The Business Times, 3 November 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 2000
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    70 1 F0BEXIATB3 us» s> US$ 1.748 £(VS$/SSper£) 1.447 1B1 EURO(US$/S$/E} 0X8 1.411 DM 12W 1109 YEN 1063 fell RM 1800 2.181 HKS 7.717 4.47S BAHT 43J2 2417 RUFIAH 1,110 6*1 PUKE BATES SINGAPORE* 5J0 KUALA LUMPUR JAKARTA 3SM BANGKOK .9.50 MAMA ILtt HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY AM TOKYO SJ»
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    Lock icon Chip cycle seen peaking this year
    475 1  -  But eomnranicatiens demand will cushion next downswing US industry association From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley THE latest upcycle for the semiconductor industry will peak this year, but the next downswing will be a "soft landing", according to the latest forecast by the Semiconductor
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    Lock icon Four banks to consolidate their ATM network
    435 1  -  —isvuimuu More will bring savings, pave way for new technology Bu Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Four lecal banks—Keppel Tat Lee Bank, OCBC Bank, Overseas Union Bank and United Overseas Bank will consolidate their network of automated teller machines. Consolidation will bring significant savings
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    Lock icon Most CPF-approved funds stay in the red in Q3
    766 1  -  By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Most CPF-approved funds remained mired in red in the three months to September 30 —their second straight quarter of poor returns —reflecting the troubled equities markets. Even those who took shelter in bond funds were not spared.
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      215 1 DfSIDE Top Stories Resignations at Institute of Estate Agents foi- nVVH lowing the fracas over housing HiiH agents fees. Next Page 3Fusion the latest victim of backlash against B2C companies. Mmxi Pago Brokerages catch eye of punters. Pg 7 No winking and nodding under new SEC rule. Pg 22 MP
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      29 1 W3l^J§>S I f*' 'M tft Lights of runway closed for repairs were lit Was weather sate for take-off? SIA liable for over USsl3om in claims: analysts Reports, Pcj -J
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      Lock icon Another NEL-style deal brewing?
      667 2  -  Electronics contract manufacturers that missed NEL seek fresh target By David Boey [SINGAPORE] Foreign electronics contract manufacturers which failed to clinch a stake in Nat Steel Electronics Ltd (NEL) are on the prowl for other takeover targets, said market watchers who got wind of the Solectron-NEL
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        Lock icon All eyes on the greenback
        118 2 SEVERAL Nat Steel Electronics shareholders rang the BT newsroom yesterday to say they were watching US dollar movements with keen interest. The reason is obvious: any marked increase in the greenback's value relative to the Singapore dollar will give them more spare change from holding
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        Lock icon Doing their own thing—and loving it
        145 2 IN case you're starting to feel a trifle insecure about striking out on your own and foregoing all those cozy corporate perks and big CPF infusions, here's some encouragement from research commissioned by Aquent, which has matched up a considerable number of independent professionals
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      Lock icon Hersing chairman, ERA execs quit IEA
      494 2  -  Departures after disagreement over housing agents' fees By Andrea Tan {SINGAPORE] Hersing Corporation chairman Harry Chua and two senior executives of ERA Real Estate have quit the Institute of Estate Agents (lEA) following the fracas over housing agents fees. ;,T--ERA'S president Jack Chua who
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      Lock icon 3Fusion succumbs to backlash against B2C firms
      651 2  -  CyberWorks polls ping staff in S'pore, S Valley laid off Front Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley A SILICON Valley business-to-consumer infrastructure startup founded by a Singaporean investor and backed by Pacific Century CyberWorks has become the latest victim of a backlash against B2C
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  • SIA crash
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      Lock icon Lights of closed runway were lit
      785 4  -  Taiwanese investigator says he couldn't tell yet which runway SIA plane was on From Macabe Keliher in Taipei INVESTIGATIONS by Taiwan authorities have revealed that the centre lights of a runway closed for repairs were illuminated at the time the Singapore Airlines jet crashed
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      Lock icon SIA crash jet was its most famous Megatop
      311 4  -  Bit David Boey THE Singapore Airlines jet that crashed on Tuesday was one of the airlines' best jets in its fleet of Boeing 8747-400s. She was dubbed the "Rainbow" by SIA staff because of her multi-coloured paint job, done by SIA ground
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      Lock icon Was weather safe for takeoff?
