The Business Times, 22 February 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 028/12/2CX)O SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2001 85C
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    72 1 Dsn 1,961.22 (-14.91) BT-SRI ***** (-4.02) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,972 (4.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 25(150 (-0.40) STOCK MARKET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSECOMP 711.52 -1.80 NIKKEI 225 13,100.08 -***** HANG SENG 15,351.51 -175.85 SET INDEX J10.23 -2.09 JAKARTA COMP 439.90 +6.22 MANILA COMP _.1,654.86 -4.22 TAIPEI WPI .5,949.96 -21.33 SEOUL
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    78 1 FOREX BATES US* SSt USS (S$ per USS) 1.744 £(L'S$/SS per 1.444 2.519 ei;ro(uss/ss/e) 0.909 1.5& DM 2.152 1.234 YEN 116.5 66.80 RM 3.800 2.179 HKS 7.800 4.472 BAHT 42.94 24.62 RUPIAH 9.616 5.512 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 MALA Ll'MlTR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.00 BANGKOK .'....9.50 MANILA 1100 HONGKONG 8.50
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    Lock icon Budget expected to give a spending boost
    1050 1  -  Businesses keep their hopes down, bnt have long wish-lists np their sleeve By. Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Slowing external demand, an expected economic downturn, a continued need to boost Singapore's knowledge-based capabilities in e-industries and an upcoming general election to boot. These form the
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    Lock icon New petrochem futures contract may be in the works
    430 1  -  BTIsVIJIIUMJ Tomorrow's Budget could also throw np incentives for chemical industry By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] A new petrochemical futures contract and incentives to promote the chemical industry could be unveiled by the Finance Minister when he delivers the Budget tomorrow.
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    Lock icon Trade deficit deepens Japan's economic gloom
    543 1  -  Concern mounts that economy may soon have no growth sector left From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN suffiered a 95.3 billion yen (Ssl.4 billion) trade deficit in January its first since 1997 as exports to the United States and Asian economies slowed sharply, the
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      100 1 INSIDE Top stories China-linked shares in HK get a boost. Next Page Offer of NDFs may not affect rupiah: analysts. Next Page Analysts see some easing of tradeweighted S$ by MAS. Pg 3 Cycle Carriage earnings plummet 32%. Pg 6 OCBC unveils Netbased accounts system for firms. Pg 6 New
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      139 1 MJErfii m MX fl «r fpl W? Ertf-intents Forum |HPH L i RICHARD CHNG We will overcome Buf Indonesian Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri, winding up her visit to Singapore, also explains why reforms must proceed with caution. Full report, Next Page. 1 EXECUTIVE SUITE i Rest-D-ration work fm a grand scale
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      12 1 US consumer prices rise at fastest pace in a year, Pg 21
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      Lock icon China-linked shares in HK get a boost
      621 2  -  This follows China's easing of rules on foreigner B-shares From Audrey Tan in Hongkong CHINA'S move to allow domestic investors to trade B-shares reserved for foreigners has ramped up interest in China-related plays here in Hongkong, with both fund managers and investors jumping
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      Lock icon NDFs unlikely to affect rupiah: analysts
      577 2  -  Of more concern are instability, and rift with IMF, they feel From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta ALLOWING Singapore-based banks to trade in the rupiah through non-deliverable forward (NDF) contracts is unlikely to have a significant impact on the Indonesian unit, currency analysts said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Indonesia will overcome crisis, says Megawati
      481 2  -  Bnt reforms have to be carried oat with caation, she warns By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Visiting Indonesian Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday voiced optimism that her country will overcome its current crisis, but said reforms should be carried out with caution. "I remain optimistic
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Looking for more bang from recruits
        135 2 THAILAND'S army will show the nationalistic blockbuster Bang Rajan to its troops in an effort to muster patriotism among recruits. The wildly popular film tells the story of the heroic, if ultimately vain, struggle of a Thai village, Bang Rajan, to fend off invading
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        106 2 HERE'S a bit of trivia for those of you who might want to bet on the outcome of the Singapore Masters golf tournament, which kicks off today at the Singapore Island Country Club's Bukit Course. Scotland's Colin Montgomerie sits at seventh spot in the global rankings with 8.34
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      Lock icon Singapore to enforce UN curbs on bin Laden, Taliban
      374 2  -  BTI^HULUJ By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Singapore is enforcing United Nations Security Council sanctions against international terrorist Usama bin Laden and Afghanistan's ruling Taliban group. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has told financial institutions here to freeze any assets belonging to
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  • FOCUS currency
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      Lock icon Analysts see some easing of trade-weighted S$ by MAS
      518 3  -  Some rnle out drastic change, citing need for non-inflationary growth By Larry Wee THE Monetary Authority of Singapore will release an eagerly-awaited statement on its monetary policy stance today, with most analysts expecting some easing in response to changes in the
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      391 3  -  Compiled by Larry Wee What industry observers think n3HEEEEES Some milcl tuning down of tight monetary policy possible, but outright loosening unlikely. In December 2000, CPI jumped by 2.1% strongest year-on-year inflation in three years and above the 2% 10-year average. Underlying inflation, closely monitored by
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  • BUDGET preview
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      Lock icon Good reason for generosity
      861 4 EDITORIAL WE can afford to be a little more generous, Finance Minister Richard Hu said earlier this month, referring to the Budget he will present in Parliament tomorrow. And with good reason. Last year, the operating Budget surplus for the fiscal year ending this March was
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      Lock icon Start-ups may get more tax breaks on options
