The Business Times, 19 November 2002

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    14 1 MITA (P) 010*03/2002 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2002 Internet: http://business-times.asia1 .com.sg
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    73 1 m (-17.65) st nnBX futtixes UNJO (-21.00) am vunnßß 173LM (-1.50) STOCK MillfiT IMDICEB Monday fSuwy KLSECOMP ***** 497 NIKKEI 225 &M6.01 -1*7*8 HANG SENG _M2t.» *54.44 SET INDEX 357.10 +0.86 JAKARTA COUP J67.88 -617 MANILA COMP .1,034.48 -2123 TAIPEI WPI 4.790.61 -2*92 SEOIL COMP §87.13 -a .SB
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    60 1 FOEBEX BITES us$ ss USSfSSperUSS) 1.766 £{USS/S$ per S) L579 1787 EUBO(USS/S$/E). 1.009 1.781 YEN 1211 68.60 RM 1800 1152 HKS 7.800 4.418 BAHT 4148 24.63 RIPIAH 8396 5.094 FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 515 KUALA LIUPUR 6.40 HONGKONG 5.000 JAKARTA 89.00 TAIPEI 6.625 TOKYO 1.375 SEOUL 9A6 LONDON 4.00 NEW
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    Lock icon Govt trims growth forecast to 2-2.5%
    731 1  -  Doable-dip recession possible bnt not probable: govt economist Byi Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] A double-dip recession is possible but not very probable at this stage, said government economist Friedrich Wu, even as the government yesterday cut this year's growth forecast to 2-2.5 per cent. Economists
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    Lock icon Foreigners in Indonesia in a fix over school security
    521 1  -  Some making plans to Mind children to schools in Singapore and elsewhere From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S foreign business community is on tenterhooks after several international schools were forced to close last week following warnings of possible terrorist attacks
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    Lock icon CCL expected to go for half of Astra's US$150m rights shares
    469 1  -  BTiaiIJIIUWJ By I Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Motor-based Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) is likely to take up half of Astra International's planned US$l5O million rights issue, a move that could raise its stake in the Indonesian auto group to over
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    Lock icon The race is to the speedy
    48 1 [SINGAPORE] Congratulations came thick and fast last eveningfor Tan Keng Boon. His company, Speedy-Tech Electronics, has clinched the top spot in this year's coveted Enterprise 50 awards, a ranking of the best among Singapore's homegrown companies. Fall report. Next Pace CHRIS LOH
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      86 1 DISIDE BT Comment Lee Han Shlh: Rethink new banking and financial centre project if ifs not vital. Pg 10 Top Stories Out of Africa blues for some M'sian conglomerates. Nixt Pmgm Soh Chee Wen seeks to delay fraud trial. Pg 14 Ecologist extraordinaire Jose Ayres. Pg 26 l i *um
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      43 1 Q4 trade prospect off to shaky start, Next Page Singapore still attractive hubfor chipmaking, Pg 8 Editorial: More than greyed expectations, Pg 12 Singapore strong in acquiring knowledge, Pg 25 Oel Hong Leong still keen to raise Nat Steel stake further: dealers mm
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      10 1 A showcase of Singapore's best homegrown enterprises in a3o?age pullout
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      Lock icon Fourth quarter's trade prospect off to shaky start
      659 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY October shipments to US fell 5.7% after double-digit gains in previous 3 months By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] October's trade numbers offered further evidence of why the full-year official growth forecast for the economy was trimmed yesterday. By
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      Lock icon Malaysian corporates having hard time in Africa
      834 2  -  Many deals in donbt despite govt-led initiatives From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur WHILE the Malaysian government has built strong ties with many African nations, Malaysian conglomerates have not been as successful in the business arena on the continent. Earlier this month, Telekom
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      Lock icon Top 3 enterprises look to better business next year
      606 2  -  ENTERPRISE 60 Manufacturing firms make np one-third of E5O list By Eugene Low [SINGAPORE) After a difficult 2002, the top companies in this year's Enterprise 50 (E5O) rankings expect better business next year. "We are cautiously optimistic in our outlook for
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        89 2 MALAYSIANS may view German contractor Hochtief with mixed feelings. On the one hand, it will help turn Senai Airport in Johor into a major air cargo hub to rival Singapore. On the other hand, it will help erase Malaysia's achievement of having the world's tallest building. According to
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        104 2 As the NatSteel takeover saga unfolds, the figure "three" is playing an even bigger role in the rival camps' corporate manoeuvres. 98 Holdings has now revised its offer for the steel miller from $2 per share to $2.03. Of course, this was done on a Wednesday Nov 13
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      133 2 "My watches arc a hundred years behind the times. A certain feeling of unreit keeps me £oing. I Jon t simply want to make watckes. I want to continually improve tkem. Tkis notking less tkan tkem up to tke same itandardi of tecknical perfection and precision; tke same aestketic clarity
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      6 2 Dart mfes BT's special 30-page pullout
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Buy queue sparks talk Oei wants more
      417 3  -  Nat Steel sees thin volume bat finds support at $2.05 By] Loh Hui Yin All was quiet on the NatSteel share trading front yesterday, belying the possibility that Oei Leong Hong is out to further raise his stake in the Nat Steel takeover
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      Lock icon Investors bet on Norelco rising outsourcing wave
      590 3  -  Several big buy and call-option deals signed recently By' Ven Sreenivasan EQUIPMENT maker Norelco Centreline will ride the growing outsourcing trend by US and European capital equipment makers, says Baring Private Equity Partners Asia (BPEA). BPEA is so strongly convinced of Norelco's winning
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      Lock icon The waning Midas touch
      730 3  -  HocKtmmm r sivanithy THE bear market for local stocks is now into its fourth year with little respite in sight. The Iraqi situation remains as delicate as ever, economic growth is stuttering in the US and domestically, and except for a handful of companies, earnings aren't
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      Lock icon Globe Telecom in Net data centre venture
