The Business Times, 17 May 2004

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  • 15 1 MITA (P) 023/03/2004 85C THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE MONDAY, MAY 17, 2004 Init ap://business-times.asial .com.sg
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  • 789 1  -  BT exclusive 'I have to think of UOB in the next 10, 20 years,'says veteran banker By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] "Frankly, banking remains closest to my heart." The obviously heartfelt declaration comes from the 75-year-old doyen of Singapore banking,
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  • 60 1 Week Change ST1 1754.96 -88.76 KLSECOMP 793.97 -41.40 NIKKEI 225 *****.63 -589.19 HANG SENG *****.86 -633.90 SET INDEX 609.72 -27.08 JAKARTA COMP ...722.71 -20.92 MANILA COMP ...1521.61 -33.08 TAIPEI WPI 5777.32 -262.94 SEOrLCOMP 768.46 -70.28 SHENZHEN B 249.12 +4.49 AUSTALLORD .3366.80 -34.40 DOW JONES .....*****.87 -104.47 NASDAQ 1904.25 -13.71
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  • 75 1 FOREX RATES US$ S$ I'SS (SS per I'SS) 1.728 £(1'SS/SS per X) 1.757 3.034 ei:ro(i:ss/ss/e) l.isi 2.040 YEN 114.6 66.30 RM 3.800 2.200 HK$ 7.800 4.515 BAHT 40 94 23.70 Rl'PIAH 9,035 5.230 RENMINBI 8.299 4.804 INDIAN Rl'PEE45.45 26.31 AS 1.457 0.843 NZS 1.667 0.965 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5i5
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  • 488 1  -  Some overheating is better than none, says chief From Loh Hui Yin in Shanghai PROPERTY developer Capita Land, far from being put off by the overheated property market in China, is pushing ahead with more investments here. Its chief executive, Liew Mun
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  • 1214 1  -  Anecdotal and official data points to a growing trend of contract hiring in S'pore By Anna Too [SINGAPORE] In his new book, Re-imag-ine!, management guru Tom Peters describes a company with just six people on the permanent payroll, including the CEO and CFO, and the
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    • 628 2  -  This will be a logical outcome of moves towards financial closeness From Anthony Rowley in Jeju, South Korea WITH economic integration in East Asia speeding up through a series of free trade and investment agreements, the question of a common currency for the
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    • 765 2  -  BT comment ECONOMICS vikram khanna AS HAS been its habit from time to time, India's electorate has surprised just about everyone. It has surprised those who lost; the BJP-led coalition that has just been voted out sincerely believed in the message of its slick election
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    • 330 2 Call toll-free 1800 289 8822 In The Matter of The Companies Act (Chapter 50) And In The Matter of T2MAIL PTE LTD (Incorporated In The Republic Of Singapore) (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAI MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 648 3  -  NEWS analysis Australian property developer may be a takeover target By Ven Sreenivasan AUSTRALIAN residential property developer AV Jennings will be announcing its results for the year ended March 2004 early next week. The Sydney-listed and Clob-quoted company announced a 91 per cent
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    • 790 3  -  HOCK lock siew wong wei kong JUST what does Oei Hong Leong see in Informatics Holdings? Last week on Wednesday, the tycoon surprised the market when he raised his stake in the troubled education services provider to 8.29 per cent from 2.79 per cent. Mr Oei,
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    • 316 4  -  Hospital admissions up 13.6% as international marketing pays off By Chen Huifen RAFFLES Medical Group's net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 rose 9.1 per cent to $2.2 million from a year ago due to higher hospital admissions and
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    • 233 4  -  Move renews concerns over its debt restructuring By Angela Tan L&M Group Investments has called off its planned placement of up to one billion new ordinary shares due to poor market conditions, renewing concerns over further glitches to its debt restructuring. Over the weekend,
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    • 243 4  -  MAIL bag Denis Distant Singapore NOW that the AGM season has ended, it is time to reflect on the matter. This year, all listed companies with a Dec 31 financial year-end were required to hold their annual general meetings by April 30,2004 instead
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    • 416 4  -  By Chen Huifen DBS Bank is best in Singapore while Standard Chartered Bank is tops in Asia, according to magazine publisher The Asian Banker. DBS won the Best Retail Bank in Singapore 2003 award and Stanchart, the Best Retail Bank in Asia 2003
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    • 399 3 ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONVERSION PRICE OF CAPITALAND UMITED'S *****,000,000 5 s PER CENT. CONVERTIBLE BONDS DUE 2007 The Board of Directors (the "Board") of Capita Land Limited ("CapitaLand") refers to the £>$380,000,000 per cent. Convertible Bonds due 2007 (the "Bonds") issued by Capita Land and the announcement dated 6 February
