSTEAD Singapore has sunk into the red with a $1.4 millionloss for the six months ended Sep 30. Dragged down by lower sales from its technical sales and project management unite, turnover fell 6 per cent to $59.2 minimi. The group attributed the losses
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        Lock icon Hai Sun Hup sells Melbourne building
        44 8 SHIPPING and property group Hai Sun Hup yesterday said it has entered into an agreement to sell its office building at Queen Street, Melbourne, for A 510.2 million. The sale is expected to be completed within 30 days.
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        Lock icon Flextronics reference price set
        49 8 LI XIN Industries said yesterday the Flextronics reference share price is U5529.2422. The price was nainilatpd by taking the average close of Flextronics shares for each of the 20 trading days on Nasdaq from Nov 15 to Dec 13. Li Xin and Flextronics being mergect
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        Lock icon Chemical Ind cuts interim loss
        80 8 CHEMICAL Industries (Far East) has narrowed its interim net loss to $475,000, as turnover jumped 66 per cent to $25.3 million. Operating profit for the six months to Sep 30 rose 30 per cent to $6.4 million. But a loss of $2.9 million from associated
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        Lock icon Corrections & Clarifications
        44 8 Corrections Clarifications OUR Hot Stock report yesterday "Nat Steel likely to see further upside" said Nat Steel Ltd was a component stock of the Straits Times Index. Nat Steel was dropped from the reconstituted STI in August 1996. We are sorry for the error.
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Public sector gets biggest salary hike of 7.5%
      496 9  -  Financial services, healthcare and IT see nearly 7% rises: Watson Wyatt By] Brace Chong THE public sector saw the biggest salary increase of 7.5 per cent this year, with financial services, healthcare and information technology recording increases of close to 7 per
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      Lock icon More volatility seen in job market
      391 9  -  By< Anna Teo THE Singapore economy can expect greater volatility in unemployment in the year ahead, the Ministry of Manpower warns in its latest labour market report. Thanks to a buoyant economy and helped by a "quieter" retrenchment situation, the seasonally adjusted jobless rate
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      42 9 IN a table accompanying the article, "Aggressive rate cuts fuel 16% fall in phone charges" on Wednesday, we mistakenly included i2u 1551 and eVoiz as services offered via Zone 1511. They are not. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon WorldPay to guarantee online buys against fraud
      418 9  -  It will start on Jan 3 and cover 82 countries By Tang Weng Fai INTERNET billing company World Pay yesterday announced a guarantee to protect merchants and shoppers against third-party fraud and non-delivery of goods bought on-line. The World Pay Guarantee scheme, which
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      Lock icon StarHub opens tender for 3G network
      569 9  -  Move comes despite Nokia 'winning' USs3oom contract from Star Hub By Teh Hooi Ling STARHUB has thrown open the tender for the supply of third generation (3G) mobile phone networks, this despite Finnish company Nokia's announcement in May that it had won a US$3OO
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      Lock icon TDBL, Lexis-Nexis in tie-up
      262 9  -  They jointly offer info to companies going overseas By] Kelvin Ng THE Trade Development Board Business Library (TDBL) has ted up with USbased information provider Lexia-Nexis to launch an online business information portal for companies venturing abroad. eßizlnfo will offer access to Lexis-Nexis' database of over
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      150 9 I EUNQfS Built for your I Every unit enjoys ground floor Impressive office-like facade wL tuwsuMi fronting Eunos Link, in MacPherson I e*S? Paya Lebar area Car lorry parking loading bays at your doorstep r mm „>§ H Private toilet for each unit H «_f 111 IfiW*" 1 For ancillary
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Factors which bear on taxi fares
      281 10  -  Jill Lim Group public relations manager Comfort Group Limited I REFER to the letters "Comfort should justify rise in rental rate" (Mailbag, Nov 29), "Higher taxi fare as well, Comfort?", (Mailbag, Nov 29) and "Justify more to raise daily taxi rental" (Mailbag, Dec 4).
