The Business Times, 28 February 2001

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 028/12/2000 SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001
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    74 1 □sn U37J4 (-23.17) BT-SRI 802.45 (-8.37) ST INDEX FUTOKES M3Bloo (-18.00) SIMSCIFUTUIES ***** (-2.40) STOCK MARKET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSECOMP 711.29 +A.35 NIKKEI 225 13,069.86 -***** HANG SENG 14,834.73 -395.49 SET INDEX 326.92 +5J>9 JAKARTA COMP _433.31 +1.16 MANILA COMP 1,632.30 -3.74 TAIPEI WPI 5,674.69 -41.33 SEOUL COMP
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    75 1 FOREX BATES us$ s$ USS (SS per USS) 1.743 £(US$/S$per£) 1.447 1621 EURO(US$/S$/E) 0.915 1.594 DM 2.139 1527 YEN 116.1 66.60 RM 3.800 2.180 HKS 7.800 4.475 BAHT 42.85 24.58 RUPIAH 9,827 5,638 PRIME KATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 .JAKARTA 39.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI
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    Lock icon Insurance soaks up massive $639m of CPF SA savings
    936 1  -  iiexclusive Industry's ad spending hits $1.6 m in Jan, 2.5 times more than last year By\ Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] Savings in Special Accounts (SA) with the Central Provident Fund are flooding into insurance products. Since the start of the year when
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    Lock icon OCBC lining up $2b credit for its asset buyers: source
    416 1  -  nexclusive Bank believed to be finalising its divestment deals By\ Stow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank is said to be in the final stages of structuring a deal to divest its non-core property assets and is believed to be leading
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    Lock icon Jakarta assures S'pore bankers: no capital controls
    649 1  -  It also won't curb offshore trade in mpiah By Yang Razali Kassim [SINGAPORE] Indonesia has assured Singa-pore-based bankers that it would not introduce capital controls or seek to curb offshore trade in the rupiah. The assurance came from a Bank Indonesia delegation which
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    Lock icon Rupiah slide heightens fears over Indon economy
    595 1  -  From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S fragile economic and political stability is once again in danger of crumbling in the face of a free-falling currency, renewed ethnic violence and a government that is at loggerheads with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Yesterday, the
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      298 1 INSIDE Top Stories US consumer confidence slumps, severe downturn ahead. Pg 22 No backdoor entry to Afta via FTAs: MTI. Pg 9 New Asia Biz Woman US company loses landmark sex discrimination case in HK. Pg 31 Money Matters Not an easy time for the greenback. Pg 32 BT Cmnmeot
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      23 1 Go» Dor rejects calls to return, Pg 2 World Bank backs borrowing ban, Pg 16 W" i A. r H^^^ftml« W T|m||B -.^r
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      Lock icon Thai govt studying novel plan to revive moribund stock market
      676 2  -  UM exclusive 100b baht plan involves injecting tax payments, matched by govt, into stock market From] Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE Thai government is considering a novel plan to revive the moribund stock market by injecting 100 billion baht over
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        Lock icon Make merry—forget the market
        136 2 THE official launch of plastic components maker TTL Holdings' initial public offer yesterday was more like a grand family gathering than a business function. The mood was jovial, despite the fact that dismal sentiment had depressed the offer price. More than 200 people showed up at
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        Lock icon Budget boost for the bourse?
