The Business Times, 6 February 2004

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    11 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2004
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    Lock icon Overseas thrust paying off for Temasek-linked firms
    665 1  -  But companies more exposed to domestic market fare less well By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Several key Temasek-linked companies (TLCs) are leading the charge in quarterly and fullyear earnings, reaping the dividends from overseas expansion and benefiting from the recovery in global conditions,
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    Lock icon SIA on course for $700 m target
    754 1  -  Q3 profit more than doubles to $378 m, exceeding forecasts By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) appears on target in achieving full-year earnings of well over $700 million, if its latest quarterly profit is any indication. Improving traffic, better yield and careful
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    75 1 ST! 1,828.66 (-5.98) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,835.00 (+3.00) SIMSCI 222.87 (-1.22) SIMSCI FUTURES 223.50 (+0.30) Thursday Change KLSECOMP *07.57 +174 NIKKEI 225 10.4ti4.till 17.35 HA.Mi SK\(i 1:1.030.94 -55.79 SET INDEX 7-1455 IK49 JAKARTA (X).MP 7:M».47 MANILA <OMP_l.431.79 -9.33 TAIPEI WPI .(>.21!*. 14 +2B.75 SEOl'LCOMP 840.92 +5.42 SHENZHEN B 297.72
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    88 1 FOREX RATES US* s$ i ss ess pi-r i ssi nwi VIl S8 SSpcrS|_ I SB 1KB El »t< hi ss. SS K) 154 i 124 VEX I«i4 KM S xuo iiiii H KS 377ft 4 V93 BART -W Oft 23.07 III UAH *41# 4JW» KKXNINBt 4JM INDIAN 1(1
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    Lock icon New capital rules loom for Singapore banks
    1127 1  -  BT exclusive But banks' bid to build up loan-loss database stalls By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] An attempt by Singapore banks to pool data and build up a database of their losses sustained in lending seems to have stalled, even as the deadline
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      75 1 It usually shuns the limelight but the Commercial Affairs Department, Singapore's white-collar crime-busters, la opening the filea of some of ita caaea to The BualneeeTimea. Read how CAD offlcera crack caaea In a new weekly eerlee atartlng on Monday. Sing Tel stuns with its excellent results, Pg 4 Temper hopes
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      76 1 Let's not be captives of the past. There is a new bgH spirit in Malaysia now, there's a new man in jRK charge, who's taking a new approach. -FormerHighCommMontrto Malaysia K. Kaaavapany, on ttw jl Dngmaning proapacts for Sngaporo Miliyiii relations Raffles Bl -iOMM W *Kr '''^aMfIHHI W4u W m
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      Lock icon Citigroup new chief deflects question on China Life
      606 2  -  China Life predecessor found to have misused 5.4b yuan of funds By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Citigroup's China growth strategy was questioned yesterday following news of accounting problems at the predecessor of China Life, the world's largest IPO last year and which
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      Lock icon Investments from infocomm cluster down 26.4%
      484 2  -  However, number of jobs created not affected By Chen Huifen [SINGAPORE] Companies turning cautious have led to investment commitment in Singapore's infocommunications media (ICM) cluster falling 26.4 per cent last year to $623 million. However, this has not affected employment creation. When fully implemented,
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      Lock icon Raffles, Trump in Caribbean resort project
      370 2  -  BT exclusive Property will also have villas, golf course and casino By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] Raffles International will join Donald Trump in turning one of the last undeveloped islands in the Caribbean into a luxury playground for the wellheeled with its 156-room Raffles Resort
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      Lock icon Aussie businesses seek more access in S'pore
      480 2  -  Use FTA deal with the US as a guide, says Anssie envoy By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] When Singapore's free trade pact with Australia comes up for review later this year, Australia is likely to take a leaf out of the United States-Singa-pore
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon UOB to challenge Manila court ruling
      486 3  -  Judge committed 'abuse of discretion' for decision without trial: bank's lawyer From Al Labita in Manila THE United Overseas Bank will challenge a court decision ordering the Singa-pore-based bank to pay damages to the former minority stakeholders of its Philippine subsidiary. A lawyer for
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      Lock icon UOB may invest in Thai banks
      144 3 Reuters [BANGKOK] Singapore's UOB is eyeing possible investments in Thai banks, Thai Finance Minister Suchart Jaovisidha said yesterday. "We will see two deals this year," said Mr Suchart when asked about rtiore mergers this year. "The first one will be Thai Military Bank group
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      Lock icon SingTel stuns with near-trebled earnings
      778 4  -  Strong A$ and good showing by associate companies boost its Q3 results By Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE Telecommunications beat them all. The consensus forecast by analysts was for a 74-80 per cent rise in third-quarter earnings but South-east Asia's largest phone company yesterday delivered a
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      Lock icon Temper hopes for SingTel
      782 4  -  HOCK lock siew teh hooi ling YET again, Singapore Telecommunications has reported another set of sterling results. Group revenue for the three months to Dec 31, 2003, was up 16 per cent to $3.02 billion. And the headline net profit surged a whopping 188 per cent
