The Business Times, 1 September 2003

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  • 15 1 MITA (P) 024/03/2003 85# THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE St?rnpt- hap:/'business-times.asial .com.sg MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2003
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  • 1216 1  -  Heavy buying by foreign investors, bat local investors yet to join the party From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo AN incipient pick-up in Asian economies in the second half, brought about by an unexpectedly early end to the Sars crisis and surprisingly strong
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  • 83 1 [SINGAPORE] Fifty senior executives from ten leading infocomms companies pose triumphantly in Gladiatorial get-up with President SR Nathan, after they successfully raised over $1 million in charity at the President's Challenge 2003 Gladiathon on Saturday. All suited up. Argonauts clashed head on with Spartans in a
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  • 593 1  - Rajah Tann to advise Brunei on opening telecoms market BT exclusive Singapore among regulatory models being studied By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] For the first time ever, a local firm has won the rare and lucrative mandate to help a country set up a new telecom regulatory regime. Singapore law firm,
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  • 494 1  -  Front Neil Behrmann in London A SHARP increase in post-Sars Asian oil demand and possible production shortfalls in Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela will keep oil prices high in coming months, dealers predict. And North America and Europe will begin stocking
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  • 67 1 Week Change STI 1599.25 -40.94 KLSECOMP ***** -005 NIKKEI 22 5 *****.55 +6238 HAN(i SENG *****.99 ***** SET INDEX 537.71 +190 JAKARTA (X)MP _529 68 +U74 MANILA (X)MP -*****3 -5151 TAIPEI WP1 5650.83 +4il SEOIX OOMP 759 47 +4.75 SHENZHEN B 225.54 +157 Al STALLORD *****0 +21*0 DOW JONES
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  • 81 1 FOREX RATES U8S SI rs$ (SS per I'SS) 1.757 £(l T S$/S$ per 1.581 1777 HIROO'SS/SS/E) l «92 1517 YEN 117.1 66.70 RM 3.8U0 1163 HKS 7.799 4.440 BAHT 4119 23.45 Rl'PlAH 4.862 RENMINBI 8199 4 725 INDIAN Rl PEE 45.88 26.12 A$ 1.554 0.885 NZS 1739 0.99<l nam.
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    • 111 1 Could Japan be on the comeback trail now?Pg 2 Asian economies poised for solid pick up, Pg 9 i Safer better returns always j up to 4.34%* per annum. 100% Capital Guaranteed. *5£r,*'J How's that for a choice investment? Period SS8.000 SS50.000 SS100.000 s important to prepare for the future,
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    • 35 1 COSCO-PSA TERMINAL A FIRST FOR DOTH PARTNERS Shipping TtawtPg 2 SGX companies' market cap up 32% since April, HI earnings down 58% ■n Asia Hotel sues Starwood tar at least USss3m ■it ***** l 8"*****r3000(K
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    • 727 2  -  BT exclusive PREI Asia's new fond is expected to raise several hundred million euros By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] GRA Singapore, which has just changed its name to Pricoa Real Estate Investors (Asia) Pte Ltd (PREI Asia), will be bringing German investors to Asia and Australia
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    • 554 2  -  Yes, say optimistic private analysts; no, says the BOJ From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE strong consensus among most private analysts is that Japan's economy is well on the road to a sustainable recovery. And some even say the end of deflation
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 921 3  -  It rose to $266.4b at end-August, the highest in 16 months By Andrea Tan REFLECTING a recovery which began in April, the market capitalisation of Singapore-listed companies jumped by a third in just five months. But the story was different on the earnings
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    • 578 3  -  HOCK lock siew ven sreenivasan MALAYSIA has been a prominent laggard amid the three-month-old Asian equity market rally. While most regional markets have raced up by about 25 per cent since the beginning of this year, the Kuala Lumpur bourse's benchmark index has
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    • 186 3 Reuters PACIFIC Century Regional Developments Ltd (PCRD), an investment holding group for telecommunications and insurance companies, has reported a sharply lower quarterly profit due to the Sars outbreak. Singapore-listed PCRD, controlled by Richard Li, son of Asia's richest busi- nessman Li Ka-shing. holds
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  • 3347 4 COMPANY EARNINGS (S$M) CHANGE TURNOVER (SIM) CHANGE EPS (CENTS) CHANGE mm ast 2Ni an ms zm 1 UOB 520.91 581.07 -11.9 1575.94 1474.73 6.9 66.30 7520 -11.8 2 DBSGrp 466.00 536.00 -13.1 2043.00 2034.00 0.4 62.00 72.00 -13.9 3 OCBC 383.71 317.27 20.9 1029.37 1107.56
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  • CORPORATE governance
    • 2172 6  -  Research evidence shows good governance does lead to better oversight and reduces the risk of financial reporting problems By Gillian Yeo Lee Kin Wai THE series of accounting scandals in the United States in recent times have shocked the business community and raised serious concerns about
