The Business Times, 22 January 2001

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  • 17 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 028/12/2000 SINGA PORE MONDAY. JANUARY 22, 2001 Internet: :ittr-/ business-times.asial .com.sg/ 85C
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  • 61 1 STOCK MAMETDTOICES Week Change STL 1,906.89 -12.93 SIMSCI FUTURES 245.20 -5.40 BT-SR1 .._785.44 -16.05 KLSE COMP. 694.50 +15.60 NIKKEI 13.980.12....+641.38 HANG SENG. 15,933.55...+(38.13 SET INDEX. .316.86. +5.61 JAKARTA CX)MP 411.56. +4.19 MANILA COMP. 1,452.93 ..-88.72 TAIPEI WPI 5,847.91....+508.51 SEOUL COMP 619.78 +31.91 CLSA CHINA B 1,356.13 ...-24.10 AUSTALLOR.
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  • 79 1 FOREX SATES us$ s$ US$ (S$ per US$) 1.740 £(US$/S$ per 1.476 2.669 EURO(US$/S$/E) 0.948 1.649 DM 1063 1.186 YEN 11&0 67.86 RM 3.800 2.184 HKS 7800 4.483 BART 43.13 24.78 RUPIAH 9,486 6,466 S$ to 100 units FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 89.00 BANGKOK 9.50
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  • 597 1  -  i I exclusive Stations to be divested to private firms; consumers to have say in rate-setting By Ronnie Lim [SINGAPORE] The power industry's "Big Bang" this year will see the start of two major developments: Singapore's power stations being gradually divested to
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  • 459 1  -  They hope Thaksin govt will set ap state corporation to bay ont their bad loans From) Harish Mehta inßanqkok THMfTATWS'I3 CoTtrtfttttfrflbftfcks, laden with 1.25 trillion baht (5550.4 billion) in bad loans, are looking to the incoming Thaksin Shinawatra government for a bailout as they
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  • 836 1  -  He expects growth to torn out at lower end of official forecast Reports by I Anna Too [SINGAPORE] Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan yesterday said Singapore should brace itself for a possibly difficult year in 2001, and keep wage and business costs
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  • 188 1 [SINGAPORE] US President George Bush and Philippine President Gloria Arroyo spell a fresh start for their countries, said Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan. Asked how the two new leaders will change the situation in the region, Dr Tan said: "The new president in
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    • 257 1 1 v.. V''« 5S^« mU r U Pnfl/ppe Palllart takes over from WWSISS W Of DBS Group Holdings M mmm New Asia Biz Woman Kanwaijit Soin on being a good global citizen. Pg 22 Top stories S'pore Malays have made significant progress: PM Goh. Next Page BT Comment The new
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    • 18 1 President Arroyo vows to put economy back on track, Pgll Bush acts to undo Clinton decisions, Pg 13
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    • 862 2  -  It is connter-prodnctive for them to think of themselves as having been marginalised, he says By I Serena Ng THE Malay community in Singapore should not think of itself as having been marginalised, as it has made significant progress over the years,
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    • 773 2  -  The real economy continues to defy the negative headlines By James Castle James Castle is head of the Castle Group, a leading Indonesian consulting company and IT provider. INDONESIA has always been a place with many faces. This was once again amply demonstrated
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    • 150 2 A FOREIGN team is in the lead at the end of the first week of the Valentine's Day "Doubles Stock Challenge" sponsored by Chanßrothers.com. The top performing pahwas Wang Cong and Lu Yi Fei, both 24, who managed trading gains of
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    • 660 2  -  :j I comment ECONOMICS New ties are being defined by economic considerations vikram khanna SOMETHING significant is brewing between China and India. The bilateral relationship between the two Asian giants, which has been stiff and awkward for most of the last 40
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    • 141 2 Valentine's Day Doubles Ranking: Week 1 (Runs from Jan 15 to Feb 9,2001) TEAM GAIN 1. MrWtang Cong Ms LuYI FW 270,000 Z MrLowChin Yea *MallMetoChut 19^70 3. Mr Chim Kang Hoong A Ills Urn PtngPlng 161,110 4. Mr Wng ft Hsiang AMa Phyllla Poh 128*492 5. Mr Tiu Ban
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 709 4  -  Latest Soundßlaster will complement new variants of its Nomad Jukebox David Boey CREATIVE Technology Ltd, the world's largest maker of computer soundcards, has announced plans to launch a new Soundßlaster soundcard in the second half of 2001 to complement the sale of
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    • 962 4  -  Its strategy on PPE products will determine its ftiture, says janmn JENNIFER LIEN [SILICON VALLEY] INVESTORS listening in on Creative Technology's analysts' conference call in the wee hours of Saturday morning would have found some reasons for cheer, despite concerns about a weak PC market. In
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    • 1120 5  -  Jackson Tai is president and chief operating officer; Olds to become special adviser By Siow Li Sen PHILIPPE Paillart today takes over John Olds's position as vice-chairman and chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings, while Jackson Tai is named president and
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    • 508 4 Creative faces resistance at $23.40, Pg 6 Fly direct to USA through Japan with ANA and get up to $600 worth of vouchers free! Free Shopping Voucher (I Nov -31 Mar 2001)* Now when you fly with ANA to USA or Japan, Relax with ANA "Super Style" On all flights
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      449 6 *Jan 17.2001 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Volume PacificCentury 10c 163,476,000 PCI 25c 134,527,000 Asia Food&Prop 73,449,000 Omni Ind 10c 60,886,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 54,425,000 ST Engg 10c 46,579,000 CapitaLand 36,923,000 SingTel 15c 34,334,000 ChewEuHock 20c 33,262,000 SGX1c 33,151,000 Stocks DBS Grp 378.121,387 Chart Semiconductor 26c 315,164,375 StA 242,679,187 SPH 230,505,419
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    • 672 6  -  -]tf comment YOUR MONEY r. sivanithy IN response to a recent column questioning the value of the "buy and hold" maxim in Asian markets, a reader remarked: "Buy and hold? No way. In Singapore, you hit and run". Those who rode