      393 4  -  It wants to cash in on burgeoning IDC demand in corporate sector Prom j Al Labita in Manila MOBILE phone business has yielded awesome profits for Globe Telecom, SingTel's listed Manila unit, and the company is now diversifying to other IT-based ventures. Awash
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      Lock icon SingTel launches financial news service for handsets
      193 4  -  By' Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE Telecom yesterday launched a financial news service through which mobile phone users can read content from Dow Jones Newswires and the Asian Wall Street Journal. Existing Sing Tel subscribers with either WAP or GPRS handsets can access the
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      Lock icon China Netcom-led group buys Asia Global Crossing
      638 4 Chinese companies on the prowl for overseas acquisitions Reuters [HONG KONG] A group led by China Netcom said yesterday it will buy network operator Asia Global Crossing, marking China's first major purchase of foreign assets in the telecom sector. The group, which also
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      Lock icon Aircraft leasing rates stabilising, says SALE
      363 4 Reuters SINGAPORE Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE), a unit of Singapore Airlines, said yesterday that rates for aircraft leases had stabilised although they had not returned to p re-Sept 11 levels. Lessors worldwide had seen downward pressure on aircraft lease rentals after the Sept 11
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      Lock icon TR Networks offers 22m shares at 20 cents each
      369 7  -  Expected IPO proceeds of $1.9 m to fond expansion and product development Vince Chong BEAUTY and healthcare company TR Networks, led by the founder of Three Rifles garment brand, launched its initial public offering of 22.2 million shares yesterday at 20
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      Lock icon Citiraya most active stock pending news of M'sian expansion
      262 7  -  By] David Boey THE stock of electronicwaste recycler Citiraya Industries was the most heavily traded on the Singapore Exchange yesterday prior to an announcement just after the close that the company will expand into Malaysia. Some 15.9 million shares changed hands,
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        109 7 AS part of a strategy to expand its network in China, Raffles LaSalle Ltd has struck a deal to open a college in Qingdao City in Shandong province. The creative design and management education provider will partner Qingdao University to set up Raffles-Qingdao International College.
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        Lock icon SembLog in Caspian Sea joint ventore
        122 7 SEMBCORP Logistics (SembLog) has formed a joint venture to tap the Caspian Sea market. The venture, SOPS Limited Liability Company, will offer integrated logistics services te the oil and gas companies operating in that region. SembLog will own 49 per cent of SOPS, through
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      Lock icon A-Reit shares seen rising 7% in debut
      636 7 Bloomberg ASCENDAS Real Estate Investments Trust (A-Reit) shares may rise as much as 7 per cent from the initial offer price after Singapore's second property trust begins trading today, investors said. Ascendas sold $240 million of shares at 88 cents each last week,
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      128 3 See the world through our eyes. The dearer your perspective, the better you are at making investment decisions. That's why more investors and fund managers count on the insights and experience of our top-ranked analysts for a comprehensive approach in deciphering market data. ÜBS Warburg has recently been voted No.l
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      204 4 ik> 131 .-'^i• Ee>*,. <n fe/ "fey &T8 "1 1 Nov-24 Nov 2002 Sawaddee Thai Food Festival Sawaddee Krup. e "k 0 to ma^e y° u ee as y° u are n From 15th Nov 2002 for 10 days only, ;*»V< L Phoenix Garden Cafe brings you Rw'f'lAr 1 v
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      138 4 rs J OF CAPTIVATING THAILAND ORCHARD November 2002, feast on the royal lavish -cafe— spreads of Thai cuisine specially prepared by Chef 1 Prapairat Wongdee and her team, specially flown in from the luxurious I Rembrandt Bangkok Hotel. I To spice things up further, you could be the winner of
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      307 5 P^IMMPr x X > H Sei Woo Rubber Works is Singapore's top 50 enterprise again. V J;. it? t i -if v" j,~ -jt- 7*" r SrV Sei Woe Rubber Warks Pie Ltd ISZ bssitr" ■*£<». r 1 r 4v- CREDOS FOR 2 YEARS RUNNING. jr -Ji Once again, Sei
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      313 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Nov 18 VALUE CLOSE BTOMDS -97.00 +74.00 IT CAM -*****.00 -84.00 IT l»*gr -*****.00 -10.00 MWtpiM 367.35 -4.65 XTwaMn n>il 116.71 -0.86 SSriiiMiiFhi 1247.29 -13.91 «rpi»hM 336.89 -2.38 Mfflflypw 173.13 -2.32 SM»Mmw 173.50 -1.50 Slocks Volume Citiraya 2.5c 15,917.000 SingTel 15c 14.119.000 People s Food HGK 50c
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      Lock icon Mixed feelings about SIA, despite positive macro factors
      328 6  -  )h *0 'j.l i I 1 il 1 miWl #i HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By' Ven Sreenivasan NEWS of improving load factors does not seem to have inspired investors to buy Singapore Airlines shares. Last Friday, SIA reported that its overall load factor
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      Lock icon Fears of a 'balance sheet recession'
      728 6  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy BY all indications, the Straits Times Index shouldn't have fallen as much as it did yesterday. News that the government has cut this year's growth projection to 2-2.5 per cent should hardly have surprised anyone, given that talk of a downgrade
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      Lock icon Mixed day for US dollar, fresh worries for yen
      601 6  -  MHi 1| CURRENCIES Wall Street price action could dictate greenback's short-term trajectory larry wee A MIXED set of US numbers last Friday made for a mixed performance by the US dollar yesterday in Asia. It fell anew against currencies like the
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    3073 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS S B Set Gib Business Ldrs Prfl(SGD) 0 84/ S B Set Gib Business Ldrs PtfMUSO) 08V MM tan Asset Mg( (S'porc) Mat Star Eurooe Eatv 1 0617/ Com Global Finance Index Fd 0.741/ Star Europe ~ZZZ 110V £om Index Fd 08SV Star Eurooe Bal 0842/ Com
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      206 7 Good Times Fly Save up to Oil /y on ANA Business Class when you fly JUU Ma Dtaaito Ram STOPOVER SINGAPORE r im*-- t r^*s# 4w ANA ASIA TRIANGLE FARE* From 1 Oct '02 -31 Mar '03 Inclusive of One Asia Stopover Business Class Economy Class mMLm fr. 553.420 fr.
