The Business Times, 7 June 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE °lntemfct: http://b'jsiness-times.asial .com.sg/ THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2001 85C
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    79 1 Dsn 1,***** (+4.51) BT-SRI ***** (-0.23) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,686 (+13.00) SZMSCI FUTURES 20&70 (+0.90) STOCK MAUET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSE COMP ***** -128 NIKKEI 225 13,174.34 -7.16 HANG SENG 13,576.01 +124.14 SET INDEX 810.46 +0J2 JAKARTA COMP 397.60 +1.14 MANILA COMP —U89.52 -3.19 TAIPEI WH 5,220.44 +155.38
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    86 1 POREX RATES USI ss USS (SS per USS) 1512 £{USS/SS per 1.401 2.537 EURO{L'SS/SS/E) 0.853 1545 DM 2.294 1166 YEN 1205 6650 RM 3500 2.098 HKS 7500 4.305 BAHT 45.22 24.96 RUPIAH ***** 6,188 'S3 to 100 units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5 HO Kl AUUlMPt R 7 67 JAKARTA
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    Lock icon Retail investors fire up IPO market
    562 1  -  r^iexcTusTv^ New listings see snrge in subscription rates, hefty first-day trading gains By\ Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] Investor interest in new listings is back with a vengeance, judging by the surge in subscription rates and hefty first-day gains posted by recent market debutantes. The
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    Lock icon New chairmen to take the helm at SIA, SingTel soon
    657 1 Koh Boon Hwee slated to lead SIA, while Ang Kong Hna set to be Sing Tel chairman [SINGAPORE] A new round of top-level changes in listed government-linked companies (GLCs) has started with the chairmen of Singapore Telecommunications and Singapore Airlines
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    Lock icon AMK site a test of developers' confidence
    686 1  -  Response of property stocks to govt's cutback low-key vy Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] The property market is expected to see a major test of developers' confidence in about four months' time. This is because the government is due to launch in October b land
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      69 1 INSIDE Top stories Decision on petrochem investment here seen in 6 months. Next Page NZ investors may offer to buy stake in Air New Zealand. Pg4 Shanghai rally fuels Tianjin activity here. Pg4 I Raffles Town Club to acquire additional premises. Pg 8 Public Bank funds MCA's Nanyang deal. Pg
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      8 1 TECHNOLOGY Kenneth James: M-commerce learns from the e-revolution
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      116 1 Hock Lock Siew: Tiong Wooil bets on Kalpana Rashiwala g ia„t crane for big lift Govt's Reserve List will be a nagging pain New Asia B,z»oman "Executive Suite. Back Page Nobel's Jean Wee M. shades a j Page 20 i B V LG A R I t <> I I
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon How times have changed
        84 2 THE late Sukarno, Indonesia's first president, would probably have been lambasted in today's politically correct world for some of his ideas. The Jakarta Post, commemorating his 100 th birthday, cited some of them. Seems Sukarno set aside a space for a kindergarten in his vast palace
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        Lock icon Equities given the miss
        95 2 WHY is it that US stock markets, which have been rallying nicely until recently, are stumbling again when five consecutive interest rate cuts have pumped money into the system? Robert Rountree, an analyst with Prudential-Bache Securities, says this is because much of the money is being
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      Lock icon Decision on major petrochem plants in 6 months
      673 2  -  PTT exclusive I Shell, Sumitomo and Mitsni may bnild one or even two ethylene crackers here Hy\ Loh Hui Yin (SINGAPORE] Singapore will know in about six months if it gets to host new billion-dollar petrochemical plants being considered by oil giant
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      Lock icon BP starts talks on sale of SRC stake
      358 2  -  Exclusive By. Angela Tan {SINGAPORE] BP Amoco has begun talks with prospective buyers of its one-third stake in Singapore Refining Company (SRC) as a June target for the sale beckons, industry sources say. The British oil giant has also distributed detailed information
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      Lock icon M-commerce learning from the e-revolution
      720 2  -  1~-ii comment TECHNOLOGY A new book forgoes the hype and sees a blight fature for mobile commerce kenneth james Michael Ruettgers, the avuncular executive chairman of information storage giant EMC Corp, opened a press conference in Tokyo a few weeks ago with a curious question.
