The Business Times, 6 April 2000

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    29 1 t~ H j H H J V i H H I I I H H H H J k MUA w&msnm. 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ THURSDAY, APRIL 6. 2000
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    72 1 FOBEX BATES UW- l.?t» £(US|/S$p*i) IJM 1747 EU1»(08*S*E)_OJ® L«8 Ml US 0.848 TEN 106.1 LM RM MM MB HW 7.781 1221 BAHT sa» !Mi RUPUH 7300 M22* •atrnmmut» FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 580 KLALA LUMPUR 717 JAKARTA J9.M BANGKOK .9.50 MANILA 11.90 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPH 7.84 SYDNEY 8.50 TOKYO 1M
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    Lock icon SingTel confirms interest in Time Engg group
    539 1  -  It's doing dne-diligence bat not dear yet if it's running agrinst Li Ka-shingfbr the stakes From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd has confirmed its interest in Time Engineering group, the owner of the sole fibre optic network in Malaysia but
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    Lock icon Broadband industry to get $150m govt boost
    701 1  -  Plan to double size of infocomm sector by 2006; Big Bang soon By] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Singapore's broadband industry has been promised a $150 million boost as part of a package of new strategies aimed at establishing Singapore as a major infocommunications centre.
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    Lock icon Learning in the lap of history
    1105 1  -  House of Tan Yeok Nee will open as a campus in September By Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] Come September, the historic House of Tan Yeok Nee will be reborn as a university, marking the completion of $12 million worth of preservation and renovation. Work started
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      107 1 PBBPB BT Comment Will $150m get broadband elephant to dance? Nfxt Page Astra more than just CCLS third leg? P95 Top stories Desperate dealers slash car prices to woo buyers. Mmxt Page S'pore startup PixAround gives new panoramic look to the Web. Pg 5 Sale of Air NZ stake to
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      12 1 Commentary: Will $150 m get broadband elephant to dance? Next Page I
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      Lock icon Nasdaq: true bottom now or start of prolonged decline?
      849 2  -  This is the big question in the aftermath of this week's Nasdaq crash From< Andrew Marks in New York AN ever-growing number of Wall Street analysts have been repeating the mantra "this can't last forever" in reference to the Nasdaq's stunning
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        70 2 WE have just received some disturbing news about using handphones during thunderstorms. In an e-mail sent to BT, a broker said that one person was killed by lightning last month while using a handphone. "He suddenly fell and his handphone was badly burned but they found no trace
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        Lock icon ABN Amro's new regional CEO
        77 2 FLORIS G H Deckers has arrived at ABN Amro's regional centre in Singapore to take up his new appointment as regional chief executive, ABN Amro Asia Pacific. Mr Deckers takes over from Sergio Lires Rial, who has been transferred to Amsterdam to help head up
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      Lock icon Lessons of the carrot, the elephant and horse
      544 2  -  1-1 i comment TECHNOLOGY Will $150 m get broadband elephant to dance? kenneth james TO many in the local info-communications industry, broadband multimedia is a topic that's been flogged to death. That may seem strange, since broadband services which enable rich multimedia
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      Lock icon Desperate dealers slash car prices to woo buyers
      634 2  -  Customers holding back ahead of bumper COE crop By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] In anticipation of lower prices on the back of a bumper COE crop, car buyers have adopted a wait-and-see stance these past weeks. In exasperation, dealers have resorted to
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  • MARKETS watch
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      Lock icon Market measures aligned again
      903 4  -  Traders first reeled, then felt relieved after seeing the positive aspects of Tuesday's volatile session on Wall Street says eileen glamtom EILEEN GLANTON AP WHILE Wall Street's most volatile session in history left traders reeling, market analysts were holding out hope that the purge of the
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      Lock icon Margin calls hit tech stocks
      658 4  -  IN SINGAPORE In-hoose traders' short-selling, fond selling also cited By Ven Sreenivasan LEADING technology stocks gave up most of their gains for the year as they came under pressure from margin-related selling yesterday. Aggravating the downward spiral was shortselling by in-house day traders. Brokers also
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      Lock icon Property stocks stay in the cold
      302 4  -  By] Marina Chew WHILE other Old Economy stocks like banks and conglomerates profited from the switch out of technology stocks, property counters were left out of the loop yesterday. The Straits Times Property Index enjoyed a brief surge up to 528.77 points yesterday morning,
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      Lock icon Asian Internet stocks tumble, led by Softbank, ChinaTel
      607 4 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Asian Internet-related stocks declined yesterday, paced by Softbank Corp and China Telecom (Hong Kong) as the US Nasdaq Composite Index's 16 per cent slump in seven days prompted investors to question their prices. Japan's broad Topix index was down 19.24
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon PixAround gives a whole new panoramic look to the Web
      373 5  -  Startup produces software allowing 'stitching 9 of images for easy nse on Web By Jennifer Lien CREATIVE Technology has invested in a homegrown startup which produces a software that allows panoramic images to be published easily on the Web. The
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      Lock icon SIA load factor in Feb rises to 70.3%, thanks to regional recovery
      129 5 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines, the city state's national carrier, said its overall business picked up in February from a year ago as it carried more cargo. Overall load factor, a gauge of the airline's capacity use, rose to 70.3
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      Lock icon Astra—more than just CCL's third leg?