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      225 3 Jeanßichard TV SCREEN DOUBLE RETROGRADE Exclusive Distributor: BMI A division of F J Benjamin (Singapore) Re Ltd Tel: 6737 3786 Website: www.fj-benjamin.com Available exclusively at: DELUXE EASTERN WATCH Centrepoint Tel: 6235 2536 ROY EASTERN WATCH Lucky Plaza Tel: 6734 3139 THE HOUR GLASS Ngee Ann City Tel: 6734 2420 Raffles
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      268 4 k. ,r- V -f .-i aei f AEI Corporation Ltd. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 2 February 1983) Invitation in respect of 56,000,000 New Shares of $0.15 each as follows:- < (1) 5,600,000 Offer Shares at $0.28 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (2)
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      164 4 ft "g' THE No. 1 MBA PROGRAMME IN ASIA 8c AUSTRAyAb j. .3> w„;/. ;t: f 5 -V X The lecturers at MGSM often combine their commitment to teaching m Asia and Australia's No. 1 MBA* programme with consulting roles in the ISM business world. They really know their subjects
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      102 5 WORLD NUMBER 1 PLASMA VriJStAuS is the No. 1 Best Selling Plasma TV* In SinciBOcre Hitachi, the pinnacle in Plasma TV now introduces its stylish CrystALIS Series. Available in 32" and 42", the Hitachi CrystALIS comes with an incredible 60,000 hours long panel life for your ultimate viewing pleasure. Powered
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      721 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Jurong Technologies Feb 5 dosing: $1.51 WE expect Jurong Tech to post Q4 profit of $9.1 million on sales of $161.8 million when it releases results on Feb 9. For the full year, FYO3 profit should be in line or hitting the higher end
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      Lock icon New Toyo a laggard despite good prospects
      287 6  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan THE bird flu virus has obviously put some Vietnam-based businesses in a hot spot. One of these is specialty and corrugated paper products specialist New Toyo International. After a strong run during the second half of last
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      Lock icon Small caps in play as history repeats itself
      494 6  -  BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy IT MAY be early days yet, but 2004 is beginning to look remarkably like 1994 just as some observers predicted at the end of last year. The economy is going nicely but the stock market appears to
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      Lock icon US$ flat ahead of rate, G-7 meetings
      609 6  -  BT comment CURRENCIES All eyes on G-7 statement after this weekend's sessions larry wee THE US dollar won no fresh gains as currency markets nervously held fire ahead of two interest rate meetings in Europe yesterday, and this weekend's meeting of G-7 finance
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Sinwa MD gifts workers 232,000 shares
        62 6 SINWA KS managing director Sim Yong Teng gave 232,000 of his shares to employees for free on Jan 2. His direct and deemed stake in the Sesdaqlisted marine supply and logistics company is now 56.5 per cent from 56.7 per cent. Based on yesterday's
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        Lock icon Zagro chairman in call option deal
        107 6 INTERMILLING Holdings, the second-largest shareholder of mainboard-listed livestock healthcare company Zagro Asia, has entered into a call option deal with Zagro chairman and chief executive Poh Beng Swee granting Mr Poh the right to buy up to 6 per cent of Zagro's existing share
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        Lock icon Funds cut clients' stake in Datacraft
        92 6  -  Compiled by KENNETH LIM FUND house FMR Corp and Fidelity International have on behalf of managed accounts pared the stake in IT-solutions company Dataeraft Asia to 6.97 per cent from 7.24 per cent on Jan 29. The sale of 1.2 million shares, carried out
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      423 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 5 VALUE CLOSE BTOB/OS -106.00 +113.00 BTCADt -*****.00 +89.00 BT 10-day H»A -*****.00 -11.QQ AH-SG Equities493.85 -0.42 SC Entities Elect 186.44 +1.62 SG Equities Fin 1523.91 -12.64 SC Ernies Prop 458.67 -3.95 SHMSCI 222.87 -1.22 SiMSCI Futures 223.50 +0.30 Itocki Cm,h Strike W*****5 2.5 25.0 0.5
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      815 7 BT Advertorial Award-winning developer Far East Organization offers a home with a view on Singapore's very own Gold Coast Make a splash jj^pp f 1 MAM U P to a glitter- down your home prior to your re- Club and Singapore Swimming \i| fj K mk m ing sun-lit beach,
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  • PERSONAL finance
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      Lock icon An index to measure prosperity
      1236 8  -  Although difficult to quantify, CHRIS FIRTH suggests holistic financial planning as a way to determine the state of one's finances CHRIS FIRTH Everyone is hoping for a happy and prosperous new year. But what exactly is prosperity? Is it equivalent to the size of your
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      1100 8 GLOBAL M ACTIVE GLOBAL ACTIVE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 25 October 2001) Invitation in respect of 40,000,000 New Shares of $0.05 each comprlsing:(a) 4,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.26 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (b) 36,000,000 Placement Shares by way of placement,
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      125 8 This announcement appears as a matter of record only February 2004 GLOBAL ACTIVE v^p GLOBAL ACTIVE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 25 October 2001) Invitation in respect of 40,000,000 New Shares of $0.05 each comprising:(a) 4,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.26 for each Offer Share by way of
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Wing Tai rights issue to raise $60m
      391 9  -  By Vince Chong WING Tai Holdings' interim earnings for the period ended Dec 31 rose 4 per cent to $6.5 million, with the group planning to raise almost $60 million via a rights issue. In a separate statement, Wing Tai said that net
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      Lock icon CapitaLand sells 268 Orchard Rd
