The Business Times, 23 July 2001

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet http.//business-times.asial.com.sg/ SINGAPORE MONDAY, JULY 23, 2001 85C
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    76 1 STOCK 1KASKET INDICES Week Change STI 1,638.08 -18.86 SIMSCI FUTURES... 195.10 -6.00 BTSRI 628.10 -7.36 KLSE COMP. 648.78 +27.75 NIKKEI 225 11.908.39<a 446.76 HANG SENG 12.301.68 -311.11 SET INDEX 312.27 -2.04 JAKARTA COMP. 460.91 +14.78 MANILA COMP. .1.376.36 -19.94 TAIPEI WPJ ...4.220.33 -265.35 SEOUL COMP 537.71 -10.78 SHENZHEN
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    80 1 FOREX BATES lis* si USS (SS per USS) 1-824 £(L'SS/SS per 1.429 1607 EURO{USS/SS/E) 0.87a 1595 DM 2i36 1.226 YEN 123.1 67i0 RM 3.800 2.083 HKS 7.800 4.276 BAHT 46.76 25.09 RUPIAH 11,148 8,112 *S$ to 100 units PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.00 BANGKOK J.50
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    Lock icon Jakarta grapples with capital flight as crisis mounts
    638 1  -  |:il exclusive Corporates fear higher taxes and levies, given the budget shortfall From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S economy risks further damage from renewed capital flight as local and foreign companies are growing increasingly edgy with the country's political crisis and the
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    Lock icon Gus Dur defiant till the last minute; seeks amy's help
    379 1  -  He wants military, police to drop support for impeachment session From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday refused to throw in the towel as the pressure mounted for him to step down, noting instead that only fresh
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    Lock icon S'pore direct investments in US soar past US$7b
    675 1  -  |:il exclusive Republic is now No 3 Asian investor, after Japan and Australia By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Direct investments in the US by Singapore entities soared by an eye-pop-ping US$6.3 billion (5511.5 billion) in 2000 which is nearly six times the
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    Lock icon Merrill pays US$400,000 to settle case against its top analyst
    716 1  -  Former client claims Henry Blodget maintained a 'buy' call to help its business Promt Catherine Ong in New York MERRILL Lynch, the biggest US brokerage, has paid US$4OO,OOO to a client to settle allegations that the firm's famed Internet analyst,
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      106 1 DTSTOE Top Stories Clear strategy needed to create shareholder value. PgS Euromoney award: DBS Group has emerged as the Best Bank in Singapore. PgS Govt to spend over $38m to upgrade Serangoon Gardens Estate. Pg 6 Ail Bishan Loft EC units taken up. Pg 6 Or Mahathir says he wants
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      59 1 Luqman Arnold ÜBS president m. f The non-Swiss banker and LEE HAN SHIHon Sony's software strategy in the broadband hIS global network society SwiSSbank |f] Expect rebound in IT spending in Why Old Economy companies Leadership Series, |S|||i& jik jPPgI Asia-Pacific next year: analysts will lead in B2C e-commerce Drought
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      35 1 Vikram Khanna Asia must be ready for Japan shock Next Page R Sivanithy 4 <? ".Ste *A V Calmer Nasdaq not luring bulls back Pg 4 Eddie Toh Tackling debt woes with impartiality M Pg 8
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      Lock icon Asean, Korea face threat of capital outflows
      1050 2  -  RT exclusive^ Recession in Japan also revives debate over hollowing out of manufacturing From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo ASEAN countries, as well as South Korea, face the prospect of a drought of foreign capital this year, according to a number of re-cently-issued studies.
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      Lock icon BOJ close to running out of options, says board member
      437 2  -  Bank's 3 options have been tried with mixed effects or are not feasible: Ueda By 1 Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has few options left to relax monetary policy any further in an attempt to boost the
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      Lock icon Asia must be ready for Japan shock
      658 2  -  I :ji comment ECONOMICS vikram khanna IF the downturn in US capital spending is bad for East Asia, and especially its technology exporters, there's another rude shock looming that could be worse: an economic and financial meltdown in Japan and no, we haven't
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Golden Agri's defaults disclosed way too late
      339 3  -  Andrew Tan Singapore SHAREHOLDERS of listed Golden AgriResources Ltd have just received its annual report for year 2000. In the notes to the consolidated financial statements, under subsequent events and contingencies, several cases of loan defaults by various subsidiaries were listed. The most
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      Lock icon Why was cash not put in safer banks?
      367 3  -  Lau Tien Wing Singapore MANY Singaporeans may own shares in Asia Food and Properties (AFP) and Golden Agri Resources (GAR) via the legacy of Amcol and the listing of GAR in 1999. When Asia Pulp and Paper's (APP) liquidity problems surfaced earlier,
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      Lock icon AFP, GAR suspensions too late
      84 3  -  Sim Men Hong Singapore AS a small retail investor in both Asia Food and Properties (AFP) and Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) shares, I would like to thank the regulators for suspending the two counters. However, I am dismayed that it took them so long to act.