      691 5  - Astra —more than just CCL's third leg? lock siew christopher tan Cycle carriage Ltd has been searching for a third core business to supplement its motor and property operations since 1997. The rationale was clear enough: with major vehicle manufacturers harbouring ambitions to be their own wholesalers, motor distribution as
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Lafe public tranche 6 times subscribed
        76 7 LAFE Technology yesterday said the public tranche of its initial public offering was 6.3 times subscribed. The company's IPO comprised 250 million shares, of which 50 million shares were available to the public. Its placement tranche was fUlly subscribed. Lafe received 28,476 applications for
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        Lock icon DBS' Philipine buy approved
        74 7 AFX-Asia [MANILA] Far East Bank and Trust Co of the Philippines said yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the request of DBS Bank to purchase 6.3 million shares in the bank representing a 1.06 per cent stake. The Philippine Stock Exchange said the
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        Lock icon SGX nod for Grand Central stock split
        76 7 HOTEL Grand Central announced yesterday that it has received in-principle approval from the Singapore Exchange to undertake a stock split of one existing share into two new shares, The company said it believes the stock split will enable it to have a larger
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        Lock icon MediaRing.com to start China service
        61 7 MEDIARING.COM Inc, a US subsidiary of Singapore-listed Mediaßing.com Ltd, said it is introducing the world's first Web-based service that allows users to make superior quality PC-to-phone calls to and within China directly from their Web browser. To Introduce the service, Mediaßing.com has partnered leading communication
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        Lock icon Jurong Tech IPO 56 times subscribed
        98 7 JURONG Technologies Industrial Carp's initial public offer has been 56.4 times subscribed. The group, which offered 19.73 million shares at 20 cents each to the public, received 47,161 applications for some 1.l billion shares. The placement tranche, comprising 60.12 placement shares and 9.8 million
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        Lock icon Hotel Plaza buys medical products firm
        89 7 AFX-Asia HOTEL Plaza said yesterday that it has acquired a 70 per cent stake in United Bmec Pte Ltd for $886,400. Bmec, formed in 1968, is a distributor of biomedical and rehabilitation engineering products, appliance© and apparatus. Hotel Plaza said the acquisition was in
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      Lock icon Acma places out 8m shares to CSH
      111 7 ELECTRONICS and Internet firm Acma Ltd has placed out 8.1 million new shares to Hongkong-listed China Strategic Holdings (CSH) at a price of $1.35 each. Acma said yesterday the shares represented 4.9 per cent of its capital and will raise its issued capital
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      Lock icon Food Empire heads for mainboard
      197 7 FOOD Empire Holdings an enterprise that boasts to be one of the first to introduce instant beverage to Russia has received in-principle approval to list on the Singapore Exchange's mainboard. The company's main business is in the making and marketing of instant beverage products. Its
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      Lock icon Hor Kew offers 153.8m shares in IPO
      375 7  -  Priced at 20 cents each, 23.07 m are for direct public sale By] Eugene Low MAINBOARD-BOUND construction group Hor Kew Corp is offering 153.8 million shares at 20 cents each in its initial public offer. Of the offer, which opens today, 23.07 million
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      Lock icon i-One reports 36% rise in interim earnings
      355 7  -  Higher contributions from electronic media business boost turnover by 54 per cent to $1&9 million By Eugene Low i-One.Net International yesterday reported a 36 per cent rise in net profits to $2.2 million for the half-year ended Jan 31. Bolstered by higher contributions
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      Lock icon Sesdaq-bound Lee Metal to raise $10-15m in IPO
      391 7  -  By\ Ling Su Ann LEE Metal, Singapore's third biggest steel supplier, plans to raise between $10 million and $15 million in its upcoming initial public offer. The proceeds will be used to help finance a port-side storage and fabrication project in Sembawang
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      Lock icon Sale of Air NZ stake to SIA 'still likely, says BIL
      240 7 AFP [AUCKLAND] Brierley Investments Ltd (BIL) said yesterday that the sale of a 17 per cent stake in Air New Zealand to Singapore Airlines (SIA) was "still likely" but virtually ruled out a sale to rival Qantas Airways even
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      Lock icon Ban Joo closes 7% below IPO price
      233 7  -  NEW LISTINGS Weak performance attributed to poor market sentiment By] Ling Su Ann HIT by poor market sentiment, textile trader Ban Joo Co ended its debut trading yesterday one cent below its offer price, or nearly 7 per cent lower. Ban Joo had
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Old Economy stocks hold firm amid Nasdaq plunge
      578 6  -  I=ll comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THE shift from New to Old Economy stocks continued yesterday, an expected outcome given Nasdaq's alarmingly weak showing on Tuesday and the relatively firm Dow Jones Industrial Average. Despite the gains posted by some of the more established
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      Lock icon Asia Food wrte unattractive despite share price collapse
