The Business Times, 19 January 2001

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 028/12/2000 SINGAPOR E Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2001 85C
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    77 1 sn 1£87.59 (-19.59) P™IBT-SQ iJ 78&53 (-14.91) k"2 ST INDEX PDTUIES mM (-33.00) smsoi FUTUIES ***** (-6.30) STOCI MARKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE OOMP ***** +417 NIKKEI 228 13,873.92 +***** HANG SENG 16*28.76 +***** SET INDEX ***** -6.72 JAKARTA COMP 416-35 +1.68 MANILA OOMP _1,***** -20.42 TAIPEI WPT
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    Lock icon FINANCE
    76 1 FOBEX RATES us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.739 £(US8/SS per 1.477 2J68 EUKO(US$/S$/E) 0.938 1.631 DM 2.081 1100 YEN 1192 68.60 RM 3.800 2-186 HKS 7.799 1486 BAUT 43.38 24.96 RUPIAH 9,486 6,466 PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* ——§.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.W BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG &50
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    Lock icon Price perks fuel talk of property price war
    730 1  -  Two projects that have offered price incentives to buyers seem to have taken off By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] Properties offering price lures are chalking up better sales than those that aren't, leading to renewed speculation about an impending price war. Although property
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    Lock icon Skills will keep finance sector ahead: Tharman
    653 1  -  It's quality of manpower that will be'defining element of competition' By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Having a substantial pool of high-quality, innovative manpower will become even more of "a defining element of competition" among financial centres. This is why Singapore must have continuous
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    Lock icon California declares emergency
    709 1  -  Initial reports show Silicon Valley firms are coping well with 'rolling' power cuts From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley THE electricity supply crisis in California has come to a head. The governor, Gray Davis, declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after power companies finally carried out
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      145 1 INSIDE Top Stories Vickers Ballas resumes partnership, merger talks. Pg 4 Fully internationalising S$ too risky: BG Lee. Pg 9 US economy slowed in Dec: Fed. Pg 18 IBM posts 28% rise in Q4 profits. Pg 20 Exec Lifestyle BIHII w p f 9 X 0 S*\. ANEW THELEADER >»
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      16 1 J r' A media empire L next for Li Ka-shing? Hock Lock Siew column, Page 4
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      Lock icon Tom.com shifts focus away from dotcom
      710 2  -  HKs34m revenue from offline businesses in Q4, HKs32m from online Fron Audrey Tan in Hongkong LI Ka-shing's Internet company Tom.com made as much money outside the Web as it did online last quarter, and it may have to rely on revenues from "traditional" businesses
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      Lock icon Estrada calls on military to remain neutral
      510 2  -  Arroyo, Ramos warn officers are waiting to spring a conp From Al Labita in Manila WITH the spectre of a coup hanging over him, beleaguered Philippine President Joseph Estrada yesterday asked the military to remain neutral amid rumours it would back a civilian
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        Lock icon Just missed the Lee and Li Show
        144 2 A FEW minutes separated media photographers in Hongkong from a great photo opportunity yesterday that could have seen Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong bumping right into tycoon Li Ka-shing and his son, Richard. BG Lee, giving a luncheon talk at the
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        Lock icon The line on SingTel
        66 2 EARLIER this week, BT ran an online poll following SingTel's move to change the way it proposes to offer network access to rival operators. Readers were asked whether they thought Sing Tel was blocking the opening up of the telecoms market. Of the readers who responded,
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      135 2 ZENITH Swiss watchmakers since 1865 /j jr jjf| *£2mZ < jjj^L JB: f WW HF N« AuwJQP^^^^HK^^^HF jjsK/K a m. Mr Hm^4WlP* El Primero, the first automatic chronograph movement in watchmaking history, was developed in 1969 and its creation represented the last great challenge in the art of watchmaking. To
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      9 2 A media empire next for Li Ka-shing?, Pg 4
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      121 3 (PARMIGIAm) Vniii launches Roger Dubuis Glashi'itte Original O ROGER DUBUIS presents the Parmigiani honoger genevois l leurier Collection. YAFRIRO at The Fullerton Hotel, embraces M the spirit of individuality, and inspires with its I; r Iff innovative approach in the art of j| ll luxury watch retailing. j S The
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon NatSteel to return 87C a share in 2nd quarter
      275 4  -  By Marissa Chew NATSTEEL Ltd said yesterday it would return 87 cents a share, or a total of $315 million, to shareholders in the second quarter by way of a capital reduction exercise. Together with a special dividend of 71 cents
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      Lock icon Vickers Ballas resumes partnership, merger talks
      518 4  -  Tie-up rumours since failed attempt with 6K Goh; Kim Eng denies deal By Angela Tan BARELY seven months after its failed merger with GK Goh Securities, Vickers Ballas Holdings Ltd said it was talking to various parties on new investments and possible mergers, moves
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      Lock icon Stockbrokers in for a shakeout?