        56 2 THE Business Times asked readers in an online poll last week if they expect the Singapore Budget to give the stock market a boost. This is how they responded: Yes, the market needs fresh leads: 24% No, all eyes will still be on Wall Street:
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      Lock icon Biomedical Council fleshes out initiatives for Singapore
      760 2  -  Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore Genomics Programme endorsed Reports by Jennifer Lien in San Francisco A NEW academic institute to develop talent in bioinformatics, a plan to concentrate biomedical science research infrastructure in Buona Vista, and strategic plans for the ambitious Singapore Genomics Programme (SGP)
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      Lock icon Cambridge don Rajagopal to head Bioinfo Institute
      496 2 FOR Cambridge don and physicist Gunaretnam Rajagopal, an offer to lead Singapore's first Bioinformatics Institute was too good to refuse. "There is a revolution taking place in biology, which involves applying our skills and the knowledge we've developed in physical science, computational science
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      Lock icon Gus Dur rejects calls to return, says reports of violence exaggerated
      431 2 Sampit police say another 118 bodies fonnd, death toll rises close to 400 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid has rejected calls to cut short a two-week overseas trip and return home to deal with the orgy of killings
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Uncertainly in region makes S'pore banks wary of M&As
      417 4  -  They consider strategic alliances a better way to expand: survey By\ Siow Li Sen SINGAPORE banks are conscious of the need to expand offshore but cautious about mergers and acquisitions (M&As) because of uncertainty in the region. Instead, they are looking
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      Lock icon TTL launches 46m-share IPO at 21.5C a piece
      471 4  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling PLASTIC components maker TTL Holdings yesterday launched its initial public offering of 46 million shares at 21.5 cents each. At this level, the price earnings ratio (PER) is 6.14 times net earnings for financial year 2000, compared with
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      Lock icon Ong Tjin An, chairman of Ong Asia, dies
      632 4  -  He saw the SES through the Pan Electric Industries crisis; remembered for his contributions to broking business By] Rachel Ong THE chairman and executive director of listed Ong Asia, Ong Tjin An, died yesterday after battling cancer. He was 58. Mr Ong,
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      Lock icon Shake-out offish farms offers rich pickings for Qian Hu
      815 4  -  PlWNlock siew david boey SESDAQ counter Qian Hu, which is due to release its FY2OOO results this evening after spm, may soon have a rare shot at increasing Its market dominance and reviving Interest in its stock. The events leading to
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      Lock icon OUE earnings dip 6.7% to $41.8m
      424 6  -  Speculation is rife about a possible takeover of the OUB associate by the Hong Leong group By\ Eugene Low OVERSEAS Union Enterprise (OUE), the listed associate of Overseas Union Bank (OUB), posted a 6.7 per cent dip in net profits to $41.8 million for
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      Lock icon RMG's net earnings up 24% to $5.3m
      362 6  -  By\ Marissa Chew HEALTHCARE provider Raffles Medical Group yesterday posted a 24 per cent rise in net earnings to $5.3 million last year but warned start-up costs at its Raffles Hospital will reduce earnings this year. FY 2000 earnings rose on an 18
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      Lock icon Ellipsiz posts 36% drop in H1 profit
      270 6  -  By. Liew Hanqing ELLIPSIZ Limited, formerly known as SingaTrust Limited, yesterday reported a 36 per cent slide in its net profits to $3.48 million for first-half 2001, from $5.44 million in the year-ago period. Turnover jumped 42 per cent to $65.47 million compared
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      Lock icon J Matheson lifts earnings 11% to US$195m
      531 6  -  Exceptional profit from sale of its stake in Robert Fleming powers balk of the growth From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong JARDINE Matheson Holdings lifted earnings sharply last year, the bulk of the growth boosted by an exceptional profit from the sale of
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      Lock icon Talk abound over Pacific Internet CEO's abrupt exit
      493 7  -  Some see Nicholas Lee taking rap for Pacfusion or falling ont with SembCorp By Andrew Wee SPECULATION among IT players was rife yesterday following the abrupt resignation on Monday of Pacific Internet's chief executive officer, with some sources speculating that he was
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon Meiban Plastic profit soars to $6m
        70 7 MEIBAN Plastic said 2000 net profit rose to $6.13 million from $2.16 million a year ago on the back of higher turnover. Turnover increased from $24.7 million in 1999 to $67.1 million in 2000, due to the expansion of production capacity in Malaysia and
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        Lock icon Royal Clicks Q3 earnings up 18%
        101 7 ROYAL Clicks said net profit for its third financial quarter ended Dec 31 increased by about 18 per cent to $3.6 million from a year ago. The increase was the result of the acquisition of the Middle East operations coupled with improved margins in
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      Lock icon SembCorp expected to report 5.6% rise in earnings
      469 7 Bloomberg SEMBCORP Industries Ltd, South-east Asia's largest civil engineering group, may report that its profit rose 5.6 per cent in 2000, helped by its logistics business. The company will report earnings tomorrow. Profit from operations may rise to $135.4 million, or 8.4
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      Lock icon Achieva's net profit jumps 95% to $8.85m
      325 7  -  Turnover up 48% to $340 m amid stronger growth in electronic components business w Liew Hanqing MAINBOARD-listed Achieva Limited yesterday reported a 95 per cent surge in its net profits for FY2OOO from $4.55 million to $8.85 million. The company's excellent performance was
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      590 4 ROBERT FLEMING EQUITY DERIVATIVES LIMITED To: All holders of Call Warrants issued by Robert Fleming Equity Derivatives Limited relating to the ordinary shares of Sso.lo each in the capital of Pacific Century Regional Developments Limited Dear Sir Madam, EXPIRY OF WARRANTS The rights comprised in the Call Warrants (the "Warrants"!.
