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Title Section14 2001-09-27 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 200114 words
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Article78 2001-09-27 1 sn U77.71 (-3.81) BT-SRI ***** (-1.39) ST INDEX FUTURES U7XOO (+8.00) SIHSCI FUTURES 155J0 (-0.70) STOCK MARKET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSE COMP 602.51 -3.44 MKKEI225 9.641.70 -5127 HANG SENG 9,371.75 +161.69 SET INDEX 275.67 -1.05 JAKARTA COMP 401.02 -8.07 MANILA COMP _1.14t28 -17.46 TAIPEI WPI 3,625.53 +131.75 SEOUL78 words
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Article84 2001-09-27 1 FOREX RATES vst s$ USS (SS per USS) 1.769 £(l'SS/SS per 1.473 1606 EURO(USS/SS/E) 0923 1633 DM 2.119 1.198 YEN 117 J 66.30 RM 3 800 2.148 HKS 7800 4.409 BAHT 44 38 26 09 RLPIAH 9,608 5,431 PRIME RATES sini;aii>kk* s.7o U ALA IJ MH K 7.«7 JAKARTA84 words
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Article, Illustration956 2001-09-27 1 Catherine Ong - But Fed chief cautions against hasty short-term economic stimuli Fronv Catherine Ong in Sew York FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said the United States economy may need a US$lOO billion boost equivalent to one per cent of gross domestic product to recover from theREUTERS; REITERS - 956 words
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623 2001-09-27 1 Vince Chong - Demand may not be there even if home prices fall: consultants "a Vince Chong (SINGAPORE) With the spectre of military confrontation hanging over the global economy, the local property market faces an even tougher time than it did during the Gulf war623 words
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586 2001-09-27 1 Chuang Peck Ming - Bnt return of Budget surpluses won't give economy a big boost Bit I Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] The "New Singapore" share scheme unveiled by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong last month could see the government giving up to US$4.5 billion586 words
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Advertisement46 2001-09-27 1 MORE REPORTS No joint Nato action for now: US, Pg 3 Longer downturn expected: IMF, Pg 4 Opec not taking action to stem oil price fall, Pg 5 Other reports: Pgs 3-5; Shipping Times Pg 9 Private home rents down 4.1 °o last year, Pg 1046 words
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740 2001-09-27 2 Eugene Low, David Boey - Openings seen to be spread across wide range of sectors an Eugene Low, David Boey [SINGAPORE] Billions of dollars worth of investments that Singapore pulled in this year are expected to create 18,000 jobs in a broad range of industry sectors740 words
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346 2001-09-27 2 Siow Li Sen - Prime at 4.75% remains lowest among local banks By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank, as expected, has joined the current round of prime rate cuts, lopping off 25 basis points to take its prime to 4.75 per cent the lowest among the346 words
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Article37 2001-09-27 2 IN Tuesday's report "Govt plugs insurance gap for SIA and CAAS", we wrongly named the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology as the Ministry of Information and Communica tions Technology. We are sorry for the error.37 words
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Article, Illustration511 2001-09-27 2 Eugene Low - P=W=l on the economy outlook Performance slightly weaker than expected; electronics ontpnt plunges 37.5% Hy- Eugene Low [SINGAPORE) Dragged down by a further slide in electronics production. Singapore's manufacturing output tumbled 21.4 per cent in August the sharpest fall since the 1985 recession. Manufacturing output,Source: EDS - 511 words
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Advertisement9 2001-09-27 2 United lays offall S 'pore cabin crew, Pg 119 words
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FALLOUT from terrorist attack
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Article, Illustration1039 2001-09-27 3 BRUSSELS Taliban's grip appears tennoos as opposition steps np offensive AFP, Reuters, AP THE US yesterday briefed its Nato allies on its campaign against international terrorism, but said it "doesn't anticipate" collective Nato action for now. Thousands of angry demonstrators set fire toAFP,; Reuters,; AP; REUTERS - 1,039 words
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422 2001-09-27 3 Shoeb Kagda - Growing anti-US sentiment spooking markets; people stocking np on US$ From Shoeb Kagda in 'Jakarta AS extremist Islamic groups in the world's largest Muslim country continue to spout anti-US rhetoric and stage demonstrations in major cities, Indonesia's powerful military and422 words
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636 2001-09-27 4 NEW YORK Some 670 firms fall in this category; easing of role may help to stabilise market, say analysts Reuters THE Nasdaq stock market is considering changing its regulations so that the large number of companies whose share prices haveReuters - 636 words
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485 2001-09-27 4 Neil Behrmann - They're hoping to ease damage done by short-selling to stock market From'. Neil Behrmann in London LEADING British insurance companies and other institutions have decided to cut share loans to curb short-sell-ing. The institutions that are slashing share loans to the market include485 words