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    • 116 6 From noodle houses to hair I salons, find them all in The Straits Times Classified. Buy It St* It FM It 5' "WW*. W1 .civ tno l*wl. IU« rc kM u* ut x iro ui Wo i»« n I ll.* '<•> xcut inn n tew. tut iicut r««t« w dan
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    • 484 7  -  Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to the changes to the CPF announced in Parliament on Aug 28. Many Singaporeans may feel that their future has become more uncertain and daunting. This need not necessarily be, and should not be, the case. I would like to
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    • 156 7  -  Denis Distant Singapore I ATTEND listed companies' annual general meetings regularly and have noticed that in recent years the Notice of AGM and the details of resolutions to be voted on are frequently not printed in the annual report. Some companies print it in
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    • 21 7 From noodle houses to hoir salons, find them all in The Straits Times Classified. C.A.T.S. Buy It Sell it Find It
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      328 8 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 29 VALUE CLOSE BT OOUS -220.00 +52.00 BTCADf -*****.00 +111.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -22.00 AN-SG EqaitiM 434.03 +2.52 S6M«Mwihcl 171.97 +2.54 SC Equitm Fia 1353.98 *4.72 SCEjaMaiftap 394.35 +5.55 ■BCHIf pnn 197.54 +0.69 SMSCtFatares 196.30 0.00 Stock# Volume Chart SemiCond 26c 194,073,000 Pac Andes 20c
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    • 300 8  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan ABOUT two weeks ago, this column featured the warrants of Kuala Lum-pur-listed Chemical Company of Malaysia (CCM). We highlighted the fact that this was an attractive and undervalued warrant that provided a geared exposure to the
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    • 751 8  -  BT comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan IT has been a rather volatile week on the local equity market. Though the market closed on a positive note last Friday, The Straits Times Index for the week on the whole fell. Some techni-cally-inclined analysts see this as
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    • 745 8 AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended last week mixed against the US dollar as the Japanese yen gained ground following stronger-than-expected industrial production data. Japanese yen: The yen rose during last week against major currencies due to strong economic figures, but buying
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 398 9  -  At least US$53m sought for alleged breach of agreement By Andrea Tan STARWOOD Asia, which rims the Westin and Sheraton brand hotels, is being sued by Asia Hotel Investments for at least US$53 million for a breach of confidentiality and non-circumvention agreement on
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    • 406 9  -  EYE on the economy gdp By Andrea Tan HAS the time Anally come for Asian economies? Citigroup Smith Barney thinks so in its report titled The Long-awaited Rebound. With stronger signs of a pick-up in the US and Japan, the US-based investment house
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    • 268 9  -  Six 15-inch models identified as tending to overheat By Raju Chellam US giant IBM Corp has expanded its recall of six specific models of the company's 15-inch CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors that tend to overheat and pose a fire hazard. About 7,000 monitors
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    • 1273 9 AEM-EVERTECH HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 21 July 2000) PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS OF QUARTERLY (Ql. Q2 Q3). HALF-YEAR AND FULL YEAR RESULTS 1 An income statement (for the group) together with a comparative statement for the corresponding period of the immediately preceding financial
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  • REGIONAL news
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      • 109 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's second-biggest power producer Malakoff Bhd will sell over RMI billion (***** million) of bonds, industry sources said last Friday. They said the funds were to help finance MalakofFs purchase of several power projects. Commerce International Merchant Bankers Bhd is among
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      • 87 10 AP [HONG KONG] The government ran a deficit of HK544.7 billion (Sslo billion) during the first quarter of the fiscal year, an expansion from the same period last year, officials said last Saturday. But the government said a deficit in the first few months
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      • 75 10 AP [BEIJING] The number of mobile phone users in China—already the world's biggest market has hit 250 million, the government said last Friday. Chinese phone companies signed up nearly 29 million new mobile customers in the first half of the year, the Ministry of
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      • 67 10 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's phone regulator said fixed-line phone service providers won't be able to discriminate against independent Internet-access companies by offering lower charges to its phone subscribers. There should be no discrimination by fixed-line phone companies between the rates offered to other Internet service
