The Business Times, 7 May 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAP ORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY. MAY 7. 2001
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    67 1 STOCK MAUET INDICES Week Change STL 1714.84.......+28.39 SIMSCI FUTURES....211.80. -1.36 BT-SRI .671.23 -0.86 KLSECOMR 576.99. -8.88 NIKKEI 225 14,421.64...+487.32 HANG SENG.. 13,390.99.. +4.95 SET INDEX. 306.48 +9.27 JAKAK3A COMR 375.56. +24.00 MANILA COMR 1,442.46. +22.10 TAIPEI WPI 5144.05. -172.62 SEOUL COME 585.60 +28.97 CLSA CHINA R. CLOSED. AUST
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    72 1 FOBEX BATES us$ s$ US8(SSperUSS) L828 £{U8$/SSper£) 1.435 1615 EUBO(US$/S$/E) 0J92 1.626 DM 11# 1102 YEN 121.0 66.40 RM 3.800 1084 HKS 7.799 4278 BAHT 45.66 2498 8UP1AH 109,60 6,012 PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 89.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY ..„....„......8.50
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    Lock icon Koizumi may have to soften banking reforms
    959 1  -  Potentially huge bad debts may cause him to backtrack on his restructuring plans From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Japanese government is due to announce plans soon for dealing with the nation's chronic banking problems, but Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi may be forced
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    Lock icon 'Crony chips' pay the price for Estrada links
    621 1  -  Equitable, PNB take beating Mignel faces law suits From Al Labita in Manila TIES with deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada haye proved too heavy a price to pay for listed companies perceived as "crony chips". Property and gaming firm BW Resources, owned
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    1051 1  -  From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley DOTCOMS may be going out of business in a hurry but in Silicon Valley, they do this in style judging by the hot auctions, such as the "Death of a Dotcom" sale last week. At the Able Auctions sale in San
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    Lock icon Salomon hopes to break into retail market in 2-4 years
    561 1  -  BTI4!«HUWJ By] Liew Hanqing [SINGAPORE] Already a major institutional player here, Salomon Smith Barney hopes to break into the retail market in the next two to four years, according to its managing director and head of equities in Singapore, Nels
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      100 1 INSIDE BizlT NTU developing compact undersea robot. Pg 20 Ericsson's Bluetooth Kit for mobile phones is here. PglB S'pore ranked 6th globally in page-views in March. Pg 18 Top stories Philippine President Gloria Arroyo announced yesterday the lifting of 'state of rebellion'. Next Plage Channel U, S'pore's newest Mandarin channel,
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      49 1 R Sivanithy Stocks: Reason to be I A !♦l cautiously optimistic, page 4 \-iW3M) g(lts fttlf)® Quak Hiang Whai S®k ><3es<3/->dl XL [SL-w HK regulators are too soft 0f] i I i 0)(0) TP FUl§ n on offenders Page 7 cSi-'c'S?^ 3 Arroyo Hits state of rebellion, Next Page
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      Lock icon Arroyo lifts state of rebellion in Manila
      598 2 She says trouble has eased though there is still threat against coon try AP PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced yesterday the lifting of a "state of rebellion" in metropolitan Manila, effective midnight, five days after the military quelled an alleged coup attempt against
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      Lock icon Channel U gets off to a spectacular start
      452 2  -  A $3m extravaganza launches Singapore's newest Mandarin channel By David Boey [SINGAPORE! It was a night for U viewers. To mark the start of its broadcasting yesterday, Channel U Singapore's newest Mandarin channel beamed a $3 million song-and-dance extravaganza 'live' yesterday evening
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Charterers chief executive is top earner in SingTech stable
      588 3  -  BTIsVmiMWJ ST Engg's deputy chairman and CEO is second in the earnings league By David Boey BARRY Waite, president and chief executive officer of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, pulled in the fattest annual bonus last year worth a cool US$4.4 million (SsB.l
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      Lock icon Corporate committees: camels or racehorses?