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  • ECON survey
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      Lock icon Singapore still attractive hub for chipmaking
      521 8  -  Republic leads rival China in higher-level fabrication and design: MTI Reports by, Angela Tan SINGAPORE'S continued attractiveness as a location for technology-sensitive semiconductor businesses despite the threat from low-cost China has been affirmed by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. MTI said yesterday recent
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      Lock icon Financial sector shrinks a smaller 4.3% in Q3
      406 8  -  Better sectoral showing contribute to lower fail than Q2's 6.4%: Mil By, Angela Tan THE financial services industry continued to contract in the third quarter but its 4.3 per cent decline was an improvement on the 6.4 per cent fall in Q2.
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      Lock icon China's FDI growth not at Asean's expense
      553 8 Asian crisis is to blame; region has yet to recover folly THE Asian financial crisis, rather than China, has been responsible for the fall in foreign direct investments (FDI) into Asean, Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry revealed yesterday in its study on
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      7 8 03 2002 economic report Source: MTI
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      Lock icon Has total factor productivity been under-stated?
      489 8  -  By i Anna Teo SINGAPORE'S total factor productivity (TFP) could have been much higher than what the traditional measures suggest averaging 1.6 per cent over the past decade, rather than 0.9 per cent if the estimates take into account factors unique to the economy,
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Britain's ICAP buys Nittan's Asia assets for £25m
      490 9  -  Deal will make ICAP the largest interdealer broker in Asia-Pacific Bf Ven Sreenivasan IN a deal which will make it the largest interdealer broker in Asia-Pacific, Britain's ICAP pic is buying Japanese interbroker Nittan Capital's businesses in South and Eastern Asia for
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      Lock icon Rebate card for HDB households launched
      290 9 LISTED Horizon Education and Technologies Ltd and Lucid Ventures yesterday launched the Town Card a card which gives Housing and Development Board households rebates off their service and conservancy bills or insurance policies. The companies were, however, coy in disclosing the amount invested in
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      Lock icon FairPrice offers weekly senior citizen discount
      415 9  -  By] Kalpana Rashiwala SUPERMARKET giant NTUC Fair Price is giving senior citizens 2 per cent off their shopping bill each Tuesday starting today a move that is expected to cost the cooperative about $500,000 in the first six months. The discount is available to
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      Lock icon Ponggol Marina seeks members' support
      297 9 PONGGOL Marina, a seasports club, has appealed to its 3.000 members for their "continued support and patronage" to preserve the club's financial viability even as it announced its impending sale. In a letter to club members, a copy of which was obtained by BT, Ponggol
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon Rethink BFCproject if it's not vital
      606 10  -  81M.1..1..1J.U PROPERTY Don't let its huge shadow hangover all those who own offices in the CBD lee han shih IF the new business and financial centre (BFC) is really important to the future of Singapore, should the government hesitate in pushing the project off
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      Lock icon Hanoi property market softens
      189 10 Xinhua (HANOI) The property market in Vietnam's capital city Hanoi has cooled down in the past few months, according to a report of Vietnam Investment Review yesterday. An Asia Commercial Bank Property Centre official said that the volume of land and housing transactions had dropped considerably
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      Lock icon LaSalle halves fund size to US$600m
      445 10  -  It's said to have raised equity of US$25O-300m Hl, Kalpana Rashiwala LASALLE Investment Management has halved the size of the LaSalle Asia Recovery Fund to US$6OO million because of investor caution about Asian real estate and the global economic slowdown, fund president lan Mackie
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      524 10 f /WK\ Jones Lang WJ LaSalle. PRIME PROPERTIES FOR SALE BY TENDER At Jervois Road, District 10 4 land parcels totaling 101,800 sq ft //ex....... Invitation to buy 1,2,3 or 4 parcels —r Exclusive locality close to trf.TrT'* XX embassies prestigious r v t residences Ay Plot Ratio 2.8 L
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      87 10 AUTOMOBILE MEGAMART 61 Übi Ave 2 Ist sty-showroom/car accessory/foodcourt: Appro* 775 sq ft to 2,798 sq ft 4th sty sth sty Used Car hats: Appro* 2.992 sq ft 7th sty Offices (potential for car showroom): Total 12.044 sq ft 6th sty Offices: Approx. 603 sq ft to 2,300 sq ft
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      1553 10 Notices IN THI MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER So| AND IN THE MATTER Of JACKSON AUTOMATION (S) PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) Edroctof th« imuki at Ertroordmory Generol Meeting of members ol JACKSON AUTOMATION |S| PTE LTD convenad and held o) Singapore Exchange 20 Cecil Street 12-02 A
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      536 10 l> THE HIGH CAHRT OF THE KLPIBUC OF SINGAPORE (companies Winding Up No no of 200i/G In the- Matter of the Companies Act (Cap 50) And In The Matter of Cryoniq Ptr Ltd (RC Mo *****VH)! K) ADVERTISEMENT OF PETITION Notice pi hereby jtrvt-n tlut a Hi t Hum for
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      Lock icon Making people happy at Reuters
