The Business Times, 11 December 2000

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    8 1 ITheBusinessTimes MITA (P) 035/12/1999 850 SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/
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    66 1 STOCK MARKET INDICES VVSwk Change STI 1.960.16 +5.16 SIMSC1 FITURES ...252.70 -0.90 BT-SRI 801.93 12.26 KLSE COMP 7:13.49 +7.80 NIKKEI 225 14.696.51 -138.82 HANG SENG ,...15,189.33....+747.90 SET INDEX. 273.69 -0.17 JAKARTA COMP 431.81 4.26 MANILA COME 1,400.36 14.11 TAIPEI WPI 5.252.83 -24.52 SEOUL COME— ...534.81 +20.35 CLSA CHINA
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    73 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ US$ 1.736 £(US$/S$ per 1.445 1507 EURO(US$/SS/E) 0.889 1.543 DM 2.201 1.268 YEN 110.6 63.70 RM 3.800 2.189 HKS 7.797 4.492 BAHT 43.41 25.01 Rl'PlAH 9,561 5508 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.110 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.Ml HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY
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    Lock icon MSCI's free-float move could spark spurt in trading
    827 1  -  Industry representation set at 85% instead of proposed 80% By- Andrea Tan [SlNGAPOßE] In a move that could have serious repercussions for some Asian markets and benefit some Singapore stocks, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) yesterday said it would adjust its widely-tracked
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    Lock icon Now for the Christmas Stock Challenge
    124 1 STOCK CHALLENGE FOLLOWING the end of the popular Citibank Stock Challenge, a new Christmas online stock-trading game has been launched from today. The Citibank-sponsored six-week game ended on Friday, with the top performer winning the $20,000 grand prize. Results of the Citibank game have
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    Lock icon US Supreme Court could avert 'nightmare scenario'
    935 1  -  Ruling in favour of Bnsh expected, say legal analysts, avoiding tussle in Congress From'. Leon Hadar in Washington THE US Supreme Court, following its dramatic order on Saturday to suspend the vote recounts in Florida, will probably rule this week in favour of
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    Lock icon No hurry for PM to step aside, says SM Lee
    500 1  -  Bnt Goh Chok Tong has to ensure a smooth transition Prom. Audrey Tan in Hongkong PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong has the responsibility to ensure a smooth transition to the next leader, but there is no hurry on this issue,
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      86 1 INSIDE BizlT OCBC's venture capital unit eyes investments in the US, Europe and Asia. Pg 2 XpoSquare.com to launch exhibitions portal. Pg 5 dollarDEX optimistic despite uncertain outlook. Pg 10 Top Stories Tracking foreign S$ borrowers a banker's headache. Pg 7 Chartered named one of 10 hot global stocks. Pg
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      13 1 Life Sciences in a i- '1 i Ip- v &sl* h P^owled^poniMpi PPP^PH
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      Lock icon HK blue chips expected to face heavy selling pressure
      663 2  -  MSCI CHANGES HK's 50% free float could mean rough weather as funds adjust weightage Front l Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG is bracing itself today for some heavy selling pressure on blue chips which may get re-rated by fund managers
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      Lock icon Taiwan's weighting stays at 80%
      168 2 Bloomberg [LONDON] Morgan Stanley Capital International Ltd said that the weighting of Taiwan in its emerging market and world indexes will remains at its current 80 per cent of total market capitalisation. MSCI had previously announced Taiwan's weight in its emerging markets and world indexes
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      Lock icon Funds could cut M'sian stock exposure further
      495 2  -  Weightage could fall to 6.5%; but most funds have already left because of capital controls Front. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA could be the worst-hit emerging market following Morgan Stanley Capital International's move to adjust its indices to take into account the
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      Lock icon Full text of MSCI statement
      719 2 MSCI announced today that it will adjust all its equity indices for free float, and that it will increase the target market representation of its Standard Index series from 60 per cent to 85 per cent coverage. The combined changes will be implemented in two
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      304 2 PfTfl UNIVERSITY OF NATIONAL UNIVERSITY SOUTH AUSTRALIA "H OF IRELAND "Ranked Among Australia's Best Universities" "Ranked Top 9 Business School in Europe" DBA BSc (Hons) Doctor of Business Administration bsc «icn,t motion Singapore sth Intake March 2001 BSe Hons Management The first and only doctoral program to successfully produce Ons)
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  • US economy
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      Lock icon It's cause for rejoicing
      1118 4  -  With self-correcting mechanisms and the US capital account surplus here to stay at least for a while the US economic slowdown is good for the world. CHUANG PECK MING reports CHUANG PECK MING DO NOT panic; rejoice instead! The pace of economic expansion in the United
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      Lock icon Investment shift from Asean