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      Lock icon Unit trust safeguards in place
      345 10  -  Ronald Chong Manager (Public Affairs) Central Provident Fund Board Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the letter "Probe CPF-approved funds" (Mailbag, Dec 4). Unit trusts in Singapore are subject to rules and regulations. The accounts of each unit trust scheme have to be audited annually
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      Lock icon D&B stung by BT online readers'disbelief
      369 10  -  Rajesh Mirchandani Vice-president managing director Dun Bradstreet (Asean/South Asia) I REFER to the item, "Caution reigns", in your Grapevine column of Dec 6. The item stated that a BT online poll was conducted about the Dun Bradstreet (D&B) Optimism Index survey which indicated that
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      407 10 I. Lianhe Zaobao Assets of I local tech I funds down I *20% compared to I last year I I 4 I nr* it—l BLOSSOM JEWELLERY PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE B HEREBY GIVEN THAT A FINAL GENERAL MEETING Of THE COMHINY WILL BE HELD ON THE 15TH
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Dawn of a new European era at Nice summit
      803 12  -  bottom line OPINION shada islam The writer is BT's Brussels correspondent THEY may have haggled over votes, parliamentary seats and population percentages and couched their conclusions in mind-numbing bureaucratese. But there is little doubt the European Union's summit in Nice last
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      94 12 'We don't do this just to be nice; we want people to be more productive/ rfjßkm of Swedish Internet services company Spray Network AB, which offers staff on-site sauna and gym, a large relaxation room with a VCR, a full-blown kitchen where they can cook, and flexible
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      Lock icon Back in business in Washington
      575 12 NOW that the United States Supreme Court has made its historic ruling and the 2000 US presidential race is finally over, America's allies and trade partners hope that President-elect George W Bush will work together with the new Congress to reimpose some sense of policy
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      Lock icon The next great banking crisis: telecom debt
      1162 12  -  Last week's Swiss auction shows that grossly overpaying -with borrowed money-for 36 qpdlff difmstftr By) Matthew Lynn Bloomberg [LONDON] Out of Switzerland last week came a story that should have sent a shiver of fear down the spines of the world's bankers. The
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      Lock icon Is US ready for Japan to rebuild military?
      803 12  -  COMMENTARY Louder clamour now to repeal Article 9 of the Constitution By Jim Mann LATWP [TOKYO] Midway through a genteel, abstract discussion about America and Asia here last month, a Japanese businessman suddenly launched into a tirade about the difficulties his company
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Plus listing delayed to after May 2002
      405 13  -  This is because UEM is giving Halim Saad more time to honour bnyback agreement From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur UNITED Engineers Malaysia is paying a high price for its decision to give its boss Halim Saad more time to honour a share
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      Lock icon Jakarta set to meet debt target
      348 13 JAKARTA It expects to finish restructuring up to USssbofdebt Reuters A GOVERNMENT task force trying to sort out Indonesia's huge commercial foreign debt said it expected to finish restructuring US$3 billion (555.2 billion) to US$5 billion next week, a critical milestone under an International
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      Lock icon Proton denies reports on award of future models to USPD
      251 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national carmaker Proton said yesterday reports it may award sole distributorship of future models to its fUlly-owned subsidiary USPD were inaccurate. "Proton would like to state that any reports that refer to USPD getting