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    • 678 10  -  BT comment KL STOCKS Expect a boost from the oil and gas sector, and technology stocks eddie toh THE Malaysian stock market has regained its luster after a slow start this year. The Kuala Lumpur Composite Index has risen nearly 20 per cent so far,
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    • 187 10 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters DEUTSCHE Bank s Malaysian unit said yesterday it had made losses in bond trading but denied a recent magazine report that it had lost as much as RM3O million (5513.86 mUlion). "There have been trading losses, but they are considerably
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    • 411 10 MANILA China pledges US$500m soft loans to modernise railways, agriculture AFP CHINA has agreed to a US$l billion currency swap arrangement with the Philippines and pledged soft loans up to US$5OO million to Manila to help modernise railways and the agriculture sector, officials said
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    • 319 10 MANILA AFP CHINA'S number two leader Wu Bangguo yesterday proposed joint oil exploration and development in the disputed Spratlys area of the South China Sea in what has been termed a breakthrough in easing tensions in a potential regional flashpoint. Mr Wu, the
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    • 226 11 AFP "(HONG KONG] The talents of mainland "Chinese counterfeiters are renowned but their latest effort has stunned even their Hong Kong neighbours: an exact replica of the venerated Peninsula hotel. Owned by the Chinese state power firm behind the Three Gorges Dam project, the
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    • 412 11 HONG KONG China is still best 12-month regional pant, according to quarterly survey Reuters ASIAN fund managers are betting on Taiwan, South Korea and India to outperform other regional stock markets in the short run. but China remains the best 12-month regional
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    • 363 11 NEW DELHI Reuters INDIA'S Supreme Court has sought the government's opinion on whether defaulting borrowers should be given an opportunity for a hearing before lenders seize their assets under a new law, a lawyer said on Friday. The court was responding
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    • 670 12 HONG KONG Mainland tourists can take abroad US$5,000 starting from today AFP AN easing of restrictions on the amount of cash mainland Chinese tourists can take abroad will provide a boost to Hong Kong's Sarsbattered tourism and retail sectors, economists and officials
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    • 758 12 Proposed 29 km bridge will help city develop very rapidly over the next 10 years: vice-mayor Reuters [ZHUHAI, China] From the roadside, fishermen standing chest deep in water can be seen repairing nets stretched between poles to catch prey stranded by the tide. Nearby in
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  • 813 12 COMMODITY WeeklyRoundup AFP [LONDON] Gold prices ran up to a near-seven month high last week on the back of a weakening of the US dollar and unrest in Iraq, including a car bomb on Friday that left dozens feared
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  • 867 12 FINANCE COMMODITIES Week ended: A ug 29 SAMQAPORE QPYBKMMEMT SBUUIUTIIfiS DIPICATITE PRICES QP f| y Matrtty YltW Iss— Ciiph Matftty Lifrt M*****1X 5.125 01 SEP 2003 BP tOO/A 100.03 0/0 N503W0S 1.5 01 APR 2008 BU 95.39/A 95.44 2.573/2.561 N*****0H 3.5 01 FEB 2004 BO 101.09/A 101.14 0.866/0.747 NX*****H 5.625
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  • WORLD news
    • 444 13 JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming This would help prevent unwelcome surprises, like in the bond market Reuters FINANCIAL markets and the Federal Reserve should listen more closely to each other to help avoid unwelcome surprises, a top lieutenant to Fed chairman Alan Greenspan said
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    • WORLDWatch
      • 94 13 Reuters [LONDON] US investment banking rivals Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have teamed up in an attempt to take control of Canary Wharf, the owner of Britain's tallest building, the Sunday Times reported. The paper said Goldman and Morgan Stanley were thought to
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      • 105 13 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A coalition of major US business and labour groups said over the weekend it was considering asking the White House to investigate alleged currency manipulation by China, a move that could trigger sanctions if a negotiated settlement cannot be reached. The
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      • 71 13 AFP [JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia] Saudi Arabia yesterday signed an accord with the European Union (EU) paving the way for the kingdom to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), the official SPA news agency reported. The accord pertains to "market access for goods and services
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    • 391 13 JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming Bloomberg TERRORISM and war may bring an end to a "long wave" of low inflation in the global economy created by improved central bank policies and heightened competition, said Kenneth Rogofif, director of research at the International Monetary Fund.