      1345 3  -  CORPORATErUUJJ.M.MJ Given the old adage that a camel is a racehorse designed by a committee, is the current focus within leading practice organisations of adding more and more committees into a corporate structure going to achieve the aim of improved corporate governance? In this article,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      450 4 Source: JM Sassoon Stock* Volume PadficCenturylOc 146,636,000 Parkway H 25c 70,056,000 QES Intl Ud 20c 69,163,000 AddvafTech 2.5c 61,849,000 SingTel 15c 60,467,000 PCI 25c 55,380,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 49,689,000 Tianjin Zhong 42,§06,000 WahShing R 2.5c 38,765,000 Goldtron5c 38,372,000 Stocks > Chart Semiconductor 26c 289,244,803 VentureMfg25c 185,742,504 DatacraftlOc 159,167,090 DBS Grp
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      Lock icon Reason to be 'cautiously optimistic' this week
      631 4  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy WHEN it comes to describing an uncertain economic or stock market outlook, the phrase "cautious optimism" is often used. Governments use it when delivering an outlook on the economy, analysts use it when making their stock recommendations, and company directors
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      Lock icon Labroy Marine wrt: decent numbers but poor liquidity
      180 4  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE absence of hordes of retail punters in the stock market has meant that there are loads of penny warrants that languish in poor liquidity. When the penny segment erupts as it did two weeks ago, the
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      Lock icon SIA: no strong pick-up in near term
      290 4  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) shares fell 1.8 per cent last Friday, with the airline reporting another drop in load factor. SIA shares lost 20 cents to $13.80, after opening at the day's high of $14 and trading to
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      144 4 ASJ Holdings Ltd will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend of 0.75 cent) on May 10. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is on May 15. Date payable is on May 31. ♦AUSTRALAND will go ex-dividend (interim quarterly dividend of 3.00 Australian cents) on June 6.
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      Lock icon Most regional currencies rise against the greenback
      541 4 AFP [HONG KONG] Most currencies in the Asia-Pacific region rose against the US dollar in a week that saw the closure of Japanese markets for the Golden Week holiday. Japanese yen: The yen gained ground against the dollar in a holiday-shortened week and
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Q2 GDP growth seen at 2.8%
      259 5 THE electronics industry could be bottoming out, going by the purchasing managers' index (PMI), but a meaningful rebound still remains a distant dream, says J P Morgan Chase economist Rajeev Malik. In its sixth straight decline, the April PMI fell 1.2 points to 46.2,
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      Lock icon HDB's e-Resale service offers speedy processing
      251 5  -  Users get 24-honr access and pay lower admin fees By David Boey BUYERS and sellers of resale Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats stand to enjoy speedier processing of their resale applications and valuation requests, following the launch of the HDB's new e-Resale service
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      Lock icon PM Goh arrives in Siem Reap for Cambodia visit
      234 5  -  Reports by Harish Mehta in Siem Reap, Cambodia SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong arrived at Siem Reap yesterday, the gateway city to the Angkor Wat temples, one of the wonders of the world, at the start of an official visit
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      Lock icon Cambodia highlights trade privileges as investment incentive
      514 5 S'pore firms urged to take advantage of GSP benefits from 27 countries CAMBODIA has dangled the trade privileges that it enjoys from 27 countries as an investment incentive for Singapore manufacturers and exporters. Cambodian Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh told The Business Times in
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      Lock icon Downpayment rule also hits genuine property buyers
      353 5  -  MAILIIETn Seow Eng Ghee Singapore via Internet I REFER to the letter "Call to ease 20% downpayment rule" by Tan Suan Mong (Mailbag, May 3). I understand the government's motivation in setting the 20 per cent downpayment rule. Unfortunately, this rule keeps not
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      Lock icon Why not spare the genuine occupiers ?
      89 5  - Why not spare the genuine occupiers David Chia Chay Poh Singapore I REFER to the letter "Call to ease 20% downpayment rule" by Tan Suan Mong (Mailbag, May 3). It appears that the measures introduced by the government to protect the interests of prospective buyers who have missed out during
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      Lock icon ChemInd: why bonus is tied to rights
      246 5  -  Lee Khiang Kong General Manager Chemical Industries (Far East) Limited Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the letter "Chemlnd's conditional bonus issue unusual" by Chia Hui Ping (Mailbag, Apr 11). We thank Ms Chia for her interest in our company, and would be
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      Lock icon Misplaced focus of anti-heroin ads?
      226 5  -  Lee Wai Leong Singapore THE recent spate of anti-heroin abuse advertisements in the newspapers and on television and radio have caught me by surprise. Incredulously, many of the ads have focused on how children (even babies) are not born heroin addicts, but are led into
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Fears over ringgit peg are misplaced, say economists
      696 6 Despite serious doubts about its durability they feel it is a bit too early to sonnd the alarm bell Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Falling international reserves and outflows of funds in recent months have raised doubts over the durability of Malaysia's ringgit peg,
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      Lock icon Weak baht good for exports, says Thaksin
      238 6 BANGKOK Reuters THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Friday confirmed foreign exchange market suspicions that his government was reasonably happy with a recent sharp fall in the value of the Thai baht. In an interview with CNN, Mr Thaksin described the weakening of
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      Lock icon Govt to consider abolishing racial quota system in education: Mahathir
      281 6 He's concerned over loss of talent to other countries AP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that the government would consider abolishing a much-criticised quota system that reserves the largest number of slots in state-run universities for Malaysia's ethnic
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      Lock icon Manila may resume control of PNB
      303 6 MANILA Hie move may revive stalled sale of the sixth-largest lender Bloomberg THE government may resume control of Philippine National Bank (PNB) to revive a stalled sale of the nation's sixth-largest lender, central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura said on Saturday. The government may raise
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      Lock icon East Asian finance ministers all set for important talks in Hawaii
      472 6 MANILA They'll meet Asean counterparts; discuss reforms AFP FINANCE ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are to meet their South-east Asian counterparts in Hawaii tomorrow to help accelerate reforms and beef up the region's defences against financial turmoil.