      711 4 INVESTORS are taking serious note of the northward drift of the economic gravity in non-Japan Asia from the Asean countries to India, China and South Korea and they are being pulled along. The shift is for real. Investors favour India, China and South Korea because they
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      Lock icon Domestic rift in America won't go away soon
      363 4 THE bitter rift between Republicans and Democrats is not about to go away for quite a while, according to two former senior White House officials. "I doubt it will be healed over the next two to four years," said Harold Brown, defence
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Quiet week seen ahead, MSCI notwithstanding
      522 6  -  I=i I comment c/> -H o o CO r.sivanithy Although wail Street managed to brush aside tech sector earnings concerns and chalk up modest gains on Friday, equity index futures slid in after-hours trading as the political clouds over the battle for the White
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      Lock icon UOB group revamp may give Haw Par wrt a boost
      204 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan THE Haw Par warrant has risen a whopping 43 per cent since early October. But it was one of the leading losers on Friday, falling four cents to $1.56 on 39,000 units, a whisker below
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      Lock icon N Broadway: resistance seen at $2.90
      266 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong NATSTEEL Broadway shares closed sharply higher last Friday, with speculative activity lifting the stock to close as the session's second biggest gainer. Nat Steel Broadway shares rose 37 cents to $2.87. The stock opened at its day low
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      145 6 ♦KINGBOARD Copper Foil Holdings will go ex-dividend (interim dividend of 1.5 HK cents, tax exempt) on Feb 26, 2001. Last date for buying-in on a cum basis is March 1, 2001, and date payable is March 15,2001. ♦SPINDEX Industries Ltd will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend of
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      Lock icon A$ continues recovery
      579 6 Other Asian currencies slip, yen fails to consolidate gains AFP [HONGKONG] The Australian dollar continued what one dealer called its "Lazarus-type recovery" as many other Asian currencies slipped last week, with the Japanese yen in particular failing to consolidate earlier gains against the dollar. JAPANESE YEN: The
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      484 6 'Dec 6 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Vojume PacificCenturylOc 169,398,000 Omni Ind 10c 71,563,000 PCI 25c 68,884,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 66,984,000 OUB DB eCW*****3 43,599,000 AddvalTech 2.5c 37,641,000 SGX1C 37,252,000 MediaRinglOc 36,326,000 SingTel 15c 36,299,000 CapitaLand 33,452,000 Stocks Chart Semiconductor 26c 389,901,077 Omni Ind 10c 206,448,260 PacificCenturylOc 178,237,155 Datacraft 10c 152,517,854
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Chartered named one of 10 hot global stocks
      406 7 Sonnd fundamentals make it a 'safe short to medium term bet' DESPITE chip makers worldwide facing a potential slowdown in global demand, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has made it as one of Fortune magazine's 10 hot global stocks. The latest issue of the
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      Lock icon SIA shares likely to get reprieve from soaring oil prices
      288 7 Fuel costs made up 20% of total airline expenses for first half ended Sept 30 Reuters SHARES of Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) can expect a breather from selling pressure as oil prices have declined from recent highs, analysts said. SIA
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      Lock icon Tracking foreign S$ borrowers a banker's headache
      490 7  -  MAS says banks mast monitor when assets are sold, for credit facility withdrawal By\ Siow Li Sen THE Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) latest move to further relax controls on the Singapore dollar has been welcomed by bankers but has also left them
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      Lock icon Trade Alliance to launch new firm next year
      733 8  -  ePaper Alliance aims to garner at least 25 per cent of the Asian pulp and paper market m exclusive! By* Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE-headquartered Trade Alliance, which was started just in August, is spining off an independent company called ePaperAlliance which aims
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      Lock icon Fire at GIC-owned mall in PJ
      283 8 A FIRE broke out at the popular Sunway Pyramid mall partly owned by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation in Petaling Jaya over the weekend. According to the Sunday Star, the fire apparently started in the Tanjung Golden Village cineplex at about 12.30 am
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Hotel activity bustling in China
      582 9  -  Regional recovery boosts receipts, arrivals; survey By' Vince Chong THE hotel industry in China is throbbing with activity, according to the latest Arthur Andersen Hotel Industry Benchmark Survey. The survey says China's international receipts and arrivals last year grew 11.9 and 7.9 per cent respectively
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      Lock icon The Indonesian effect on S'pore
      382 9  -  fwoinneeconomy political risks By Anna Teo ANY further major political or economic upheaval in Indonesia could result for Singapore, within three to six months in a 6 per cent fall in exports, 5 per cent drop in bank loans and a 17 per cent fall
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      Lock icon Stress on returns to mislead?