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      439 3 SONY® I bought a laptop. But it turns out to lie more than a tool that I bargained for. (makes makers (turns pirated record companies nervous) PCG-RSOSCT Mobile Intel* Pentium* 111 850 MHz Processor featunng Intel 8 Speed Step" Technology 128MB SDRAM 20GB HDD CD-RW/DVD Docking Station PCG-RSOSDT Mobile Intel*
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Local investors may offer to buy stake in Air NZ
      318 4 AUCKLAND Expressions of interest received from individuals and institutions based in the conntry Bloomberg AIR New Zealand Ltd said local investors may bid for the nation's biggest airline, countering a potential offer by rival Qantas Airways Ltd. Qantas last week
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      Lock icon Shanghai debut fuels Tianjin activity here
      289 4  -  By I Serena Ng THE debut of Tianjin Zhongxin Pharmaceutical Group on the Shanghai Stock Exchange yesterday sent the company's shares on a rollercoaster ride in Singapore, disappointing some investors along the way. After opening here at U550,915, the shares quickly powered to an
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      Lock icon Tiong Woon bets on giant crane for a big lift
      647 4  -  lock siewj david boey LAND transport and heavy haulage companies know that they have to keep their equipment well-oiled for times when their customers come a-calling. With over 100 land transport companies in the game, the ability to provide special
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      Lock icon Heshe in carrier-hotel venture with US' Geo
      367 7  -  Also in tie-np are Sim T.ian Holdings, Top Land and Teck Qeng Long Developments Trina Foo SINGAPORE company Heshe Holdings announced yesterday that it has entered into two joint ventures to build and operate a carrier hotel, a building designed to house network
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      Lock icon SIA proposes to raise directors' fees by 150%
      229 7  -  By Siow Li Sen SINGAPORE Airlines yesterday proposed to more than double directors' fees to $630,000 from $250,000 to bring them more into line with the market. The airline has also enlarged its board to 12 from nine. Three new directors were
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon DBSAM to buy 30% of Hwang-DBS unit
        94 7 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Hwang-DBS (Malaysia) Bhd said it has signed an agreement to sell three million shares or a 30 per cent stake in Hwang-DBS Unit Trust Bhd to DBS Asset Management for RM3 million (551.43 million). Hwang-DBS said it does not expect
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        Lock icon Stats appoints non-exec director
        67 7 ST Assembly Test Services yesterday announced that it had appointed William J Meder as a non-executive director from June 1. Mr Meder has 38 years experience in electronics manufacturing, technology and business management, the company said. Currently running his own consulting firm, Mr Meder previously spent
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        Lock icon SingTel forms undersea services unit
        49 7 SINGAPORE Telecommunications has incorporated a wholly- owned unit, Subsea Network Services Pte Ltd, with an authorised capital of $100,000 and an issued and paid-up capital of $2. Subsea's business is to provide marine installation and maintenance services related to submarine services, Sing Tel said.
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      309 6 Stocks Volume nanjm zhof* 68,594.000 Colonand HK40c 32,445,000 UnlFbOd HK25C 23,147,000 ISoft»l 5c 20.107,000 Rontlln* 5c 20,055,000 Autron 18.802,000 Ptopto's Food HQK 50c 18,483,000 SctfT*l 15c 14,295,000 Hyftux5c 13.582,000 QES Intt Ltd 20c 12,807,000 Iwfci 106,236,527 Datacrtft 10c 51,238,011 Chart Semiconductor 26c 30,218,650 SJnO< 15c 26,830,100 V»ntur»Mf|25c 26,736,476 SIA 24,681,600
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      Lock icon China fever continues to cool; property, tech stocks gain
      648 6  -  I-li comment STOCKS r. sivanithy THE play on China stocks continued to cool yesterday, while the Straits Times Index was supported by a rally In property and technology Issues. But a quiet opening for European markets after-only a marginally firm day
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      Lock icon Mulpha wrt: no longer in favour
      158 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WHEN Malaysian shares used to trade here on Clob International, one of the favourite speculatives was Mulpha International. Like many others such as Renong, Idrls Hydraulic and Metroplex Mulpha was actively traded and often posted large gains and record
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      Lock icon North 22: upside target 13 US cts
      228 6  -  HOTSTOCK By' Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of IT solutions and services provider North 22 Technology Services has run up strongly in recent weeks on the coat-tails of China-linked plays. However, the stock has pulled back somewhat in the last few sessions. It closed