      430 4  -  STOCK OPTIONS By Angela Tan FINANCE Minister Richard Hu is expected to fine-tune the tax treatment of stock options in his Budget statement to Parliament tomorrow. Tax consultants say Dr Hu is likely to keep his promise to extend tax exemption to
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      Lock icon Tech sector: good time to reaffirm and nurture
      742 4  -  Bat as things go, getting the strategy right is the bigger imperative TECHNOLOGY By Kenneth James WHEN Finance Minister Richard Hu presents the Budget tomorrow, local technology players will be listening out for a reaffirmed commitment to key high-tech initiatives. Specific financial
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      Lock icon Big allocation for education, training seen
      589 4  -  Aim is to build a bigger pool of local skills to support a knowledge-based economy MANPOWER By Chuang Peck Ming A BIG aUocation for training and education is seen as almost a sure thing in this year's government budget. The logic is simple: To
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      Lock icon What they expect
      182 4 On Technology Remove the stock options tax altogether. Finian Tan, Asia-Pacific head, Draper Fisher Jurvetson On Life Sciences Extend or further ease pioneer tax incentive periods; the option to offset losses against shareholders current taxable income; and tax incentives for incubators that support life sciences companies. Choo
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      Lock icon Property players have a long wish-list but not much hope
      756 4  -  PROPERTY By Kalpana Rashiwala PROPERTY market players are not expecting much from the Budget tomorrow but they do have a long wish-list. Among them is the restoration of some concessions removed during the last Budget and measures to boost the
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      Lock icon Non-bank players need tax breaks: consultants
      1000 5  -  BANKING Give incentives to spur merger of brokers, insurers, finance firms, they urge H.'i Siow Li Sen CONSULTANTS would like to see toBudget contain tax concessions and incentives that focus on nonbank financial institutions like stock brokers, insurance and finance companies. which also need
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      Lock icon Stock brokers and investors not expecting any goodies
      441 5  -  STOCKS Market impetus will come from foreign, not domestic, factors By R Sivanithy JUDGING by movements in local stock prices during the past week, brokers and investors don't expect much from tomorrow's Budget, mainly because any impetus to the market is expected
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon $132m exceptional loss mars CCL's results
      679 6  -  Motor operations saw an extremely rewarding year By Christopher Tan FIRST the good news. Cycle Carriage Ltd's motor operations had an extremely rewarding year in 2000, with net profit almost doubling to $112.3 million. Now the not-so-good news. Because of its one-third stake in
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      Lock icon MCL Land net falls 23% on lower write-backs
      518 6  -  Company plans to launch up to 1,100 residential units this year By Andrea Tan MCL Land's net profit fell 23 per cent to $26 million last year due to lower write backs on development properties. Turnover for the year ended Dec 31
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      Lock icon OCBC Bank unveils Net-based accounts system for firms
      474 6  -  By Serena Ng OCBC Bank yesterday launched an Internet-based cash management system for companies, and aims to have 30 to 40 per cent of its 43,000strong customer base sign up for it within the next year. Called Velocity@ocbc, it will enable companies
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      Lock icon ST Assembly to fight Amkor's US lawsuit
      250 6  -  By David Boey MAINBOARD listed ST Assembly Test Services Ltd (Stats), which assembles and tests computer chips, said yesterday that a lawsuit filed against it by US-based Amkor Technology Inc is "without merit" and that it would defend itself "vigorously" against Amkor's claim.
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      Lock icon Serial's Chow to fight to keep 15.5m shares
      531 7  -  He says in lawyer's letter that Derek Goh 'is not entitled to call them back' Teh Hooi Ling IN a new twist to the Serial System saga, former group operating officer Larry Chow says he will fight for 15.5 million shares given
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      Lock icon Beyonics back on profit path as turnover doubles
      269 7  -  Adeline Chuah MAINBOARD-LISTED Beyonics Technology's turnover rose 98.5 per cent from $63 million to $125.1 million for the halfyear to Jan 31. Techplas Industries, a re-cently-acquired plastics business, contributed 30 per cent of the turnover. The group's net profit was $3.9 million
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      Lock icon Can Hyflux beat rising tide of foreign competition?
      756 7  -  HocKimuum'.'i david boey PUNTERS who parked their money with water treatment specialist Hyflux in its initial public offer on Jan 17 have hit a gusher. Those who subscribed for Hyflux shares at 32 cents apiece and held on have more than doubled
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      Lock icon Tung Lok gets go-ahead for SGX listing
      509 7  -  Group to raise funds for expansion of restaurant chain and food processing By Janice Lee TUNG Lok Restaurants 2000 Pte Ltd announced yesterday that it has received in-princi-ple approval to list on the Singapore Exchange. The sum raised will fund a new phase
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon UIS NTA per share slips 17% to $1.53
        109 7 UNITED International Securities, the closed-end fund of United Overseas Bank, yesterday said its net tangible assets per share fell 17 per cent to $1.53 as at Dec 31,2000. It reported full-year net profit of $15 million, down 11 per cent from a
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        Lock icon Ming Wah profit jumps 71% to $29.4m
        70 7 MING Wah Universal yesterday said its net profit for the year ended December 2000 jumped 71 per cent to $29.4 million, while turnover rose 28 per cent to $63.4 million. It attributed the improved results mainly to better freight rates achieved by its
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        Lock icon PKTech profit rises 22% to $1.54m
        75 7 SESDAQ-LISTED PKTech International yesterday posted a 22 per cent rise in interim net profit to $1.54 million, on the back of a 51 per cent jump in turnover to $6.75 million. The Malaysia-based systems integrator said its revenue improvement was due to an increase
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        Lock icon SCS in M'sian B2B portal venture
        78 7 SCS Computer Systems Sdn Bhd, Maybank, Mayban Venture Capital Company Sdn Bhd, and TXI23 (S) Pte Ltd have entered into a joint venture to operate a 828 e-commerce portal in Malaysia, Maybank said yesterday. SCS and Maybank will have a 30 per cent stake