      177 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy HOW times have changed. Less than a year ago, Asia Food and Properties and its warrants were among the hottest stocks in the local market, trading millions of units every day. Today, after the shares were converted
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      Lock icon NatSteel – possible resistance at $4
      230 6  - NatSteel possible resistance at $4 HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong SHARES of Nat Steel Ltd rose sharply yesterday, with the stock finishing among the top gainers of the session. The shares closed up 28 cents or 7.7 per cent at $3.94. The stock opened at $3.68 and hit a
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      145 6 TPV Holdings will be trading ex-dividend (final dividend of 0.19 US cent) on Apr 24. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is April 27. Date payable is May 10. HERSING Corporation will hold its AGM at 3 Bishan Place, #05-00, CPF Bishan Building, on April 18
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      Lock icon Nasdaq's turbulence fails to benefit Asian currencies
      337 6  -  l I comment CURRENCIES larry wee A HEART stopping slide in US stock markets overnight provided little cheer for Asian currencies yesterday, compounding the uncertainty generated by the the Bank of Japan's yen sales earlier this week. In Tuesday trading, the Nasdaq Composite
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      467 6 ftocta Volume GES Intt Lid 20c 28.753,000 BanJoo5c 26,975,000 PadfcCentury 11.569.000 Med»Ring10c 11,522,000 SingTel 15c 10,472,000 SIA 10,456,000 Boeriey NZ10c 7,412.000 Vicfcers Capital 25c 7.369.000 NOL 6,230,000 STEngglOc 4,555,000 Stocfca PacificCentury 184,065,639 SIA *****0,301 GES InU Ud 20c 67,238,750 DBSGrp 40,316,950 Onaa«weT25c 31,705,892 SPH 29,386,495 ST Asaambly 25c 27,892,660 SingTel
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon e-bank – S'pore or HK more accommodating?
      666 8  - e-bank S'pore or HK more accommodating? S'pore still reviewing regulations; HE'S draft framework is protective By\ Siow Li Sen IF anyone still wonders how far mindsets have changed at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the regulator's readiness to accept losses from e-banks should provide a good indicator. Overseas Union Bank,
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      Lock icon Two-thirds of firms surveyed expect to hire staff
      366 8  -  By. Audrey Tan THE job market looks set to improve further in this quarter, as nearly two-thirds of employers in a survey said they expect to hire. Only 5.2 per cent of the more than 400 employers surveyed said they may cut
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      Lock icon Terms of trade continue to decline
      323 8  -  I Aon the economy terms of trade By] Marissa Chew SINGAPORE'S terms of trade have continued its decline, as rising petroleum and petroleum product prices continued to fuel the increase in prices of imports. Figures from the Department of Statistics show the import price
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      Lock icon Ossia's Goh brothers up stake in Aussie retailer Rebel Sport
      397 8  -  They now own 38.6%, will ask for takeover waiver By\ Kalpana Rashiwala THE three Goh brothers behind the Ossia group and the World of Sports chain are raising their stake in Austra-lian-listed sporting goods retailer Rebel Sport. Following a deal
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      Lock icon Property info on mobile phones from ERA
      102 8 ERA Realty Network has introduced property information on mobile phones, using wireless application protocol (WAP) technology. The company said it was the first real estate company in Singapore to offer such a service. This service will allow WAP-phone users to access the latest
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      Lock icon Property prices tipped to rise 10%
      267 8  -  By Jane Cheong PROPERTY prices in Singapore are likely to rise by at least 10 per cent in the next 12 months, First Capital Corporation's property division general manager Trina Loh said yesterday. "I'm very confident that property prices will improve by not less
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      Lock icon Internet banking rules out soon: MAS
      189 8 Reuters THE Singapore central bank plans to come up with regulations on Internet banking "within a few months", the deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) told Reuters yesterday. "We are studying the issue very carefully because it's a complex one
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      Lock icon MOVIE BITES
      539 8  -  Compiled by Aaron Lye Synopses of Singapore International Film Festival movies being screened today Rainbow Trout (PC)—Park Ctong-wan (Koraa) Grand Prince, UA Beach Road, 7pm, 100mins Tickets: Available A depiction of the three days and two nights of a trip by a group of city dweiiers into the
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon More major changes to CPFIS to come
      435 9  -  Ronald Chong Manager (Public Affairs) Central Provident Fund Board WE refer to the Mailbag letters "Government should review CPF Board conduct over bank charges" by Bin Hee Heng (BT, March 20), "Time for CPF to review role of agent banks" by Christopher Leong
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      Lock icon Provide latest HDB resale prices
      204 9  -  Patrick Tan Choon Hong Singapore BUYERS and sellers of HDB resale flats face a lack of information on the latest transacted prices of HDB resale flats. It is important for both buyers and sellers to have easy access to such information in order to make
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      Lock icon Captive public overcharged by SingTel for years
