The Business Times, 6 August 2004

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/03/200' SINGAPORE FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2004 85C
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    Lock icon Referral fees at new peaks as banks slug it out
    641 1  -  BT exclusive OCBC's fee for HDB loan referrals at record high; DBS lifts cap on legal subsidy By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Record referral fees from OCBC Bank and DBS Bank have sparked a slugfest in the billiondollar HDB mortgage
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    Lock icon STI hits 3-yr high but driving force unclear
    623 1  -  Questions remain over who is leading surge and whether it is sustainable By Kenneth Lim [SINGAPORE] The Singapore market continued its dizzying climb to a threeyear high yesterday, fuelled by optimism for blue chips and a breather from record oil prices. But
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    Lock icon New twist to govt outsourcing a big boost for private sector
    820 1  -  Govt, not individual, remains the buyer in farming out of non-core public projects By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Public sector non-core projects worth more than $50 million will be farmed out to the private sector, the government said yesterday
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    78 1 STI 1,935.70 (+31.85) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,938.00 (+30.00) SIMSCI 233.60 (+3.13) SIMSCI FUTURES 233.60 (+3.10) Thursday Change KLSE COMP 824,17 -0.51 NIKKEI 225 11.060.89 +50.87 HANG SENG 12,491.92 +211.66 SET INDEX 618.90 -0.29 JAKARTA fOMP —762.01 +3.71 MANILA COMP 1.577.80 +4.89 TAIPEI WPI 5.427.61 +110.74 SEOUL COMP 743.35 +13.94
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    74 1 FOREX RATES US* 8$ ISS (SS per USS) 1.722 £(l.'SS/SS per 1.827 3.145 El'RO(l'SS/SS/E). 1.206 2.076 YEN 111.1 64.50 RM 3.800 2.207 HKS 7.800 4.530 BAHT 41.46 24.08 Rl'PlAH 9.170 5.326 RENMINBI 8.277 4.808 INDIAN Rl'PEE 46:15 26.92 AS 1.418 0.824 NZS 1.548 0.899 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE 5.25 MALAYSIA
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      31 1 FASTEST GROWING 50 Singapore companies are forging their way overseas and it's showing up in turbo-charged growth. BT takes a look at the Fastest Growing 50 in a special 9-page focus.
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      Lock icon SingTel's Q1 underlying profit up 16%
      606 2  -  But net gain dropped 42% due to exceptional items in the previous period By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) yesterday reported a 16 per cent gain in underlying profit for the first quarter of its financial year ending March 2005, although net
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      Lock icon More S'pore firms taking flight on overseas wing
      421 2  -  List of 50 fastestgrowing firms highlights trend By Chen Huifen [SINGAPORE] Revenues generated from overseas operations are increasingly becoming a significant component of growth for Singapore companies, going by the Fastest Growing 50 (FGSO) list released yesterday. The FGSO which ranks companies
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      Lock icon CapitaLand Q2 earnings down 21%
      701 2  -  No write-down of long-term investment in CCT By Kalpana Rashiwala [oINUArUKbij Property giant Capita Land yesterday said its underlying operations will remain profitable this year after posting a 20.6 per cent decline in Q2 group net profit to $70.1 million, due partly to lower portfolio
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon NOL shares hit 10-year high
      361 3  -  Temasek buys NOL at $2.88 allowed limit to raise stake to 30.35% By Kenneth Lim NEPTUNE Orient Lines shares hit a 10-year high yesterday, as investment company Temasek Holdings said it bought 3.02 million shares in the shipping company on Wednesday. Temasek, which is being
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      Lock icon Higher material prices dampen Medtecs, Del Monte profits
      330 3  -  By Chen Huifen RISING raw material costs have affected the performance of two companies that released their half-year results yesterday. Healthcare products and services provider Medtecs said it was affected by surging costs of cotton and polyester, as well as higher energy
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      Lock icon Great Eastern net surges 70% in Q2
      285 3  -  By Siow Li Sen GREAT Eastern Holdings yesterday said second quarter net profit rose 70 per cent to $144.9 million due mainly to a one-time gain of $71 million from the sale of its OCBC shares. To reward shareholders, GE doubled its interim
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    • COMPACTBriefs
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        Lock icon AEM Interim profit JampelO-ioid
        60 4 MAINBOARD-LISTED AEM-Evertech Holdings has made a strong comeback. For its first half ended June 30, net profit soared 10-fold year-on-year to $10 million, from Just $865,000. Revenue more than doubled to $100 million from $43 million. AEM-Evertech, whose activities include making equipment for the semiconductor industry,
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        Lock icon Asti HI earnings soar 20-fold
        57 4 ASTI Holdings Limited posted a 20-fold increase in first-half earnings to $10.5 million, up from $0.5 million in the previous corresponding period. Asti said first-half turnover also grew 97 per cent to $62.8 million due to the growth In the semiconductor industry. Its gross cash
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        Lock icon fiTT Enggunit win* Mm Taiwan deal
        50 4 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd's electronics uhit has won a $61.4 million contract to build a radio communications system for Taiwan's railway. Singapore Technologies Electronics will build and install a digital communications system in the rail network of Taipei, to be completed by 2012.