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    • 1869 3 CHB CHOHUNG BANK (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS' December 31,2002 and 2003 REPORT 2002 2003 To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Chohung Bank: Millions of Millions of Korean Won Korean Won behave audited consolidated balance sheets of Chohung Bank (the Hank)
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  • SINGAPORE markets
    • 1071 5  -  BT portfolio STOCKS teh tooi ling §TOCKS continued to be pummelled last week, resulting in the Straits Times Index falling by a sharp 4.8 per cent. Four of our portfolios managed to fare better than the STI. The one-year top losers portfolio appeared to be
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    • 294 5  -  HOT STOCK WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan SOFA-MAKER HTL International continues to power ahead with strong growth, thanks to improving economies of scale, efficiency gains and strong market growth. The company has just reported a 52 per cent surge in first quarter earnings to
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    • 1223 5  -  INSIDE MARKETS Buyers outnumber sellers in every trading category in past week, reports ROBERT HALILI ROBERT HALILI DIRECTORS and substantial shareholders remained positive on the market with buyers outnumbering sellers in every trading category in the second week of May. A total of
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    • 416 6  -  BT comment STOCKS r. sivanithy Thou this Composite Index, 12 per cent for the Jakarta Composite, 18 per cent for the Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index and 18 per cent for the Korean Composite. The average loss in other regional markets has therefore been
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    • 69 6 Events investors can watch out for HTL Mgt's Bonus Issue, ex-date, May 19 Easyknlt's Rights Issue, ex-date, May 21 China Food's dividend payment, May 18 CHT Hldgs' dividend payment, May 18 Great Eastern's dividend payment, May 18 HL Fin's dividend payment, May 18 Hotel Plaza's dividend payment, May
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    • 463 6 AFP [HONG KONG] Asia's key currencies fell to their lowest levels in months amid speculation that the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates. Japanese yen: The yen plunged to an eight-month low against the dollar amid weaker prospects for
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    • 1606 6 The stock recommendation is the average of all the recom- Number fore cast Median mendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There recommendation of EPS PE Target is a total of 29 brokers submitting recommendations but not COMPANY This Week/last Week Estimates (times) every stock is followed by
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    • 1435 6 Paymat En taota Pay Payment b Koto Pay ISA M dm* ML fcM dm* date Aberdeen IQpence I UK2 19War 2*4% 13 Ui Metal Comp 10c b 025 04May 074% 184% **»anA«i»10c b 12TE 134% inn 314% Midas 8c 150 174% 20 May 314% AqyaCorpUSHc F US0731A 074%
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  • FOCUS casions
    • 1120 7  -  VIKRAM KHANNA looks at the bountiful spinoffs that the resort and gaming industry has reaped for the city and Nevada's state coffers VIKRAM KHANNA HE super-casino is W to tourism what the HI Pentium chip is to technology," said H Glenn Schaffer, H president of Circus
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    • 718 7  -  By Vikram Khanna MANY of those who object to Singapore or any place opening up to casinos (or who want such establishments confined to tourists) do so on the grounds that this would accelerate "problem gambling". They fear that individuals would become pathological gambling
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 601 8  -  Most stand-alone factoring companies have been absorbed into bigger entities By Joyce Koh IT'S a fact. The factoring industry here is seeing fewer and bigger players as the market for its financing services becomes more integrated. Players say that compared with three years
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    • 290 8 It's the first such accord with Middle-East country SINGAPORE yesterday signed a free trade agreement (FTA) and a bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Jordan, sealing its first FTA with a country in the Middle East. "This agreement is a milestone in our relationship with Jordan
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    • 555 8  -  Consumers and businesses here are too conservative By Chen Huifen TO survive as an entrepreneur in Hong Kong, you have to be a jaguar. In China, you have to be a fox. But in Singapore? "In Singapore, you don't want to be the
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    • 103 8 s v... I Companies can nominate themselves for the 2004 Enterprise awards by completing the official nomination form. Companies must be home-grown, privately-owned and incorporated under Singapore's Companies Act (1994 A Cry Revised Edition), with three years of audited statements. f/' Nomination forms are available at: Enterprise 50 Secretariat, c/o