      432 4  -  Falling liquidity, low commissions forcing them to rationalise operations By Ven Sreenivasan SQUEEZED by falling liquidity and low commissions, local broking houses are rationalising their operations in what could be a prelude to a shake-out in the industry. Sources tell BT most of the 30-odd
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      Lock icon A media empire next for Li Ka-shing
      751 4  -  HocKimr^i lee han shih AFTER building up a giant property company, a huge cement maker, a global telecoms set-up and the world's premier port operator, what does "Superman" Li Ka-shing do for an encore? He is following in the footsteps of his good
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      Lock icon Datacraft beats forecasts with 71% interim profit leap
      661 7  -  Group makes USs2lm but expects growth to ease in second half By Teh Hooi Ling DATACRAFT Asia has continued its winning performance with a 71 per cent surge in interim earnings to US$2l.l million (Ss36 million) beating analysts' forecasts. Revenue jumped 60
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      Lock icon CapitaLand issues profit warning
      314 7  -  This confirms market talk that 2000 earnings will be lower than expected By Andrea Tan HURT by the weak residential property market, Singapore's largest listed property group Capita Land Ltd yesterday issued a profit warning on earnings for the second half year. Capita Land said in
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      Lock icon Creative 2nd-qtr profit expected to fall
      499 7 Analysts forecast net profit of USsl9.sm-USs2sm AFX-Asia CREATIVE Technology was expected to report yesterday after the US market closed a second quarter to December net profit of US$l9.5 million (5533.9 million) to US$25 million, down from U5544.48 million in the previous year, reflecting a
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      Lock icon ST Engg wins job to convert 13 MD-11 jets for Boeing
      238 7 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering Ltd, a defence equipment company, said it won a four-year contract to convert 13 MD-11 jets into cargo planes for Boeing Co, the world's largest aircraft manufacturer. United Parcel Service Inc (UPS), the world's largest
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      Lock icon Revenue falls but Roly's H1 net up 32% to US$4m
      272 7  -  By Andrea Tan HONGKONG-BASED Roly International's net profit rose 32.4 per cent to US$4.l million (Ss7.l million) in the six months to Oct 31, despite a 25.3 per cent drop in revenue. Turnover fell to US$B5.9 million as revenue from
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon Thales gains 70% control of Avimo
        54 8 THALES Group, making an offer for Avimo Singapore, said it has received acceptances in respect of 32.9 million shares, which together with the 77.5 million shares it already owns, gives it 70.1 per cent control of the company. Thales also said the ofifer will
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        Lock icon Rotol expects losses to widen
        109 8 Reuters ROTOL Singapore said losses in the second half of financial year MOO would exceed those of the first half. The firm posted a net loss of $620,000 in the six months to June 30,2000. It had warned at the time of the earnings announcement
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        Lock icon Stamford Tyres H1 profit down 10%
        63 8 STAMFORD Tyres said net profit for the half year to Oct 31 fell 10 per cent to $2.01 million. Turnover rose 5 per cent to $57.7 million due to the expansion of retail operations in Singapore and improved performances from offices in Asia. But
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        Lock icon Osprey chief accepts takeover offer
        111 8 Reuters OSPREY Maritime Ltd said yesterday that chairman Tim Cottew, who owns 6.75 per cent of the energy transportation group, had accepted World Shipholding's revised takeover ofifer for Osprey. World Shipholding, a private company controlled by Norwegian shipping magnate John Fredriksen, sweetened its ofifer price
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      Lock icon Metalock to sell trading arm to KS Tech for $6m
      353 8  -  Aqua-Terra's activities no longer fit well with Metalock's core business, says chairman Knah By Rachel Ong MAINBOARD-LISTED Metalock (Singapore) Ltd announced yesterday that it planned to sell the operations of wholly-owned subsidiary Aqua-Terra Supply Company Pte Ltd to Sesdaq-listed KS
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      Lock icon John Hancock launches $100m fixed-rate issue
      374 8  -  First foreign firm to enter the S$ bond market this year Reports by Ling Su Ann JOHN Hancock Life Insurance unit John Hancock Global Funding II (JHGF) yesterday became the first foreign firm to enter the Sin-gapore-dollar bond market this year, with a $100
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      Lock icon Tuas Power note issue to raise $525m
      178 8 TUAS Power yesterday signed a $525 million unsecured medi-um-term note (MTN) programme to issue Singapore dollar-de-nominated notes in series or tranches. Each series or tranche will be issued in various amounts and tenors, and will bear either fixed or floating interest rates. Proceeds
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      Lock icon China meat producer gets in-principle nod for S'pore listing
      279 8  -  By Rachel Ong CHINA-BASED United Food Holdings has received inprinciple approval to list on the main board of the Singapore Exchange. The company, which operates out of Shandong, is involved mainly in the production and sale of meat and meat products,
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      692 4 Thomson-CSF Invest SAS (Incorporated in France) MANDATORY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER by Credit Suisse First Boston for and on behalf of Thomson-CSF Invest SAS a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thomson-CSF (Incorporated in France) to be renamed THALES for AVIMO GROUP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Announcement of level of acceptances
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      521 6 Stocks Volume PCI 25c 71,432,000 PacificCenturylOc 38,903,000 Omni Ind 10c 20,758,000 STEngglOc 14,901,000 SingTel 15c 11,325,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 10,603,000 KLW HkJgs 10c 7,820,000 ST Assembly 25c 7,006,000 NOL 6,423,000 NatBroad 25c 6,340,000 Stocks PCI 25c 91,353,150 DBS Grp 86,118,922 SIA 69,700,424 Chart Semiconductor 26c 60,117,035 Omni Ind 10c 55,229,753
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      Lock icon Tech stocks roar back as defensive play wanes
      579 6  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy THE New Economy triumphed over the Old yesterday as punters pulled out of traditionally defensive stocks like banks and property and piled into "oversold" tech stocks like Creative, Venture and Datacraft. The swing towards technology was accompanied by a
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      Lock icon DB's covered call on OUB looks set to expire worthless
      207 6  -  WARRANT WATCH Bl R Sivanithy A FEW days ago, we highlighted the interesting case of the Deutsche Bank covered warrant on OUB, which is due to expire on Jan 23. At the time, OUB's share was trading at $7.95, which
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      Lock icon PCI: charts suggest further rise
      238 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of electronics company PCI rallied yesterday on rumours ING Barings has valued Chuan Hup's stake at $1.40 a share. The rumours swept the market after appearing on the websites of several broking houses. As a result, PCI stock
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      132 6 AUSSINO.COM-Group will hold its EGM on Feb Bat 3 pm, 350 Orchard Road #16-07 Shaw House. ♦NH Ceramics has appointed the general manager of corporate affairs department for Envoi Group of Companies/Pennville International Ooi Seng Soon, Robbie as a non-executive director with effect from Jan 17. Effective from
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      Lock icon US$ stages rebound after strong $ policy testimony
      340 6  - US$ stages rebound after strong policy testimony CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar staged a sharp turnaround in Asian trading yesterday, reversing almost all its Wednesday losses and even extending its Tuesday gains in some cases. The greenback had been sold a day earlier on fears incoming US Treasury Secretary
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      76 7 Yafriro I Celebrer Le Temps It's Time... I to indulge I In the tine art ot Restoration. I JU KIt: 1 he Fullerton Hotel I J TORIC Tourbillon i' i -**V 'v Yafriro INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD I iii I ulkiiou Hi>ul i Hillmon Square "111 11 Sin^.ipori'(l l jl 7
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Kent Ridge Digital signs MOU with Japan's Neoteny
      313 9  -  By Tang Weng Fai KENT Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL) and Neoteny Co Ltd, a Japanese early stage technology investment firm, have signed an agreement to bring new start-ups to market in both countries. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU), Neoteny will have
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      Lock icon Power Supply adjusts tariffs
      314 9 FROM Feb 1, residential consumers and small businesses will have to pay 7.6 per cent more for their electricity supply, while most larger companies will see a slight cut in their electricity tariffs. Power Supply yesterday said it will be raising the tariff for residential and
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      Lock icon StarHub cuts call rates to M'sia
      225 9 STARHUB yesterday launched a new price structure and call rates for its premium IDD 008 service to Malaysia. From today, all Star Hub customers will pay eight cents a minute for calls to Johor state and 33 cents a minute to the rest of