      989 11  -  BTI^JIIUM Shareholder satisfaction can only happen if staff and customers are equally fulfilled, says 000 By' Wong Wei Kong IN the new Reuters management culture, shareholders are only as important as customers and employees. And underlying this is the belief that high-ly-motivated staff will keep
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      Lock icon Duck race garners record $1.18m
      205 11 THE Singapore Million Dollar Duck Race has scored a record in the history of the charity Duck Race as some $1.18 million has been raised to help needy causes in the past two months. Race organisers said yesterday that the record sum raised this year
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Wrong tack on corporate governance
      827 12  -  THEJHHH OPINION david mason The writer was a partner with Price Water house in Singapore for 14 years. He is now a business consultant in the UK. THE standard of corporate governance in Singapore is back in the news, with a report that barely half
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      35 12 There is the equivalent of an arms race escalating over gambling here.' Bennett Uebman a law professor, as US states opt to allow legal gambling, triggering a border ivar over gambling dollars.
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      Lock icon More than greyed expectations
      581 12 EDITORIAL THE latest report card on the Singapore economy isn't pretty. Most sectors worsened in the third quarter, and hopes for a long-delayed recovery have been dampened by geopolitical turmoil. Is positive growth next year even likely? That's not a frivolous question, by any means. Less
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      Lock icon China's bank bind
      1340 12  -  Continuity in the government's economic philosophy offers no assurances about the fatnre of China's hanks, whose problems are impeding the country's economic transformation By Peter S Goodman LAT-WP [KUNMING, China] Across the broad floors of the department store, clerks in green blazers rearrange Chinese-made clothes with off-kilter
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      Lock icon Time out for India's economy
      798 12  -  COMMENTARY Privatisation is right in some cases, harmful in others Hy, Patrick Smith The writer is a former Bloomberg correspondent in Asia and the author of 'Japan: A Reinterpretation The opinions expressed are his own. Bloomberg (BOMBAY) You hear Arun Shourie called many things in
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      Lock icon Accounting fuss shows local scene up
      262 13  -  Lu Kee Hong Singapore CLOSING the books of a corporation should be a routine non-event. The fuss kicked up over the quarterly reporting requirement reveals how inadequate the accounting processes are in Singapore companies. Since I left my auditor career in the early 80s,
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      Lock icon Double-counting's too easy with EZ Link
      262 13  -  Dharma Yasa Jayanto Singapore WHAT do you do when you are alighting from a crowded bus and you are close to the entry door? Tap the EZ Link Card on to the reader, hear the beep and exit. Watch out. Because you are likely
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      Lock icon Improve through board reviews
      314 13  -  Charles Moore Partner Heidrick Struggles International Singapore RECENT developments at Enron. Tyco International and other international corporations have severely undermined the trust and confidence in the behaviour of corporate leaders. legislators, stock exchanges and commissions respond to these concerns by defining ever more structural requirements for
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Soh Chee Wen seeks trial delay
      386 14 KUALA LUMPUR He wants to examine documents to better prepare his defence Bloomberg SOH Chee Wen, charged with defrauding Malaysian brokerage Omega Securities Sdn Bhd of RMS2O million (*****.54 million), sought to postpone his trial to be able to examine documents to better prepare
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      Lock icon Thailand investigating Citibank warning
      286 14 TERROR FALL-OUT Security forces on high alert for possible attacks AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's government said yesterday it was investigating an advisory by US-based banking giant Citibank which warned of a possible terrorist attack in Bangkok during a major festival this week. The security warning prepared by
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      Lock icon Plot to blow up overpass uncovered
      137 14 AP [MANILA] Muslim extremists planned to blow up a major highway overpass as part of a devastating symbolic attack on economic, religious and government targets in the Philippine capital, a high-ranking military official said yesterday. The overpass along the EDSA highway was one of
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        Lock icon Time dotCom, Maxis price talks soon
        122 14 Reuters IKUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Time dot Com said it would begin price negotiations in earnest with Maxis Communications over the sale of its mobile unit once due diligence is completed tomorrow. "We have another two weeks to thrash out price," a Time dot Com
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        Lock icon STS to undertake Senai project
        102 14 (KUALA LUMPUR] THE Malaysian government has recognised Senai Airport Terminal Services (STS) as the company that will develop Senai Airport in Johor into a southern cargo hub, according to current concession holder Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) yesterday. However, MAHB said terms and conditions of
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        Lock icon Indonesia's VP flays Bali probe
        78 14 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's vice-president criticised as heavy handed the investigation into last month's bombings on Bali island the first sign of a political backlash in the world's most populous Muslim nation in the wake of the attacks. Hamzah Haz, a hardline Muslim politician who in