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        Lock icon Stngpa reports 42% jump In Q2 profit
        69 4 SINGPU Chemicals, the third-largest ion-membrane chlor-alkali producer in China, reported a 42 per cent hike in net profit to $7.4 million on a 54 per cent increase in revenue to $49.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30. Net profit for the
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        Lock icon Rotary Engg HI profit increases 188%
        124 4 ROTARY Engineering said net profit for the half-year ended June 2004 grew 188 per cent to $3 million from $1 million a year ago as the company started executing contracts in China and Thailand. Increase in debtors, however, ballooned to $41.6 million from $3.8
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        Lock icon MedlaRing unveils Global Talk
        74 4 MEDIARING Limited has launched a VoIP subscription-based international calling service in Singapore. "MediaRing Global Talk promises good quality overseas calls via broadband Internet at rates up to 65 per cent lower than conventional IDD calls to major destinations all over the world," said the mainboard-listed company.
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      Lock icon Israeli tech companies keen on SGX listing
      495 4  -  They also want to use Singapore as gateway to the region, says envoy By Daniel Buenas AFTER the slew of IPOs from China, it seems that the Singapore bourse may now be drawing interest from what some might consider an unlikely source Israel.
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      Lock icon JP Morgan offers a model for analysts
      731 4  -  HOCK lock siew r sivanithy THE fortunes of oil and gas stock Rotary Engineering and shipping firm Neptune Orient Lines over the past few days couldn't be more different where NOL surged 15 per cent in two days because of a takeover bid,
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      Lock icon M&C's Orchard Hotel under $30m renovation
      446 5  -  M&C posts Q2 £llm net profit, against £7.9m loss in 2003's Sars-hit Q2 By Kalpana Rashiwala KWEK Leng Beng's Londonlisted Millennium Copthorne Hotels (M&C) revealed in its Q2 results statement yesterday that it is completely renovating one of the two towers at its Orchard
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      Lock icon Parkway's S'pore ops' Q2 profits up 57%
      445 5  -  By Andrea Tan HEALTHCARE operator Parkway Holdings said yesterday earnings at its Singapore operations were up 57 per cent in the second quarter compared with pre-Sars levels in 2002, as it performed more complex surgery. The group's three hospitals in the city-state recorded
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      Lock icon Best World doubles HI earnings to $2m
      333 5  -  It adds direct selling network, expands in China By Taila Krishnakumar RECENTLY-LISTED health and lifestyle products company Best World International more than doubled its interim net profits to $2.1 million and announced more plans to tap the China market. Best World, which floated
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      1072 4 DAKA DESIGNS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Annual General Meeting of Daka Designs Limited ("the Company") will be held at Grand Hyatt Singapore, Magnolia 1 Room, 10 Scotts Road, Singapore *****1 on Friday, 27 August 2004 at 10:30 a.m. lor
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      691 4 HI AFP ASIA FOOD PROPERTIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No: *****0619R NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Asia Food Properties Limited (the "Company") will be held at Novotel Apollo Singapore, Level 3, Venus 1,405 Havelock Road,
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      890 4 Call toll-free 1800 2*9 8822 THE COMPANIES ACT NOTICE OF SANCTION OF SCHEME OF COMPROMISE AND ARRANGEMENT Name of Company: SYNERGY CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD Company No: *****2564G NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by an Order of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore dated the 28 th day of
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon BROKERS' TAKE
      695 6  -  Compiled by VEN SREENIVASAN Accord Customer Care Solutions Aug 5 dosing: 67 cents ACCS reported good results, with net profit increasing 124.9 per cent year-on-year to $10.6 million on a 262 per cent y-o-y rise in sales to $82.2 million. Earnings grew a robust 39.9 per cent sequentially
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      Lock icon A bull market—but not for warrants?