      526 4  -  Nine aircraft took off or landed, bat Cathay and EVA cancelled their flights By* Andrey Tan, Marissa Chew THE debate continued yesterday over whether the ill-fated Singapore Airlines flight SQ 006 should have taken off in bad weather, with at least two airlines saying they
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      Lock icon Crash puts SIA's Rick Clements under the spotlight
      322 4  -  By George Joseph THE tragic Singapore Airlines crash has put the airline's public affairs chief, Rick Clements, in the front line and under the glare of live television coverage. Since the accident late Tuesday night, Mr Clements has appeared more than 10
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      Lock icon SIA liable for over US$130m in claims, say analysts
      531 4  -  Airline iodines comment on liabilities, saying insensitive to do so now By\ Marissa Chew SINGAPORE Airlines could be liable for over US$l3O million (***** million) in personal claims and property rtmngrm The figure wa%given by industry •nalferts who spoke to Reuters.
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Rotational plays, takeover rumours dominate market
      508 6  -  MipaMMppaapn STOCKS r.sivanity AFTER Wednesday's superlative session, it probably did not come as much of a surprise that yesterday's outing was tame in comparison. The heavy tech theme was still evident and some counters enjoyed considerable speculative attention. But by and large, profit-taking was
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      269 6 Stocks Volume PaaficCentury 10c 93,258,000 Omni bid 10c 27,370.000 NatSteel 50c 23,717,000 PCI 25c 18,713,000 Nat Bee 10c 18,122,000 GufTechW*****7 17,948,000 Vickers Capital 25c 16,474,000 ST Assembly 25c 14,536,000 IPC020c 11,310,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 10,727,000 Stocks Nat Bee 10c 135,657,800 PacificCentuiylQc 129,436,620 Omni Ind 10c 96,001,138 Chart Semiconductor 26c 94,307,043
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      Lock icon Rights premium of Multi-Chem wrts could open at 14-15 cents
      194 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE nil-paid rights to the warrants to be issued by printed circuit board maker Multi-Chem will trade from today onwards, so a rim through the numbers would not amiss. When listed in a few weeks'
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      Lock icon Ipco likely to trend sidewards
      227 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of infrastructure company Ipco International has continued to attract speculative interest despite the scuttled takeover plans by Ruby Millenium. More than 11 million shares changed hands yesterday at between 59.5 cents and 55.5 cents, before it closed unchanged
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      32 6 w Hi ♦EUYan Sang International 7 Temasek Boulevard, The Penthouse #44-01 Suntec ♦OAKWEtL Engineering has Cheng Siewjf company secretary in place of LekinaLimSiewLLMsLim nu resigned Dotn as company group financial
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      Lock icon US$ corrects selectively lower, bat crucial supports intact
      323 6  -  JCU&illiiiiiliii CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar corrected selectively lower overnight as further evidence of slowing saw more moderate switching into alternatives. But its most important supports remain intact. Major beneficiaries included traditional alternatives like the sterling pound and Australian dollar, while
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon SMRT posts 18% higher interim net profit of $63.8m
      532 7  -  By Christopher Tan TRAIN operator SMRT Corp has turned in a modest set of interim results, its first since being listed in July. For the six months ended Sep 30, the company posted after-tax earnings of $63.8 million, up 18.2 per
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      Lock icon Punters ride rumours to buy brokerages
      583 7  -  Their share prices fly on talk of mergers, NEL windfall and SGZ share swap Bv y Ven Sreenivasan LISTED brokerages on the Singapore stock market soared yesterday amid a slew of rumours, prompting the Singapore Exchange to query the broking firms. The stocks of
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      Lock icon Ruby confirms exit from option to buy 548m Ipco shares
      503 10  -  Move comes after Ipco chairman Purwadi calls off sale of his 5% interest to Ruby By Ven Sreenivasan INVESTMENT company Ruby Millenium (RML) has confirmed it is giving up its option to buy an extra 548 million shares at 40
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      Lock icon ei-Nets poised for mainboard listing this year?
