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Title Section14 2002-02-12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Internet: http://business-times.asial com.sg/ SINGAPORE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2002 MITA (P) 107/03/200114 words
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Article69 2002-02-12 1 □an 1,14MB (+4.26) IT-SU mm (+0.85) ST INDEX FUTU1ES 1,***** (+12.00) W% SDBCX FURIES UaM0(+2.90) STOCK KABKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE COMP Closed. NIKKEI 228 fln—f BANG SENG —10,***** *313.75 SET INDEX 3-56.94 +3.3-5 JAKARTA COMP _4*s.$5 +1.87 MANILA COMP AjtiM +21.61 TAJPE1WP1 Closed SEOll COMP iCtosed SHENZHEN69 words
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Article68 2002-02-12 1 FOUX BATES ust St U8$ (S$ per IJSS) 1.833 £(ISS/SS per 1.417 1597 EIHOfUSS/SS/E). 0.873 1.600 DM 1241 1.28 YEN 134.9 73.60 RM 3.800 1073 HKS 7.800 4154 BAHT 43.91 23.95 RCPIAfl ***** 5,577 FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 515 MALA LUMPIR 6.40 HONG KONG 8.125 JAKARTA 3900 TAIPEI 6.725 TOKYO68 words
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809 2002-02-12 1 Kalpana Rashiwala - Capita Land, Allgreen, CityDev best positioned if public housing is privatised: broker By. Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] Any move by the government to allow private developers to build public flats for the Housing Development Board will favour the major developers with larger balance sheets809 words
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1160 2002-02-12 1 Serena Ng, David Boey - By Serena Ng, David Boey [SINGAPORE] Singapore's investment advisory and public relations firms are crying foul over the tactics used by some online investor education portals, which have moved to combine stock information services for the public with1,160 words
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Article, Illustration53 2002-02-12 1 [SINGAPORE] It's goodbye to the Year of the Snake. And after a tough year, Singaporeans are looking forward to the Year of the Horse, seen by many as a business-friendly year in the Chinese calendar. S'pore stock market trots into Tear of the Horae, PgARTHUR LEE - 53 words
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595 2002-02-12 1 Christopher Tan - COMMENTARY By Christopher Tan THE romance of the motor trade, if ever there was one to begin with, must now be truly over with the planned delisting of Inchcape Motors. Parent company Inchcape pic of London has decided to buy up the one-third595 words
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Article, Illustration950 2002-02-12 1 Chuang Peck Ming - By\ Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Jobs Task Force chairman Ng Eng Hen has some good news for out-of-work executives: they'll be the first to be reemployed when the economy bounces back and companies start hiring. "The graduates, professionals,CHRIS LOH - 950 words
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Advertisement71 2002-02-12 1 DKOPE Enron Saga Former Enron chief Kenneth Lay will refuse to testify. Pg 13 Top Stories Singapore plans to tighten screening of shipping. Pg 2 Temasek in early redemption of US$l b of bonds. Pg2 Hock Lock Stew. Ifs just Chapter 2 ir the tale of Internet stocks. Pg 371 words
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Advertisement33 2002-02-12 1 Lee Han Shih: HDB resale market might soon not be the same, Next Pg No BT tomorrow There will be no publication of The Business Times tomorrow. Publication will resume on Feb 14.33 words
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Advertisement28 2002-02-12 1 HDB resale market might soon not be the same Lee Han Shih, Page 2 Quiet session as stocks trot into Year of the Horse R Sivanithy. Pg 428 words
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Advertisement11 2002-02-12 1 Jobs for execs Pages 7-9 On the executive merry-go-round, Pg 711 words
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418 2002-02-12 2 Andrea Tan - Bondholders better off with redemption than conversion to Sing Tel shares By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Temasek Holdings yesterday said it was calling for an early redemption of US$l billion in zero per cent guaranteed bonds exchangeable for Singapore Telecommunications shares so that418 words
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510 2002-02-12 2 Some US officials say arms smuggling is now among their worst fears IHT [SINGAPORE! Singapore is preparing legislation to regulate trade in strategic goods, such as weapons of mass destruction, and will soon start consultations with the shipping industry and other interested partiesIHT - 510 words
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Article, Illustration692 2002-02-12 2 lee han shih - I comment PROPERTY lee han shih THIS could be the year the Housing and Development Board kicks the bottom out of the resale market for property agents. For nearly 40 years since it was set up in 1960, HDB has been692 words