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      112 6 This announcement appears as a matter of record only February 2001 J integra2ooo Ltd (Incorporated on 21 October 1999 in the Republic of Singapore) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 46,000,000 NEW SHARES OF $0.05 EACH COMPRISING:(A) 4,600,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0.21 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBLIC OFFER; (B)
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      711 6 I integra2ooo Ltd (Incorporated on 21 October 1999 in the Republic of Singapore) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 46,000,000 NEW SHARES OF $0.05 EACH COMPRISING:(A) 4,600,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0.21 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBUC OFFER(B) 41,400,000 PLACEMENT SHARES BYWAY OF PLACEMENT COMPRISING:(I) A MINIMUM OF 40,400,000 PLACEMENT
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      519 8 Stocks Volume MM I Hldgs 10c 33,475,000 PCI 25c 17,841,000 PacificCenturyl 0c 13,652,000 Lankom US2c 11,881,000 Hyflux5c 11,781,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 10,258,000 Omni Ind 10c 7,569,000 GES Intl Ltd 20c 6,601,000 MediaRing 10c 6,437,000 Vickers Capital 25c 6,430,000 Stocks Chart Semiconductor 26c 57,572,137 VentureMfg25c 36,811,075 DBS Grp 32,762,092 OCBC 28,461,855
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      Lock icon Banks lead falls as HSBC warning sparks profit fears
      590 8  -  I=ll comment STOCKS r. sivanithy EARLY Nasdaq-led optimism yesterday gave way to earnings pessimism as prices weakened across the board, led by the banks after a profit warning from Hongkong's HSBC Holdings. Electronics blue chips were also unloaded, despite segment leader
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      Lock icon MMI warrant: time adds value to decent numbers
      194 8  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy THE market seems to be in a funny sort of mood at the moment. A company like Venture Manufacturing can report record profits and declare a superb dividend and yet find its shares penalised because of a
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      Lock icon Venture well-supported at $14 level
      242 8  -  HOT STOCK By i Serena Ng VENTURE Manufacturing's stock slipped yesterday after the company posted its full-year results, but the stock could see some upside in the coming weeks. The counter finished 70 cents lower at $14.10 yesterday, on volume of 2.5 million. The stock
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      148 8 MULTI-CHEM will go ex-dividend (final dividend of 0.5 cent tax exempt and special dividend of 0.75 cent tax exempt) on May 11. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is May 16. Date payable is May 28. ♦DEL Monte Pacific will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend
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      17 8 Larry Wee's currencies column appears on Page 32 EXECUTIVE If M SUITE An 8-page property section in
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon No backdoor entry to Afta via FTAs: MTI
      437 9  -  40% rule prevents non-Afta countries' goods from enjoying preferential tariff By Eugene Low COUNTRIES that sign a free trade agreement with Singapore will not gain "backdoor entry" into the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said
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      Lock icon Jenoptik to make S'pore its Asian HQ to expand
      458 9  -  Riexclusive I It aims to grow its regional business 20% a year By Teh Hooi Ling GERMAN technology group Jenoptik is making Singapore its Asian headquarters to coordinate further expansion in the region. "Last year, we saw a growing Asian market,"
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      Lock icon E-Celebrations 2001 will show use of IT in daily life
      145 9 SINGAPOREANS will soon be able to discover the potential of using information technology in their everyday lives, with eCelebrations Singapore 2001 starting on March 7. Spearheaded by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA), the five-week celebration aims to encourage
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      Lock icon US-based AMD breaks ground for new $80m facility
      284 9  -  Amoant is almost half of its investment commitment to Asia this year By, Adeline Chuah US-BASED Advanced Micro Devices (Singapore) Pte Ltd yesterday broke ground for a new $80 million semiconductor testing facility and design centre, which will be up and running
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      Lock icon January job ad volume falls 23%
      279 12  -  I?!? otHlieeconomy" jobs By] Marissa Chew THE volume of job advertisements fell 23 per cent in January compared with the same month a year ago the first substantial decline after 20 months of uninterrupted expansion. One reason was the Chinese New Year holiday fell
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      Lock icon PWC launches S'pore's first e-taxation portal
      187 12 PROFESSIONAL services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) yesterday launched Singapore's first interactive website dedicated to taxation. The site www.PwCTax. com allows users to post tax queries to PWC consultants and receive on-line answers. The fee varies, according to the complexity of the query. "We are responding
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      Lock icon Modest bids expected for East Coast site
      575 12  -  But interest may turn ont to be higher as the plot can also include service apartments Reports by] Kalpana Rashiwala PROPERTY consultants gave differing views on developers' likely response to a residential plot next to Parkway Parade in the popular East Coast area
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      Lock icon Eng Cheong Tower put on sale