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      Lock icon Clear strategy needed to create shareholder value
      875 5  -  Marakon's Ken Favaro also shares with paul cham some rules for mergers to succeed PAUL CHAN READ the business news pages these days and chances are you'll come across the phrase "creating shareholder value". With such a right-sounding ring to it, it has
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      Lock icon DBS gets Euromoney award again
      247 5 DBS Group has emerged as the "Best Bank in Singapore" for the second consecutive year in Euromoney's Awards for Excellence 2001 despite being fielded against all banks here. The award is based on the bank's capabilities and overall outstanding performance in all areas from retail
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      638 3 Pvcqa/aTemouseQopers i Accounting for groups of companies is a complex task that demands a clear understanding of the methodology of consolidation and a sound knowledge of the steps and techniques required to produce group accounts. The Essentials of Croup Accounts' addresses both these requirements by providing a comprehensive workshop as
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      1318 4 Source: JM Sass Stocks Volume Fu YuMfglOc 157,719,000 Huan Hsin 20c 60,382,000 Tianjin Zhong 52,645,000 PNEIndlOc 43,673,000 Keppel Capital 40,521,000 Flextech 15c 37,001,000 SingTel 15c 30,546,000 Fischer 15c 29,430,000 Strike Engg 5c 27,013,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 25,277,000 Stocks S OUB 163,800,998 Keppei Capital 146,035.119 Datacraft 10c 136,527,655 DBSGrp 131,142,841 Chart
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      Lock icon Lower volatility not enough to bring the bulls back
      655 4  -  I:l i comment STOCKS r. sivanithy Everyone loves a bit of bull as often as they can get it. People always want to hear good things, upbeat assessments and positive surprises. They want to hear that, before you know it, a
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      Lock icon New lease of life makes Bolton wrt interesting
      183 4  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WE have highlighted the progressiveness of the Malaysian market many times before in this column. When the regional crisis hit in 1998, the authorities allowed almost all companies to extend the lifespan of out-of-the-money warrants by 5-10
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      Lock icon GK Goh to rally on takeover talk
      250 4  -  HOT STOCK By' Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of broking firm GK Goh Holdings was among the top percentage gainers last Friday. The counter closed with a 11-cent rise to 84 cents, up 15 per cent. A total of 946,000 units changed hands, a
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      125 4 ♦GP Batteries International will go ex-dividend (final dividend of 6 cents tax exempt) on Aug 30,2001. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is Sept 4 and date payable Sept 20. ♦GREEN World Holdings will go ex-dividend (final dividend of 0.30 cent) on Aug 8,2001. Last day
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      Lock icon Greenspan's speech gives fillip to yen, other Asian units
      556 4 AFP [HONG KONG] US Federal Reserve's comments last week about the uncertainty of the recovery of the US economy gave a fillip to the yen and other regional currencies but the regional economic climate remained gloomy. Japanese yen: The yen rose
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      251 5 I How to Got Moro of in Your Organisation I September 5& 6 I into the vast thinking potential of your brain and harness the intellectual capital in your organisation. Spend two days with Tony Buzan and unlock the potential of your greatest resource your brain! Appreciate your brain's capabilities
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      228 5 BCwSSciO INVITATION TO PREQUALIFY AND SUBMIT PROPOSALS Bonifacio Land Corporation (BLC) through the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC) is inviting all interested parties to prequalify and submit proposals for the acquisition of its interest in New Company (Newco), a realty company to be formed within the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig,
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      Lock icon Serangoon Gardens to get $38m govt upgrade
      497 6  -  It will be one of first private estates under Estate Upgrading Prog By' Teh Hooi Ling THE government will spend over $38.1 million to upgrade Serangoon Gardens Estate, one of the first private residential estates to come under the Estate Upgrading Programme (EUP).
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      Lock icon All Bishan Loft EC units taken up
      274 6 At average of $418 psf, the 384-nnit project is highest priced EC this year ALL 384 units in the Bishan Loft Executive Condominium were taken up on the first day of its official launch. "The response is overwhelming," Bishan EC Pte Ltd's assistant
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      Lock icon PIN troubles, courtesy of rigid UOB rules
      313 6  -  Koh Kian Long Seattle, USA, via Internet UOB has an internal problem with its online banking and I was the unfortunate few who had to change my PIN. This would have been resolved easily if not for the fact that I'm presently in
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      Lock icon Why set a Net cap, DBS?
      130 6  -  Alison Cousland, Singapore ARE DBS account holders aware that the bank has set a limit of $1,000 per Internet transaction between banks? The bank advises that the upper limit can be changed to $3,000, with a written letter of authority. Is the DBS site
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      Lock icon Resurgent China should jolt S'pore, rest of Asia
      519 6  -  Lim Dong Ting, Singapore I REFER to the report "S'pore must carve niche areas or be left behind: SM Lee" by Loh Hui Yin (BT, Jun 14). 1 agree with SM Lee's comments. The media has compared Singapore with Hong Kong. Actually,
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      Lock icon MAS Q1 data points to easing liquidity
      318 6  -  =t on the economy domestic liquidity indicator -w Teh Hooi Ling THE Singapore Domestic Liquidity Indicator (DLI), constructed from changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates, turned negative in the first quarter of this year suggesting an easing of liquidity conditions compared
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Dr M keeping mum to avoid power struggle
      771 8 KUALA LUMPUR He won't say when he's retiring laments Malays' lack of progress AP AFP Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said he must remain silent about his plans to retire for fear of sparking a "scramble for power" within the government.
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      Lock icon KL must tackle debt woes without fear or favour
      682 8  -  1-1 i comment KL STOCKS Govt has tough task of saving Renong-UEM group without being seen as unfair to, or favourable to Daim protege Halim Saad eddie toh ALL eyes are now on the Malaysian government's bid to clean up a
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      Lock icon China's WTO entry: Asian businesses divided
      580 9 SINGAPORE Perc survey finds Taiwan to gain the most in Asia from China's entry AFP CHINA'S pending entry to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has sharply divided Asian businesses, according to a regional survey as companies factor in the positives and negatives. "Getting China
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      Lock icon Asean seeks to rebuild confidence and unify amid downturn
      481 9 HANOI Grouping hobbled by discord and declining economic clout Reuters SOUTH-EAST Asian foreign ministers gathered in Vietnam yesterday seeking to rebuild regional confidence and unity in the face of a new economic downturn, lingering mutual distrust, and fresh turmoil in Indonesia.