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    • 166 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy SEVERAL times in previous columns, we've highlighted a paradoxical situation in Malaysian warrants many have had their life spans extended but because they are all still very deeply out-of-the-money, it hasn't made any difference. Today's feature however, is
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    • 236 6  -  HOT STOCK By\ Serena Ng THE stock of Creative Technology saw strong gains last week and is likely to see more upside, but may see a minor retracement in the short run. The counter last Friday jumped a strong $1.70 to finish at $22.80, in
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    • 133 6 ♦BRILLIANT Manufacturing Ltd will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend of 0.8 of a cent) on 6 Feb. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is on Feb 9. Date payable is on Feb 21, 2001. ♦The Board of Directors of Jurong Technologies Industries Corp Ltd announced
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    • 579 6 Hie currency continued its rough ride during the week, going as low as 119.90 in Tokyo trading last Thursday AFP [HONGKONG] The region's major currency, the Japanese yen, continued its rough ride during the week, dropping to an 18-month
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    • 54 6 This announcement appears as a matter of record only I OS/VP Corporation SNP CORPORATION LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) THE MERGER OF SNP CORPORATION LTD AND PAN PACIFIC PUBLIC COMPANY LTD Financial Adviser to the Independent Directors of SNP Corporation Ltd BIL Asia Singapore DEXIA BIL ASIA SINGAPORE
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 298 7  -  l=W3 on the economy liquidation By I Serena Ng ROBUST economic growth in 2000 led to significantly fewer petitions on bankruptcies and company wind-ups, as compared to the preceding two years. There were 3,445 bankruptcy petitions filed in 2000, representing a 14 per cent fall from
      Soirce: Supreme Court  -  298 words
    • 926 7  -  Monster.com says it's not only computer geeks and Net-sawy youths who mine the Net for job opportunities By. Anna Teo IT'S not just entry job seekers who suss out job prospects at Internet recruitment sites. Senior executives even CEOs, it seems tracking career
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    • 257 7  -  Vince Chong AMERICAN music chain Tower Records will quit its Orchard Road space by March, sources say. And taking over the premises on the fourth and fifth floors of Pacific Plaza will be two top-line furnishing outlets. The new tenants have reportedly signed leases already.
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    • 1238 8  -  business rmm Small businesses tend to face obstacles securing loans. What do lenders look for before they part with their money? Christopher lu finds out CHRISTOPHER LAI MOST small businesses are established without financial assistance from outside investors or lenders. An entrepreneur armed
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    • 198 8 SANDVIK Coromant, the Swedish materials technology giant, opened its US$lO million (5517.4 million) Asia-Pacific Distribution Centre in Singapore recently, as it sees the region as one of its top markets. "Markets in Asia are very important for the Sandvik Group and
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    • 180 8  -  Louis Chua I REFER to your story "S'pore ranks low in entrepreneurship" (BT, Jan 17). It is not surprising that Singapore ranks low since barriers to entry to most of the viable business opportunities are high. Furthermore, the difficulties in capital acquisition makes it
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    • 99 7 PROPERTIES The Straits Times Classified. Classifications 402 568. I CATS I Buy ft. Sdl ft. Find ft. -j 1 .~> s >-: *> A c 1 i t;;/u- f.«; >• I h F f *k%4s ""//'?}<■ *'j* --4kmu/£ if T mm*mT m m r! #"r A i Ik Bob's got
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    • 220 8 Times Publishing Group TIMES PUBLISHING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at Ballroom 11, Level 1, The Oriental Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Singapore *****7 on 16 February 2001 at
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  • MALAYSIA news
    • 648 9 KUALA LUMPUR They say full-scale dam is nnaffordable and unnecessary; cost may hit RM2Ob AFP WITH the economy bouncing back strongly from recession. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's government is about to revive Malaysia's most controversial mega-pro-ject. But it has kept everyone
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    • 382 9 KUALA LUMPUR It will tide over current slump by cutting costs and increasing yields Reuters MALAYSIAN conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd has no plans to quit its palm oil plantations and will tide over a current slump by cutting costs
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    • 284 9 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd said it will split itself into five units and revamp management as the largest phone company in Malaysia looks to compete more effectively with nimbler rivals. Telekom, South-east Asia's second largest phone company, said it will form
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    • 174 9 KUALA LUMPUR AP THE government's anti-corruption watchdog is investigating a billion dollar bond scam that allegedly involves a unit of a Malaysian public company, a news report said yesterday. Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Agency has questioned three senior officials of the unit, including its managing
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 730 10  - Back to business as usual in Malaysia I:l I comment KL STOCKS It most extricate Itself from the old patronage system eddie toh HAS the Malaysian economy returned to its pre-crisis level? If you listen to the bulls, even a slowdown of the US economy this year will not cripple
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    • 152 10 JAKARTA Reuters REPRESENTATIVES of several foreign banks will meet Indonesia's central bank again today to clarify foreign exchange curbs that are aimed at bolstering the rupiah but which have puzzled many market players. The rules, announced last Monday, ban rupiah-denominated loans to nonresidents
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    • 765 11  -  Businesses welcome new govt; peso and stocks expected to rebonnd From. Al Labita in Manila NEWLY-INSTALLED Philippine President Gloria Arroyo yesterday quickly buckled down to work, naming a new finance czar and promising to put a shattered economy back on track.