      147 9  -  Narayana Narayana Singapore THE rather belated decision by Singapore Telecom to slash rates left, right and centre in what looks like a last-ditch effort to retain the loyalty of customers will only reinforce the belief that the captive public has been consistently overcharged
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      Lock icon Fund managers must ensure adequate returns
      625 9  -  Davis Hong Heng Wong Singapore I DISAGREE with the view expressed by R Sivanithy in the March 31 article, "Fund managers in a bind over old and new economy". While from a fiduciary duty point of view fund managers must be prudent with their
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      Lock icon Nasdaq plunge a wake-up call for tech firms to prove worth
      536 10 SAN FRANCISCO Firms without solid market potential will face fnnding crouch: analysts AFP TUESDAY'S blood-letting in the Nasdaq served as a warning to entrepreneurs that technology firms must prove their worth to garner vital cash from investors, according to
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      Lock icon Enron handles US$24b online deals in 5 months
      296 10 NEWORLEANS As many as 1,500 transactions a day done on its Web site Bloomberg ENRON Corp, the world's largest energy trader, said its online business has handled US$24 billion (Ss4l billion) in transactions since it was created in November. Customers can trade
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      Lock icon Bank of America, Ariba in B2B pact
      304 10 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina Reuters BANK of America Corp and electronic commerce company Ariba Inc on Tuesday said they have formed an alliance to create an Internet-based financial services marketplace for business customers. Bank of America will use Ariba technology in creating Banc of
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      Lock icon Telecom Italia gets 16b euro credit
      269 10 ROME Bloomberg TELECOM Italia SpA, Italy's biggest telephone company, said it had opened a credit line of as much as 16.3 billion euros (5126.1 billion) to finance its bid for Seat Pagine Gialle SpA, the owner of the country's biggest Internet search engine. Rome-based
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      Lock icon Li family's fortune bashed by share price falls
      607 11  -  Market cap ofTom.com, CyberWorks down by halftoUSs2ob From Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong THE well-connected Li family saw the value of their portfolio of companies take a severe beating yesterday. The share price of Tom.com, the Internet venture of billionaire tycoon Li Ka-shing,
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        Lock icon HK retailer to create online business
        98 11 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Joyce Boutique Holdings, a Hongkong clothing retailer, will 9ell majority control of itself to investors for up to HK&36.4 million (S$S2 million) and use the proceeds to create an online business. Strategic Capital Group, an investment company, said it will pay HKI2O2J)
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        Lock icon Journalists' site offers news analysis
        73 11 Reuters [LONDON] A group of British journalists yesterday launched a Web site offering technology news analysis to corporate subscribers. Named The4sl.com after the Fahrenheit temperature at which paper burns, the site will "arm decision-makers with critical news analysis", said managing editor Paul Taylor, a former
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        Lock icon Web-baaed fores trading system
        64 11 Reuters [TORONTO] Canadian investment dealer Scotia Capital is launching a Web-based foreign exchange trading system that will enable clients to conduct currency transactions over the Internet The system, called ScotiaFX, will allow clients to carry out spot, forward and swap transactions online, and will provide real-time
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      Lock icon Toyota to raise stake in new telecoms unit
      249 11 I TOKYO Reuters TOYOTA Motors Corp yesterday said it would raise its stake in a new Japanese telecommunications giant, a move expected to reinforce its technology drive while helping anchor the new telecoms group. Toyota, Japan's biggest carmaker, said it would boost
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      71 11 [LOS ANGELES] A model at the 'Brave New Unwired World'fashion technology show at Spring Internet World in Los Angeles, on Tuesday, wearing a necklace that either glows, beeps, or vibrates to alert wearers that they have received e-mail. The fashion show, put on by Charmed Technology, demonstrated wireless
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      Lock icon World Online chief may face court action
      276 11 AMSTERDAM Reuters A GROUP of Dutch private investors is planning to institute legal action against World Online founder and chairwoman Nina Brink, the daily De Volkskrant reported yesterday. It said the action is based on discrepancies between a prospectus for the Internet service
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      352 11 This should be taught in schools. Blueprint for Success A Three-day Seminar and Workshop **«rch«nt Court Hotel 27 29 April 2000 8 am 5. JO ptn dmimt FLox. WHO SHOULD ATTEND "Came in wfthabarrier of my HfieM potential. After three dML I is the founder of Qualified Learning become more
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      47 11 j/l'HT!' Success At the IHT we write for people who make it happen. Mm 8 1 The International Herald Tribune. Independent, international news Nril analysis and respected opinion, edited in Parle since 1887 and distributed jn more than 180 countries worldwide Think IHT. The World's Daily Newspaper.