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      Lock icon Fully internationalising S$ too risky: BG Lee
      848 9  -  Bat govt has already minimised local currency restrictions, he says From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has again strongly ruled out fully internationalising the Singapore dollar, citing the potential risks of such a move in destabilising the
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      Lock icon PGA Show of Asia here next month
      361 9  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE will host the first PGA Show of Asia next month. The event, part of the $5 million Singapore International Golf Festival (SIGF), will be held at the Singapore Expo and Convention Centre from Feb 21 to 25. More than
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      Lock icon F&B takings up 3.8% in Jan-Nov
      281 9  -  I =rt =4 on the economy F&B revenue -By Marissa Chew NOT only were there more visitors to Singapore last year, they also spent more on food and drink, according to a study by Hospitality Asset Advisors (HAA). In its monthly report on local
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      47 9 IN our article, "Space, privacy energy" (Executive Suite, Jan 18), it should have been KNTA Architects, not KNTA Pte Ltd, that is a member of the team appointed as the master architect for Singapore Management University's city campus. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon No rush to revise growth forecasts
      516 10  -  Most economists stick to projections despite dismal December exports By Chuang Peek Ming ANALYSTS were yesterday surprised by the sharp fall in December's exports, but most are sitting tight on their economic growth forecasts for 2001 at least for now. Some said they will
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      Lock icon Compass Rose to close for renovations
      412 10  -  By Marissa Chew THE Compass Rose, one of Singapore's most well-known restaurants, will be closed for six months from March 15 for major renovations. The restaurant, perched on the 69th floor of the Westin Stamford, commands a stunning view of Singapore's business district and
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      Lock icon Substantial progress made in 2nd round of FTA talks
      409 10  -  But joint US-S'pore statement says mnch work remains to be done By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE and the US have made "substantial" progress after wrapping up a second round of talks on a free trade deal, but much work remains, said
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      Lock icon Two events to help boost retail scene
      163 10 TWO events were announced yesterday to help boost the local and regional shopping scene. The Retail Industry Trade Event 2001 (Rite) and Singapore Retail Industry Conference 2001 (SRIC) launched by Singapore Exhibition Services (SES) and the Singapore Retailers' Association (SRA) aim to introduce
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      Lock icon M&As: reality is small players have little clout
      445 10  -  MAILPTTI Narayana Narayana I REFER to your article "Small players, don't bet on M&As to make a killing" by Wong Wei Kong and editorial "Takeovers and the market", both published on Jan 12. When you comment in the editorial that "one possible
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      Lock icon Diplomat & pragmatist
      1753 11  - Diplomat pragmatist Johan Syahperi Saleh, Indonesia's new ambassador to Singapore, wants a fresh start, as TANG RAZALI KASSIM finds OUt YANG RAZALI KASSIM WHA T are your priorities as Indonesia's new ambassador to Singapore? For years, we see Singapore as a strategic partner. I spent 28 years in the foreign
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Touting dotcom failures as big successes
      826 12  -  ■m 1 bottom line OPINION michael lewis The writer, author of' Liar's Poker'and 'The New New Thing', is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own. Bloomberg A FEW weeks ago, a young man emailed me an interesting complaint He was
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      110 12 'The work here is never finished and I can't live forever.' Daim Zainnddin the Malaysian finance minister, on being asked when he plans to step down from the Cabinet. 'It was clearly a bunker, a well-equipped one, yet they called it an old cellar.' a police source,
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      Lock icon Indon gas: A pragmatic deal
      569 12 EDITORIAL Natural gas, on its own, is as useless as natural waste. Its utility depends entirely on man's ingenuity to turn nature to his advantage. It also calls for a willingness to invest the vast sums of money needed, good use of technology, good sense
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      Lock icon Can Bush, Congress forge a consensus on trade?
      1143 12  -  The pro-business Republicans and pro-labour Democrats' different priorities will be difficult to reconcile Front Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent in Washington THIS week's Senate confirmation hearings for incoming US President George W Bush's choice for attor-ney-general, John Ashcroft, are
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      876 12 Lack of Justice In Manila JUSTICE must be done, and it must be seen to be done. The collapse of the trial against Philippine President Joseph Estrada after senators voted narrowly to disallow evidence crucial to the prosecution case, does not appear to have either the
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon MAS stake: KL to seek general offer waiver
      354 13 KUALA LUMPUR Analysts say it's a foregone conclusion govt will get exemption THE Malaysian government will seek a waiver from making a general offer for the rest of national carrier Malaysian Airline System, said Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin yesterday. The Finance Ministry
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      Lock icon UEM pushes ahead with Renong deal
      360 13  -  New term is added: Renong can buy some land at 20% discount From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur UNITED Engineers Malaysia (UEM) yesterday signed a sales and purchase (S&P) agreement to buy over the pledged assets of parent Renong Berhad despite market unhappiness
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      Lock icon Don't panic over US slowdown: Daim
      235 13 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin told Malaysians yesterday not to panic over the US economic slowdown and said the 7.0 per cent Malaysian growth forecast for this year stiU stands. "I don't know why people panic. It (the decline in the US
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      Lock icon Bakundam: Malaysia denies seeking bids
      131 13 KUALA LUMPUR AP MALAYSIA'S economics tsar denied yesterday that the government has called for bids to revive the staUed construction of the controversial Bakun dam on Borneo island. Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin claimed that the proposal to resurrect the massive project has "not gone to
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon IMF in talks with Jakarta to clarify forex curbs
      583 14 JAKARTA Dealers insist new Indon rules will do little to help embattled currency Reuters THE IMF said yesterday it was encouraging Indonesia's central bank to clarify new foreign exchange curbs that have baffled dealers, who insist the measures will do little
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      Lock icon Constitutional Court agrees to hear Thaksin graft case
      609 14 BANGKOK Move comes as election body Annuls the victories of seven candidates from his party AP PRIME Minister-elect Thaksin Shinawatra's political troubles mounted yesterday after a court agreed to hear a corruption case against him even as his election victory was diluted
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      Lock icon Lawyer, Tommy's wife suspects in hunt
      331 14 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIAN police yesterday named the chief lawyer of former president Suharto and the wife of Suharto's fugitive youngest son as suspects in hindering an investigation into the son's whereabouts. "We are going to summon him as a suspect because it turned out
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      Lock icon Snake year to have fearsome bite: CLSA
      605 16 HONGKONG The house said that the Snake year will be better than Dragon year, bnt will see major swings Reuters DRESSED in blue and yellow silk robes, analysts at Credit Lyonnais Securities Asia (CLSA) rolled out their projections for the Chinese Year of
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      Lock icon HKMA in talks to buy office space
      251 16 HONGKONG It's said to be close to buying 15 floors of one of HE's tallest buildings for HKs3b Bloomberg THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority said it's in talks to buy office space in one of Hongkong's tallest buildings, which is being built by
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      Lock icon New Indian code of ethics aims to improve bourse transparency
      140 16 ■BOMBAY Reuters THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Wednesday announced a code of ethics for stock exchange officials aimed at improving the transparency of Indian share markets. The code requires all stock exchange officials to disclose details
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      Lock icon India to launch Bangalore airport project
      236 16 BANGALORE Reuters INDIAN Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will kick off construction of a longdelayed mega-international airport project in the southern city of Bangalore today, a government official said. "We have not yet finalised the private sector partner but that won't come in the
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      518 15 TOKYO Shares soar as much as 17% on talk it will scale back secondary offering Bloomberg, Reuters Reuters NTT DoCoMo Inc, the world's second-biggest mobile phone company, said a US$6.7 billion (5511.6 billion) sale of new shares will proceed as planned, after