      309 6  - A bull market —but not for warrants? HOT STOCK WARRANT By R Sivanithy 11 always interesting to look at tne warrants market to see its behaviour during times of extremes. For example, given that the Straits Times Index has jumped 43 points this week alone and now stands at the
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      Lock icon North-South switch sends ST Index soaring
      586 6  -  BT comment STOCKS r.sivanithy IF North Asia isn't performing because of a worldwide downgrade of the technology sector, and if Europe is languishing because of fears of a slowdown, where would any self-respecting hedge fund manager look to maximise returns? South Asia, by some
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      Lock icon Rupiah gains most as oil, dollar ease
      530 6 Reuters [SINGAPORE] The Indonesian rupiah gained the most among Asian regionals yesterday as a dip in global oil prices from record highs and a softer US dollar eased pressure on the currencies. The rupiah rallied over 0.7 per cent from Wednesday's one-month low
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    • TRADES TO WATCH
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        Lock icon Stake up for New Wave directors
        151 6 NEW Wave Technologies directors saw their deemed stakes increase on May 8 after private company Genlink Plus Pte Ltd bought five million shares on the open market at an undisclosed price. As a result of the purchase, the deemed interest of chief executive Chern
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        Lock icon Sin Soon Huat EDs buying shares
        141 6 SIN Soon Huat executive directors continued buying shares of the industrial hardware trader on the open market on Wednesday after some of them raised their stakes earlier in the week to "affirm confidence" in the company. Lim Geok Seng bought 30,000 shares at nine
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        Lock icon DBS's FHTK stake no more substantial
        75 6 DBS Group Holdings is no longer a substantial shareholder of fresh produce distributor FHTK Holdings after DBS Bank sold 2.2 million shares on the open market on Tuesday. Price details were not announced. The sale brought DBS's shareholding in FHTK to 4.82 per cent
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        Lock icon Schroder building up Ml stake
        68 6  -  Compied by Kenneth Lim FUND manager Schroder Investment Management Group continued to build up its stake in telecommunications service provider Mobile One on Tuesday with its funds buying 500,000 shares on behalf of clients. Schroder's combined shareholding in Ml now stands at 6.68 per cent
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      432 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 5 VALUE CLOSE BTOB/OS 64.00 +247.00 BTCAW -*****.00 -H08.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 +7.00 AH-SG Equities 502.40 +6.04 SCEquHfcsEtoct 158.26 +1.90 SG Equities Fin 1592.45 +15.50 S6 Equities Prop 456.56 +9.39 SB" 5 233.60 +3.13 SiMSCI Futures 233.60 +3.10 Stocks Volume ST Assembly 25c 67,743,OOO NOL
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      Lock icon Rising interest rates tough for bonds
      1171 7  -  Stable inflation helps to keep bond yields down, says TONY DOLPHIN TONY DOLPHIN ALTHOUGH the US Federal Reserve is likely to raise US interest rates during the second half of 2004 and throughout 2005, we may not be far from the end of the
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    1099 7 Transaction date:Aug 5 MTERBAIfK CROSS rates AS CS Bwb Euro HK$ Ind »s BupWi Yen Won BM HZ$ Pafc Es Peso S$ Rand Sfr NTS Balrt Pound US$ Australia 0.926 5.836 0.565 5.499 32.678 64.658 0.783 8.202 2.679 1.092 41.478 39.327 1214 4.410 0.699 24.065 29.233 0386 0.705 Canada
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    1617 7 5IC0M FUTURES Aiujl RUBBER Futures (Ctosmg prices) RSS1 (S cents/kg) Ctos« Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep 04 216.50 Oct 04 215.25 Nov 04 215.25 Dec 04 215.25 Jan/Mar05 215.75 Apr/Jun 05 218.00 RSS 3 (US cents/kg) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Sep
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon High oil prices charge up energy funds
      748 8 OPINION Judith Rehak, International Herald Tribune THE skyrocketing price of oil is unlikely to fade from the headlines soon A barrel of crude hit a record US$44.28 this week as jittery markets reacted to the stand-off between Yukos Oil and the Kremlin over
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      89 8 'Our clients, which include the most sophisticated investors, have written Google off. They think it's a joke the way it is being handled.' Seth Goldstein chief executive of Majestic Partners, a firm that provides research to institutional investors, on the forthcoming IPO of the Internet search engine
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      Lock icon Caveat emptor in Japan
      681 8 EDITORIAL IN THE wake of the recent slide in Tokyo stock prices, a number of investors in Japan are heading for a supposed "safe haven". Before jumping into the potential quicksand of the Japanese government bond (JGB) market, however, they would do well to look at
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      Lock icon Taking stock of Asean economic integration
      1407 8  -  The region must get its act together fast if it is not to lose out to other economic blocs By Ramkishen S Rajan RECENT developments in the external environment have worked in tandem to raise the awareness of the need to hasten the process
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      850 8 ■HRJPR9JP|HH Call toil-free 1800 289 8822 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON (SINGAPORE) FUTURES PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 1
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon S'pore-M'sia telecom pact talks by year-end
      272 9  -  Mutual Recognition Arrangement will save on testing and certifying equipment in both nations By Daniel Buenas SINGAPORE and Malaysia intend to launch negotiations for a bilateral Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) by year-end to boost trade in telecommunications equipment. A joint statement of intent to
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      Lock icon Collective site on the market for $ 14.5m
      209 9 Collective site on the market for 14.5m THE owners of Ee Wang Park at Telok Kurau are hoping their 16 apartments can jointly fetch $14.5 million in a collective sale. The freehold site has a land area of 27,979 square feet. It can be built up to 1.4 times the
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      Lock icon Oil firms offer National Day discounts for petrol