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      Lock icon Guthrie to sell shares in Indon palm oil assets on JSE
      381 13 KUALALUMPUR Move follows criticism of Ibra for selling plantations to a foreign company Bloomberg MALAYSIA'S Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd, which recently bought a group of palm oil plantations from Indonesia's bank rescue agency Ibra, said it will sell sharesln the
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Intel to cut capital spending by up to 38%: analyst
      396 15 SANTA CLARA Weak PC demand is forcing the chipmaker to delay plans for new plants Bloomberg INTEL Corp will cut its capital spending by as much as 38 per cent next year as weak personal computer demand forces the No
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      Lock icon Profit warning expected from Dell after Compaq
      365 15 PC sales slack; analysts see IBM and HP at risk also AFX-Asia [SAN FRANCISCO] With Compaq Computer Corp's profit warning out of the way, Dell Computer Corp is expected to be the next company to lower their earnings guidance for the coming months,
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      Lock icon Taking credit for ransom
      127 15 LOSANGELES AP A HACKER penetrated an Internet company's database of credit card numbers and posted more than 55,000 of them online when his demands for money weren't met. The FBI is investigating the extortion attempt against Creditcards.Com, which processes card transactions for online companies. The amount
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      Lock icon Softbank leads US$250m buy of Korea Thrunet
      246 15 SEOUL Bloomberg A GROUP led by Softbank Corp, Asia's largest investor in Internet-related companies, will pay US$25O million (***** million) for about half of Korea Thrunet, buying into the world's fastest growing high-speed Internet market. The group will buy new shares issued by
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      Lock icon British Telecom may raise its stake in Japan Telecom
      360 15 TOKYO Reuters BRITISH Telecommunications Pic (BT) said yesterday it was considering raising its 15 per cent stake in Japan Telecom Co Ltd, setting up a possible battle with rival Vodafone Group. Asked if discussions over buying AT&T's stake in Japan's third-largest
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      Lock icon Ex-BI chief asked to return to help in probe
      616 16 JAKARTA SoedraiQad Djiwandono, now teaching in the US, is an important witness A-G Reuters, AFP INDONESIA has asked a former head of its beleaguered central bank to return from overseas to help its investigation into billions of dollars worth of controversial
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      Lock icon TPI saga seen hurting investor confidence
      502 16  -  Doubts being raised about Thailand's bankruptcy laws in twists and tnrns of conrt case From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE endless courtroom drama to rehabilitate Thailand's biggest corporate debtor. Thai Petrochemical Industry, which owes US$3.7 billion (556.4 billion) in loans, has hurt investor confidence,
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      Lock icon Estrada crony cleared of share price rigging
      323 16  -  From* Al Labita in Manila A PHILIPPINE court has cleared an ethnic Chinese crony of President Joseph Estrada of involvement in a share price rigging case that forms part of the impeachment charges he is facing before the Senate. In its decisioh on
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      Lock icon FTSE, Xinhua in indices tie-up
      286 16  -  From, Audrey Tan in Hongkong IN anticipation of the merger between China's A and B share markets and increased interest in the Chinese stock markets, FTSE plans to set up a joint venture with Xinhua Financial News to provide a series of real-time indices. The
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      578 17 NEW DELHI The company cannot find leases deeds to most of its 34 properties Bloomberg THE Indian government's plan to sell the country's sec-ond-biggest hotel chain has hit a snag: The company cannot find lease deeds to 26 of its 34 properties.