      588 10  -  E-service architect in tie-up talks with major overseas industry players RTia-miumj By Johnny Yeo MAJOR overseas players are in tie-up talks with homegrown e-service architect ei-Nets.com In what observers see as a prelude to its main board listing, perhaps this year. The owners
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      Lock icon Consider issues of public interest before listing SGX
      863 10  -  ihqck i p.tj mui r sivanithy ON Nov 4,1996 when the formation of the Singapore Exchange was first announced, it was also disclosed that the new exchange would be listed within five years. Exactly two years later, everything seems to be nearing
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  • UNIT trusts
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      Lock icon In the red
      3131 8 Most CPF-approved funds showed negative returns for the third quarter of 2000, as equities markets remained troubled. On these two pages, we present the full performance rankings of CPF-approved unit trusts and investment-linked insurance products (ILPs), as assessed by William M Mercer. The only funds to achieve
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Hai Sun Hup chief buys prime bungalow site for $ 15.5m
      472 11  - Hai Sun Hup chief buys prime bungalow site for 15.5m BTiamiUWJ PROPERTY FOCUS Price for 30,017 sq ft freehold land within market expectations: consultants By Kalpana Rashiwala HAI Sun Hup chairman C K Ow has bought a 30,017 sq ft freehold bungalow site along Chatsworth Road from EuroAsia Realty chairman
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      Lock icon Two property launches this weekend, 1 next Friday
      325 11  -  By Andrea Tan THIS weekend will see the launch of Trevose 12 bungalows and Hillview Residence condominium, and next Friday, another condo will follow. Trevose 12, which is developed by Kheng Leong Company, a privatelyheld outfit of United Overseas Bank chairman Wee
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      Lock icon Reflation's like more alcohol for an alcoholic
      558 11  -  Kostas Panagiotou Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "Orthodox monetary policies won't save Asia" by Anthony Rowley (BT, Oct 27). Mr Rowley writes that what Japan and the rest of Asia currently need is "a massive increase in money supply that
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      Lock icon Force industry bodies which are disguised cartels to change
      415 11  -  MAILTT!Ty Lee Wai Leong Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the article "ERA may quit agents' body, after threat of censure" by Andrea Tan (BT, Nov 2). Amazing. Edmund Baker, head of the Institute of Estate Agents (lEA), is reported to
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      Lock icon Goal is value-added services: ERA
      293 11  -  Jack Chua President ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd Singapore, via Internet WE refer to the letter "ERA'S fee cut hurts itself and industry" by Chia Swee Boon (Mailbag, Nov 1). ERA has always prided itself on the high level of professional standard and value-added services
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      Lock icon Metro to renew Marina Sq lease for 2-3 yrs: sources
      256 11  -  BTMIJJHUWJ By Kalpana Rashiwala METRO has agreed to renew the lease for its 85,000 sq ft department store at Marina Square for another two to three years, sources have told BT. And by the time the renewed lease runs out,
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      Lock icon Singapore port remains the world's busiest
      282 11  -  ftra 111 llffl iiiiimll l»T ihlypil toman 12% to 877b ma tonei By George Joseph THE Port of Singapore remained the busiest port in the world last year In terms of shipping tonnage, registering a 2.2 per cent riae to 877 million groat tsnnes.
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      Lock icon Good chance of soft landing for US economy: economist
      321 11  -  By Eugene Low AMERICAN Express Bank's chief economist and strategist believes there is a good chance of a soft landing for the US economy despite recent pessimism caused by high oil prices and the techstock correction. And he says this bodes
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      Lock icon Wholesale prices to take oil price lead
      348 11  -  By Anna Teo SINGAPORE'S wholesale prices could rise quite steeply next year if oil prices exceed this year's average of about US$3O per barrel, according to DBS Bank's estimates. But the impact on domestic consumer prices will take a bit longer to filter
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      66 11 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btletter@ sph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390Kim Seng Road, Singapore*****s. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear in mind
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Thai GE hinges on Thaksin graft probe
      742 12  -  msssMm OPINION harish mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent WHO'S going to win the Thai general election? Telecom tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra or incumbent Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai? They could not be more different Mr Thaksin, the richest man in Thailand, wants to
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      131 12 The euro's fan club is growing by the day. It'll be Kim Jong II next' -Michael Lewis senior economist at Deutsche Bank in London, after Saddam Hussein demanded to be paid for Iraq's oil in euros, as part of his long-running campaign to undermine the global hegemony
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      Lock icon The high-stakes high-tech gamble
      558 12 EDITORIAL Broadband Internet 3G (third-generation) mobile wireless networks and services. Life sciences. All cutting-edge technologies that look set to take the world by storm. They are also the technologies that Singapore's planners are betting on to drive the country's next stage of growth. There's just one
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      Lock icon Waiting for HK growth to show up in pay packets
      1099 12  -  Even a modest increase would restore some of the confidence HE consumers have been missing, economists say By David Saunders Bloomberg KANNY Wang thought it would be hard to do worse than her last pay review, when she got no
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      Lock icon Kim Jong Il: rogue or reformer?