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      Lock icon Euro rebounds to cross 85 US cts on weak US data
      548 6  -  -id comment CURRENCIES Ten, ponnd sterling are the main losers; the ponnd comes close to breaking below a 9-mth support line versus SS larry wee WEAK US macro-economic numbers helped the euro rebound smartly above 85 US cents yesterday,
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3338 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Aberdeen Aiwt Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNCFd 0.771 0.811 Global Technology Fd!** 0.687 0.722 UK Blue Chip Fdl** 0 780 0.820 American Opport Fd 0.872 0.917 Cont Euro Eqty Fd!** 1 055 1.108 Japan Eqty Fdl** 1.233 1.295 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.111 1.145
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      743 7 1 SinGAPORE AIRLinES LIITIITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the Twenty-Ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Mandann Court. 4th Floor. Main Tower, Mandarin Singapore, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7 on Saturday, 14 July
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon PacNet launches LAN service aimed at SMEs, Sohos
      246 8  -  Users can save on support, training and other costs By Andrew Wee PACIFIC Internet (PacNet) has launched a computer network service for the corporate sector. Called SmartLAN, the service offers a suite of managed local area network (LAN) solutions. "The introduction of
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      Lock icon Raffles Town Club in talks to buy additional premises
      445 8  -  Funding for expansion will be provided by shareholders Lawrence Ang, William Tan, Lin Jian Wee and Margaret Tung By Conrad Raj RESPONDING to members' complaints about inadequate facilities and overcrowding at its present location. the new board of Raffles Town Club
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      Lock icon HP to make advanced chip for printers in S'pore
      307 8 US computer giant HewlettPackard will transfer technology to Singapore for the production of an advanced microchip used to control computer printers. The move follows a multimillion dollar project to upgrade and expand HP's inkjet wafer fab at Depot Road, just off
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      Lock icon EDB in Buddha film tie-up
      104 8 THE Economic Development Board (EDB) has teamed up with Pentamedia Graphics to produce a full-length 2D/3D animated feature film. The $11 million production is the first of its kind to be co-produced by Singapore and India. Titled Buddha, it will tell the story of Prince
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      Lock icon DBS home loan package not the most competitive
      257 8  -  mil bag Kevin Ong Choon Chye Singapore I REFER to your article 'Great Sale": DBS slashes home rates" by Siow Li Sen (BT. May 9). The article may have given the impression that DBS offers the most competitive loan package in town,
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      Lock icon GE Life poser for MAS
      82 8  -  Patrick Lim Siong Siang Singapore I REFER to your article "Underwriting change" by Serena Ng and Genevieve Cua (BT, June 6). Clearly. MAS' draft FAA (Financial Advisers Act) has to now also consider how to cover all possible angles in the light of the insurer's
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      Lock icon M1 growth picks up pace in April
      259 8  -  on the economy money supply By Serena Ng SINGAPORE'S money supply continued to grow in April and could have hit a new high, with the pace of growth picking up from the first three months of the year. The latest figures from the
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      Lock icon South Kalimantan safe, governor tells S'pore
      459 8  -  psll exclusive By Conrad Raj SOUTH Kalimantan governor Sjachriel Darhan yesterday met Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Peter Chen to reassure the Singapore government and potential investors that all is well in the Indonesian province. Dr Sjachriel said he has been
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      404 8 M We have a lot of enterprising people in Singapore, but sometimes the hunger is not there. We have to change the mindset of the people and remove the stigma of failure. V Mr Seto Lok Yin EDB Director of Operations Strategy as quoted in Asiaweek May 4, 2001 i
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  • ARTS festival
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      Lock icon A dance with a touch of magic realism
      476 9  -  Ultima Vez's performance was a brilliant showcase of cross-disciplinary work By Cheah Ui-Hoon A DANCE with theatrics or theatre with movement? That is the question, considering that Belgian dance group Ultima Vez's artistic director and choreographer does not have a dance background.