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      Lock icon Four ex-senior Indon bankers detained
      192 9 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIAN authorities have detained four former senior bank executives suspected of misusing central bank liquidity credits during the height of the Asian financial crisis in the late *****. "According to a letter from the Attorney-General's office, they will be detained for 20 days,"
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        Lock icon KL bans Austrian-made 'Red Bull' drink
        108 9 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia has banned an Austrian-made energy drink that has been linked to three deaths in Sweden, the national news agency Bernama reported. Health Minister Chua Jui Meng said supermarkets and shops have been told to immediately remove from their shelves "Red
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        Lock icon No Khazanah brief yet on UEM:Dr M
        79 9 Dow Jones Newswires [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday said he has yet to be briefed on Khazanah Nasional Bhd's plan to take control of construction company United Engineers Malaysia Bhd (UEM). "No, I have not been briefed. I will
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        Lock icon EU to probe dumping of Chinese lighters
        59 9 Dow Jones Newswires [SHANGHAI] The European Union is planning to start a dumping probe against Chinese-made electronic lighters, the anti-dumping office of China's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, or Moftec, said yesterday. Lighter manufacturers in EU countries have complained about the
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      Lock icon Staffer penalties for peso speculation
      367 12 MANILA Central bank may suspend banks and officers involved Reuters, AFP THE Philippine central bank said yesterday it would issue this week stiffer penalties for banks and their officers found "wilfully and habitually" speculating against the peso. Central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura said the policy-making
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      Lock icon Arroyo to spell out recovery plan in Congress today
      234 12 MANILA AFP PHILIPPINE President Gloria Arroyo will spell out an economic recovery plan when she addresses Congress for the first time today, the presidential palace said yesterday. Ms Arroyo, 54, "will map out the path to economic and political recovery through
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      Lock icon Thailand assures IMF it will stick to floating currency
      361 12 BANGKOK Central bank still intends to reduce forex rate volatility Reuters THAILAND has assured the IMF that it will stick to a floating exchange rate system despite its desire to reduce baht volatility, the head of an IMF team visiting Bangkok
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      Lock icon Taiwan hit by worst confidence crisis: analysts
      448 13 TAIPEI Slowdown worst in 3 decades; political uncertainty blamed AFP TAIWAN is gripped by a crisis of confidence of the worst kind caused by an economic slump and political uncertainty, driving its people and cash into the fold of arch rival China, analysts
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      Lock icon IT spending cuts trim growth in Indian software earnings
      386 13 BOMBAY Reuters LEADING Indian software firms posted lower profit growth in the April-June quarter, reflecting the impact of the sharp slowdown in IT spending globally. Most reported billing rates are under pressure, yet they hope that will lead to increased business
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      Lock icon Indian police arrest former UTI chief
      406 13 P S Sabr&m&ny&m among those held for 'wrongful loss' by UTI Reuters [BOMBAY] India's federal police on Saturday arrested P S Subramanyam, the former chairman of the country's largest mutual ftind manager, the Unit Trust of India (UTI), on allegations of financial malfeasance. A
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      830 8 iinc m thr of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at Mandarin Ballroom, 6th Floor, South Tower, Mandarin Singapore, 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7 on 8 August 2001 at 9.30 a.m. for the purpose of considering and, if thought fit,
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon US denies report of Bush hitting out at ECB policy
      628 14 G-8 SUMMIT Bush says some favour weaker dollar bat markets will set appropriate level AFX, Reuters, AFP [GENOA, Italy] US President George Bush criticised the European Central Bank's reluctance to ease monetary policy in response to the global slowdown and
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      Lock icon Koizumi pledges to pursue economic reforms
      274 14 GENOA Reuters JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said yesterday he would bite the bullet of economic reform and avoid the temptation to boost public spending, even if that meant slower growth in the near term. Mr Koizumi said support from fellow leaders at the
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      Lock icon G-8 leaders fail to settle differences over global warming
      594 14 But they reach pact on strategies to deal with world poverty AP [GENOA] Closing out a pro-test-marred summit, world leaders failed to resolve sharp differences over global warming yesterday but reached accord on strategies to alleviate global poverty. The summit leaders
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      Lock icon Opec could cut output by up to 1m bpd if prices keep falling
      490 14 PARIS AFP. Reuters OPEC is quicker on the draw than it used to be. The oil exporting group says it will not hesitate to cut production by as much as a million barrels a day if prices
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      Lock icon Wall St takes 2nd look at one-time charges
      658 15 NEW YORK Analysts fear some recurring costs being disguised as one-off charges Reuters US COMPANIES in the blue-chip Standard Poor's 500 Index are writing off billions of dollars in one-time charges this quarter, making investors increasingly sceptical of reported earnings. "You have
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      Lock icon Argentine austerity plan wins lower house nod
      535 17 BUENOS AIRES Senate seen approving cuts in state salaries, pensions this week Reuters, Bloomberg ARGENTINA'S lower house of Congress has approved plans to slash spending to fend off fears of a debt default and financial crisis. Lawmakers in the lower house, the Chamber
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      Lock icon IMF signals readiness to offer Brazil new credit line
      348 17 WASHINGTON This could help it cope with fallout from Argentina's woes Bloomberg THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is signalling a readiness to offer Brazil new loans to help South America's biggest economy cope with fallout from Argentina's struggle to avert default
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      Lock icon Fee income from Europe's new equity issues slumps
      400 18  -  First half s 1.5b euros is 2b euros less than HI last year From, Neil Behrmann in London A COLLAPSE in fee income from European new equity issues indicates equity market conditions for global investment banks have worsened. Fee income from first-half
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      1427 14 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 ■■i—p——mm IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 50 INDO-AUSTRAUAN TRADING COMPANY (PRIVATE) LIMITED MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held at 10 Collyer Quay #19-08 Ocean Building, Singapore *****5 on
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      547 14 In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And BULLETCONSULTANTSPR^VATE LIMITED (In Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS VOLUNTAS WINDING-UP At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenomed Company dulv convened and held at 207 A Thomson Rooa, GotdhiH Centre, Singapore *****0 on 01 July 2001 the following Special
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      373 15 CEEEHI Capital Holdings Keppel Capital Holdings Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT REVISED VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFERS BY OVERSEACHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED ("OCBC") The Board of Directors of Keppel Capital Holdings Ltd ("KCH" or the "Company") wishes to announce that the Company will today despatch a supplementary circular
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      567 15 BUILD STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR YOUR BUSINESS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC An Initiative of: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce e Industry (FICCI), New Delhi Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce f W* Industry (FKCCI), Bangalore Asia Pacific Indian Chambers of Commerce SB 1 A Industry, Singapore IV Government of Karnataka,
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      Lock icon Women take longer to find new jobs
      668 16  -  With joblessness rising in the US, a study finds women who lose their jobs are 7 per cent less likely to find new work than men. babbaba hagembauqh reports BARBARA HAGENBAUGH Reuters WOMEN who lose their Jobs take longer than their male counterparts
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  • FINANCE & commodities
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      Lock icon Oil hits 6-month low but Opec's threat to cut output stops the slide
      914 16 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices last week slumped below US$24 a barrel to levels not seen for six months as concerns over weak demand mounted. But prices found a firmer footing by the end of the
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      506 17 KliM Overseas Union Bank Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL TAKE-OVER OFFERS BY DBS CROUP HOLDINGS LTD ("DBS") AND UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED ("UOB") The Board of Overseas Union Bank Limited ("OUB" or the "Company") refers to the offer document issued by Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte.