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        Lock icon Deadline extended for Indon debtors
        57 14 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia's former bank owners, who owe 100 trillion rupiah (5519.6 billion) to the government, have until the middle of next year to make full repayment, said Economics Minister Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti. In March, Jakarta had said the debtors would have three months to repay
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      Lock icon Manila denies economic team has resigned
      221 15 MANILA PRESIDENT Gloria Arroyo's government yesterday took the unusual step of denying that her key economic advisers had quit her Cabinet after the reports rocked the Philippines capital markets. The government meanwhile planned to go ahead with a sale of 10-year bonds yesterday after
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      Lock icon Taiwan pledges to jump-start economy
      303 15 TAIPEI It vows investment willtopNTsL2tto bring jobless rate below 4.5% by 2003 Reuters TAIWAN President Chen Shui-bian pledged yesterday to spend biUions of dollars in major investments to jump-start the island's economy and bring record unemployment to below 4.5 per cent by 2003. Mr Chen,
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      334 16 HONG KONG Property support plan gives boost to shares of developers Bloomberg SUN Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd and other Hong Kong real estate developers sold more than twice as many homes over the weekend after the government
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      207 16 HONG KONG Bloomberg PCCW Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest phone company, may transfer as much as a third of its workers to a new company to cut costs to cope with more competition in its mainstay fixed line business, a union's representative said. "There
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        42 19 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German drugs and chemicals group Bayer AG is talking to GlaxoSmithKline Pic and others about selling its loss-making pharmaceuticals arm, a business worth 10 billion euros (SslB billion). Bayer and GSK declined to comment Reuters
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        49 19 Reuters [SUNNYVALE, California] Chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices yesterday said it would take fourth-quarter pretax charges of up to US$6OO million for job cuts and other items. AMD has said it will cut 2,ooojobs, or 15 per cent of its work force.—Reuters
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        62 19 AFP [NEW YORK] The new president of bankrupt World Com is seeking to install former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani on the company's board, possibly as chairman, the Wall Street Journal said yesterday. Michael Cape lias, who was named WorldCom's president, chairman and CEO
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      395 19 LONDON Reuters OIL prices rose yesterday as the threat of a new wave of Islamic guerrilla attacks added to fears of an Iraqi war, highlighting the West's reliance on Middle Eastern oil. Britain and Kuwait both said on Sunday they had foiled
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      251 23 SYDNEY Reuters AUSTRALIAN fund manager and insurer AMP said yesterday it plans up to Asl.2 billion (551.19 billion) in writedowns, mainly on its ailing British business. Analysts said costs could mount as the company takes a scalpel to its business. Australia's lOth-larg-est company by market value
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      671 23 ZURICH Share and bond sales expected to raise np to lJb Swiss francs Bloomberg SWISS LIFE, the worst-perform-ing insurance stock in Europe this year, will offer shares at half-price as Switzerland's biggest life insurer bolsters capital eroded by falling equity markets. The Zurich-based insurer
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      497 24 NEW YORK He says proper execution was the right way to rescue Big Bine Reuters AS LOUIS Gerstner's tale of IBM's dramatic turnaround in the 1990s hit bookstores last week, the outgoing chairman's message was clear: He had been right
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      503 25 TEN Asian companies of which six are from Japan have been named the first winners of the Most Admired Knowledge Enterprises (Make) awards for the region. These model enterprises are, in alphabetical order: Asahi Breweries (Japan) Fuji Xerox (Japan) Infosys Technologies (India) Kao
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      83 26 SHayne Pooley i* t j^m my car At 34 the breakfast table with mv kids the golf course Now my favorite place is my beach nouse l b LONG LIVE DREAMS V \\V A < V ,*Y |HH U v 1 V American Exp'ess Financial Services has everything r j
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      330 27  -  by Chuang Peck Ming THE Enterprise 50 ranking a showcase of the best privately-owned homegrown companies is into its eighth year. For the Chinese, the number 8 represents prosperity, and looking at it another way, it is the symbol for infinity. Indeed, infinite possibilities the upbeat theme
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      841 28  -  david boey finds out the secret behind Speedy-Tech's success even in the days of the electronics downturn DAVID BOEY SPEEDY-TECH Electronics, no stranger to the Enterprise 50 winners' list, made its presence felt in a big way at this year's awards to fete Singapore's best home-grown enterprises. The
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      751 30  -  Rapid adaption of the business to tap emerging opportunities helped Accord Express surge ahead, reports domald urquhart DONALD URQUHART FROM a modest start back in 1984 with a handful of employees, homegrown logistics company Accord Express Holdings now boasts 1,500 employees and rapid revenue growth from