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    • 450 13  -  It's seen as most economically damaging virus From Neil Behrmann in London SOBIG has risen to become the most damaging computer virus ever, according to the mi2g, a London-based technology security firm that monitors the impact of hackers on the Internet. Sobig has overtaken
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    • 597 14  -  Pitched battle looming on yuan's exchange rate as Snow begins visit to East Asia From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE first stop on US Treasury Secretary's John Snow's swing through East Asia, which begins today, will be in Tokyo where his main objective
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    • 529 14 BERLIN Reuters SOUTH Korea's Samsung Electronics on Saturday said demand for flat televisions was booming, bringing back memories of the 1970s when colour TVs replaced black-and-white sets. "Every month we've had to adjust our forecasts. It's almost unpredictable where it will end up this
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    • 321 14 Reuters [NEW YORK) Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the holding company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, has bought at least US$32O million worth of bonds and preferred stock in Nextel Communications Inc since the beginning of 2002, filings with US insurance regulators show. The purchases are
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    • 588 15 NEW YORK Historical tendencies, overvaluation fears point to downside risks AP ON Wall Street, September is sometimes seen as a curse, historically the worst month. As the market enters this September, it has higher prices and upward momentum going for it. But
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  • 1107 14 The slock recommendation is the average of aH the recommendations submitted by analysts following the slock. Them is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendaMons birt not every slock is followed by allhe 29 brokers. Their recommendrtons aw placed on a llo 5 points ecale and averaged to
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 164 15 UKVPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS DOWN 2 Busy outside at start (8) 16 Abuse found in rapid dis- Reigned, 12 Mae West, 13 Stick 3 Visitors are barred, it's badly pensng of drugs (8) to one's guns, 17 Appease, 19 contaminated (2,10) 17 Picture taken by a sniper, Firebug, 22 Extractor, 23
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  • BIZIT
    • 787 16  -  BT exclusive The French firm wants its business from Asia to double every year for the next three years, chairman Eric Hayat tells Raju Chellam Raju Chellam FRANCE-BASED systems integration and consulting firm, Groupe Steria, is betting big on Singapore to help push its
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    • 1660 16  -  Sanjay Kumar has sets his sights on being the gold standard for corporate governance From Jennifer Lien in Las Vegas PACING the stage in a well-tailored suit, Sanjay Kumar was working the 10,000-strong audience in a Las Vegas hotel ballroom, dishing out one-liners
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    • ITTAKES
      • 89 16 HEWLETT-PACKARD has launched three new digital flatbed scanners. The details: Scanjet 3970: Costs $399, offers up to 2,400 dpi (dots per inch) optical resolution in 48-bit colour, and has a transparent materials adaptor (TMA) for scanning of 35mm negatives and slides. Scanjet 3670: Costs $249 and
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      • 39 16 LOGITECH has announced its new cordless MX Duo performance keyboard and mouse combination. It costs $199 and combines Logitech's MX 700 rechargeable cordless optical mouse with the company's cordless Elite keyboard. For details, e-mail mclogic@singnet.com.sg.
