The Business Times, 19 May 2003

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    18 1 MIT A fPI 024/*****03 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE -TT" I Internet: ;-ttp://business-times.asial .com.sg MONDAY, MAY 19, 2003
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    Lock icon S'pore to get 1st no-expenses unit trust
    966 1  -  i'-ti exclusive Boutique firm APS Asset Mgt will charge fees only if returns top 6% Byi Genevieve Cua ISUNUAFUKEJ Boutique fund firm APS Asset Management is gearing up to launch Singapore's first-ev-er no-expenses unit trust, in a bid to enhance returns for investors
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    65 1 Week Change ST1 1304.91 -469 KLSECOMP —636.26 +6.12 NIKKEI 225 *****9 -34.87 HANG SENG 9093.18 +9.02 SET INDEX 383.00 -1.32 JAKARTA COMP 467.94 1.69 MANILA CO.MP .1059.53 13.73 TAIPEI WPI 4283.77 +39.59 SEOl'LCOMP ***** -8.30 SHENZHEN B 216.53 Al'ST ALL ORD .*****0 -3.80 DOW JONES 8678.97 +74.37 NASDAQ 1538.53
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    73 1 FOREX RATES US$ SI ESS (S$ per ESS) 1726 £(1'SS/SS per 1.621 2.797 E1H0|1'SS/S$/E). 1.141 1969 YEN 116.4 67 40 RM am 2.202 HKS 7.799 4 519 BAHT 42.16 2442 RCPIAH 8.450 4.896 RENMINBI 8.299 4809 INDIAN RI PEE_ 47.1.1 27:10 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.25 Kl ALA LI'MPTR 64(1
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    Lock icon The shrouded jewel that is DBS Bank
    641 1  -  exclusive CEO says the bank candojust as well as foreign brands By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] According to Jackson Tai, DBS Bank is a jewel that not many recognise. And he puts it down to an Asian penchant for things foreign. "Time and
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  • Article
    Lock icon Hopes for Sars-free status set back
    388 1  -  New probable case pushes earliest target to May 31 By, Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Hopes were dashed last night. The 20-day countdown has restarted with the confirmation of one probable Sars case yesterday. May 18 was the day Singapore had marked out on its calendar
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    Lock icon Beijing to lift S'pore travel ban soon
    608 1  -  R^xclusive PH Gob is also fixing new date for bis trip to China By] Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Beijing will soon lift its five-week-old ban on mainland Chinese tourists travelling to Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. Also, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has informed
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      12 1 S'pore's first-quarter GDP results are out today. Check them online at http://business-times.asial.com.sg
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      74 1 t SARS OUTBREAK •iWr r Impact on Asia's economies: What's the likely toll? lrS )ecomes e,H em 8 9 J* in new infections in Taiwan. P# 3 Most outbreaks being contained, say scientists. P& 3 Summer Sale 2003 /p r irt uoso Rin«» Av\ mphm\ "I -1 l«, Ih-.hH .tiitl
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      Lock icon Marking new milestone in S'pore-Indon trade relations
      763 2  -  BG Yeo's visit to Jakarta may herald more investment by S'pore companies in Sumatra From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta TWO years ago when Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo visited Indonesia, he made it a point to call on the governor of South
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      Lock icon Wall St turns cautious as US economy stays weak
      789 2  -  Bally shows first sips of slowing in more than a month From Andrew Marks in New York BUOYED by the successful conclusion to the war with Iraq, investors have been betting on a bright US economy later in 2003. Optimism has
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
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      Lock icon Surge in new infections in Taiwan
      484 3 It reports biggest one-day rise as vims spreads to outlying island AP Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan announced its biggest one-day jump in infections even as the World Health Organization said the majority of outbreaks around the world are coming to an end. Taiwan reported 36
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      Lock icon Most outbreaks being contained, say scientists
      436 3 Mood at WHO meet upbeat as measures prove to be working LAT-WP [GENEVA] Scientists concluding a two-day meeting said on Saturday that the majority of the Sars outbreaks around the world have been contained and that the measures used to control it elsewhere ultimately
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    • IN Brief
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        Lock icon Beijing schools to reopen this week
        111 3 Reuters [BEIJING] Beijing will start reopening schools this week after a one-month closure due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) outbreak, newspapers said yesterday. They said primary and secondary schools with 1.37 million students would start going back to class on Thursday. China's
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        Lock icon China sentences first Sen rioters
        71 3 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese courts began yesterday to announce prison sentences for rioters opposed to local Sars quarantine facilities, as the nation implemented heavy-handed legal measures to fight the disease. Six people in China's northern Hebei province were sentenced to up to five years in prison