      443 9 CAPITALAND yesterday said it has signed a deal to sell 268 Orchard Road to Ngee Ann Development Pte Ltd for $135 million. The freehold 20-storey commercial building across Orchard Road from Mandarin Hotel has a net lettable area of about 132,605 sq ft. The sale
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      Lock icon SembCorp Marine profit falls 14.7%
      499 9  -  It attributes decline to shrinking margins and weak shiprepair market By Donald Urquhart SHRINKING margins and a weak shiprepair hiarket contributed to SembCorp Marine's 14.7 per cent drop in net profit for 2003, the shiprepair unit of SembCorp Industries reported yesterday. The marine division's full-year
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Centrepoint in $70m note issue
        68 10 r KrtstK ana i\eave s wnony-ownea suDsmiary Centrepoint Properties Ltd (CPL) is proposing to issue fixed-rate notes comprising $70 million in principal amount as part of its $1.1 billion medium-term note programme established on Sept 15,2000. The notes will be issued at the end of
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        Lock icon Global Active 30.5 times subscribed
        57 10 /*i;Live, a nuu iiiuiidi Mijjpieiiieui distributor with the rights to the General Nutrition Centre franchise, starts trading on the mainboard today after its initial public offer of 40 million new shares at 26 cents apiece ended with a 30.5-time subscription rate. The public tranche of
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        Lock icon Yongnam unit in talks to settle debts
        97 10 YONGNAM Holdings, which supplies fabricated steel structures, said a trade creditor claiming RM113,800 (5550,660) has withdrawn its winding-up petition against subsidiary Yongnam Malaysia. Four other creditors claiming RMI.4 million have postponed the hearing of their winding-up petitions to March or April, while it
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        Lock icon UOB closed-end funds' profits surge
        104 10 UNITED Overseas Bank's two closed-end funds, United International Securities (UIS) and Overseas Union Securities (OUS), saw net profit surges for the year ended Dec 31,2003. UIS said net earnings rose six-fold to $14 million "on the back of improved stock market conditions". OUS, which UOB
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        Lock icon US fund firm shifts to S'pore, London
        73 10 Reuters US fund firm Principal Global Investors said it has shifted its team of emerging market specialists to London and Singapore from the US to intensify coverage of this asset class. Principal, which oversees US$llB.5 billion of assets, said its London office will
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        Lock icon Autron enters LED market
        51 10 AUTRON Corp's design and manufacturing subsidiary IC Equipment Pte Ltd has entered the Light Emitting Diodes (LED) market with the development of its proprietary LED Tape and Reel equipment. Its high precision Star-Flash Series taping machine is targeted at LED manufacturers in China, Korea, Taiwan and
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      Lock icon China Aviation buys stake in jet fuel supplier
      640 10  -  441 m renminbi Bluesky deal makes it a major fuel supplier in central and southern China By Loh Hui Yin CHINA Aviation Oil (CAO) is becoming a dominant supplier of jet fuel to the fast-growing China market with its latest 441 million
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      Lock icon Ezra gains $1.6 m from sale of 3.7% stake in KS Tech
      352 10  -  By Teh Shi Ning HOMEGROWN offshore support and marine services provider Ezra Holdings has pared its stake in KS Tech, selling 4.7 million shares or a 3.7 per cent stake in the mainboard-listed company at 83.8 cents apiece.
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      519 10 To advertise call toll free 1800 289 8822 /Email: aoticc»osph.c?m.sg IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND CENTAUR PTE LTD GRAND PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT PTE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Companies duly
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      620 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF PERICOM GRAPHICS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At on Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members of PERICOM GRAPHICS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD. duly convened and held at 5001 Beach Road *07-25 Golden Mile Complex, Singapore
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      498 10 I IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF A.H. SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITED NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS FOR MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP (PURSUANT TO SECTION 290) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of A.H. SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITED duly convened ond held on 31 January
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Siltronic to make S'pore facility top 200mm wafer plant
      433 11  -  It'll pump over $50m to expand capacity, taking over German slack By Tang Weng Fai THE world's third largest silicon wafer maker, Wacker Siltronic, yesterday said it will invest more than $50 million to expand capacity at its Singapore plant, making
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      Lock icon Passenger car premiums rise
      263 11  -  EYE on the economy coe premiums By Samuel Ee COE premiums for passenger cars jumped back up yesterday, but those for commercial vehicles and motorcycles continued to sag. A certificate of entitlement for Category A cars below 1,600 cc rose $488 to $24,489. The other two
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      Lock icon Shell, BP Mow Caltex to raise petrol prices
      249 11 YESTERDAY marked the end of the Chinese New Year festivities and the start of higher petrol prices for motorists. Shell and BP have joined Caltex to raise pump prices by five cents a litre for petrol and three cents for diesel. But