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Article, Illustration565 2002-02-12 2 Conrad Raj - By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Millionaire hotelier and property developer Teo Lay Swee died on Sunday, aged 75. Well known for his zest for life, the quintessential Teochew towkay almost always had a ready smile even when all appeared bleak. "Life's to be enjoyed," he565 words
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Article, Illustration460 2002-02-12 3 Serena Ng - Second largest shareholder's move comes despite his undertaking Byi Serena Ng THE second largest shareholder of People's Food Holdings sold some of his shares in the past few weeks sparking fears that it would depress the company's share price once again.460 words
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Article, Illustration596 2002-02-12 3 Net profit of $105 m to $135 m seen with no provisions CAPITALAND Ltd will likely turn around this year with net profit expected at $105 million to $135 million primarily on the absence of the heavy provisions which prompted the lossesFILE PHOTO - 596 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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Article43 2002-02-12 3 SNP Corporation's subsidiary SNP SPrint has acquired 500,000 shares or 100 per cent of digital printing firm eOS Resource Management for $1.08 million. SNP Corp says that the acquisition will have no material impact on its current-year results.43 words
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78 2002-02-12 3 RIG builder Keppel Fels expects to win two repair orders soon from US-based customers. The contracts are likely to be valued at tens of millions of US dollars, probably in "low double digits," says KepFels general manager Michael Chia. Marine business including rig building78 words
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218 2002-02-12 3 KIM Eng Securities has upgraded ST Engineering to a "trading buy" from a "sell" ahead of the coming Asian Aerospace exhibition, which it expects will generate positive sentiment for the stock. Kim Eng says in a research report that it has a218 words
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612 2002-02-12 3 paul chan - !!*?•!'A lock siew paul chan SOME Singapore Internet companies have been back in the headlines lately after a two-year hiatus. That break is a decade in Internet time, so a pulse-rate check is due: After the dotcom bust, have these612 words
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Article197 2002-02-12 3 Bloomberg AIROCEAN Group Ltd, which sells air cargo space for 16 carriers including Deutsche Lufthansa, plans to increase the number of airlines it represents to improve profit growth in the next fiscal year. Air Ocean wants to convince carriers that outsourcing the sale of cargoBloomberg - 197 words
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Article, Illustration820 2002-02-12 3 Seoul market ready for re-rating ERC measures will boost S'pore economy Dow Jones Newswires [HONG KONG] ING Investment Management Asia Pacific (Singapore) Pte Ltd is most bullish about the prospects for the Asian equity markets of South Korea, Singapore and Thailand. SouthDow Jones Newswires; FILE PHOTO - 820 words
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Article, Illustration324 2002-02-12 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 11 VALUE CLOSE BTO&QS -195.00 -36.00 BTCAM_ -*****.00 476.00 BT 10-4*y MA -*****.00 -19.00 HMtEpiw 456.23 +1.21 SS D>il 153.53 >1.68 SG EqaMcs Fla 1537.13 +0.61 SCrptiiPnp 455.73 ->-2.32 MSa Snsapor* 217.86 +0.28 SMSCt Fatam 219.60 +2.90 Stocks Volume PacflcCenturylOc 7,612.000 Chart SemtCond 6,380,000 CfitnaAvOil 5c324 words
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Article, Illustration247 2002-02-12 4 Ven Sreenivasan - Elec Eltek's technical indicators show weakness HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of contract manufacturer Elec Eltek International has weakened significantly during the past month. However, it closed two cents higher at U552.94 in yesterday's holi-day-shortened trading session. Volume was extremely thin, with just 49,000 shares changing hands247 words
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Article, Illustration743 2002-02-12 4 r. sivanithy - comment STOCKS r. sivanithy BULLS hoping that local stocks would gallop into the Year of the Horse had to be satisfied with a trot yesterday as prices firmed marginally in half-day trade ahead of the two-day Chinese New Year break. With little in743 words
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Article, Illustration562 2002-02-12 4 larry wee - CURRENCIES Euro holds its own as US nnit remains soggy versus non-Asian counterparts larry wee A QUIET ending to the weekend's G7 meeting found the US dollar mixed during an abbreviated Asian session yesterday, although the euro showed a bit more promise ofSource: Moneyline Telerate - 562 words
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Article3076 2002-02-12 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Prices as at 2pm AM Amro Asset Mgt (S'pore) Star Europe Eqty!* 0 754/ Star Europe Bd 0 954/ Star Europe Bal 0 848/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0774/ Star Asia Bond 1.237/ Star Asia Balanced 0 837/ Star Global Technology Fund 02BI Star Bhv Finance Japan3,076 words