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        Lock icon Taiwan apologises to Japan
        84 3 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan has apologised to Tokyo after revealing a Taiwanese doctor may have brought the Sars virus to Japan, officials confirmed yesterday. The physician from Taipei's Mackay Memorial Hospital, identified only by his surname Chou, was confirmed by a Department of Health (DOH) test completed
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      Lock icon China misdiagnosing Sars patients: WHO
      220 3 Washington Post [BEIJING] The World Health Organization has concluded that doctors in China are overlooking Sars patients with only mild symptoms and are sending them home or placing them among other patients in general medical wards when they can still infect people. The finding, based
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      93 3 COURAGE FUND TO DONATE BY CHEQUE: A crossed cheque made out to' The Courage Fund' should be sent to The Courage Fund, c/o National Healthcare Group, 6, Commonwealth Lane, Level 6, GMTI Building, Singapore *****7 TO DONATE BY PHONE: From May 1. members of the public can donate to the
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      312 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES May 16 VALUE CLOSE BTOMDS 418.00 +27.00 ■T CAM -*****.00 25.00 Wl l*-4ay MA -*****.00 -Mil.00 MjMgjw 352.96 -1.04 SCC«dMnOact 124.86 +0.23 SatyMufh 1101.95 -9.23 SOElJIiihip 310.99 -0.73 160.41 -0.86 MMSCINfaw 159.90 -0.80 Stock* VniMm BIL mtl US20c 370.697,000 SingPost 5c 233.222,000 Unifibef 10c 223,271,000 PacificCenturylOc 161.363,000
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      Lock icon Yahoo's surge is symptomatic of a growing Internet bubble
      302 4  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By. R Sivanithy TAKE a look at the accompanying chart. It shows the phenomenal rise in the shares of Yahoo! Inc. From US$9 last September, Yahoo's shares have tripled to U5527.75 now, outperforming almost aU other Internet stocks,
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      Lock icon Six popular stock market myths
      781 4  -  I:l i comment STOCKS r. sivanithy ONE of the biggest myths in the stock market is that investors look to "buy low and sell high". In fact, this is hardly ever the case most players are genetically predisposed to "buying high in the hope of
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      Lock icon Asian units gain as worries about US economy hit dollar
      773 4 A$ touches new 40-month highs; fears of government intervention cap yen's rise AFP [HONG KONGJ Regional currencies gained against the greenback over the past week, as the US dollar slid amid persistent concern about the US economy. The Australian dollar
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon $124 m raised from new share issues since Jan
      410 6  -  By Andrea Tan OVERALL equities trading volumes have fallen on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), but this has not stopped a steady stream of companies from seeking a listing on the local bourse. So far this year, the SGX has welcomed 17
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      Lock icon Covered warrants: time to remove the kid gloves
      829 6  -  siew r sivanithy BARELY a month after the outbreak of the pneumonia-like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Singapore, a book on how to live with the disease hit the stands. It was modestly priced, informative and an all-round admirable effort, a fine
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      1091 6 r fm\ ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR EHDED 31 MARCH 2003 Financial Statement And Dividend Announcement The Directors are pleased to make the following announcement of the unaudited results for the half year ended 31 March 2003:OfOMp ORWpPT 4 —a—
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Successful partnership born out of adversity
      704 7  -  Two former business rivals find that joining forces reaps better results By] Daniel Buenas THE Success Shop is almost a contradiction in terms it was the result of the merger of two ailing businesses, by two people of different genders, who are also of
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      Lock icon A music event to promote global harmony
      411 7  -  By Cheah Ui-Hoon HIGH-level talks and even mighty (at least in name) organisations like the United Nations have failed to stop wars, but maybe music will make inroads into world peace where diplomacy hasn't succeeded. In an attempt to do for peace what
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      Lock icon Citigroup sees upward revision for Q1 GDP
      264 7  -  3on the economy outlook Byi Andrea Tan SINGAPORE'S first quarter gross domestic product may just be revised upwards to 1.6 per cent from the initial official estimate of 1.5 per cent, according to a Citigroup report. Citigroup and Singapore will know the verdict
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  • SARS economic impact
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      Lock icon Eyes on China as Asian economies battle Sars
      1999 8  -  The long-term impact on China and hence the region could be serious. Vlkr&m looks at the scenarios painted by analysts Vikram Khanna GOVERNMENTS of Sars-affected Asian countries generally have limited leeway to offset the economic impact of the viral outbreak in the
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon China banks on the prowl for HK acquisitions