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449 2001-09-27 4 [LONDON] Terrorists may have already collected gains from shortselling shares ahead of the attacks in New York and tracking the paper trail could prove impossible, The Telegraph quoted a former chairman of America's top financial watchdog as saying yesterday. David Ruder, Securities and449 words
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Article, Illustration982 2001-09-27 4 William Pesek Jr - The hijacked planes may have struck America, but the target seems to be an international community Ihf William Pesek Jr Bloomberg Motoring down a deserted road deep in Japan's farm country, the taxi driver suddenly turns to me, bows his head andBloomberg; AFP - 982 words
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IN Brief
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51 2001-09-27 4 AFP [BERLIN] German Interior Minister Otto Schily said yesterday he intends to place armed plain-clothes guards aboard German airliners to improve security. He said during a parliamentary budget debate that a special unit of trained so-called Sky Marshals would be established for this purpose.AFP - 51 words
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Article71 2001-09-27 4 AFP [WASHINGTON] US authorities havestepped up their surveillance of hazardous materials that could be transported by truck and put to use by terrorists, the American Trucking Association said yesterday. "Obviously, everywhere, especially at the borders, customs officials, the police are on high security alert,"AFP - 71 words
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Article92 2001-09-27 4 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines said it is reducing its jet fuel purchases as a drop in travel bookings and an economic slowdown force it to cut the number of its flights. The airline is suspending four flights a week to Pakistan because of the threatBloomberg - 92 words
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Article, Illustration113 2001-09-27 4 AP IKUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's national carrier said yesterday that it will impose a US$l.25 surcharge per passenger starting Oct 1 because of higher insurance rates following the terror attacks in the United States. Malaysia Airlines said the fee will be levied on tickets issued startingAP; AFP - 113 words
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Article127 2001-09-27 4 Reuters [LONDON] Europeans snapped up gas masks yesterday, fearful that chemical or biological warfare could be the next horror in store for the West after the suicide hijackings that killed thousands of people in the US. "Everybody is ordering gas masks. Normally it wouldReuters - 127 words
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109 2001-09-27 4 Reuters [SEATTLE] About 10,000 Boeing Co workers will be out of a job by the end of December as part of the world's biggest planemaker's plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs by the end of 2002, the company said yesterday. The layoffsReuters - 109 words
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Article83 2001-09-27 4 AFP [MONTREAL] Air Canada will cut 9,ooojobs and reduce its operations by 20 per cent, grounding 84 aircraft, the carrier announced in a statement yesterday. Canada's largest airline got the green light from the government on Tuesday to cut some of its 39,000j0bs despiteAFP - 83 words
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116 2001-09-27 4 AFP [LONDON] Eleven of the 19 hijackers involved in the recent devastating air strikes on the United States spent time plotting their attacks in Britain, according to The Times yesterday. The paper, citing intelligence chiefs, said that five of the hijackers left London airportsAFP - 116 words
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62 2001-09-27 4 Reuters [MADRID] Spanish police have arrested six suspects of Algerian origins believed to have links to Osama bin Laden. Spanish police carried out the latest arrests in several locations around Spain. In Paris, judicial officials said seven suspected Islamist extremists have been orderedReuters - 62 words
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Article89 2001-09-27 4 Bloomberg [LONDON] Lloyd's of London forecast losses of £1.3 billion (553.4 billion) from the US terrorist attacks, the most expensive disaster in the three-century history of the world's largest insurance market. Some of the 108 syndicates that make up the Lloyd's market have written insurance coveringBloomberg - 89 words
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45 2001-09-27 4 AFP [WASHINGTON] US President George W Bush has cut stops in Tokyo, Seoul, and Beijing from his trip to Asia next month but will attend the Oct 20-21APEC summit in Shanghai, the White House said on Tuesday. AFPAFP - 45 words
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Article66 2001-09-27 4 AFP [ZAMBOANGA, Philippines] Philippine troops have arrested a weapons procurer for the Abu Sayyaf kidnap group that is holding 18 hostages including two Americans, the military said yesterday. Mario Benigno was captured at the pier of this southern city on Tuesday following a lengthy surveillance operation.AFP - 66 words
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Article, Illustration398 2001-09-27 5 Audrey Tan - Land sales, Exchange Fond among revenue sources hit Frorrii Audrey Tan in Hong Kong FINANCIAL Secretary Antony Leung yesterday said that the government's revenues this year will likely fall well short of earlier estimates, hence raising the possibility of an even largerREUTERS - 398 words