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Property play fizzles out as Nasdaq fall hits sentiment
      603 8  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy WALL Street as well as regional leaders Hongkong and Japan couldn't provide direction yesterday, so the local market was left to its own devices to try to make something out of nothing. The result? Churning of the same
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      Lock icon Out-of-money Beyonics wrt's virtue lies in liquidity
      172 8  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy PENNY stocks are still languishing in poor liquidity, but at least in the case of Beyonics Technology there seems to be some interest. The share and warrant of Beyonics formerly known as Uraco have been quite active in
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      Lock icon GeneMedix may see more downside
      213 8  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan AFTER rushing up in December and January, the stock of generic bio-phar-maceuticals maker GeneMedix seems to be in a meltdown of sorts. It was among the top losers yesterday, shedding 14 cents to $2.36 on 321,000 shares. And the technicals
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      146 8 has declared a fully-franked dividend of $2.1425 per Reset Convertible Preference Sharte for the quarter ending March 29, which will be paid to holders on March 30. The record date to determine entitlements is 5 pm on March 15. ♦SEMBCORP Logistics will trade cum a final dividend of
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      Lock icon US$ gains ground in Asia on renewed yen woes
      494 8  -  CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar gained ground versus Asian units yesterday despite another horrible Weill Street session thanks to renewed yen woes. Meanwhile, the official stance on the Singapore dollar's trade-weighted value could well be softened a notch today. It's
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      507 8 Stocks Volume Hyflux 5c 28,604.000 PacificCenturylOc 22,243,000 PanpacMediaCom 5c 17,080,000 TPA 10c 10,971,000 CapitaLand 9,354,000 AEM-Evertech 5c 9,038,000 PCI 25c 7,455,000 SM Summit 10c 7,337,000 Vickers Capital 25c 7,228,000 UOLWtOI 6,850,000 Stocks DBS Grp 749,085,676 SPH 43,291,100 UOB 35,283,014 Chart Semiconductor 26c 33,848,820 PacificCenturylOc 23,971,340 VentureMfg25c 23,768,199 CapitaLand 23,547,192 SIA
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Government to nurture e-commerce insurance
      410 10  -  Following feedback, IDA implementing 4 initiatives to spar on-line deals By Teh Hooi Ling THE government will attract foreign companies as well as encourage local banks and insurers to provide specialised e-commerce insurance and underwriting to spur on-line transactions. This will be one of four
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      Lock icon SKF opens Asia-Pac distribution centre
      277 10  -  By Liew Hanqing BEARING technology company SKF yesterday opened its $30 million Asia-Pacific distribution centre in Changi, and announced that it would award homegrown Accord Famous Logistics Pte Ltd a $40 million supply chain management contract. The 26,000 sq m centre will distribute a range
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      Lock icon 10.5% Q4 growth likely: economists
      299 10  -  By Eugene Low DESPITE poorer-than-expected non-oil domestic exports in December, some economists don't expect Singapore's actual 2000 fourth-quarter economic growth to be much different from the 10.5 per cent advance estimate released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) last month. MTI will reveal
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      Lock icon PSB support helps SMEs to increase use of e-commerce
      428 10  -  More tap incentives under PSB's financial, technical assistance schemes By Eugene Low DOTCOMS may no longer be the flavour of the month, but it appears small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here have not lost their taste for electronic commerce. Between April
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      Lock icon The Ericsson Corporate Golf League
      239 10 presented by The Business Times, kicked off its sixth consecutive season at Laguna recently. A total of 20 corporate teams contested the first leg. Here are the results of the Feb 16 event. FORMAT 4-MAN TEXAS SCRAMBLE Ascott Group nearest the pin: Philip Urn (Telex
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      Lock icon No 'gratuity' for directors, please
      207 11  -  Denis Distant 1 REFER to the Hock Lock Siew column by Lee Han Shih, "Tough job for F&N to justify gratuity for non-exec directors" (BT, Feb 21). While I found it very informative and timely as shareholders get to vote on the issue on Feb
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      Lock icon No factions or infighting at Redas
      105 11  -  Ho Wing Yin I REFER to your article "Rumblings between 'old' and 'new' at Redas" by Lee Han Shih (BT, Feb 21). It implied that there was infighting within Redas. I wish to state categorically that we are not aware of the existence of
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      Lock icon Heng Chiang Meng saw slump coming
      95 11  -  Jimmy Teo I REFER to your article "Rumblings between 'old' and 'new' at Redas" by Lee Han Shih (BT, Feb 21). Heng Chiang Meng's frank and honest remarks, years ago, about the real estate woes and potential disastrous drop in prices were rebuked publicly
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      Lock icon TV, radio licence fees too high
      223 11  -  Lee Wai Leong I REFER to the letter "TV licence fee unfair" by Ho Swee Hong (Mailbag, Feb 21). SBA collected more than $92 million in radio and TV licence fees for the financial year 1999/2000, and this will probably exceed $100 million in
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      Lock icon TV licence fee justified, affordable
      105 11  -  D Jayaraman I REFER to the letter "TV licence fee unfair" by Ho Swee Hong (Mailbag, Feb 21). I am writing to support the levy for TVs and radios. I turn on the radio whenever I am driving and also at home for at least
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon More disasters just waiting to happen
      834 12  -  ■nvEmmmam .MW.l'.'.lll.liM OPINION prem shankar jha The writer, based in New Delhi andformer editor of The Hindustan Times, contributed this article to BT THREE weeks after 30,000 people died in the earthquake which struck Gujarat, the Indian intelligentsia is beginning to wonder how many
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      101 12 I read that in Paris the (taxi) driver will chase you if you don't leave a tip. It's not that way in Beijing.' -Zhou Yong a Beijing city official, on why his city should host the 2008 Olympics rather than Paris. 'Your mad rush into Sharon's government
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      Lock icon Turning the clock back?