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      579 18 SGX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup AFX [WASHINGTON] US economic indicators to be released this week will show a moderation in second-quarter GDP growth to 0.9 per cent against a 1.2 per cent growth rate in the first quarter, and while economists said new home
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      Lock icon A non-Swiss and his global Swiss bank
      1636 20  -  ÜBS signalled it was seriously going global when it appointed Luqman Arnold president And indeed it has, vikbam khamma reports, as the banker talks about its focus and plans VIKRAM KHANNA WHEN it was first learned that Luqman Arnold was to be appointed
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      1227 21  -  The Japanese giant wants to leverage its success in consumer electronics to capture a major role in the 'broadband network society", its president and CEO Kunitake Ando tells lee ham shib LEE HAN SHIH IN the midst of a chat with Singapore journalists during a recent visit here,
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      654 21  -  hi (exclusive Despite the slump in North America, three research houses are sending out optimistic signals By Raju Chellam THE Asia-Pacific region can expect a rebound in IT spending next year, after witnessing corporate IT budgets bottom out this year, according to market
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      Lock icon With PC sales down for 1st time in years, pessimism reigns
      1149 22  -  Many industry players are predicting that things may get worse before they get better By\ Peter Henderson, Duncan Martell Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Personal computer sales fell worldwide for the first time in 15 years in the second quarter— and
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      Lock icon Sony bets on racing video game to increase Playstation sales
      536 22  -  GranTnrismo3is expected to bring the console back into the spotlight after mediocre games slowed sales By< Greg Chang Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Sony Corp is counting on "Gran Turismo 3" video game that puts players behind the wheel of cars such
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        1160 23  -  Boston Consulting Group estimates that online retailers lost as much as USsl6b last year in potential sales as a result of abandoned shopping carts. David mok looks at how you can buck the trend DAVID MOK The writer is CEO of Internet consultancy
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        Lock icon Sorting out the data squeeze
        446 23 By 2003, storage is expected to consume 75% of total server expenditures; spending on storage is estimated to jump four-fold by then THE RISE of the Internet and the boom in demand for e-commerce and CRM (customer relationship management) solutions have led to an explosion
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      Lock icon Why location-based services require a killer app
      662 24  -  jMijcomment INFOTECH Software developers must create killer applications which are relevant and make good financial sense, rather than waste time coming np with frivolous ones andrew wee The writer is a BT journalist LocationBASED services (LBS) look set to fly, going by government
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      Lock icon Attention retailers: technology aims to boost sales
      424 24  -  By Mary Jo Feldstein Reuters [CHICAGO] Imagine glancing up at a sign in a department store instantaneously informing shoppers of discounts as the prices fluctuate. Or being in a supermarket where customers can use a computer screen to place deli orders, and, if
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      Lock icon Security experts unveil hacker 'honey pot'
      314 24 Reuters [LAS VEGAS] A group of security experts speaking at a recent Black Hat conference here have disclosed plans for an expanded network of computer systems known as a "honey pot" to track malicious hacker activities around the world. A honey pot, a computer
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      Lock icon NTUC Income to try out Recipio CRM
      205 24  -  By Yap Wy-En SINGAPORE'S insurance provider NTUC Income will implement a new CRM (Customer Relations Management) solution to complement its existing CRM application. The new system comes from US-based Recipio Inc and will be on a pilot basis for three months. The new
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      Lock icon Lessons from the chief
      1200 25  -  Troubled EMC can take heart from the experience of the man who led it to success. Mike Ruettgers talks to KEHKETH JAMES KENNETH JAMES HERE'S a question for CEOs: a large batch of your flagship products, worth tens of millions of dollars, has gone faulty. Would
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      Lock icon File-deleting Sircam e-mail virus spreading
      244 25 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] A new email virus that can delete files from infected computer hard drives has spread to users in more than 50 countries in the past week, a security expert said on Friday. The virus, nicknamed W32.Sircam, arrives as an email attachment and
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      Lock icon Dell conducts poll on AMD chips
      245 25 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Leading personal computer maker Dell Computer Corp has polled customers for interest in microchips from Advanced Micro Devices Inc, a spokesman said, raising doubt's about Dell's current exclusive commitment to Intel Corp. Dell regularly evaluates AMD chips but so far is
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      Lock icon Wireless mapping app from Grid Tech
      379 26  -  Companies can use GMAPi to npdate maps and locationrelated information to a central server that staff can use while travelling Byy Chen Huifen GRID Technologies Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Singapore Power's Power Grid, has teamed up with Compaq Computer Singapore to offer an
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      380 26 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A US trade judge ruled that a Broadcom Corp unit violated Intel Corp patents by importing devices from Taiwan containing switches and transceivers used in computer networking systems, Intel said. The ruling will be reviewed by the US International
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      Lock icon StarHub, NTT to merge global IP networks
      285 28  -  This alliance will be the first in S'pore to connect a Internet Tier 1 network with a local exchange By' Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE'S Star Hub and Japan's NTT Communications Corp have signed a deal to integrate Star Hub's existing Internet exchange with
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        Lock icon Teledata, UGotACall tie-up
        41 28 MAINBOARD-LISTED Teledata (Singapore) has tied up with UGotACall, a homegrown provider of communications solutions. Under the deal, Teledata will distribute UGotACall's VIA Server, to offer a suite of communications solutions to the enterprise market in the Asia-Pacific region.
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        33 28 FAILSAFE Corp (Singapore), a joint venture between Sing Tel and FailSafe Corp Holdings, said it has been appointed as the first IBM Hosting Advantage partner in the Asean region.
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        Lock icon PacNet selects Aspect's solution
        42 28 US-BASED Aspect Communications said Pacific Internet has selected Aspect's software solution to manage customer-related services in the Asia-Pacific region. The solution ensures that either the first available agent or the longest-available agent, regardless of location, answers each call.
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        Lock icon ASPLinux, Genovate deal
        44 28 ASPLINUX, which offers Linux-based solutions, said that it has tied up with Singapore-based Genovate Solutions, to provide Linux training and certification to enterprises in Singapore and India. Genovate specialises in solutions and training in e-commerce, Java, XML and voice recognition technology.