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739 2001-09-27 5 WASHINGTON Secession in Japan, S-E Asia likely to deepen: SAP AFP, Reuters, Bloomberg THE terrorist assault on the US has heightened the risk of a steeper, longer downturn for an already-deteriorating world economy, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday in a grim assessment of globalAFP,; Reuters,; Bloomberg - 739 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-09-27 5 VIENNA Reuters AFP OPEC producers prepared yesterday to leave oil supplies unchanged at the expense of their own budgets, rather than take any blame for contributing to the world's slide into recession. Influential Saudi OU Minister Ali al-Naimi said the cartel'sReuters; AFP; Source: Reuters - 300 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration589 2001-09-27 6 r. sivanithy - STOCKS r. sivanithy EVEN though stocks may be cheap, there's no rush to buy, at least not yet. Judging by the pattern of trading in recent sessions, this seems to be the major theme in the local market right now,589 words
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Article, Illustration172 2001-09-27 6 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy MALAYSIAN warrants have featured regularly in this column, sometimes for the value they represent, sometimes for their interesting and varied features, and sometimes for both. In the second category is the Pilecon Engineering "step-up" warrant, whose claim to fame is172 words
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Article, Illustration241 2001-09-27 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK By' Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of City Developments h«y been badly hit during the last two weeks following the terrorist attacks in the US. The counter closed 14 cents lower yesterday at $3.82, after hovering around $3.90 for much of the session. Volume was241 words
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Article330 2001-09-27 6 Stocks Volunw SingTel 15c 10.291.000 CaprtaLand 10.280,000 PacificCenturylOc 8.741,000 Frontline 5c 8,297,000 STEngglOc 7,430,000 Autron 6,616,000 City Dev 50c 6,052,000 DBS Grp 5,587,000 OCBC 5,494,000 NOL 5,316,000 Stocks DBS Grp 54,313,566 OCBC 48,437,304 UOB 30,807.650 10c 29.914.195 Crty Dev 50c 23,559,144 VentureMfg25c 20,779,372 SPH 19,565,088 SingTel 15c 17,815.367 SIA50c 17,709.698330 words
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Article, Illustration541 2001-09-27 6 larry wee - I-I i comment CURRENCIES Euro, pound lead gainers, breaking through key resistance against the S$ larry wee THE sharp fall in US consumer confidence on Tuesday forced the US dollar back on to the defensive versus the euro and pound sterling yesterday,Source: - 541 words
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Article3318 2001-09-27 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AJwrdxn A*(«t Mgt Asia LM Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American Opport Fd 0.651 0 685 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.106 1.140 Chine Opportunities Fdl" 0 803 0 844 Cont Euro Eqty Fd I" 0.790 0.830 Global MNCFd 0 556 0.584 Global Technology Fdl** 0.406 0.427 Indonesia Equity Fdl**3,318 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article362 2001-09-27 8 Siow Li Sen - Consolidation of local banks, downturn providing more growth opportunities, says top official By Siow Li Sen HSBC Singapore is on the offensive to capture new business war or no war. In fact, it sees even more opportunities with the consolidation of the five local362 words
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346 2001-09-27 8 Siow Li Sen - By Siow Li Sen THE Singapore Exchange has explained that the buying-in of Overseas Union Bank (OUB) shares which will continue today is based on the takeover offer price for OUB because OUB shares have been suspended. OUB's shares346 words
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248 2001-09-27 8 Andrea Tan - Byi Andrea Tan FILIPINO tycoon John Gokongwei's stake in United Industrial Corp has crept up to 24.89 per cent with his latest purchase 0f585,000 shares at 67 cents each. Mr Gokongwei has taken 29 months to build his stake to within248 words
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488 2001-09-27 9 Teh Hooi Ling - USsBo9m created in the past five years By' Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecommunications has produced the second highest economic value-added (EVA) among all Asian companies in the past five years, according to a study done by ÜBS Warburg for Finance Asia magazine.488 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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79 2001-09-27 9 UNITED Overseas Bank will donate the $1 million compensation it received from DBS Bank to 46 charities and public bodies. The recipients include NTUC's Education Training Fund for the training of banking sector workers, the four ethnic self-help groups (CDAC, Yayasan Mendaki, Sinda, and79 words
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Article58 2001-09-27 9 Reuters UNITED Overseas Bank said yesterday it issued US$l.27 billion of 10-year Upper Tier 2 subordinated floating rate notes due 2011 on Sept 19. The bank said in a statement the notes were placed with Chase Manhattan (SEA) at their primary launch. The notes, callableReuters - 58 words