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    • 426 8 Mhnertbe call toll-fret 1800 289 8822 Email: aotices@sph.com.sg LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES The following share certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid: KEPPEL CORPORATION LIMITED Certificate No. Name Mil Omm *****42 THE KONG SWEE Ix 250 *****71 -do- 1 x 62 DELGRO CORPORATION LIMITED (Now known as ComfortDelGro Corporation Limited)
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    • 196 8 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF ONG (MONEY BROKERS) HOLDING PRIVATE LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that a Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed
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    • 346 8 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CLOVILLE INVESTMENTS PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY UQUIDATION) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50, that the FINAL MEETING of the members of the abovenamed Company will
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    • 345 8 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50) AND IN THE MATTER OF CAULFIELD INVESTMENTS PTE. LTD. (IN LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap 50 that the Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company will
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 394 9 Economic board chief sees 1-point drop in this year's forecast to 6% AFP, Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's ambitions for economic expansion of at least 7 per cent in 2004 are at risk from rising oil prices, which could cut the growth rate to
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    • 448 9 BANGKOK Chances of bid have improved after rival offer rejected AP, Bloomberg THAILAND'S prime minister said yesterday he expected Britain's Liverpool soccer club to make a decision on his bid for a stake in the team by this evening. Thaksin Shinawatra said on Friday
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    • 554 9 HONG KONG Reuters HONGKONG and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd said yesterday that it expected the mass residential market in Hong Kong to grow steadily, despite credit curbs in mainland China and a potential rise in interest rates. However, David Eldon, chairman of
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    • 337 9 MANILA Opposition front-runner claims widespread vote cheating AP, Bloomberg PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo widened her lead yesterday over opposition front-runner Fernando Poe Jr in an independent count of votes from last week's national elections, but Mr Poe's party claimed to be gathering evidence
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    • 87 9 JEJU, South Korea Bloomberg THE Philippines may have to cut its 4.8 per cent economic growth forecast for 2004 because of rising oil prices, Finance Secretary Juanita Amatong said. "Because of oil prices, we'll have to revise down the growth forecast a little bit," she
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    • 673 10 JEJU, South Korea Measures in place will ensure a soft landing, say ministers Reuters Reuters, Bloomberg CHINA reassured Asia on Saturday its racing economy would slow without crashing, making some of its strongest and most confident comments yet on a subject that has unnerved
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    • 428 10 NEW DELHI Singh says working with communists will be no problem AFP WHEN India's share markets went into a tailspin last week after the opposition Congress Party scored an upset electoral win, the party wheeled out its trump card to soothe
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    • 349 10 JEJU, South Korea AP, AFP DESPITE rapid growth in recent years, Asian economies remain vulnerable to surging global oil prices, slackening regional financial reforms and an expected shortfall in funding for building roads and other infrastructure, the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) president said
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  • FOCUS education
    • 1140 11 The US has been outpacing nearly everybody in higher education, but European universities are waking up to the challenge NYT No doubt Max Weber, the founder of modern sociology, walked along the leafy Philosopher's Way above the Neckar River in Heidelberg, home of the university
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  • 978 11 FINANCE COMMODITIES Week ended: May 14 PRIME LBTDIMQ RATES BANKS Credit Suisse S'pore 5 ABN Amro Bank NV 5.25 °exia Banque Intl A ABSA Bank Limited 5.5 Luxembourg 6 Agricultural Bank Of China 5.5 Deutsche Bank AG 5.5 ANZ Banking Group 6 DBS Bank 4.25 American Express Bank 5 Dresdner
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  • 1081 11 COMMODITY WeeklyRoundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices rocketed to record high levels in New York last week, with traders increasingly nervous about the prospect of further attacks in the Middle East and low inventories of US petrol. New York's main crude
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  • WORLD news