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      Lock icon Philippines seizes fake Fed bonds worth US$1t
      485 6 CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines Police launch manhunt for suspect after raid AP PHILIPPINES police said yesterday they have seized fake US Federal Reserve bonds with a face value of more than US$l trillion during a raid on a house of a suspected counterfeiter
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      Lock icon KL to raise with India issue of high import duty on palm oil
      324 6 BIDOR Malaysia's case is expected to get a sympathetic hearing Bernama MALAYSIA will raise with the Indian Prime Minister the issue of high import duty that India imposes on palm oil, Primary Industries Minister Lim Keng Yaik
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      Lock icon Daihatsu to boost stake in Perodua: report
      228 6 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE mini-car maker Daihatsu Motor will take a majority stake in its Malaysian auto joint venture to raise output there by 25 per cent, a report said yesterday. The automaker, a subsidiary of Toyota Motor, plans to boost its 25-per cent
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      Lock icon HK acts to disqualify 4 ex-Peregrine directors
      348 7  -  Move follows govt probe's findings of incompetence in the group's collapse From Audrey Tan in Hong Kong THE Hong Kong government has started proceedings to disqualify four former directors of the collapsed Peregrine Group from holding any directorships in companies here. The action
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      Lock icon Gus Dur not planning to dissolve Parliament, says senior aide
      337 7 JAKARTA He dismisses speculation about pre-emptive strike AP A SENIOR aide of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday denied speculation that the embattled head of state was planning to dissolve Indonesia's Parliament so as to avoid the humiliation of impeachment. The
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      Lock icon Taipei urged to speed up infrastructure spending
      265 7 TAIPEI Move will boost growth to 5%, says top economic planner Reuters TAIWAN'S economy could grow 5 per cent in 2001 if it can speed up infrastructure construction, local newspapers yesterday quoted the island's top economic planner as saying. "Based on the current
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      Lock icon HK plans 3G cellular licence auction in September
      381 7 HONGKONG Bloomberg HONG KONG'S Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau said it plans to sell licences to provide new cellular phone services in September, as much as three months later than originally indicated by one regulator. Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Friday agreed
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      Lock icon HK regulators are too soft on offenders
      655 7  -  HK STOCKS Light punitive measures provide no deterrence quak hiang whai A FEW weeks ago, this column attempted to explain why Hong Kong continued to be hit by widespread business scams and breaches of securities rules despite a supposedly more regimental regulatory environment.
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      Lock icon UK Asian funds do well in Q1
      371 7  -  From Neil Behrman in London AMID the global economic slowdown, UK Asian funds performed well in the first quarter of this year following a dismal showing in 2000, with Japan standing out as the best performing major market. According to Lipper, the fund
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      Lock icon Jayalalitha's party set to win in Tamil Nadu
      314 7 Barred politician's alliance leads in opinion polls Reuters [NEW DELHI] A powerful politician barred from contesting Thursday's local elections in India could lead her party to victory in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, opinion polls predicted yesterday. One poll, published by
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Fed funds futures suggest 75 bps rate cut by Aug
      631 8 NEW YORK They fall on news that economy lost 223,000 jobs last month Bloomberg INTEREST-RATE futures suggest traders think the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates three-quarters of a percentage point more by August to boost the US economy. That's
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      Lock icon Sharp increase in energy prices a risk: Fed officials
      467 8 RICHMOND, Virginia Consumer spending conld be hit, affecting US turnaround Reuters A SHARP increase in energy prices could be the party pooper for a turnaround in the US economy, two Federal Reserve officials said on Friday. Separately, Richmond Fed president Alfred
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      Lock icon Merrill Lynch sees recession – but only for an hour or so
      441 8 Merrill Lynch sees recession but only for an hour or so NEW YORK Bloomberg MERRILL Lynch Co raised the flag of recession on Friday and lowered it after less than an hour. "We are now reviewing our forecast and think the economy could be beginning to look recessionary," chief economist
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      Lock icon Princeton names its first woman president
      183 8 PRINCETON, New Jersey Reuters PRINCETON University's board of trustees on Saturday named a senior molecular biology professor as the Ivy League school's first woman president. Shirley Tilghman, a member of Princeton's faculty for the past 15 years, will assume her new role on June
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      Lock icon G-7 plans policy framework for megabank Mures: report
      244 8 TOKYO Move aimed at tackling global meltdown if banks and hedge funds go nnder AFP THE Group of Seven (G-7) nations and other economic powers have agreed to co-ordinate policies to tackle risks of global meltdown triggered by megabank failures, a report
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      Lock icon He definitely didn't fly economy