      248 9  -  MAiLirm Henry Lim Li Shun Singapore AlA's recent announcement of a drastic cut on bonus has thrown my years of faith in insurance and especially in AIA right out of the window! If you look at the projection sheet all insurance agents used in their
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      13 9 I Lianhe Zaobao I 1 "Food Court King" I I wntures into I
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      Lock icon Asean's full of opportunities, TDB tells firms
      1036 10  -  There are lucrative niches to carve out chuamg peck mimc reports CHUANG PECK MING THE political problems in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand don't seem to cloud Khong Mun Pew's sunny vision of Asean. He still sees it as a great place to
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  • BUSINESS basics
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      Lock icon Taking your business onto the Net
      1608 11  -  Hire a professional to design a focused website. Besides boosting sales, it will help you understand your customers and product or service better Byi Christopher Lai This is the first of a 13-week series which tackles the various issues that affect small and medium
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Rashid Hussain revamp: MRCB disappointed
      251 12 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN Resources Corp, a newspaper publishing and power generation group, said it is disappointed that a Rashid Hussain group reorganisation does not include reduction of debt at Rashid Hussain Bhd. Malaysian Resources, or MRCB, owns 23 per cent of Rashid Hussain, which is
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      Lock icon M'sia state pension fund to buy 29% MAS stake: report
      414 12 Qantas said to be only foreign airline left as contender for a stake in the national carrier Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian government will use its pension trust fund to buy a 29 per cent stake in Malaysian Airline System
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      Lock icon The growing might of M'sian minority shareholders
      825 13  -  I=ll comment KL STOCKS Political climate, company problems forcing them to speak out eddie toh IT may well have begun with the political awakening, but Malaysia's minority shareholders have decided to flex their muscles and make their voices heard. The new political consciousness
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      Lock icon Malaysian airport taxi drivers end strike
      141 13 KUALA LUMPUR AFP HUNDREDS of taxi drivers working at Kuala Lumpur International Airport ended a three-day strike yesterday'after receiving compensation as a goodwill gesture. Airport Limo Malaysia agreed to pay some 600 cab drivers RMIOO (5545.66) each, a company official said. Airport Limo owner
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      423 12 st v <u'. fl§||l |11 9 £»lIWfBPB^Kw.!<?/.. l *yi .v?■ >**'<" OUR SINGAPORE YOUTH AWARDS RECIPIENTS (1993 2000): 2000 Gng Keng Sen Daren V, L. Shiau Lim Kwee Erin Dr Lam Kong Peng Or Loke Kah Yin Joscelin Veo Volunteer initiator Persons NYAA Gold Award Holders' Alumni 1999 Eric Khoo
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      350 13 E23SEI Tat Lee Finance I Keppel Tat Lee Finance Limited I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) H THE CAPITAL RESTRUCTURING EXERCISE OF KEPPEL TATLEE FINANCE LIMITED (THE "COMPANY") COMPRISING:- A THE ISSUE OF BONUS SHARES OF PAR VALUE $0.50 EACH ON THE BASIS OF 540 BONUS SHARES H FOR
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      1120 13 <#> CENTREPOINT PROPERTIES LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2000 Financial Statement And Dividend Announcement The Directors are pleased to announce the unaudited results for the year ended 30 September 2000- fou P Company 30/9/100Q 30/9/1999 Change 30/9/2000 30/9/1999 Change $000 000
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Asean, EU ministers still at odds
      603 15 VIENTIANE, Laos But EC official confident that issues will be sorted out, including Myanmar and human rights THE European Union (EU) and the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) remained at odds on a series of key issues yesterday as the two sides prepared
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      Lock icon Look into hostage payout report: Ramos
      431 15 MANILA AFP, AP THE Philippine government was yesterday urged to investigate a report by a German magazine claiming that President Joseph Estrada and an aide pocketed ransom money used to free hostages held by Muslim rebels. Former president Fidel Ramos said Manila should look
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      Lock icon Very stiff China competition in 30-40 yrs' time: SM
      582 15  -  From i Audrey Tan in Hongkong SINGAPORE and Hongkong will face very stiff competition from China in 30 to 40 years, and may find themselves dropping behind in some areas of research, Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said. "If you take
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      Lock icon Thailand's auto industry sees rapid growth
      472 16 BANGKOK Exports rising, domestic consumption also np AP THAILAND'S auto industry, trailing Malaysia's since the Asian economic crisis, is expected to regain its title 'Detroit of the East' on the back of rapidly growing production and sales, executives and analysts say. The recovery is
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      Lock icon Proton to study conceptual car for future price cut
      212 16 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) will study an Australian-built conceptual car to determine if the price of future Proton models can be reduced, CEO Mahaleel Ariff was quoted as saying in a New Straits Times report Friday. The
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      Lock icon Nawaz Sharif given pardon and exiled
      553 17 NEWDELHI Ex-Pakistani PM packed off to Sandi Arabia with family NYT NAWAZ Sharif, the deposed prime minister of Pakistan, has been pardoned from his life sentence in prison and exiled with his family to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan's year-old military government announced yesterday. "This decision
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      Lock icon McDonald's launches labour probe: report
      256 17 HONGKONG AFP INTERNATIONAL fast food giant McDonald's has opened an investigation into allegations that factory workers in China are being paid far below the minimum wage, a report said yesterday. Senior executives of the US fast food chain flew into Hongkong to meet the owners
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      Lock icon Taiwan manufacturers head for China, South-east Asia