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83 2001-09-27 9 DIVERSIFIED engineering company Acma Ltd yesterday reported a $4.76 million after-tax loss for the first six months compared to a $4 million profit previously, but said it expects to make a profit in the second half of this year. Turnover rose 3 per83 words
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323 2001-09-27 9 Ling Su Ann - Plans include debt bnyb&ck, conversion of debt to equity By\ Ling Su Ann DEBT-RIDDEN Thakral Corporation will hold a creditors" meeting on Oct 24 to get approval for plans to reduce its borrowings of about $479 million. The proposals,323 words
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654 2001-09-27 9 ven sreenivasan - HOCKlWffgfjWl ven sreenivasan THESE are terrible times for global equity markets. Stock prices the world over have plunged as much as 50 per cent in the two weeks since the ghastly terrorist attacks of Sept 11. In Singapore, the Straits Times654 words
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SINGAPORE news
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380 2001-09-27 10 Tang Weng Fai - Professionals and management workers largest group: survey By' Tang Weng Fai ON-LINE job hunting by recently retrenched staff or those feeling insecure about their jobs is hotting up locally with the leaner economic climate. An April-July survey in Singapore by Internet measurement380 words
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101 2001-09-27 10 SINGAPORE Science Park owner Ascendas said yesterday it will partner Germany's Heidelberg Technology Park to explore opportunities for life science companies in high-tech science parks. This is the second sisterpark partnership after a pact with France's Sophia Antipolis Science Park last year. "We101 words
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436 2001-09-27 10 Chuang Peck Ming - Overseas voters can check register at 5 overseas missions, most register to vote Byi Chuang Peck Ming IS your name on the Register of Electors? In order for you to make sure, the electoral rolls will be displayed from tomorrow436 words
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257 2001-09-27 10 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) has lifted certain building layout guidelines to ensure greater creativity for strata landed housing developments. In a press briefing yesterday, URA said it was doing away with building-to-build-ing spacing control; minimum plot width and plot frontage; control on the maximum257 words
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236 2001-09-27 10 Andrea Tan - By, Andrea Tan RENTS for private residential properties fell 4.1 per cent last year against 1999. but consultants said they are unlikely to slip further. Between Q4 2000 and Ql this year, the rental index for private residential properties dipped a further 0.23236 words
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241 2001-09-27 10 THE CGU Insurance Centre at Raffles Place has been sold for $34.4 million 23 per cent less than its asking price in July in the first investment sale since the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US. Property consultants say the sale, brokered by241 words
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424 2001-09-27 11 Kalpana Rashiwala - Govt decides on $100mfor5yrs instead of $40m planned earlier Reports by] Kalpana Rashiwala THE government has more than doubled its budget for the Estate Upgrading Programme (EUP) for private housing estates to $100 million for five years (2001 to 2005), instead of the424 words
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508 2001-09-27 11 THE government has yet to decide on whether or not to freeze land sales. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. However, he indicated that any announcement on the subject or other measures affecting the property sector will be part508 words
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Article, Illustration674 2001-09-27 11 George Joseph - Its 300 staff are among the first here to losejobs, others expected to follow George Joseph SOME 300 Singaporean flight attendants of United Airlines are among the first here to lose their jobs as US airlines begin a drastic downsizing following the SeptFILE PHOTO - 674 words
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Article307 2001-09-27 10 Daniel Wong Refco (Singapore - OT Inde*/MSCI S*pore Index Daniel Wong Refco (Singapore) SENTIMENT on the Singapore stock market took another hit yesterday on news the Monetary Authority of Singapore has dismissed speculation of impending easing of its 20 per cent cash down-pay-ment rule for private home purchases. Property stocks307 words
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226 2001-09-27 10 Daniel Wong Refco (Singapore - M 5& Taiwan Index Daniel Wong Refco (Singapore) SPECULATION on purchases by government funds yesterday lifted Taiwan stocks, which posted the biggest gain in two months. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index jumped 6.2 points, or 3.92 per cent, to end at 164.35, with the226 words
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Article230 2001-09-27 10 AFX London THE US dollar gained further ground against the yen in midday trade after the European Central Bank confirmed that it had intervened once again on behalf of the Bank of Japan to prevent the yen's appreciation. dealers said. The greenback has also been supported by theAFX - 230 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration726 2001-09-27 12 yogi aggarwal - THEBHHH ■MBB OPINION yogi aggarwal The writer is a Bombay-based journalist who contributes regularly to BT BY naming Osama bin Laden the prime suspect in the Sept 11 attacks, Washington brought the troubled Indian subcontinent to the heart of the war726 words