      720 10 HONG KONG They seek foothold in territory even as foreign players reduce exposure Reuters MAINLAND Chinese banks are among the few institutions still willing to buy into Hong Kong's crowded financial sector as foreign lenders fret over poor earnings prospects and try
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      Lock icon Decent dividend yields make Asian stocks enticing
      521 10 Reuters (HONG KONG] Now is a good time for Asian investors to buy regional stocks and slowly lighten holdings of dollar bonds as interest rates hover near historic lows and dividends remain relatively high, ING Investment Management said. "I would say now is
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      1464 10 (Incorporated in Hong Kong with limited liability) Publication pursuant to Section 25(2) of the Banking Act Consolidated Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2002 (Expressed in millions of Hong Kong dollars) Report of the Auditors 2002 2001 HKsm HKsm Auditors' Report to the Shareholders of Hang
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon China's airlines in deep in the red
      484 11 BEIJING Thousands of flights cancelled, so carriers are moving to delay delivery of new planes AFP CHINESE airlines have been dragged into heavy deficits by Sars, with thousands of flights cancelled, the delivery of new planes delayed, and a stock-market listing for Air
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      Lock icon Crowds throng weekend job fair by HK Jockey Club
      586 11 HONGKONG AFP LEE Wai-lam craned her neck, arched it further to the left and twisted it round to view the thousands of people still joining the al-ready-enormous queue building behind her for a routine Hong Kong job fair. "Incredible. Never seen
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      Lock icon Spitting fire
      65 11 [SPIELBERG. AustriaJ Michael Schumacher's crew spraying his car with foam after excess fuel from the fuel hose caught fire briefly during the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday. The fire forced him to stay in the pit for longer than usual. But the racing champ was calm throughout and, though
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Tchenguiz to bid £620 m for Selfridges
        73 11 Reuters [LONDON] Iranian tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is poised to make a £620 million (Ssl.7 billion) bid for Britain's Selfridges in a move to trump an already agreed £598 million bid for the retailer, the Observer newspaper said. The paper said Mr Tchenguiz could
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        Lock icon US$27.8m stock options for eBay CEO
        80 11 Bloomberg IaAN JUah, California] Internet auctioneer eßay gave chief executive Margaret Whitman stock options last year worth as much as US$27.B million, about 42 per cent less than the ones she received in 2001. Ms Whitman was granted options to buy 300,000 shares at
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        Lock icon HSBC to buy 49% of venture from ING
        52 11 Bloomberg [LONDON] HSBC Holdings Pic is buying the 49 per cent it doesn't own of a Mexican insurance joint venture from ING Groep NV for US$l4B million. HSBC's Grupo Financiero Bital SA unit aims to complete the acquisition in the third quarter,
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        Lock icon AOL elects board amid criticism
        81 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] AOL Time Warner Inc elected its 13 nominees to the board amid criticism about some members' independence and shareholders' lack of power to propose new directors. Three other company proposals, including ratifying Ernst Young as AOL Time Warner's auditor, were adopted. Former
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        58 11 Reuters [LONDON] British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown denied yesterday that he opposed a euro referendum any time soon, as a matter of principle. But, in a TV interview, he repeatedly asserted that his economic assessment about joining Europe's single currency was the basis
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      Lock icon Soft US$ bolsters commodities
      882 12 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Global commodities prices cashed in on recent US dollar weakness again last week as buyers in Europe and Asia took advantage of their stronger currencies to snap up US dollar-denominated raw materials. "Commodities prices are showing broad strength, with oil. gold and
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      188 11 Notices In Ik* matter of th« Companies Act, (Cap. 50) And In the matter of MORGAN CHOO TRADING PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 308 (I) of the Companies Act, (Cop. 50) that the FINAL MEETING of the Members
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      497 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF E N VIDEO PTE LTD (Involuntary Liquidationi NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Creditors of the abovenamed Company, which is hcing wnund up voluntarily, are required on or before 18 June 2003 send in their nam?,
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      603 11 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO Section 290(2)|b| AND IN THE MATTER OF GOLDEN TOUCH INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At on Extraordinary General Meeting of Company hold at 9 tottery Rood #10-01/ OS Straiti Trading luiiding Stngopor* 0499)0 on th.