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      Lock icon S'pore ad growth to lag region: survey
      421 11  -  Spending to grow 4.9% vs Thailand's 9%, China's 18% By Joyce Koh SINGAPORE'S advertising growth is expected to lag behind those of regional countries, according to a survey by JP Morgan and consulting group R3 Asia Pacific. The advertising market in Singapore is
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      Lock icon S'pore slips in EIU's expat posting rankings
      392 12  -  It's ranked 55th and deemed 'on threshold of notable hardship' By Anna Teo AS a posting for expatriates, Singapore is a borderline case of "notable hardship", according to one assessment. The Republic ranks 55th down from 50th last year, and alongside Budapest and
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      Lock icon CNP forms Australia practice group
      310 12  -  By Chen Haifen LOCAL law firm Colin Ng Partners (CNP) has formed an Australian Practice Group to focus on Singa-pore-Australia and ChinaAustralia investment links. It will look after investors coming from Australia to the region and vice versa, using Singapore as the connecting point. Based
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      Lock icon Leadership institute comes to S'pore
      210 12 THE Center for Creative Leadership (CCL), a top-ranked international institute for leadership training, opened its Asian campus in Singapore yesterday. CCL is a non-profit educational institution that annually serves leaders from more than 1,000 organisations. CCL-Asia will provide leadership education to mid-career and senior executives,
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    1095 12 Transaction date: Feb 5 [MTERBAWK CROSS RATES A$ CS Rmfa Euro HK$ Ind Rs Rupiah Yen Won RM NZ$ Pak Rs Peso S$ Rand Sfr HT$ Baht Pound US$ Australia 1.018 6.321 0.607 5.922 34.476 64.325 0.803 8.881 2.894 1.118 43.585 42.584 1.289 5.216 0.953 25.348 29.742 0.416 0.762
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    1642 12 SICOM PPTURBS Feb 5 RUBBER Futures (Closinq prices) RSS1 (S cents/kg) Close Volume Open. Month Hgh Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mar 04 213.00 Apr 04 215.50 May 04 216.50 Jun 04 217.25 Jul/Sep 04 218.50 Oct/Oec 04 220.25 RSS 3 (US cents/kq) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tomes)
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Abdullah's son's firm in N-weapons probe
      788 13 KUALA LUMPUR Police intercept centrifuge parts made by Scomi unit on way to Libya AP NYT POLICE are investigating whether a Malaysian company, whose largest shareholder is the son of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, supplied components believed destined for Libya's nuclear weapons programmes
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      Lock icon MTrans eyes stake in Jakarta monorail
      314 13 KUALA LUMPUR KL firm expects 40-year concession to run service THE controlling shareholder of Kuala Lumpur's monorail service, MTrans Holdings Sdn Bhd. is finalising details for a stake in a RM2 billion (SsB9o million) mass transit job in Jakarta, reports Malaysia's Business Times. MTrans.
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      Lock icon India told to open its economy further
      303 13 MUMBAI AP INDIA needs to further open its economy instead of complaining about recent US moves to protect information technology jobs from moving overseas, industry leaders and software experts told a technology conference yesterday. "Before we give lectures, the Indian government must ensure
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon US-China air talks stumble
        112 13 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China and the US failed to reach an agreement to expand air services between the two countries after three days of negotiations in Beijing because China was not prepared to allow US carriers unlimited access to its cities. Wu Zhouhong, director of the Civil
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        Lock icon Asian trade ministers' FTA meeting
        71 13 AFP [NEW DELHI] The trade ministers of seven Asian countries will meet in Thailand this week to sign a draft free trade area agreement, a senior government official said on Wednesday. The draft agreement will be signed at the seven-nation Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
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        Lock icon Top Thai fund firm looks overseas
        124 13 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's largest fund company, the Government Pension Fund (GPF), said yesterday that it will invest more in government debt abroad, part of a growing trend of Thai funds venturing abroad. With government bond yields at home volatile as economic growth heats up
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    4222 13 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS om Global Finance Index Fd 0.967/ Com Global Lifestyle Index Fd 0.956/ Com Global Health Index Fd 0898/ AM Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0 505/ Star Europe Eqty! °/i* Com Global Infotec Index Fd!** 0 381/ Star Europe Bond 1_27/ Con,
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Elections no piece of cake for the BJP
      831 14  -  THE bottom line OPINION yogi aggarwal SINCE the mid-1990s, it has become increasingly clear that no single party can enjoy the kind of dominance over the Indian political landscape that the Congress Party once had. India is thus in an era of
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      45 14 There has to be some kind of a semblance of parity here. We share information and we would naturally expect to have information also shared with us.' Marty Natalegawa the Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman, on cooperation on terrorism issues with the West.
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      Lock icon Make feedback meaningful
      594 14 EDITORIAL AS the government, ministries, regulators and other public bodies adopt a more consultative approach, feedback from industry players and the public will become a more prominent feature in policy-making. This places an important responsibility on both those who seek feedback and also those who provide it.