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        40 17 Xinhua [BEIJING] Beijing will allocate 4.5 billion yuan (***** million) of special funds for building Zhongguancun— China's Silicon Valley—in the coming three years for infrastructure construction and renovation of small and medium-sized businesses. —Xinhua
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        55 17 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] CNOOC Ltd, China's No 3 oil firm, may raise US$l.3 billion (552.3 billion) in a first-time share sale next year, about half the amount targeted by the company in May. CNOOC has applied to sell 1.64 billion shares, including 200 million held by parent
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        37 17 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] The Taiwanese islands of Matsu and Kinmen, located near China's Fujian province, will start direct trade, mail and shipping links with China from Jan 1, the Commercial Times reported. —Bloomberg
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        71 17 Xinhua [BEIJING] China's electronic information sector has hit its target for the year two months before the start of the new millennium, the China Daily reported yesterday. Li Zhiming, director of the Department of Enterprises Restructuring and Operation, said it has generated a total
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      479 18 NEW YORK They expect to cut s,ooojobs realising USs3bincost synergies Reuters, Bloomberg CHASE Manhattan Corp and J P Morgan Co Inc, which agreed to merge in September in a US$35 biffion (Ss6l billion) deal, yesterday said they expect fourth-quarter earnings
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      345 18 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE US trade deficit in goods, services and investments widened again to a record in the third quarter, as imports grew faster than exports and overseas investors earned more on their US holdings than Americans earned abroad, government figures showed yesterday. The
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      327 18  -  But 1H boom poshes annual sales np 8% to record USss.6b Froml Neil Behrmann in London THE boom times are over for the diamond industry, say dealers. Confirming their fears, global sales of De Beers' rough uncut diamonds tumbled to US$2.l billion
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      207 18 LONDON Reuters NASDAQ, the New York market for high-tech shares, will set. up autonomous arms in Europe, Japan and the United States, each with its own funding and regulatory requirements, The Times reported yesterday. The move is part of its
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      462 19 STRASBOURG Measures, which will be challenged by European Commission, could spell end of hostile bids FT THE European Parliament on Wednesday passed controversial changes to planned European Union legislation on company takeovers that could spell the end of hostile bids in the EU.
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      220 19 mLONDON Reuters THE Bank of England yesterday added its voice to other financial regulators warning that risks for banks who have lent to the telecoms sector have increased over the past six months. In its latest Financial Stability Review, the bank noted
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      341 21 NEW YORK It has lost almost half of its value; biggest collapse in Japan this year Bloomberg PENTA Japan Fund Ltd, a US$65O million (Ssl.l billion) Japanese hedge fund managed by former Soros Fund Management trader John Zwaanstra, stopped clients withdrawing their money after
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      858 22 Concern expressed about bitter partisanship but both Bush and Gore hail strength of American democracy AP, Reuters, AFP LEADERS around the world congratulated President-elect George W Bush yesterday and promised to work closely with him, but public concern also emerged about what will happen
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      182 22 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday congratulated Governor George W Bush on his election as the next president of the United States. Noting that Mr Bush faces the challenge of building consensus on domestic issues and has to attend to an economy which
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      441 22 He aims to breathe new life into ties with Japan AFP, Reuters PRESIDENT-ELECT George W Bush has pledged to take a tough new line on China, reinforce US support for Taiwan and breathe new life into what he claims is a seriously neglected relationship
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      81 22 Reuters trnjmoTqitinhinUKfß ■loniiriwiinii wif v halted George tial election victory as a triqsi>h for a "Jo» cal boy". They say that Messing, a hamlet Of? 50 in die eastern English county of Essex, was the home of the Bush dynasty sntii a er
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      296 23  -  SGX Derivatives TmtUn&Report ST lodeac/MSd STpore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore RENEWED worries on profits and a slowdown in the US economy pushed the Singapore stock market to a lower close yesterday. As the US election limbo ended, market participants turned
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      232 23  -  TniUwr Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan stock market yesterday finished lower despite the fact that the US election impasse had ended as the market shifted its attention to economic data for more evidence of a slowdown in the US economy. The MSCI Taiwan
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      168 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Feeble oil prices steadied yesterday after a sharp slump on Wednesday triggered by the resumption of.UN-mpnitored Iraqi exports. London Brent futures for the expiring January contract gained 51 US cents to U5525.65 a barrel after crashing by US$l.92 on Wednesday.