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283 2002-02-12 5 Thomas C Dawson - Thomas C Dawson CHALMERS Johnson's name-calling ("Economic Fanaticism Bad for Seoul", Feb 5) does not mask his failure to grasp the significance of the reforms embraced and sustained by South Korea after the 1997 financial crisis. His reasoning seems to suggest that Korea283 words
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198 2002-02-12 5 Vincent Hoong - Vincent Hoong I REFER to your article "iLied database set to rival new credit bureau" by Siow Li Sen (BT, Feb 5). The report states that William Lai is working on a "pooled legal requisition website to help lower the cost of buying property". The198 words
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552 2002-02-12 5 Alex Thian Singapore - Alex Thian Singapore I REFER to your article "SM spells out changes needed to boost entrepreneurship" by Chuang Peck Ming (BT, Feb 6). It was fascinating to hear Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew talk about entrepreneurial culture, in particular his insights on the issue552 words
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Article296 2002-02-12 5 Vasu Menon - Vasu Menon I REFER to the letter "Don't trust unit trusts too much" by James Lim (Mailbag, Feb 7). He raised concerns about investing CPF money in unit trusts and warned that investors may get "a rude shock on retirement". As a unit trust distributor296 words
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Article, Illustration331 2002-02-12 5 Jaspal Singh Singapore - Jaspal Singh Singapore I REFER to the letter "Don't let up on property speculators" by Tan Wei Ping (Mailbag, Jan 22). I am sick and tired of reading letters of complaint from "genuine" buyers every time there is a slight pick-up inFILE PHOTO - 331 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration736 2002-02-12 6 frank chlng - Jiang comes into his own reassuring all ggMEHpH Ksmsxnsa OPINION frank chlng The writer is a Hong Kong-based journalist and commentator JIANG Zemin was widely regarded as a lightweight and a transitional figure when he became general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 1989, succeeding Zhao Ziyang, who was736 words
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Article135 2002-02-12 6 'Our case has got to be unique in modern world history. To start off with such abundance and end up this poor that takes a very special talent' Daniel MW an Argentine high-school teacher, as he sat with friends at an outdoor cafe on Buenos Aires' Avenida135 words
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609 2002-02-12 6 EDITORIAL MUCH has been made of the fact that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's fall from grace among Japanese voters has put his so-called reforms in peril. Yet Mr Koizumi's reforms were never really what was needed and dismay at his setbacks is clearly misplaced.609 words
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Article, Illustration1103 2002-02-12 6 Edward Yardeni - That's a truism for a gardener. Economists, however, hope that corporate earnings will hold np and that it'll also ring trne for the US economy By] Edward Yardeni The writer is chief investment strategist at Deutsche Bank ONE of my favourite movies isAFP - 1,103 words
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Article889 2002-02-12 6 Patrick Smith - COMMENTARY That is what's holding India backnot a plethora of regulations By 1 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] In his busy office in theBloomberg - 889 words
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FOCUS jobs
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Article, Illustration873 2002-02-12 7 CHUANG PECK MING - Temporary jobs offer plenty of opportunities for laid-off executives, and are likely to grow in importance even after the recession as the economy changes. CHUAKG pecs mxng finds out why CHUANG PECK MING ONE reason la id-off executives often cite these days about how hard itCHRIS LOH - 873 words
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Article, Illustration297 2002-02-12 7 Adeline Chiah - 4 the economy job ads By Adeline Chiah FIRST, the bad news: Total job advertisement volume was down 42 per cent in January, compared with the same month last year. Now, the good news: That is easily the smallest contraction so far.Source: SPH - 297 words
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Article, Illustration601 2002-02-12 7 Anna Teo - Search firm's index up 22% in Jan from Q3 2001; senior jobs most wanted in health, manufacturing, bio-sciences By, Anna Teo EXECUTIVE hiring appears to be back up to pre-Sept 11 levels, going by the newspaper ad count. But compared with a year ago,601 words
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Article, Illustration1644 2002-02-12 8 Chuang Peck Ming - by Chuang Peck Ming In true Keynesian form, the public sector has kept the job tap flowing in these recessionary times. But employment in the private sector has not exactly dried up either there are still pockets of jobs available, especially for the less choosy executive1,644 words