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Article121 2001-09-27 12 'How many people do we have to kill to make Americans feel better? Some of these politicians who want war are acting younger than we are.' Christine Gomes a US high school student, applying her school lessons in conflict resolution. People are carrying survival packs to fine121 words
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Article559 2001-09-27 12 EDITORIAL THERE is now an almostglobal consensus that terrorism is a scourge not just to America but to all countries. It is not surprising that America's allies around the world, including its partners in Asia, have given their support for Washington's campaign to destroy559 words
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Article, Illustration1080 2001-09-27 12 Ong Yong Hwee - The Singapore economy will suffer greatly if the government ignores crucial measures to keep the Republic attractive to MNCs By( Ong Yong Hwee The writer is a mechanical engineer by training and a business consultant by profession, with CEO Search Services MANY employeesFILE PHOTO - 1,080 words
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Article667 2001-09-27 12 Paul Krugman - COMMENTARY By Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at Princeton University AS the shock of Sept 11 has receded. we've started to hear a few old slogans. A handful of people on the left claim that we are about to start a "war for667 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration421 2001-09-27 13 Shoeb Kagda - Worst abase at Bnlog followed by Pertamina and the Finance Ministry From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S efforts to stamp out rampant corruption suffered a setback on Tuesday when a government audit agency revealed that a staggering 10.3 trillion rupiah (Ssl.9421 words
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Article124 2001-09-27 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Finance Ministry wants the country's top taxpayers to be made "national heroes" for their contributions to the nation's development, the state Bernama news agency said yesterday. The ministry has made the suggestion to the Inland Revenue Board to encourage individuals andReuters - 124 words
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306 2001-09-27 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S Syarikat Danasaham said yesterday it now held 94.69 per cent of indebted infrastructure firm United Engineers (UEM). Danasaham, the state agency set up to take over and restructure UEM, also said it had already started payingReuters - 306 words
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360 2001-09-27 13 Eddie Toh - Move could help to jump-start Mycom's stalled Data Grand Hyatt project From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN businessman Yap Yong Seong, better known as Duta Yap, has regained his gaming licence in Sabah. Sabah Chief Minister Chong Kah Kiat said360 words
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LATE Briefs
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114 2001-09-27 13 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippine Stock Exchange fired president Ramon Garcia for making statements that led one of its most prominent members to quit. Mr Garcia was removed eight days after Manuel Pangilinan, chairman of Hong-Kong-based First Pacific Co, resigned from the 15-member board. Mr Garcia,Bloomberg - 114 words
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62 2001-09-27 13 FT [LONDON] Resorts World has acquired a 5 per cent stake in London Clubs International, the highly-indebted casino group that owns the Aladdin casino in Las Vegas. This could presage the start of a takeover of London Clubs. Resorts World acquired 3 million shares,FT - 62 words
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63 2001-09-27 13 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's 101 Corp said yesterday it had raised its takeover offer for Palmco Holdings to RM4.60 per share and RM1.60 per warrant, matching a rival bid by Sime Darby Bhd. 101 had previously offered RM4.35 per share and RM1.35 per warrant.Reuters - 63 words
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38 2001-09-27 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] The Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday it would announce details of a long-awaited stake sale in the country's largest retail bank. Bank Central Asia (BCA), next week. ReutersReuters - 38 words
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52 2001-09-27 13 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand will hold an initial public offering (IPO) of shares in the state-run Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) in November despite the downturn. Some 600-950 million PTT shares will be offered at between 37.50 baht and 65 baht from NovReuters - 52 words
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322 2001-09-27 15 Ombudsman says number could be higher if more friends and associates agree to testify AP [MANILA] Prosecutors plan to present at least 40 witnesses against Joseph Estrada, who is set to become the first Philippine president to face criminal trial, the government ombudsman saidAP - 322 words