      365 12 Asking price for property is $37m or about $380 psf ENG Cheong Tower along Beach Road has been put on the market by PricewaterhouseCoopers with an asking price of $37 million or about $380 psf. The 97,338 sq ft usable area on offer comprises
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      Lock icon Embrace acquires Zapper Services
      236 12 REGIONAL human resources (HR) outsourcing company, Embrace Pte Ltd, has acquired regional payroll firm Zapper Services Pte Ltd for more than $10 million. The acquisition, which involves a cash payment and an equity stake for Zapper, will allow Embrace to benefit from Zapper's client base of
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      Lock icon ENV does control motorcycle emissions
      385 12  -  (bag Edward John Tailford for Permanent Secretary Ministry of the Environment I REFER to the letter "Diesel polluting? What about two-stroke bikes?" by Thomas Tay (Wheel Matters, Feb 24). Two-stroke motorcycles make up about 10 per cent of the total vehicle population in Singapore. White
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      Lock icon Flat size not fair basis for S&C rebates
      206 12  -  Victor Teoh Hong Chuan I REFER to the article "It's bonanza time" by Vikram Khanna (BT, Feb 24). I agree that this is the best Budget yet. But I find the basis for S&C rebates, i.e flat size, not satisfactory. This is
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      586 12 CRAFT PRINT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Craft Print International Limited ("the Company") will be held at 9 Joo Koon Circle, Singapore *****1 on Thursday, 15 March 2001 at 9.30 a.m. for the following purposes: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon India must not smother its growth sector
      686 14  -  mum I bottom line OPINION g panicker The writer is a journalist with BT's Foreign Desk AT the best of times, India is a bundle of contradictions with its many languages, religions, castes and creeds, and even political parties. The economy is no
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      151 14 'Powerful people do not respond to ideas from less powerful people.' Mahathir Mohamad the Malaysian prime minister, warning that corporate behemoths created by mega-mergers abroad could ravage the region 's economy. 'The US wants to maintain (President Saddam Hussein's) regime as the bogeyman for the Gulf countries
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      Lock icon Grappling with market discipline
      728 14 EDITORIAL THERE'S a school of thought that says deregulation is a bit like getting pregnant —you can't be partially pregnant; you're either pregnant or you're not This might seem a clever exaggeration, but against the backdrop of the dramatic changes taking place in markets everywhere, there
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      Lock icon Determine value drivers for Singapore business
      903 14  -  Non-financial factors that affect a company's value should be given dne regard and reflected in company accounts By, John Miller The writer is head of Singapore New Market Development at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) TWO years ago, Ernst and Young published
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      Lock icon Opposing stands on Myanmar conflict
      672 14 COMMENTARY Talks with Tangon are possible if they focus on establishing a peaceful border free of drags Editorial in the Bangkok Post IT has become clear in recent days that the aim of Myanmar in the north-east of its country is to increase the territory
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Abdullah-linked firm may have to quit KLSE
      413 15  -  Financially-troubled Dewina Bhd among 70-odd companies breaching new listing roles From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur DEWINA Bhd, a food manufacturer which is partly owned by the son and brother of Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has joined the growing list of
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      Lock icon Telekom posts 26% drop in net profit to RM705m
      352 15  -  Earnings dragged down by losses at cellular arm From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur TELEKOM Malaysia yesterday announced an unsurprising set of results, with net profits declining by an expected 26 per cent to RM7OS million (***** million) for the
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      Lock icon Esso Malaysia posts Q4 profit of RM53.5m
      124 15 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg Esso Malaysia Bhd, a unit of Exxon Mobil Corp, said it returned to profit in the fourth-quarter of 2000 because of higher earnings from its refining business. It posted a profit of RM53.5 million (5524.5 million), or 20 sen a
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      Lock icon Rashid Hussain in danger of losing RHB Bank control
      381 15  -  From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE writing is on the wall for Malaysian tycoon Rashid Hussain as he faces mounting pressure to relinquish control of RHB Bank, the bank he founded and the third largest lender in the country. Malaysian
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      Lock icon Stanchart picks KL and Madras as global support hubs
      283 15 KUALA LUMPUR STANDARD Chartered Bank (Stanchart) has selected Kuala Lumpur and Madras as its two global hubs to centralise its processing and support functions, The Star reported yesterday. It cited industry sources saying the selection of Kuala Lumpur over other Southeast
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Falling US orders hit Thai exports
      319 16 BANGKOK Customs-cleared Thai shipments down 3.3% to USss.2b in January Bloomberg THAI exports fell in January for the first time since March, 1999. pulled down by declining orders from the US. the country's biggest market. Customs-cleared shipments from Thailand, where General Motors Corp and
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      Lock icon Key policy details not yet finalised, says Thaksin