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      Lock icon For Bush, the buck doesn't stop here
      1083 14  -  Bosh simply refuses to take responsibility for decisions that he made which are proving disastrous for the US From Leon Hadar in Washington ON more than one occasion, former US president Harry Truman referred to the sign, "The Buck Stops Here", that was
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      Lock icon Maid permit renewal to go online
      329 14  -  MAIL bag Jean Tan (MS) Director Corporate Communications for Permanent Secretary Ministry of Manpower I REFER to the article "Red tape ties up employers of maids" by Siow Li Sen (BT, Jan 31). As Ms Siow pointed out, three documents are required to renew
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      146 14  -  Angelina Fernandez Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore, Cheng Lee CJiing Director (Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore, Cheng Lee Ching Senior Vice President and Head. Corporate Communications Singapore Exchange Limited WE REFER to "Beware IPO poison-pen letters" (BT, Feb 4). MAS and SGX have a
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      270 14  -  Lee Kip Lee Singapore I REFER to the article "CityDev's Kitchener project to start in Q4" by Kalpana Rashiwala (Executive Suite, Jan 29). Yet another Singapore landmark will disappear when the former New World Amusement Park is demolished to make way for development. The New
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      588 15 BIRD FLU Countries affected will suffer loss of 0.1-0.3% of GDP this year: report [HONG KONG] Bird flu may cost the lives of millions of chickens but it will not do much harm to the affected economies, the South China Morning Post cited
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      270 15 Reuters [BEIJING] Sick birds are causing a flap in China in more ways than one. Not only is the country battling an outbreak of bird flu, but now comes a report that more than 10,000 small birds fell dead from the sky this
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    5227 15 i Transaction date: Feb 5 HONG KONG Vol HK Exchanges Clearing 18 90 -0.10 3433 HKt *1- '000 HKR Int'l 3.23 unch 2820 H K and China Gas 12.55 unch 5138 AeonCredit 5.70 0.15 27 Hong Kong Electric 31.60 0.10 1787 Aeon Stores 5.85 -0.25 144 Hongkong Chinese
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      654 16 BEIJING Up to 300b yuan of subordinated debt to be issued with first as soon as Q1 CHINA'S "big four" state banks may issue subordinated debt of up to 300 billion yuan (5561.4 billion) in coming years to bolster their
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      236 16 BRUSSELS Reuters ASIAN central banks and investors are diversifying their assets into euros in a shift that is boosting the European single currency, a senior official of the European Investment Bank (EIB) said yesterday. Rene Karsenti, director-general of the Luxembourg-based bank's finance directorate, also
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      321 16 SEOUL Bloomberg KORAM Bank agreed to a rescue of LG Card Co, South Korea's largest credit-card issuer, after Korea Exchange Bank rejected the five trillion won (557.3 billion) bailout. Koram Bank, controlled by Carlyle Group and JP Morgan Chase Co,
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      Lock icon China to let local, foreign banks trade derivatives
      272 16 SHANGHAI Applicants most demonstrate ability to handle risk Reuters CHINA is to allow domestic and foreign banks and other financial firms to trade derivatives, opening a new business to players in the large but creaky banking sector. But regulators, who have been
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      499 16 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN'S Finance Ministry said yesterday it would tell a Group of Seven (G7) meeting this weekend that it would act against speculative currency moves, showing it would not flinch at any criticism of its intervention tactics. Bank of
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      474 16 TOKYO Bloomberg TOYOTA Motor Corp, the world's biggest automaker by market value, said its third-quarter profit rose 60 per cent. It predicted record full-year earnings on surging US sales of RX33O sport utility vehicles and Sienna minivans. Net income rose
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      704 16 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 [(Section 290(2)(b)] AND IN THE MATTER OF SUPERASIA AVIATION (SINGAPORE-II) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At on Extraordinary Generol Meeting of the Company held at Ichigaya Higashi Building No. 1 Ichigaya-Tamachi 2-Chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0843, Japan on
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      472 17 LONDON Reuters Bloomberg ROYAL Dutch/Shell's beleaguered boss insisted yesterday he would not resign over a shock cut in oil reserves, as the Anglo-Dutch firm posted fourth-quarter profits towards the bottom of forecasts. It rubbed salt in investors' wounds with confirmation that oil and
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      134 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Bank of England (BOE) raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, the second increase in four months, on concerns that stronger economic growth in Britain and around the world may trigger higher inflation. The UK central bank boosted its
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      447 17 LATEST US DATA Worker output rose at 2.7%, the slowest advance since Q4 2002 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US business productivity rose at a slower-than-ex-pected pace in the fourth quarter and at the lowest rate in a year and jobless claims rose
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      437 17 FRANKFURT It has broken off merger talks with Citigroup: report Reuters FT DEUTSCHE Bank yesterday reported its third straight quarterly profit in line with expectations but the focus remained firmly on revelations that Germany's largest bank has held merger talks
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        108 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Brascan Corp offered £1.58 billion (554.9 billion) for Canary Wharf Group Pic, topping a bid led by Morgan Stanley in the eight-month long takeover battle for the builder of London's second financial district. The Canadian company's 270 pence-a-share offer compares with Morgan
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        67 17 Reuters [FRANKFURT] The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Wednesday approved the bid of Eurex to start its US operation. Controlled by Deutsche Boerse, Eurex will start trading futures and options on US Treasury securities on Monday, going head-to-head with the Chicago Board
