The Business Times, 14 December 2000

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    19 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITAJP^a^oCI 85* S I N Q A P ORE THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14. 2000 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg
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    66 1 □sn t&m mmVTSMI U mm (+7.94) flsrmmmiißEs U 2JUBM (+35.00) SUBCX FUTUBES 283.70 (+5.30) STOCK HABZET INDICES Wednesday Gbnge KLSEOOMP 71IJ25 4J4 NIKKEI 226 15,168.68 +MM HANG SENG 16,821.7J__+2MLIJ SET INDEX 271.92 +1» JAKARTA COUP __420.44 MANILA COMP —VttbJBt -t* TAIPEI WPI +U? SEOUL COMP »7.84 +14.78 (USA
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    68 1 FOSEX RATES 4 Cy uss'' s$ US$ s ———1.7»7 £(US$/S$ per U48_^__Utt EUBO(OS$/S$/E) 0^72-:— tJt» DM IMS 1391 YEN tttJ-—«J# pm 1188 "MS 7.810 4.49S BAHT 4X81 2&.1I RUPIAfl MM 1.443 maims HIALA LL'MPliH 7.«7 BANGKOK J.» MANILA U.O# HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI —784 SYDNEY -8.W TOKYO 2 JO SEOUL
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    Lock icon Ibra losing clout to rival in debt workouts
    709 1  -  |;ji exclusive FSPC is eroding Ibra's power, seen to be overstepping its mandate From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra), the country's most powerful economic agency, may be losing its clout to a rival government body when negotiating
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    Lock icon Santa? No, it's just Big Blue with a red face
    437 1  -  |sj| exclusive IBM withdraws wrongly-priced RMIOO offer for ITsian laptop From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur A BRAND new IBM laptop for just RMIOO (Ss46). It was too good to be true. All the same, browsers at IBM's Malaysia
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    Lock icon US heading for soft landing: Wall St guru
    561 1  -  Bat she warns of short-term news flows that may keep market volatile By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] "2001 will be a happier < year" for the US economy, declares Goldman Sachs strategist Abby Joseph Cohen. One of Wall Street's best-known market gurus, Ms
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    Lock icon Romeo, Juliet and the PM
    64 1 Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the Singapore Dance Theatre-BT Ballet Ball last evening. The social event, attended by more than 400 patrons, was to help raise money for the dance company. With Mr Goh were dancers playing Romeo and Juliet, Laura Hwang of the
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      Lock icon Gore decides to abandon presidential bid
      579 2  -  Wall Street opens higher but Nasdaq fails to sustain early gains From< Catherine Ong in New York WITH US network television reporting that Vice-president A 1 Gore was set to make a concession speech later last night, stock prices on Wall Street opened higher
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Bright and early
        68 2 IT'S interesting what people will do for luck. According to Suntec City's latest newsletter Jengshui master Koh Pu Lin will be leading participants in walking clockwise around Suntec City's massive Fountain of Wealth in the morning for nine consecutive days starting tomorrow. The walk takes two hours
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        Lock icon Dual purpose
        72 2 A COUPLE of weeks ago, this column featured an excerpt from a Barron's editorial in which it was suggested that US administrators should flip a coin to decide who wins the US presidency. A reader has since written in to disagree, saying: "A duel would be far more
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        Lock icon Best at their beat
        73 2 LAST Sunday saw the hosting of the Singapore Biathlon, organised by the Triathlon Association of Singapore and Sentosa Development Corporation. The event consisted of a 400-metre swim in the sea followed by a skm run around Sentosa. Nicholas Fang, a Straits Times reporter, and Paul Thompson,
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      Lock icon Goh Choo San premiere raises $370,000
      161 2 [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Dance Theatre and The Business Times raised $370,000 at the Ballet Ball last night, a glittering event that saw the premiere of the late Goh Choo San's Romeo and Juliet. Half of the funds raised will go towards the inaugural SDT-BT
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      Lock icon The great PC quiz
      660 2  -  I=l i comment TECHNOLOGY That PC sales are weak is not in doubt The million-dollar question is, What does that tell us? kenneth james OKAY, who wants to be a millionaire? Just answer'the following question cbrrectly. Is the slowdown in personal computer sales (a) an important
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      Lock icon Latest tankan revives fears of Japan recession
      621 2  -  But some say weakening yen could boost exports again From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE surge in business confidence that has underpinned recovery in Japan's economy this year has tapered off among leading exporters, while conditions outside of manufacturing have begun to deteriorate
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      Lock icon X'mas Stock Challenge off to a good start
      198 2 THE Christmas Stock Challenge, sponsored by Chanßrothers. com, has attracted more than 2,500 participants in the first three days. The top three players in the two-week contest, which started on Monday and ends on Dec 22, will each win two tickets to