      256 16 BANGKOK AP THAILAND'S Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday his government has not yet finalised the details of key economic policies including ways to finance them. The policies form the backbone of Mr Thaksin's populist campaign promises that helped his Thai Rak
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      Lock icon World Bank backs Indon ban on borrowing by local govts
      356 16 Crisis scenario overblown by local media, it says Reuters [JAKARTA] The World Bank, which has expressed fears over new fiscal powers granted to Indonesia's regions, said yesterday it supported the government's plan to ban local governments from borrowing. "I think
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        Lock icon Estrada ruling in 10 days: court official
        85 16 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippines' Supreme Court is likely to rule in about 10 days on a petition by deposed leader Joseph Estrada claiming that he is still president, officials said. "(Chief Justice Hilario Davide) expects that the case will be decided in 10
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        Lock icon 2 Indon ex-central bankers detained
        75 16 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian authorities have detained two former directors of the embattled central bank for alleged misuse of emergency loans given to troubled banks in the late *****. Mulyohardjo, spokesman for the Attorney-General's office, said Hendro Budiyanto and Heru Supraptomo were detained on Monday. They
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        Lock icon Suharto suffers complications
        51 16 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's disgraced former president Suharto has suffered complications from a weekend appendix operation and it was unclear when he would be released from hospital, a family lawyer said yesterday. Muhammad Assegaf said the 79-year-old Suharto had suffered breathing and urinal problems since the operation on
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        Lock icon Thai banks cot losses despite provisions
        85 16 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai commercial banks cut their combined net losses to 11.5 billion baht (*****.6 million) last year from a record 335 billion baht in 1999, the Bank of Thailand said yesterday. Thai banks sharply improved their performance in 2000 and set aside 119.4
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        Lock icon Rupiah may force change in Budget data
        94 16 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian Finance Minister Projadi Praptosuhardjo said yesterday the government would change the underlying assumptions in its 2001 Budget if the rupiah remained weak. "If it stays like this then it will be difficult, there would be a change in the Budget,"
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        Lock icon Oil protests cost Indonesia US$300m
        62 16 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia is losing as much as US$3OO million (***** million) a year from oil fields run by PT Caltex Pacific Indonesia after blockades and protests disrupted production, said managing director Bob Galbraith. Caltex, which produces about half of Indonesia's crude oil, is also
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      568 18  -  But Japanese firm denies it will sever distributorship deal with Hong Leong Group.mreports CONRAD RAJ THE car tyre market here is awash with rumours that Japan's Bridgestone Tyre Company is going to sever its exclusive distributorship arrangement with Singapore's Hong Leong Group and take on
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      225 18 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese car maker Honda on Monday expressed confidence it has produced "top-class" engines for two racing teams ahead of the start of the 2001 Formula One season. "We cannot reveal figures, but (the engine) has top-class power," Takeo Fukui, senior managing director of the
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      430 19 It'll also hear arguments relating to v claims of judge's bias against cdfinuy Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Microsoft Corp was to today press its argument against a court-ordered break-up before appeals judges who voiced scepticism for a finding underlying the order to split the world's
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      435 19  -  From Quak HiangW hai in Hongkong MANAGEMENT consultant Boston Consulting Group (BCG) yesterday warned Asian companies not to neglect e-commerce just because the dotcom craze has subsided, pointing to the enormous competitive advantages e-business could bring to their businesses. In a report entitled "Arming
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      604 19 Online retailer, filing for bankruptcy protection, says stock is worthless Reuters [PALO ALTO, California] Internet toy store eToys Inc reached the end of its game on Monday when it said it could not climb out from under a pile of debt and would
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      213 20 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp, the world's biggest computer-chip maker, agreed to buy VxTel Inc for about US$55O million (***** million) in cash to gain voice processing products for its networking and telecommunications equipment customers. Digital signal processors made by closely held
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      427 20 JERUSALEM Israeli partner Mainjiet is assisting it in the development Reuters GERMAN utility MVV is planning the launch of groundbreaking technology which provides homes with high-speed Internet access through the conventional electricity grid. The powerline technology, which MVV is developing with Israeli