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        125 17 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's top photographic film maker Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd will invest at least US$5.2 billion in the next three years to boost profits while shifting its focus to digital cameras. By revamping its corporate structure and cutting costs, the
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      494 18 NEW YORK Victor Vekselberg probably paid USsloom for them, sources say NYT A RUSSIAN billionaire has bought the entire Faberge collection owned by the family of Malcolm Forbes and is taking it back home. Just two months before the nine imperial Easter eggs, along
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      203 18 NYT PETER Carl Faberge, one of Russia's largest and most successful producers of jewellery and art "works, received his first royal commission from Czar Alexander 111 in 1885, to mak an Easter present for his wife. His son, Nicholas 11, later commissioned treasures for his wife
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      310 18 NEW YORK Reuters SOFTWARE provider Oracle Corp raised its unsolicited takeover offer for People Soft Inc on Wednesday by a third to US$9.4 billion, signalling its determination to win over People Soft shareholders ahead of a key March vote. Analysts said the new
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  • EXECUTIVE Lifestyle
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      1276 19  -  Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts'new state-of-the-art gallery opens in a few months' time, even as more events are lined up on the S'pore art scene. CHEAH UI-HOON looks at how visual arts is becoming more visible and accessible here CHEAH UI-HOON THREE dots were drawn on the
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      244 19 I thrive in Jmnspiring work environment. I delight in living This is my home-office at The Pier at Robertson. can say that my home-office perfects my lifestyle High-speed internet access to wireless connectivity I Yd W in and around the pool dedc A 7\ I ■Hv Remote Security Surveillance-Access to
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      402 20 SINGAPORE'S CAR OF THE YEAR 2003 JUST GETS BETTER... CAR OF THE YEAR 2003 OFFROAD CAR OF THE YEAR The Straits Times, 3 January 2004, Singapore Car Driver Magazine, Spain CAR OF THE YEAR BEST 4X4 CAR OF THE YEAR New Straits Times, Malaysia 2003 AWARD What Car? Magazine, UK
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      121 21 AND BETTER. INTRODUCING THE NEW VOLVO XC9O EXECUTIVE. X wm y j x#»p!HHKi& ■I A NEW STANDARD IN LUXURY WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATION BUILT FOR THOSE ACCUSTOMED TO JOURNEYING IN COMFORT AND LUXURY, THE NEW VOLVO XC9O EXECUTIVE IS ENDOWED WITH EVERY FORM OF REFINEMENT AND INDULGENCE VOLVO
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  • PERSPECTIVE/ARTS
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      604 22  -  OFFtinrmi Perhaps, Americans draw the line between accidental nudity, and accidental nudity that just happens to coincide with the launch of a new album jaime ee IN life, you have to have breasts. If you don't, there will be no legal necessity to
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      592 22  -  TheJiand is sensing good vibes on its comeback By Kannan Chandran IF you hang on to something long enough, they say it will come back into fashion. And while Toto may have slipped away from the charts not long after grabbing eight Grammys with its Toto
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      583 22  -  Landmarks is a showcase of Alfian Saat's masterful play with words By Cheah Ui-Hoon A POEM that became a play, that's how playwright Alfian Saat described Landmarks: Asian Boys Vol 2. Throughout the two and a half hour play, one can truly appreciate
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      258 22 /fiv i* I Spring Court I I The Oldest 'J R I Chinese Restaurant in V\/ Singapore since 1929. 74 Anniversary Special PEKING PUCK Limited to one per table with min. order of SSO onwards. Where to wine, dine and entertain... by: MflSfltfH A World of Exclusive Privileges Treats 7
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      115 22 COMPLIMENTARY BT OUT of the office tomorrow? Then ask for a complimentary copy of The Business Times at Millenia Walk and selected F&B outlets at the following malls: Scotts, Liang Court, Plaza Singapura, Clarke Quay, Funan IT Mall, IMM, Tampines Mall, and Junction 8. fwpyJk Valentine^ At $30 nett per
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      114 22 float yourself to our back by popular demand Asian Buffet and Indulge in some all-time favourite delicacies Laksa, Mee Rebus, Spicy Tom Yam Soup, Blue Crab In Yellow Curry, Braiaed Pork Leg and our ever scrumptious Roasted Meat at only Sl&4o+++ Coleman's Asian Lunch Buffet comes with free flow of
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      125 22 GRAND PLAZA I'AKKKOVAL Valentine s Day Celebration 14 February 2004 Celebrate this special occasion at St. Gregory's Brasserie Courtyard OR Hua Yuen Chinese Restaurant. St. Gregory's Brasserie Courtyard Valentine's Day Candlelight Dinner Our romantic 4-course dinner includes a glass of champagne is priced at $108 per couple. Valentine's Day Seafood
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  • CINEMA
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      781 23  -  Pen-Ek Ratanaruang tells GEOFFREY EU why he is most happy with his fourth film-making effort GEOFFREY EU PEN-EK Ratanaruang is currently in such a comfortable place that the expression "sitting pretty" comes readily to mind. As the director of a film that has the makings of an
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      Lock icon When a house is much more than a home
      587 23  -  By Geoffrey Eu HOUSE of Sand and Fog charts a series of tragedy-in-ducing circumstances in the lives of two improbably diverse characters who, bound by an intractable will to hold on to a modest house that each has a legitimate claim
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      352 23  -  By Geoffrey Eu FOR a film in which very little happens furnished as it is with sparse dialogue and moody atmospherics punctuated every now and then by the prospect of some minor activity Last Life in the Universe provokes a variety of emotions from the
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      590 23  -  What could have been a fine piece of work is flawed by a one-dimensional script and a tourist's view of Japan By Jaime Ee DESPITE the hype and its triumph at the Golden Globes, Lost in Translation isn't so much a lyrical tale about