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Interest in STI futures wanes in absence of retail players
      667 4  -  exclusive However, interest may return when SGX launches traded index funds By R Sivanithy BARELY six months after its launch, interest in the Straits Times Index futures contract has declined sharply mainly because retail players who make up the target
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      Lock icon SembLog placing out 24.3m shares at $8.50 each
      374 4  -  By Eugene Low SEMBCORP Logistics is placing out 24.3 million new shares at $8.50 each to help finance its $600 million purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Swiss-based freight forwarder Kuehne Nagel International (KNI). The SembCorp Industries unit aims to
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      Lock icon Jimmy Lai's adM@rt closure a great HK loss
      747 4  -  lock siew quak hiang whai WHATEVER you think of Jimmy Lai some think he is just a pseudo-philosopher while others see his anti-es-tablishment credentials as just a business front you have to hand it to him for consistently setting new standards for
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      Lock icon 'Buy in Nov, sell in May' strategy the best: study
      511 7  -  Credit Suisse study shows that this strategy beats the traditional Iray and hold approach By s Siow Li Sen PUNTERS have known it all along. Timing the market can pay dividends, while holding long term is not as rewarding as
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      Lock icon W Vinten purchase seen enhancing Avimo's capability
      453 7  -  UK company's core skills will help Avimo complement the activities of Thales By David Boey DEFENCE optics and systems firm Avimo Group said that its acquisition of UK-based W Vinten gives the group a new capability to design and make day/night aerial reconnaissance
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      Lock icon Bleak PC industry outlook hurting Creative shares
      432 7 Bloomberg CREATIVE Technology Ltd's Soundßlaster sound cards sit in six out of 10 personal computers where users buy such devices to power the audio on their PCs. These days, though, that may not be such a good thing. Worries of slowing PC sales
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon GreenWorld IPO 10.6 times subscribed
        65 7 SESD AQ-BOUND Green World Holdings said yesterday the retail tranche of its initial public offer was 10.6 times subscribed. A total 0f672 successful applicants applied for the one million shares offered to the public. An additional 35,000 placement shares, which were not placed out due
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        Lock icon Maruwa gets nod for SGX listing
        67 7 AFX-Asia MARUWA Co has received in-principle approval for a secondary listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) main board. Nomura Singapore is sponsoring the listing. Maruwa makes electronic components and ceramics for electronic parts, and is listed on the main boards of the Tokyo and
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        Lock icon SGX, MAS approve S'pore Re share split
        64 7 AFX-Asia SINGAPORE Reinsurance Corp has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) for the proposed sub-division of each of its existing ordinary shares into five ordinary shares. But the proposal is subject to approval by the company's shareholders. Singapore Reinsurance has also
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        Lock icon Asia Dekor reports 34% jump in sales
        77 7 LIFTED by the growth in China's home-renovation market, laminate floor manufacturer Asia Dekor achieved a 34 per cent rise in sales to 402 million renminbi (5583.9 million) for the six months to Sept 30. Net profit was up 17 per cent to 59.3
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      Lock icon Pinnz to raise $50m from IPO when sentiment improves
      502 7  -  By Teh Hooi Ling NEW-generation telco Pinnz aims to raise up to $50 million from an initial public offering (IPO) when market sentiment improves. It is already talking to DBS Bank about the IPO. "But we won't go out if the
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      756 4 Editorial: The way ahead for futures, Pg 12 '"|MI 'MIS. J£ fENKmm* /3 i* <8 GREEN WORLD HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in me Republic of Singapore on 10 July 1999) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 11,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.20 EACH COMPRISING:(A) 1,000,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0,285 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Compact Metal wrt: attractive numbers but liquidity's poor
      181 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WE will continue our review of penny warrants today, particularly those that represent decent value. The main problem and one we've highlighted many times before is the lack of liquidity in these instruments, as well as their
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      504 6 Stocks Volume PCI 25c 22,402,000 OUB DB eCW*****3 22,103,000 MediaRinglOc 20,602,000 NatSteel 50c 19,675,000 PacificCenturylOc 18,162,000 Omni Ind 10c 17,703,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 15,693,000 AddvalTech 2.5c 15,165,000 NatBroad25c 13,301,000 Eastern Asia 13,036,000 Stocks Chart Semiconductor 26c 94,358,120 DBSGrp 60,210,968 NatSteel 50c 55,787,820 Omni Ind 10c 55,783,780 NatBroad 25c 43,839,320 OUB