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      437 9 Read our reviews before they go to print: For latest reviews, programme ratings and Arts Fest archives, log on to BT Online at http://buslness-tlmes.aslal.com.Bg/ U Theatre, Sound of the Ocean (music theatre) Panelists John Widetock Mona Lim. Tar Hwee Hwee Score 1 Snob Appeal r 0 (pretentious twats aroundi -10
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Pity that BOT is seen subject to govt's whim
      719 10  -  mum I bottom line OPINION harish mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent IF the previous Chuan Leekpai government had acted swiftly to amend the Bank of Thailand Act no prime minister could have arbitrarily fired a central bank governor. In
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      140 10 'No one asks why these areas are drought-prone in the first place. They've cut down the mangroves, mined the hell out of underground water, let sea water come in. Now they're surprised.' Arundhati Roy author of the best selling The Cod of Small Things on the giant
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      Lock icon Coping with the downturn sensibly
      635 10 EDITORIAL Market forecasts of Singapore's economic growth in 2001 have now fallen to 3.5 per cent, results of the latest Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) quarterly survey of forecasters show. The forecasts obtained in the June 2001 poll of 27 economists range between 0.1 and
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      Lock icon A conundrum that the Fed's hard put to solve
      1060 10  -  Greenspan has to grapple with no growth, no high-tech investment, no rise in productivity, shrinking profit margins and rising inflation Byi Caroline Baum The writer is a columnist for Bloomberg News Bloombergg THE bad news is US productivity was God-awful in
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      Lock icon Watch China and Japan cosy up
      795 10  -  COMMENTARY They're realising how powerful their long-term common interests are Byi Andy Xie The writer is chief economist for Asia Pacific at Morgan Stanley FT WITHIN as little as 10 years, China and Japan could replace the US as each other's most important trading
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      Lock icon Public Bank funds MCA's Nanyang deal
      426 11  -  Outcry from Chinese community over acquisition yet to die down From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur PUBLIC Bank, the largest Chinese bank in Malaysia, has emerged as the lender in the Malaysian Chinese Association's controversial acquisition of Nanyang Press last week. According to a
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      Lock icon Thailand delays new forex rules
      405 11 BANGKOK BOT cites implementation problems; denies rules are a form of capital controls Reuters THAILAND'S central bank yesterday said it would delay a tightening of foreign exchange reporting rules because of implementation problems and complaints from banks, but denied it was introducing capital controls. Spokesman
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      Lock icon Stocks fall for third day as govt delays naming Data's successor
      379 11 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters, AFX Asia, Bloomberg MALAYSIAN stocks fell for a third day as the government delayed naming a permanent successor to the finance minister's post and amid talk that Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who has temporarily taken over
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      Lock icon Tenaga to slow power purchases on weak outlook
      266 11  -  From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur NATIONAL power company Tenaga Nasional will slow down its purchase of electricity from independent power producers (IPPs) as a result of the weak economic outlook. Power purchase agreements with three IPPs will be revised, and
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing to up stake in priceline.com
      553 12  -  After the USslo9m deal, his gronp will control the biggest block of 30% in the online travel agent Frotn i Quak Hiang Whai in Hong Kong BILLIONAIRE Li Ka-shing continues to expand his global empire as his two main vehicles Cheung Kong Holdings
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      Lock icon HK growth may slow to as little as 1.1%, says PECC
      549 12  -  Pessimistic forecast follows govt's downward revision from 4% to 3% From Audrey Tan in Hong Kong IN the most pessimistic reading of the Hong Kong economy yet. the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) yesterday said it expects growth to
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon Aria Pulp ordered to repay UBAF debt
        98 12 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asia Pulp Paper Co (APP), which suspended payments on US$l2.2 billion of debt in March, was ordered by the Singapore High Court to repay Union de Banques Arabes et Francaises (ÜBAF) US$5.2 million it owes the bank. ÜBAF is the sixth
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        Lock icon Bank of America to lay off 55
        99 12 Reuters [HONG KONG] Bank of America is looking to cut 55 staff in its equities and mergers and acquisitions departments in Hong Kong, Singapore and Bombay over the next four to five weeks, the president of its Asian operations said yesterday. "When you
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        Lock icon Bullish on Indian stocks
        91 12 Reuters [BOMBAY] India's key share index will rise 26 per cent by March 2002, driven by new products like stocks and index options and better signals about the health of the US economy, a Reuters poll of brokerages showed yesterday. Consensus estimates in the poll of
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        Lock icon 'Dead-baby N-tests': HK probes claim
        98 12 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong health officials are looking into allegations that dead babies were snatched without prior parental consent and sent to the United States for nuclear experiments. The issue arose following a report in the British newspaper, The Observer, that between 1955 and
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        Lock icon PNB posts 2.5b peso loss
        53 12 Reuters [MANILA] Debt-laden Philippine National Bank (PNB), which the government is trying to rehabilitate, said yesterday it recorded an unaudited net loss of 2.5 billion pesos (SsB9 million) in the January-April period. The bank said the loss resulted mainly from higher loan loss provisions and
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        Lock icon China denies curbs on Japanese cars
        81 12 AFP [BEIJING] China yesterday denied reports it planned to halve Japanese car imports in retaliation against Japan's temporary curbs on vegetable imports. A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation (Moftec) told AFP that China had not decided to turn down
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Q2 profit fall at J P Morgan Chase?