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      32 23 riTiri Lianhe Zaobao I Shanghai firm I lures science I I technology talent I I in US witn I 14m yuan I #^nn3isM I u *****5 I I Ammmn I I I
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      272 23 Celebrating 25 years of music ORCHESTRA f-ft-n This charming two-week French affair presents IfH world-renowned French violinist Pierre Et""K Amoyal. who will perform virtuosic works by HHf Chausson and Saint-Saens. French pianist p^cir.** Pascal Roge will enchant audiences with Saint- conductor v«*n pano Saens exotic Fifth Piano Concerto. Other highlights
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      94 23 FINANCIAL SATURDAYS EVERY SATURDAY AT ZOUK'S WINE BAR *>-••• jt, and boby bonds mean more to you than what i js flashy cars, f rothy diinks and the offspring of 007. v i j ill h. »w that y.">u I! soon be makmg bullish gams at Zouk s j financiers,
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  • EPICURE
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      815 24  -  By N K Yong I HAD the good fortune recently to indulge in the "mother of all wine dinners", pairing the finest food with some of the finest legendary wines of the 20th century. The final selection of wines? Dom Perignon 1988, Chateau Laville Haut
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      558 24  -  JAIME EE checks ou Cantina's unpretentious atmosphere and cuisine JAIME EE WHEN you eat at Cantina, a new (or old, depending on how you look at it) Italian restaurant tucked in a most unlikely neighbourhood location, you alternately think you're dining in a sidewalk cafe in Milan
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      52 24 I |T -A.-. j The new Rolls-Royce Phantom at: Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Singapore Trans Eurokars Pte Ltd Eurokars Group of Companies 29 Leng Kee Road Singapore *****9 Tel: +65 6475 3113 Fax: +65 6479 4333 2003 Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited.The Rolls-Royce name and logos are registered trademarks. For more information,
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      213 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Conflict with daughter, a dependant (4) 14 A meal's been prepared for some YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 2 This republic is a Norman ere- sailors (4,6) Across: 5 Modest, 8 Longation (3,6) 16 Pulls a face at classical figures I'm term, 9 Knowing, 10 Tutor, 11 Eu--3 In the
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      306 25 Bloomberg PERSIAN Gulf oil tanker rates to Asia, little changed yesterday, may rise to their highest level in three decades as oil companies and traders face reduced supplies in the spot market, leading shipowners to raise their prices. They scoured the spot market for vessels to load March
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      283 25 SGX '000 Wb5 S$ W- Vol CH Offshore .0.35 unch 1862 ChuanHup -0.50 uncti 1964 Casco Investment 0.85 -0.01 ***** CWT Distribution 0.55 0.01 12 EzraHldgs 1.16 0.10 1174 Freight Links .0.14 0.01 1490 GB Holdings. .0.71 unch 26 Java Holdings 0.92 0.01 ***** K1 Venture 0.22 unch
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      634 25  -  It is expected to meet or beat 2002 total of 19.1 m TEUs, pipping S'pore's 18.4 m TEUs By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong looks set to retain its status as the world's busiest container port after its main Kwai Chung Container Terminal
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      Lock icon Rising African oil output to boost demand for converted tankers
      446 25 More offshore oil projects will ensure utilisation of such vessels: E A Gibson Bloomberg [OSLO] African nations planning to pump more oil may increase demand for tankers that can be converted to ship-based oil rigs and storage vessels, a shipbroker
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      Lock icon K&N unsure about raising stake in SembLog
      231 25 Reuters [ZURICH] Swiss logistics firm Kuehne Nagel (K&N) is unsure whether it will exercise an option to raise its stake in Southeast Asia's SembCorp Logistics Ltd, chief executive Klaus Herms said. Kuehne Nagel delayed increasing its 5 per cent stake in the Singaporebased
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      318 25 IMO members urged to adopt convention to deal with issue AFP [GLAND, Switzerland] Water scooped up by ships for ballast and dumped at the end of a voyage can cause as much damage as an oil spill by carrying marine life to new coastlines,
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        Lock icon Bintulu Port awards wharf contract
        61 25 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian port operator Bintulu Port Bhd has awarded a RMI62 million (Ss72 million) contract to build a cargo wharf to Muhibbah Engineering (M) Bhd and a private firm. Muhibbah and Inai Kiara Sdn Bhd will build the wharf in 24 months, state-owned
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        106 25 AP [BEIJING] A shipwreck off eastern China killed six fishermen and left four missing, while another fishing boat accident in the country's south prompted a massive search for seven missing crew members, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. The boat broke down and sank
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        Lock icon Two bodies recovered from Rocknes
        81 25 AFP [OSLO] Divers recovered two bodies from the wreck of a cargo ship that capsized in a Norwegian fjord off the coast of Bergen two weeks ago, killing 18 of the 30 crew. The bodies were to be transported to a medical institute for identification,
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        Lock icon Suez Canal income rises to US$240m
        74 25 Reuters [CAIRO] Receipts from Egypt's Suez Canal rose to U*****.3 million in December from U*****.2 million in November and from U*****.5 million in December 2002, monthly government statistics showed yesterday. The number of vessels passing through the waterway rose to 1,362 in December from
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      199 26 PAGE Alianca 5 Austral AL 5 Avant 6 Bank Line 4 B'tang Mas 5 BSA 4 BSC 6 BTL 6 Cargoways 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 China Shpg 5 Confer 6 Crocodile Line ....4 CWT Globelink ...4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 6 ECL 3 Eng
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      Lock icon Owner of ship that damaged Bukom wharf can limit liability