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      145 15 AFP [COLOGNE, Germany] The highly desirable Internet address "Sex.com" could attract a sale price of up to US$B5 million (Ssl4B million), the man responsible for marketing it said on Wednesday. "The interest is very, very great," said Robert Mohrer, head of German Internet platform
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      287 15 NEW YORK Reuters ASIAINFO Holdings Inc, China's largest Internet company, yesterday said its fourthquarter earnings rose, as its software business expanded and China's telecommunications industry was further deregulated. The Beijing-based company reported US$l million (Ssl.7 million) in net income, or 0.025 of a US
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      371 15 BANGALORE Increased demand for software from new customers cited as reason Bloomberg WIPRO Ltd, India's most expensive stock as measured by price-to-earnings ratio, may have doubled its third-quar-ter profit, buoyed by increased demand for software from as many as 30 new customers,
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      377 15 SAN JOSE Software maker hopes to broaden product range Bloomberg NETIQ Corp, whose software manages corporate computer networks, agreed to buy WebTrends Corp for about US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) in stock to add products that analyse spending by website visitors and to
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      237 15 TOKYO Bloomberg YAHOO Japan Corp shares yesterday surged 13 per cent following speculation that Viacom Inc, the world's third largest media company, may buy US-based Yahoo! Corp, which owns a third of the Japanese unit. Yahoo Japan shares rose 770,000 yen to
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      329 18 BRUSSELS Reuters EUROPEAN stock exchange regulators on Wednesday called for the European Commission to create a "European passport" for issuers that would facilitate cross-border offerings in Europe. "The proposal of this paper would deliver the objective of home state control of the prospectus
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      448 18 WASHINGTON Poor showing in retail and manufacturing eases labour squeeze, price pressures Reuters AFX-Asia THE US economy slowed last month, marked by disappointing holiday sales and a weakening manufacturing sector that helped ease labour shortages and limit upward price pressures, the Federal Reserve said
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      376 18 WASHINGTON Housing starts rise at fastest pace in seven months Bloomberg US new home construction rose in December to the fastest pace in seven months, led by a surge in house building, government figures showed yesterday. Housing starts increased 0.3 per cent last
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      378 18 WASHINGTON AP THE government's top securities law enforcer and federal prosecutors have written letters opposing a presidential pardon for convicted financier Michael Milken. Richard Walker, enforcement director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, said, "Few people have done more than Milken to undermine
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      604 19  -  1=111=4:1 from Washington Planned protests by 50,000 demonstrators serve as warning of uphill healing tasks ahead for the new president Leon Hadar GEORGE W Bush has promised that his inaugural address tomorrow will attempt to bring the American people together after a bruising
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      331 19 WASHINGTON Treasury nominee O'Neill favours strong dollar LAT-WP THE Bush administration plans to formally propose its US$l.3 trillion (552.3 trillion) tax cut within six weeks and to create a Social Security commission to quickly select steps to sustain the giant national pension fund, Treasury
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      681 20 It expresses confidence about sales in 2001, expecting revenue from Asia, Enrope to buttress any slowdown in the US Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] International Business Machines Corp, the No 1 computer maker, said fourth-quarter earnings rose on a 5.9 per cent
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      553 20 Mac glut cleared; will be in the black in cnrrent quarter Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Computer Inc reported its first loss in three years on Wednesday but said it had cleaned out a glut of unsold Macintosh computers and
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      463 20 NYT [NEW YORK] General Electric Co, balancing a softening in sales with a ratcheting up of productivity, said on Wednesday that its fourth quarter earnings rose 16 per cent even though revenue gained only 6 per cent. But the company also
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        98 21 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Bank One Corp reported an unexpected fourth-quarter loss of US$5l2 million (SsB9l million) as it spent more to cover bad loans, cut jobs and improve efficiency. Bank One's loss of 44 US cents a share compared with net income of US$4ll million, or
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        126 21 Reuters [NEW YORK] Charles Schwab Corp, the No 1 US discount and Internet broker, said on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 27 per cent, missing estimates, as a slumping stock market caused a drop in trading and brokerage commission revenues. San Francisco-based Schwab,
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        73 21 Bloomberg [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak Co, the world's biggest photography company, said fourth-quarter profit fell by half because the slowdown in the US economy cut film sales as consumer spending declined. Profit from operations dropped to US$2OO million, or 68 US cents a share,
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        111 21 Reuters [HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois] Retailer Sears, Roebuck and Co on Thursday reported a 14 per cent decrease in fourth-quarter operating earnings, topping Wall Street forecasts, as results were pinched by a slowing economy and higher costs. Sears, the second largest retailer behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc,
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        128 21 Reuters [PEORIA, Illinois] Caterpillar Inc, the world's biggest maker of earth-moving equipment, on Thursday said its fourth-quarter profit rose 10 per cent, beating Wall Street's estimates. Caterpillar said it earned US$264 million or 76 US cents per share in the latest quarter, compared with US$239
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      521 21 It is expected to report Q2 earnings of 47 US cents a share Bloomberg [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp is expected to meet reduced fiscal second-quarter profit forecasts, and investors are seeking signs that the No 1 software maker is decreasing its dependence on the
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      208 21 Reuters [DEARBORN, Michigan] Ford Motor Co, the world's second largest automaker, yesterday reported a 33 per cent drop in fourth quarter operating earnings, largely due to weaker results from its core North American automotive operations. Ford said it earned US$l.2 billion (Ss2.l billion),
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      369 21 Intel rival doubles Q4 net and sounds upbeat about Q1 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Advanced Micro Devices Inc on Wednesday reported fourth quarter net income that trailed forecasts and joined its larger rival Intel Corp by saying that slack sales of PCs would hurt first-quarter sales, but
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      294 23  -  SGX Derivatives Tradlng/feport ST Index/MSCI S'pore Index Lau Chee Keong THE Singapore stock market extended its fall yesterday as investors continued to unload their shares. Financial shares led the market lower on fears that a slowing economy would hurt loan growth. The benchmark
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      228 23  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong THE Taiwan stock market surged 1.35 per cent yesterday on its last trading day before the Chinese New Year holiday following the higher close of Nasdaq on Wednesday. A surge in financial shares managed to outweigh the profit-taking
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      162 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [VIENNA] Oil prices sat tight yesterday as major consuming nations complained that the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (Opec) deep new output cuts will leave oil supplies too tight for comfort this year for the world economy. London Brent
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      315 23 Reuters London THE US dollar turned tail yesterday, retreating from 18month highs against the yen after Japanese officials betrayed growing unease over the yen's weakness. The euro also held a firmer footing against the US dollar, showing little reaction to the European Central Bank's widely-expected decision to leave
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      Lock icon Hopes of US rate cut drive Hang Seng Index higher
      2857 24 HONGKONG AFP FlHan&Seng +267.27 HONGKONG share prices rose 1.8 per cent yesterday after the release of US inflation data seen as favourable to the chances of another US interest rate cut this month, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index
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      2108 24 AFP H Nikkei 225 <-***** TOKYO share prices rose for the fifth straight day yesterday, gaining 1.5-per cent as the start of a ruling party meeting on market-support measures boosted sentiment, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 average closed up 206.29 points at 13,873.92.