      295 9  -  By Samuel Ee shell., LxxonMODii ana Caltex are offering an is-land-wide 12 per cent discount on petrol to celebrate National Day. "We have not set a time frame for how long this offer will last, but it is at least for the
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      Lock icon New Sunday look for Zaobao
      132 9 A REVAMPED Zaobao Sunday will greet Lianhe Zaobao readers come Aug 29. Promising a "refreshing and relaxing read", Pan Cheng Lui, editor of Zaobao Sunday, unveiled the revamped paper at The Fullerton last night before 280 guests who included many top advertisers. Zaobao Sunday will
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      Lock icon Fujitsu to pump $47m into S'pore
      307 9  -  It will also hire up to 200 new staff to expand regional HQ here By Conrad Tan AFTER riding out the worldwide IT slump in 2000-2002, information technology giant Fujitsu Ltd is on the rebound and has ambitious plans for Asia and the global
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      Lock icon Sentosa to send visitors on a high with 650m luge track
      271 9  -  By Andrea Tan SENTOSA is planning a $5.5 million luge track with an aerial chair lift to raise the island's fun quotient. The luge is reportedly Asia's first outside Japan. Sentosa is in the midst of a dramatic makeover
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      Lock icon July's job ad volume sees 51% surge
      218 9  -  EYE on the economy job ads By Teh Shi Ning THE volume of newspaper job advertisements grew a strong 51 per cent year on year in July, supporting Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's comment this week that economic recovery is taking place
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    4216 9 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Commercbank Asset Mat Com Global France Index S3 0.945/ Cam Global Lifestyle Inde Fd 0.974/ ABN Amro Asset Mgt (S pore) Com Global Heailfi Index Fd 0.859/ Star Europe Eqty!** 0.713/ Com G(oba Telecom Index Fd 0.48/ Star Ei*ope Bond 1.2S8/ Com Global mfc*ec Index Fdl" 0329/
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      211 9 Cafl ftS-fret 1800 289 BSZ2 tobcff&spfc.nm.ifl IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF DARRON OIL TOOLS PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308(1) of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that the Final
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Malaysia's HI FDI only a fifth of full-yr target
      403 10 KUALA LUMPUR M'sia, like rest of S-E Asia, continues to lose investment to lower-cost China Reuters MALAYSIA approved RM3.I billion (Ssl.4 billion) of foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing in the first half, a fifth of that targeted for 2004 as
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      Lock icon Slow progress
      138 10 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said slow progress in the construction of Bangkok's new international airport may lead to a delay in the September 2005 opening date he previously set. "With construction work 7or Bper cent behind schedule, it still looks possible to finish the airport
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      Lock icon Pricing, packaging key for M'sian banks in S'pore: analysis
      311 10 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN banks in Singapore can strengthen their presence in the Republic's tough market by being more competitive and innovative in their product pricing and packaging, Malaysian Business Times reported yesterday, citing analysts. They said Malaysian banks have to be
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      Lock icon 63% of M'sian CEOs plan new investment
      367 10 KUALA LUMPUR They also expect economy to expand till year-end: poll ALMOST two-thirds of Malaysian chief executive officers (CEOs) plan to increase investment spending over the next 12 months, The Star reported yesterday, citing the results of a recent poll. The Q2 Confidence
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        Lock icon RHB planning to change its name
        90 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's third-biggest financial services group, RHB, plans to change its name after Utama Banking Group became its controlling shareholder, banking sources said. The move comes less than a week after a Malaysian rating agency downgraded the ratings of RHB's commercial banking
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        Lock icon China to start fuel oil futures soon
        78 10 Reuters [SHANGHAI] The Shanghai Futures Exchange will roll out a long-awaited fuel oil futures on Aug 25, an exchange official said on Wednesday, offering a hedging tool for firms in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer. China, which imports a third of the
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        Lock icon WHO removes 3 Indian Aids drugs
        81 10 Reuters [LONDON] The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday it was removing three generic HTV/Aids drugs made by India's Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd from its recommended list amid concerns about quality. Ranbaxy has not proved that the medicines are biologically equivalent to patented drugs,
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        Lock icon Bank of China suspends third exec
        68 10 Reuters [HONG KONG] Bank of China said yesterday it had suspended a third executive in connection with investigations into alleged misappropriation of funds linked to its overseas flagship unit in Hong Kong. The suspension of Zhang Debao, the former general manager of BOC Hong
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      1991 10 ISOLA ASIA PACIFIC (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Company Registration No. *****6093G (the "Company") NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to section 76(10)(h) of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore (the "Companies Act"), that at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Isola Asia Pacific (Singapore) Re
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon Oil seen soaring up to US$50 a barrel
      600 11 WASHINGTON Concerns over hike as demand outstrips supply, oil producers face uncertainty AP OIL prices could rise as high as US$5O per barrel before the year is up, analysts say, as the world's growing thirst for crude stretches supplies thin and uncertainty
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      Lock icon US jobless claims figures fall more than expected
      424 11 LATEST US DATA Analysts see it as a hopeful sign for job market recovery AP, Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits in the US dropped last week, a hopeful sign for the job market recovery.