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      • 43 16 SONY Singapore has launched its HDTV-ready widescreen Wega KV-HR36, an advanced TV model offering high-definition picture quality and seamless Wega Theatre connectivity. The KV-HR36 is equipped with full digital processing technology and will be available from mid-September for $4,499.
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      • 51 16 CSG SYSTEMS, which provides customer care and billing solutions, has been awarded a regional HQ status by the EDB. "We remain committed to contributing to Singapore's success as Asia's premier information and communications hub," Raghav Sahgal, managing director and vice-president of CSG Asia-Pacific and China,
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      • 49 16 PEMSTAR Inc, which provides engineering, manufacturing and fulfilment services to tech companies, has opened a product and technology development centre in the company's Singapore facility at Woodlands. The centre will provide strategic engineering design and support for high-volume production at the company's global manufacturing sites.
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      • 42 16 TRUSECURE, a security intelligence and services provider, has appointed Wong Loke Yeow as security evangelist to support the rising demand for security solutions in Singapore. Mr Wong was previously regional head of security operations for Asia-Pacific with Deutsche Bank.
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      • 62 16 US-BASED Symantec Corp has announced two new products. The details: Symantec Antivirus for Handhelds: It costs $63, resides on the mobile device and protects Pocket PCs and Palm-based handhelds against viruses, worms and other malicious threats. Norton Antivirus 2004: This solution costs $109 and features expanded threat
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      • 37 16 A SEMINAR on "Introduction to biometric technology" will be held tomorrow at library(aorchard. It is organised by the National Library Board and the Imperial College Alumni Association of Singapore. For details, e-mail Saravanan_T'ASlVEßAN@nlb.gov sg.
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      • 38 16  -  Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury A THREE-DAY "Quest Asia conference 2003" will be held from September 3 at Raffles City Convention Centre. It is organised by Quest, JD Edwards Users Group. For details, e-mail tonyJan@questnetx.org.
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 276 17 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young BULK CARRIERS: Lauren E: 66,713 tdw bit 1/83 Sumitomo reported sold region U555,800,000 to Greek buyers. Star Phoenix: 46,641 tdw bit 2/95 Mitsui crs 4/25 ts reported sold region U5514,150,000 to clients of Gourdomichalis. Alliance Trader: 38,323 tdw bit 3/80 Kasado crs 5/25
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    • 270 17 SGX '000 <■>» a *h voi CWT Distribution- 0.S6 unch 50 ChuanHup 0.45 0.01 ***** CM Offshore .3.33 0.02 1981 Costa Investment 0.44 0.01 8643 Freight Links 0.08 0.01 290 G6 Holdings 0.72 unch 200 JayaHoMngs 0.50 0.01 3041 KeppelCotp. 5-25 0.15 2840 K1 Venture 0.22 -0.01 720
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    • 563 17 First overseas venture of its kind for Chinese group; PSA's first tie-up with shipping line [SINGAPORE] The CoscoPSA terminal project in Singapore marks the first foray by the Chinese conglomerate into the container terminal operations business outside China and Hong Kong. The joint
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    • 667 17  -  And a busy transhipment port is still a successful one as long as it makes profits, says David Hughes David Hughes IF Hutchison Port Holdings's group managing director had wanted to stir up controversy he certainly managed that when he hit
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    • 282 17 CSSC to invest 4.5b yuan in the construction Xinhua [BEIJING] The China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) plans to build a new shipyard in southern Guangzhou city which will be the largest one in south China. On Thursday, the CSSC signed a contract here
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      • 373 18 GROUNDING OFF PAKISTAN Strode to drain oil fast as rear section threatens to break soon, spilling all Reuters [KARACHI] Pakistani authorities warned yesterday that the stern section of the wrecked and grounded Greek oil tanker, lying outside Karachi's main port with about 5,500 tonnes of
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      • 180 18 AP MIAMI The Port of Miami, one of the busiest cruise ship hubs in the world, was shut down because of a possible ammonia leak, fire officials said. A large vapour cloud could be seen over the area on Friday morning but no further