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      1078 24 Reuters HI Shenzhen B Index +120 A TECHNICAL rebound pushed Chinese stocks to a higher close in thin trade yesterday after a week of heavy losses in reaction to a regulatory investigation of price manipulation at some high-tech companies. The Shanghai hard currency B share index ended up 1.34
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      380 24 AFP Index +77.96 TAIWAN share prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday as sentiment remained positive in the last session before the long Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index rose 77.96 points to 5,847.91, the highest level this year. Yesterday's turnover
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      440 25 AFP Qj Composite Index +427 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.6 per cent higher yesterday with selected semiconductor stocks rising on the back of Nasdaq's overnight gains, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 4.27 points to finish at 683.92.
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      8691 25 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 2001 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Low Sale 'OOP High Low P/E $mll 310 300 Ajinomoto 310 17.0 125.6 40 30 Angkasa 31 unch 89 31 30 45.7 316 286 Apollo Food Hlg 316 6.9 126.4 332 308 Asia File 316 12.7 210.4 3625 3225 BAT
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      316 26 AFP Composite Index +&22 SOUTH Korean shares rose 1.4 per cent yesterday with the index up 8.22 points at 604.05. Volume stood at 119 million shares worth 3 trillion won. —AFP Jaatt «Kxi *h Anjm Semi 4540 110 Brain Tech 530 unch Central Bank 170 unch ChallComm T9000 3000
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      292 26 AFP Q Composite Index -20.42 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 1.4 per cent lower yesterday with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index down 20.42 points to 1,438.21. Volume fell to 361 million shares worth 1.11 billion pesos from 1.21 billion shares worth 1.87 billion pesos on Wednesday. —AFP Jaw 18
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      267 26 AFP HmSE-40 +3.77 NEW Zealand's shares rose 0.2 per cent higher yesterday as index heavyweight Telecom Corp rose, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index posted its sixth consecutive gain, ending 3.77 points higher at 1,972.27. Telecom dominated the total turnover of NZ$llO million. AFP jmu m cooo) Advantage HOS
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      542 26 AFP F1 All Ordinaries +34J0 AUSTRALIAN shares gained one per cent yesterday amid growing optimism the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates again later this month, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index closed up 34.1 points at 3,232.5, while the SP/ASX 200 index added 36.2 points to 3,289.9.
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      730 26 AFP n SET Index -0.72 THAI stocks dropped 0.2 per cent yesterday after late prof-it-taking erased early gains, analysts said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index lost 0.72 points to finish at 314.26 points and the SET 50 index was down 0.05 points at 22.52. Decliners led
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      730 26 AFP Index +L6B INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.4 per cent higher in modest trade yesterday, driven largely by Telkom, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 1.68 points at 416.35. Gainers led losers 66 to 44. Volume was 922 million shares valued at 279.75 billion rupiah.
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    7575 27 SGXMAXNBOARD Transaction date: Jan 18 Cr Cr M Wt 52-wk Last Vol Day Last Quota Dtv 0<v YM Nat Cap Avg High Low Company Sata COOO) HlQh Low Buyar Sallaf C'vr P/E SmH Prlca MULTI-INtUSTRY 158 64 m c AcmaSOc 67 -O.S 10 67 66 663 67 5
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      626 28  -  M'sian women are going places even as Islamic conservatism rises, says MARTY LOGAN MARTY LOGAN Reuters I women in Malaysia have a host of new role models. Shahrizat Jalil, promoted to women's affairs minister on Wednesday, was the latest in a string of women
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      26 29 msPE Travel Restoring the charm of old Penang EL 3 Epicure D-I-Y Lunar New Year dishes EL 6 Style Giving Spring a refreshing look EL 8
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        774 30  -  [•laathe cuff Chinese New Tear may have become a ritual, with its attending annoyances, bnt nothing beats the scents, sights and joys that come with it jaime ee WHAT are the top 10 signs that Chinese New Year is around the corner? 1) The tatty
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        1557 30 COVER STORY AND so the Year of the Dragon comes to its majestic end, capping a tumultuous year that has seen contradictory events like a woeful stock market and a robust economic rebound. With bonuses generous enough to afford an extra can or two of
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          66 30 BT ran a report on Wednesday about how Singapore ranks low in entrepreneurship, in fact, ranking near the bottom in a recent study that compared entrepreneurship levels around the world. The report certainly isn't lying, going by an email that was sent to us
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          112 30 HOW'S this for service? A group of seven having lunch at Senso the Italian eatery in Club Street was already having a prolonged meal thanks to the slow service. But what took the cake was when one of them was served her main course while her companions waited
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          32 30 M SEEN in a flyer for some "power stretch" body sculpting tool was this strange headline: "Trim your waste in 14 days". Waste? Or did they mean "waist"?