      52 8 [ARKALYK, Kazakstan] Dennis Tito, 60-year-old American multi-millionaire, gives a thumbs up shortly after his landing in the Central Asian steppe, 80km north-east of Arkalyk, Kazakstan yesterday. The Russian Soyuz capsule carrying the world'sfirst paying space tourist landed successfully yesterday, ending Dennis Tito's multimillion dollar cosmos
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      Lock icon Argentina, IMF reach deal on US$40b assistance package
      375 8 mLONDON FT ARGENTINA signed a revised agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, giving the country continued access to a US$4O billion package of financial aid and clearing the way for a planned debt exchange. At the same time the
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      Lock icon Merrill Lynch fights weak market, bigger rivals
      549 8 NEW YORK Its straggle breeds renewed ramonrs of takeover, this time by HSBC Holdings Reuters, Bloomberg MERRILL Lynch Co Inc is facing a two-headed monster: a weak stock market and a lurking group of recently formed global financial services giants. The No 1
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      Lock icon Brit Tel plans £5b rights issue to cut debt: report
      560 9 LONDON Holders to get one share in BT Wireless for each Brit Tel share they hold Bloomberg BRITISH Telecommunications pic, trying to cut debt by £10 billion (5526.1 billion) this year, plans to sell shares worth £5 billion in a
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      Lock icon Blair set to call June general election
      502 9 Jnne 7 is probable date; Labour is tipped to win again Bloomberg [LONDON] UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to call a June general election in the next few days, trying to transform an opinion poll lead into a second term in
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      Lock icon Talk is not cheap, as young Aussies discover
      340 9 AP [SYDNEY] School children and other young people are being forced into bankruptcy by running up huge debts on mobile phones after being deluged with offers of easy credit, officials say. Mobile phone debts are being blamed for a doubling in the
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      Lock icon Ex-official admits misusing part of 250m yen
      291 9 TOKYO AP A FORMER Foreign Ministry bureaucrat suspected of swindling money from state coffers has admitted to receiving 250 million yen (Ss3.B million) from the government to buy sottvenirs for top officials and then padding the expenses, a newspaper said yesterday. Katsutoshi Matsuo,
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      Lock icon Kevin Spacey sues cybersquatter
      246 9 LOS ANGELES Kan allegedly used actor's name to promote commercial celebrity website Bloomberg ACADEMY Award-winning actor Kevin Spacey sued a man he claims is an "infamous cybersquatter" who is using the actor's name to promote a commercial celebrity website. In a lawsuit filed in US District
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      Lock icon Rambus loses patent case against Infineon
      212 9 RICHMOND, Virginia Bloomberg RAMBUS Inc, which designs high-speed computer chips, lost its patent infringement case against Infineon Technologies as a federal judge dismissed three remaining claims against Europe's No 1 chipmaker. US District Court Judge Robert Payne had thrown out 54 claims last Tuesday
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  • SILK road
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      Lock icon Wall of silk
      1646 10  -  A Thai expressway building project threatens to cut through and destroy Bangkok's landmark House of Jim Thompson estate. BWW mbbta talks to the owners of the Thai silk empire and its weavers, about their effort to protect the historic institution and their homes HARISH MEHTA THE owners
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      Lock icon US spy who built up Thai industry
      675 10 35 years on, his disappearance still remains a mystery THE disappearance of the American spy who launched Thai silks on Broadway and Hollywood is still generating a crop of theories that he was abducted by communists, killed by a Malayan tiger, knocked down
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  • COMMODITIES & futures
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      579 11 AFP [LONDON] Oil prices were underpinned last week by tightness in the gasoline market amid concerns over a fuel shortage in the United States this summer. Market jitters were heightened by comments from US Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham suggesting that gasoline prices would continue to spike upwards. OOLD:
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  • MARKET outlook
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      Lock icon Hang Seng seen bouncing back ahead of FOMC meeting
      259 12 HONGKONG AFP HONG Kong's key index is expected to rebound this week ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, with investors expecting further interest rate cuts, dealers said last Friday. The Hang Seng Index gained 4.95 points, or
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      Lock icon Wall St resilient despite gloomy economic data
      453 12 NEW YORK Market shrags off rise in jobless numbers, banks on more Fed rate cats AFP SHARE prices on Wall Street showed resilience, holding their gains during a week marked by data showing a gloomy outlook for the US economy and renewed talk
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      Lock icon Tokyo stocks seen rising after four-day break
      396 12 TOKYO Investors are pinning their hopes on new PlTs policies AFP TOKYO share prices are likely to gain this week after a four-day holiday with investors pinning their economic hopes on new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Investors were waiting for his policy speech
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      Lock icon Bank merger gives UK market end-of-week boost
      316 12 LONDON AFP LEADING shares closed at their session highs last Friday, underpinned by hefty gains in the heavily-weighted banking sector after confirmation of the Halifax-Bank of Scotland merger, and with a rally in Vodafone and the oils sector also lending support, dealers said.