      198 14 NEW YORK Bloomberg J P Morgan Chase Co's sec-ond-quarter profit will probably be hurt as recent bankruptcies in the telecommunications industry bite into its investments, vice-chairman Marc Shapiro said. The company's venture capital arm, J P Morgan Partners, which has suffered in
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      Lock icon JBWere sets up shop in S'pore, thanks to GIC
      615 14  -  Many clients drawn here by GICTs growth and huge reserves, says exec chairman //y< Chuang Peck Ming JBWERE is a name many investors think of when they want to buy Australian stocks and this leading investment house from Down Under has
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        Lock icon Bank of England holds rates steady
        68 14 AFP [LONDON] The Bank of England yesterday announced that it was holding its base interest rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent. The decision, which came on the eve of a general election, had been expected by a majority of economists, who had predicted that
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        Lock icon DoCoMo ignored Sony handset warning
        58 14 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's NTT DoCoMo ignored an April 9 warning from Sony Con) about flawed software, officials from the companies said, leading to a handset recall that may cost US$lB3 million. DoCoMo waited more than a month to order the recall 0f420,000 of the Sony-made
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        Lock icon Amazon to sell personal computers too
        67 14 NYT [NEW YORK] Amazon.com, in its first major product line expansion this year, said on Tuesday that it intends to start selling personal computers within the next few months. Amazon's electronics department already sells computer add-ons like disk drives and memory. It also reiterated
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        Lock icon Lucent early retirement offer to 10,000
        93 14 NYT [NEW YORK] Lucent Technologies plans to offer more than 10,000 managers in the US early retirement packages in yet another effort by the company to cut costs, people close to the company said on Tuesday. It is not clear how many managers would
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        Lock icon EC appoints fund manager as economist
        52 14 Reuters (BRUSSELS] The European Commission yesterday named a former senior German finance ministry official turned hedge fund manager as its top economist. Klaus Regling, currently managing director of Moore Capital Strategy Group, replaces Giovanni Ravasio as director-general of the Commission's economic and financial affairs
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        Lock icon British ISP Virgin.net up for sale
        55 14 Reuters [LONDON] British Internet service provider Virgin.net has been put up for sale amid an increasing consolidation trend in the sector, the Financial Times reported yesterday. It said cable company NTL and Virgin Group were understood to have appointed Lehman Brothers to seek a
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        Lock icon Citigroup's US$2b fund for wealthy
        78 14 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc is letting its wealthiest clients invest in a new US$2 billion venture capital fund, the first time the biggest US financial services company has opened a private fund to individual customers. The fund, which will buy stakes in US companies,
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        Lock icon California power firms expect'haircut'
        58 14 Bloomberg [HOUSTON] Enron Corp chairman Kenneth Lay said the world's largest energy trader and other California power sellers would have to accept less than 100 per cent of the money they're owed in any possible settlement with the state. Mr Lay refused to say how much
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        Lock icon German telcos can share network
        60 14 NYT [LONDON] The German agency that regulates telecommunications said on Tuesday it would allow phone companies to cut costs by sharing parts of the network that will support the new wireless services. The agency's about-face is a tacit acknowledgment last year's auctions for the wireless
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      375 15 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE US economy may be slowing more abruptly than had been expected and the Federal Reserve may need to lower interest rates in coming weeks, said Alfred Broaddus, president of the Fed Bank of Richmond. He said rate cuts,
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      169 15 GLASGOW Bloomberg ABBEY National Asset Managers purchased more than £300 million (***** million) of US stocks since the start of the year, betting interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve will fuel a market rally. The unit of Abbey National invested about
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      268 16  -  SGX Derivatives Trading Report ST Index Wong Ann Chuen Refco Singapore Pte Ltd SINGAPORE stocks rose yesterday on the back of gains mainly in computer-related and property stocks. The Straits Times Index gained a modest 4.51 points, or 0.27 per cent, to settle at 1,679.13
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      219 16  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Wong Ann Chuen Refco Singapore Pte Ltd TAIWAN stocks rallied yesterday for a second day, helped this time by impressive gains in electronics and computer-related stocks. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index rose 6.76 points, or 2.89 per cent, to end