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      326 23 Reuters lifttidwi THE dollar found little comfort from the conclusion of the US presidential election saga, falling yesterday against all major currencies except the yen which was hit by mounting concerns over Japan's economic health. Meanwhile, the euro showed little reaction to the European Central Bank's decision to
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      2866 24 HONGKONG AFP n Hang Seng -124.74 HONGKONG share prices closed 0.8 per cent lower yesterday, on profit-taking in telecom stocks following Nasdaq's weak performance overnight, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index lost 124.74 points to close at 15,496.99, off a high of 15,597.63
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      1062 24 Reuters BShenzhenßlndex +<K2l CHINA B shares closed a touch firmer yesterday as investors bought stocks in companies that might undergo corporate restructuring. Brokers and analysts said the hard currency markets were likely to move narrowly in the near-term as the year-end approached. The Shanghai B share index ended up
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      385 24 AFP nWP Index jUj TAIWAN share prices closed 1.2 per cent lower yesterday as investors locked in profits amid concerns over the slowing US economy, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 64.20 points to 5,320.16, following a 0.1-per cent rise in the previous session. Turnover
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      2063 24 TOKYO AFP Q)fiUfl22s -ML* TOKYO share prices yesterday fell below 15,000 points to close down for the first time this week as investors dumped high-technology shares following falls on Wall Street, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index lost 241.49 points or 1.6
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      425 25 AFP Q Composite Index -&75 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.9 per cent lower yesterday in duU trading as investors stayed away from the bourse amid a lack of fresh leads, dealers said. They added that broad sentiment was weak with investors concerned over the
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      748 26 AFP Q SET Into -013 THE Thai stock market fell 0.2 per cent yesterday, in line with falls on regional markets which followed a slump on the Nasdaq overnight, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index lost 0.63 points to finish at 271.29. The SET 50
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      282 26 AFP Composite Index +3J7 PHILIPPINE share prices inched up 0.2 per cent yesterday with the Composite Index up 3.67 points to close at 1,398.87. Turnover reached 150.5 million shares worth 570 million pesos from Wednesday's 216.50 million shares worth 440.47 million pesos. Pi 14 N» COOP) Abacus Construction 0.46
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      737 26 AFP UOampogtelaißi -L 24 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday, with the index giving up early gains after a late sell off in Telkom amid renewed rumours of a rights issue, dealers said. Analysts said the market ignored George W Bush's victory, saying that it had
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      258 26 Xinhua AFP □mSE-40 -IXB NEW Zealand shares declined 0.7 per cent yesterday after a fall in market leader Telecom Corp, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended the day down 13.61 points at 1,958.60. Turnover yesterday was NZ$97 million. AFP, Xinhua bum (OOP) Advantage HDS L32 -0.01 12 Air
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      539 26 AFP n All Ordinaries -18.4 THE Australian share market fell 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors shunned major blue chip stocks including Telstra, News Corp and the banking sector, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index fell 18.4 points to 3,223.10, while the SP/ASX2OO ended 20.5 points lower at 3,277
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      313 26 AFP U Composite Index -10.46 SOUTH Korean shares fell 1.9 per cent yesterday with the index down 10.46 points at 547.38. Volume was 296.5 million worth 1.9 trillion won. —AFP P«M Anon Saml 4255 -95 Brain Tach 535 5 Central Bank 170 unch ChallComm ***** unch Dae Gu Bank
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  • INDIA'S silicon valley
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      840 28  -  The riots and the kidnap of a popular local actor are reminders that most Indians go nowhere near a computer keyboard, says bahuljacob RAHUL JACOB ■T I* T has often been said that India inhabits two centuries at the same time. Nowhere has this seemed
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      1875 29  -  COVER STORF The month of December, with its year-end bonuses and feelings of goodwill, is probably the best time to get people to give a little to those in need, oorimiib kerb reports CORINNE KERK It's the most wonderful time of the year There'll be much mistletoeing And
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        48 30 IT's amazing, the kind of e-mail we get sometimes. Here's one example: "respected sir, i am looking for buiseness in minimum investment maximum returns will you please advise me something i want to know which buisness is more fruitfull in singspore, i am from INDIA."
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        49 30 OR how about this, from someone obviously not keen to do their own homework: "I am looking for venture capitalists to fund a possible biotech start up. I will be grateful if you can provide me with their email address." Yes, if life were only so simple...