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      Lock icon Breakthrough in US election imbroglio lifts market
      541 6  -  STOCKS I:] I comment r.sivanithy THANKS to hopes of a final resolution to the US presidential debacle, a rise in the Nasdaq futures contract yesterday helped the Straits Times Index jump 29.95 points to 2,013.66, regaining the 2,000 level. Battered electronics stocks ranked
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      Lock icon NatSteel likely to see further upside
      249 6  -  HOTSTOCK By Ven Sreenivasan NATSTEEL Ltd was in the spotlight yesterday amid market talk it is about to dispose of its stake in contract manufacturing subsidiary Nat Steel Broadway (NBL). Nat Steel Ltd, a component stock of the Straits Times Index, leapt 19 cents
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      134 6 LION Teck Chiang has appointed Toh Sim Cheng as company secretary with effect from Dec 8. ♦NEPTUNE Orient Lines has appointed Great Malaysia Textile Manufacturing Co (Singapore) managing director Lee Ching Yen, Stephen as non-executive director of the company. ♦FRASER and Neave will go ex-dividend (final dividend of
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      Lock icon Yen falls to 16-month low as US$ gains against regionals
      368 6  -  I-ii comment CURRENCIES larry wee THE yen fell to a 16-month low of 112.70 versus the US dollar in Asian trading yesterday, pummelled by the double whammy of a weaker-looking tankan survey and an imminent Bush presidency in the US.
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Brent price set to fall: Goldman Sachs
      388 8  -  Despite dip, refinery margins in Asia could be further battered By Eugene Low CRUDE oil may be trading just below US$3O a barrel now, but the price of a barrel of Brent could dip to US$22 hext year and fall further to US$l6
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      Lock icon New SPC station at Tuas in April next year
      256 8 It gets 30-year lease on a 2,400-sq-m site for $&8m SINGAPORE Petroleum Company (SPC) will strengthen its retail network next April with a new station at Tuas. The group said yesterday it has been awarded a 30-year lease on a 2,400-sq-m
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      Lock icon 9% growth for S'pore: US Embassy
      267 9  -  3 on the economy outlook By. Eugene Low STRONG demand for IT and electronics products should keep Singapore's economy humming, with full-year growth expected to be 9 per cent, the US Embassy says in a report. But the embassy like the Ministry of Trade
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      Lock icon Economists more cautious about economy in 2001-02: MAS poll
      578 9  -  A nnmber cite high possibility of 'hard landing* for US economy By* Anna Teo ECONOMISTS have turned more cautious about the outlook for the domestic economy in the next two years, citing various downside risks, the Monetary Authority of Singapore's latest
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      Lock icon S'pore should slow down, link up via Asean
      177 9  -  ITT^TTbag Nga Seg Min Jakarta via Internet I REFER to your report "S'pore needs to leapfrog Asean: SM Lee" (BT, Dec 9). It's a fact that Singapore survives by being a regional centre for international businesses and has to link up with
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      Lock icon Wheeled or tracked: users will decide
      206 9  -  Shirley Tan Vice-President/Head Corporate Communications Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd WE refer to the letter "ST Engg misreading market trend?" (Mailbag, Dec 12) We would like to thank Ong Pock Tee for his comments on the development of wheeled vehicles. This debate of wheels versus
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Time to tame region's 'macro wealth effect'
      685 10  -  rilTT^ bottom line OPINION anthony rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent THERE are disquieting signs that Japan's economy is faltering yet again, and that it could slide back into recession next year. Meanwhile, the apparent return to robust health in other Asian
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      118 10 'India Breasts Tape Again in World's Great Bimbo Race.' banner headline in The Indian Express newspaper, after Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title just months after Lara Dutta became Miss Universe. 'We Indians send out some bimbo and she returns with the prize, and we act
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      Lock icon The way ahead for futures
      602 10 EDITORIAL DESPITE the best efforts of regulators and finance professionals over the past 20 years, two attempts at launching an equity options market in Singapore have failed, while a recent attempt at reviving the covered warrants segment has now stalled The latest victim is the
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      Lock icon When a strength could turn into a vulnerability
      871 10  -  If confidence unravels, the mild US slowdown now unfolding could deteriorate quickly into a nasty slump By Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group [WASHINGTON] What's driven America's economic boom has been confidence in the boom itself. People have acted as if
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      Lock icon Forget ideas, think conservative?