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      565 20 DALLAS Customers cancelling orders; some employees asked to retire Bloomberg TEXAS Instruments Inc, whose chips power two-thirds of the world's cellular phones, said firstquarter sales will miss forecasts because customers are cancelling orders. The company also asked some employees to retire. Sales will drop
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      719 20 TOKYO/LONDON It buys fresh 10% for USsl.3sb, representing a per share premium of 37% Reuters THE world's biggest wireless carrier, Vodafone Group pic, said yesterday that it clinched an additional 10 per cent stake in Japan's No 3 carrier Japan Telecom Co Ltd for
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      237 20 NEW YORK Reuters BEST-SELLING horror writer Stephen King has taken to the Web again, a few months after pulling the plug on an online novel that illustrated the difficulties in making money selling books on the Internet. The website of Time magazine will
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      280 20 SAN JOSE, California AP SUN Microsystems Inc was to yesterday unveil its first Unix workstation priced less than US$l,OOO (551,750) as it tries to regain ground lost to competitors. The Sun Blade 100 workstation is designed to compete against powerful Microsoft Windows-based PCs which have
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      798 21 BOMBAY Country is facing slowing economic growth and rising inflation AFP Bloomberg INDIAN Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha faces a stern test today when he delivers the national Budget against a backdrop of slowing economic growth and rising inflation. Money managers said that India's
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      648 21 BEIJING Drag on economy expected as export boom subsides and consumers control spending Bloomberg CHINA'S economic growth will probably slow this year as overseas demand declines and consumers rein in spending, economists said. Gross domestic product (GDP) will expand 7.5
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      292 21 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S leading economic indicator fell in January, reflecting a slowdown in the economy, official data showed yesterday. The indicator of economic activity for the next three months declined 1.1 per cent from December to 97.6 points, the lowest level since April
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      359 22 SEOUL Concern over its exposure to Hyundai affiliate also drags price down Bloomberg KOREA Exchange Bank shares fell as much as 6.9 per cent after DBS Group Holdings Ltd pulled out of talks to buy the Korean bank's credit card affiliate, and
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      246 22 LONDON Reuters MORGAN Stanley Capital International (MSCI) yesterday said it has launched a new product which will offer more than 750 equity indices on a real-time basis. The product, MSCI Real Time Indices, will include a range of regional, country and sector indices which
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      355 22 Reuters Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Americans' confidence in the shaky US economy slumped in February to its lowest level in over four-and-a-half years, signalling a severe economic downturn lies ahead, the Conference Board said yesterday. A bleak employment outlook and weakening business conditions pushed the
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      466 22 NEW YORK They feel Fed will hold off catting rates again till next month Reuters FORMER Federal Reserve veterans said on Monday that there are good reasons for the central bank to hold fire on cutting interest rates until next month,
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      166 22 LONDON Bloomberg INNOGY Holdings Pic agreed to buy Yorkshire Power Group Ltd from two US utilities for £1.9 billion (Ss4.B billion) in cash and assumed debt to create the UK's biggest electricity supplier. Innogy, which was created when National Power Pic was divided
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      501 23 NEW YORK Genzyme raises 2001 revenue projection by almost 10%, triggering rally Reuters Bloomberg SHARES of biotechnology companies rose steadily on Monday on brightened prospects for genetic analysis companies, led by a 14 per cent climb at Human Genome Sciences Inc and an 8
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      369 23 BERLIN FT AFP SHAREHOLDERS in Deutsche Telekom AG have filed a lawsuit accusing chief executive Ron Sommer of misleading investors and threatening to seek damages from Germany's dominant phone company because its shares have plunged. Lawyers filed the suit on Monday with prosecutors in Bonn,
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      379 23 TOKYO Move could disappoint investors expecting more radical measures Reuters JAPANESE Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said on Monday he was leaning towards debt forgiveness as the preferred way of reducing the banking industry's mountain of non-performing loans. Speaking at a
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      579 23 NEW YORK Bloomberg GOLDMAN Sachs Group Inc edged past Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Co in investment banking revenue last year as Credit Suisse First Boston and J P Morgan Chase Co climbed in the rankings through acquisitions. Goldman Sachs collected U555.37 billion (559.36
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      1215 23 Qp OVERSEAS UNION ENTERPRISE LIMITED (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Overseas Union Enterprise Limited wishes to announce: AUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2000 Thi GrPUP The Company 2000 1999 2000 1999 SS'OOO SSOOO SS'OOO SS'OOO Turnover 167,862 150,687 11.40 141,182
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      258 24  -  SGX Derivatives TrsMn&Report ST Index/MSCZS'pors Index Wong Ann Chuen THE Singapore stock market took a dive yesterday as poor industry sentiment hit electronics stocks. The Straits Times Index shed 23.17 points or 1.18 per cent to end at 1,937.14 with 11 counters advancing, 36