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      Lock icon ASIAN MARKETS Roundup
      814 12 [T| Sydney +412 INVESTORS in Australian shares are awaiting key data releases this week which could prove pivotal to the local market's direction, brokers said. Four key releases are scheduled, including the central bank's semi-annual statement on monetary policy today, and the appearance of Reserve Bank governor
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      1840 12 QPu-fe -120.42 FRENCH shares ended flat last Friday as investors sought refuge in defensive stocks and dumped techs after the US jobs data report. The blue-chip CAC-40 Index closed down 1.52 or 0.03 per cent at 5,455.55 points, having lost 120.42 points since the previous Friday. Qftinhfint
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  • STOCKS klse
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      Lock icon KL shares in for another grim week
      423 13 AFP P Composite Indg -BJB THE Malaysian bourse is in for another grim period after falling 1.5 per cent in volatile trade during the holiday-shortened week, an analyst said last Friday. Sentiment remains weak despite the lifting of the country's last remaining capital
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  • STOCKS sgx
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      Lock icon US data hint at aggressive rate cuts
      595 14 SOX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup THE whopping 223,000 drop in non-farm payrolls certainly surprised on the downside and suggested the economy is much weaker than previously thought. Those with egg on their face after the stronger than expected Q1 GDP data felt vindicated by
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      1476 16  -  Jane Fonda's most memorable roles embody a certain kind of woman at a certain time, in a career with a surprisingly feminist bent dama Kennedy pays tribute DANA KENNEDY NYT WHEN Jane Fonda is honoured today with a gala tribute by the Film Society of Lincoln
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      478 18  -  The headset and the phone can communicate within a radius of up to 10 metres, across walls and while on the move, reports chemhuifex CHEN HUIFEN MOBILE phone giant, Ericsson Telecommunications Pte Ltd, last week launched the Ericsson Bluetooth Kit that lets users answer their
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      423 18  -  About 379 m people had access to the Net from their homes globally in March, up by 6.8 m compared to February 2001 Reports by Janice Lee SINGAPORE ranked sixth in the world in the number of page-views per month in March this year,
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      Lock icon Asia-Pac will have 240m Net users by 2005: IDC
      437 18 THE Asia-Pacific region will surpass the US in total Internet users by 2005, with more than 240 million users in this region by 2005 compared to 219.9 million in the US by then according to a report by International Data Corp
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        47 18 US-BASED Chubb Group of Insurance Companies have introduced the Chubb Cyberßisk Handbook, a 102-page guide on e-commerce risk assessment and loss control techniques. It is targeted at corporate executives, risk managers and IT security professionals. A free copy can be ordered from www.chubb.com/businesses/dfi/ cyber/ha.ndbook.html.
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        37 18 MEDICAL and emergency assistance company, International SOS, has launched its website at www.internationalsos.com/online. SOS members can obtain updated and personalised travel information on news, security and vaccination requirements to the top 80 countries here.
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        Lock icon Learn@Gateway in Asia
        29 18 US-BASED Gateway Inc has launched the Learn@Gateway IT and management courses, available online or on CD-ROMs. Course packages start from $49. For details, go to www.learn@gateway.com.
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        55 18 THE TOP five online banking sites in Singapore in Feb 2000 were dbs.com, uobgroup.com, oub.com.sg, citibank.com.sg, and ocbc.com, according to French research firm, Netvalue. Other findings: 57 per cent of visitors to these sites were male; and 43 per cent of all visitors were between 25
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        47 18 US-BASED Cincom Systems Inc, which provides CRM software and services, has entered into a VAR (value added reseller) relationship with Singapore-based Young Soft Pte Ltd, which offers IT training. The partnership will focus on the growing eCRM market. For details, go to www.youngsoft.com.sg.
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        29 18 UK-BASED Coda Pic said Singapore's Insuretrek Pte Ltd will integrate Coda's financial accounting and analysis software into Insuretrek's insurance applications and deliver them to Insuretrek's clients.
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        35 18 SINGAPORE-BASED Aztech Systems Ltd said it has launched its DSL Turbo 865U ADSL modem in Japan. The USB modem is based on the ADSL Annex C standard that is used in Japan.