      698 10  -  COMMENTARY Too bad if a coterie of right-wing think tankers fills a Bnsh administration By Paul Krugman NYT EVEN cynics were a bit startled by the revelation that Justice Clarence Thomas' wife has been employed by the Heritage Foundation to gather resumes for potential appointments in
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      Lock icon KL blocks MAS bid to raise fares
      245 11 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters, AFP MALAYSIA yesterday threw out a bid by its flag carrier Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) to raise fares for its loss-making domestic routes, the national Bernama news agency said. Bernama quoted a chief minister from the eastern state of
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      Lock icon Gus Dur asked to cancel Salim plantations sale
      286 11 JAKARTA AFX-Asia THE Indonesian Oil Palm Society (Maksi) has asked President Abdurrahman Wahid in a letter to cancel the sale of Salim Group plantations to Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad (Guthrie). PT Holdiko Perkasa (Holdiko), held by the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra), has
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      Lock icon More cracks appear in M'sian bank merger plan
      471 11  -  MFl&nt to 'reassess' its plan to buy 60% of MBf Finance From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MORE cracks have appeared in Malaysia's plan to merge the country's 50-odd financial institutions into 10 groups within the next three weeks. Malaysian Plantations (MPlant),
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      Lock icon Hong Leong Bank cuts purchase price of Wah Tat
      256 11 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Hong Leong Bank Bhd, Malaysia's sixth largest lender, said it will pay less than previously agreed to buy one of its smaller rivals as part of a merger plan. Hong Leong Bank, controlled by tycoon Quek Leng Chan,
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      Lock icon Estrada was given 5m pesos every 15 days: former drinking buddy
      356 11  -  He is called 'gambling protector' at impeachment trial From, Al Labita in Manila PRESIDENT Joseph Estrada's former drinking and gambling buddy yesterday called him a "gambling protector", saying he used to turn over 5 million pesos (*****,500) every 15
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      Lock icon Investors hit UEM again, stock at 2-yr low
      331 11 KUALALUMPUR Market capitalisation goes down to RM2.5b INVESTORS continued to punish United Engineers Malaysia for failing to force its boss Halim Saad to honour a share buyback agreement. The counter skidded another 24 sen to reach its two-year low of RM3 yesterday.
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      Lock icon Debt rescheduling to finish in Dec: Faber
      193 11 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg FABER Group Bhd, the hotel arm of Renong Bhd, Malaysia's biggest industrial group, said it would complete its debt rescheduling by the end of the month. That brings Faber one step closer to having its shares resume trading on the
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      Lock icon Chandra Asri gets deadline extension
      343 12 JAKARTA It now has more time to surrender more assets to Indon govt AFX-Asia, Reuters PT Chandra Asri has been granted an extended deadline to surrender more assets than owner Prajogo Pangestu had initially offered to the government as part of the company's debt restructuring,
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      Lock icon A-G acts to bring Syahril to trial
      165 12 AFP {JAKARTA] Indonesia's Attorney-General Mjirailri ynfft pfOflCCll tears will submit next week, the dossier of Bank Indonesia <BI) governor Syahril Sabirln to court, opening the path for a trial "The on Syahril Sabtrtn's ease wiH be submitted to the district court next (OKI
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      Lock icon Bankruptcy judges unfit, says TPI
      592 12  -  Reason is TPl's major creditor Bangkok Bank is court's landlord From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S biggest corporate debtor, Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI), yesterday filed a motion alleging that the Bankruptcy Court judges were unfit to hear its case because the company's main creditor was
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      Lock icon Asia to see reversal in fortunes: Merrill
      545 12  -  Strong growth, weak stock market will be reversed next year Fromi Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THIS year's pattern of strong economic growth but weak stock market performance in Asia will be reversed next year, predicts Merrill Lynch in its latest strategy report.