      826 12  -  COMMENTARY How times change. Once vilified, the N Korean dictator is now being glorified By Philip J Cunningham The writer teaches at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok LAT THE US State Department long regarded North Korean leader Kim Jong D as a terrorist and dictator,
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Talk of foreign appointment sends MAS stock soaring
      399 13  -  Despite official denial, analysts say shake-up is inevitable From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE share price of Malaysia Airlines (MAS) surged yesterday despite official denial that the government will appoint a foreigner for the first time as chief executive of the
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      Lock icon Human rights logo unveiled
      48 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] Students walking pass Malaysia's human rights logo unveiled by commission chairman Musa bin Hitam at the National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The Malaysian Human Rights Commission was formed with the passage of an act in parliament on Sept 9,1999. AP
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      Lock icon M'sia unveils blueprint of futuristic bridge to S'pore
      278 13 KUALA LUMPUR RM2b project to include customs complex, rail line AFP MALAYSIA yesterday gave further details of a proposed futuristic bridge to replace the Causeway linking it to Singapore. The bridge and associated developments, costing a total of RM2 billion (*****.8 million),
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      Lock icon Japan lends 39.7b yen to M'sia for rail project
      129 13 TOKYO AFP JAPAN yesterday announced a 39.7 billion yen (SI6IO million) loan to Malaysia to help finance a railway project in the country. "The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will sign a loan agreement totalling some 89.7 billion yen with
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      Lock icon New capital rule to kick-start merger: SEA Insurance
      234 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg SOUTH East Asia Insurance Bhd said yesterday, it expects the Malaysian government's new capital rules to kick-start its stalled merger plan with five smaller insurers. Bank Negara, Malaysia's central bank, on Wednesday ordered the country's 53 insurers to double
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      Lock icon Ikea to invest RM300m for new store
      249 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama IKEA, the world's largest home furnishing retailer, is investing RM3OO million (*****.5 million) to build the biggest Ikea store in Asia at Mutiara Damansara near here that would be two-and-a-half times bigger than its existing store at the One Utama
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    • MARKET moves
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        Lock icon Proton up on news of Lotus share sale
        56 13 PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), South-east Asia's largest publicly traded carmaker, rose 14 sen, or 3.3 per cent, to RM4.36 yesterday after the Financial Times reported that the Malaysian company may sell shares in its 80 per cent unit Lotus Cars Ltd,
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        Lock icon Tenggara Oil closes higher
        65 13 Compiled from Bloomberg TENGGARA Oil Bhd rose one sen to RM1.93 yesterday. Canada's Tracer Petroleum Corp failed to comply with the terms of a cooperation agreement by ending the agreement on Oct 30 without giving a minimum of three months notice. Tracer also failed to comply
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon Indonesia completes US$71b bank recapitalisation project
      587 14 JAKARTA Programme aimed at boosting bank capital adequacy ratios to 4% Reuters INDONESIA has completed one of the world's largest bank recapitalisation programmes, costing the cash-strapped country the equivalent of US$7l billion (*****.2 billion). Completion of the project, via a swathe of bond issues
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      Lock icon Ibra chief removed to lighten his workload: minister
      291 14 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIAN Finance Minister Prijadi Praptosuhardjo yesterday defended the sacking of the head of the powerful bank restructuring agency (Ibra), indicating he had too much work to shoulder. Mr Prijadi told reporters at a debt conference that the former head of
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      Lock icon BOT move cuts baht currency deals sharply
      333 14 Dealers have te provide more details on tnuisactions BANGKOK Reuters A NEW requirement by the Bank of Thailand (BOT) for offshore baht dealers to provide more information on transactions has sharply reduced dealing on the Thai currency, dealers said yesterday. The Thai central
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      Lock icon Estrada faces more departures
      733 15  -  Trade secretary, 4 businessmen from economic council quit, signalling loss of confidence From Al Labita in Manila PHILIPPINE Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas and four top business leaders who are senior economic advisers to the government resigned yesterday, adding new pressure to calls for President Joseph Estrada
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      Lock icon Gus Dur pardon refusal paves way to jail for Suharto's son
      215 15 JAKARTA AP INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid yesterday formally refused to pardon the youngest son of ex-dictator Suharto, paving the way for him to start an 18-month prison sentence for corruption. The decision not to grant clemency to Hutomo "Tommy"
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      Lock icon Astra in the red with 272.8b rupiah loss
      182 15 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIAN automotive giant PT Astra International yesterday posted a JanuarySeptember net loss of 272.76 billion rupiah (5151.8 million) mainly due to foreign exchange losses which analysts said were expected. But total revenue Jumped 104 per cent to 20.2 trillion rupiah
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      380 14 Ihbiiiiii Europe is entering an exciting new era of change and offers Henderson Horizon European Fund O attractive potential to investors. (Luxembourg fund) I-. Ranked No lin its category over 1, 3 and 5 years.* The development of the single currency; the removal of trade tariffs; the increase in merger
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon China okays 4 new life insurance firms
      154 16 BEIJING Reuters CHINA has approved the establishment of four new domestic life insurance firms as the industry prepares for more competition after the country joins the World Trade Organization, the official Financial News reported yesterday. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission would require the
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      Lock icon Foreigners can take over Taiwan banks
      579 16 FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REFORMS TAIPEI New law aims at forcing 52 local ti merge into stronger groups Bloomberg, Reuters TAIWAN will let foreign banks take over local lenders in the biggest ever opening up of the island's financial industry, under a new law aimed at
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      Lock icon New rules for China asset managers
      205 16 BEIJING Reuters CHINA'S cabinet has approved rules on asset management companies as Beijing tries to clean up bad debts of state banks, the People's Daily said yesterday. The State Council approved in principle on Wednesday draft rules on financial asset management companies, which were
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Was there collusion in 3G auctions?