    • 694 12 ATLANTA Investors not baying advice that initial hike won't lead to bear market LAT-WP Bloomberg Bloomberg AS investors await the widely predicted interest rate increase, they alternate between bouts of selling and buying ignoring Wall Street's best efforts to steady
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    • 555 12 SOUTHERN SHUNEH, Jordan AP, Reuters, Bloomberg FLUCTUATING oil prices should not cause alarm even though they are a key source of global instability, participants in a round-table discussion of economic issues said on Saturday at the World Economic Forum (WEF). Benchmark
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    • 250 12 NEW YORK Bloomberg ORACLE Corp has cut its hostile takeover bid for software maker People Soft Inc by 19 per cent to US$7.7 billion, citing a fall in the latter's share price. The new offer of US$2l a share
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    • 394 12 WASHINGTON Reuters US federal regulators on Friday warned big US banks and securities firms to be careful when striking Enron-type deals that led to big fines last year. "Financial institutions must conduct their operations in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and institutions
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    • 496 13 MELBOURNE It rejects A$2b offer from Tabcorp as inadequate Reuters INVESTORS who were expecting a quick end to the bidding war for Australian betting company Tab Ltd will have to wait. Yesterday, the wagering group rejected a A 52.07 billion (552.5 billion) offer
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    • 423 13 NEW YORK Portfolio comprises property and Treasury notes Bloomberg US President George W Bush has reported assets worth as much as US$lB.9 million as at end-2003, down from US$2l.4 million a year earlier. A financial disclosure statement he filed, as required
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    • Texas inquiry summons Nortel documents
    • Indian tribes nearing California bond deal
    • HP to reimburse Canada C$146m over bogus bills
    • 431 13 It says Pentagon intelligence chief drew up secret plan AFP [WASHINGTON] US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved a secret programme that encouraged interrogation methods used at Abu Ghraib prison, where Iraqi prisoners were abused, The New Yorker magazine reported on Saturday. Mr Rumsfeld had
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    • 244 14 NEW YORK They defrauded banks by obtaining loam for sham deals and laundered money Reuters FIVE New Jersey-based metals traders were convicted last week in a US$7OO million international scheme to defraud banks. A federal jury convicted Henry Chu, Josielynn Salumbides, Naina
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    • 266 14 NEW YORK Commission refutes allegations by investors Bloomberg THE US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has found no evidence of manipulation of silver futures prices, as alleged by some investors. The commission has received more than 500 letters and e-mails that alleged a handful of
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  • 1614 12 SICOM FUTURES May 14 RUB8ER Futures (Closing prices) RSS 1(S cents/kg) dote Volume Opm Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest .ton 04 235.75 Jul 04 233.25 Aug 04 233.75 S«p 04 232.75 Oct/Dec 04 232.75 Jan/Mar 05 234.50 RSS 3 (us centsAg) Volume Open Month High Low Sttt (tonnes)
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      • 54 15 HEWLETT PACKARD'S latest DVD movie writer, the dc4ooo (above), makes it easy to convert old VHS and other analog videotapes to DVD. Writing speeds of the dc4ooo are 8x DVD+R, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD+RW and 4x DVD-RW. The machine is now available for $599. For
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      • 78 15 LG Mobile has introduced its latest mobile handset, the G7050 (right) that comes with a sliding keypad which reveals a part of a big screen and a rear-mounted camera. The camera phone weighs 89 grams and is compact being 94mm x 44mm x 21mm. However, its screen
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      • 87 15 STARHUB has been recognised as the top innovator for Enterprise Data Warehousing at the 2004 Informatica World user conference in Edinburgh, Scotland. The annual Insight awards are given by Informatica Corporation, a leading provider of data integration software, for projects that leverage a variety of data
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      • 104 15 OLYMPUS has introduced three new digital cameras, each with its own special features.'The cameras are: ♦Camedia AZ-1: Price $759. It's a 3.2 mega pixel, 3X optical zoom camera with a new flat-body design and a 2.5-inch LCD screen for photo-viewing with "Mobile Advanced Super View Display".
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      • 54 15 NEC has launched its latest 19-inch NEC MultiSync LCDI9BQSX monitor targeted at professionals. Extending the NEC MultiSync LCD 80 Series, this new model shares the advanced capabilities, outstanding screen performance and ultra-thin frame design that distinguish the intelligent displays from mainstream models. It is priced at $1,839.