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        42 18 A FORUM on "Building the wireless value chain a tech tour of China's emerging wireless data communications industry", will be held on Wednesday at the Merchant Court Hotel. It is organised by landl Asia. For details, e-mail laychintan@iandiasia.com.
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        38 18 A FORUM on "Computing Trends and Directions in the New Millennium" will be held on Friday at the Pan Pacific Hotel. It is organised by Aspnetcentre Pte Ltd. For details, e-mail rsvp@asponline.com.sg, or fax *****30.
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        41 18 A SEMINAR on "The New Economy blueprint for Asian manufacturers" will be held on May 16 at the Mandarin Hotel. It is organised by Intershop Communications and Delteq Systems. For details, fax *****37, or e-mail jocelyn. luw@pnicg.com.
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        77 18 VIETNAM and India offer the most promise—out of 14 countries surveyed—for e-biz investments, according to a Business Online magazine survey. The survey found South Korea and Taiwan to be most e-ready in Asia (excluding Singapore and Hong Kong), in terms of connectivity, e-leadership, security, climate
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        40 18  -  ■Compiled by Trina Foo CNET Networks Asia Pacific has tied up with The .tv Corp to offer .tv domain name registration at five CNet sites, including ZDNetAsia.com, and Singapore.CNET.com. The service will start next month.
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      866 19  -  IBM is dodging the sting of slow computer sales with some deft accounting moves By Elizabeth MacDonald IT'S curious how, in the face of slumping computer sales, IBM isn't feeling the heat. It hasn't issued any profit warnings lately, and its shares trade at US$lO7, dowri just 21
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      210 19  -  maiirni Kwek Sing Cher managing director Icube Pte Ltd THIS refers to the commentary, 'Set criteria of failure for success' by Lee Han Shih (BizlT, April 30, page 3). I cannot agree more with you on this. This government is too obsessed with measuring performance
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      557 19  -  Big Bine pouring USslb into development and marketing of Linux By Paul Horvitz Bloomberg [NEW YORK] IBM Corp sees advances in computer technology accelerating in the next several years and thinks open systems will flourish more than proprietary products. IBM's Irving WladawskyBerger said the
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      Lock icon IBM wins US$1.3b, 15-year services deal
      140 19 Reuters [NEW YORK] IBM Corp said it won a US$l.3 billion contract over 15 years to modernise the US Customs Service's technology. Under the agreement, IBM said its Global Services unit will also help US Customs develop and deploy a new system for processing
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      477 19 Order that company be broken np expected to be reversed Bloomberg [REDMOND] Microsoft Corp shares may get a boost when an appeals court hands down a ruling in the company's an-ti-trust case, a decision that's expected to reverse an order that the company be broken
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      558 19 Information exchange regarded prime concern Reuters [NEW YORK] Online busi-ness-to-business exchanges will save companies money and boost efficiency, but they raise serious concerns about competition and anti-trust laws, the Federal Trade Commission said on Friday. The FTC, which conducted its first workshop on 828
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      227 19 Reuters [BOSTON] The new chairman of Internet media giant Yahoo Inc, charged with navigating the firm through a brutal downturn in advertising spending, ended his first week on the job with a US$2.5l million stock gain. Yahoo chairman Terry Semel last month
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      176 19 AFP [LONDON] Oxford University is to inaugurate this autumn the first world institute for Internet research, vice-chancellor Colin Lucas said here on Friday. The research centre, to be housed at Balliol College, is to study problems posed by the Internet, notably in the fields
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      561 20  -  Buzomm It cao help oil and telecom firms save billions of dollars annually in inspection and repair costs, and cut repair times by half Reports by Chua Hui Min A TEAM of Singaporean engineers at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has developed what could be
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      410 20 THE NTU researchers call their model a "bread-board prototype" which is a precursor to a production prototype. The model consists of four unique sub-systems: A unified controller interface: This remote pilot console provides a view of what a camera sees, a synthesised perspective of the vehicle and
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      271 21 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THERE have been some interesting tanker sales, the most notable being the 1992 built double skin Aframax tanker Laura (95,000 tdw). Whilst this does not yet seem to be a firm deal, reports are that she is committed region U5535.4 million to clients
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      347 21  -  Aussie port making use of its 'green' advantage to secure deals in S-E Asia From Evelyn Duffy in Perth AUSTRALIA'S Port of Brisbane Corporation (POBC) has branched out from its traditional role in serving the shipping community and is using its "green" credentials