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        47 30 FEELING out of sorts? Check out this dubious flyer that was faxed to us from some health clinic in Toa Payoh: Offering "welcome free therapy" to alleviate "uncomfortable symptoms and indefinite complaints", we can only conclude that it provides some pretty indefinite treatments too.
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        1005 31  -  Well into the peak holiday season, cmuuviitfts uta xjm tries to get her Iravel agent to book her 0n... CHRISTINE ZITA LIM LIKE a dutiful kiasu Singaporean, my December vacation was confirmed not just last month, but four months ago. The weeks leading up to the
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        888 33 Bring It On. Kirsten Dunst takes over a champion cheerleading high school team, only to find that their routine was stolen from an inner city school which is competing against them. Causeway. Charlie's Angela. Fluffy, updated version of three beauties, with a mysterious sugar-daddy, who kick ass. Fun in
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        821 34  - Gifts of time effort For your food-loving friends, a home-baked cake or a well-chosen culinary delicacy is going to mean a great deal, says jaimbee JAIME EE IF food is a passion, you don't mess about when it's time to go Christmas shopping for your fellow foodies. Yes, you can
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        700 35  -  chbah ui-boom goes in search of trim but tasty Yuletide recipes CHEAH UI-HOON IS the season to eat, drink, and be merry. As with other times of rejoicing, Christmas is yet m another (valid) excuse for families and friends to gather
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        929 35  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR Besides the usual French selection, there are lots of CTtjting Argfrntinifltigj Chileans and Sooth Africans for your table By: N K Yong WINE lovers doing their Christmas shopping have never had it so good. Wine retail shops and importers have never had
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      150 29 aNewAsiaßiz Woman What does she really want for Christmas? EL 8 K Epicure Gifts from the kitchen: what's best for your foodie friends EL 6 P 4" bIj3 V The Twelve Days of Christmas! A PARTRIDCE IN at i.* ,-j 'jS &mM%>\ Discover it at Paragon. tree ,if at Step
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      219 32 Where to wine, dine and entertain...*""?(<3£SE2£r Festive FeovsH 24H\ December 2000 I sfr Joinuovry 2001 This Christmas, share seasonal favourites with family, friends and business associates at the Singapore Marriott. Highly recommended are our festive brunch, lunch, high tea and dinner buffets, 6-course set dinner with a touch of the
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      975 37  -  Big trees, small trees, real trees, false trees; yes, it's that time of year again. KELVIN NG leaves no pine unturned KELVIN NG HANDS up if you've ever sprayed pine-scented air freshener on your dusty plastic Christmas tree. Plastic trees may be reusable, but for the
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      791 37  - and how to decorate them By Candida Ng DECK the halls with boughs of holly, the bath- room with candles and the kitchen with beaded fruits this Christmas. You've jostled your way through the crowds to get a better view of the Christmas light-up along Orchard Road and attempted to
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      1344 39  -  AARON LYE gets some ideas from luxury homeware retailers The Loft and Blue Canopy, and asks their managing directors how they put together their own gift lists. AARON LYE DAWNPOH managing director, The Loft "ONE of the things I always tell myself when I buy
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      1012 42  -  How about... a book? AARON LYE scans the shelves for a thoughtful gifl and a seasonal story or two AARON LYE WITH each passing year, the world gets more and more complex. With improving technology and more affluent lifestyles, one can certainly understand the ever-increasing pressure we all
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      687 42  -  AARON LYE Just as a picture is worth a thousand words, music too has an uncannv ability to evoke far more expression and emotion in people than the simple spoken word. So, what better gift is there this holiday season than the gift of music? Speaking to popular
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      1339 43  -  If you're looking for a timeless present for your spouse, parents, siblings or significant other, a gift of a watch should do nicely this Christinas. BRUCE CHONG asked major watch distributors for interesting ideas, r BRUCE CHONG FOR HER For the career woman, nothing beats the classic simplicity
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      574 44  -  CHEN huifen makes a wishlist for the technologically inclined CHEN HUIFEN Creative Jukebox Carry your Christmas carols as MP3 files stored in this music machine. The Jukebox, which is the size of a portable CD player, is capable of packing about 100 CDs worth of listening pleasure.