      463 17  -  Heavy overheads cited; experts fear industry hollowing out From\ Macabe Keliher in Ta ipei WITH the economy slowing and cheaper labour to be found elsewhere, Taiwan's manufacturing industries are packing up and moving to mainland China and South-east Asia, a trend which could
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon All eyes on the tankan in Japan this week
      850 18  -  Renewed weakness in corporate sentiment conld spell dip back into recession Front, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo WITH Japan's economic recovery showing fresh signs of faltering, all eyes will be on the publication on Wednesday of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) latest
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      Lock icon Smaller EU nations to get more say
      520 18 Reuters [NlCE, France] Smaller European Union nations, irate at being sidelined by the bloc's major powers, were handed a sweetener at a summit yesterday with proposals that would increase their votes in EU decision-making. Under a revised compromise plan tabled by summit host
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      Lock icon US, S'pore won't rush FTA: officials
      223 18 Bnt both parties are hopeful they can meet end-of-year deadline AFX-Asia [WASHINGTON] The US and Singapore still hope to strike a free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of the year, but will not settle for an unsatisfactory agreement just to beat the deadline,
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      Lock icon US IPOs likely to post first losing year since '90
      661 19 NEW YORK More than 60 per cent are trading below their initial sale price Bloomberg US initial public offerings are on track to post their first losing year since 1990 and their worst performance since 1987 when the stock market
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      Lock icon Clinton sees slower economic growth
      520 19 WASHINGTON Bat he rules out possibility that US is on verge of recession Reuters PRESIDENT Bill Clinton has brushed aside Republican warnings of a coming recession, predicting the US economic expansion would continue, albeit at a slower pace. Disputing suggestions by Republican vice-presidential candidate Dick
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      Lock icon Needed: higher literacy and more phone cards
      292 19 PARIS AFP THE US may well be the engine room for the global economy but the world's richest country may be in danger of running out of literate workers to keep the motors going, an OECD review highlights. In the economy which spawned
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      Lock icon Vivendi Universal to debut today
      477 20 PARIS Merged media giant will test the markets in New York, Paris AFP VIVENDI Universal, the new global media heavyweight, will test market waters in New York and Paris today after shareholders from its three composite firms approved a Franco-Canadian mega-merger. Votes here and in
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      574 22 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] The tide appeared to turn in the oil market last week, as prices slumped to a four-month low and most players started to believe that there would be sufficient supplies on the market during
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      264 23 HONGKONG Reuters HONGKONG stocks could head higher this week on continued buying of interest rate sensitive stocks, but some key blue chips may be jittery today due to yesterday's announcements of changes made by the MSCI to its index weightings. The benchmark Hang Seng
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      414 23 TOKYO Reuters TECHNOLOGY stocks are likely to stay under pressure this week after a series of profit warnings by major US computer and telecoms firms including Intel Corp. the world's biggest maker of microprocessors. Political uncertainty may further weigh down on US technology
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      78 29 ev enturing ahead ~T~ jj^__ Hv others back, OCBC's venture capital looking at new in the Europe and Asia IF i CHRIS LOH eVentures general manager Winston Eon: This year we're starting from homebase, while next year I'm casting my net wide and setting my sights further' Qncs <iJmc;oftware making
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      44 29 Top stories Global standard for 828 online identification today, Page 5 XpoSquare.com to launch exhibitions portal, Page 5 dollarDEX optimistic despite uncertain outlook, Page 10 Commentaries Digital TV: what's real and what's not, Page 4 Opportunity and challenge after the dotcom meltdown, Page 5
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      970 30  -  I-II exclusive The OCBC venture capital unit is targeting 10 new investments in the US, Europe and Asia, reports Andrew wee ANDREW WEE OTHER high-tech investors may be holding back in the current climate of uncertainty, but not eVentures. The venture capital arm of Bank of Singapore
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      293 30 Just Login Investment: $2 million Date of investment: December 2000 What it does: Provides a suite of nine web-based offices applications including leave application, e-mail, virtual conference and archival storage. It is adding WAP capability to some applications. Brodia Investment: US$3.B million ($6.6 million) Date
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        89 30 UK-BASED Imagine Broadband Ltd (IBL), formed by Andersen Consulting and backed by AC Ventures and UK cable operator Telewest, will set up an Asia office to provide interactive, multimedia digital TV and other broadband products to cable TV operators and communications service providers in the
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        37 30 VIEWLOCITY, a US-based e-business networks integration solutions provider, has appointed Anders Berglund (right) as senior vice-president of global strategy. He was previously the vice-president of Viewlocity, and regional managing director for Viewlocity Asia Pacific.
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        60 30 SINGAPORE'S Centre for Wireless Communications (CWC), a telecommunications R&D centre, has partnered TRLabs, a Canadian research consortium in information and communications technology, to form Technoßridge, a non-profitable R&D consortium. It will undertake scientific and industrial R&D. provide training for students, and promote collaborations between universities
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        42 30 A SEMINAR on "Pervasive computing from concept to code" will be held on Wednesday at the Golden Wheel Building at Kallang Pudding Road. It is organised by Future Techno Designs Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****43 or e-mail saman'uftdpl.com.sg.