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        1452 31  -  There's more to the Malaysian state than food. Check out its historical buildings that have been given a new lease of life, especially the Cheong Fatt Tze mansion, says cheahui-hoom CHEAH UI-HOON PENANG —the land of flaming char kway teow and steaming laksa might
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        267 31 ♦Cheong Fatt Tze mansion is open for conducted tours Monday, Wednesday, Friday and on weekends at 11am. Please call 04-*****76 or 04-*****89 for bookings and information. For more information, email lla@tm.net.my. The Penang Heritage Trust is a good start to acquainting oneself with the heritage aspects of
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        642 32  -  CINEMA The usual thrills and spills in Vertical Limit fail to lift the movie to any dramatic height By Geoffrey Eu A BOUT a year before he died while attempting to scale the North Face of Mount Everest in 1924, British mountaineer George Mallory was
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        547 32  -  CINEMA What's a let-down in Accidental Spy though are the 'wasted' exotic settings By Susan Tsang THE Accidental Spy shows Jackie Chan back in action mode after Gorgeous, and he's looking good. The Hongkong superstar is in impressive form with this HK$2OO million (5544.5
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      775 33 The Accidental Spy. Orphan Jackie Chan goes to Turkey on a treasure hunt, and finds himself targeted by spies and mercenaries. Beach Rd, Bugis, Lido, Balestier, Century, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong, Yangtze, Eastshore, Suntec, West Mall, Jubilee, Empress, Sun, Toa Payoh, Yishun, Bishan, Tiong Bahru, Boon Lay, Tampines, Marina,
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      124 33 Cathay Org Cathay 338-3400 Eastshore 346-1816 Orchard 235-8386 Picturehouse 338-3400 j Yangtze 223-7529 Eng Wah Empress 777-5867 Jubliee 454- 164u Mandarin 292-9401 Marina 338-9719 Whitesands 585-1782 Golden Village 1900-912-1234 332-6098 for group bookings wheelchair facilities Bishan Boon Lay Marina Tampines 8 Tiong Bahru i Yishun Overseas Movie
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        948 34 It's that time of the year for feasting. But for a change, why not try out these recipes from Chef Sam Leong of Jade, and Chef Daniel Koh of Intermezzo CANT get a reservation at the new Jade restaurant but itching to try some of
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        491 35  -  RESTAURANT Intermezzo offers a carefully thought-out Lunar New Tear menu that Is also eloquently presented By i Cheah Ui-Hoon INNOVATIVE, but nothing alien or over the top. The Lunar New Year set menu at Intermezzo is an understatedly contemporary line-up, a la Asia-Pacific Style light, tasteful and
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        847 35  -  By Jaime Ee SO who makes the best pineapple tarts, loveletters, bak kua, cookies, cakes and assorted munchies that go into your lacquer tray every Chinese New Year? Finding somebody's finicky aunt or mother who makes the goodies that make you go "mmmm"
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        2103 36  -  Does celebrating the Lunar New Year mean putting aside your good taste and putting up with plastic red flowers, lanterns and pineapples? COMMMEHERK talks to some florists to find out how the new year can be ushered in in a modern, yet Oriental sort of way CORINNE KERK
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        107 36 Sweet Success, $88 A traditional kueh lapis or layered cake, with red gerberas, snake grass and mandarin oranges bundled together with a red chai kee, or prosperity floral ball. Golden Harvest, $55-$6B Mandarin oranges in a round, Peranakan-inspired new year basket tied with a red chai kee
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      213 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 25 Befitting a gala or feast four ropes (5) 21 g 3 footba,ler from Dory leave (6) 7 one makes way with 5 caster? (5) 26 End early manoeuvres on 8 Deadlock for rugby player (8) YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION the island (8) 13 Still leave out chaotic scene Across:
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      66 31 CARANdACHE OF SWITZERLAND IP'; ECRIDOR COLLECTION -c u oi .c u ra T7 C r3 ra u I Sole Distributor: SILVAROYAL PRIVATE LIMITED 207 Henderson Road #01-06 Singapore *****0 Caran d'Ache corner and service centre: #03-10/11 Wheelock Place Tel: 238 6678 Caran d'Ache is available at authorised departmental stores, major
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      143 32 Where to wine, dine and (Slfca- Now Yu Sheng Take away Now till 24 Jan, take away seven different types of the finest Yu Sheng from just $36++. Or Nian Gao at only $33++. SINGAPORE For enquiries and advanced W^rTintt orders, pis call *****15 HOTEL 320 Orchard Road Singapore *****5
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      93 32 Chinese New Year's Eve Intera&lonal Buffet Dinner $38.00 (Adult) $20.00 (Child) Chinese New Year's Days (24 and 25 January 2001) Long High Tea $21.80 (Adult) $12.80 (Child) Traditional bo Hei' of Raw Fish Salad is available at $20.00 per plate for 4 persons and $38.00 per plate for 10 persons.
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      194 32 Wah Lok Cantonese Restaurant I Reunion Dinner Packages and Chinese New Year Set Menus are priced at $l 6&00 to $1,880.00. Yu Sheng, the festive dish not to be missed on this occasion is priced from $30.00 to $48.00. The Set Menus and Yu Sheng are available from 23 January
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      229 32 It's time to gather family and friends for the traditional Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner and we've gone all our way to serve you the best from the East! All diners will also be served with a plate of sliced Abalone YU Sheng. First seating: 5.30pm 7pm $32.80 (Adult) Second
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      66 32 Usher In The Lunar New Year With Us At THE NEPTUNE From 23 January to 7 February 2001 Enquiries: 224 3922 Website http://www.mandarin-singapore.com fty BP Goty Outy M Mandarin 111 Singapore _J j« xmm sa Mlffi 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7. Tel: 737 *411 ftxT732 2361 ■font rite- 1 iPfWSF^B
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      2211 33 TODAY'S TV rWB 2.34 The Asian Editorial. nPrOMMEHnED VIEWING Jjp 3.00 Asia Today/Reg Mkt KECOMMETOEP vmwwt g.00 AM Kids Central: Sesa- I HVH Rpt. me Street. 330 Headlines/Spore Mkt Ayf First Kid, 7.30pm, Ch 5 10.00 Teletubbies. i Rpt. lVldl oU.|JlCX10 Sinbad stars as a secret 10.30 MrBenn. B IVSHB
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      154 34 For something rare, but very well done %flp BPI Singapore's largest chain of specialised spas invites you to acquire membership at the first therapeutic spa in this region. A rare experience to discover integrated holistic healing at St. Gregory Therapeutic Spa is now a reality. With a professional team of
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      81 35 #1 at the U.S. Box Office for 3 weeks! "Tom Hanks holds his own, triumphantly." whang YeeUng,siaw "If you're seeing only one movie this season, this is the obvious choice *-LouUmenick,NYPostxom SsK 3jPf% J|B DRAMA SS V***?-"' ;T DREAMWORKS PKHISm IfENIIH CENTUM FOXpiesevt lv WACEKBIPMIimnw. i ROBERT BMSmi TOMHANKS HELEN