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    • 437 11 JAKARTA Targets were AG's office, trade and industry ministry HQ, tax directorate AP A BOMBING suspect has accused the fugitive son of former dictator Suharto of ordering her to plant explosives around Jakarta last week, police said yesterday, although his lawyers denied the
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    • 275 11 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid, facing the possibility of impeachment proceedings, will answer questions from a parliamentary team probing two financial scandals linked to him today, a legislator said. Bachtiar Chamsyah of the United Development Party, who heads the 50-member team, told
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    • 562 10 Times Publishing Group TIMES PUBLISHING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at Ballroom 11, Level 1, The Oriental Singapore, 5 Raffles Avenue, Singapore *****7 on Friday, 16 February 2001
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    • 173 10 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that Brandford Trust S.A., which is based in Geneva, enjoys rights to the "BRANDFORD" name and trademark in relation to financial services and investment services. It has come to the knowledge of Brandford Trust S.A. that certain persons and entities are using
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    • 241 11 Market Outlook for 2001 Seminar Chairperson: Mr Chong Huai Seng (Vice Chairman, Panpacmeclia.com Lid; Chairman, AsiaStockWatch.Com Ltd) 1) Global Equity Outlook by Dr Marc Fabor (Managing Director, Marc Faber ltd) Hear well-known Bear markets pundit Dr Marc Faber speak on the direction of global equity markets. 2) Singapore Equity Outlook
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  • WORLD news
    • 529 12 NEW YORK Reuters MANY Internet media companies have already warned of a weak fourth quarter due to soft online advertising spending, but analysts said more gloom could be on the way with their upcoming quarterly reports. "A combination of dotcom meltdowns, tumbling markets,
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    • 463 12 Reuters LATWP [NEW YORK] As economists parse California's power crisis, they recognise classic signs of a bottleneck which raise troubling questions about whether there is ample electrical capacity across the rest of the US to meet growing demand. The rolling blackouts this week in
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    • 471 12 WASHINGTON Over the last 15 yrs, taxes consumed more than 30% of average stock fund's return Bloomberg THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved rules requiring mutual fluids for the first time to disclose their after-tax performance to investors. "Taxes can be the
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    • 591 12 WASHINGTON Greenspan testifying before budget panel on Thursday LAT-WP AFX-Asia THE short-term economic outlook remains uncertain, but just about everyone agrees that the best word to describe it is "weak". The questions are, how weak, and how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be with
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    • 435 12 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN'S ruling party was on a damage control mission yesterday as the economics minister looked ready to step down from his Cabinet post over cash he reportedly received from a scandalhit insurance company. Fukushiro Nukaga, the minister in charge of
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    • 289 14 LONDON Reuters AFP OIL group BP Amoco pic is to dispose of more than 5,000 petrol stations worldwide through the next three years, raising up to £1 billion (552.6 billion), the Sunday Times reported. The paper said the cost-cutting move would
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    • 772 14 WASHINGTON A rare occurrence during economic boom, first fall since '91 dne to less driving: trade body NYT Reuters CONSUMPTION of petrol in the United States fell about one per cent last year, the first decline since 1991 and a rare phenomenon
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    • 369 14 NEW YORK Reuters COMMODITY markets have probably peaked, leaving room for the Federal Reserve to continue easing interest rates in the months ahead, market technical analyst John Murphy said. "The Journal of Commerce Index (JOC) probably peaked last September," Mr Murphy said in a speech
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    • 310 14 WASHINGTON Shift to cheaper sites costs economy USslob, says report AFP THE US economy may lose as much as USIO billion (5517.3 billion) a year from film and television production moving to less expensive sites abroad, a government report said on Friday.