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        Lock icon Kerry a hit with business leaders
        87 11 AFP [DAVENPORT, lowa] Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry picked up endorsements on Wednesday from some 200 business leaders as he sought to boost his standing on economic issues. Mr Kerry unveiled the list during a campaign swing through lowa, where he was holding an
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        Lock icon Bristol-Myers to pay US$150m fine
        82 11 NYT [NEW YORK] Drug giant Bristol-Myers Squibb said on Wednesday that it would pay US$l5O million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accusations that the company improperly inflated its sales and earnings in a series of accounting frauds. The amount is one of the
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        Lock icon Japan's leading index above 50%
        99 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's index of leading economic indicators was above 50 per cent in June for a tenth month, signalling the world's second-biggest economy will extend its longest expansion since 1997. The index, which measures job offers, consumer confidence and other indicators of future activity,
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        Lock icon NTT posts 186b yen Q1 profit
        59 11 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, Japan's largest phone company, said its first-quarter profit totalled 185.8 billion yen (552.9 billion). Net income per share for the three months to June 30 totalled 11,806.29 yen, the Tokyo-based company said. First-quarter sales fell 0.7 per
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      Lock icon BOE raises rate by quarter point to 4.75%
      460 11 LONDON AFP, Bloomberg, Reuters THE Bank of England (BOE) raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point to 4.75 per cent, the highest in almost three years, as record consumer borrowing and surging house prices threaten to boost inflation. The Monetary
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      Lock icon HSBC, Stanchart surprise with sparkling results
      552 11  -  NEWS analysis Bat share prices of the two banks have been erratic From Neil Behrmann in London BANK analysts are adjusting their spread sheets to upgrade earnings estimates following the splendid interim results of HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered. Both banks are heavily involved
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      Lock icon Tata Consultancy IPO subscribed 6 times
      204 11 MUMBAI Bloomberg TATA Consultancy Services Ltd, India's biggest software maker, received bids for 334.3 million shares, or 6 times the shares it's offering to seU in its initial public offering, according to the Mumbai stock exchange website. The company is offering 55.45 miUion shares,
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    4848 12 Transaction date: Aug 5 HONG KONG Vol HK Exchanges Clearing. .16.00 unch 4628 HKS '000 HKR Int'l 2.65 0.15 5668 Hong Kong Electric 33.80 0.50 1597 Aeon Credit 5.00 0.05 30 Hongkong Chinese 0.94 unch 426 Aeon Stores 6.80 -0.10 228 Hopewell Holdings 16.40 0.40 1491 Alpha General
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      662 13 NEW YORK It offers to bay back shares potentially worth US$3b from staff Reuters WEB search company Google Inc said it may have illegally issued shares potentially worth as much as US$3.l billion after its planned IPO, and offered to buy them back for
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      254 13 SEATTLE Reuters MICROSOFT Corp said on Wednesday that it soon will deliver to computer makers a long-awaited update to its flagship Windows XP operating system which promises to boost security for personal computer (PC) users. The world's largest software maker said that
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  • FASTEST GROWING 50
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      1273 14 Firms that derive revenue from abroad are doing better and growing faster than those that rely solely on domestic sources A RECENT survey found that after their Taiwanese counterparts, Singapore's small and medium enterprises are among the most willing to venture overseas,
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      307 14  -  By Chen Huifft THE Fastest Growing 50 (FGSO) was first launched in 2002 to recognise the top 50 companies based in Singapore, based on their turnover growth. Building on the Singapore 1000 and SME 500 certifications, FGSO identifies firms with the highest three-year compounded annual
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      1033 15 Using the right valuation method is critical to getting the best deal for your firm THERE is no denying the lure of overseas markets but the expense associated with such an undertaking can be daunting for smaller companies. Faced with this financial hurdle, many
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      898 16  -  FES Industries, the main manufacturing arm of Food Empire, has overseas markets such as Russia and Eastern Europe to thank for its sustained growth rate, JESSICA CHEAM reports JESSICA CHEAM FES Industries (Fesi) isn't a name that would ring a bell with most consumers but this company
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      810 17  -  Treating staff right is the key to Rohde Schwarz's success, as CONRAD TAN finds out CONRAD TAN "I NEVER decide an issue on the spot," said Lim Boon Huat, managing director of Rohde Schwarz Systems Communications Asia. "I jog first, and think later." Such a relaxed
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      637 17  -  By CHRISTOPHER HWANG FABULOUS Printers has been forging ahead in the printing industry since 1996 when founder and managing director Francis Siow bought the company's first printing press second-hand. At the time, the investment was a risky one taking out a large loan at the height