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Article, Illustration1077 2002-02-12 9 ANNA TEO - Outplacement services suss out new careers for retrenched staff but few local companies engage these 'corporate undertakers', ukka too reports ANNA TEO LITTLE wonder they have been called "corporate undertakers" theirs is one industry that thrives when the economy is in tatters and peopleAFP - 1,077 words
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167 2002-02-12 9 ONE of the erstwhile two hot vacancies in the corporate sector has been filled. Australian lan Macdonald has come on board Hong Leong Singapore Finance as president, but the four-month search for Alex Au's successor at OCBC Bank continues. While executive search firm167 words
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108 2002-02-12 9 MEANWHILE, the NUS Business School has set up a career services office to match employers with its graduates. The aim is two-fold, it says. It wants to help students develop their potential as global managers, business and industry leaders, via skills training and career108 words
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Article, Illustration128 2002-02-12 9 THE public accounting firms will be taking in few new graduates this year. "Given the recent economic climate and conservative outlook, our intake for 2002, which was completed in the last quarter of 2001, was at a substantially lower level than that of128 words
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REGIONAL news
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664 2002-02-12 10 KUALA LUMPUR Analysts feel Mr D&im's resignation speeded np business revamp Reuters THE restructuring of billions of dollars of bad loans and overhauls of Malaysia's biggest debtors have raised hopes the country is swallowing long-overdue medicine for corporate ills laid bare by Asia's financial crisis.Reuters - 664 words
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Article, Illustration442 2002-02-12 10 SANDAKAN, Malaysia Reuters BUSINESS has been slow for months for Khui Lin Lee, a tour guide who organises trips to the orang-out-an rehabilitation centre near Sandakan, Sabah. The three little islands off Sandakan bay where visitors can organise day tripsReuters; FILE PHOTO - 442 words
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103 2002-02-12 10 Reuters [BANGKOK] A minor Thai opposition party will switch to the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, further boosting his huge majority and prompting a minor cabinet reshuffle, the English-language Nation newspaper reported yesterday. Dr Thaksin planned to make unspecified cabinet changes before theReuters - 103 words
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87 2002-02-12 10 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian prosecutors yesterday questioned Parliament Speaker Akbar Tandjung for the second time since declaring him a suspect in the apparent embezzlement of 40 billion rupiah (Ss7.l million) in state funds intended for the poor. Mr Akbar arrived at the attorney-general's nffiry accompanied byAFP - 87 words
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Article81 2002-02-12 10 AFX [HONG KONG] Galaxy Casino Co Ltd is planning to spend HKIIO billion (552.3 billion) building a new hotel and casino in Macau, reported the Hong Kong Economic Journal, citing K Wah International chairman Lui Che Woo. K Wah International is one of the investorsAFX - 81 words
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Article83 2002-02-12 10 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippines may quit the Cairns Group after failing to gain the 18-member association's support for its appeal against European Union tariffs on tuna exports, Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas said. The Cairns Group, an association of agricultural exporting nations, left the Philippines andBloomberg - 83 words
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58 2002-02-12 10 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thailand's bankruptcy court postponed a ruling on Italian-Thai Development's 20 billion baht (SJB34 million) debt restructuring plan after the company's adviser asked for time to revise the plan. Yesterday's delay comes after the court delayed a Jan 24 ruling because creditors opposedBloomberg - 58 words
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82 2002-02-12 10 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Petrochemical Industry creditors refused a request by the nation's largest loan defaulter for an extra year in which to raise US$2OO million from asset sales, an official at the company's manager said. Two of the company's about 100 creditors, which earlier agreedBloomberg - 82 words
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817 2002-02-12 11 JAKARTA High brand awareness, mostly clean loans work in Indon bank's Savour Reuters WITH 800 branches, a million transactions a day through its automated teller machines and national brand recognition akin to Coca-Cola, suitors should be all over Indonesia's Bank Central Asia. ButReuters - 817 words