      915 26  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK Merchant Shipping Act allows limitation as Shell's rights have been infringed: High Court By Selva Kumar THE owner of a ship that damaged an oil terminal wharf in Pulau Bukom could limit its liability under the Merchant Shipping
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      11897 31 THEBUSINESSTlMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyaqe Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Hamt Nam* Number Number To CAPETOWN CCPT) 2067 South Africa To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoire 16/02 03/03 COSCO E GENTRY 0534 I02W 65******00 13/02 22/03
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        702 33 Vessel Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL BAYSWATER228 E4037 J3 A/SIDE 06/02 0230 CEC MORN 012 J7 A/SIDE 06/02 1500 CSAVRIOAMAZ *****S J25 A/SIDE 06/02 0600 CSFORTUNE 26A J23/24 A/SIDE 06/02 0600 DEL CARTIER 405E J16/17 A/SIDE 06/02 0200 KENJYO UC 159 J22 A/SIDE 06/02 1200
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        1619 33 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACX MARGUERI 027S 027S 1 0842/2004 15:00 0942/*****3 00 ACX MARIGOLD 01 ON 010N 1 09/02/2004 19:00 1042/*****7:00 ALAMJAYA 2 8881N 8881N 1 07/02/2004 05:00 07/02/2004 11:00 K14 ALAMJAYA 2
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        Lock icon GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        147 33 Feb 6 NZ: Waitangi Day. Feb 11 Japan: Nat Foundation Day. Feb 16 US: Washington Day. Thailand: Makha Bucha Day. US: Washington's Birthday. Feb 22 Brunei: Islamic New Year. Indonesia: Islamic New Year. Malaysia: Islamic New Year. Feb 23 Brunei: National Day. Marl South Korea: Independ Day. Mar
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        814 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 indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        629 33 Carbon 180 Mai 985.1 0.3 15.9 0.06 56 0.02 Jan 29 Density Water Residue AshAluminium Sediment No «•><>« E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 985.4 0.3 11.8 0.03 19 0.02 ElI<w 380 Ma> 997.5 0.8 17.0 0.07 45 0.05 K6/W3 m/m SM/M rr»
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        463 34 Bat it says there are signs travellers getting use to security alerts [LONDON] Europe's biggest airline, British Airways, said on Wednesday that security fears were having some impact on forward bookings as it reported a continued recovery in passenger traffic in January. Western airlines,
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        68 34 [TOKYO] Japan Airlines (JAL) president Isao Kaneko and Japanese actress Akiko Yada try out the airline's award-winning business class "JAL Shell Flat" seat at a press preview in Tokyo. The new seats are the focus of the group's upgrades in its international in-flight services and amenities. The seat,
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        129 34 AFP [COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's only international airport in Colombo reopened yesterday after a near 10-hour closure following a cargo plane crash that damaged runway lights, an airport official said. There were no casualties, but the Bandaranaike International airport was closed to allow the towing away
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        230 34 Single European sky will boost safety, reduce delays AP [BRUSSELS, Belgium] European Union governments said they have given final approval to measures to rewrite air traffic control rules in the EU in a bid to improve safety and reduce congestion. The plan,
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          73 34 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air, Asia's fifth-largest carrier, filled more seats in December from a year earlier as travel demand increased to China, Southeast Asia and other countries. Cargo usage also increased. The carrier filled 68.8 per cent of its available seats with paying passengers in
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          62 34 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong's main air cargo handler, Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminal's Ltd (HACTL), said yesterday that air cargo volume slipped 2.4 per cent in January from a year earlier due to the Chinese NewYear lull. HACTL said air cargo throughput for
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        162 34 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways, Australia's largest airline, said more than 20,000 people applied for jobs at its new Jetstar discount unit since December. Sydney-based Qantas is starting Jetstar to compete against Richard Branson's Virgin Blue Holdings, which has grabbed about a third of the Australia's
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        627 34 NEWSH.MI'm-J Cnt-throat competition in the industry means cheap air travel is here to stay: analysts AFP [LONDON] Cut-throat competition in the troubled aviation industry means that lowcost air travel is here to stay, despite the howls of protest by Ryanair over a punitive EU
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      7 25 Low-cost carriers brush Off EU ruling Blickfegi
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      254 25 INTRA-ASIA DISCUSSION AGREEMENT (lADA) RATE RESTORATION BUSINESS PLAN FOR 2004 In order to maintain a high standard of service to their customers, the member lines of the Intra-Asia Discussion Agreement (lADA) covering trade between all intra-Asia origins and destinations wish to inform the shipping public of the following rate restoration
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      269 28 M VASCO MARITIME PTE LTD. OFFERS WEEKLY CONTAINERISED SERVICES FROM SINGAPORE/MALAYSIA/INDONESIA TO INDIA (ISC) NHAVA SHEVA, MUMBAI, KANDLA, CHENNAI, CALCUTTA AIL ICDS PAKISTAN KARACHI INLAND SECTORS, ALSO SERVING AFGHANISTAN ARABIAN GULF (AOX) DUBAI, ABU DHABI, SHARJAH, BAHRAIN, DAMMAM, BANDAR ABBAS KUWAIT SOUTH EAST ASIA (INTRA TRADE) P KLANG, PENANG, PASIR
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      89 28 REGULAR SINGAPORE VIETNAM SERVICE VESSELS VOY ETA fTD KSTMATION AN GIANG 22 1/04 M PORT 09/02 HOOUUNH KM THANH 1/04 MPORT 10/02 HOOMNNH THANGUX 1/04 09/02 12/02 HAIPHONG AGENTS:- IMKOV SHIPPING CO PTE LTD 39 NXTORMU SINGAPORE *****7 TEL: fc223t273 FAX: *****W5 FjAST ~t e IJd 31S Ootraa Road *07-08
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      198 30 BREAKBULK CONVENTIONAL SERVICE DIRECT SERVICE FROM S'PORE TO KARACHI IVISSII I VOYAGt fTA SWGAfOM CTA KAKAOfI o»frd WWW 25/02/04 05/03/04 KHaput TBA 20/03/04 30/03/04 SEA-PAC MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. 70 Anson Rood #17-07/08 Apex Tower, Singopore *****5 Telephone: 6270 0977 II Foe simile: 6275 2309 Telex: US ***** SEAPAC DIRECT SIN
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