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      1038 11 r 1 BSL IPCO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Ipco International Limited (the "Company") will be held at 10.00 a.m. on 4 June 2003 at 24 Pandan Road, Singapore *****5. The Extraordinary
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon G8 ministers confident of growth revival
      728 13 07 MEETING They also appear to give tacit approval to the US dollar's slide NYT Reuters [DEAUVILLE, France] Struggling to brighten the global economic mood, the finance ministers of the major industrial countries and Russia agreed on Saturday that while their economies faced multiple
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      Lock icon Widespread price fail unlikely: Fed
      425 14 UJS. DEFLATION But central bank will keep tabs on development, says vice-chairman Reuters [WASHINGTON] The risk of a widespread fall in prices is "quite remote", said Federal Reserve vicechairman Roger Ferguson. But with US deflation worries growing, the central bank will guard against a further
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      Lock icon Deflation not a worry for some sectors
      190 14 Reuters [NEW YORK] Deflation may loom as the next scourge of the American economy, but not every company need to worry that tumbling prices will cripple their business. A handAil of well-positioned sectors and companies will be able to jack up prices because
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      Lock icon Anglo Gold in talks to buy Ashanti Goldfields
      301 14 LONDON NYT ASHANTI Goldfields of Ghana said last Friday that it was in talks with Anglo Gold of South Africa over a possible takeover that would make Anglo Gold the world's biggest gold producer. Anglo Gold's stock offer values Ashanti at about
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      Lock icon Are US investors better off with decimal pricing?
      580 15 Institutions claim they've suffered as SEC seeks to analyse effect NYT [NEW YORK] RARELY has a change on Wall Street been more important in making life better for retail investors than the change to decimal pricing in stocks. Now it is under
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      Lock icon Bond broker Cantor sees new commodity in airwaves
      385 15 WASHINGTON Bloomberg CANTOR Fitzgerald, owner of the largest electronic broker in the US$3 trillion US Treasury market, has its eye on a new commodity: airwaves. Cantor is among the companies whose lobbying paid off last week when the US Federal Communications Commission
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      1855 13 I H3I FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2003 Financial Statement And Dividend Announcement The Directors are pleased to make the following announcement of the unaudited results for the half year ended 31 March 2003: Half year
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      634 16  -  Impatient investors who want to rash the pace of China's banking reforms are reminded of the lessons of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, reports ChnangPeck Ming Chuang Peck Ming WHILE a strong and sound financial sector is the key to the strength of an economy, those who
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      527 16  -  It expects to calm the outbreak within a few months Reports by, Loh Hui Yin CHINA expects to get its Sars epidemic under control in a couple of months but says the crisis would have limited impact on the country's economic growth.