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        40 30  -  Compiled by i Siew Yaw Hoong A FORUM on 'Investment landscape post April" will be held on Thursday at the Merchant Court Hotel. It is organised by landl Asia Ltd. For details, fax *****56 or e-mail laychintan'a iandiasia.com.
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      951 30 The electronic greeting-card industry is booming, to the chagrin of traditionalists NYT [NEW YORK] 'Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except for a computer mouse. It's that time of year again, when the days are marked
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      872 32  -  I I comment INFOTECH It will impact lives, but not for a long time yet. And claiming, as a new report does, that the Asia-Pac could lead is probably just wishful thinking kenneth james LISTEN up, folks. The experts have spoken: Digital television
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      310 32  -  By, Kelvin Ng TAIWAN'S Acer Group said it expects a new executive training academy launched here last week to train 1,000 executives by next year. The venture, Aspire Academy Singapore, will combine online learning with classroom sessions. It was formed through a merger of Acer's
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      260 32 Reuters LONDON Cash-strapped mobile phone operators may have to spend more than they expect on building third-generation (3G) networks to avoid breakdowns in coverage, an adviser to the 1 British government said on Thursday. Computer simulations by Quotient Communications, a consultancy that was
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      412 33  -  Four banks are Identrus-ready. Deutsche Bank Singapore's first customer is an airline and cargo information network Bu Kelvin Ng A KEY barrier to busi-ness-to-business (B2B) trade, uncertainty over who the trader is dealing with over the Internet, looks set to be removed. Identrus
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      705 33  -  |:|< exclusive Leading regional show services provider expects to triple revenue next year Byl Andrew Wee EXHIBITION services provider XpoSquare.com Pte Ltd plans to launch a portal targeting the exhibitions industry early next year and embark on an aggressive expansion plan which could see the
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      722 33  -  SAY hi Four options can help management in creating a digital business frankie lim THERE is something surreal about the euphoria that surrounded the launch of Internet businesses over the past few years. Established "brick and mortar" companies were made to look ordinary,
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      913 35  -  A conference on these issues last week saw frank, and sometimes quarrelsome, conversation By, John Schwartz NYT [REDMOND, Washington] TRUST us. Please? That is the message from leaders of high-tech businesses and advocacy groups at Safe Net 2000, a Mi-crosoft-sponsored conference on computer
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      183 35 FOR one exhibitor at the Sitex 2000 exhibition, which was held at Suntec City last week, the beauties at its booth weren 't of the computer variety. But vlifestyle.com, an online community hub and lifestyle portal, had a ready made reason that was hard to
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      719 36  -  Singapore software developer's electronic photo album, Flip Album 3.1, is the No 1 download in its category on CNET, ahead of Abobe, Ulead products By\ Errol George A SUITE of innovative software products that make the viewing of electronic data as easy as
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        98 36 Nokia has announced a kit for wireless connection between its mobile phones and computers, using the new Bluetooth technology. The Nokia Connectivity Pack enables selected Nokia handphones, such as the 6210, to function as a GSM modem, connecting wirelessly to the Bluetooth-enabled laptop within a 10-meter
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        144 36 Lifebook B-2178: This touch-screen notebook weighs 1.39 kg, and prices start at $3,688 for a Celeron 500 MHz system, which comes with 128 MB SDRAM, 15 GB hard disk, 10.4-inch screen, built-in -_nr\ 1 speakers, v9O modem, 10/100 LAN port, two PCMCIA slots, and Windows ME.