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216 2001-09-27 15 TAIPEI Bloomberg TAIWAN'S manufacturers cut production in August, while overseas customers trimmed orders for the island's computers and semiconductors. suggesting an expected recession may last into next year. Overseas orders fell 16.7 per cent from a year earlier to US$ll.4 billionBloomberg - 216 words
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213 2001-09-27 15 BANGKOK Oct purchase is 70% of 1.3 trillion baht debt to be acquired Bloomberg THAI Asset Management Corp (TAMC) will buy 900 billion baht <Ss36 billion) of bad loans from banks next month, as the nation moves to clean up lenders stillBloomberg - 213 words
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Miscellaneous338 2001-09-27 16 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS making plans (10) R 2 1 5 ■■PF HV* 1 Offer work in ordinary language 5 Drivers within hour encounter I (7) mist (4) WM■ 9 Stuff that's relevant (8) 6 Asked for some food in Rose's 10 Tense, suffering from a hang- place (6) H over338 words
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Article, Illustration449 2001-09-27 17 Donald Urquhart - five Airbus A32os to start flying on Saturday and 6 more at a later date By\ Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Crippled Australian airline Ansett will take to the skies again after an agreement hammered out late yesterday. Under the deal between administrator Andersen and the AustralianAFP - 449 words
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394 2001-09-27 17 WASHINGTON Plan is for 20 per cent basic margin level when retail trading starts Dec 21 Bloomberg THE Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a 20 per cent basic margin level for trading of futures based on individual stocks, which is to begin forBloomberg - 394 words
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206 2001-09-27 17 LONDON Bloomberg OFTEL, the UK phone regulator, said mobile-phone operators have to cut connection prices and extended the requirement to include Deutsche Telekom AG's One 2 One unit and France Telecom's Orange SA division. Oftel said Vodafone Group, British Telecommunications'Bloomberg - 206 words
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319 2001-09-27 17 NEW YORK Reuters TOP Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc yesterday reported a 43 per cent decline in quarterly profits on plummeting investment banking and stock trading revenues. It said the World Trade Center attacks would weaken short-term operating conditions. Already weakReuters - 319 words
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533 2001-09-27 18 WASHINGTON Median income at record high and poverty rate at historic low Reuters US households in 2000 had possibly their sunniest economic year in statistical memory with an all-time high median income and a historically low poverty rate. But Tuesday's Census BureauReuters - 533 words
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Article, Illustration394 2001-09-27 18 PARIS Chairman sees further growth despite downturn AP MEDIA giant Vivendi Universal has announced a 64 per cent hike in operating profit for the first half of this year and said it was well-posi-tioned to increase profits despite signs of a looming recession. OperatingAP - 394 words
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294 2001-09-27 18 ■TOKYO Bloomberg ABN Amro Holding NV is closing its domestic Japanese equities business, cutting 120 jobs in Japan and abroad, as the Dutch lender grapples with a slump in the nation's stock market. The cuts include 100 employees, or about 40 perBloomberg - 294 words
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434 2001-09-27 19 WASHINGTON Hurdles include US demand over agricultural trade disputes Bloomberg NEGOTIATORS seeking a free trade area (FTA) throughout the Americas face hurdles in all five targeted areas, casting doubts on their chances of meeting deadlines set for next year, US government auditors said.Bloomberg - 434 words
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797 2001-09-27 20 ANDREA TAN - amdreatam compares their strengths and shortcomings ANDREA TAN YOU may not be able to buy a home over the Internet, but developers' websites should not be discounted even if it's just to put yourself on a mailing list to be in the loop of forthcoming projects.797 words
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Article554 2001-09-27 20 Andrea Tan - A fortnightly column on property auctions By Andrea Tan THE crowds are there but the sales just aren't happening. The property auctions scene, which was already quiet, has been dealt another blow by the Sept 11 terrorist attacks on the US. "Bids are not spontaneous. Sentiment554 words
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Article, Illustration502 2001-09-27 21 VINCE CHONG - The Q2 figure for caveats lodged has fallen a whopping 65% since the 1999 peak, reports vnrcscßOiia VINCE CHONG THE total number of caveats lodged for residential properties bought by permanent residents (PRs) and foreigners in the second quarter of this yearFILE PHOTO; Source: S&SV ReaLink21, DTZ Research - 502 words
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Article, Illustration874 2001-09-27 21 Sim Loo Lee, Yu Shi Ming, Han Sun Sheng - Ihji Sim Loo Lee, Yu Shi Ming, Han Sun Sheng The writers are from the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore SINGAPORE can be considered a model city in nation-build-ing through its success in achieving racial harmony. Unlike manyFILE PHOTO - 874 words