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      Lock icon Foreign banks allowed to fully own Taiwan banks
      415 14 TAIPEI Move to encourage consolidation in the crowded financial industry Reuters TAIWAN'S finance ministry said yesterday that it will allow foreign banks to hold 100 per cent of local banks as the island encourages mergers and consolidation to relieve the crowded financial
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      Lock icon Biggest Taiwan banks' NPLs at 5.4%
      178 14 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's central bank said the seven largest lenders on the island had non-performing loans of 5.37 per cent of their total lending. Michael Lin, division chief of the bank examination department at the Central Bank of China, said the Bank of Taiwan,
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      Lock icon HK like knight in rusty armour: Li Ka-shing
      345 14 AFP [HONGKONG] Tycoon Li Kashing has likened Hongkong to a "knight in rusty armour" in search of wisdom but with the courage to change for the better, it was reported yesterday. Speaking at the unveiling of a new Open University institute, to
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      Lock icon Titic fails to make Samurai interest payment
      551 14 TOKYO Reuters TIANJIN International Trust and Investment Corp (Titic) has failed to meet a Samurai bond interest payment, fuelling worries it may become the second Chinese firm to default this year, underwriters said yesterday. That would hamper efforts by other Chinese firms to
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Microsoft enlists Electronic Arts to make Xbox games
      418 15 SEATTLE Tie-up gives it key weapon in quest to unseat Play Station 2 Reuters MICROSOFT Corp yesterday said the top independent video game developer, Electronic Arts Inc (EA) will make titles for its upcoming Xbox console, giving a huge boost to the
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      Lock icon Acer may stop OEM business for PCs and notebooks
      300 15 TAIPEI AP ACER Inc, Taiwan's largest personal computer maker, might stop making PCs and notebooks for other brands, a top executive said yesterday as the firm faces a slowdown in the PC industry. The company has been advised by "several people"
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      108 15 Reuters [SYDNEY] Cable Wireless Optus Ltd, Australia's sec-ond-largest carrier, has told analysts Vodafone Group Pic, Telecom Corp of New Zealand and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd are still interested in acquiring its mobile phone assets, an analyst's report said. C&W Optus, which last month asked carriers
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      299 15 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE electronics giant NEC Corp said yesterday it was in talks to sell mobile phone production plants in Britain, Mexico and China to focus on technological development. NEC said it was also considering selling personal-computer factories in Japan if the
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      331 16 SAN FRANCISCO Amount will span technical development and support for Linux on IBM computer systems FT IBM, the world's largest computer company, is to spend more than US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) next year on backing the Linux computer operating system Microsoft's chief competitor
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      383 16 SAN FRANCISCO Reuters COMPAQ Computer Corp, the world's No. 1 personal computer maker, on Tuesday joined its smaller rivals in warning that weak computer sales would make it miss fourth-quarter profit and revenue targets. The Houston-based company also said the sharp decline in
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      298 16 PRIVACY AMD SECURITY Reuters [NEW YORK] The chief public policy issue of the Internet Age is privacy, International Business Machines Corp (IBM) chairman and chief executive Louis Gerstner said on Tuesday. In a wide-ranging keynote speech at an industry trade show here, Mr
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      299 16 LONDON It hopes to counter reluctance to do business online AP THE European Commission is preparing recommendations for member states on how to battle Internet crime in the hopes of countering consumer and industry reluctance to conduct business online. One aim of
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      336 17 NEW DELHI Long delays, lack of payment guarantees cited as reasons Bloomberg FOUR foreign companies, including Electricite de France (EDF), Europe's largest electricity company, have pulled out of US$3 billion (555.2 billion) worth of Indian power projects, citing long delays and
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      221 17 MADRAS Reuters INDIA'S leading private Internet firm Satyam Infoway Ltd has launched a whol-ly-owned subsidiary, Satyam Webexchange Ltd, to operate its entire range of e-com-merce business-to-business (B2B) portals. The new firm, which would operate the network of portals through its site, www.sifywebex.com, will integrate four vertical
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      491 18 NEW YORK They see plan as reversal of past strategy that will hurt shareholders Reuters, Bloomberg SOME large investors briefed about the four-way breakup plan for AT&T Corp remain sceptical about the restructuring and management. Several institutional investors briefed by
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      258 18 NE\V YtfJffl Bloomberg THE New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has persuaded a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former floor broker who claimed the exchange condoned illegal trades for which he was later arrested. Michael Frayler was among seven floor brokers who admitted
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      411 18 Lachlan's younger brother, James gets seat on his birthday AFP [SYDNEY] Rupert Murdoch yesterday gave his son James a birthday present he won't forget: a seat on the board of his family's As7o billion (5565.8 billion) global media empire News Corp. youifgest' ofi^ii^^^has
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        75 18 Reuters [FRANKFURT] The London Stock Exchange says it will fight vigorously against a 10 million euro (Ssls million) compensation claim from German bourse operator Deutsche Boerse over its failed iX merger. The LSE announced on Sept 12 it was pulling out of the talks
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        118 18 [TOKYO] NTT East Corp, a regional unit of Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp, said it will see a decline of 105 billion yen (Ssl.6 billion) this year in revenue from charges to other phone companies that connect to their networks. NTT East and NTT
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        51 18 AFX-Asia [SEOUL] South Korea's real gross national income (GNI), a key indicator measuring real purchasing power, rose 3.4 per cent year-on-year in the three months to September, compared with a 1.6 per cent rise in the second quarter, the Bank of Korea said.