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        81 36 Hitachi Data Systems, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has launched the latest model in its Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 Series, the 9910. It is a compact version of the enterprise-class Lightning 9960 and targets the small and medium size businesses. It is SAN-ready, offers a maximum
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        162 36  -  Compiled by Siew Yaw Hoong Exabyte Corp, a US-based network storage developer, said that its M 2 (Mammoth-2) is now the industry's first mid-range tape drive that incorporates direct fibre channel connectivity. The drives provides LAN-free backup in a SAN (storage area network) environment, eliminates
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      551 37 Based on atom-size transistors, they could enable chips and computers to interact in near human manner: Intel AFP, Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] COMPUTER chip maker Intel Corp has created a computer chip based on tiny transistors that can compute at 10 times the speed
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      722 37 Its wireless technology could lead to data jams in the home, which would drive Bluetooth devices into quick obsolescence AFP [SAN JOSE, California] To the high-tech community, Bluetooth means a world without a jumble of cables for computers and other devices. But some analysts question
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      540 37 Plenty, say analysts who complain varying estimates of Internet users in India npsets dotcoms' business strategies AFP [NEW DELHI] Discrepancies over the estimated number of Internet users in India is upsetting the business strategy of many a dotcom company, say software industry watchers
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      311 37 Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] US radio stations must pay to put their music programs over the Internet, the Copyright Office has ruled, in a setback for several thousand broadcasters using the Web to extend their reach. The office, part of the Library of
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      270 37 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Telstra Corp. and Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd plan to raise US$l.5l billion (552.6 billion) by selling shares to the public in their Internet infrastructure, mobile phone and data communications ventures in the next year, The Australian newspaper reported. The biggest
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        795 38  -  The online financial supermarket has been profitable in Singapore since August. Managing director Richard Lai tells tang weng fai how the startup plans to maintain its edge TANG WENG FAI LOCAL online financial supermarket dollarDEX is getting restless about its future, but continues to maintain
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          98 38 RAPID expansion in the telecommunications market and the increase in investments in Internet, e-commerce and business intelligence solutions were the driving factors for a record expansion of the server market in Asia-Pacific ex-Japan. The market posted record revenues of US$l.65 billion (552.9 billiion) in Q3 this year,
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          73 38 NOKIA has launched a US$5OO million (*****.5 million) fund to invest in mobile Internet startups, especially those in the Asia-Pacific region. The fund aims to generate revenues for the company by investing in areas such as WAP and 3G, and to promote wireless technology that can
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          61 38 THE Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (Redas) has launched its new portal, which features classifieds on property and property-related products and services, search function for the best finance schemes, job listing, online forum and a directory of property-related companies and products. It is developed by
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          73 38 VIVAMUSIC.COM, which operates an online music network, has formed an alliance with Music Junction, a local music retail chain. Under the agreement, Music Junction will make their music CDs available at Vivamusic.com's website, and Vivamusic.com will install music-surfing terminals at Music Junction's outlets. Vivamusic has also
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          55 38 INLUMEN Inc, a Singapore-based real-time information provider for online finance and 828 marketplaces, has released Inlumen Publisher, a licensed application for website editors. It lets editors customise their websites' content by selecting and publishing the articles they want from over 1,000 publications in Inlumen's database, Inlumen
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          53 38 HYPERION, a US-based business analysis software provider, has released Hyperion CRM, an integrated suite ofWeb-based applications that lets companies analyse data such as customer interaction from across the enterprise, e-commerce profitability, online marketing, customer segmentation, sales forecasting and analysis, and product quality. For details, fax *****86,
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          74 38 SMARTIDEA.COM Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based portal solutions provider, has launched its Portal Glue products, which can be integrated into a website and transform it into a portal, Smartidea.com said. The products include e-mail service, instant messenger, search engine, calendar, directory, news, chat and message
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          61 38  -  Compiled by I Siew Yaw Hoong HOMEGROWN wedding portal TheWeddingFair.com has been launched to provide one-stop wedding planning services such as online wedding organiser, deposit protection, online announcement, consultation, and links to recommended merchants such as hotels, caterers, boutiques, florists and travel agents. It is funded
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      281 39 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THERE was continued activity for aframax tankers, although the rumours that AP Moller had committed its Maersk Visual (110,000/88) at around U5524.5 million were denied. Vessels sold to further trading OTTT.IT ntBBIBBft ♦Tropic Confidence: 17,832 tdw bit 86 Osaka crs 4/25 ts reported