      1541 12  -  While some differences between the situation now and before the 1997 crisis are illusory, Thailand is not abont to larch back into the past By Bruce Gale Dr Bruce Gale is an independent political risk analyst based in Singapore. Recontributed this article to BT. THAILAND'S new
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      Lock icon US sub fiasco another sign of decline
      810 12  -  COMMENTARIES By Chalmers Johnson The writer is an author whose latest book is 'Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire' LATWP MANY view the tragic US submarine sinking of a Japanese fisheries training vessel on Feb 9 as an unfortunate accident, the
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      Lock icon It's fowl play bad-mouthing the economy
      688 12  -  By Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at Princeton University NYT ONE hears that George W Bush likes to give people nicknames. So I hereby propose that he himself be known as Chicken Little. After all, he has been running around
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Napster offers US$1b settlement agreement
      526 13 SAN FRANCISCO It now proposes a fee based on the number of files traded over its service Reuters Bloomberg NAPSTER, the wildly popular online song-swap service, on Tuesday offered to pay US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) over five years to the recording industry to end a
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      Lock icon Motorola starts worldwide white-collar worker layoffs
      297 13 BOYNTON BEACH, Florida NYT MOTOROLA began laying off white-collar employees yesterday at operations worldwide, including its plant in Boynton Beach, as part of an ongoing effort to reduce costs. The company put the total number of layoffs at less than 300. It won't break
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      Lock icon IBM regains market-value lead over Cisco
      284 13 ARMONK, New York Cisco stock value down two-thirds from record US$B2 last March Bloomberg INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp (IBM) passed Cisco Systems Inc in market value for the first time since September 1999 after Cisco shares fell to a 22month low. Shares of IBM,
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      Lock icon HK magnate bids for Taiwan Net newspaper
      308 13 TAIPEI AP CREATED barely one year ago, Taiwan's first Internet newspaper shut down yesterday, and a Hongkong media tycoon has offered to hire 150 of the website's employees, the online paper's chairman said. The island's slumping stock market, "big changes" in the Internet
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      Lock icon Sun Microsystems poised to cut its financial targets
      466 14 SAN FRANCISCO Company likely to lower revenue growth guidance from 30-35% to 25-30%: analysts AFX SUN Microsystems Inc will likely lower its financial targets during its analyst call scheduled for today, as the company suffers the negative impacts of a slowing US
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      Lock icon Lucent plans to sell , optical fibre solutions unit: report
      394 14 Lucent plans to sell optical fibre solutions unit: report NEW YORK Analysts say anit could fetch USsBb; possible suitors are rivals Corning and Alcatel Reuters Bloomberg LUCENT Technologies Inc plans to put its optical fibre solutions unit up for sale, possibly in as soon as two weeks, the Wall Street
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      Lock icon Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom to sell Sprint stake
      318 14 WESTWOOD Bloomberg DEUTSCHE Telekom AG and France Telecom SA expect to sell most, if not all, of their Sprint Corp stock as the two former European telephone monopolies shed assets to cut debt, according to a regulatory filing. Sprint filed with the
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      390 16 JAKARTA His half-brother, three BI directors being investigated AP INDONESIAN prosecutors yesterday barred ex-dictator Suharto's half-brother and three former directors of the central bank from leaving the country for one year because of graft investigations, officials said. Probosutedjo is a suspect in a case
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      184 16 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid, who leaves today for the latest of dozens of foreign trips, does not fear anti-government violence erupting while he is away, a spokesman told reporters. "He is not worried at all about going abroad," the
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      368 16 JAKARTA Bloomberg PT TELEKOMUNIKASI Indonesia (Telkom), Indonesia's biggest company by market capitalisation, was told that its American depository receipts (ADRs) risked being delisted if their price continued to fall. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) wrote to the company on
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      426 17  -  Foreign investment approvals rose 9% last year, but fell short of targets Front Harish Mehta in Ho Ch iMinh City VIETNAM will soon announce a raft of new incentives, tax breaks, and cuts in land rentals in a bid to boost foreign investments
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      175 17 BANGKOK Reuters THE new government of Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will allow poor farmers to suspend debt repayments from April 1, fulfilling a key campaign pledge, a member of the Cabinet said yesterday. Deputy Finance Minister Warathep Ratanakorn told Reuters the suspended
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      606 18 SHANGHAI It is drafting new rules to expel snch companies from stock markets unless they show profits Bloomberg Reuters CHINA, moving to revive its moribund market for foreign currency-denominated shares, is taking its toughest stance yet on an even more knotty problem: delisting
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      617 18 TAIPEI Key worries are slower growth, rising unemployment Bloomberg HUANG Kuo-jiu, an analyst at the quasi-governmental Straits Exchange Foundation, is just as gloomy about the local stock market as he is about ties with China. "The big question is the economy," said Huang, 37, who
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      282 18 COLOMBO Reuters SRI Lanka said on Tuesday police are investigating top former executives at Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd (SLT) over alleged fraud and links to underworld hit squads at the partly Japanese-owned company. "The anti-corruption drive launched by the police investigative team..