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      223 16 Reuters London THE euro steadied against the US dollar yesterday as more signs of weak euro-zone growth forced the single currency back from earlier oneweek peaks. Still, the euro managed to hold near one-week highs set earlier against the yen. which fell about half a per cent to
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      3000 17 HOMO HOMO Reuters Q Hug Seng +124J4 HONG KONG shares closed almost one per cent higher yesterday as a slew of weak US data spurred hopes of further deep Interest rate cuts. Analysts also said investors were bagging profits
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      388 17 Reuters H Shenzhen B Index *1E34 CHINA'S hard currency B shares rebounded yesterday as retail investors regained their nerve after a three-day market slide to build on early gains, with a burst of late buying. Brokers said investors were banking on more gains, as new players with foreign currency
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      378 17 AFP HWTlndai ♦155.38 TAIWANESE shares ended 3.1 per cent higher yesterday following Wall Street's overnight rally. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighed Price Index gained 155.38 points to 5,220.44, on a turnover of NT579.87 billion. Gainers overwhelmed losers 515 to 31, with 48 issues remaining unchanged. "Strong buying of technol-
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      2120 17 TOKYO Reuters, AFP □fflkkrfas -1M TOKYO stocks wiped out gains to end softer yesterday as investors grew cautious over how quickly optimism had spread about US tech firms' earnings. "We feel there's something odd about recent bullish views in the US on
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      294 18 AFP Q Composite Index -3J9 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 0.2 per cent yesterday. The Composite Index dropped 3.19 points to 1,389.52. Volume turnover fell to 313 million shares worth 488 million pesos from 371.9 million shares worth 597 million pesos on Tuesday. AFP J»»6 h» (000) Abacus Construction 0.68
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      551 18 AFP *(170 AUSTRALIAN shares ended flat yesterday after stronger-than-expected economic growth data dampened prospects of interest rate cuts. The All Ordinaries Index rose 0.7 point to 3,355.2 and the SP/ASX 200 edged 1.1 points up to 3,423.3. The All Resources Index rose 10.7 to 1,584.2, but the All Industrials
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      752 18 Reuters Fl SET Index 432 THAI stocks ended flat yesterday. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index ended up 0.32 point, or 0.10 per cent, at 310.46 points, after moving in a 309-313 range. The blue-chip SET 50 was up 0.05 per cent at 21 points. Turnover was light
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      801 18 AFP £3 Composite Index +U4 INDONESIAN share prices climbed 0.3 per cent yesterday in volatile trade with domestic political concerns capping gains, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 1.14 points at 397.60, off a low of 395.77 and a high of of 400.48. Dealers said
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      257 18 Reuters PMSE-40 ♦17.00 NEW Zealand shares consolidated recent gains yesterday, closing up 0.8 per cent. The NZSE-40 Capital Index added 17 points to 2,083, after a 2 per cent rise on Tuesday. Turnover totalled NZ$93 million. Reuters 6 KS COOP) Advantage HOS 0.76 -0.01 135 Air NZ A 1.09
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      639 20  -  N°bel s new Lifestorey store is a reflection of its group design director's career, as «»wnqj gjj(j s ou t ODAY. Jean Wee will UPP thp nnmnonu In IQOI Ulk l j CORINNE KERK TODAY, Jean Wee will see the flagship Lifestorey showroom being officially
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      677 21  -  management By Jordan Neo The writer is managing director of Knight Frank Estate Management Pte Ltd. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers and a Fellow of the Association of Property and Facility Managers AS the number of strata subdivided
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      672 21 Compiled by Knight Frank DEVELOPER/ OWNER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE TOTAL UNITS NO OF PRICE TENURE f (sq ft) LAUNCHED UNTTSSOLD (Spsf) Pare Regency Wah Khiaw Devt 5 Pasir Panjang Rd 1,335-1,690 20 15 640 FH Abode at Devonshire TTH Devt 9 Devonshire Rd 1,012-2,756 26 4
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      176 21 CAPITALAND Commercial, part of the listed CapitaLand group, has roped in Lawrence Yeo as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and Hubert Ladstatter as director of risk management. Mr Yeo replaces the former CFO, Lim Joke Mui, who has since left to take up
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      1003 21 LANKom ELECTRONICS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of LANKom Electronics Limited ("the Company") will be held at Mercury Room, Level 4, The Westin Stamford Westin Plaza. 2 Stamford Road, Singapore *****2 on Friday, 29
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      282 21 I IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF HIGHGROWTH INVESTMENT PTE LTD (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) (IN LIQUIDATION) (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of members of HIGHGROWTH INVESTMENT PTE LTD duty convened and held at 340 C King