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      Lock icon Hanjin starts direct US domestic cargo distribution
      224 21  -  By P T Bangsberg KOREA'S Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd began direct domestic cargo distribution in the US through Hanjin Logistics Inc, a way to get around restrictions on non-American shipping companies offering services in the domestic market. Chicago-based Hanjin Logistics will transport products
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      56 21 [LONDON] The world's newest cruise liner, the Golden Princess, sails through Calshot Split on the Solent, off the south coast of England, on its way to Southampton. The £300 million (Ss7Bo million) megaliner, which can carry2,6oopassengers and is owned by P&O's Princess Cruises, will set off on her
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      388 21  -  Company attributes strong results to cost controls, but cautions on outlook By P T Bangsberg EVERGREEN Marine Corp (Taiwan) said net profit after tax for fiscal 2000 jumped 39 per cent to NT$l.26 billion (5569.7 million) from the previous year's NT$933 million. Turnover
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      216 21  -  From, Alec Almazan in Manila A cash-strapped Philippine Coast Guard is urging private corporations or individuals to "adopt" 20 strategically located but run-down lighthouses which have fallen into disuse because of lack of funds. "The budget for the country's lighthouses is inadequate resulting in
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      705 21  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes WHAT is the most important bit of a ship? That is of course a strange question with no real answer. But one very good answer would be "its paint". Coatings play a crucial role in ensuring the continued
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        201 22 Korean shipyard benefitting from weaker won Bloomberg [SEOUL] Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering Co said pretax profit in the first quarter increased as the weaker won raised the value of exports for the world's sec-ond-largest shipbuilder. Daewoo Shipbuilding reported pretax income before one-time items of
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        405 22 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan's biggest maker of ships and machinery, narrowed its loss estimate for the business year that ended last month, citing gains from a weaker yen. Mitsubishi Heavy now expects a group net loss of 22 billion yen (*****.8 million) for
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          48 22 [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong's Central Victoria Harbour will be closed to maritime traffic tomorrow between 9pm and 11pm for the Fortune Global Forum fireworks display. Special entry permission will only be granted to public transport vessels and those essential to the port's operations.
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          Lock icon Hit-and-run on Piraeus high seas
          107 22 [SINGAPORE] The Lebanese-flagged reefer Doma T collided with Greek-flagged tankers Voltaz and Chemsea in a bungled attempt to escape its mooring during a strong wind warning in the Piraeus Roads. The 1956-built reefer fled the scene after its crew cut the anchor chain with an
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          63 22 [SINGAPORE] Maritime Rescue Coordination Centres (MRCCs) around the globe will be able to instantly access comprehensive information on vessels in distress with a new safety database. Compiled by Inmarsat from its own terminal database of users, the system provides MRCCs with direct Internet access to contact
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          105 22 [LONDON] Sweden's last big tanker owner Concordia Maritime has seen first quarter profits of U559.75 million (5117.55 million), compared to the US$3.2 million loss it recorded in a much weaker tanker market during Q1 2000. Average daily revenue from the company's VLCCs (very large crude
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          162 22 [LONDON] Belgian shipping group CMB has reported a strong rise in consolidated first quarter profits to US$44 million (5579.2 million). This was up just under 9 per cent from 2000's half-year figure of US$4O million, even with a full three months' extra trading time.
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        222 33 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure San Yang 6 J05 06/05/2:10 07/05/6:00 Ivory *c* 51A J06 06/05/5:10 07/05/700 Heron Arrow 123 J16 06/05/7:55 09/05/1800 Bunqa 2303 IH0201 J17 06/05/1000 07/05/10:00 Kobe Oueen 58* J08 06/05/11:00 06/05/23:00 Multiflexdt 11SA JM 07/05/600 08/05/10:00 Bin Belait 09€ JM 07/05/70) 07/05/1800 Budibahari2
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        189 33 May 7 Malaysia: Vesak Day Singapore: Vesak Day Thailand: Vesak Day Indonesia: Vesak Day Kay 8 France: Victoria Day May 11 Denmark: General Prayer Day May 14 Finland: Mother's Day May 16 Thailand: Royal Ploughing Ceremony May 17 Norway: Constitution Day May 24 Belgium: Ascension Day Finland: Ascension
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        769 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 individual
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        518 34 QAMTAS' ACQUISITION OF IMPULSE It accuses Qantas of boosting dominance at the expense of free competition Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue, a discount airline owned by Richard Branson, has argued to Australia's anti-trust regulator that Qantas Airways Ltd should not be