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      504 19 NEW YORK Bat forecasters see a rebound in second half helping to avert recession Reuters THE US economy will slow dramatically to grow at 2.2 per cent in 2001, but a recovery in the second half should keep it from tipping
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      288 19 CHICAGO Bloomberg THE Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) hired 54-year-old David Vitale, a former vice-chairman at Bank One Corp, to be chief executive of the largest US futures exchange. Mr Vitale, hired by the CBOT's 18-member board on Tuesday, said he
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      453 21 WASHINGTON 0.6% Jan rise stokes inflation fears; hopes of interest rate cnts dimmed Bloomberg AP Reuters US consumer prices rose in January at the fastest pace in almost a year, led by a record increase in the cost of natural
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      702 21  -  66 fond managers submit proposals; mandates may be awarded in fourth quarter From Catherine Ong in New York THE California Public Employees' Retirement System (CaIPERS), America's largest public pension fund, is looking to farm out between US$2 billion (553.4
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      401 21 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Coca-Cola and Procter Gamble are combining their juices and snacks into a joint venture to boost sales of brands such as Sunny Delight, Minute Maid and Pringles. P&G lacks a global distribution network as expansive as Coke's, and the
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      180 21 NEW YORK Bloomberg WAL-MART Stores Inc said fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose by the smallest amount in almost five years, as the slowing US economy prompted consumers to cut back on spending. Net income at Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, rose 4.5 per
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        109 21 AP [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank AG wants to apply this spring for a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with the goal of becoming the first major German bank traded publicly in the United States, the company said on Tuesday. The Frankfurt-based
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        72 21 Reuters [CANNES] Virgin Group boss Richard Branson yesterday outlined plans to take his mobile phone operation into the United States, saying he was talking to at least three US operators about a joint venture. The airline and cola entrepreneur said he was in talks
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        126 21 Reuters [FRANKFURT] Deutsche Telekom AG said yesterday that it was cutting last year's net profit by 20 per cent because of a two billion euro (553.2 billion) oneoff real estate charge, knocking its share price to a two-year low. As part of a new
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      488 22 LONDON Bank's roots are in the emerging markets, says chairman Patrick Gillam Reuters AFX-Asia STANDARD Chartered pic yesterday reported a big jump in annual profits following two major acquisitions last year. The bank, which is listed in the UK, but makes more
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      376 22 LONDON Revamp comes amid concern over group's ability to turn around Chrysler FT DAIMLERCHRYSLER, the world's fifth largest car group, is preparing a senior management shake-up as part of a sweeping restructuring. Jurgen Schrempp, chairman of the German-US group, is to take control of a
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      210 22 LONDON Bloomberg SCHRODERS pic, Britain's largest pension-fund manager, has fired 30 people in its investment management unit, including six of its seven economists. Schroders' management decided external economic research would be sufficient for its needs, said Julian Samways, head of institutional marketing, in
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      304 24  -  SGX Derivatives fadingReport ST Index/MSCI S'pore Index Wong Ann Chuen THE Singapore stock market yesterday tumbled slightly, paced by electronics and com-puter-related stocks. The benchmark Straits Times Index shed 14.91 points or 0.75 per cent to close at 1,961.22 points with 12 counters advancing, 32
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      278 24  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong THE Taiwan stock market closed mixed yesterday afler Nasdaq's 4.4 per cent drop on Tuesday. However, long-term investors took the opportunity to bargain-hunt on hopes of lower interest rates. At the close, the MSCI Taiwan index rose 0.06 of
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      319 24 London THE euro rallied across the board yesterday after a stron-ger-than-expected German business climate survey from the influential Ifo institute soothed concerns about a steep slowdown in the euro zone economy. The single currency made its biggest gains against the yen, which was hobbled by weakness in Japanese
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      2881 25 HONGKONG AFP Hang Seng -175.85 HONGKONG share prices fell 1.1 per cent yesterday led by telecoms stocks following falls on the Nasdaq, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index lost 175.85 points to close at 15,351.51 on turnover of HK511.36 billion. Howard Gorges,
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      378 25 AFP WP Index -2L33 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.4 per cent lower yesterday following Wall Street's losses, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index eased 21.33 points to 5,949.96, on turnover of NT582.75 billion. "The Nasdaq's overnight fall set off massive selling of technology issues in early
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      519 25 Reuters fyj Shenzhen A Index -1754 CHINA'S A shares fell sharply yesterday after the government said it would soon delist companies which lost money for three straight years. The domestic shares were also pulled down by concerns that liquidity would flow out of the market as a result of
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      2081 25 TOKYO AFP QNikkei 225 -148.28 TOKYO share prices fell 1.1 per cent to a 28-month low yesterday, pressured by falls in US high-tech shares, dealers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index closed down 148.28 points at 13,100.08, the lowest level since Oct 15,
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      420 26 AFP AFX-Asia CI Composite Index -LBI MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday following Wall Street's fall and a lack of fresh leads, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended down 1.80 points at 711.52. Volume traded was
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      735 27 AFP SET Index -2.09 THAI stocks dipped 0.7 per cent yesterday following reports from major Thai banks showing an increase in bad loans in January, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index lost 2.09 points to finish at 310.23 points and the SET 50 index was