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      232 24  -  MS& Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong THE Taiwan stock market dipped further yesterday despite the rally by U8 markets on Monday. The MSCI Taiwan Index lost 1.31 points or 0.05 per cent at 260.37 points. Turnover within the Index component counters was moderate at 810.69
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      214 24 Reuters liffiiilflfl THE US dollar flipped against major currencies yesterday on worries that US economic data later In the day would raise the chances of a hard landing for the US economy. US stock futures Indicating a weak start on Wall Street further undermined the US currency, but
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      2896 25 HONGKONG AFP Q Hang Seng -395.49 HONGKONG share prices fell 2.6 per cent to a two-month low yesterday, led down by HSBC and Hang Seng Bank after their lower-than-expec-ted 2000 profit results, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index lost
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      380 25 AFP P WP Index -4L33 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.7 per cent lower yesterday with most investors sidelined ahead of a public holiday and trading leads from the US, analysts said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 41.33 points to 5,674.69 points, following a 0.2 per cent
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      505 25 Reuters Fl Shenzhen A Index +3.01 CHINA'S domestic A shares closed marginally higher yesterday, buoyed by expectations that hard currency B shares will surge when they resume trading today, bringing in a flood of local investors. Companies with both A and B shares took the lead as investors bet
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      2108 25 TOKYO AFP □Nikkei 225 -***** TOKYO share prices fell 1.1 per cent to a 28-month low yesterday as investors took profits on recent gains in high-tech and banking issues, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 average closed down 141.28 points at 13,059.86. It was
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      9366 26 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 2001 Last Vol Day Nat Cap High Low Company Sale 000 High Low P/E $mll 340 300 A)inomoto 312 94 126 s 45 30 Anqkasa 37 545 342 286 Apollo Food Hkj 310 -20 1 310 310 6.7 12a'o 356 308 Asia File 340 13 6 226
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      441 26 AFP Q Composite Index +0.35 MALAYSIAN shares closed marginally higher yesterday amid a general lack of interest in the market, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended up 0.35 points at 711.29. The Second Board index closed up 0.08 points
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      311 27 AFP CI Composite Index -7.75 SOUTH Korean shares fell 1.3 per cent yesterday with the index down 7.75 at 577.57. Volume was 461.7 million worth 1.9 trillion won. —AFP F*Z7 »on_ A nam Stmt 4450 -200 Brain Tech 725 -40 Central Bank 170 unch Cheil Comm *****0 unch Dac
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      287 27 AFP CI Composite Index -3.74 PHILIPPINE shares closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index down 3.74 points to 1,632.30. Turnover rose to 1.66 billion shares worth 546.68 million pesos from 593 million shares valued at 498 million pesos a day earlier. —AFP y«*27
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      263 27 AFP HmSE-40 *4.42 NEW Zealand shares gained 0.2 per cent yesterday after a new bid for market leader Fletcher Energy was announced, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 4.42 points to 1,988.14 on turnover of NZ$92 million. Telecom was down five cents to NZ55.22. —AFP «a cooo) Advantage
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      541 27 AFP QADOriimriM *L4O AUSTRALIAN shares closed barely higher yesterday after strong gains in resources sector heavyweight BHP offset losses in Telstra, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index added 1.4 points to 3,250.7 points and the SP/ASX2OO closed 0.8 points higher at 3,302.4 points. National turnover yesterday was 527.6 million
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      737 27 AFP f% SET Index +&SI THAI stocks rose 1.7 per cent yesterday following a smooth parliamentary debate on the new government's policy statement and anticipation of more US interest rate cuts, analysts said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index gained 5.59 points to close at 326.92 and
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      740 27 AFP n Composite Index +Ll6 INDONESIAN share prices closed slightly higher yesterday on a late technical rebound in select large company stocks amid volatile trade and worries about the sinking rupiah, dealers said. Sentiment was further undermined somewhat by the ongoing ethnic clashes in Central Kalimantan, they added. The
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      236 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS in the East (7) 1 Change without initial consutta- 5 Battered at the front (2,3,4) tion leads to row (11) 6 Tending to make railwayman 7 Proceeds to station reservists put airs (7) by Cambridge college (7) 7 What on earth enriches a milli--8 Imprisons assistant physicians
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  • NEW ASIA BIZ WOMAN
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      542 31 Lourdes Flores has surged to a near tie with front-runner Alejandro Toledo in polls ahead of the April elections AP [LIMA, Peru] WHEN Lourdes Flores and her presidential campaign entourage entered Lima's noisy garment district, it was mostly women who pushed through the throng to