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        Lock icon XA Alliance appoints CH2M Hill
        38 28 SINGAPORE-BASED XA Alliance, a telecom service provider, has appointed US-based CH2M Hill Communications Group, a project delivery company, to establish its pan-Asia IP (Internet Protocol) network for the delivery of secure networking services.
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        Lock icon HP adds R&D to SAN Centres
        47 28 HEWLETT-PACKARD Company said it has added R&D capabilities to its SAN (Storage Area Network) Integration Centres in Singapore and other Asia-Pacific countries. The addition allows interoperability activities to be conducted in this region, rather than having to go through the US.
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        Lock icon New Fuji Xerox appointment
        30 28 FUJI Xerox Phaser Printing, formerly known as Tektronix, has appointed Simon Seah as sales manager for Singapore and the Philippines. Mr Seah was previously with Hewlett-Packard.
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        Lock icon Living Systems Asia's appointments
        49 28 LIVING Systems Asia, a subsidiary of Germany-based Living Systems AG, has appointed Jamieson Bryan as vice president of business development; and James Chin as sales director. Mr Bryan was previously managing director of Debtdomain; Mr Chin was previously South-east Asia director at Silver Stream Software.
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        52 28 IBM Corp will hold a five-day seminar series called "IBM eSolution Week" from today, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Each day will specifically discuss: travel and hospitality; manufacturing and wholesale; banking, finance, and insurance; consumer packaging and retail; and transport and logistics. For details, fax *****91, or
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        Lock icon Click-and-mortar forum
        26 28 A FORUM on "Click and mortar" will be held tomorrow at Frontpage. It is organised by eAngelz. For details, fax *****08 or e-mail nok@eangelz.com.
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        Lock icon Benchmarking practice seminar
        33 28 A seminar on "Benchmarking practice in Asia-Pacific" will be held on July 30 at the Pan Pacific Hotel. It is organised by the Meta Group Singapore. For details, e-mail mellisa.chong@metagroup.com.
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        34 28 A TWO-DAY forum on "Computing technology for the next generation developer" will be held from July 31 at the Grand Hyatt Singapore. It is organised by Hewlett-Packard. For details, visit www.asiapac.hp.com/itanium.
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        40 28  - Wireless LAN developers 1 workshop Compiled by Leo Kee Chye A two-day workshop on "Wireless LAN" will be held from Aug 2 at Carlton Hotel. It is organised by InfoComm Solutions and Wireless-Nets. For details, fax *****63 or e-mail trg@infocomm-solutions.com.
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      Lock icon Taiwan firms speeding up relocation to China
      135 28 AP [TAIPEI] The global economic slowdown is pressuring Taiwanese high-tech firms to speed up their relocation to China to take advantage of the mainland's cheaper labour, business executives said. Facing sagging demand abroad, Taiwanese computer companies have lowered their profit targets and laid
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      Lock icon Junk your VCR, here comes the PVR
      734 29  -  Personal video recorders offer pop-up menus to set recording schedules, give instant access to recorded programmes, and make fast-forwarding obsolete By Andrew Wee HAVE you ever watched a basketball game on TV and wished you could fast-forward the commercials, or catch an instant
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        Lock icon SGI's flat panel display
        70 29 US-BASED Silicon Graphics Inc has announced its 18.1-inch digital flat panel display, the FlBO (above). It uses advanced In-Plane switching technology in the LCD which yields more brightness, increased contrast and wider colour gamut, thus offering more accurate images with 1,280 by 1,024 pixel resolution in
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        59 29 US-BASED Connectix Corp has launched its new virtual PC for Windows. It enables MIS departments to upgrade their Windows OS (operating system) easily while continuing to run key existing applications and to test new system configurations across PC networks. The product is available at $405 from
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        Lock icon Elsa Synergy 2000 unveiled
        48 29 SINGAPORE-BASED B&H Trading Pte Ltd has introduced the Elsa Synergy 2000 add-on graphics card from Germany. Based on the Nvidia Quadro2 EX graphics processor, it is an entry-level solution for professional workstation applications in construction and visualisation. It costs $479. For details, fax *****38.
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        Lock icon Nettasking's Max V3.0 here
        55 29 NETTASKING Singapore Pte Ltd has unveiled its infrastructure management suite, Max V 3.0. This is a fully integrated software that provides customers with the elements needed for managing organisations' IT infrastructure. It is available in three versions— Max Lite, Max Enterprise, and MaxSP. Prices start at
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        Lock icon HP's flexible pricing for servers
        57 29  -  Compiled by Rachel Ong HEWLETT-PACKARD Company has announced the "HP pay per use" utility pricing programme. Under this, customers are billed based on the actual computing power used during the month. The programme is available now for HP Unix Superdome servers. Pricing depends on the
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      Lock icon Manage your channel with PRM
      664 30  -  ECTIT A comprehensive Partner Relationship Management programme should be designed to Inform, educate, motivate and thus Increase profits eugene lee The writer is CEO, Surf Gold.com Pte Ltd COMPANIES have always had a love-hate relationship with their channel partners such as distributors, retailers and resellers.