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      588 22  -  Ov riwSßflS PROrmiua Property agents hope changes in ownership rules will drum up foreign interest in tender this week From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S National Asset Management company Danaharta Nasional kicked off its fifth property tender this week, offering 278
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      379 22  -  By] Diana Oon Abdullah THE easing of rules on foreign property ownership in Malaysia more than a month ago has yet to result in foreigners stepping up their purchase of real estate in any big way. While many agree that the changes are
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      483 22  -  From 1 Surinder Singh in Sydney RESIDENTIAL property prices in Australia's main cities, which have been flat for the past 18 months or so, are starting to pick up again. A new study done by global marketing and forecasting group BIS Shrapnel predicts that Brisbane
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      601 22  -  EH comment] Special groups of developers may be keen on such sites which will add to supply, says kalpamarashiwala KALPANA RASHIWALA The eagerly awaited midyear review of the Government Land Sales (GLS) programme on Tuesday seemed like a balm to soothe the aches of
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      272 23 Reuters The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell six points to 1,366, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) shed nine points to 1,331, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHD dropped 48 points to 9,282 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down two points to 1,735. TIME-CHASTER: ♦Pandesia (built 1982) 61,806
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      303 23 MX '000 ss w CWT Distribution 0.61 unch 0 Chuan Hup 0.31 0.00 tie Cosco Investment 0-22 -0.02 3335 Freight Links 0.08 -0.01 170 C8 Holdings 0.47 0.01 14 IMC HoMlngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jeya Holdings 0.16 unch 506 KeppeiCorp 3 JO unch 796 Keppaf FELS 0.99 unch
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      455 23  -  Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE) Representatives of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko) have spent weeks exploring existing, simple data recorder technology to uncover a cheaper "black box" alternative for older tankers. Intertanko's Londonbased Baltic Exchange marine manager, Howard Snaith. told Shipping
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      320 23 Reuters [SYDNEY] Seaborne dry bulk freight rates faced a downturn from new tonnage expected to come onto the market over the next two years. South-east Asian-based shipping group Pacific Carriers Ltd (PCL) said on Monday. PCL commercial director Keith Denholm told the
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      197 23 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Evergreen Marine Corp plans to lead a group of shippers in investing NT$3O billion (Ssl.6 billion) to build a container port in Taipei. Evergreen is in talks with Yang Ming Marine Transport. Wan Hai Lines Ltd and Maersk
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      259 23  -  By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Armed Japanese Coast Guard (JCG) vessels will soon be operating in South-east Asian waters to help stem maritime piracy and armed robbery, according to reports out of Japan. The first JCG craft will be sent to Singapore as
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        350 24 The USs67m container ship from Hyundai Heavy Industries will help it cope with rising demand Bloomberg (SEOUL) Hyundai Merchant Marine Co, Korea's largest shipping company, ordered a US$67 million container ship from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co to cope with rising demand for its services. The
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        304 24 [SINGAPORE] After two unsuccessful attempts, the bulk carrier Lowlands Beilun, which ran aground off Singapore's Johor Shoal on May 25, has finally been refloated. The Singapore-flagged 85,906 gross ton vessel was refloated just before 9pm Tuesday night after part of its 165,000-tonne iron ore cargo was
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          99 24 {SINGAPORE] NCL's cruise ship Norway has sailed from Miami after its six-day detention enforced by the US Coast Guard which ordered temporary repairs on the 76,000 GWT vessel. The coast guard found 106 defective temporary welds in a sprinkler pipe. The vessel reportedly will have
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          51 24 [SINGAPORE] Holland America Line is also grappling with its sprinkler system after a crew member on board the 61.000 GWT newbuild Zaandam in Alaska discovered that a branch of the sprinkler system protecting a portion of the passenger cabins was not connected to the main water supply
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        833 31 Carriers affected by slumping demand for airfreight and air tickets Bloomberg [SEOUL] Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines Ltd and other Asian airlines are flying with more empty seats as the effect of slowing economic growth compounds slumping demand for airfreight.