      368 17 Austrian, Dutch regulators warn of possible role infringements FT [LONDON] Suspicions that there may have been Europe-an-wide collusion during third generation mobile phone auctions intensified on Wednesday as Austrian and Dutch regulators warned of possible rule infringements. The moves put further pressure on the
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      Lock icon Motorola mourns loss of 5 staff
      287 17  -  SINGAPORE Bi Marissa Chew STAFF at Motorola's Singapore Design Centre are reeling from the loss of four local colleagues in the Singapore Airlines jet tragedy, but determined to carry on as normal. Tony Trandai, engineering manager at the centre, said yesterday: "This is a
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      162 17 AP new, electronic pncssiittwitrai that s could greatly reduce bank costs in handling up the processing of the estimated 68 mil- lion cheques that Americans write every *»r. William H Hosflins, oX6cutiv6 vios-Dro9* uwii at uiHiti.muwwuiwugy mi biu »j»itm will crf«£* digital images
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      482 18 ATLANTA NYT WORLDCOM on Wednesday announced plans to effectively split itself in half, creating two tracking stocks and dividing the company's operations. Coming one week after a four-way split by AT&T, the changes call for resurrecting MCI as the flagship brand for
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      806 18 Figure seen in'high teens'for'ol; new products, faster processors will help it tap new markets Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Craig Barrett, Intel Corp's president and chief executive on Wednesday forecast 2001 sales growth in the "high teens" and a slew of faster processors and new products
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      312 18 SAN FRANCISCO NYT SCOUR, an Internet startup company that was sued by media companies for letting users exchange copyrighted music and video files, has agreed to sell its assets to an online company with financial backing from the five major record labels. The
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      224 20 BEIJING Unemptoynent snowballs u firsu scramble to turn a profit AP NEARLY three million urban Chinese lost their jobs during the first nine months of this year, most cut by debt-ridden state companies scrambling to turn a profit, a report said yesterday. Urban
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      464 20 SHANGHAI Action to improve market quality, transparency ahead of WTO entry Reuters CHINA might be moving on a plan to strip insolvent firms of their listings to improve stock market transparency and quality ahead of World Trade Organization entry, analysts said yesterday. They
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      288 20 HONGKONG It wanti to offer new products to China cable TV operators. Reuters CHINA-BACKED computer maker Legend Holdings Ltd sakl yesterday it was in talks with telecoms and Internet firm Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd to expand proposed cooperation between the two to
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      153 20 SHANGHAI Bloomberg CHINA could open its first gold exchange in the coastal financial centre of Shanghai by the end of the year as efforts to speed the reform of the domestic gold market gather pace, an official said. The Huatong Nonferrous
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      227 20 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S economy is set to grow 8.3 per cent this year and will record even higher growth in 2001, a leading state-run economic think tank said yesterday. "This year's GDP (gross domestic product) incrfease will be 8.3 per cent," said
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      223 21 NEW DELHI Move will help firms like Zee boost subscription sales Bloomberg INDIA has allowed television companies to bypass cable operators and beam programmes directly to homes, helping companies such as Zee Telefilms Ltd boost subscription sales, said Information Technology Minister Pramod Mahajan yesterday.