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      289 27 AFP Composite Index -422 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 0.3 per cent yesterday with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index down 4.22 points lower at 1,654.86. Volume rose to 914 million shares worth 371 million pesos from 651 million shares worth 367 million pesos on Tuesday. —AFP Ftto 21 Pts»
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      741 27 AFP Q Composite Index +&22 INDONESIAN share prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday led by cigarette and telecommunications stocks, dealers said. They said trading intensified in the afternoon session on sustained interest in cigarette stocks, with Gudang Garam booking large gains, while Sampoerna rebounded after a sustained decline
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      255 27 AFP □MSE-40 -14.77 NEW Zealand's share market ended 0.7 per cent weaker yesterday after falls in the US stock markets, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index was down 14.77 points at 1,979.64 points on turnover worth NZ5264.6 million. f«*;i m cooo) Advantage HOS 1.55 -0.01 75 Air NZ A
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      547 27 AFP All Ordinaries *1(130 AUSTRALIAN shares closed 0.3 per cent higher yesterday after solid gains in banking and biotechnology stocks, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index recovered from early losses to close 10.3 points higher at 3,261.1 points, while the SP/ASX 200 rose 12.1 points to 3,314.7 points. National
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      317 27 AFP CI Composite Index -1421 SOUTH Korean stocks fell 2.3 per cent yesterday with the index down 14.21 at 594.53. Volume was 436 million worth 2.4 trillion won. —AFP FH21 Nor *h Anam Semi ..4640 -130 Brain Tech 730 50 Central Bank 170 unch Cheil Comm *****0 unch Da*
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      1240 31  -  MARTSSA CHEW catches up with Helen Chen of Architects 61, who has worked her magic at restoring grand projects like Raffles Hotel and The Fullerton, as well as designing modern ones like Orchard Cineleisure MARISSA CHEW POR someone who professes to be hopeless at visual arts, architecture often
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        1153 32  -  REALINK REPORT Bu Marissa Chew THE retreat of public housing graders and a sharp price rise in 1999 saw caveats lodged for private residential property almost halved last year. A report by Realink showed that caveats lodged for private housing both primary
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        1093 33  -  By Chan Chen Yee The writer is a partner with Drew Napier non-residential V- property be it an office space generally similar to buying a residential unit, there are some differences to note. Foreigners can buy commercial or industrial property without having to obtain
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        486 33 DEVELOPER/OWNER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE TOTAL UNITS NO. OF PRICE TENURE nwrann (sq ft) LAUNCHED UNITS SOLD ($psf) Queen* Allgreen Prop 3 Stirling Rd 914-2,723 536 289 760 99-yr River Place FEO 3 Havelock Rd 678-3,229 509 420 950 99-yr Caribbean at Keppel Bay Keppel Land 4
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        1343 38  -  Through low or no bids, last year's govt land sales were thus cut by 20% By'. Han Huan Mei The writer is a residential analyst at CB Richard Ellis Last year's government land sales (GLS) programme may have aimed to supply land for some
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        699 35  -  GARDENER'S I m ■rami guides you on those greens with white accents which can spice up your garden THIEN IT used to be that roses were red, violets were blue, and leaves green but not anymore. Today, one no longer needs autumn to see leaves
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        384 36  -  amdreatan checks out Keck Seng group's Saraca Villas landed project ANDREA TAN Sun-worshippers would love Saraca Villas. The 99-year leasehold landed development at Seletar Hills has a generous front porch where one can soak up the sun's rays. The porch is designed to expose
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        2390 36 PROJECT NAME/ PROP CONTRACT TENURE BUILT-IN/ PRICE PSF STREET NAME TYPE DATE LAW AREA* (SOFT) (SS'OOO) (S$) District 4 Non-landed Caribbean At Keppel Bay Apt 01/11/00 99 1636 1537 940 Caribbean At Keppel Bay Apt 10/10/00
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        3857 37 TYPE/LOCATION POSTAL CONTRACT BUILT-IN PRICE PSF CODE DATE (SO FT) (SSDOO) (SS) 3-Room (Type A) Bt Batok St 11 *****1 16-Jan-01 649 132 203 Bt Batok St 21 *****6 06-Feb-01 786 166 211 Bt Batok St 21 *****8 11 -Feb-01 807 156
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      194 32 OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE Address 67 Beach Road Description 6-storey commercial building with a half basement level Land Area 366.5 sqm or 3,945 sqft Floor Area 1748 sqm or 18,815 sqft Tenure 999 years wef 1827 Masterplan Zoning Commercial (MP1998) with plot ratio 4.2 For more details, please contact: Tel:
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      193 32 FOR SALE BY PRIVATE TREATY FACTORY CUM COLD ROOM at Randan Loop Address 231 A Pandan Loop, Singapore *****9 Location The property is situated at a bend along Pandan Loop, off West Coast Highway. The Property The buildings comprise a single-storey cold room, a 2-storey office building and a single
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      63 32 For Sale By Tender 35 Ford Avenue Prime Freehold 2V2 storey Detached House Good Class Bungalow Area Land Area: 19,585 sqft Built-in Area: 8,1 81 sqft Opposite Holland Village Minutes to Orchard Road. Tender closing date: 20 March 2001 at 3 pm. For further info and collection of tender documents,
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      67 34 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING FOR SALE I 1 along Joo Seng Road A Modern 7-storey factory with showroom Jk warehouse. Auspicious address .dim nil lia Gross Floor Area: 118,000sq.ft.approx. AII Land Area: 48,220 sq.ft.approx. Ideal for Manufacturers of Electronics, Garments etc t 30 yrs HDB Leasehold wef 1 September 1991 f
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      56 36 t-rrJSL____ fl LENG KEE RD VICINITY i'L lit For Sale V, CHQwn I Zoned Light Industry i Land area: 22,712 sq ft If"** 3 Cfun j 99-yr leasehold Shnro Existing GFA approx. 17,500 sq ft Vacant Possession g Close to MRT 7 X REDHILL >F (BK MERAH) X ESTATE id
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      62 36 1H I Apartment Building sssi.m'*"' !sr For Sal© Wlon m Freehold, District 10 VjSS" Single Owner Selling 7 Apartments/1 Penthouse Squash Court/Swimming Pool Vacant Possession J Land Area Approximately 20,325 Sq Ft Plot Ratio 2.1 Private Treaty Sale I SUBJECT 1 Apartment Per Floor (PROPERTY XVjj Popular With Expat Tenants
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      59 36 FOR SALE BY TENDER 321 East Coast Rd Very convenient location, Land Area: 33,144.2 Sq Ft near reputable Pri/Sec Sch, Zoning: Residential Parkway Parade, F&B Outlets Plot Ratio: 1.4 Suitable for 5-storey TENDER CLOSING: Residential Development 27 MAR 01 (TUE), 4PM TRAVEL GUIDE The Straits Times Classified. Classifications 573 587.