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      659 34  -  Sakae Sushi founder Douglas Foo tells Arthur room about his plan to expand the chain outside Singapore through franchising ARTHUR POON APEX-PAL International, a food and beverage service provider, may not ring a bell. But its Sakae Sushi chain of restaurants is a name
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      1037 35  -  Stansfield Group's Kannappan Chettiar tells eugene low how his path to success was riddled with failure and what he hopes to teach students at the school's new Centre for Entrepreneurship EUGENE LOW TO Kannappan Chettiar, chairman and chief learning officer of The Stansfleld Group, failure
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      772 37  -  Integra, a two-year-old start-up in the banking software business, plans to win as many as 30 clients in the region by 2005, reports TANG WEMC FAI TANG WENG FAI WHILE charity may begin at home, the same is not true if you're a local company
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      622 38  -  JC Leedon was started only in April last year, but already it has set its sights on the region, as its founder tells tano weng fai TANG WENG FAI IT'S a chicken and egg situation common to most local companies venturing overseas how to take on the
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      447 38  -  Entrepreneur George Quek struck Sold with his designer bread outiques, says Arthur room ARTHUR POON WHEN George Quek opened the first outlet of Bread Talk in mid-2000 at Parco Bugis Junction, his aim was nothing less than to transform the way people here bought
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      843 40  -  Homegrown start-up seeks funds and people as it focuses on growth, reports david boey DAVID BOEY AT the peak of their careers, the founders of homegrown smart card maker I'M Technologies walked away from their MNC employer and scraped together $1 million of borrowed capital
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      700 42 For a snapshot of Singapore's SME sector, scan this year's list of Enterprise 50 winners, ranked on both qualitative and quantitative factors. ISpeedy»Tbch Electronics Industry: Manufacturing Revenue: $107.95 million Number of employees: 3,000 2 Accord Express Industry: Logistics Revenue: $120.13 million Number of employees: 1,026 3
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      957 45  -  Better inventory management and business mix are some of the factors Advent Electronics grows on, reports seremamc SERENA NG THOUGH it is barely three years old and employs just 40 people, homegrown components supplier and supply chain management firm Advent Electronics' revenue and profit easily outshine a
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      1503 46  -  But are you ready to embrace a future brought about by technology, asks MICHAEL LOH MICHAEL LOH DrLoh, a Rushmore University professor, runs the IBM think-tank, tha IBM Institute for Business Value, inj Asia Pacific. The opinions expressed irt this article are his ownJ IN 1917, BC Forbes
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      940 48 E5O companies and start-ups continue to draw strength from manufacturers and other players in the economy's whole habitat. THIS year's E 50 companies, once again, exemplify the creativity and energy of smaller enterprises and startups in Singapore. They have been able to sustain value in their business
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      945 50 IE Singapore is ever ready to support willing and able companies who aspire to make a mark in the world arena INTERNATIONALISATION is the vital key to growth, whether you are operating in a mature or a high-growth market, as demonstrated by two companies profiled here
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      971 52 Securing financing is not easy for fledgling companies. The best bet is to work with a trusted banker who will back you for the long term IN the early *****, when local logistics company Accord Express began to establish its footprint in Singapore, one
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      1985 53 How is the government helping to boost Singapore's long-neglected SME sector? Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, gave an overview at the recent Iseas Asean Roundtable on entrepreneurship and SMEs in South-east Asia's economic development. Following is an excerpt from his
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      1280 54  -  While some executives still use outsourcing as a blunt instrument to offload unimportant activities, a small but growing number of companies, however, are adopting a bold new itefc: approach, says johm bell JOHN BELL The writer is a partner with Accenture. For more information on business
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      165 27 accenture EBB SINGAPORE TheßisinessTimes BfArSiy r Riding the crest of F A quest yields priceless rewards. Our success was achieved by the efforts of an outstanding team; propelling us forward and lifting us to the crest of excellence. This year we have come through victorious again by winning our 3rd
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      29 27 CONTENTS Winning culture page 2 Trend-spotting page 4 Lesson in vision page 9 Start-up stories pages 11-19 E5O list page 16 Be prepared 'page2o S'pore's SME plan page 27
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      174 28 ij'jj]yij/ad !y/9'jyjys ilia I W-" Sijiarp/i35» 50 Award Asjafoi ■k "Getting the E5O award a second time around, in such a tough pP IP business climate serves to reinforce our beiief that we are adopting the right approach to our business. We will therefore P continue to practise what we
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      232 29 Scaling new heights A ill I llii ||||i I j jj|j| j To those who have journeyed with us to reach success our esteemed business associates, valued customers, bankers and colleagues; today we acknowledge your dedication and support, and for laying the groundwork with us so we can surpass ourselves.