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      298 39 sex 'ooo 6W8 8 *h W CWT Distribution 0.59 unch 0 ChuanHup 0-37 0.01 313 Cosco Investment 0.16 -0.01 28 Freight Links 0.13 -0.01 35 GB Holdings 0.48 unch 0 Hai Sun Hup 0.25 0.01 37 IMC Holdings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.15 unch 225 Keppel Corp
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      272 39  -  By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The troubled Singapore-flagged oil tanker, Neptune Dorado, was cleared by US authorities to depart last week after being held under detention since Sept 28 for over 30 safety and environmental violations. The approval to depart US waters was
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      671 39  -  LINER SCENE By David Hughes IT has been a busy time in liner shipping e-commerce scene over the past fortnight. For example, nine major leading ocean carriers announced they were to set up a "totally neutral technology platform that will facilitate transactions
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      476 39  -  Black boxes, new oil pollution compensation fnnd also proposed By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE) The European Union (EU) has proposed the establishment of a EU maritime body to improve safety at sea as part of a second package of measures stemming from the Erika
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        409 40  -  10 countries out of 82 fail to make it onto list of those complying with STCW'9S Reports by David Hughes in Loudon THE long awaited "white list" of countries considered to be fully complying with the STCW '95 (Standards of Training, Certification and
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        206 40 [LONDON] Anglo-Dutch liner operator P&O Nedlloyd and Netherlands-based joint venture ECT have agreed to develop a new 50-50 joint venture container terminal in the port of Rotterdam. Dubbed the Euromax, the new PONLdedicated facility will sit on the most north-western part of the Maasvlakte
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          103 40 SHIPMANAGEMENT firms Acomarit and V Ships have abandoned talks on a proposed merger between the two. "In response to press enquiry and industry speculation, Acomarit Group and V Ships can confirm that discussions have taken place between them aimed at exploiting the synergies that would
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          131 40 THE US government has set aside 99,500 square miles of cored reefs off the north-western Hawaiian Islands as a protected marine reserve, making it the largest protected area ever created in the US. Some 5 per cent, four million acres, of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral
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          72 40 GREEK-based cruise company Royal Olympic has appointed George Stathopoulos as acting chief executive officer, although he will also retain responsibility for the company's worldwide marketing and sales. ROCL has also appointed George Kassapis as chief financial officer. Outgoing CEO Stelios Kiliaris will return to
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          108 40 US-based container firm TMM Lines has joined fellow CP Ships subsidiary Lykes by opening a sales office in Taiwan to boost its Asian presence. The company has been opening dedicated offices in Europe and North America over the past year and a half and is
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          84 40 THE ship seized by the Canadian Navy in a dramatic Atlantic boarding action last August has been sold at auction. The GTS Katie had been at berth in Montreal since its Canadian military cargo was offloaded while legal claims were made for money allegedly
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      313 40 PAGE EIS 11 Accord 6 EngLee 11 Ahrenkiel 12 ESPLines Appenship 5 Ever 9 reen 6 Asia OCL 11 Foon, > Sun 5 Assets 7 FrUinks ,2 Austral 6 Fuhai Avant 12 G L,nlt 4 B'tang Mas 6 Gemartrans 6 BSA 7 Genshpg 11 BTL 12 G,0ryNaV
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      18139 46 THEBUSINESSTIMES Page8 EXPORT MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 200C ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'I voire 28/12 18/01 Hyundai mm hy admiral v.330w 65-*****44 18/12 18/01
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        799 51 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Juronq Port Santa Suria 13 J22 27/11/11:45 01/12/18:00 firtasan V. 42/0 J09 01/12/15:40 02/12/18:00 Seaconqueror 8 J23 01/12/23:15 06/12/16:00 Khanhhunq 7 MAY-00 J03 04/12/9:00 05/12/6-00 Uthai Navee *****1 J15 05/12/20:10 09/12/17:30 f O" r Sea 100 J13 06/12/11:55 08/12/10:00 Unian 2022 J09
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        1966 51 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From AC* OAHLIA 029A 13/7:00 1A 10/1500 10/1659 10/1900 W 10/1500 10/1659 10/1900 2A 10/1700 11/0659 n/0900 28 10/1700 11/0659 n/0900 3 n/0700 n/n59 n/1400 4 11/1200 n/1459 tl/1700 API TOURMAU
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        232 51 Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Dec 25 USA: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Sweden: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas Day. Malaysia: Christmas Day. Singapore: Day. United Kingdom: Christmas Day. Korea: Christmas Day. Taiwan: Constitution Day. Dec 26 Canada: Boxing Day.
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        801 51 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine 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
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        607 51 M A C lwfl 180 Max 990.7 0.7 12.9 0.10 79 0.03 oy 30 tensity Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 %M/M 380 ve 987.2 0.2 12.9 0.06 26 0.02 Eiioa 380 Max 992.3 0.8 15.8 0 09
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        312 52 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] China Southern Airlines Co, the country's largest carrier, has started flights to Australia to tap a forecast 25 per cent annual increase in tourist arrivals from China, the world's most populous nation, in the next decade. The carrier last Thursday operated its first