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      28 37 RAFFLES PLACE OFFICE FOR SALE The Arcade 999 years leasehold Approx. 8030 sq ft Underground linkage to MRT Station High Floor Unobstructed sea view For Enquiries: ***** 791
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      74 37 EN BLOC SALE BY TENDER i MM- 190 Changi Road, near Eunos MRT Modern 4-storey commercial building with r showroom basement carparking. Jfim 5 Pin I I Land Area: 17,261 sq.ft. approx. I Floor Area: 41,258 sq.ft. approx. Next to GE Life-Changi Centre, AlAChangi, Guthrie Building. VI nHIIB |H Ideal
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      139 37 S&T X I FOR SALE BY TENDER K INVESTMENT GRADE OFFICE IN ORCHARD fc BRAS BASAH SELEGIE AREA Within up coming Bras Basah/Selegie/Bugis educational, arts, cultural and entertainment hub proposed SMU campus Walking distance to Dhoby Ghaut MRT Interchange f, A stone's throw away from the Orchard Road corridor I
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      195 39 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose eight points to 1,477, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained 17 points to 1,567, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) firmed six points to 8,854 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up eight points to 1,880. TIME-CHARTER: Anangel Destiny (built 1999)
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      308 39 sex 'ooo ft* 21 it «v- CWT Distribution 0.49 unch 5 Chuan Hup 0.38 0.01 1066 Cosco Investment 0.18 -0.01 130 Freight Links 0.11 unch 360 GB Holdings 0.47 unch 0 IMC HoMlngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.16 unch 453 Kepp*tCorp 3.48 0.04 1275 K*pp*l FELS 1.03
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      506 39  -  It remains world's busiest container port By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Hongkong has restaked its claim to the title of being the world's busiest container port, having surpassed Singapore in the past year by some 1.06 million TEUs (20-ft equivalent units). According to
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      365 39  -  By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's minister of transport Dr Ling Liong Sik said providing greater scope for private sector participation is the best way to respond to heightened competition in the transport sector. Dr Ling was speaking at the
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      397 39 Bloomberg [PERTH] Global shipping rates are set to slump this year as owners take delivery of new vessels, reducing the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore and coal, an official from BHP Ltd said. The fleet of Cape-size ships,
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      668 39  -  NEWBUILDS By David Hughes IT has been another busy fortnight for the newbuildings market with vessels ordered ranging from a huge AP Moller containership to products tankers. Interestingly, there were no reports of new dry bulk carrier contracts. Perhaps fears over the size
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      850 40  -  STRAIT TALK Bu Sesfarer HERE'S a prediction. In about two and a half years time the classification societies will be in a deep crisis. Now many in the industry will wonder whether Seafarer is suffering from severe amnesia, remembering nothing
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      177 40 PACE Appenship 5 Assets S Austral 6 Balaji Shpg 5 BSA 7 B'tang Mas 6 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 CSAV 3 Central Ex 6 Cho Yang 5 China Shpg 5 Cougar 7 CWT Globelink 7 Delmas 4 Djak Lloyd 6 Dongnama 3 Eastrans 6 ECL
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      18613 46 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT THURSDAY, FEBI ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 06/03 10/04 Delmas VILLE DE MIMOSA V42W 65-*****44 07/03 14/04 COSCO EMPRESS SEA 0107W 65-*****00 13/03 17/04 Delmas VILLE DE TANYA T42W 65-*****44 14/03 28/04
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        745 49 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Spc Caprkor 28 """"""J? 21/02/6:25 2V02/17:30 S* Baru 1 01-Feb J02 21/02/7:00 21/02/23:00 "instar 2 022S01 J03 21/02/7:25 21/02/21:00 Wm E 1021 J06 21/02/8:40 21/02/23:45 Bayswater118 M1051 J02 21/02/9:25 21/02/16:00 Chenchieh 8 loc021 J02 21/02/9:10 21/02/20:00 Java Baru 02-Frt J08 21/02/9:40 21/02/23:00
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        2081 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklng/B*l«nc« Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrlod From To From ACX GARNET 24C 23/3:00 2A 20/1700 21/0659 21/0900 21 20/1700 2V0t5f 21/0900 3 21/0700 21/1159 21/M00 4 21/1200 21/1459 21/1700 ACX SWAN 440S 22/20:00 2A 20/1700 21/0*59 2V0900 21 20/1700
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        204 49 Feb 23 Brunei: National Day. Marl South Korea: Independence Movement Day. Mar 0 Brunei: Hari Raya Haji. Indonesia: Idul Adha A.H. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore: Hari Raya Haji. Mar 17 Ireland: St. Patrick Day. United Kingdom: St.Patrick's Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Wquinox Day. Mar 21 Mexico:
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        774 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        596 49 Carton 180 Max 986.5 0.4 15.9 0.06 42 0.03 15 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 HM/N 380 Ave 985.6 0.3 13.1 0.06 28 0.01 Cum 380 Mai 989.7 0.7 15.5 0.09 54 0.03 M/Ifl »«/M %W*
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        837 50 Rebound in Chinese economy, move to end fare discounts behind earnings rally Reuters [HONGKONG] Major mainland Chinese airlines are set to post sharply higher profits for 2000 as a recovery in the country's economy boosted air traffic growth and Beijing moved