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        130 18 NYT [NEW YORK] Eastman Kodak Co sharply lowered its profit estimates for the next two quarters Tuesday, saying that an abrupt slowdown in the economy is weakening film sales. It is the third time since September that Kodak has cut its profit forecast. For the
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      222 18 NEW YORK Reuters SECURITIES regulators are stepping up efforts to investigate how Wall Street dealers allocate hot initial public stock offerings (IPO), the Wall Street Journal reported in its electronic edition yesterday. In subpoenas sent to three major securities firms this
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      666 19 WASHINGTON It agrees to pay USs96.9m; case sets precedent for how companies treat US temp workers LAT-WP MICROSOFT Corp agreed Tuesday to pay U5596.9 million (*****.1 million) to settle two suits brought by long-term temporary workers who claim they were denied benefits
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      425 19 NEW YORK US manufacturers' sentiment at lowest in more than 4 years Reuters US manufacturers have become significantly less optimistic about the economic outlook over the next 12 months and see scant growth in capital spending, reinforcing concern the economy may lose more
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      279 19 FRANKFURT High oil prices and interest rates blamed FT ECONOMIC growth in the euro-zone slowed in the third quarter but inflationary pressures persist in Germany and France, according to figures published on Tuesday. High oil prices, rising interest rates and a less rapid
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      402 20  -  They follow Wall St'i lead, cheered by signs «f end te White H»«se struggle seen By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Signs that the drawn-out battle for the White House may be ending brought some cheer to Asian equity markets yesterday, though local factors continued to
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      581 20 Different methods of ballot counting could now be challenged LATWP [WASHINGTON] The Supreme Court of the United States assumed an entirely new role on Tuesday night, intervening decisively for the first time in the outcome of a presidential election. With few soaring
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      292 21  -  SGX Derivatives Tradingßeport ST Intex/MSClS'pore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market yesterday rallied from a weak beginning to close firmer as market sentiment got a boost from a US Supreme Court ruling seen favouring George W Bush for the presidency. The
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      236 21  -  MS& Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan stock market yesterday closed flat as investors locked in profit following a weaker close in the Nasdaq overnight. The MSCI Taiwan index closed down 0.26 points or 0.1 per cent to 251.11 points. Turnover
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      163 21 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices eased yesterday after Iraq resumed UN-monitored exports by loading an Indian-chartered tanker at the port of Mina alBakr on the Gulf. Prices were prevented from falling heavily after US industry data showed cold weather had eaten into
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      340 21 Reuters London THE dollar climbed to 16month peaks against the yen yesterday, boosted by a crucial US Supreme Court ruling which appeared to hand the US presidency to Republican George W Bush after weeks of bitter legal wrangling. The yen was also independently undermined after the Tankan report,
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      2782 22 HONGKONG AFP yiHangSeng ****** HONGKONG share prices surged 1.9 per cent higher yesterday on late buying boosted by a US Supreme Court ruling which was likely to assure George W Bush's election as president, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index gained
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      2023 22 TOKVO AFP gwuwtas «<m TOKYO share prices bounced back yesterday as high-technology issues rallied on a US Supreme Court decision which almost assured George W Bush's election as president, brokers' said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 average gained 54.04 points or 0.4 per
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      987 22 Reuters D Shenzhen Blndei jg CHINA shares closed mixed yesterday after a dull trading session as investors awaited a clear market direction following the giant listing of Baoshan Iron and Steel Co, analysts said. Shares of China's top steel firm ended down 6.40 per cent on profittaking, analysts said.