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      302 37 MX 000 JwM It Yal CWT Distribution 0.51 unch 117 Chuan Hup 0.37 0.01 2418 Cosco lnv*stm*nt 0.16 unch 0 Freight Links 0.10 unch 142 CB Holding j 0.44 unch 0 IMC Holdlngs-HK —5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.15 unch 0 K appal Corp 3.12 -0.04 572 Kapp*i
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      667 37  -  Top 100 carriers account for just over 91 per cent of a total of 5.2 m TEUs By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A survey of the top 100 container shipping lines shows that while the combined capacity of the global fleet has
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        684 38  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar THE mortgagee bank of a vessel that was involved in a serious collision in the Malacca Straits more than three years ago, has won an important decision in an English court on the validity of an
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        228 38 Reuters [COLOMBO] A feasibility study for a US$l.2 billion (552.07 billion) project to double capacity at Sri Lanka's main Colombo port has been completed. Port ministry officials said the project, to build 12 new berths in the south of the Colombo harbour over
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      307 38 PAGE Ahrenkiel 12 Appenship 5 Asia OCL H Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 12 B'tang Mas 6 BSA 7 8TL 12 Balaji Shpg 5 Bangladesh 11 Batamindo 11 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 COCOS 5 CSAV 3 9 Central Ex 6 Chahaya 12 ChoYang 5 China
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      17754 44 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT FRIDAY, JANUARY 19,2001 Page 8 LArw 1 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone I SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 31/01 12/03 ZIM/Seth ZIM SINGAPORE I 12W 65-3230H2 2 31/01 17/03 COSCO FEI HE 0075W 65-*****00 3 02/02 04/03
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        816 49 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure East Littef Pv269 18/01/8:25 19/01/5:00 linoco Un,38 Ln04 J03 18/01/9:10 18/01/17:00 Winstar 2 008S01 J03 18/01/7:25 18/01/21:00 DVwater118 M1024 J03 18/01/9:30 18/01/16:00 Auha Serava O Feb J02 18/01/10:00 18/01/21:00 Ef 23 13 J02 18/01/11:35 18/01/17:30 Bt Lestari I ***** J01 18/01/9:00 18/01/18:00
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        1991 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From Jo From ABU DHABI OUt 20/8:00 IS 17/J500 2A 17/1700 18/0659 18/0900 28 17/1700 18/0659 18/0900 3 18/0700 N/1159 18/1400 4 18/1200 18/1459 18/1700 AC* EAGLE 0048 19/20:00 N I7/1500 17/1659 17/1900
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        207 49 Jan 23 Taiwan: Chinese New Year Eve. Jan 24 Brunei: Chinese New Year. China: New Year Holiday. Vietnam: Chinese New Year. Jan 24-25 Singapore: Chinese New Year. Malaysia: Chinese New Year. Vietnam: Chinese New Year Holiday. Jan 24-26 Hong Kong: Chinese New Year. South Korea: Sollal. Taiwan: Chinese
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        796 49 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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        546 49 Carbon 180 Max 993.0 0.4 14.6 0.07 65 0.02 rwntitw water ppciHup Ach Aluminium Sediment No above £25 1 0 0 0 380 Ay# 986.5 0J 13.3 0.06 23 0.02 380 Max 993.0 0.7 16.1 0.08 39 0.04 Iggrg v/v m/m m/m ppm "wthod Wo above
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        522 50 Wait till new traffic control centre is np and running: lawmakers Bloomberg [LONDON] The UK government should postpone plans to sell part of the country's air traffic control network until a new control centre is operating and the network recovers from
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        190 50 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Eastern Airlines Corp, the country's third-biggest carrier, said it filled more available passenger and freight capacity in 2000 than in the previous year. Overall capacity utilisation last year rose to 58.6 per cent from 55.1 per cent in 1999. The Shanghai-based airline
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        884 50 US AIRLINES' Q4 EARNINGS Bloomberg [CHICAGO] American Airlines parent AMR Corp's fourth-quarter earnings fell, while US Airways Group and America West Holdings posted losses as fuel costs rose and storms forced flight cancellations. Continental Airlines Inc boosted profit by
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        511 50 European jetm&ker to set np unit to woo Japanese carriers to buy supeijumbo AFP [TOKYO] Airbus Industrie said it was planning to set up a Japanese subsidiary as it steps up a sales push for its planned A3BO superjumbo in the world's second-biggest aviation
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        215 50 Reuters [NEW YORK] Legend Airlines Inc, which marketed itself as a luxury airline with coach prices, said it wiU resume flying soon after getting access to US$2O miUion (5534.6 million), the Wall Street Journal reported in its online edition. A spokeswoman said Legend
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      286 37 Admiralty Casebook is oa Pg 2 SB glory ship MANAGEMENT j PTE LTD Due to our recent fleet expansion programme, we invite suitably qualified and experienced personnel to fill new key positions in the following departments: Salary and benefits shall commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please submit your application together
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      1216 38 NORTH AMERICA I I EXPORT I I OTHER DESTINATIONS I SSX SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS DIRECT TO LONG BEACH WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MAftQAffTA SERVICE} VOY I ETA SM I ETD SM LONG KAO4 DAUAS HOUSTON OOCAGO WW TOM MBOCO OTT ttssa "vOT W PT.QMTIAI ACAJNTIA SAW IQtBIZO CP-no n(MKU
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      763 38 Lines services represented by of the Registry of Members of the Q&M3 Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Logistics Ng»rijy Singapore Shipping Association Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE MV "TBN" ETA SIN 06/02/2001 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/JUUA TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/ CONVENTIONAL CARGO POtT UANG/SMGATOtE/iAKAKTA t
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      1261 39 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE vessel voy sim rtm um ham brv sou frr UN ~l Ivtssa voy rtm anr ham brv sou fit leh sw HY GENERAL 329W 22/01 08/02 10/02 13/02 14/02 HYDUH 3281 02/01 01/01 04/01 28/12 21/01 API FRANCE 030W 25/01 17/02 14/02 25/01 12/02 LA LOIRE
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      1748 39 Fa: YANTAI EVERY FRIDAY (T/T 9 DAYS) YANTIAN EVERY TUESDAY ft FRIDAY (T/T: 4 DAYS) GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICE; COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD *12-00 SALES/IKGS *****57/43 inward DEPT (D/ 0) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR
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      482 39 m PTCKffiM 101S 21/01 2VOI lOIN 24/D1 2MI 30/01 Qt/02 02/02 02/02 HnnirttP IfllS li/ol tt/fil OTCUtSAH 10IS 02/02 Q4/02 10/02 04/02 07/02 gi_ M &gl M 2— AO LAX 0211 [31/01 02/02 MASOHA 44S 20/01 30/01 44M Pl/01 05/02 07/02 13/02 W/02 W/02 yBSB VOY SIN PLC HBO SHA