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      281 16 Size matters when it comes to travel bans THE smaller a company, the less likely it is to ban its executives from travelling to China. Conversely, the bigger companies, including Singapore's government-linked ones, have stricter policies about their executives going to China and would lift their travel curbs only after
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      639 17  -  Growth of 40% in unit shipments for the region, including Japan, is Dell's highest worldwide, Tang Weng Pal learns Tang Weng Fai DELL'S quarterly sales in the AsiaPacific region breached US$l billion for the first time in its history, bolstering the importance
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      752 18  -  INFOTECH There's a slew of companies in this game: AT&T, Bell South, EDS, IBM, Qwest, Cable Wireless, Sprint and Verio. Now add one more: Sing Tel raju chellam IT'S a niche market that moves in jumps and starts. It came to life during
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      587 18  -  Analysts cautiously positive, bat some users at the launch more than satisfied with the product Byi Amit Roy Choadhury MICKUbUr l o latest server operating system, Windows Server 2003, debuted here last week before some 2,500 partners and customers in a two-day event
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      268 18 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Officials from the US and four other countries took action last week to fix some 1,000 poorly configured computers that may be used by unscrupulous e-mail marketers to cover their tracks. The US Federal Trade Commission, joined
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      245 18 AFP [MANILA) The Philippines on Friday launched a pilot project with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to extend science education to poorer areas with the use of the übiquitous mobile phone. President Gloria Arroyo formally oversaw the launch of BridgelT, a US$l.5 million
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      437 18  -  Byi Tang Weng Fai DESPITE the continued glut of data-hosting space worldwide, US-based Equinix Inc continues to pin its hopes in the Asia-Pacific and expects the regional operations to better the market average of 5-8 per cent revenue growth. Equinix holds the Internet hosting
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      287 18 GERMAN business software giant SAP AG's commitment to growing its small and medium business (SMB) segment in the region is showing up in action. In association with the company's stated target of making the Asia-Pacific contribute up to a quarter
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      80 18 IN our BizlT section on May 15, we carried a news report about a hoax played on Microsoft by the software house's UK division. In a press release, the UK division had claimed that Microsoft was developing a portable toilet called 'iLoo' with Internet access. We inadvertently ran the
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      396 18 It hopes to overtake HP and IBM by the end of this year Reuters [HONG KONG] Dell Computer Corp believes it is positioned to overtake HewlettPackard and IBM to become China's top unit seller of servers by the end of this
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      775 20  - Sars —perk-up or poison for IT systems? SAY IH As more customers do business online, straining Arms' IT Infrastructure, managing IT systems effectively becomes crucial peter alexander THE Sars outbreak has put our IT applications under considerable pressure as consumers and businesses shy away from direct interaction and resort to
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      334 20 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Genius goes online today with the establishment of a new website of Albert Einstein's scientific and other writings, the California Institute of Technology said on Friday. A collaborative effort of the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech and the Albert Einstein Archives
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        52 20 INTERNATIONAL Data Corp (IDC) will be organising the 2nd edition of the Asia/Pacific Server Vis ion 2003 Conference in July. The theme of the conference is "Planning to Succeed" and it will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore on July 1 from 9am-6pm. For more details
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        47 20 EMAIL security service provider Message Labs Ltd said it has appointed Heng Chin Liang as its new Asean business development manager. Mr Heng is a nine-year vieteran of the IT industry, having worked before this at Peregrine Systems, Network Associates,9T Computers and Wafer Telecom.
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        41 20 UK-BASED network service provider Vanco pic has appointed Lee Hong Meng as general manager for the Asia-Pacific. Mr Lee brings with him over 10 years of industry experience with companies like Infonet Engineering, BT and Equant
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        91 20  -  OeepOedby Tang Weng Fai FUJI Xero4 Singapore Pte Ltd (FXS) has linked with Nasdaq-listed net Guru Inc to offer eßeview, a solution that enables out-of-offlce collaboration over the Internet and virtual conferences "anytime, anywhere*'. Features include 3D model viewing, and compatibility with over ISO 2D
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      432 22  -  Prices of some of its series cut up to 20-30% By Amit Roy Choudhury HEWLETT-PACKARD'S Imaging and Printing Group (IPG) has launched a range of products here targeted at the commercial and enterprise markets, and lowered the prices of some of its products. Among the
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      189 22 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Police in Yakima, Washington, are installing a first-of-its-kind system of computers in cruisers designed to record and store pictures of every encounter they have likely to end up in court, everything from traffic stops to high-speed chases. Under the deal announced
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        85 22 SUPERIOR Global Communications has introduced a pen-shaped mobile phone, the Haier P5, in Singapore. The PS weighs only 66 grams and fits into a shirt pocket or ladies' handbag. It has an embedded laser pointer. The dual-band GSM 900/1800 mobile phone has a phone book memory of
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        111 22 SONY Marketing Asia Pacific's latest Micro Vault U582.0 Mini-Version storage product is only half the size of the current Micro Vault model and weighs only 12 grams. The device comes equipped with three new software programs, the Auto Zip, PC Lock and Auto Login, that are