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      363 22 AFP H VP Index +437 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.1 per cent higher yesterday with gains capped by losses in the Nasdaq index, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index edged up 4.27 points to 5,384.36, following a 1.8-per cent rise in the previous session. Turnover was
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      426 23 AFP U Composite Into -5^4 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.8 per cent lower yesterday with continued heavy selling of United Engineers Malaysia (UEM) shares and an absence of fresh leads elsewhere, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 5.64 points to
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      281 24 AFP Composite laden *14.76 SOUTH Korean shares rose 2.7 per cent yesterday with the index up 14.76 points at 557.84. Volume was 300.4 million worth 1.9 trillion won. —AFP D»cU Ww Anjm Stml 4350 -60 Brain Ttch 530 unch Ctntril Bank 170 unch Ch*il Comm ***** 1200 Dm Gu
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      265 24 AFP Q Composite Inter -2J6 PHILIPPINE share prices closed slightly lower yesterday as investors retreated with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index down 2.95 points to close at 1,395.20. Turnover fell to 216.50 million shares from Tuesday's 284.43 million. OK 13 Peso C000) MRC Allied 0.38 unch 0 !£r
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      261 24 AFP PmSE-40 -1153 NEW Zealand shares fell 0.8 per cent yesterday following falls in market leader Telecom Corp, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 16.53 points to 1,972.21. Turnover was valued at NZ$lOO million. —AFP Dt 13 COOP) Advantage HOS 1.33 -0.03 27 Air NZ A 1.56 -0.06
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      558 24 AFP fl All Ordinaries -148 AUSTRALIAN share prices were 0.5 per cent lower yesterday, weighed down by weakness in News Corp and the banks, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index finished down 14.8 points at 3,241.5 points while the SP/ASX 200 dipped 15.7 points to 3,297.5 points. Turnover totalled
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      729 24 AFP fjf SET Index *2130 THAI stocks rose 0.9 per cent yesterday due to bargainhunting after falls the previous day, and in response to firmer global markets after the US Supreme Court decision. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index rose 2.30 points to close at 271.92 and
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      645 24 AFP POBmpontelalg jjl JAKARTA share prices closed 1.3 per cent higher yesterday in a technical rebound of cigarette stocks and continued buying in retail sector shares ahead of the year-end holiday season, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 5.26 points at 420.44 with 261.7 million
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      837 26  -  Geishas are on the brink of extinction in Tokyo. And, to bring back the memory of the youthful, kimono-clad entertainers, a group of women started a business six years ago to revive the trade, albeit in a much-altered form. masako nmuk finds out how
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      2363 29  -  With reduced fear of runaway home prices, will younger Singaporeans take to renting homes in future instead of tying up big sums in property? EAIfAXA RASHIWALA finds out KALPANA RASHIWALA THE lament has been that Singaporeans are growing more westernised over the years, but one characteristic has
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        1053 34  -  Good public architecture must have a sense of openness and approachability, an architect in private practice tells GEOFFREY EU GEOFFREY EU Singaporeans of a certain vintage no doubt remember with fondness the primary school days when they carved lines, squares and circles in the gravelly
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        371 36  -  Twins Heights residents can hardly tell that their homes are part of Shaw Plaza complex. MABISBA CHEW finds out why MARISSA CHEW TWIN Heights ensures that residents never know their home is part of the Shaw Plaza complex by separating the residential from the retail and
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      277 37 Reuters -ft*--*'* THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) slipped 16 points to 1,596, the Baltic Panamas Index (BPI) gained six points to 1,464, the Baltic Handy Index (BHI) shed one point to 1,065, the Baltic Handymax Index finned seven points to 9,459 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCD &U
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      511 37  -  Structure is the first aluminium lightbeacon tower in Malaysia Byl Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Mariners transiting the congested and narrow waters of the Malacca Straits have a new navigational aid with the inauguration of the new Tanjung Gabang lightbeacon today. The lightbeacon is located nearly a
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        57 37 [LONDON) The International Ship Managers Association (ISMA) is to set up an independent London headquarters headed by a shipmanagement professional currently working for Cyprus based Hanseatic Shipping Company. Alan Ward, a former chief engineer who began his career with Blue Funnel Line, becomes ISMA's full-time executive vice-president
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        85 37 [LONDON] Swedish Orient Line's joint veniure with Greece's Scan Orient, SolNiver Lines, has signed "an agreement in principle" with Poland's Pol-Levant to collaborate on routes between the Nordic countries and the Mediterranean. SolNiver, the largest ro-ro operator on the trade, will have a joint
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        102 37 [LONDON] The entire board and two surveyors of the Hellenic Register of Shipping have been charged over the 1996 capsizing of the Greek-flag 6,197 dwt cement carrier Dystos ofTGreece, which killed 20 people. The classification society's chairman and technical director face charges of issuing