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  • BUSH era
    • 669 13 WASHINGTON New chief of staff issues memo to block pending rules and regulations NYT FACED with a to-do list that is long and getting longer, President George W Bush got off to a fast start on Saturday, acting to delay or block some of
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    • 207 13 WASHINGTON Reuters LESS than two hours before leaving office on Saturday, President Bill Clinton pardoned 140 people and commuted the sentences of 36 others but financier Michael Milken was not among them. Mr Clinton, after lengthy discussions with his advisers, decided not
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    • 909 13  -  The snapshot of Bush's swearing-in ceremony speaks volumes From'. Leon Hadar in Washington THEY say a picture speaks a thousand words and indeed the picture of George W Bush's swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Saturday spoke loud and clear more perhaps than his inaugural speech. So
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    • 1575 14 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 f Standard ft Chartered *****,000,000 Floating Rate Negotiable Singapore Dollar Certificates of Deposit due on 22 July 2002 In accordance with the provisions of the above mentioned Certificates of Deposit notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period
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    • 453 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF KARDIN FREIGHT SERVICES PTE LTD (In Voluntary liquidation) FINAL MEETING NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap 50 that the Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed company will
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    • 612 15 CONGRATULATIONS! ■mjj! I I l l I f I I We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to mm MM M M M Mr Clinton Cheng-Chieh Wang on his promotion to Chairman of the Yieh Phui Group i n rrrt i'i'iYiVrn ri rn'i ri i i i I n
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  • COMMODOTIES & futures
    • 621 16 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices found support last week from a move by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) to slash output and continuing uncertainty over Iraqi exports. Silver enjoyed a rare upward spurt amid largely technical
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    • Article, Illustration
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    • 1929 16 S1C0M FUTPRES Jan 19 RUBBER (futures closing as it 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACT* S cents/kg) Close VotWM Open Month High Low Sttt (towns) Interest Feb 01 106.00 Mar 01 107.25 1950 Apr 01 110.50 400 May 01 113.00 400 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume Opm Month Hfcjh Low Sttt (tomes)
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  • MARKET outlook
    • 253 17 HONGKONG AFP WITH the market closing for three-and-a-half days this week, dealers expect trading to remain quiet as Hongkong celebrates Chinese New Year. The key Hang Seng Index gained 638.13 points, or 4.2 per cent, last week to close at 15,933.55 on Friday.
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    • 567 17 NEW YORK Long-distance telephone stocks, np 50%, best performing industry group this year in SAP indices Bloomberg ON Wall Street, last year's dogs are this year's darlings. Software makers BMC Software Inc and Compuware Corp are the two best performers in Standard
      Bloomberg; AP  -  567 words
    • 446 17 LONDON Gains modest; tech, telecoms stocks do well following Nasdaq turnaround AFP THE London stock market enjoyed its best week of the year so far last week, as hopes of a new round of interest rate cuts on both sides of
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    • 284 17 TOKYO But prices face strong resistance as companies try to damp cross-holdings to realise cash AFP JAPANESE stocks are likely to remain firm but potential gains face strong resistance this week as companies try to pick their moment to dump cross-shareholdings, dealers
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    • 903 17 AFP H Sydney +65-90 AUSTRALIAN stocks are expected to benefit this week as investors reposition their portfolios ahead of an expected cut in official interest rates early next month, brokers said. One of the keys to whether or not the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut
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    • 1912 17 Reuters H Paris +1L»» THE Paris bourse last Friday ended lower as sluggish US markets clouded a rally in technology, media and telecom shares and investors continued to dump defensive shares that outperformed last year. Meanwhile investors prepared for the pricing on Monday of the high-profile float
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  • STOCKS klse
    • 408 18 AFP P^CumpofflteIndex +ML60 [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's stocks are expected to be rangebound this week with the bourse closed for three days for the Chinese New Year, an analyst said last Friday. Victor Wan, senior analyst with Mercury Securities, forecast a trading range of680-690. "I
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    • 9468 18 INDUSTRIALS Cmsmmt predicts 2001 Last Vol Weak Nat Cat High Low Company Sale 'OOP HUh Low Pfc »mll 310 300 Afinomoto 310 unch 7 310 300 17 0 125.6 40 30 Angkasa 35.5 unch 279 36 30 52J 316 286 Apollo Food Hlg 316 6 316 316 6.9 126.4 332
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  • STOCK sgx
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    • 1095 19 BRQgCTC RECOMMENDATIONS Compiled by Primark-I/B/E/S International Inc wbmitted by RECOMMENDATION FORECAST COUPAHYNAME IMS WEEK LAST WEEK EFS«)PE <«*».) mendations are placed on a 1 to 5 points scale and averaged to produce a mean rec> ommendation. Keppel Telecom* Trans Buy Buy 6-18 21.3 RECOMMENDATION FORECAST Kian Ann Enqineering Limited StrongBuv
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    • 619 19 SGZ Derivatives Trading Weekly Roundup INCOMING US Treasury Secretary, Paul O'Neill, has asserted that the Bush administration favours a strong US dollar policy. This echoed the view of former Fed governor Larry Lindsey who will be President George W Bush's chief adviser on economic
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    • 5926 20 SGXMAXMBOARD Week ended: Jan 19 Or Or M Wt 52-V»k Last Vol WMk Last Quota W* Dl» V« NiJ C* _A/9 High Low Company Sala COOP) High Law Byyac SaMac Cvr %_JVE prtc MULTI-INDUSTRY 158 64 mc Ac™ 50c 67.5 *0.5 229 68 64 675 68 5 43
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 747 21 The Business Times, Monday, January 22,2001 iWtMl i* t S 2.00 The Things People Do. 6X0 Business Breakfast. 12X0 AM Business Tonight. 2X0 Days Of Our Lives. 7U>0 The World Today/Biz LOO Headlines. M M mm mi ***** .vy.w 9-00 AM Kids Central: Sesa- 3J5 Win, Lose or Draw. Breakfast.