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      Lock icon Sun, IDA and NTU set up ASP Centre
      207 30  -  By" Yap Wy-En THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), and Sun Microsystems last week formally launched the Application Service Provider Centre (ASPC) to get Singapore to be a leading ASP hub in the Asia-Pacific region. Set up
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      Lock icon US group launches campaign for better computer security
      362 30  -  By] Elinor Mills Abreu Reuters [LOS ANGELES] A group of companies, government agencies and universities have announced plans to pressure technology companies to beef up the security of their products, modelling the effort on the 1960s campaign for better auto safety led
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      Lock icon US attorney general unveils cyber-crime initiative
      543 30  -  Attack on White House website a sign that govt needs to step np Internet security efforts, he says Byi Andrea Orr Reuters [MOUNTAIN VIEW, California] On a day that the White House website was almost brought down by hackers, the Bush administration came out
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      Lock icon Too little, too late
      699 31  -  A fresh image for SAP won't restore the German software designer to its former glory By Susan Kitchens A few years ago, it seemed that nothing could stop SAP, the German software developer. Net income skyrocketed from US$BB million to US$555 million between 1993 and 1997,
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      Lock icon Net set to revolutionise telephony
      503 31  -  By 1 Matthew Fordahl AP [SAN JOSE, California] For a century, a labyrinthine network of switches and wires has connected voices around the world. Access is as easy as picking up a telephone and pressing a few buttons. More recently, separate networks have sprouted, not
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        1126 32  -  The National Library Board will commit $1.87 m a year to its KM initiatives. That includes a new corporate knowledge portal which will be ready by file next fiscal year, reports valghua VAL CHUA UNLIKE some organisations which are still grappling
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        366 32  -  By Yap Wy-En Leo Kee Chye ASIA'S largest KM exposition concluded its three-day run last week, drawing 40 exhibiting companies, 550 delegates, and more than 2,500 visitors. "One frequent misconception among companies is that KM begins and ends with building sophisticated IT systems," said Senior
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      Lock icon Motorola caused US$4.3b losses: Iridium
      380 33  -  A lawsnit filed by Iridium is likely to benefit unsecured creditors By] David Voreacos Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Iridium Lie, the satel-lite-telephone company that filed for "bankruptcy protection, alleged in a lawsuit that Motorola Inc's one-sided control of its operations and finances caused at least US$4.3
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      Lock icon Yahoo! chief to outline new ways to generate revenue
      406 33  -  By i Adam Steinhauer Bloomberg [CARLSBAD, California] Yahoo! Inc chief executive Terry Semel may outline new ways to generate revenue from the 200 million people who visit the world's most used Inter-net-search site every month, analysts said. Mr Semel is part
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      Lock icon IBM expects US$80m savings from Virtual Help Desk
      374 33  -  W William M Bulkeley Dow Jones Newswires [ARMONK, New York] International Business Machines Corp (IBM) will save up to US$BO million next year by pushing customers to use its new Virtual Help Desk, an executive said. Kent Holcomb, director of Internet strategy
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      Lock icon Napster may be down but music swapping still thriving
      288 33 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] The recording industry has managed to virtually squash Napster like a bug, but free swapping of music continues to thrive on alternative web services that are potentially harder to restrain, according to a report issued by research firm
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        921 34  -  Fflexclusive S'pore saw B2C e-commerce revenues worth USsl6om last year, accounting for about 2.4% of the total USs6.Bb generated throughout the region Bi Andrew Wee, Chen Huifen Established brick-and-mortar companies in Singapore will dominate the B2C e-commerce market, edging out smaller dotcoms, says
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          Lock icon Domain name disputes: feedback sought
          54 34 THE Singapore Network Information Centre (SGNIC), together with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Mediation Centre, seek comments and feedback on a proposed framework for resolving disputes over Internet domain names under the '.sg'area. You can download the
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          Lock icon NTU-Worldpay tie-up
          52 34 UK-BASED World Pay, an online transactions service provider, said it has been appointed by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to handle registration fees for NTU's part-time courses. The service will allow NTU to process secure multi-currency payments from Singapore and other countries using World Pay's e-payment solution. For details,
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          Lock icon Vignette powers SCV website
          48 34 US-BASED Vignette Corp said Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) has chosen Vignette applications to power SCV's consumer website. Vignette's Content Management Server and Lifecycle Personalisation Server will facilitate the process of updating and modifying content and information on SCV's site. For details, check out www.vignette.com.
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          Lock icon SGS e-learning portal for MoE
          53 34 SINGAPORE Computer Systems (SCS), part of the Singapore Technologies Group, said it has developed an e-learning portal for the MoE (Ministry of Education). The portal—called Vital (Virtual Institute of Training and Learning)—will enable 32,000 staff in the ministry to access e-learning packages for their personal
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          Lock icon Lycos Asia, Travelsutra.com tie-up
          65 34 LYCOS Asia has tied up with Singapore-based Travelsutra.com, a travel-cum-hospitality services company. Under the deal, a series of co-branded websites will be set up within the Lycos travel channels in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong. It allows online bookings for 500 scheduled flights worldwide, 500
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          Lock icon Visa Secure pilot schemes underway
          72 34 SINGAPORE was the first country in the region to launch the Visa Secure e-commerce initiative and more than 13 pilot programmes are underway around Asia. This was revealed by Rupert Keeley, president and chief executive of Visa Asia-Pacific, recently. "More than 60 of the world's
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          Lock icon Team SurfGold ready
          35 34 CUSTOMER relationship management (CRM) consultant Surf Gold has launched its corporate incentive programme, Team Surf Gold, a change management aimed at motivating and rewarding employees within an organisation. For details, visit www.surfgold.com.