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        296 31 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's aviation authority said yesterday local airlines would sign an agreement with their Hong Kong counterparts this week to temporarily extend an expiring air pact until the end of December. An official with the Civil Aeronautics Administration said the agency had
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        229 31 Reuters [WELLINGTON] Qantas Airways Ltd said yesterday it would increase the number of planes flying New Zealand domestic routes over the next month. It said a second Boeing 737-300 had arrived in New Zealand over the weekend, taking the number of
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        601 31 Air traffic system needs to cope with more flights safely Reuters [WASHINGTON] Building more capacity and efficiency into the nation's aviation system is at the heart of two major air traffic proposals by the Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co. The plans
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        128 31 AP [HANOI] A Thai Airways plane made an emergency landing in central Vietnam as fuel gushed from a broken fuel line, an airport official said Wednesday. All 307 passengers and 19 crew were safe, he said. The Boeing 777 left a trail of fuel
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        597 31 But opposition from airlines and some officials expected AP [WASHINGTON] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in an effort to relieve congestion at La Guardia Airport, plans to suggest sharply raising landing fees or auctioning off landing
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        524 32  -  Projects are joint developments by state and private sector groups By\ P T Bangsberg THE largest logistics base in Beijing is expected to open next month, a joint development of the Ministry of Communications and municipal government. Known as the Beijing Huatong Logistics
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        Lock icon Schenker Aeroparts, Air France unit in alliance
        298 32  -  It offers specialised air express product for industry By June Lim SCHENKER Aeroparts Systems has formed an alliance with Air France Express, the air express subsidiary of Air France, to provide a specialised air express product for the air and space industry. It
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        190 32 [SINGAPORE] APL Direct Logistics named three new vice-presidents for its US operations earlier this week. The new e-commerce logistics arm of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) service was formerly known as GATX eLogistics before it and its parent GATX Logistics were acquired by APL
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        405 32 Reuters [NEW YORK] A group of companies including UAL Corp's United Air Lines. Roadway Express Inc and Unisys Corp said they formed a venture to tap a market for companies shipping cargo weighing more than 70 pounds that small package shippers do not
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      217 23 I The Asia/South Africa Forum called G-8 held their regular I I meeting in Qingdao, PRC on 15th May, 2001. I I During the meeting, the shipping organization confirmed to I I re-implement freight restoration for their members' services I I from all Asian nations (excluding Japan) to South Africa,
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      379 27 A k I— EFESSOS RDM/ATW/BMN/UK I LOK KIRTI RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL I LEADER RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL I Loads Singapore. E7W. Mataysta. Indonesia I Loading for SEA RENOWN DBl/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PAN EXPRESS HDD/JDH/AQA L CHMITROVA JDH/AQA PAN QUEEN DBl/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PEUNOVO DBl/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT EVE RISE GLORY JDH/AQA 'Loads Singapore. EVW Malaysia Indonesia ILoadng for I IDEE FIXE CAM/NFK/NOL
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      385 28 ARARIAN POSIAN OUU/MMAN SUR COMMENT SRRVKI EXPORT VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMR DUR DMN KM NXV AKM JED AOR OmiNHE 0004W 08/06 14/06 71/06 75/06 UNI ASSURE 0004 C77W 11/06 15/06 71/06 73/06 75/06 UNI PRUDENT *****10W 17/06 16/06 72/06 73/06 74/06- EVER GIFTED M*****W 14/06 14/06 SONG HE 0166W 15/06
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      445 28 SINGAPORE PTE LTD 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Nat west Centre Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) *****73 Fax: (65) *****66 Email: general^ecusin.eculine.net Website: http://www.eculine.net Johore Bahru Office Tel: (07) *****18 Fax: (07) *****62 Direct Service To VANCOUVER/ MONTREAL/ TORONTO (WITH NO WEIGHT CONSTRAINT) Also accepting inland points Calgary/Edmonton/Winniepeg/Regina/Saskatoon/Ottawa/ Quebec City/Halifax/St John, NB/
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