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    • 274 21 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 4 Help with a wager (4) 1 Marriage based round, for ex- 5 Stomp <*'? (3,7) ample loyalty (10) 7 Rips earl apart in revenge (8) 6 Mark made by professional in 8 Plant fetow's given to fowl (8) concert (4) 11 Handle witness with angry look
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  • NEW AISA BIZ WOMAN
    • 870 22  -  Being a judge for The Rolex Awards for Enterprise, a corporate sponsorship programme in recognition of innovative ideas, has given Dr Kanwaljit Soin some insights into how S'pore firms can get into the act She shares with GEOFFREY EU her views on being a global
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    • 836 24  -  i-ii exclusive FailSafe expects 200 to 250 customers by end-2002 and annual revenues of $100 m by 2004, reports tamo wemofai TANG WENG FAI SINGAPORE'S largest dedicated data centre at 364,000 sq ft of space will be completed at the
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    • 460 24  -  Their roles and responsibilities have been spelt ont in three policy papers By] Elizabeth Su THE Singapore ASP Alliance Chapter (AAC) has come out with three policy papers to clarify the role and responsibilities of ASPs, as well as issued a model end-user SLA (service
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    • 526 24  -  FALL IN PC SALES Global shipments rose 10 J% from ye&r-ago figures to 37.9 m nnits, less than the 15% growth predicted By Samantha Zee Bloomberg [SAN JOSE, California] Worldwide and US PC shipments rose less than expected during Q4 2000, as orders
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    • 508 24  -  For the first time ever, the number of monochrome printers sold last year fell from 1999 levels By] Daniel Sorid Reuters [NEW YORK] As PC makers fell into a slump in last year's Q4 and predicted weakness in the current year, printer manufacturers are expected
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      • 807 25  -  Toronto-based Multiactive develops software applications in the CRM space, and is planning to grow 250% in the Asia-Pacific this year By] David Mok CANADA-BASED Multiactive Software, that develops software applications in the CRM (customer relationship management) space, is gunning for 150-250 per cent revenue growth in the
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      • 305 25  -  Raju Chellam Biz IT Editor BUSINESSES that e-enable their operations now realise that the buck stops with delivery. That all the functions both front-end and back-end have to gear up to support the final phase: delivery of goods to the customer. That realisation has made companies of
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    • 785 26  -  ft ii comment INFOTECH The Broadband Media Association has Just been formed to posh high-speed access In Singapore. Can it help the Industry take off? andrew wee The writer is a BT journalist SINGAPORE'S broadband industry got a boost last week with the launch of the
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      • 58 26 CREATIVE Technology Ltd said it has shipped the 100,000 th unit of its Nomad Jukebox digital audio player since its initial shipment in Aug 2000. The $899 Nomad weighs 400 grams, stores up to 6 GB of music in MP3, WMA or WAV formats, and connects via
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      • 40 26 NASDAQ-LISTED Pacific Internet Ltd has appointed Ong Teck Guan as general manager of its Singapore operations. Mr Ong will also head PacNet's corporate business group. He was previously general manager of Pacific Supernet, Pacific Internet's Hongkong subsidiary.
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      • 37 26 HOMEGROWN Icus Pte Ltd, a corporate e-learning services provider, said it will provide the customer service group of Singapore Telecommunications with e-learning solutions that fully integrates interactive learning with online coaching and face-to-face instructions.
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      • 48 26 3COM Corp has launched its 3Com Authorised Broadband Reseller channel programme in Singapore. Under this, 3Com will train and equip its resellers to give advice on networking solutions, and demonstrate 3Com solutions to customers interested in setting up broadband networks at homes or offices.
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      • 33 26 CLICK2NET Inc, a Canada-based Internet advertising firm, has opened its Asia-Pacific office here, headed by Gemi Alwakil, Click2Net's regional sales director, who will lead sales operations in the region.
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      • 36 26 PEREGRINE Systems Inc, a US-based infrastructure management and e-markets software provider, has appointed Dominic O'Riley as vice-president for the Asia-Pacific. Mr O'Riley was previously vice-president for alliances and emerging markets for Peregrine Systems.
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      • 34 26 DEL Monte Pacific Ltd has appointed Richard Blossom as managing director of DMPL Management Services Pte Ltd, the company's Singapore subsidiary. Mr Blossom was previously CEO of Dohler Asia.
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      • 46 26 RSA Security Inc has appointed Richard Turner as vice-president for the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Turner was previously RSA Security's regional director for Southern and Eastern Europe. New post: Mr Turner was previously RSA Security's regional director for Southern and Eastern Europe
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      • 36 26 A FIVE-DAY workshop on GSM, GPRS and EDGE communications technology will be held from Feb 26 at the Mandarin Singapore. It is organised by Telefocal Asia. For details, fax *****43 or e-mail alice@telefocal.com.
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      • 48 26  -  Compiled by Siew Yaw Hoong TIMES Publishing Ltd said it has formed a partnership with Microsoft Corp, in which its subsidiary Times Learning Systems Pte Ltd will provide educational content in mathematics and science for 7-12 year olds via Microsoft's Encarta Class Server.