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522 2001-09-27 22 But the server farm operator, whose shares have dropped 99% in the past year, says it's all merely speculation Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Exodus Communications Inc, whose shares have fallen 99 per cent in the past year, may file for bankruptcy protectionBloomberg - 522 words
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280 2001-09-27 22 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd aims to cut debt owed by its PCCWHKT Ltd unit by a fifth to relax restrictions on its share of the phone company's profit, a Merrill Lynch Co analyst said in a report. HSBCBloomberg - 280 words
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340 2001-09-27 22 AP [NEW YORK) Sun Microsystems was expected to announce an online identification initiative yesterday, presenting it as an alternative to Microsoft's Passport system. The effort, called Liberty, will revolve around software developed by Sun that can be freely used by otherAP - 340 words
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240 2001-09-27 22 Reuters [SAN JOSE, California] Computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc said on Tuesday it was cutting 2,300 jobs and closing two factories in Texas to cut costs and strengthen its core business. The cuts represent about 15.3 per cent of AMD's global workforceReuters - 240 words
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Article, Illustration449 2001-09-27 22 Stake now raised to 29%; Hutchison, Cheung Kong given permission to increase it to 37.5% Reuters [HONG KONG) Asia's richest businessman Li Ka-shing has boosted his effective stake in US online travel firm Priceline.com to 29 per cent from 27 per cent, scooping upReuters - 449 words
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Article, Illustration348 2001-09-27 23 Tang Weng Fai - The aggregate bandwidth capacity will increase six-fold to more than 200 megabits per second Tang Weng Fai THE Singapore arm of the USbased telecoms giant, AT&T Corp, will invest $5 million to upgrade its Singapore network hub for its existing customers. The upgrade wouldSource: AT&T - 348 words
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304 2001-09-27 23 Raju Chellam - Revenues expected to drop 10% to USs2ob daring the current quarter by\ Raju Chellam THE contract manufacturing sector is likely to see a prolonged slump over the next few quarters and may only see an upturn by 2004 or 2005, according to a new304 words
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254 2001-09-27 23 Chen Huifen - By< Chen Huifen SPH Asia One Ltd will launch a virtual "Career eFair" early next year, and will bring together companies, jobseekers and students for cyber tours and online interaction. The virtual booths will be presented in the form of "mi-cro-sites". The fair will254 words
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Article, Illustration300 2001-09-27 23 Chua Hui Min - But the Singapore market will stay almost flat in the next two years, says Gartner stndy fty< Chua Hui Min THE growth in Asia-Pacific cell phone shipments which fell from 35 per cent last year to 10 per cent this yearFILE PHOTO - 300 words
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124 2001-09-27 23 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California! Intel Corp, the biggest semiconductor maker, has named vice-president Patrick Gelsinger chief technology officer, the first such appointment in the company's 33-year history. Mr Gelsinger, 40, will coordinate the company's long-term research on computing, networking and communications technologies. He will reportBloomberg - 124 words
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Article, Illustration752 2001-09-27 24 kenneth james - BThM.'.I.'.UMI TECHNOLOGY Silver lining: the attacks will force improvements that strengthen the Net kenneth james JOURNALISTS in the SPH group felt the wrath of the Nimda computer virus last week. Access to the Internet by PCs on the corporate network was blocked off, something752 words
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Article, Illustration559 2001-09-27 24 Paul Chan - Shares np 330% from pre-Sept 11 level to US$B.36, making it one of the best performing stocks on Nasdaq this year By\ Paul Chan AMIDST the gloom, Viisage Technology Inc seems to have emerged as the hottest hightech stock among the "newSource: Bloomberg - 559 words
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Advertisement14 2001-09-27 23 BIG EVENTS OF OUR TIME The Business Times, 25th Anniversary Issue. Monday, October 114 words
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Article287 2001-09-27 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell four points to 991, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) lost eight points to 973, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) dropped 28 points to 7,473 and the Baltic Capes ize Index (BCI) was unchanged at 1,169. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Sea Maid (built 2001) 74,000Reuters - 287 words
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Article, Illustration791 2001-09-27 25 Beth Jinks - Belgian authorities worried PSA's monopoly will result in less competition Reports by. Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Belgium's busiest port may introduce handling rate regulations when PSA Corporation takes over its key container and other cargo operations, officials have warned. Concerned about791 words