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Markets can't take care of themselves
      716 12  -  bottom line OPINION paul krugman The writer is a professor of economics at MIT IF you are one of those people who, despite all the evidence, retain some lingering illusions about the rationality of financial markets, Tuesday should have cured you. And the day's
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      124 12 'When you put a human gene into a mouse, you can't be sure that there isn't something mousy in that final product that hasn't yet been discovered or isn't appreciated as a pathogen in man but may turn out to be so.' -DrlAwrcaceKiitx an infectious-diseases specialist and
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      Lock icon A mental revolution needed
      599 12 EDITORIAL Singaporeans are being reminded over and over again that they need to change their mindset From financial regulators and civil servants to businessmen and students, everyone is being urged to put on their thinking caps. Financial regulators, for instance, must accept and work on the
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      Lock icon Putin's fate hangs on how he repairs economy
      870 12  -  Is he fighting a losing battle in a Russia culturally incapable of creating a dynamic economy By\ Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group WHAT we know about Vladimir Putin is that we don't know much. He won Russia's presidency as a
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      935 12 Let Justice take its course with Suharto WITH public pressure for due justice continuing to mount, time appears to be running out for the government to make good on its promise for a full and speedy investigation of former Indonesian president Suharto and to bring the
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      416 13 KUALA LUMPUR If approved, it'll be biggest M'sian IPO this year and make Measat first ITsian firm on Nasdaq Reuters, AFX-Asia MALAYSIAN satellite broadcaster Measat has asked for approval from the country's market regulator for a dual listing in the United
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      210 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg EDARAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's biggest car retailer, said its car sales rose to their highest level in five months in March as consumer worries over job cuts receded. EON, as the company is known, said sales rose 32 per
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      450 14 MANILA Tycoon, an associate and 5 brokerages violated securities roles, says regulator Bloomberg THE Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recommended that businessman Dante Tan, an associate, and five brokerages be charged with violating securities rules in connection with the nation's biggest
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      329 14 JAKARTA Forestry minister cites rumours that A-G's office is target AFP SEVERAL Indonesian business groups have prepared millions of dollars in bribe money to hamper investigation into past alleged corruption in the forestry and plantation ministry, a report said yesterday. Forestry and Plantation
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      235 15 SHANGHAI Reuters CHINA will allow state and listed firms to buy domestic initial public offers of any size, relaxing previous restrictions on buying stock in smaller capitalised companies. From yesterday, state and listed firms can buy shares in a domestic A share IPO
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      526 15 HONGKONG But analysts see gdod prospects later with China's growing economy, oil demand and stronger prices Reuters PETROCHINA'S low listing price could boost interest at its Hongkong debut tomorrow but China's largest oil and gas concern is weighed down by its Old Economy image
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      372 15 LONDON Bloomberg FTSE International, a compiler of global stock indices, said it will consider including Taiwan in its regional and global index series, an addition which could farther boost the already record level of international money flows into Taiwan's
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      480 17 BOMBAY Govt acts to ease fears that loophole will be blocked Bloomberg INDIA tried to placate foreign investors after its order to challenge up to 24 funds for using a loophole in its tax treaty with Mauritius resulted
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      321 17 NEW DELHI INDIA prefers financial bidding as a means to select a limited number of private entrants into its domestic long-distance telecommunications market, a top Department of Telecommunications (DoT) official said on Tuesday. "We want to have financial bidding as that is the
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      276 17 BOMBAY Reuters INDIAN software leader Infosys Technologies returned to positive territory in volatile trade yesterday after losing 27 per cent over the past four successive sessions, as attractive valuations enticed foreign funds into making purchases, dealers said. Infosys rebounded into positive territory and
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      323 17 BOMBAY Indian arm may go for public issue, set np new channels Reuters MEDIA group News Corporation Ltd plans to invest in Indian Internet companies and boost Net access via cable television through joint ventures with Internet service providers and cable