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          Lock icon HP's NAS solution here
          50 34 HEWLETT-PACKARD Company has launched its NAS (Networked Attached Storage) XP solution to provide > raw storage capacity of up to 37 TB to service providers, e-businesses and large enterprises. HP said it is a complete solution that includes servers, storage and software. For details, go to
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          Lock icon Code Red virus threat
          73 34  -  Compiled by Liew Hanging THE threat of the "Code Red" virus—which attacks web servers rather than personal computers—was serious enough to prompt a warning from the US-goverament-funded CERT Coordination Centre and others, reports AFP. CERT said the virus "may have already affected as many as 225,000
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      304 35 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE MARKET has continued in a lethargic/holiday mood with many buyers adopting a wait and see attitude, especially in the Dry Bulk sector. Vessels sold for farther trading BULK GiBRinUk ♦Great Trans: 37,425 Tdw Bit 83 Nippon Kokan Crs 1/35 ts Reported sold
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      285 35 SIX *090 m 20 «> m CWT Distribution 0.50 unch 6 Chuan Hup 033 -0.01 422 Cosco Invastmant 0-22 -0.01 253 fraight Links 0.06 uncfi 280 IMC Ho2*5p-HK MO unch 0 JayaHoldings 0.15 -0.01 45 KoppotCorp 3.68 0.06 662 Koppol rCLS 109 unch 439 Kappai Marino 0.16 0.01
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      572 35  -  It sap millions from registry fees used to help fond rebels in Sierra Leone By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has called upon shipping companies to dump the Liberian flag following accusations the millions generated from its registry fees
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      237 35 Teekay will manage 11-vessel fleet in cost-cnttingplan Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] BHP Billiton, the world's biggest coking coal exporter and third largest iron ore shipper, said it agreed to form a joint venture with Teekay Shipping Corp to manage its 11-vessel fleet as part of
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      431 35  -  It plans to develop niche markets and improve customer service By] P T Bangsberg HAVING sorted out its debt problems and posting strong interim results, Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd is looking for better business. "We see signs of stronger cargo traffic ahead of the
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      264 35  -  By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] An explosion on board a container vessel at Malaysia's Northport terminal last week is being investigated by the Port Klang Authority. The blast on the lower deck of the China-flagged MV Wan Hai 161 injured a 22-year old port
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      296 35  -  By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) took delivery of six rubber-tyred gantiy cranes "to handle increasing volumes", the Singapore rival said late last week. The latest yard cranes will bring PTP's fleet to 42 when they are erected
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        679 36  -  LINER SCENE By David Hughes IT was quite an interesting week in the liner shipping-busi-ness, particularly in Hongkong where the Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) member lines were meeting. Consolidation within the industry has taken something of a holiday over the past year or
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          94 36 PANAMA has apparently accepted a tanker onto its register despite serious unresolved ISM-related problems. The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency detained an early *****-built, 43,444 gt tanker, the Thebro, loaded with petrol for poor emergency preparedness shortly after its flag state, Cyprus, withdrew its registration. The
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          144 36 IN a move explained by European Commission vice-president Loyola de Palacio in terms of expanding EU control over shipping, 11EU member states have been handed "reasoned opinions" for not fully complying with European maritime safety regulations by the European Commission. Six countries were criticised
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          102 36 PORT unions worldwide could take action against ships trading to the Russian port of Kaliningrad as an increasingly bitter docks dispute drags on. ITF-affiliated dockers' unions have pledged worldwide solidarity action against the port administration. The ITF has accused Kaliningrad Sea Trading Port Company of "a
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          36 36 SOUTH Korea's SK Shipping has joined international dry cargo owners' association Intercargo, the first company from the country to do so. The move lifts the association's Asian presence, which already includes major players
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          74 36 EUROPE'S ports could be set for a lengthy period of unrest after the ITF committed itself to fight the EU's port directive which is aimed at opening up ports' services throughout the regional bloc. In a statement ITF said its Dockers' Section had decided
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          78 36  -  Compiled by David Hughes US-BASED carrier-backed Internet freight tracking and trading system Inttra has been chosen by German logistics firm Kuehne and Nagel for all its container shipments. Inttra CEO Ken Bloom said: "We are pleased that an industry leader like Kuehne and Nagel has
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      283 36 PACE Ahrenkiel 10 Appenship 5 Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 10 B'tangMas 6 BSA 7 BSC 9 BTL 10 Balaji 4 Batamindo 9 Bayswater 10 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Central Ex 6 Chahaya 10 China Shpg 5 Confer 10 Colony Log 5 i Cougar 7
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      10393 42 THEBUSINESSTIMES Pages EXPORT MONDAY, JULY 23, 2001 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoir* 30/07 02/09 Kien Hunq ELIZABETH RICKMERS EZ103S 65-*****33 30/07 05/09 Del mas DELMAS DURVILLE I27W 65-*****44 01/08 22/08 MOL MOL VOLTA 9202A 65-*****86
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        650 45 Vessel Voy Mo Brth Arrlvrt Poporture Jra|M Assets Pion 25Sqs J06 22/07/7:40 22/07/2339 Cecdream 9549 J* 22/07/900 23/07/2200 Bt Suriati 4 ***** J01 22/07/1000 22/07/2000 Bt M«n ***** J01 22/07/1000 22/07/2300 HDite Saqa 5 J04 23/07/600 23/07/2300 Ponton* ISC JIB 23/07/700 23/07/1900 Bt Anuyah ***** J01 23/07/800 23/07/1300
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        1979 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrlod From To From ACJ DAHLIA 037A 24/tOO U 22/800 22/16W 22/1900 8 22/1500 22/1659 22/1900 2A 22/1700 23/0659 23/0900 2t 22/1700 23/0659 23/0900 3 23/0700 23/189 23/MOO 4 23/1200 23/1459 23/1700 «n nun
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        184 45 August 1 Switzerland: National Day Augusts Singapore: National Day South Africa: National Women's Day August 12 Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday August 15 South Korea: Liberation Day Switzerland: Assumption Day Spain: Assumption Day Belgium: Assumption Day France: Assumption Day Italy: Assumption Day August 17 Indonesia: Independence Day August
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        789 45 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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        504 45 Carton WO Max 990.5 0.5 15.6 0.T1 44 0.04 Jul 19 Density Mater Residue As* Alwlwlw Srilwil Mo*omE25 0 0 1 1 0 0 380 AM 964.1 0.2 14.3 0.06 22 0.02 Ixm. 380 Mai 9912 0.5 18.3 0.11 50 0.09 W»1 M/M M/M WW Wo
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        556 46 It says decision on trans-Tasmanian, NZ routes possible in a couple of weeks Dow Jones Newswires [WELLINGTON] No-frills Australian airline Virgin Blue remains confident of getting governmental approvals to operate on New Zealand and trans-Tasman routes, with a
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        336 46 Reuters [NEW YORK] More major US airlines last Thursday reported wide second-quarter losses as they battled burgeoning labour costs and slumping business travel, which carriers expect to hamper the industry into the second half of the year. Reflecting the harsh industry climate, Northwest
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        308 46 AFP [LONDON] A British Airways Concorde carried out a second test flight on Friday over the Atlantic as part of efforts to prove that the supersonic jet is fit to resume passenger flights almost a year after a fatal crash near Paris.