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107 2002-02-12 11 AFX-Asia THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) has appointed Arthur Andersen as financial adviser on the proposed merger of five banks, the Jakarta Post reported citing Ibra spokesman Suryo SusUo. The banks slated for merger are Bank Bali, Bank Universal, Bank Patriot, BankAFX-Asia - 107 words
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Article, Illustration99 2002-02-12 11 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri yesterday told officials to go out and check reports they receive and not to be desk-bound. "I want bureaucrats not only to sit behind their desks," Ms Megawati told the opening of a meeting of the Ministry for AdministrativeAFP; FILE PHOTO - 99 words
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Article187 2002-02-12 11 BANGKOK SET says including foreign shares will boost market cap AFX-Asia THAILAND'S Securities Exchange Commission has asked Morgan Stanley Capital International to include the Non-Voting Depository Receipts (NVDRs) held by foreign investors to its investment weighting system. "We raised the idea with MSCI representatives earlyAFX-Asia - 187 words
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276 2002-02-12 11 HONGKONG AFP HUNDREDS of thousands of people from Hong Kong are heading for the Chinese mainland for the Chinese New Year holidays, despite caUs for them to stay home to help revive the territory's sagging economy, immigration authorities said yesterday. SomeAFP - 276 words
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Article, Illustration1101 2002-02-12 12 karim raslan - The message Is clean military might alone cannot rtftllvw pea ce WRITER'S JOURNAL karim raslan THE Asian financial crisis and fears of contagion dominated the Davos meeting back in 1998. The year after, in 1999, the participants were dazzled by the Internet and the1,101 words
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Article, Illustration275 2002-02-12 12 AFP CHINA launched a new salvo yesterday against a European Union decision to suspend imports of some Chinese foodstuffs on health grounds, accusing Brussels of breaking World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. "The EU's decision to ban imports of the Chinese products is usingAFP; AP - 275 words
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210 2002-02-12 12 HONGKONG AFP HONG KONG supermarket chains are planning to import rice directly after 47-year-old restrictions on importers are lifted as expected next year, it was reported yesterday. Leading supermarkets including Wellcome, ParknShop and China Resources plan to enter the rice importing business after the liberalisationAFP - 210 words
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Article1654 2002-02-12 11 BOOM FUTURES Feb 8 WtKR Fatwn (OoataQ pricts) roiOtwtsAe) CtoM Votane Opee taott Hlflh Low Sett (town) Mam* tar 02 06.50 Apr 02 117.75 Hay 02 l».25 J»02 118.75 RSS 3 (UScenbAft) VMww Coee tawtt HHlh Lew Sett (toa—s) Iwterwt 02 6150 WO Apr 02 65.75 63.75 6425 T1251,654 words
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Article, Illustration483 2002-02-12 13 Stilling could face peijury charges as investigators doubt his sworn testimony Reuters, AP [WASHINGTON] Former Enron Corp chairman and chief executive Kenneth Lay will refuse to testify today when he appears under subpoena before a Congressional committee probing the collapse ofReuters,; AP - 483 words
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139 2002-02-12 13 AFP [NEW YORK] Former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling failed to convince even his own mother that he was out of the loop as he told Congress last week —on the company's accounting woes that led to its collapse, Newsweek reported on Sunday. "WhenAFP - 139 words
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269 2002-02-12 13 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] While the Bush administration was drafting its national energy policy, a leading lobbyist for Enron Corp was plotting strategy to turn the plan into a political weapon against Democrats, according to a newly obtained memo. Edward Gillespie, who parlayed his close tiesLAT-WP - 269 words
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WORLD news
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816 2002-02-12 14 NEW YORK Role allowing them to wait 13 months to disclose sales to their company must go, say analysts NYT AMERICAN corporate executives have found a way, without breaking the law, to delay telling the public when they sell their ownNYT - 816 words
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419 2002-02-12 14 NEW YORK Forex traders suspicious of John Rusnak even earlier Dow Jones, NYT ALL FIRST Financial Inc, the US subsidiary of Allied Irish Banks Pic (AIB), became concerned about problems in its currency trading business around the end of December, the FinancialDow Jones,; NYT - 419 words
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Article, Illustration284 2002-02-12 14 ■BUENOS AIRES Pressure on peso seen when markets open after a week's suspension AFP THE Argentine government insisted on Sunday that it had sufficient reserves to support the peso when currency markets reopen with a full floatation of the peso afterAFP - 284 words