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      218 21 COLOMBO Bloomberg THE leader of the Tamil Tigers separatist movement in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran, held talks with Norway's peace envoy, in a rare meeting with outside intermediaries, news reports said. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam said in a statement the meeting with
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      444 21 NEW DELHI Govt to review ban on foreign investment: minister AP IN an age when the Internet and satellite television bypass international borders, the government is reviewing a 45-year-old ban on foreign investment in newspapers that was meant to protect the Indian press from
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      415 22 NEW YORK Agency to police regulation against selective disclosure strictly: official Bloomberg THE Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement chief said the agency would police its new selective disclosure rule by pursuing cases against companies that use code to communicate earnings news to
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      410 22 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE American Stock Exchange needs to do a better job of applying its listing standards, as about a third of the companies listed for the first time this year did not meet the exchange's own financial criteria, said Securities and Exchange
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      66 22 [LONDON] English ballet star Darcey Bussell standing next to a tutu, which was worn by Dame Margot Fonteyn in the 1963 production qf 'Swan Lake' with Rudolph Nureyev, at the Christies auction house here yesterday. The tutu is one of many possessions of Dame Margot
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      446 22 WASHINGTON Kmtvb to ken h poticjr on hold Bloomberg THE productivity of American workers rose in the third quarter at a slower pace than the prior three months, while labour costs accelerated more than expected, a government
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      509 22  -  From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo TELECOMMUNICATIONS ministers and officials from 27 Asian and Oceanic nations yesterday put their names toa "charter" for disseminating information and communications technology (ICT) across the entire region by the year 2005. The pan-Asian agreement which includes consideration
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      302 22 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN'S top financial regulator threw his weight behind consolidation among insurers yesterday as three nonlife firms began talks to combine operations and a life insurer turned to a non-life firm to combat competition. Three non-life insurers Yasuda Fire Marine Insurance Co
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      186 22 NEW YORK Reuters AON Corp, the world's No 2 insurance broker, said on yesterday it would cut 3,000 jobs, or 6 per cent of its work force, and take up to US$325 million (***** million) in charges over the next few quarters as
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      476 23 WASHINGTON Hisp&nics and Agian-Amorirang will ontnnmber whites in 50 years Census Bnrean AFP THE United States, the world's richest nation, is home to 275 million people but one in 10 of them was born elsewhere. Immigration is rapidly changing the face of the
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      368 23 GENEVA Oana-Kyodo THERE are more than 150 million migrants worldwide, the largest number to date, according to a report. The report released on Wednesday by the International Migration Organisation (IOM) by the early *****, Chinese from mainland China accounted for the largest share of
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      287 23 WASHINGTON Reuters THE US Senate on Wednesday made a last-minute attempt to head off possible sanctions in a multibillion-dollar trade dispute with the European Union, but House Republican leaders refused to go along with the plan. On a voice vote, the
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      584 25 WASHINGTON Consumer spending softens slightly while home sales and construction activity keep slowing Reuters THE US economy grew moderately in September and early October but was starting to lose steam in parts of the country, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday in
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      503 25 SEOUL Finalise a get-well plan by today or the courts will step in AFP THE South Korean government issued a final ultimatum yesterday, saying the Hyundai Group's flagship construction unit would be declared bankrupt if it failed to come up with a drastic
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      485 25 TOKYO AFP THE former chairman of collapsed Japanese department chain Sogo Co Ltd yesterday appeared in public for the first time since the company went under, defiantly denying responsibility for bringing the retailer to its knees. Hlroo Mizushima, who ran Sogo since 1962 and
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      192 25 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN'S index of leading economic indicators rose for the first time in six months in August, as workers put in more hours and machinery orders rose, the Conference Board said. The Index rose 0.8 per cent inAugustfrom July to 90, following
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      457 26  -  Gere, Bush are working in states that usually vote for their rival's party From Leon Hadar in Washington WITH less than a week before Election Day, the two leading presidential candidates, the Democrat A 1 Gore and the Re- publican George W Bush, are trying to win
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      270 26 NEW YORK Bloomberg VIACOM Inc, the world's third largest media company, said Oprah Winfrey signed a two-year extension to her contract to continue hosting her top-rated talk show through the 2003-04 television season. Winfrey and her Harpo Productions Inc, which produces the
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      284 27  -  SOX Derivatives Tradingßeport OTlndttc/MS&S'pore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore SINGAPORE stocks ended marginally higher yesterday on lower turnover. Technology stocks were actively traded after the announcement of a planned takeover of NatSteel Electronics. The Singapore Straits Times Index gained 0.42 point or 0.02 per