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        70 37 [LONDON] Joint internet venture INTTRA is to open an office in Hongkong in January to cover the Asian market. Joe Chang, new Asian regional head for INTTRA, which was recently set up by liner carriers CMA CGM, Maersk Sealand, MSC, Hamburg Sud and P&O Nedlloyd,
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        68 37 [LONDON] Toll fees received by the Panama Canal Authority in October climbed 8.6 per cent over last year's figure to U5552.9 million (5591.5 million). US$2.3 million over the forecast total. Panamax vessels accounted for some 39.6 per cent of transits during the month,
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      276 37  -  From Evelyn Duffy in Perth WESTERN Australia's main general cargo port may follow in the footsteps of Bunbury next year and welcome a foreign towage operator to the port. The Fremantle Port Authority has invited submissions, due on Feb 1 next year, for
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      397 37  -  REPORT ON SDN VISTA tUMEIiW Cruise ship was fit at last survey: US class society By\ Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] In response to the Bahamas Maritime Authority's damning report on the Sun Vista cruise ship casualty, the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) said it is
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      173 37 [SINGAPORE] Piracy again reared its ugly head close to Singapore's shores late on Tuesday night when a ship was attacked only 10 nautical miles south-east of Changi. A tanker carrying fuel oil to China was boarded by 12 pirates armed with guns and knives
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      516 37  -  NEWBUXLDS By. David Hughes THE past fortnight has yet again seen brisk business in the newbuildings market with the now familiar mix of large tankers, bulk carriers and container ships. Sometimes however the sale and purchase market can give an early indication of a change
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        702 38  -  New terminal is expected to be operational in the first hall of next year, reports P T Bangsberg P T Bangsberg PLANS to build a marine cargo terminal at Hongkong's Chek Lap Kok airport are moving forward with the creation
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        765 47 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Santa Suria U J Th 27/11/11:45 01/12/BOO Khanfihung 7 May-00 J03 04/B/900 05/B/600 Bright Sky 1 Jtl 07/12/735 09/I2/U30 Hanjin Bris 26 J12 08/12/1200 10/12/12^0 Hanjin Istan 38 JB 09/B/8* Tamdhu 74 J04 10/12/7:55 14/B/BOO Desert Star 12-Jan JB 11/B/t30 H/B/2300 Aseanpioneer
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        1847 47 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO BooMnq/Manc* Rstls Bookinq/BaUnce Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etfc/ttr Nriod Frew To From Ship Voy Wo Ett/Btr Poriod From To From AC* DAHUA 029A tVOJO 12/1500 12/1459 mc-00 4 U/OOO 13/M59 13/1700 a 12/1700 13/0659 13/0900 2* 12/1700 13/0*59 13/0900 HUAYUWHC
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        231 47 DM 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dm SB USA: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Sweden: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Singapore: Christmas Day. United Kingdom: Christmas Day. Korea: Christinas Day. Taiwan: Constitution Day. Dm Canada: Boxing Day.
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        802 47 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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        501 47 Carbon 180 Max 990.7 0.7 12.9 0.10 79 0.03 Nov 30 Otwttt Water Residue Ask Aluminium Sidtaint NoaboveE25 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 Ave 9672 02 12.9 0.06 26 0.02 E»m 380 Max 992.3 0.8 15.8 0.09 70 0.03 xWtt-3 %v/v %M/H mt mt*o4
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        403 48  -  Talks with pilots break down; pilots may strike daring Christmas season From Audrey Tan in Hongkong CATHAY Pacific has had to cancel 20 flights so far this month as a result of "pilot illness", and its flight schedule this holiday season may be further
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        162 48 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has offered to help Sri Lanka upgrade and expand its airports, Transport Minister Datuk Ling Liong Sik said. He said Sri Lanka was happy with the offer and had agreed to send a group of engineers and technical officers
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        254 48 AFP [BANGKOK] Bangkok's second international airport, which has been on the drawing board for more than four decades, is unlikely to be finished on schedule in 2004, its developer said,- according to a report yesterday. The chairman of state-run New Bangkok International
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        199 48 AP [NEW DELHI] India's staterun airlines are fast losing market to foreign carriers because of shortage of aircraft, a newspaper reported yesterday. Out of India's international traffic, only 30 per cent is controlled by Air-India and the Indian Airlines, which fly on international routes,
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        124 48 AP [LONDON] A British Airways jumbo jet taxied off the tarmac and became stuck in mud on Tuesday at Heathrow Airport, briefly stranding passengers and delaying other flights. Four emergency ambulances were sent to the Boeing 747 arriving from Boston but all 116 passengers disembarked
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        579 48 Instead it wfll upgrade a small commuter airport for regional flights Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Prime Minister John Howard's government has ditched plans to build a new international airport in Sydney and a As4.B billion (554.5 billion) high-speed train between the nation's largest city and
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        490 48 Airline is now considering appealing the order Reuters [ATLANTA] A federal judge here denied Delta Air Lines Inc's request for an injunction and temporary restraining order to stop what the carrier called an illegal work slowdown by its pilots. Delta said it was
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