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        506 34 CEO Dixon sees May 14 as deadline for takeover deal AFP [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd warned yesterday that fledgling domestic carrier Impulse could be forced into liquidation if Australia's corporate watchdog does not allow a Qantas takeover within two weeks. The warning
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        532 34 All major disputes have been settled, says EADS Reuters [LONDON] Multinational European aerospace group EADS denied a report that squabbles over jobs were disrupting a project to equip the continent's air forces with Airbus A4OOM transport planes. "There are no major discrepancies about
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        303 34 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's aviation authorities have warned that passenger and cargo capacity on the lucrative London to Hong Kong route will be insufficient within six months to meet services planned by British carriers. Carriers involved are British Airways, British Midland, Virgin Atlantic
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        264 34 AFP [PARIS] An Air France Concorde flew from southern France to Paris after undergoing new test flights sparked by the fatal crash which grounded commercial flights by the supersonic airliners last July. The plane flew to a military base in Istres on April 17
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        183 34 AFP [LONDON] London Underground named two preferred bidders to help run the capital's underfunded metro network, in a partnership between the public sector and private firms that has drawn fierce criticism from the city authorities and trades unions. London Underground said last
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      27 21 Daewoo Shipbuilding's Q1 profit up 31% Pg2 Qantas should not be allowed to buy Impulse: Virgin Blue BackPg UK airlines face capacity squeeze on London-HK route BackPg
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      409 27 BSfl x l 9^^^v MYANMA wBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Mynmr National Li*«) w Loading for Yaagoi VESSEL VOT SIN PKL PEN PGU I AGO 118W su> MONGU 4SW SU) MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TEL 03-*****300 PKL TEL 03-*****101 PEN: IB 04-*****02 PGII: TH 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A service
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      1252 27 HMk HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. VESSEL VOY lAH I SOU UN WW ANT HAM MtV I VESSa I VOY I SOU lUN I RTM I ANT I HAM I HIV ISM HYMGHNESS 330W 07/05 29/05 23/05 24/05 26/05 J* 21 Z 04 «/04 17/04 09/05 APLMDONBIA 009W 10/05 28/05
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      70 30 mb* SINGAPORE PTE LTD I (»a) I 15 McCallum Street #03-0!A)2 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 V J Fax: (65) *****66 Email: feneial«ecusin.eculine.net Mate hnpyMnecuinene. WESTOCEAN LINE 3 SAILINGS PER WEEK TO Weekly Service SHANGHAI l/JV. approved IRAQ hipments I Call: 220 3373 SeePgl2 SIN HUP SENG HUAT Looking Fof- Cotton
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      827 31 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 kmtom Road, *06-01 to 03, Singapore *****1 MAIN UNE/OUTWARD: 532 3688 INWARD (DID): 437 236S IMPORT STATUS (DIDh 437 2371INVIMTORY (DID): 437 2420 Vtobsito http://www.somud.ra.<om CI NO. **********0H BOOKINGS UNE: 535 6266 (Celiq/Jessica/Mai Chqn/Jeslynn/Poro/Yvonne/Hanim) QjQJSZHHESBH 7 SLGS/WEEKLY 3SIGS/WIEKIY Ivtssn VOT SIN I JAK IVKSiI I
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      465 31 Rmm ENO LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD I I Tel: *****22 (10 Ums) Fax: 5330«3>/532*9t0 I I gj hihwooooc I VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Uraon Star 18 02/01 07/05 09/05 lotnpung/CigadinQ/Mwal Union Star 8 03/01 09/05 10/05 JombT/IC Tungkal Union Star 10 04/01 09/05 10/05 )kt DwiDoyo
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      555 32 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER METRO 894N 08-08/05 14-17/05 21-22/05 I TIGER RHYTHM 895N 12-13/05 17-20/05 25-26/05 I TIGER BRIDGE 896N 15-15/05 20-23/05 28-28/05 I TIGER SPEED 897N 18-19/05 23-26/05 31-01/06 I TIGER METRO 898N 21-22/05 27-30/05 I TIGER RHYTHM 899N 25-26/05 30-02/06 07-08/06 I IVESSE^^^VO^^SI^^^CA^^SI^^I TIGER
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      1066 32 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD I 51 Penjuru Road, 3rd Level, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: flesinOsingnet.com.sg FOR BOOKING: *****35/5539/5541/5553/3494 PROJECT ttWMtNT HiAVYIIFTCMOP (CONVENTIONAL At ROftO) Uwrwwi IJm >67W7«, H/Pt *****177 ww e LOGISTICS WAREHOUSING SERVICES ENQUIRY CONTACT: EDWARD 9672 9979, ISAAC NG 9688
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      48 32 REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUiS A DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN PTL DBN ALS EXPRESS 04WB 26/05 06/06 11/06 ALS ENDEAVOUR 05WB 09/07 20/07 25/07 ACCEPTING TO JOHANNESBURG AfMts: Id Fox Singapore Ben Une Agencies *****61/142 *****63 Motoysio lowdoni Shipping Agamy Sdn Ihd 015M08M9 03 5W*****
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      125 33 gg FOR 7 AM 7 MAY 2001 -4m LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm A Showers 0 Rain emperature Cp/ Wind direction and speed in knots Day Wea,her j B2 j Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols r—--r-i O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable
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