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      239 27  -  MSCI Taiwan index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan index halted a five-day decline yesterday and soared more than 4 per cent on aggressive buying by both state fUnds and foreign institutions. Local investors took the opportunity to bargain-hunt in the local
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      153 27 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices headed lower yesterday as moves to ease Israeli-Pales-tinian conflict reduced jitters about a supply squeeze on a market short of spare ftiel. Benchmark Brent crude oil was 56 US cents off at U5530.75 a barrel while US light
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      309 27 Reuters THE euro roee to three-week highs against the dollar yesterday, its five-day rally intact after the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected. A recent spate of weak US economic data, which has boosted the euro against the dollar, remained the focus even though euro
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      2746 28 HONGKONG AFP, Bloomberg Q Hang Seng -57.47 HONGKONG share prices fell 0.4 per cent yesterday on prof-it-taking although underlying sentiment remained positive, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index lost 57.47 points to close at 15,291.54, from a high of 15,524.03, on a turnover
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      2014 28 TOKYO AFP □Wkkag -3m SHARE prices in Tokyo edged down 0.2 per cent yesterday as late profit-taking overwhelmed earlier gains at the end of a holiday-shortened week, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index declined 34.61 points to close at 14,837.78. But the Topix
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      926 28 AFP p| giflttrHan Binder +OJ7 CHINA'S B shares closed firmer yesterday as hopes of an eventual merger between the hard currency shares and domestic A shares led to fresh buying, brokers said. But prices were off their intraday highs with trading volume thin as profit-taking set in after rises
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      371 28 AFP QWP Index +20L06 TAIWANESE share prices closed 3.7 per cent higher yesterday on an easing of political uncertainty after reports the opposition may fail to impeach President Chen Shuibian, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index rose 201.06 points to 5,626.08, on turnover of NT579.76 billion,
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      286 29 AFP DOnmpoate Index 4M MALAYSIAN shares closed 1.1 per cent lower yesterday on extended selling amid weak sentiment, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended down 8.69 points at 749.43. The Second Board index slipped 1.17 points to 164.38. Volume was
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      305 30 AFP 71 Oamponte Index +&34 SOUTH Korean shares rose 1.7 per cent yesterday with the index up 9.34 at 558.10. Volume was 458.8 million worth 2.6 trillion won. —AFP —»I Waa *b Anam Semi 6200 290 Brain Tech 890 unch Central Bank 170 unch CheilComm ***** -1600 Dee Gu
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      740 30 AFP PSETIatox *083 THAI share prices gained 0.2 per cent yesterday, with attention focused on the newlylisted Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding pic, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index was up 0.53 points to finish at 280.30 points, and the SET 50 index was up 0.05
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      266 30 AFP QKZSE-40 -13.72 HEAVY selling in Air New Zealand shares pulled the Kiwi index lower yesterday by almost three quarters of a percentage point. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended down 13.72 points at 1,913.32 a fidl of 0.71 per cent on turnover of NZ586.51 million. —AFP —»2 «o *h
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      542 30 AFP PjADOrtturiM +ILBO AUSTRALIAN share prices rose 0.4 per cent on a stronger media and resources sector yesterday. The All Ordinaries index ignored falls on Wall Street to close 11.8 points higher at 3,236.0 while the SP/ASX2OO finished 12.5 points stronger at 3,289.3, brokers said. Turnover totalled 563.43 million
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      675 30 AFP D Composite lain -L4O INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday led by selected blue chips amid a lack of incentives, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 1.40 points at 407.96 on a volume of 249 million shares worth 188.06 billion rupiah.
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      1214 32  -  SAP Asia Pacific head hencho Les Hayman now regards every day as 'another gift, a second chance at life' By Val Chua RIGHT behind Les Hayman's desk in his sprawling GoldßeU Towers office sits a framed black-and-white photograph of a
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      2210 33  -  She wants it all a successful career, a level playing field with the men, a fulfilling home life, oosxmxbkbbx finds out how the Asian woman is faring in the pursuit of her most cherished dreams CORINNE KERK ITS not easy being a career woman in Asia.
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        701 34  -  QFFrrrrm.i This is a question that most be addressed if we want to understand why it may be impossible to reverse our declining birth trends, at least in this generation jaime ee "GET married." "No." "Have a baby." "Don't want to." "Come on. It'll
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        1238 35  -  An adventure, a challenge, an act of daring. For the woman traveller who enjoys a shopping expedition with all these elements thrown in, Seoul may well be more exciting than the staid, predictable haunts of Paris and Milan, obopfrbt hu explains GEOFFREY EU Nfl
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        539 36  -  CINEMA The combined comic talent in Hanging Up is considerable, but so iwder-ntilised, it's not fanny By Parvathi Nayar IF YOU'RE someone who experiences handphone rage, you'd be well-ad-vised to keep away from Hanging Up. Unless of course, there's a strong masochistic streak that runs through you.