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    • 690 26  -  Austin site will support microprocessor products group and network service provider gronp By) Kirk Ladendorf NYT [AUSTIN, Texas] Sun Microsystems Inc came out of stealth mode in Austin Friday, announcing plans to build one of its major engineering centres on Parmer Lane in Northwest Austin.
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    • 509 26  -  By] Paul Horvitz Bloomberg [PALO ALTO, California] Sun Microsystems shares fell 11 per cent after the maker of server computers that run corporate networks and websites trimmed its sales forecast for fiscal 2001. Two analysts cut their ratings on
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    • 782 27  -  In the next few months, more dotcoms will fall, but businesses with sustainable models will gain from this streamlined process martin roll The writer is vice president (global marketing PR), Speednames Inc MANY young people in Singapore today aspire to own an Internet business.
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    • 243 27  -  Money to be pumped into high-tech companies in Singapore and region By\ Rachel Ong TAIWAN'S Fortune Venture Investment Group (FVIG) has raised US$llO million (Ssl9l million) to pump into high-tech companies in Singapore and the region. The money, raised through its Singapore
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    • 1102 27 NYT [ATLANTA] That wireless route to the Web may not yet be the six-lane, high-speed Autobahn you were promised, but there is a parallel path you can trek right now if a little more slowly. No, you still can't watch videos on your phone, listen to
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    • ONTHESHELF
      • 59 28 ASPLinux now, a unit of Singapore-based software developer, SWsoft Inc, has released the pre-production version of its Singapore-developed ASPLinux. The operating system is Red Hat-compatible, allows the hard drive to be re-partitioned during installation without 109s of data, as well as resizing, moving and copying of
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      • 48 28 WORLD IINK Innovation Pte Ltd, an e-biz management solutions subsidiary of World Link Technologies Holdings Pte Ltd, has unveiled its Send2All e-Marketing Portal software, targeted at SMEs. The $199 software provides customer database management and mass e-mailing functions for direct marketing. For details, visit www.send2all.com.
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      • 72 28 IBM Corp has unveiled its AIX Toolkit for Linux Applications, which lets developers build Linux apps for use on the IBM eServer family running AIX (IBM's version of Unix). The toolkit comes with open source and GNU software built for AIX that provide the Linux
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      • 112 28 SILICON Graphics Inc has added two new graphics boards VlO and Vl2—to its Octane 2 visual workstations, which are targeted at users in digital media, visual simulation, medical imaging and geosciences markets. The boards can draw 18 million triangles per second, have a pixel fill
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      • 95 28 HOMEGROWN V One Multimedia Pte Ltd has launched the Snazzi Digital Video Bridge, an editing box that lets users edit their digital video clips on the computer and save them to tapes. Targeted at semi-professional and professional users, it converts video footage from digital video format
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      • 68 28  -  Compiled by! Siew Yaw Hoong iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape alliance that provides application integration solutions, has released iPlanet Integration Server 2.1 (previously called Forte Fusion). This integrates legacy systems with new Internet-based solutions, and supports standards such as Java, XML, XSLT and Cobra, and is
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    • 642 28  -  In Q3 2000, the e-PC captured 21.7 per cent of the commercial desktop market share in S'pore, says the company By Siew Yaw Hoong US giant Hewlett-Packard Company is ramping up its manufacturing capacity in Singapore to produce its new e-PC for the
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    • 369 28  -  Byy Chen Huifen APPLE Singapore last week launched upgraded models running on its PowerPC G4 processor, as well as its superslim Titanium PowerBook G4 notebook, and iTunes and iDVD software. "We've seen an explosion of digital devices such as CD players, MP3 players, handphones, palmtops,
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    • 263 28 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Lucent Technologies Inc last week introduced an upgrade to its software-based switch that can control voice, data and multimedia traffic for telecommunications service providers. The product, launched at the SuperNET trade show in San Jose and available by month's end, promises to
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    • 615 29  -  By Karen Kaplan LAT [LOS ANGELES] The future of digital entertainment is unfolding inside a room at VCA Labs, where a bank of whirring computers and video equipment is churning out such forgettable movie titles as Stupid Cupid and Carwash Angels 2. The
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    • 435 29 A total of 17 local and international banks are participating in the facility AFP Bloomberg PACIFIC Century CyberWorks Ltd has finalised financing worth US$6.2 billion (5510.78, billion) for its telecoms unit and an Internet infrastructure joint venture with Australia's Telstra, bankers said. The
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    • 43 29 [SEOUL] Unionised workers ofa venture firm destroying computers at the Teheran Street Valley, where the nation's mecca of the Information Technology industry is situated, in Seoul during a rally for job security and better condition last week. AP
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    • 461 29 Reuters [CHICAGO] From a reinvented travel mug for coffee drinkers to a new way to store a spare computer telephone cord, the makers of travel gadgets are on the market with dozens of products to make life on the road easier. At a recent International