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      253 18 MUNICH Bloomberg SIEMENS AG and Robert Bosch GmbH have offered 9.1 billion euros (5515.1 billion) for Mannesmann AG's industrial business, topping a rival bid from ThyssenKrupp AG in an attempt to become the world's biggest car-parts supplier. Their offer, which is 4
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      407 19 FRANKFURT They disagree over what to do with Dresdner's Klein wort Benson in vestment bank Reuters, Bloomberg DEUTSCHE BANK AG, the world's biggest bank, and Dresdner Bank AG abruptly called off a planned US$29 billion (5549.3 billion) merger because they disagreed over
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      442 19 NEW YORK Reuters THE New York Stock Exchange, the No 1 US stock market, has revised its circuit-breaker and trading-collar levels for the second quarter, saying market declines of 1,050,2,100 and 3,150 points would trigger trading halts from a half hour to a
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      341 19 LONDON Move follows recent tie-np by Brussels, Amsterdam, Paris exchanges FT THE London and Frankfurt stock exchanges are holding preliminary talks about a possible merger of their financial markets similar to the pan-European tie-up unveiled last month by the Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam bourses.
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      423 19 NEW YORK NYT CARL C. Icahn stopped nibbling around the edges of Nabisco Group Holdings on Tuesday and made an offer to buy the entire company A 1 Steak Sauce, Planters peanuts, Oreo cookies and all. Mr Icahn, the New York financier,
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      407 19 LONDON Bloomberg GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc, ABN Amro Rothschild and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Co, the biggest underwriters of European initial public offerings in the first quarter, arranged three of the worst performers in the period. Those who bought shares of World Online
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      277 19 LONDON Reuters UK share trading was at a virtual standstill yesterday with the market opening delayed owing to problems with share price data feeds from the London Stock Exchange. An LSE spokesman said that prices were indicative only or not a true guide until
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        75 19 Reuters [DETROIT] Five major thermoplastics companies said yesterday they plan to form a business-to-business online marketplace to serve the US$5O billion (SsB6 billion) global market for plastics injection moulders. The five DuPont Co, Dow Chemical Co, BASF AG, Bayer AG and Celanese AG unit Ticona—expect
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        72 19 Reuters [TOKYO] IBM Japan, the Japanese unit of international Business Machines Corp said yesterday it won a 10-year computer outsourcing contract worth US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) from major life insurer Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co. Under the agreement, IBM Japan and Mitsui Life
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      238 20  -  SOX Derivatives Tfr"""g Reports MSCI Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming CUSHIONED by selective bargain hunting, the Singapore stockmarket recouped earlier losses to close slightly lower yesterday. Singapore Press Holdings was among the top gainers, rising 6.3 per cent. Apprehension prevailed in the once
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      243 20  -  MSCI Taiwan tatores Matthew Den Bleyker Refco Singapore SGX MSCI Taiwan Index futures for April delivery rose 5.6 points or 1.27 per cent to 445.3 on Taiwan retail buying while the underlying MSCI Taiwan cash index gained 4.28 points or 0.97 per cent to
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      202 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices eased further yesterday as sweUing US oU stockpiles added pressure to a market weighed down by higher Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) supplies. Dealers said prices also felt the impact of volatile trade on on Wall Street
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      322 20 Reuters THE US dollar steadied against the euro early yesterday after recovering much of the ground it lost a day earlier amid volatile US stock trading. Analysts said while US stock market jitters would be the main focus for euro/US dollar, the European single currency was underpinned by
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      2757 21 HONGKONG AFP □Hug Seng -674,49 HONGKONG share prices dived 3.4 per cent on a sell-off of high-tech and telecom stocks in post-holiday trade yesterday, following falls on Nasdaq in the last two days, dealers said. "The market followed overnight falls on Wall Street,"
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      940 21 Reuters -3b06 CHINA'S B shares closed lower yesterday as investors complained the government left the hard currency market in the cold while taking repeated measures to boost domestic A share trading, brokers said. The complaints followed reports yesterday of an official relaxation of restrictions on state and listed companies
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      355 21 AFP PWP Index +138.74 TAIWAN share prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday on strong buying in technology stocks on the back of positive corporate results, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index surged 135.74 points to 10,186.17, following a 2.0 per cent rise in the previous