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        418 36  -  CINEMA Kim Basinger shines as Knki Qallman in I Dreamed Of Africa By Aaron Lye JUST when you start thinking the movie listings are nothing but a bunch of action titles and teen college flicks, along comes something so uniquely different it seems like a gift
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        1417 37  -  With an increasing number of women in Singapore, especially mothers with young children, turning to organic produce, more retailers are stocking up on an ever-broadening range of such foodstuffs. CHHAHUi-HOOUhas the details CHEAH UI-HOON NEW RETAILERS in the organic food scene are changing the image
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          77 37 A WOMAN had lunch with her young son in a coffeehouse offering a special deal where two adults eat for the price of one. But the restaurant charged her a child's rate in addition to her own meal, causing her to complain: "If I'd known, I would have
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          23 37 SPOTTED along Bukit Timah Road: men measuring tree trunks with measuring tape. Are the trees getting too fat?
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        645 38  -  Its Singaporean staff have regrouped to start their own new restaurant Mimas tracks them down at Robertson Quay JAIME EE IT'S not easy being a restaurant in Robertson Quay. Not only is it near-deserted at lunchtime, you're surrounded by mismatched neighbours that include a food court,
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      256 43 Reuters BUSINESS on the dry cargo freight market was relatively quiet due to the absence of much of Europe for All Saints Day, brokers said on Wednesday. Grain chartering was confined to just one fixing by ADM for 60,000 tonnes heavy grain US Gulf/Rotterdam Nov 8/13 shipment at
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      501 43 EC says ministers are slow to adapt tough ship inspection steps it has drafted AFP [BRUSSELS] The European Commission is blaming EU member states for moving too slowly on EU legislation to beef up maritime security, after an Italian tanker sank in
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      715 43  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar N OTHING in the Hague Rules or the common law made a carrier responsible for the unseaworthiness of its vessel caused by a shipper's misconduct about which the carrier had no knowledge, the English Court of Appeal has ruled.
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      120 43 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] A fUlly laden Malaysian container ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef, the world's moat extensive coral reef agnsl the Australian Broadcptftng Corp said. The Bunga Terati Satu was on its way from Singapore to Sydney carrying more than 1,200
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      435 43 AFP, AP [PARIS] Expert opinion in France downplayed the danger represented by the chemical cargo carried by levoli Sun, arousing fears of a threat to marine life in the region. The tanker was carrying 4,000 tonnes of styrene, a corrosive and highly inflammable chemical
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      245 43 Reuters [PANAMA CITY] Panama Canal toll revenues rose 0.9 per cent to U*****.2 million (SSI billion) during fiscal 2000, as an increase in net cargo tonnage offset a decline in total ship transits, the waterway's administration said. During the financial year, which ran
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        507 55 Carta* »0 Mm 991.2 0.6 15.4 0.09 51 0.05 Oct 19 Density Mar Residue Ask MmWm Siteiat No above E25 1 0 1 0 0 0 %MA) 360 Avt 986.4 0J 0.5 0.06 27 0.02 Ium 300 Max 993.2 0.7 18.2 0.10 57 0.04 WW! %»A
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        152 55 Nov 3 Japan: Culture Day. Mov 4 Sweden: All Saint's Day. Nor 11 Canada: Remembrance Day. USA: Veteran's Day. Nor2B Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day. USA: Thanksgiving Day. Nor 90 Philippines: Bonifacio Day. USA: Thanksgiving Day. Doo 3 Japan: Culture Day. Dooß Thailand: H.M. The King's Birthday. Doo 10
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        786 55 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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        398 56 Only fonr of seven airlines licensed in Jnne have started operations: official AFP [JAKARTA] The government has warned Indonesia's new private airlines that their licences will be revoked if they fail to launch operations within 12 months of getting their permits,
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        662 56 Bloomberg [DETROIT] Northwest Airlines Corp's purchase of a controlling stake in Continental Airlines Inc has actually been good for competition, Northwest lawyers said on the first day of the US government's antitrust trial. In the opening statement before US District Judge Denise
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        62 56 [BELLEMONT] The wreckage of two Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains lie in ruin Wednesday in Bellemont, Arizona. Three locomotives burst into flames when a freight train rear-ended a parked train carrying a small amount of hazardous materials on Tuesday evening, injuring three while leaving one missing.
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        406 56 Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic, the world's biggest airport operator, said second quarter profit rose 27 per cent on higher passenger traffic, lower taxes and more retail sales. Net income excluding onetime items for the second quarter ended Sept 30 rose
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        393 56 Move follows surge in tourists after govt shifted to Berlin Bloomberg [BERLIN] Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Europe's second-big-gest carrier, said it would begin non-stop flights next March linking Berlin and Washington, the German city's first direct air connection to the US since 1996. The carrier will
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        276 56 ItH also boy six A 330-2008 in USs4b order: report Reuters [LONDON] Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd will buy 12 A3XX superj umbos and six A 330-200 wide-body airliners from European plane maker Airbus Industrie, France Info radio reported on Wednesday. Valuing the order at
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