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        114 22  -  Compiled by. Amit Roy Choudhury APPLE has introduced its third-generation iPod digital music players, which hold up to 7,500 songs. The new iPods feature completely solid-state navigation wheel and buttons and a new dock with audio out for fast and easy rr>nn<vHrm tn thp computer or
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      587 23 Enterprise commitment to upgrade holds the key, says Barrett Reuters [NEW YORK] Intel Corp chief executive Craig Barrett has warned of a "jobless recovery" if corporate buyers in industrial nations do not upgrade computers to battle low-cost competition from emerging economies. Speaking at
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      452 23 AP [WASHINGTON] More than 130 people and US$l7 million have been seized across the US in operations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and other agencies to stop cyber crime. The Justice Department dubbed the effort "Operation E-con", a collection of separate investigations
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      447 23 Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO) Sony Corp and other US movie studio owners might succeed in forcing DVD-copy-ing products off the market after a federal judge indicated she may decide the products violate federal copyright law. US District Court Judge Susan Illston said she was
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      991 24  -  LETTER FROM SILICON VALLEY While demand in most segments remains weak, a new report sees buying strength in the 'low end of the high end', reports Jennifer Lien Jennifer Lien WHILE there has been much speculation about the effects of the Iraq war
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      724 24 Technology's special role now being questioned NYT [NEW YORK] Searching for the elusive recovery in technology spending has resembled walking towards a horizon that just keeps receding. Improvement lies just over the next hill, most technology executives keep saying, but the present looks pretty
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      59 17 TOP STORIES Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 in Singapore Pg2 Equinix nears completion of Asia-Pac restructuring P*2 Intel CEO warns of jobless' economic recovery Pg7 A bit more upbeat about IT demand PgB Is IT still a growth industry? P*B COMMENTARIES R^nCbellam: Expect a resurgence in the Web-hosting market Pg2
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      144 19 invent The store never closes. HP helped Amazon.com® design a environment, flgj one exceptionally secure, stable, flexible and ST ■■M economical. The site stays up and running, ensuring that, -< H at 2 a.m., you cdn order the odd little item you simply "w amazon.com can't do without, www.hp.com.sg/plus-amazon mL.
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      304 25 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE impact of the various holidays has left very few sales to report but there are reports of 5 ULCCS and 2 VLCCs being sold for demolition, all with delivery China or Bangladesh, between US$l97 and US$2Ol per ton lightweight. BULK CAHKIEBSg Stellar
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      370 25 American class society's negligence contributed to tanker's sinking, it alleges Reuters [MADRID] Spain has filed a US$5 billion lawsuit against the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), alleging the classification society's negligence played a part in the sinking of the Prestige, a government source
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      257 25 Paris MOU to enforce rigorous policing from July Reuters [LONDON] Substandard ships and notorious flags of convenience will soon face stricter inspections at some of the world's major ports, a leading marine inspection body said. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris
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      272 25 AFP [CALCUTTA] The Indian coast guard has rescued the 22-member crew of an Indonesian cargo ship carrying oil and soda ash which sank in the Bay of Bengal on Friday. The ship, the Saragitis Biru, was on its way from Porbandar
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      354 25 [SINGAPORE] The world's biggest container ship sailed into Singapore yesterday, setting a new milestone both for the container liner business and the PSA Corp terminals. The OOCL Shenzhen is the first vessel declared to be able to carry up to 8,063 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of containers. For
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      922 26  -  DOCKYARD -By David Hughes SHIPPING is becoming accustomed to having to put into practice rules and regulations imposed on it by politicians who have little understanding of the practical implications of their edicts. It looks like the rush to save the
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        140 33 May 19 Canada: Victoria Day May 26 U.K.: Spring Bank Hoi U.S.: Memorial Day May 29 Indonesia: Ascention Day France: Ascention Day Germany: Ascention Day May 31 Brunei: Armed Forces Day Job 1 China: Children's Day. Jon 2 Italy: Anni of the Rep. NZ: Queen's Birthday. Job 4
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        757 33 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine 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 indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        633 34 S&rs aggravates slump in demand caused by Iraq war and terror threat Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines System Corp, Asia's largest carrier, forecast a 43 billion yen (*****.3 million) net loss this year as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) virus puts people
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        522 34 Indian Airlines, Jet Airways offering np to 60% off to retain market share AFP [NEW DELHI] India's state-run Indian Airlines (LA) and private carrier Jet Airways, which together account for 90 per cent of the market, have launched special schemes offering fares
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        457 34 It was allocated sharply fewer flying slots than it wanted Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Virgin Express Holdings, a low-cost carrier owned by UK tycoon Richard Branson, has abandoned plans to start flying from Paris Orly Airport because the carrier coufd not
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