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      1388 18  -  Insead's PROF ARNOUD DE MEYER examines how some specific characteristics of the local markets hinder innovation PROP ARNOUD DE MEYER ASIAN companies and Singapore-based companies in particular need to innovate more. Relying on a competitive strategy based on cost leadership or rapid following of what
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      798 20  -  Marvell Asia has managed to thrive in the tough IC business. CHIA T-CHIEN finds out how it has been able to meet the competition Marvell Asia has managed to thrive in the tough IC business, CHIA T-CHIEN finds out how it has been able to
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      1376 21  -  Be it franchising or licensing, you need intellectual property protection, market knowledge, and familiarity with legal and tax environments among others to make it work, KEOY SOO EARN earn and JUNE BOO elaborate KEOYSOO EARN, JUNE BOO FRANCHISING and licensing have become the key engines of
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      23 14 Coordinator Chen Huifen Editor Elaine Koh Sub-editors: Vincent Wee, Wong Hiew Peng Artists: Noordin Ayob, Jennifer Chua Photographers: Chris Loh, Arthur Lee i
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      161 15 design > pre-press Member of National Association of Printer Lithographers (USA) TVr n th e race f° r excellence, we've emerged among Singapore's fastest growing 50. Naturally, our sterling achievement wouldn't have been possible without the support of our trusted THE partners and a loyal clientele. Since 1995, Fabulous Printers
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      192 16 As one of Singapore's fastest growing 50, PMfth foe timH*. Our "Fastest 50 Growing 60 certification" seals Pushing The Limits 1n... Rohde Schwarz's reputation as a major player Test Mo a surement Mobile Radio in the local wireless technology arena. On the Trunked Radio international front we continue to make
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      110 17 v .r MOVING FORWARD FASTER® i >-• A'M v w sf "i^ ".■;'C Marvell: touching every point of the communications infrastructure Marvell® is an industry leader in innovating the highest performance broadband communications technologies that enable next-generation networking and storage products. Offering diverse solutions that touch every point of the
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      297 18 H B t ~t; ■HfvLILSMfI B I'3H r>psm^:, ■SDUflßfl t&3 b j Bah m m Pt A T Jfc Y A flSgnß I M H ___B M No matter what your business needs or budget, there's always an NEC Intel-based server offering world-class technology and unparalleled reliability. See your nearest
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      601 20 Proud to be ranked amongst Singapore's fastest growing 50 companies Since 1991, Union Steel Re Ltd has focused on developing environmentallyconscious solutions for the recycling of non-ferrous scrap metal, motivated by a firm commitment towards the conservation of energy and resources. And as we fulfil our jd responsibility in the
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      142 22 t> 9l^''jgf&^ i i iii %!318 I At Brother, the cycle of innovation never ends. We continuously innovate and develop mpnew products based on cutting-edge technology because we believe in delivering the \ttidßC best laser printing solutions. This philosophy has won numerous accolades from independent industry sources, like HardwareMAG® (HWM)
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  • Executive Lifestyle
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      1662 23  -  COVER STORY If you're a high net worth individual looking for a date and a mate, a new personalised dating service, It's Just Lunch, may just be the answer. CHEAH UI-HOON checks out the options for busy professionals looking for romance CHEAH UI-HOON YOU'RE a single, busy, Blackberry-toting
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      167 23 THE CELEBRATED MASTER PIANIST 1 AND HIS ORCHESTRAL JAZZ TRIO We regret that due to unforeseen circumstances surrounding his Asian tour, AHMAD JAMAL's concert, scheduled for 21 August, Saturday, at Esplanade Concert Hall, has been cancelled. Patrons with AHMAD JAMAL tickets are eligible for a full refund. Alternatively, we would
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  • PERSPECTIVE/CINEMA
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      721 24  -  OFF the cuff For a border-line soap stealer, 'cheat' is a strong label for someone who just, well, wants a proper bath jaime ee OH dear. It seems that a new breed of criminal has just been discovered. The kind of crirpinal that is harder to
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      611 24  -  Fahrenheit 9/11 makes a somewhat convincing case against the Bush White House By Geoffrey Eu MICHAEL Moore is a stout, slovenly and self-appointed proletarian crusader who never lets balanced and unbiased reporting get in the way of a compelling story. Moore has a habit of
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      509 24  -  By Geoffrey Eu THE Village, M Night Shyamalan's somber treatise on 19th-century life in an isolated rural community, does for the global village what Jaws did for ocean swimming it catapults the concept far into the distant future by injecting a sense
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      1831 24 Call toll-free 1800 289 8822 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF FOREST GREENS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at Place Des Bergues 3, Case Postale
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      409 24 Notices IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF WS PRODUCT MARKETING PTE LTD (In Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the abovenamed Company duly convened and held at 220 Orchard Road #05-02 Midpoint Orchard Singapore *****2 on