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        535 52 CONSOLIDATION IN CHINA'S AIRLINE INDUSTRY China Southern's fleet size will nearly double; Air China to merge with profitable carriers Reuters [SHANGHAI] A consolidation taking shape in China's splintered airline industry appears to hand leadership of the market to China Southern Airlines, but
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        183 52 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's civil aviation regulatory authority said it will allow foreign airlines to operate additional flights to London, Singapore and the Gulf which are facing a winter rush. "We have permitted foreign airlines to operate extra flights on these routes as seats
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        225 52 Xinhua [HONGKONG] The air traffic control operation (ATC) in Hongkong is safe and of a high standard, a team of experts from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (UKCAA) concluded after conducting a four-day review of the ATC system in Hongkong. "The
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        457 52 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Korean Air Co, Asia's largest passenger carrier outside Japan, said its fleet of 14 Airbus Industrie 330 jets have been cleared for service after a defect was discovered and rectified. Toulouse, France-based Airbus, the world's second largest aircraft
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        521 52 Night time and early morning charter services to start from early next year AFP [TOKYO] Tokyo's Haneda airport is set to resume international flights ahead of the 2002 World Cup with night time and early morning charter services
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      814 40 Unej services represented by (o K?*2ik*\ Makers of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Ng*«v JX Singapore Shipping Association Members of the Singapore Logistics Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE MV "TBN" ETA SIN 28/12/2000 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/JUUA TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/ CONVENTIONAL CARGO
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      1295 41 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE [VESSEL, VOY SIN RTM ANR HAM BRV SOU FXT LEH IvKSEI VOY RTM AMR HAM BRV SOU FXT LEH SIN I Elßt 564W 14/12 06/01 03/01 04/01 06/01 NOLCORAL 0171 21/11 23/11 2S/11 26/11 13/12 LA LOIRE 538W 15/12 01/01 03/01 06/01 07/01 HY ADMIRAL 329E
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      1771 42 C SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEANS ANAPA VtSStL TOY SIN LEH RTW ANR HAW BHV FLX VESSEL VOY SIM GIT SPE FOS VIC MTB CHOYAMG ALPHA 0011W 13 12 29 12 30 12 01 01 02 01 03 01 04 01 LONDON SENATOR 0946W 1412 31 12 02 01
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      1217 43 EVERY FRIDAY aX (T/T: 9 DAYS) <&/ YANTIAN EVERY TUESDAY FRIDAY (T/T: 4 DAYS) I GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (B/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICE; I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD *12-00 SALES/BKGS *****57/43 INWARD DCPT (D/ 0) *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD
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      1233 43 EUROPE EXPRESS SERVICE EXPORT 71 IMPORT YISXI VOT 'JM 1 I£H KTW 1 AHK HAW IHV 1 FIX VESSEL VOT I HTM HAM IfU 1 LEH SIN CY ALPHA 0140W 12/12 29/12 02/01 03/01 i 04/01 05/0) 07/01 HJIONOON *****23/11 25/11 27/11 30/11 17/12 PUDONG S€N 016W 19/12 05/01 07/01"
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      373 44 ARABIAN ratSIAN GUIf/MMAN SUB CONTMENT SERVICE IXPOW VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMB DUI JBA ABU DMN lAN KHI NXV UNI PRUDENT OIS4-005W 12/12 16/12 22/12 25/12 HSHKUSU 0003W 15/12- 26/12- 28/12 01/01 UNI ACCORD 0643 033W 18/12 22/12 27/12 28/12 21/12 UNI ASSURE *****16W I J/12 23/12 29/12 01/01 YU HE
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      1478 45 HMNE* HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. IVPSB VOY ISM SOU lEH RTM ANT HAM MV [VPSE I VOY I SOU I L£H I »TM I ANT I HAM IKV| SW BK V.S64W 14/12 01/01 06/01 03/01 04/01 NOL CORAL V.017E 24/11 25/11 H/11 21/11 13/12 ULORt V.538W 15/12 05/01 06/01
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      845 45 vtfN WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HEAVYLIFT SERVICE" VESSEL VOY RAMP HEIGHT SIN LBC MAO MIA SAV BAI ORF NYC NEW MOB TALABOT AHO24 400 Tons 6.3 M INPORT 15/01 18/01 20/01 22/0) ***** H/of" 29/01 04/02 TAMPERE AHIOI 400 Tons 6.3 M 26/12 25/01 02/02
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      83 48 New Advertisers/Services/Agencies Vy NEW ECON Line 2 x Fixed Day Sailings per Week between S'pore Bangkok, Laem Chabang See Page 11 FREMANTLE COCOS CHRISTMAS ISLAND WESTERN AUSTRALIA Turn to Page 7 Daily ASSETS ASSETS SHIPOWNERS MANAGERS PTE LTD am/ WmINE SINGAPORE PTE LTD W 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Narwest Centre
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      796 49 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I MO I SIN JKT I SU» 1 81W I PPG CMI I »0W I HAL NYL QBE I SAV I NEW TAM I HOU HOCGH MAM /0460 IM2_ _17Z12_ JO/11 22/12 03/01 29/01 10/01 14/01 10/02 14/02 15/02 18/02 77/07 27/02
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      141 49 PT. Natabhayu Perusahaan Pelayaran BELAWAN-SIN-P.KLANG WEEKLY SERVICE I Voy No BELAWAN SINGAPORE PORT KLANG ETA ETD ETA ETD ETA ETD My Xwotdiunj Express KXO9SN 10/17 11/12 12/17 My Kwwctang Express HOWS 14/1? 15/1? 17/1? My Kwictiung Express KIW7N 17/12 11/12 11/12 M* Kwndiung Express KXO9BS 21/12 22/12 24/12 PHOENIX SHIPPING
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      49 50 REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN PTL DBN ALS ENDEAVOUR 01WB 24/01 04/02 10/02 ALS EXPRESS 02WB 14/02 25/02 03/03 ACCEPTING TO JOHANNESBURG Agents: Tel Fax Singopoie Ben line Agencies 4709U1/M? 724 0163 Moiayw Bendeia Sfnppmg Agency Sdn Bhd 03 SBBOBBB9 03 SBBOBO7O
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      177 50 kUI Singapore Soviet Shipping CPL cr no iooso6Boooon |)V Multiline Shipping Pte Ltd (RN**********00C FUU CONTAINERS SERVICE TO/FROM VLADIVOSTOK, VOSTOCHNNY THROUGH l/L ISSUE IT CARRIER, DEPARTING TWICE A WEEK FM SINGAPORE VOSTOCHNNY N VLADIVOSTOK VIA BUSAN VESSEL/VOY ETA BUSAN ETA VOSTOCHNNY ETA VLADIVOSTOK KAPIIAN KUROV V 061W 15 Dec 18
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