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    • 453 29 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] HCL Technologies Ltd, India's third-largest software developer by market value, said its second-quarter profit more than doubled as it moved more work to its offices in India and won 18 new orders. HCL, whose customers include Cisco Systems Inc, earned 1.18
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    • 327 29 Bloomberg [MURRAY HILL, New Jersey] Lucent Technologies Inc. the biggest maker of phone equipment, is selling two of its four US factories in the next six months to cut costs by contracting out manufacturing. The plants in Oklahoma City
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    • 209 29 AFP [WASHINGTON] Hackers are cordially invited... The gauntlet has been thrown down for hackers to "crack" a mock e-commerce web site, in a test of an intru-sion-stopping software program. The magazine eWeek is sponsoring "Open Hack III," the third in a series of
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        150 30 Fab 99 Buzz City debuts in Singapore. Jun 99 Pioneers first Chinese tracking service. Jul 99 Buzz City China launched. Aug 99 Secures $3 million investment in first round funding. Sap 99 Buzz City Hongkong launched. Oct 99 Buys Malaysia's Skali and MTV Asia online. Due 99 Has targeted
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      • 726 30  -  I=ii exclusive The homegrown company wants to demonstrate the viability of its business, before expanding to other countries Byi Andrew Wee Homegrown Internet messaging provider Buzz City Pte Ltd aims to double its membership to four million users by this year-end, and focus on boosting its
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        • 77 30 HOMEGROWN unified messaging services provider 2bsure.com Pte Ltd has tied up with Shanghai Online, the Internet arm of China Telecom. 2bsure will offer its messaging technology that will allow Shanghai Online's users to check their voicemail, fax, and e-mail in a single account over
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        • 65 30 ASIASMART Pte Ltd, an online magazine subscription store, has tied up with MPH Online.com Pte Ltd, the Internet arm of MPH Ltd, to provide magazine subscriptions to MPH Online's users. "This gives them access to over 1,000 magazine titles," Asia Smart said. "The subscription
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        • 92 30 USERS can bid for products such as a Palm Vx, Sony Vaio, microwave ovens, perfumes and watches till Feb 2 at Surfingßananas.com, an online auction and classifieds site. The website now also features reverse auctions that lets buyers poet their offers, with potential sellers competing to
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        • 65 30 THE inaugural Asian Internet Awards 2001—that honours the best Asian websites in 10 categories—is open for nominations at www.asianinUrneiawards.com till Feb 28. It is modelled after the Australian Financial Review Internet Awards. Judging will be audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The awards are organised by Business
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        • 66 30 US-BASED Baltimore Technologies has released UniCERT 3.5, which it claims is the world's first PKI (public key infrastructure) encryption software that supports Windows 2000. It works with Outlook, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server, Authenticode; and provides smartcard-based sign-on, VPN and remote network access. It lets ASPs
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        • 43 30 INTERWOVEN Inc, a US-based content management software provider, has released Interwoven Turbo, an enterprise-class content management solution that provides rapid integration with e-biz solutions for reduced time-to-Web. It features content publishing, testing, preview, and distribution. For details, visit www.inierwoven.com.
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        • 62 30 NEW Era of Networks Inc (Neon), a US-based e-biz platform provider, has launched its Open Business Interchange. The Internet-based solution lets companies with different connectivity standards link op in 828 transactions using their choice of technology, instead of enSpjgnlng multiple gateways. Prices for the iQSgSulon-based solution
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        • 116 30  -  Compiled by i Siew Yaw Hoong THE US Internet economy generated US$B9O billion (551.44 trillion) in revenues last year, up 58 per cent over 1999, according to the results of a study commissioned by Cisco Systems Inc and conducted by the University of Texas. The
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    • 282 31 Contributed by Simpson Spence& Young A VERY sparse week, with little interesting activity to report. It seems that many buyers are adopting a cautious approach to the New Year, especially in respect of dry bulk tonnage. The most notable deal to come to light was the 93 built
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    • 294 31 SSI '600 jmn vol CWT Distribution 0.48 -003 75 ChuenHue 0J7 unch 646 Cosco investment 016 unch 0 Freight Unas 0.10 unch 410 GBHoMta* 0.44 unch 0 IMC HO unch 0 JayeHoMfetga aiS -0.01 62 KeppelCorv 3.W 0.06 620 KeppMFCLS 1.03 0.01 274 Keppei Marine 0.18 0.01 431
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    • 518 31  -  Malaysian port trying to lure major shipping lines with various incentives From'. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor will soon be able to offer priority berthing and other incentives to lure more major shipping companies to
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    • 54 31 [SAN CRISTOBAL] The tanker Jessica, carrying 160,000 gallons of diesel fuel and about 60,000 gallons of other liquids, ran aground 800 metres from the Galapagos' main port on San Cristobal Island. The Galapagos Islands, located I,oookm from the Ecuadoran coast, were visited by British naturalist Charles
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    • 654 31  -  XJMER SCENE By David Hughes THE ocean-going cargo roro (roll-on roll-off) vessel has not proved as popular with carriers as early proponents expected with only a few lines, notably including ACL and Wilhelmsen, persevering and making a success of ro-ro services. There is
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    • 329 31 Vessel was given a new name, bat crew members the same AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A ship stolen in the Middle East was tracked down thousands of miles away in Vietnam under a new name and flag. Information supplied by the Kuala Lumpur-based