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      • 67 15 LEXMARK has launced a number of new printers Among them is the C 752 (above), a colour laser printer priced at $3,565, which is designed to meet the printing needs of large and medium-sized businesses. The company has also released the C5lO which costs $1,465 and
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      • 69 15  -  Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury SYMBOL Technologies, the enterprise mobility company that delivers solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time, has appointed Andrew Tay as regional director for South Asia. Mr Tay will be responsible for developing and growing Symbol's business in Korea,
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    • 545 15  -  IT comment INFOTECH Growth may be more vulnerable than many think tang weng fai PUNDITS with a penchant for lionising anything Chinese have an easy time of it. Almost anything that comes out of there automatically smacks of big bucks and it is almost heresy
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    • 440 15  -  By Amit Roy Choudhury CANON'S use of Java to extend its products' capabilities is seen in two of its new digital multifunction printers, which augment its imageßunner series of multifunction devices. The two printers, the iR-C3lOO and iRC6BOO, are now available in Singapore. According to
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    • 558 15 Reuters [LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium] Sony Corp's new portable audio player competing with Apple's iPod will be accompanied this year by another device which can play video and beam it to a TV, the Japanese company said last Friday. The chief of Sony's Vaio
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    • 887 16  - Philips plans future from S'pore BT exclusive The European electronics giant wants Asia to contribute 33% to global revenues by 2008, its Asia-Pacific chief tells Raju Chellam Raju Chellam WITH $2.5 billion invested in Singapore so far, European electronics giant Philips enjoys a partnership that has paid big dividends for
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    • 355 16  -  By Rata Chellam IN 1998, Royal Philips Electronics, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) and the Economic Development Board (EDB) put US$l.2 billion to set up Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Co (SSMC), a state-of-the-art, 92,000 sq m wafer fabrication facility at the Pasir Ris Wafer Fab Park. Philips
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    • 848 16  -  BT exclusive It added over 600 new customers in the region last year By Amit Roy Choudhury GERMAN software giant SAP AG is confident that the Chinese Dragon and the Indian Elephant will push it firmly onto a high growth trajectory in Asia.
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    • 436 16 Reuters [NEW YORK] The market for computer chips is poised for substantial growth, but the game has changed from simply cranking up speed to adding special features into chips, Intel Corp said last Thursday. The world's largest chip maker also forecast
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    • 162 16 Bloomberg INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp, the world's largest computer maker, and Cisco Systems Inc, the largest maker of computer-network equipment, plan to jointly offer Internet phone services in Japan, the Nihon Keizai newspaper said. The partners expect global sales of 1 trillion yen
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 302 17 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young DRY CARGO: THE Far Eastern Holidays have had a serious impact on this week's activity, although all the dry bulk sales reported have been to Chinese buyers. These deals had been negotiated prior to the onset of the holidays. The sale of the
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    • 284 17 SGX '000 May 14 SS Vol CH Offshore .037 0.01 928 Chuan Hup .0.49 unch 1701 Cosco Investment 0.75 unch 4547 CWT Distribution 0.50 unch 0 EzraHldgs .0.93 -0.01 78 Freight Links Xl.11 unch 495 GB Holdings .0.73 -0.01 39 Jaya Holdings 0.80 0.05 2893 K1 Venture .0.26
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    • 665 17  -  Container arm APL's quick move to take advantage of strengthening market pays off By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Innovative equipment repositioning was key to Neptune Orient Lines' stellar first quarter results which saw a sevenfold jump in net profit on the back of APL's surging
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    • 184 17 Reuters [TAIPEI] Asia's biggest in-tra-regional shipper, Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines, expects freight rates to rise 31 per cent in 2004 due to soaring demand and a shortage of container capacity. Container rates for shipments within Asia will increase by around US$l5O per
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    • 163 17 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] New Jersey is spending as much as US$B5O million to improve the Bayonne Military Ocean Terminal to accommodate a new port for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Governor James McGreevey said. Royal Caribbean, based in Miami, has decided to move its New
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      • 95 17 Reuters. Ivrirl rAiiUN (i, Bangladesh] Kescuers evacuated all 32 crew as a Chinese ship carrying fertiliser sank after it hit a shoal near Bangladesh's Chittagong port, officials said. The 15,210 DWT ship, mvAnLu Jiang, was carrying 12,500 tonnes of fertiliser to Chittagong from China's
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      • 63 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] Moody's has raised the ratings outlook on Royal Caribbean to "positive" from "stable", citing factors including rising cruise prices and the company's expected cashflow improvements. Outlooks reflect a rating agency's expectations for about the next 18 to 24 months. Moody's also affirmed
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      • 77 17 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Hyundai Merchant Marine, South Korea's second-largest shipping line, said it had net income of 102.3 billion won (Ssl49 million) in the first quarter as growing demand for container space on ships boosted cargo rates. Operating profit surged to 125.8 billion won from 10.1
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      • 85 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan's third-biggest shipping line, said profit more than tripled to 33.2 billion yen (Sssoo million). Net income for the year ended March 31 rose from 10.4 billion yen the year before. Sales rose to 724.7 billion yen from 632.7 billion yen.