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        254 46 Bloomberg [EAGAN, Minnesota] Northwest Airlines Corp, the fourth largest US airline, will cut 1,500 jobs, reduce flights and close facilities to cut costs after a second quarter loss related to a slowdown in corporate travel. The jobs represent about 2.8 per cent of
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        198 46 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese carriers, led by Japan Airlines Co, said demand for flights during the summer vacation period rose on both international and domestic routes. Japan Airlines, Asia's largest carrier, said bookings rose 3.8 per cent on international routes between July 20 and Aug
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        526 46 Some 500 workers doing the work at Wichita plant will be redeployed Reuters [SEATTLE] Aerospace giant Boeing Co said on Friday it would shift some airplane modification work to outside vendors and would try to find work for the 500 employees
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      32 35 Time to think again about consolidation, Liner Soeno, Pg2 Virgin Blue sure of getting NZ, Aussie govt nod for new routes, Pg 12 Wide Q2 losses at major US airfines, Pg 12
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      193 35 The undermentioned shipping lines in the Intra-Asia trade would like to inform all shippers that: For the period Ist August 2001 to 30th November 2001 (i) The Singapore Currency Factor (CAF) will remain at US$ 0/20', US$ 0/40' and US$ 0/RT (LCL and Breakbulk). (ii) The Japan YEN Appreciation Surcharge
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      724 36 Lines services represented by giffifeA Members of the Registry of Members of the fcjjfiSji] Accredited Shipping Aoents. Singapore log.shcs Singapore Shipping Association Association CONTAINERS/ CONVENTIONAL CARGO POtT KUNG/SMGAFOftE/JAKMU t MNGKOK VOY ETAPKL eta sin eta male Empress lii> 0601 2V*7 25/T7 Km PrtoCMS Lih OCOI 11/H 12/0 M IMS LIU
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      1398 37 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE Ivissa yotlsw rtm anr ham »rv sou ieh [vessel vot mi whw sou um sii APL GARNET 104W 26/07 It/OS 16/OSI3/08 IS/OS MOLHTEGRITY 001E 03/07 05/07 07/07 01/07 25/07 MOl LOIRE 542W 27/07 12/08 14/01 17/08 11/08 HY COMMOOORE 3331 08/07 04/07 06/07 03/07 27/07 HY
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      2404 37 TO ANN 1/1s 10 MYS JEMJUI 1/11 12 MYS W AQAiA 1/1: 15 DAYS GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROWNSON RD f 12-00 SAUS/RKGS TEL 4205*57/43 FAX: *****21/71 MALAYSIA OFFICE PASIR GUDANG TEL 07-*****66 FAX: 07-*****70 f OSTAB (HIPPING PTI LTD SINGAPORE *****8 OUTWARD (IA) *****02 *****25/75 PORT RUNG 03-*****633
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      1241 38 SENATOR LINES TOiUROPI TOMXMU&r/mAH/WSDSiA wssa vot aw t» ito w hao orv m vraa wt sw ni oa PONANS SMATOR 0017W 24.07 10.01 11.01 110* 14.00 15.00 14.00 UM/TMAOK 0015W 10.07 04.00 07j0 11.00 1100 HANRN IBUINO 0001W 27.07 11.01 19.00 lOJO 17.00 10.00 FOWAOfT 001SW 04.00 IIJO 14.00 lOJO
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      811 38 AM MAC-NELS S PURE M'SIA Canton MN CONTIt LINES, INC P. QUDANG:(O7) *****26 I -IV/\ J wmotwwilll SBAJ: (064) *****9 MANILA: (632)*****24 V W PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31)*****11 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21)*****46 KUCHWQ<O62)*****I* NEW YORK 1 PIRAEUS/BARCELONA MV "KAGA" V.80E29 MV "ARIAKE" V.1512 ETA
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      583 38 WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE WESTBOUNO TO: COLOMBO NHAVA SHEVA (CFS MULUNO MUMBAI) ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN ICO POINTS VESSEL NAMf I VOT [S'POAC I COtOMK)) *L SHCVaI CONNKTBIG IcONNKTMG VSI-USA vsi-tuww lUZIUAM EXPRESS 007* 30 JUL 04 AUG 08 AUG INDAMEX GANGES ZIM ANTWERP *H24 VO7 WDfEISa
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      419 39 Loading for 1 Zl YUN SHAN RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL I NA2LIG ROM/ATW/BMNAJK/LPL I Loads Singapore. EVW. Malaysia. Indonesia J Loading for BALAJI VINTAGE JDH/AQA RAINIER D6VABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PtSCES EXPLORER JOH/AQA/OMT AEGEAN SEA DBJ/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT AL QAWIYYU JDH/AQA RADIANT CANOPUS ADN/HOO/JDH HATIMI ANA JDH/AQA •Loads Singapore. EVW. Malaysia, Indonesia I Loading tar 1 BEATANAVtS CAM/NFK/SAV/NOL
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      459 40 SSsisssSqs*sSSwsscoNiSrisw« RXPQBtT I VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMB DUB DMN KM NXV ARM JED AQB I UN PRUDBIT *****11W 24/07 21/07 03/08 04/08 10/08- -I NNGHE 0174W 27/07 07/08 W/08 13/08 I CDSCOREDSEAOOIWMOW 30/07 03/08- W/08 11/0813/081 UM PROMOTE 047WW6W 31/07 04/08 10/08 I I/IB 17/08- I SONGHE 0I&8W 03/08 14/08
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      617 40 fMfHjF SINGAPORE PTE LTD 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 Tel: (65) *****73 Fax-. (65) *****66 Email: general@ecusin.eculine.net Website: http://www.eculine.net lohore Bahru Office-Tel: (07) *****18 Fax: (07) *****62 ALL DIRECT SERVICES TO THE FOLLOWING PORTS MIAMI NEW YORK SEATTLE 'HOUSTON CHICAGO LOS ANGELES NO WEIGHT CONSTRAINT (RATIO 1
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      317 43 ■9 lAL LOGISTICS (S) PTE LTD Tel: (65) 223 8380 Fax: (65) 223 8387 SASIA EXPRESS LINES SAsIA |L SINGAPORE AGENT: JARDINE LINER SUPPORT SERVICES vessel vor nsm&muK pontkeiano penano manaiis JUUA OmiNOOBfF 07/0) 02/M/2001 03/M/2001 04/0«/2001 SU» WDUOIttMT 01/W/2001 GOACHT M/QI TM TU TBA $M» —NKEMENT TM GtAOfT M/OJ
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      353 43 MUR SHIPPING INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS/SOUTH AFRICA VESSEL TWU KK MIRI TGM SM PR MTS RIUMON DIM EL PE CT OPItSS POWER VOY 012 SAAB SAUD SAAB SAAB SAftß 27/17 30/07 31/07 01/01 EXPRESS PROGRESS VOY 013 01/01 11/01 13/01 IS/* 21/01 01/99 ot/09 OS/99 M/M MUR VOY 014 10/09 12/09
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