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    • 150 31 Bloomberg [SEOULJ Samsung Heavy .Industries Co, the world's thirdlargest shipbuilder, said it will return to profit this year, as efforts to cut ties to unprofitable units start to pay off. The shipbuilder aims to post 200 billion won (***** million) of pretax
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      • 382 32  -  Other factors come into play besides price: Drewry report Reports from David Hughes in London UK-BASED Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd has labelled the removal of favourable shipbuilding subsidies in South Korea a "red herring" and argues that such a move
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      • 149 32 ANGLO-Dutch liner operator P&O Nedlloyd has signed a letter of intent to become an equity partner in online fuel trading firm Ocean Connect.com. The container firm's director of fleet assets and procurement Rutger Van Slobbe said: "P&O Nedlloyd has extensively analysed every e-commerce
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      • 173 32 GREEK-BASED, Cypriot-controlled Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (ROC) has signed a complicated charter deal for Airtours' 800-pax cruise ship Seawing. Under the agreement, the financial details of which were not specified, ROC will bareboat charter the ship from Airtours for four years, with
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    • 307 32 PACE Ahrenkie) 12 Appensltip 5 AsiaOCl 11 Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 12 B'tang Mas 6 BSA 7 BTL 12 Balaji Shpq 5 Bangladesh 11 Batamindo 11 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO S cocos s CSAV 3 Central Ex 6 Chahaya 12 Clio Yang S China Shpg
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    • 18435 38 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT MONDAY, JAN eta ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 31/01 12/03 ZIM/Seth ZIM SINGAPORE I I2W 65-*****12 31/01 17/03 COSCO FEI HE 0075W 65-*****00 02/02 04/03 MOL P&O NED PARANA 6702A 65-*****86 02/02 11/03
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      • 432 43 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jaronf Port Batulicin 105 J12 2V01/2:30 22/01/13:00 c Success 21-Jan JW 21/01/8:30 21/01/17:00 Labroy 160 Nc46 J02 2V01/10:45 22/01/11:00 Pratiwi 2 J06 21/01/11:40 21/01/18:00 Bunga 2301 120 J17 21/01/15:00 22/01/17.00 Spc Capricor 22 J12 22/01/7:15 22/01/1900 Bt R8 2598 101 J01 22/01/8:00
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      • 1903 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etb/Btr Ptriod From To From ACX MAGNOLIA 033A 23/8:00 U 21/1500 21/1659 21/1*00 21/1500 21/1699 21/1900 2A 21/1700 22/0659 22/0900 21 21/1700 22/0659 22/0900 J 22/0700 22/1159 *****0 4 22/1200 22/1459 22/1700 API THAILAND 045C
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      • 186 43 J«a 23 Taiwan: Chinese New Year Eve. Jan 24 Brunei: Chinese New Year. China: New Year Holiday. Vietnam: Chinese New Year. Jan 24-25 Singapore: Chinese New Year. Malaysia: Chinese New Year. Vietnam: Chinese New Year Holiday. Jan 24-28 Hong Kong: Chinese New Year. South Korea: Sollal. Taiwan: Chinese
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      • 795 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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      • 536 43 Carbon 180 Max 993.0 0.4 14.6 0.07 65 0.02 jMtl Density Water HiMm Ask Aluminium Sadb—t No above E2S 1 0 0 0 0 0 380 Ave 986.5 0J 13.3 0.06 23 0.02 Cum 380 Max 993.0 0.7 16.1 0.08 39 0.04 M/Wl »v/v M/M »h/m
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      • 282 44 Reuters [NICOSIA] Cyprus Airways is in talks with prospective partners on fielding a joint bid for Greece's Olympic Airways at the end of the month, a spokesman said. "We are in talks with prospective partners in Cyprus, Greece and other
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      • 330 44 Capacity on cargo routes will be raised to 900 tons from 600 tons a week Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan and China have agreed to allow an increase in flights of more than 50 per cent between the two countries to meet
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      • 214 44 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Airlines Co, Asia's largest airline by sales, said it will purchase General Electric Co jet engines and parts worth US$345 million (*****.85 million) to power 11 planes ordered from Boeing Co last November. JAL will fit
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      • 212 44 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Co and Asiana Airlines, Korea's two only airlines, agreed to form a venture to jointly offer their travel products online, a move aimed at reducing costs and competing with foreign travel websites. The combined website will start operating
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      • 363 44 Carrier plans to shift mainti>nanM> NZ to cut costs AFP [SYDNEY] Australian unions warned the national flag carrier Qantas on Friday against a plan to shift a As6o million (5558.5 million) aircraft maintenance base to New Zealand to cut costs. The warning followed a
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      • 170 44 AFP [BRUSSELS] The Belgian state and Swiss SAirGroup, the two shareholders of Sabena, agreed m a deal to inject fresh funds into the straggling Belgian airline which should allow it to carry on operating, a joint statement said. The recapitalisation plan foresees an injection of
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      • 493 44 Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Bombardier Inc won a US$l.4 billion (552.42 billion) contract to build 64 planes for Sky West Inc, giving the world's No 1 maker of small passenger jets its second-biggest order ever for the aircraft. If Sky West exercises an option to
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    • 74 31 Chua Chor Teck Memorial Lecture 15th Annual Lecture "Maritime Education in the New Millennium The Responsibility Sharing Management Approach" by Professor Chengi Kuo University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday, 30 January 2001 at 6.00 pm at the Main Lecture Theatre 1 (MLTI) Singapore Polytechnic 500 Dover Road Singapore *****1
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