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      2008 21 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 -132J1 TOKYO share prices fell 0.6 per cent yesterday led by a high-technology sell-off, brokers said. There was little reaction, however, to news that Parliament had elected the ruling Liberal Democratic Party chief Yoshiro Mori as Japan's new prime minister to
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      424 22 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index -5J7 SHARE prices yesterday closed lower after Wall Street's volatile performance and ahead of a public holiday today, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 5.57 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 955.06, off a high 0f963.84 and a
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      752 23 AFP W SET Index +163 THAI share prices rose 0.7 per cent yesterday on a late rebound after lacklustre trading ahead of holidays, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index gained 2.63 points to finish at 395.33 points. The select SET-50 meanwhile was up 0.24 point
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      271 23 AFP Q Composite Index +BJ2 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher after the government released lower than expected inflation figures for March. The Composite Index rose 8.52 points to close at 1,691.05. Volume fell to 3.54 billion shares worth 2.63 billion pesos.— AFP r> No fWW MRC
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      269 23 AFP OWSE-M -6171 NEW Zealand stocks closed down 2.6 per cent yesterday following the tumultuous session on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 56.71 points to 2,099.13, reversing almost all of the previous day's gains. Turnover was a solid NZ$l3B million.— AFP rmm Advantage MDS 4.95
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      544 23 AFP QUOrfau-i« -25.7 FALLS in News Corp and Telstra yesterday pulled the All Ordinaries Index down 25.7 points to 3,137.8, off its intrasession low of 3,125.7 points. The new SP/ ASX2OO Index dropped 21.4 points to 3,155.4 and the All Industrials slumped 59.0 points to 5,529.6, but the All
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      447 26  -  It is exploring high-tech ventures with government departments, GLCs AH reports by Christopher Tan GENERAL Motors, which has been in Singapore for 20 years, yesterday attained operational headquarters status, and signalled its intention to be part of Singapore's knowledge-based economy. The company, which is the
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      218 26 VOLKSWAGEN has tied up with Perth's Joondalup Golf and Country Club and Singapore Airlines to offer golfers a special stay-and-play holiday. With preference given to VW owners, the $970 package is scheduled for April 22-25 and includes a return flight on SQ, accommodation at Joondalup
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        52 26 AUDI has appointed Andreas Deges as director of its Asia-Pacific office here. He replaces Tony Moiliaon, who left the company suddenly last week. Mr Deges joined Audi in 1997, and was assigned to its Beijing office »*nre Before Audi, he was with Procter Gamble for
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        48 26 WITH the Implementation of automated toll payment! at the checkpoints, motorists with paper toll coupons get can fall refunds fttjm the Land lYansport Authority's office in Sin Ming Drive or at all post offices. ReAinds will be issued for the next three months.
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        71 26 THE new Mercedes-Benz C-class (above) has been unveiled in Germany. Hie compact look* like a sportier version of the flagship S-dass. R is likely to reach the Singapore market around September. The car is not only sporty-looking, it is actually performaaoeoriented. The C2OO Supercharged packs 168
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        94 26  -  '*r Christopher Tan A TREASURE hunt on wheels wQI be held by Sing Tel on April 15. Hie event takes you up to Kuantan and includes optional overnight stay and tour the next day. Regis! ration fee is $200 per car (maximum four persons)
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      105 28 7/ 7/ Collective Sale Prime residential development site near Orchard Road. Site area: 74,740 sq ft Tenure: Freehold Plot ratio 2.8, up to 30 storeys Existing development: The Beaumont Just opposite Somerset MRT station H and within walking distance to n Orchard Road shopping area 0 Tender closing date: SUDjeCt
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      746 29  -  Property consultancies are seeing good growth in this sector as corporates outsource real estate-related activities, reports chew MARISSA CHEW WITH corporations outsourcing everything from human resource to logistics to purchasing, property consultancies are seeing good growth in their corporate services business. "5 For example, CB
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      1147 30  -  At least a dozen prime en bloc sites with either little or no development charge are up for sale. But why are developers not rushing after them? KALPANA RASHIWALA reports KALPANA RASHIWALA DEVELOPERS wary of having to fork out hefty development charge (DC)
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      378 30  -  It is said to be aiming for $650-s6Bopsfforthe 70 units on offer By I Kalpana Rashiwala OUB Centre is gearing up to launch the next phase of its Modena condo in Simei this weekend, say sources. The 12-storey project is
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      545 31  -  Lack of evidence of booming cruise industry supports caution, Dr Yeo says By. Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] PSA chairman Dr Yeo Ning Hong has cautioned against moves for a second cruise centre in Singaporeand suggested that such proposals be carefully considered. The