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      197 24 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF UOB KAY HIAN FUTURES PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant »o Section 308( 1) of the Companies Act, Cop. 50, that a Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenomed Company
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      21 24 FTiin 2: Lianhe Zaobao I stand to lose I I $300 m I I dividends I .5 Baas*!#*®*# I tt£*3&7Cl2S I
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        208 25 National Day THE National Heritage Board museums have once again drawn up family-orient-ed, educational Open Day events in their respective venues for this coming Monday, for Singapore's 39th birthday. The Singapore History Museum pays tribute to notable risk-takers who've made a difference. At the Asian Civilisations Museum, children can
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        225 25 Ae Fond Kiss FILMS about multi-racial marriages and inter-cultural relationships especially of the South Asian and Caucasian kind have been making the rounds, but Ae Fond Kiss, set in Glasgow, offers a grittier twist to the topical subject. Casim (Atta Yaqub) is a second generation Pakistani who works as
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        316 25 Top or Bottom by The Necessary Stage IN case you hadn't noticed, August is rather a "pink" month with at least four gay-themed theatre performances on show. Top or Bottom a spin off from last year's Mardi Gras is one of two theatre performances that The Necessary Stage staged
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        278 25 Mystic River THE strong acting in Mystic River is what makes the movie a compelling watch, more so than the rather mystifying story itself. It boasts a seasoned cast of actors Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Marcia Gay Harden and Laurence Fishburne who dramatise how three
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      1321 25  -  By N K Yong IT is universally accepted that fine red wines need time to develop their full potential. Much less attention, however, is paid to the fact that white wines need the same considerations. Most fine white wines are drunk far too young. (The same
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      57 25 TT71 a J 1 J .j, Presented Dmers Club Credit Card r« apply, can 6416 0980 Where to wine, dine and entertain... vePrivil,gs&lVwrts p*f rmi*n course ~g>' W eu+mm- »j| "»<n* nHHB,: >fM s.''«i Shunjuu (6887 3577)... I enioy a sumptuous Japanese meal with my Diners Club Card Only if
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      136 25 National Day Celebration Euro-Asian Buffet 2-12 August To celebrate the Nation's 39th birthday. Cafe Plaza Is serving up hawker delights of bygone days... Indulge In Kway Chap, Hae Mee, Halnanese Chicken Rice. Tua Tow, Bak Kut Teh, Roti Prata and lots more. Monday to Sunday (except Saturday) Lunch: $26.80 (Adult),
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      109 25 "f in JB fm IB 9 1 mm A. H aH SB ■HE fU Tasty well-balanced conveyor imk designed by nutritionists Helps wlghl control, reduce rMi of getting heart diseases diabetes No grains, only low A medium density carbohydrates Only olive oil and long chain omega-3 fats Each dish about
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      114 25 COUBTYAKD Salute The Nation National Day Buffet i 9 august St. Gregory's Brasserie celebrates National Day with a line-up of sumptuous treats such as an International Buffet. Seafood BBQ Night. Dailv. 12 noon 130— Lunch: Adult $25 Child $15 Santo Wed,tea 10pm Dinner: Adult $27 Child $16 Seafood Buffet Dinner
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      205 25 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD create uproar (11) Predecessor leaving no 9|HHH| around (8) 18 Lois came out in her underwear (8) 27 Early Australian with derivation in 28 By no means the whole of the matter JH 1 One may be mounted in a ring (7) IB| M SK ~HB BHH VHf
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  • THE BUSINESS TIMES SHIPPING TIMES
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      625 27  -  IRISL's expansion strategy includes railways and logistics ops By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] It's a newcomer in the container business, but the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line (IRISL) is doing so well in its container trades that it is confident of
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      134 27 (SINGAPORE] Cheng Mei Feng (left) and Yip Pei Wen (right), both 19, may well prove to school leavers here that a maritime career need not be unglamorous. They are among young women who have opted for maritime studies that will lead to jobs in
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      674 27 He says medication caused him to lose consciousness at the wheel AP [NEW YORK] The pilot of a Staten Island ferry that slammed into a concrete pier last year, killing 11 passengers, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday, saying that medication he had
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      178 27  -  By George Joseph [SINGAPOOTf PNV Petroleum Services in Singapore has suspended three subcontracted bunker quantity surveyors involved in a corruption probe. One of them is expected to be charged in court today together with others. "We understand the surveyors had allegedly conspired with a
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      532 27  -  System will allow S'pore to track nearly 3,000 ships simultaneously By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A six-month trial of Singapore's proposed harbour craft transponder system (Harts) has been successfully completed using three test vessels, paving the way for final fine-tuning and eventual implementation. Aimed
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      283 27 sex 'OM SS W- Vd CHOfttnre 0.40 0.01 >38 Chuan Hup 0 54 unch 952 Coko Investment .0.87 -0.01 5459 CWT DMributton- 0.48 unch 0 EaaHlcte .0.94 unch 10 Ftwj^ttJnks ..0.10 -0.01 401 Grand tanks Yad* 0 79 unch 0 JawaHoldhlQi -0.89 0.02 2163 K1 Ventura .0.32 -0.01