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      1748 40 C SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN'S EAST CQAOT ALL WATER VESSEL VOY SIN LEH RTM AHR HAM BRV FIX VESSEL VOY SIN GIT SPE FOS VLC NYC CHOYANG MK 0018W 18 01 04 02 05 02 07 02 08 02 09 02 10 02 AMERICAN SENATOR 0938W 11.01 03
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      1046 40 AM MflC-WELS S'POBE M'SIA I Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC P. GUDANG: (07) *****26 I JVy J ORN(>tiaOO57SOOOOC SOU: (084)*****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 1 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****45 KUCHMG (082) *****1-3 MANILA MONTEVIDEO MV "ITHA BHUM" V.086E MV
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      715 40 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR N.SHEVA (CFS MULUNO. MUMBAI/COLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN I.C.D. POINTS Vessel S PORE N. SHEVA COCHIN COLOMBO P.KLANG FRONTIER V.104W 21 JAN 30 JAN 04 FEB 09 FEB PU GLORY VIO4W 28 JAN 06 FEB 11 FEB 16 FEB TULSIDAS V 137 04
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      1469 41 VESSEL VOY KHH HKG I SIN I PKL DXB BAB DMM BIK 1 IRAN ISFAMAN PCL-190 16/01 17/01 20/01 21/01 28/01 29/01 01/02 03/02 IRAN HORMOZGAN PCL-191 23/01 24/01 27/01 28/01 04/02 05/02 07/02 09/02 IRAN TEHRAN PCL-192 30/01 31/01 03/02 04/02 11/02 12/02 14/02 16/02 IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-193 06/02
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      433 41 I Loading for BLUE LADY RDM/ATW/BMN/UK f Loads Singapore. E-/W Malaysia. Indonesia J Loading for PAN QUEEN HDtVJDH/AQA/DMT/TRP GTS HORIZON DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PAN EXPRESS DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PIONEER SUN DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT LOK KRANTI JDH/AQA/ADN ARETE JDH/AQA/DMT 'Loads Singapore, E7W. Malaysia, Indonesia I Loading for GRANT MARINER NOL/SAV/CAM/TMP I S pore Loading for KIANISATU INC/BSN
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      1656 41 EUROPE EXPRESS SERVICE EXPORT IMPORT VISSR I VOY ISI I LBR I KIM AMI I HAM WV I ft! VESSEL YQY BTM j HAM i FIX }UN j JUM— CYAR* 0180W 20/01 04/02 10/02. Jl/02 12/02 HJ OTTAWA WE 28/12 .30/12 01/01 04/01 21/01 PWUAISfII roisw 1!/01 09/02 11/02 12/02
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      897 42 MEDITERRANEAN/BLACK SEA/EUROPE SERVICES EXPORT VESSEL/VOYAGE SGP iGtO VKN CNS MU RDM BHV THP ZH UURBANOO7BOIOIW 21/W Q2/P2jOVO? ofc/02 08/TC 07/02 09/02 IJ/D2 IMJ2 uuNnyoo79-o)sw 28/01 09/02J11/02 im>2 15/0214/0216/02 ia/0219/02 PUSOOBMEOMOOQ2W 04/ TO lfrTOlB/02 20/1)2 22/02 21/02 23/02 2V02 26/02 PUBUU00BH)13» 11/02 ~2frf12]25/02 27/02 29/02 281/02 02/03 (MAO 05/03 ULTTILEOOB2OOBW 18/02
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      369 42 ARABIAN PBtSIAN OUIf/MDIAN SUB OONTMBNT SERVICE EXPORT VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMB DUB J(A ABU DMN BAH KHI NXV UNI ACCORD 0648-034W 21/0126/0131/01 01/02 SONG HE 0160W 22/01 02/02 04/02 08/02 UNI PROMOTE 0160-001W 23/01 27/01 02/02 05/02 2HUANGHE 0162W 26/01 06/02 08/02 12/02 UNI ASPIRE 0649-029W 28/01 02/02 07/02 08/02
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      975 42 BANOKOK/MAP TA PMUT/UiM CHA»AMO JAKAWTAfI»AHJ ANQ VESSEL VOT SIM ttt Ml? LCH VESSEL VOT SIH JKT PJN CHAHA BHUW 157H 20/01 24/01 23/01 Kill BHUM I9OSI 19/01 21/D1 XETHA BHUM" 371N 21/01 24/01 2S/0I GlOTr 04S 21/01 24/0] SHIMAWAMI 40f J2ZOJ 24/0] ML_ —St m 2Z2LJM! m ML_ Mum iris
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      648 42 i^HHH INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA FULL COtroUNB*gB*VICg va vor r«G aw at w at h> m POTSDAM OSS n/01 23/01 02/02 04/01 06/01 09/02 NYK KOC "ST (9/01 30/01 05/02 11/02 13/02 16/02 POWADBMX 1»~ 95/02 06/02 U/02 11/01 20/02 23/02 WIWOdT 34S 12/0213/02 19/02 25/02 27/02 02/03 FEEDER
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      409 43 BSA i. mm. MYANMA FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SIN PKL PEN PGU MAWUMYINE 94W SID PAGAN 290W SU) MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL HI 03-*****00 PKL TEL 03-*****101 PEN: TEL 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A service of Andrew Weir Shipping)
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      1165 43 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. vtssa "vqy TIT ~sou~ lw rim amt "ham" m vrssa voy sou uh rtm aw ham m sw MAAS VJ4IW 19/01 09/02 10/02 04/02 06/02 HY OWE V.328E 03/01 27/12 02/01 30/12 21/01 HY GENERAL V329W 22/01 13/02 07/02 08/02 10/02 LA LORE V.5381 05/01
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      809 43 w&v WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA CAR RORO HtAVYtIF! SERVICE'' fvissa VOY RAMP HEIGHT SIN LIC MAO MIA SAV BAL ORE NYC I NEW MOB TOM AHiof 400T«b 6JM 3070f OMIT 05/03 08/03 10/03 12/03 13/03 15/03 19 03 21/03 TARONGA AHIO4 400T«as 6.3 M 12/02 10/03 18/03
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      109 46 SINGAPORE PTE LTD N KYOWA LINE 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 XV—— Fa*: (65)*****66 Email fener*J«ecusineculinenet website httpy/wwwecuiine net Direct Breakbulk/Container/LCL INDONESIAN PORTS Service to Banjarmasin/Jambi/Palembang/ Man i I a/G U am/S ai pan Panjang/Pontianak/Perawan/Pekan Barn Age M s. v^row shlpping Ltd Call: 220 3373 See Page
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      1124 47 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 Anson Road, #06-01 to 03, Singapore *****1 MAIN LINE/OUTWARD; 532 3688 INWARD (DID): 437 2368 IMPORT STATUS (DID): 437 2378 INVENTORY (DID): 437 2420 Website http://www.samu<fera.<om CR NO. **********0H BOOKINGS LINE: 535 6266 (Celia/Jessica/Mei Chon/Jeslynn/Dora/Yvonne/Hanim) BJ9BS3IBSH 7SLGS/WEEKLY 3 SLGS/WEEKIY I VESSEL VOY SIN JAK I
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      880 47 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I KG I SIN JKT SUP I HW I H)G I CM» I »0M I HAL 1 NYL I ORF I SAY I NEW I JAM 1 HOU~| HOtGH DYKI ***** 04/01 10/01 13/01 17/01 21/01 22/01 04/02 07/01 06/03 10/03 11/03
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      644 47 \yomm ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD I M: *****22 (10 Llms) Fax: *****38/*****60 I Cll Ito: *****9000<XK I VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION UmonStorB 02/01 15/01 20/01 Jamb Sinor Central 02/01 18/01 18/01 K. Tungkol/Tebtng Tinggi (Jnnn Stat 22 02/01 19/01 20/01 Suroboyo Gondoll 03/01 20/01 20/01
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      618 48 VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BRIDGE 868N 23-24/01 29-01/02 05-06/02 TIGER METRO 869N 26-27/01 01-04/02 09-10/02 I TIGER STAR 870N 30-31/01 05-08/02 13-14/02 TIGER RHYTHM 871N 02 03/02 08-11/02 16-17/02 TIGER BRIDGE 872N 05-06/02 11-15/02 18-19/02 I TIGER METRO 873N 09-10/02 15-18/02 23-24/02 I VESSEL VOY SIN CAL
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      49 48 REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN PTL DBN ALS ENDEAVOUR 01WB 25/01 05/02 12/02 ALS EXPRESS 02WB 24/02 07/03 14/03 ACCEPTING TO JOHANNESBURG Agents: Tel Fax Singapore Ben Une Agenaes *****61/142 224 0163 Mglgym Bendero Shipfng Agency Sdn Bhd 03 *****889 03 5******0
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