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        478 50 Forecasts based on lower oil prices, stronger won Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's two airlines have forecast a return to profit in 2001, but analysts say a slowing economy and an unstable won would pressure their earnings. The analysts
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        516 50 SALE or TWA Process will favour bid by AMR, airline alleges Reuters [WILMINGTON, Delaware] Continental Airlines has appealed against a court order approving a March 5 auction of Trans World Airlines Inc's assets, alleging the process is slanted to favour a bid by American
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        348 50 Bloomberg [SCOTTSDALE, Arizona] AMR Corp's US$3.5 billion (556.09 billion) bid to buy Trans World Airlines Inc in a bankruptcy auction may be tough to beat even by a rival offering more money, say lawyers for a group competing to acquire the
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        1835 50 cm man n* ruwT n» AdataMt BA7381 1930 BA7382 2050 ow wo cm awo Amsterdam AN8327 0740 CA978 0120 N***** 0740 KL0644 0125 SO327 0740 W.0838 2330 H0B7 1535 SQ24 2340 At*—» ***** QMS S0340 2389 Auckland N***** 2020 N***** 2045 sum ion sows hms Bahrain
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      84 39 Strait Talk: ISM Code could bear seeds of a spilt within lACS Pg2 Profits for Chinese airlines for 2000 forecast to soar BackPg I One visit to the Work Boat World Asia Exhibition is all it takes to contact: /f over 30 ship and boot builders over 25 engine/propulsion system
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      799 40 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Members of the felßfiiJJ Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore log.shcs Singapore Shipping Association Association SUIT IM Ivissa I vor fin* Tin* eta P. KIANG SPORE MALE J Princess Lily VO2Ol 23/02 24/02 03/03 Empress Lily VO3Ol 12/03 13/03 20/03 Princess Uly VO3Ol
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      1183 41 SAX SERVICE (DIRECT) VESSEL VOY SIN ETA LAX OAX DAL HOU CHI COL MEM ATI NYC API SARDONYX 026E 17/01 01/02 OS/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 05/02 06/02 06/02 API TURQUOISE 040E 24/01 08/02 12/02 12/02 12/02 12/02 ***** 12/02 13/02 13/02 APLJADE 026E 01/02 15/02 19/02 19/02 19/02 19/02
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      1747 41 TO: COLOMBO 1 EVERY MONDAY I (T/T 4 PAYS) J I GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROIINSON RD TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICE; COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD *12-00 SAUS/IKGS *****57/43 INWARD DEPT (D/ 0) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO; **********011 SINGAPORE *****8
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      453 41 VESSEL VOY SIN PKG VOY SIN HKG KB. IWC USW PUS *GSO VOY SjN JKT SUB WTCruSM IO3S Ji/Ol 02/ TO 04/03 IQ/P3 06/03 07/03 -jg —jjjg jjjjj q l/03 AO ULAC 0221 24/02 20/02 02/03 HYUNDAI SPIINTK 055S 02J3 04/03 KMTC ULSAN 103S ***** ***** 09/03 KMTC HONGKONG IO3S
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      1526 42 SENATOR LINES TO EUROPE TO MIPPiE EAST/IRAN/REP SEA v »Stl VOY SIH UH HTM U* WW l»V HI IvtSStl I VOT SM Mf DM JED HP HANJIN ROME 0013W 27.02 14.03 17.03 19.03 25.03 24.03 27.03 UFJUIAHKX 0013W 24.02 03.03 04.03 10.03 11.03 HANJIN NEW YORK 01I0W 02.03 24.03 25.03
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      1032 42 A■ MAC-MELS S'POBE M'Slfl I Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC P. GUDANG: (07) *****26 I I -JV/\ J OH MOt 1»067B0000« SIBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****45 KUCHING (082) *****1-3 BANGKOK LAEM CHABAMG MV
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      708 42 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR INDIAN PORTS FOR N.SHEVA (CFS MULUND. MUMBAI) COCHIN COLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN I.C.D. POINTS Vessel S PORE N. SHEVA COCHIN COLOMBO P.KLANG TULSIDAS V 138 25 FEB 06 MAR 09 MAR 12 MAR 16 MAR FRONTIER VIO6W 04 MAR 13 MAR 16
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      1518 43 [VESSEL VQY KHH HKG SIN PKL PXB BAB DMM [~BIK IRAN ISFAMAN PCL-195 20/02 21/02 24/02 25/02 04/03 05/03 07/03 09/03 IRAN HORMOZGAN PCL-196 27/02 28/02 03/03 04/03 11/03 12/03 14/03 16/03 IRAN TEHRAN PCL-197 06/03 07/03 10/03 11/03 18/03 19/03 21/03 23/03 IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-198 13/03 14/03 17/03 18/03
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      373 43 II I J Loading for JI II OCEAN ISLAND RDM/ATW/BMN/UK I 1 Loads Singapore. EVW. Mafaysia. Indonesia I Loading for LOK KRANTI JDH/AQA/ADN I ARETE JDH/AQA/DMT I BAN ANN DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT I I SAFEER JDH/AQA/DMT I I 'Loads Singapore, EVW Malaysia Indonesia I I I Loading for I I I ITAICANGHAI
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      387 44 IARA«AN^SANOSrSpSNsScONIS^ EXPORT I VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMB DUB JIA ABU DMN BAH KHI NXV BINGHE 0168W 23/02- 06/03 08/03 12/03 UNI ACCORD 0653-035W 25/02 02/03 07/03 08/03 I UNI PROMOTE 0165-002W 27/02 03/03 09/03 12/53 WYUHE 0005W 02/03 13/03 15/03 19/03 UNI ASPIRE *****30W 04/03 09/03 14/03 15/03 UNI ANGEL
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      1290 45 HMk HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. [VESSEL VOY I SIN I SOU I LfH I RTM AMT HAW BRV IVESSfI VOT I SOU LEH RTM ANT I HAM I BRV I {111 HYADMRAL V.331W 22/02 12/03 17/03 14/03 15/03 HYBARON VJ3OE 29/01 03/02 31/01 01/0? 22/02 API RIS V.022W 23/02
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      155 50 INFORMAL RATE AGREEMENT (IRA) FAR EAST MIDDLE EAST TRADE BANDAR ABBAS PORT ADDITIONAL ON 15 MARCH 2001 The Member Lines of the Informal Rate Agreement (IRA) wish to inform the trade that a Bandar Abbas Port Additional (BAPA) will be implemented with effect from 15 March 2001. This additional is
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