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      1465 45  -  Food consultant VIOLET OON shares her recipes for a traditional turkey dinner with a '90s touch VIOLET OON GOOD food, good wine, fine bone china, glistening silverware, beautiful flowers, a room lit by candles all the ingredients to make up the most splendid Christmas party you're going
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      1684 46  -  SYLVIA TAN, who has become a willing victim to this yearly practice, shows you how to take the stress out of the challenging task SYLVIA TAN THE turkey is a tough bird not in the sense of not tender, but troublesome. Cooking it, you worry about
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      965 47  -  VEN SREENIVASAN could use some new clubs this year. Santa, are you listening? VEN SREENIVASAN DRIVERS PING i 3 Steelhead Driver This just-launched driver was built on the same technological platform as the successful TiSI titanium driver. Design features include a 280 cc head, flat, parallel crown and
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      144 36 The third millennium? This takes you to the fourth. 0 V stl f /jL ,V X 'tj ««•">„ *K Atmos du Millenaire < 4 4 Us A Dreams of IKU, "I fl *1 #j and moons |L Wl ,Vk 'f imperially indicated so that H fl- «p 3$ the hours
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      72 37 mk\ > I —,"T WKBi'- .<" f PROMOTION HWV"SooKee Diamond Jewellery worth over 13,000 from 31 December 2000 and enjoy a Sparkling Christmas with How to participate: O Simply make a minimum Attach the official Send n y° ur $10 purchase of any fJ receipt to your fCI entries by
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      147 48 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) slipped 11 points to 1,587, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained 10 points to 1,474, the Baltic Handy Index (BHI) shed one point to 1,064, the Baltic Handymax Index lost 25 points to 9,434 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCD fell 40
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      287 48 SOX 000 BkM *h nw CWT Distribution 0.59 0.01 27 Chuan Hup 0J8 0.01 5284 Cosco Investment 0.16 unch 2 Freight Links 0.13 unch 11 G8 Holdings 0.48 unch 0 HaiSunHup 0.25 unch 143 IMC HoMnqs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jay* Holdings 0.15 -0-01 232 KeppelCorp 3.54 0.02 293
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      432 48  -  Glass members motivated by their own commercial interests, it charges From] David Hughes in London POLISH Register of Shipping (PRS) has slammed the International Association of Classification Societies (lACS) Council for upholding PRS's expulsion from lACS. In response, lACS has denied PRS's claims
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      704 48  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar THE Hongkong High Court's recent ruling that a maritime lien for wages cannot be assigned or transferred has led to the manning agent of a vessel, which had helped out with crew payments, not
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      105 48 [PASCAGOULA, Mississippi] The guided missile destroyer USS Cole arrives at Ingalls east bank facility aboard the Norwegian commercial lift ship MV Blue Marlin. The USS Cole, badly damaged in an October bombing attack in Yemen that killed 17 US sailors, arrived in Mississippi on
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      137 48 [LONDON] THE number of officers' licences and crew qualification certificates issued by the Marshall Islands registry has doubled to 20,000 this year, according to figures released by the flag's manager International Registries Inc (IRI). "The growth of the Marshall Islands ship registry to
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        378 49  -  Philippine, Japanese ports to sign sisterhood port agreement From Alec Almazan in Manila THE Subic Bay Freeport is set to sign a sisterhood port agreement with the Hiroshima Prefecture government which would establish direct trade links between the two ports. A
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        373 49  -  From] David Hughes in London CP Ships, the UK-based container shipping business of Canada's transport conglomerate Canadian Pacific Limited, is to handle the commercial and marketing management for a revolutionary high speed Trans-Atlan-tic service to be operated by US-based Fast Ship. According