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    • 230 17 Bernama [PORT KLANG] Port Klang is set to attract interest from foreign investors, shipping lines and exporters when some 3,300 distribution parks are set up at the port by 2007. Klang Port Authority general manager and chief executive officer O
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    • 728 18  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes THE general mood from shiprepairers worldwide seems fairly upbeat now, which is as it should be when freight rates are generally buoyant. The latest report from Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Co (Asry), situated in Bahrain, is in the
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      • 1821 25 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACX HIBISCUS 092S 092$ 1 18/05/2004-07:00 *****004-2000 Aa MAGNOLIA 077N 077N 1 1805/2004-08:00 18/05/2004-22:00 ACX SAKURA 030S 030S 1 16/05/2004-15:00 17/*****402:30 K10 AKSOV TRUVA 0413 0412 1 18/05/2004-20:00 19/05/2004-04:00 ALSHAMIAH
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      • 138 25 May 17 Norway: National Day. May 20 Belgium: Ascension Day. France: Ascension Day. Germany: Ascension Day. Indonesia: Ascension Day. Netherlands: Ascension Day. Norway: Ascension Day. Sweden: Ascension Day. Switzerland: Ascension Day. May 24 Canada: Victoria Day. May 26 HK: Budha's Birthdy. S.Korea: Budha's Birthdyh. May 30 Germany: Whit
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      • 824 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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      • 564 25 Carbon 180 Max 989.7 0.6 14.9 0.06 38 0.04 D.ns.ty Eater Residue AshA.um.n.u. »a*«E2S J J 0 J JL 380 Max 994.4 0.7 17.8 0.07 66 0.05 K6/W3 v/v h m/m M/M PPW mtttwxi No above G35 2 0 0 0 0 0 ISO/Cimac Limits Spec
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      • 47 26 [ROME] Former three-times Formula One world champion Niki Lauda poses with his cabin crew in front ofan Airbus 320ofhis new Niki Airline company at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci International Airport. Mr Lauda, whopilotedthe plane, landed in Romefor the inauguration of the Niki City Shuttleservice. AP
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      • 434 26 Check-in kiosks, ticket readers part of layoff move Bloomberg [CHICAGO] US Airways Group Inc, seeking to reduce costs to avoid a second bankruptcy in two years, expects to lay off 200 airport customer-service workers in September, the employees' union said. The
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      • 377 26 Reuters {SEATTLE] Boeing Co and employees claiming the company discriminated against women said they had reached a financial settlement and were working out other issues, delaying the start of a class-action lawsuit. The two sides will spend up to 45 days working on
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      • 142 26 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Frankfurt airport operator Fraport posted first-quarter earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) of 99.4 million euros (Ss2o2 million), missing market expectations. Sales in the first three months of the year rose 3.9 per cent to 446.2 million euros,
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      • 849 26 Airlines that hedge against price rises protected only for short term AFP [SINGAPORE] Escalating jet fuel prices are threatening to clip the wings of Asian carriers just as they recover from last year's unprecedented travel slump brought on by the Severe Acute Respiratory
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      • 2100 26 CITY FlIGHT ETA FUGHT ETO AMiMt BA7381 1840 taM WW 0555 EK349 0030 Of 81 1640 S0403 0730 EK405 0210 >■!<><■ GA975 0655 KIS38 2255 1405 EM31 0325 KU37 (450 EM30 2005 ***** 2325 ***** —0100 Fraakhrt AC9951 0630 LH9765 1345 taSSi EM05 MO ER404 BIO
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      • 355 26 AFP [HANOl] An air base used by US B-52 bombers during the Vietnam war is to open to domestic flights this week, as the central provinces seek to bring in much needed tourist dollars, officials said. Vietnam Airlines
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    • 123 25 Issued by Meteorological Service Division.NEA LEGEND: rc Thunderstorm Wind speed symbols Showers O u circ,e w/o line indicates 03,171 or ''9 ht and variab,e winds H Rain 1 One half fleche represents 5 knots Cloudy Day I —One full fleche represents 10 knots x Hazy -?—One solid triangle represents 50
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