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329 2002-02-12 14 SYDNEY Bloomberg IN less than a minute, a few missed keystrokes sliced US$3.9 million off the market value of News Corp after TD Waterhouse Group Inc bungled an order. The third-biggest discount brokerage sold 600,000 News Corp shares for as low asBloomberg - 329 words
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Article, Illustration383 2002-02-12 14 AFP [LONDON] British Prime Minister Tony Blair was facing a new party funding scandal yesterday, after he was accused of intervening to help an Indian billionaire supporter buy a Romanian steel company. The Labour Party leader returned from a four-nation tour of westernAFP; FILE PHOTO - 383 words
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235 2002-02-12 14 SANTA CLARA AFP A SILICON Valley start-up yesterday claimed that it has invented a computer chip that enables digital cameras to produce images rivalling those made on 35-millimetre film. The company, Foveon, said it has accomplished that milestone by usingAFP - 235 words
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Miscellaneous171 2002-02-12 14 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD t l 27 866 7 Knock one hote into the yard YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION Pft nZrV frnm < 5 > Acrow: 1 Antagonise, 6 Stub. mmnp.l 8 Instrument coming under the 10 Halma, 11 Titfortat, 12 drugged ogarette (6) hammer (9) Crossbar, 13 Swell, 15 Ennobte, DOWN 14 idiot171 words
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Article284 2002-02-12 15 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose seven points to 922, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained 13 points to 912, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) fell four points to 6,594 and the Baltic Capes ize Index (BCI) was up nine points to 1,121. ♦Prima n (built 1981)Reuters - 284 words
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Article263 2002-02-12 15 win a m CWT Distribution 0.62 -OOI 82 ChoanHup_—041 «ncti 768 Coaco Inuostinonl —(X23 unch 481 rrotaM Links ___007 unct) 42 G0HoMbigs 0.53 unch 0 IMCIMMIngs IX S40 unch 0 Joya Holdings 0.19 uneh 63 Koppol Corp 426 O.K) 1814 Koppol Marino 021 unch 33S Mppol Tot* L09 uncfi263 words
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Article, Illustration410 2002-02-12 15 Donald Urquhart - IMO meeting to review maritime security in the aftermath of Sept 11 attacks By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] International security experts will gather in London next week at the headquarters of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to discuss maritime security and counter-terrorism issues. A special410 words
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224 2002-02-12 15 Donald Urquhart - By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) says Evergreen Marine Corp will maintain some 62 vessels currently registered under the Panamanian flag despite comments by Evergreen's chairman last week that the Taiwanese carrier would reflag most of its current224 words
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Article, Illustration355 2002-02-12 15 PEOPLE Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (SALE) has appointed Graham Lacs as its first US-based representative. Based out of Washing DC, Mr Lees will hold the position of senior vice-president marketing SALE USA Corporation. He has 22 years experience in the commercial aerospace sector and joins SALE from Fairchild355 words
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Article98 2002-02-12 15 [SINGAPORE] Member lines of the Mediterranean Rate Agreement (MRA) have reduced the war risk surcharge for cargo to and from Egypt, Lebanon and Syria by US$lO per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units). The surcharge is now US$75 per box following a re view by the regional98 words
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109 2002-02-12 15 [SINGAPORE] UK shipping and transport group Crescent pic has focused its operations on short sea tanker and freight ferry operations after exiting the short sea dry bulk sector. Crescent has sold nine vessels over the last year as part of long-term plans to "focus109 words
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Article, Illustration93 2002-02-12 15 [SINGAPORE] The largest cruise liner ever to sail the Pacific Rim arrived in Singapore yesterday to begin its maiden cruise. The 109,000 gross tonne, 2,6oopassenger capacity cruise super liner, P&O's Star Princess, sailed to PSA Corporation's Pasir Panjang Wharves direct from her Italian shipyard93 words
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184 2002-02-12 15 AP [SAN FRANCISCO. California] A ship that sank nearly 50 years ago is to blame for a mystery oil spill that has killed more than 1,300 birds since November, Coast Guard officials said. The Guard matched oil samples takenAP - 184 words
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EUROPEAN aviation