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Article, Illustration294 2001-09-27 25 [SINGAPORE] Located on the Schelde River surrounded by a highly industrialised cargogenerating hinterland, the wider Port of Antwerp includes 4.6 million square metres of covered warehouses. With room for expansion, its hinterland is already established as a European logistics hub, Antwerp Port Authority294 words
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313 2001-09-27 25 Donald Urquhart - By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Middle East war risk insurance premiums scheduled to come into effect from midnight last night threaten to dramatically raise the cost of shipping as liner shipping groupings begin to impose surcharges. Following last week's dramatic expansion of the "warrisk exclusion313 words
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500 2001-09-27 25 Routes being changed to avoid Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Reuters [MlAMl] Two of the world's largest cruise groups have withdrawn ships from Europe to return passenger capacity to the much more popular North American market as war fears shake global tourism.Reuters - 500 words
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171 2001-09-27 25 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Chu Kong Shipping Development Co, which moves freight to Hong Kong from China's Guangdong province, agreed yesterday to buy stakes in five container-port operators from its parent for HK552.28 million (Ssl 1.86 million). Chu Kong, controlled byBloomberg - 171 words
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Article, Illustration1033 2001-09-27 26 Despite the Sept 11 horror attacks in which terrorists hijacked planes and slammed them into New York's World Trade Center, some die-hard travellers are back in the air, going about their business as usual NYT [NEW YORK] MANY Americans may be putting off plans toNYT; AP - 1,033 words
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Article155 2001-09-27 26 PAGE Appenship 5 Assets 5 BSA 7 B'tang Mas 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Central Ex 6 China Shpq 5 8 Cougar 7 CWT Globehnk 7 Oelmas 4 Djak Lloyd 6 Dongnama 3 ECL 4 ECU line 5/6/7 Evergreen 6 FoonqSun 5 Futiai 7 G Link 4155 words
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642 2001-09-27 33 fallout on aviation International freight traffic even harder hit, and may drop by as mnch as 25%: lata [BUDAPEST) The total number of passengers making international flights over the second half of 2001 could fall by up to 16 per cent642 words
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Article, Illustration456 2001-09-27 33 These include poor rate of detection of possible weapons NYT [WASHINGTON] Air safety is severely compromised by inferior airport security and low-performing employees who screen passengers and carry-on bags, a massive postattack review of airline security is finding. Poorly paid, undertrained workers consistently have troubleNYT; AP - 456 words
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195 2001-09-27 33 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways plans to transfer some of its London Gatwick flights to Heathrow when its winter schedule begins, and more will be transferred next year, an industry source said. Services for the Seychelles. Dar Es Salaam, for Nairobi and forReuters - 195 words
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199 2001-09-27 33 [SINGAPORE] Sri Lankan Airlines is up and flying again after a short grounding of flights when the airline failed to meet new insurers' rules on war-risk coverage. The airline said yesterday that the Sri Lankan government was prepared to offer it a US$l.45 billion indemnity199 words
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383 2001-09-27 33 Reuters [FRANKFURT] European airlines are looking at a range of measures including assigning undercover security officers to some flights in the wake of this month's hijack plane attacks in the US, officials said on Tuesday. German Transport Minister Kurt Bodewig said flagship carrierReuters - 383 words
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Article, Illustration691 2001-09-27 34 JUNE LIM - Major Taiwanese carrier Yang Ming is taking advantage of the easing of customs regulations to build a logistics hub in the port of Kaohsiung and boost its logistics services, renorts JUNE lim JUNE LIM YANG Ming's fledgling logistics operation has receivedFILE PHOTO - 691 words
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Article155 2001-09-27 34 [SINGAPORE) Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd of K Line Logistics Holdings will establish a new logistics company on Monday. The new company K Logistics Corp will take over the sales and operational work of Daito Corporation and Nitto Total Logistics Ltd from next year.155 words
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184 2001-09-27 34 FedEx expands US home delivery service Bloomberg [PITTSBURGH] FedEx Corp, the largest over-night-delivery company, has opened 63 new terminals across the US to expand its FedEx Horiw Delivery service to cover 80 per cent of the country's population. Fifty-six of the new terminals share locations with existing FedEx Ground facilities,Bloomberg - 184 words
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