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      89 31 II SP Thomas Lim I 4 n^ at,o I I > W "7 FOODSERVE SOLUTIONS I I EVERLASTING I WW fell 41* retail I 2 0 0 2 OCEANA Tni«;t ,k fnr Ufa development I Seafood Pte LtdV Trust us tor///e ctratpni<5t I Celebrating Singapore's strategist I Enterprising Spirit I
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      51 32 The ~Wo£^ ailH *iMMMi > &£gfeg Mi 9X Am**. AirßS Ber^ SLi <; J £f PPPBPsf MECiJrERSE ®H| Spniy ~^l Head Office: Matex Specialty Chemicals Pte Ltd 58 Tanjong Penjuru Singapore *****6 Tel: *****779 Fax: *****539 Email: info@matex.com.Ba Website: http://wwH.matex.com.sg Singapore. Malaysia. China. United Kingdom. Bangladesh. Vietnam. Myanmar. Taiwan. Sii
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      108 33 fi94o Gohjfoo Hin Pte Ltd <* A ■|L We couldn't have achieved it without you a HpraSra. We are pleased to have achieved the prestigious Enterprise 50 award. This is made J mi jji [jf; I possible by the continuous support from our valued customers, banks, and business Mm associates
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      63 34 Celebrates our Enterprise N 3 0 0 8 50 Award -^WjfTtj* (>! r i j 77? p Performance Lubricants ->--> mmm I:! ul,ra Hi s h 0 |j Performance I 3r r\'i A Engine On \5SSmmSmm* UNICORN OIL COMPANY PTE LTD Unicorn House, 3 Tuas Avenue 1 I, Singapore *****9.
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      419 35 I TEX LINE Celebrating Singapore's I Clothes The World In Style W For the 2nd year in succession, Tex Line makes the Top 10 of Singapore's most enterprising companies for 2002 Tex Line Associates Pte Ltd is a service-oriented organisation that provides complete and comprehensive apparel sourcing and supply chain
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      569 36 one of ,Aj| v /M &+r >*»^i'M -4<i os.' i d lidi»«'^.. < ■■^^^HLJ^NBBBHBfcd Our Journey J A When Telepoint started in 1995, our business was kept strictly to sales of mobile phones, pagers and accessories. In conjunction with the liberalisation of the Telco market in 1997, Telepoint launched its
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      140 37 2 002 behind every company; enterprising bank. Congratulations to the of the we are to the success The select few made to the prestigious have superior these chose as how grow your the 2002 Enterprise Express Holdings Pte Le Champ Pte Electrics Pte Matex Pte Agrocorp Pte Technologies Pte Megachem
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      73 38 DV E N Proud to win the .sta rtu p 2002 award Thank You to our valued customers, principals and bankers JSKS Allied felesyn jTSieT MCT International iHHIBL V- aiVIO lORRectitier CONCXANT* Semiconductor S Und Vision SONY The Sight A Sound of Information W lOlwil VOICCSIgn&J vucs, k. u r
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      107 39 HSBC's Commercial Banking salutes all H the companies in the prestigious E5O lists on their achievements. As the world's local bank, we share your aspirations of growth H and success. With our vast experience and I our commitment to serve the varying needs of local businesses, HSBC's Commercial H I
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      316 40 2 0 0 2 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit NOT HOLDING ANYTHING BACK! The Stansfield Group was founded in 1994 with a vision to create learning opportunities for everyone. y Through sheer hard-work and commitment to create value for others, we have built a 5 campus model occupying over 400,000 square
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      197 41 J.C. Leedon Technologies Is Proud To Receive The E5O Start-Up Award 2002 2002 *7 f 4 /Jl 5 S\ rci3wyft»(o]?ig3smiifla /nte*rd*e<# Solutions For Water < £r»/ironwenta( Tecf>r>o(o,?ie* ».v As water resources on earth have become precious because of Our vision is to establish professional global services and become a worldcontamination
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      321 46 Lim Kim Hai Electric Co (S) Pte Ltd 2112 is proud to be counted amongst Singapore's 50 best, most enterprising companies Celebnting Singapore's intrpmmgSfini We would like to share this award and our heartfelt appreciation aggMAift J|nli with all our valued customers, business partners, suppliers and employees. Thank Youl Over
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      373 49 MM mum h MRcw.uM Managjng Director 2002 J ~fl B^—^M^M'MlWi——g—ißibh^m—^ Plp<y/fin r~j 1 1j n Total Solution in Elastomeric Components Rayco Technologies Pte Ltd, founded in 1954, is a wholly owned Singapore enterprise specialising in providing Total Solution in Elastomeric Components used in today's leading-edge industries. Automotive Technology Centre With
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      102 50 K*>- iT jr t <v f s :|SF f 20 0 2 M Being ranked No. l in the E5O .start up awards empowers us with greater determination to tackle new challenges. Innovating and creating new talking points every day, you bet we'll not rest on our laurels. From strength
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      282 51 us cHflmp (SOUTH EAST ASIA) PRIVATE LIMITED 205 HENDERSON ROAD #02-01 HENDERSON INDUSTRIAL PARK SINGAPORE *****9. 8877 Fax: 6274 2020 Email address: sales@lechamp.com.sg Website: www.lechamp.com.sg 20 0 2 I* Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit People are the driving "'"ft C L L J force behind our P ursu it of excellence
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      206 52 We Are Honoured lb Be Awarded^ 44 At Ban Leong Technologies, LlebLng Singapore's people make the difference. enterprising spirit We believe in knowing the market, understanding our customers and delivering our best. CO BAN LEONG TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD By From a small startup as a software distributor in 1993, Ban
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      65 53 unified communications www.unifiedcomms.com UWPfp»/>//7f yptrii Thank You We are proud to receive the Enterprise 50 award this year. And it's all thanks to you, our valued customers our dynamic team of dedicated staff. We could not have done it without you. Teleco Solutions Mobile Solutions Broadband Voice Solution Interactive Messaging
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      336 54 f WINNING THROUGH SHARING Sjneur<) has evo ved f rom a We can W*"\.. C "S wood-based industry supplier only win when 4 20 years ago into one of the suppliers and customers A most reputable premium cfilppl It? ifllli?'»«1 <~) E&Jfr F&' I Sineurope Pte Ltd I iWi/, J
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      103 55 ifHR^Rilin We are proud to S receive the Enterprise 50 for the year Receiving this award again strongly reflects on our commitment to excellence and inspired us to further our enterprising spirit. 'T* i V/ We would like thank all our valued W J. f r clients, business associates, suband