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        84 49 Reuters [LONDON] The Panama-flag bulker Xu Chang Hai and the Ba-hamas-flag tanker Aberdeen were in collision at Immingham docks in the UK, Lloyds Shipping Intelligence Service said. The 27,110 dwt bulker was now safely alongside at Immingham dock on Wednesday but had a badly damaged stem, while
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        232 60 Deo 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Deo 25 USA: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Sweden: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Singapore: Christmas Day. United Kingdom: Christmas Day. Korea: Christmas Day. Taiwan: Constitution Day. Deo 28 Canada: Boxing
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        802 60 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 mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        249 61 Bloomberg [DALLAS] Southwest Airlines Co said it is cutting travel-agency commissions to 5 per cent from 10 per cent for paper tickets and to 8 per cent on electron ic-ticket transactions, as the largest discount carrier reduces costs to keep fares
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        322 61 Intra-Asian air cargo, Asian exports to West expected to increase over next six months Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it will have two more cargo planes in service by March 2002, on top of 21 new passenger jets, as Asia's
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        228 61 AFX-Asia [BEIJING] German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer and Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji held talks yesterday on plans for a high-speed magnetic levitation railway linking Shanghai's airport with the Pudong business district, a German official said. "Both sides agreed that the project would be beneficial, but
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        421 61 Feature for frequent flyers wfll be launched in Ist qtr Cox Newspapers [ATLANTA] Next year frequent flyers at Delta Air Lines could spend a little less time on the telephone chatting it up with reservations agents. The Atlanta airline plans to add a feature
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      679 53 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA "H FULL COMTAINER SERVICE va VOY PKG UN HK M SYD MR HM AU HK API IVORY 325 l«/ 12 19/12 M/ 12 31/11 02/01 05/01 POTSDAM "ST K/12 24/12 05/01 07/01 09/01 12/01 MYKPtBDf 035 >1/0102/01 01/01 14/01 16/01 19/01 PONDADEUUK 345 W/0109/01 19/01
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      493 54 BSA A. %M MYANMA pBBk FIVE STAR LINE W (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SM PKL PEN PGU PAGAN 28SW SID HPA-AN 282W 16/12 MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TEL 03-*****00 PRE: TEL 03-*****101 PEN: TEL 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A itrvke »f Andrtw
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      85 57 New Advertisers/Services/Agencies wl Econ Line 2 x Fixed Day Sailings per Week between S'pore Bangkok, Laem Chabang See Page tl FREMANTLE COCOS CHRISTMAS ISLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA Turn to Page 7 Daily i M i ASSETS SHIPOWNERS MANAGERS WE LTD SINGAPORE PTE LTD W 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore
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      783 58 55 SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE SE EE IN OUR CONTINUED DRIVE TO SERVE ALL SB Bg OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS BETTER, WE ARE gQ q£ pleased to announce our EE NEW WEEKLY VIETNAM SB SE SERVICE 3E 5E with the following coverage 3S SB SIN HCM (TAN CANG) 5E HCM (VICT) SIN
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      857 58 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I P«G I SIN 1 JUT I SU» I KW I fOG I OM I K)W I mi I NTi I 0«F I SAV I WW I TAW I HOU I HOICH DtAKI /0460 11/12 17/12 20/12 22/12 03/01 29/01 10/01 14/01
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      689 59 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER RHYTHM 859N 17-18/12 23-26/12 30-31/12 I TIGER BRIDGE 860N 20-21/12 26-29/12 02-03/01 TIGER METRO 861N 24-25/12 30-02/01 06-07/01 I TIGER STAR 862N 27-28/12 02-05/01 09-10/01 TIGER RHYTHM 863N 30-31/12 12-13/01 TIGER BRIDGE 864N 02-03/01 08-11/01 15-16/01 IVESSE^^^VO^^SI^^^CA^^SI^^I XPRESS SPORE 309 15-16/12 22-24/12
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