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    • 194 18 PAGE Avant 6 B'tang Mas 5 BSA 4 BSC 6 BTL 6 Cargoways 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Chahaya 6 China Shpg 5 Confer 6 CWT Globelink ...4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 6 ECL 3 EIS 6 Eng Lee 6 ESP Lines 4 Far Shpg
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    • 13329 23 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telepfcone ETA ETA Advertiser Vnstt Voyage T*»*phon» SIN Dest'n Nam* Nam* Number Numb*' SIN Dest'n Nam* Nam* Numb* Numb* 13/09 09/10 MOL MOL TRIUMPH 6700A 45*******4 Tb ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* Devoir* w/n b/w cma cgm csav rio amazonas ooooais u-unnoo
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      • 543 25 Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL ASIAN REX 08.02 J15 A/SIDE 01/08 1800 EVERISEGLORY DAN J9/10 A/SIDE 01/08 2359 MARCOPOLO 90 02/03J J3 A/SIDE 01/08 0630 WHITEMELATI 34A J6 A/SIDE 01/08 0600 AD ASTRA V005 J15/16 01/08 0300 02/08 1200 BAYSWATER118 M3200 J3 01/08 0900 01/08
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      • 1547 25 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Bertt I Na me Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbi A?**** 6 011 Q68S 068S 1 02/*****3-07:00 *****003-2000 ACX RAffLES 061N 081N 1 *****003-0600 02/*****3 2200 AKINAOA BR OK 06E 1 aWgOPjSjO 04P9Q*****00 AMBER 1 0S3N 0S3N 1
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      • 135 25 Sep 1 Canada: Labour Day. U.S.: Labour Day. Sep 2 Vietnam: National Day. Sep 3 Vietnam: Nat day Hoi. Sep 11 Brazil: Independence Day. South Korea: Harvest Fest Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sep 12 Hong Kong: Day after Mid-Au tumn. Sep IS Japan: Respect-for-the-Aged. Sep 23 Japan: Autumnal
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      • 811 25 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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      • 455 25 C*rto« 180 Max 994.0 0.6 15.4 0.07 31 O.Oi Density Water AsMhiiiilntoi Sifcgl No above £25 2 0 2 0 0 0 M/H 380 Aw 986.7 OJ 14.0 0.05 27 0.01 tin* 380 Max 992.6 8.6 17.4 0.10 78 O.Oi ■MM »M/N WW mmt No above
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      • 409 26 It expects to win orders for about 250 planes by year-end Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] Airbus SAS, the world's second-largest aircraft maker, said demand for new planes is rising, especially from Asian carriers as passenger traffic increases following the containment of deadly Severe Acute Respiratory
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      • 486 26 AIRLINE RESULTS China Southern posts record loss of 1.23b yuan in H1 Reuters [SHANGHAI] More of China's airlines reported the expected losses as a result of the Sars outbreaks. But they were even more than analysts' expectations. China Southern Airlines, the
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      • 295 26 Reuters [AMMAN] Airline Royal Jordanian (RJ) said last Friday that it was poised to become a main carrier for expatriate Iraqis returning to their country when commercial flights resume to Iraq. "Traffic will come from Iraqis living abroad waiting for the opportunity to come
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      • 299 26 It'll take up to a decade to restore numbers chief Ber nama [MELBOURNE] The chief of Sydney Airport Corp says it will take up to a decade to restore international passenger numbers to what they were before the 2000 Olympic Games. Airport manager.
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      • 239 26 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airports Holdings, operator of the country's 37 civilian airports, said profit in the second quarter ended June more than halved after the war in Iraq and a virus outbreak slashed travel and hurt sales. Profit in the quarter
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      • 166 26 AFP [WASHINGTON] American carrier United Airlines (UAL) is not planning to re-emerge from bankruptcy protection until the first half of 2004, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The airline now foresees itself re-emerging from bankruptcy in the first half of 2004, rather
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      • 310 26 People travelling again after Sars outbreak; cargo volume up Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines, Taiwan's largest carrier which reported a first-half loss, said it will return to profit for the full year, because people are resuming travel after the Sars outbreak ended and cargo volume is
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      • 261 26 Bloomberg [TOULOUSE] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will reduce available seating capacity during its winter season by 5 per cent from a year earlier, making it the first major European carrier to announce reductions for the November to March period. The Dutch airline,
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