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      303 56 StamfCes Your Preferred Catering Partners "We found the Food Solution because of your continual Support" "It's About Passion! "The harder I work, the more perseverance I have" e more P ersevere > t^ie luckier I get" mmmr\ auoh Teo It all started in 1997 with a vision desire to be
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      281 57 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose two points to 1,446, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained eight points to 1,399, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) firmed 28 points to 9,662 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down four points to 1,864. TIME-CHARTER: Basic Spirit (built 1999)
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      552 57  -  K Line and MOL more upbeat about next 6 mths By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Japan's three major shipping lines suffered severe first half profit slumps, but two of them, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Line (K Line) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), were more
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      412 57 Brussels says Taca is no longer a threat to competition AFP [BRUSSELS] The European Commission (EC) last Thursday exempted a cartel of shipping companies operating the transatlantic route from competition rules after winning "substantial concessions". Brussels said it was now satisfied that the shipping
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        66 57 AFP [STOCKHOLM] A tanker carrying 50,000 tonnes of oil which had run aground off the Danish coast broke free on Sunday after its crew modified the volume of water in its ballast tanks. The Pindar strayed off course north of the island of Laesoe into shallow
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        36 57 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. China's biggest shipping company, may buy at least a quarter of a Thai state-owned shipping company, a senior Thai government official said. Bloomberg
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        66 57 Bloomberg [LONDON] Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co formed a joint venture with CMA-CGM to buy 80 per cent of Egis Ports SA. P&O owns 50 per cent of the joint venture and will manage the business. CMA-CGM owns the other half. The venture
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        69 57 [SINGAPORE] A controversial RM3O(SSI4) increase in documentation fees by shipping lines calling Malaysia's ports has reportedly prompted a threat by angry manufacturers that shipments will not be cleared. A spokesman from the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers said several members had already demanded their carriers
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      199 57  -  -By Beth Jinks (SINGAPORE) BOOM! Hanjin Pennsylvania explodes in a fire ball off Sri Lanka's south coast as salvors battle to control a blaze raging on board the container ship since Nov 11. A salvage team of 14 men from Wijsmuller Salvage BV and Sri Lanka
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      246 57 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Patrick Corp. Australia's biggest port cargo handler, will probably report a 76 per cent increase in second-half profit as its new airline and rail ventures helped bolster revenue. Sydney-based Patrick may report net income rose to A 560.4 million (Ss6o
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      539 57 Quick disaster management, shift of winds limit oil spill damage AP [A CORUNA, Spain] Quick work by maritime officials and a little luck with the weather have helped Spain avoid the ecological disaster it still fears might result from a leaky oil tanker stranded
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        799 58 Reuters [GOTHENBURG] PIRATES, plunder, treasure and trade will come to life again when a Swedish company completes building a replica of the country's most famous 18th Century merchant ship. When launched, the precision-built replica of the Gotheborg will be a modern mirror
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      99 58 AFP [GADANI, Pakistan] Pakistani labourers hammering scrap steel of a giant oil tanker Kapetan Michalis at the ship-breaking site in Gadani some 60 km from the southern port city of Karachi recently. Pakistan's forgotten ship-breaking industry is set for a boost as it prepares
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        147 65 Nor 23 Japan: Thankgivings Day. Dec 5 Thailand: King's Birthday. Dee* Malaysia: Hari Raya Puasa Brunei: Hari Raya Puasa. Singapore: Hari Raya Puasa. Dec 7 Malaysia: Hari Raya Holiday. Dee 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dec 24 Switzerland: Christmas Eve (hal day). Dec 25
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        792 65 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are based on average sued stem Market movements are indi cated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        336 66 It abolishes body and is restoring direct ministerial control over air safety AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's government announced yesterday that it was taking direct control of the nation's air safety agency, which has come under scrutiny in recent years after a spate of
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        372 66 Byye&rend&ll checked luggage mast be screened for explosives AP [WASHINGTON] The US government's hurried, US$6 billion overhaul of airport security met a major goal yesterday as white-shirted federal screeners took over the job of checking passengers around the country. As recently as
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        255 66 Xinhua [JAKARTA] National carrier Garuda Indonesia opened a Jakarta-Shanghai route last week, hoping the lucrative Chinese market would offset a plunge in passenger numbers from Australia and Europe following the Bali blasts. Garuda began serving the twice-weekly Shanghai route last Monday. The flight,
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        207 66 AFP (HANOI] Vietnam's second airline Pacific Airlines said yesterday it hopes to begin flying to Singapore at least three times a week from the southern business capital of Ho Chi Minh City by the end of the year. Vu Duy Du, the deputy
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        674 66 It plans to cnt capital spending by 81% to USs4som Bloomberg [CHICAGO] UAL Corp, owner of United Airlines, said it will cut 9,000 more jobs, remove planes from its fleet and reduce remaining capacity to help secure a federal loan guarantee
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