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      948 31  -  MEWBUXLDS By David Hughes IT has been another busy fortnight in the newbuilding scene and the accompanying table is not a comprehensive record of new contracts. It does, though, give an idea of the wide range of vessels, including several with very high price tags,
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      41 31 [CILAC AP .Indonesia] An Indonesian fisherman holding up a dead cormorant covered with crude oil at Teluk Penyu beach in central Java's Cilacap on Tuesday.The tanker, King Fisher, carrying crude oil hit a seabed on Saturday. REUTERS
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      140 31  -  By\ David Hughes [LONDON] South Korean shipping group Hyundai Merchant Marine has unveiled a ten-year plan which will see it slowly pulling out of bulk shipping to concentrate on other sectors. Ifce firm aims for its turnover to treble to US$l2 billion (5520.6 billion)
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        77 31 [LONDON] Tbe European Shippers' Council (ESC) hat called for the current system of liner conflsreocee to be scrapped. Branding them "hard-core price CBrtah**,EBC secretary Chris Welsh said liner conferences haw "caused serious damage to customer-supplier relationships" and "eliminated effective competition". He continued: "We believe it
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        55 31 [LONDON] South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Heavy Industries recorded a massive loss ofUS&Jßbilttoa (513.9 billion) last year against a US$l45 million profit in 1996. Part oftbe crash can be attributed to a 17 per cent fall in turnover and to the financial revamp which fcUowedihe collapse
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        110 31  -  -B* David Hughes [LONDON] PSA Corporation's International Advisory Council (IACS) has expressed optimism for the liner shipping industry over the next few years. lACS, a body made up of senior figures from the container shipping industry, drew its conclusions at its annual meeting in Singapore last
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        986 32 By amputating its loss-making British arm, prestige carmaker can look to a bright future, say analysts Reuters [LONDON] German luxury carmaker BMW has seen its carefully constructed long-term strategy crash in flames, it has stumbled into a public relations disaster in its biggest export market
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        197 43 Apr 9 Indonesia: Muslim New Year. Malaysia: First Day of Muslim Calender. Apr 9 Philippines: Day of Valour. Apr 20 New Zealand: Market Holiday, Stock Exchange Closes at Noon. Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Apr 21 Denmark: Good Friday. France: Good Friday. Germany: Good Friday. Thailand: Market
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        771 43 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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        282 44 US$2OO-s3oom facility will service the US firm's aircr&fts in region AFX-Asia [MANILA] Boeing Co is planning to put up a US$2OO-$3OO million (*****.4$515.2 million) service centre in the Philippines to service Boeing aircrafts in the region, Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas
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        48 44 [BANGKOK] Suchanart Wattana calling out to potential buyers interested in the Zafira, the first all-madein-Thailand passenger car at the 21st Bangkok International Motor show on Monday. Carmakersfrom around the world are showing off their latest models at the show which attracts large crowds annually. AP
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        376 44 Union unhappy that civil aviation body made unilateral changes to proposal Bloomberg [HONGKONG] The union that represents most of Cathay Pacific Airways' pilots may take the Hongkong government's airline regulator to court, as it opposes unilateral changes made to a proposal
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        232 44 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways and Ansett carried more passengers on main domestic routes in 1999 ahead of the Sydney Olympic games. The Department of Transport and Regional Services said the two airlines carried 26.2 million people in Australia in 1999, up 3.1 per
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        280 44 Bloomberg [WASHINGTONJ America West Airlines Inc had the highest passenger-complaint rate among major US carriers in February and Alaska Air Group Inc had the worst ontime performance, the US government said. America West had 9.74 complaints per 100,000 passengers, the Department of Transportation said
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        115 44 AFP [MILAN] Alitalia and its partner KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have begun studying the merger of the two airlines, the Italian daily II Sole 24 Ore reported on Tuesday, without citing a source. The report said KLM is pushing the Italian national carrier to commit itself
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      88 31 RP*H Ktr 4pi The advent of Information Technology and intermodal logistics solutions have dramatically changed the global logistics industry. In addition, Singapore is fast becoming the logistics hub of the region. To keep our readers updated. Shipping Times now features a full page on logistics on Thursday every fortnight with
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