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Article, Illustration966 2002-02-12 16 Fast expanding budget earners are ousting struggling full-service airlines from intra-European routes Reuters [LONDON] THE future of full-service airlines in the European shorthaul market looks increasingly difficult as business and economy passengers alike move to cheaper seats, especially on rapidly expanding budget carriers. AsReuters - 966 words
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Article137 2002-02-12 16 PACE Appemhip 5 BSA 6 B'tartg Mas 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Columbus 6 Centra Ex 6 China SHp<j S Cougar 6 CWTGtotettnk 6 Mw 4 DongnaiM 3 Ea 3 Evergreen 4 FoongSun 5 FuM 4 Fuiitrtm 4 Gem*tr«ns 4 Hang* 6 Hyundai 4 Heung-A 3 inter137 words
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Article12989 2002-02-12 21 THEBUSINESSTIMES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2002 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel voytg* Telephone SIN DbI'h Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* 0'I voir* 20/02 02/04 C0SC0 EMPRESS SEA 0I21W 65-*****00 21/02 24/03 Delmas HYUNOAI LIBERTY 307W *5-*****44 21/02 21/03 CMA COM SAUDI JEOOAH aUW 45 2757*0012,989 words
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Article244 2002-02-12 23 vwl Voy No Jkrth Arrival Depart un M SUCCESS MS1102 11/02/6:50 11/02/2000 t I0S02 J03 n/OZ/7 55 11/02/2000 "2044 J02 11/02/7:40 TV02/1700 "Wt 201 JM 11/02/9:15 12/02/22:00 BT SNAJUSSA IHftt J01 1V02/lt25 11/02/2000 J MACE 204 JOt 12/02/800 M/02/800 G*EA1 PEACE ***** JM 12/02/900 13/02/1800 CHUW HO 2244 words
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Article1843 2002-02-12 23 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO BooMdq/Mmc* Rstls Voy No Etb/Btr Ported From To From Wt CMITt ATO5N 12/1300 10/1500 10/1659 Oct-00 a kvttoo n/Mw n/owo 2t 10/1700 VOtW TV0900 3 n/oroo n/iM n/Moo iwoo vmw n/i7oo ACI DANUA MM 13/500 KVBOO WA654 Oct-OO a ronno1,843 words
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Article198 2002-02-12 23 February 12 Singapore: Chinese New Year Malaysia: Chinese New Year Indonesia: Chinese New Year China: Chinese New Year Hong Kong: Chinese New Year Taiwan: Chinese New Year Vietnam: Chinese New Year Brunei: Chinese New Year February 13 China: Second Day of Chinese New Year Hong Kong: Second Day198 words
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Article805 2002-02-12 23 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 averagesixed stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual805 words
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Article487 2002-02-12 23 Carfeoa !ii ■>—*T «win %v/v »«/>i mi £aZ ISO/Cimac LMMts Spec £25 991 10 6.0 0.10 80 010 Sp«t635 991 Ul 18.0 Q.I5 90 Q.|Q NortHem Europe 180 Ave 9810 0.1 IL7 0.04 26 0.02 »0«" 992.1 12 *J 0.08 1M 0.06 No above E25 T487 words
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Article, Illustration604 2002-02-12 24 Catting costs and capacity key to recovery, say industry executives AFP [LONDON] There are brighter skies ahead for airlines battered by the recent slump in air demand, but carriers must cut costs and capacity if they are to return to profitability,AFP; REUTERS - 604 words
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Article, Illustration264 2002-02-12 24 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System (MAS) said on Friday that it had revised the total consideration for its proposed sale of eight aircraft to RM3.87 billion (551.86 billion) from RM4.13 billion. The loss-making airline said the reduction in the price wasReuters; FILE PHOTOS - 264 words
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250 2002-02-12 24 It aims at half a million Chinese tourists this year Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Culture, Arts and Tourism Ministry is trying to get airlines to mount more flights from China to boost tourist arrivals from that country. Deputy Minister Ng Yen Yen said theBernama - 250 words
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193 2002-02-12 24 Bloomberg [SACRAMENTO, California] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a plan to let California Highway Patrol police officers carry handguns on airplanes while flying for work, an aide to Governor Gray Davis said. Mr Davis received a letter from FAABloomberg - 193 words
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517 2002-02-12 24 Richard Branson wants to sell minority stake in Virgin Bine Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Virgin Group and Tesna Holdings, which is set to revive failed Australian airline Ansett Holdings. will hold further talks this week, the companies said in a joint statement. Virgin Group's RichardBloomberg - 517 words
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Article, Illustration166 2002-02-12 24 Dow Jones [SHANGHAI] Hainan Airlines, one of China's profitable regional air carriers, yesterday said the consolidation among the nine stateowned airlines will not severely impact its core operations. Hainan Airlines is not part of the governmentsponsored plan to merge smaller regional air carriers withDow Jones; FILE PHOTO - 166 words
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