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      Lock icon Sunken ship spills oil waste off Riau
      113 27 AFP [JAKARTA] A Singaporeflagged vessel carrying 200 tonnes of oil waste which sank last week off Indonesia's Riau islands has begun to spill its cargo, threatening fishing grounds, according to Indonesian officials. The ship went down on July 25 as it tried to
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      761 28  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar THE UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) wants the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to consider changing its High Speed Craft Code to require all high-speed craft to be fitted with electronic navigational instruments. In a report
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      189 28 PAGE Alianca 3 AAL 5 Avant 5 Bank Line 4 B'tang Mas 3 BSA 4 BTL 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 China Shpg 4 Confer 5 Crocodile Line ....4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 5 ECL 3 Eng Lee 5 Eukor 2 Eurasia 5 Foong Sun
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      12366 32 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT jg^ggg^Qyggigg^Qg^ggigQgjggg^iggBBBBHEEBB^HBllfflSB^^fflHBIQ^Bi^HBQH ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ASUNCION (ASU) 2029 Paraguay To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot# D'lvoir* 13/06 27/09 COSCO E.GIFTED 0560-113W 65-*****900 14/08 07/09 Delmas DELMAS
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        506 35 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL ANGGADA 8 01/04J J3 A/SIDE 06/08 0630 BAYSWATER228 E4190 J3 A/SIDE 06/08 0200 GABYDELMAS 434W J17/18 A/SIDE 06/08 1100 GLORY GL0508 J12 A/SIDE 06/08 0500 J P HARAPAN JB4801 J6 A/SIDE 06/08 0200 JIANGXIGUAN 0024 J12 A/SIDE > 06/08
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        1701 35 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACX MIMOSA 002N 002N 1 07/*****4 15:00 08/*****402:00 B05 ACXSWAN 105S 105S J_ 09/08/2004 20:00 *****004-08:00 AL ABDAU C298E C296E 1 **********00 *****004 20:00 ALAMJAYA AJ008 AJ008 1 06/08/2004 11QQ
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        142 35 Aug 9 Singapore: Nat Day. An# 12 Thailand: Queen's Birthday. Aog 15 France: Assump Day. Belgium: Assump Day. India: Indepen Day. S Korea: Libe Day. Aug 17 Indonesia: Independ Day. Aug 20 India: Parsi New Day. Aug 30 UK: Summer Bank Hoi. Aug 31 Malaysia: Nat Day. Philippines:
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        830 35 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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        552 35 Carbon 180 Max 975.5 0.2 15.2 0.03 15 0.02 Jul 29 Density "«ter Residue AshAluminium Sediment Mo above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 988.0 02 15.0 0.04 19 0.02 380 Max 1013.5 0.7 17.9 0.07 55 0.06 Hfe/M'3 v/v m/m H M/M
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        717 36 It says Tokyo most join talks as Japanese suppliers receive govt's financial aid AP [WASHINGTON] European aircraft manufacturer Airbus SAS wants Japan to join talks between the United States and Europe about setting new limits on government subsidies for the industry. European and
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        583 36 Regulators talk tough as record delays at prime connecting hub slow aviation system Reuters [WASHINGTON] US aviation regulators threatened on Wednesday to again cap commercial flights at Chicago's O'Hare airport to reduce delays that are slowing down the rest of the nation's aviation
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          76 36 OANA/TNA [BANGKOK] The construction of the second Bangkok International airport, or the Suvarnabhumi Airport, will be completed on time, a major contractor has assured. Premchai Kannasut, executive president of Italian Thai Development Public Company Limited, the major contractor, confirmed yesterday that the company would complete the
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          83 36 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Incheon International Airport, South Korea's busiest, handled 20 per cent more passengers last month as an increasing number of people travelled overseas for the northern hemisphere summer. The airport, which serves Seoul, handled 2.26 million passengers in July, compared with 1.75 million
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          Lock icon Air Deccan to fly to India's top cities
          86 36 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] Deccan Aviation Pvt, which runs Air Deccan, India's only low-cost airline, will start flights to the country's biggest cities by the middle of this month after government approval was delayed by two weeks. Air Deccan will connect New Delhi,
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        Lock icon Lifting of fare controls seen hurting MAS
        263 36 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) may face increased competition after Malaysian travel agents and international airlines agreed to end a 21-year-old agreement that set minimum prices for airfares. Travel agents will abandon the price-setting programme beginning Aug 16 and participating
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        360 36 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A new US$BOB million terminal serving Jetßlue Airways Corp flights will be built at John F Kennedy International Airport under an agreement with the airline that was approved by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the
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        326 36 Reuters [LONDON] Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways said yesterday it had placed orders and options for 26 aircraft from European aerospace giant Airbus worth US$5.5 billion. Virgin Atlantic ordered 13 long-range A 340-600 aircraft and had options for a further 13, as it seeks to
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