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      236 31 Court rules against US firm's treatment of pregnant staff AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) yesterday hailed a landmark court ruling in which a US company became the first employer in the territory to be found guilty of sex discrimination against a pregnant
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  • MONEY matters
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      1152 32  -  I=ll comment CURRENCIES But positioning clearer if euro, yen are seen as viable alternatives larry wee FINANCIAL market participants cannot be faulted for keeping their powder dry till Fed chairman Alan Greenspan speaks to the House Financial Services Committee later tonight, but the
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      842 32  -  Solid sovereign debts remain the safer bet By) Brian Verlaan The writer is head of fixed income strategy at Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore. This article is not however an invitation to invest. BTand its contributors will not be
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  • EXECUTIVE money
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      145 33  -  No doubt about it. Insurance is king when it comes to getting savers to unlock their CPF Special Accounts and even the Ordinary Accounts for investment. But do investors really know what they're getting into? asks GENEVIEVE CUA. See EM2 for the full story GENEVIEVE CUA Ben
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        880 34  -  l-l I comment YOUR MONEY With the bulk of Ordinary and Special Account monies going into insurance products, Investors will do well to note the returns and risks Involved genevieve cua THE contrast between unit trust managers and insurance representatives is painfully stark these days. Unit
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        1232 34  -  By Genevieve Cua YIELDS on today's crop of lump sum endowment plans that are approved for CPF Ordinary and Special Account (SA) investments vary between a low of 3.35 per cent and a high of 4.7 per cent for the shortest term of five
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        897 35  -  First Independent does not recommend global bonds nor S'pore equities to its clients. GEMEVIEVE CUA finds out what else sets it apart GENEVIEVE CUA INVESTMENT planning with First Independent (FI), the financial planning arm of Lum Chang Securities, may well be a startling experience, if you'd had
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        469 35 UNIT TRUST/SECTOR (6 MONTHS: 25AUG0Q-23FEBQ1) TOP 10 FUNDS CPF-APPROVED BENCHMARK (SG) CHNG CHNG 1 U08 United Global Healthcare/ N 15.26 MSCIO/AC 2.43 Healthcare Global Hlth&PersnlCareUSD* 2 Henderson European Prop Sec/ Y 7 MSCIO/AC 1.08 Prop Shares Real Est Real Estate USD 3 Horizon Global Bond USD/ Y
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        1576 36  -  m\m»U markets Insider trading activity seen picking up in weeks ahead with the release of more corporate results By Robert Halili The writer is managing director at Score Lab Asia Ltd (www.asiascores.com). He is assisted by Ngia Soon Chai, Singapore News Desk THE Singapore insider sentiment rebounded
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        Lock icon Clouds over bonds as long-term haven
        717 36 Last year was good for US bonds but with less upside seen, should investors still seek safety in their arms? FT [WALL STREET] Bonds certainly had a pretty good 2000. The total return for investment-grade bonds which include Treasuries, agencies and top-notch corporate paper
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        Lock icon Investors should look to accumulate Venture
        856 36 kiiVltjN idea Potential annual gains for those with 3-5 year time frame could be well over 30% THE current consensus forecast for Venture Manufacturing's FY2OOI appears to range between 25 per cent and 30 per cent in net profit growth. In spite of a
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      1153 36 ()tfered bv various banks (as at Feb 27. 2(i(il) Deposit amount 1-mth 3-mth 6-mth DBS Bank A$ S10 000 A24.999 4 9000 4 8700 4.6400 A25.000 A49.999 4 9200 4 8900 4 6600 Dmk S10 000 Dm99.999 4 2100 4.2500 4 1900 DmlOO.OOO Dm149,999 4.2600 4.2900 4.2400
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      274 37 Reuters PANAMAX freight rates in March were seen heading higher, with brokers forecasting strong rates to continue in April. Whether these expectations materialise or not remains to be seen, but brokers said that the current conditions favoured stronger rates for both Atlantic and Pacific panamaxes. Atlantic panamaxes were
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      313 37 SGX IMIt '000 F*27 St W CWT Distribution 0.49 unch 8 ChuanHup 0.36 -0.01 1525 Cosco Investment 0.18 0.01 238 Freight Links. 0.10 -0.01 283 GB Holdings 0.46 -0.04 4 IMC Hoklings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jay* Holdings 0.16 -0.01 616 Keppel Corp 3.46 0.02 762 Keppel FELS 1.02
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      463 37  -  Transfer discounts aim to attract more owners that operate large vessels By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday announced it is halving the registration fee for ships and offering transfer discounts to attract more shipping companies that
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      Lock icon MOL, Bollore team up
      121 37 [LONDON] Japan's Mitsui OSK Lines have teamed up with French-based Bollore Group to set up an agency for the Japanese firm in West Africa. MOL (West Africa), or MOLWAF, will be UK-registered and be responsible for all MOL business in the region. "MOLWAF has been created
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      186 37 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Port of (PTP) said yesterday it intends to buy more than RM$4OO million (*****.20 million) of equipment to handle an expected rise in container shipments. PTP's chief executive Mohd Sidik Shaik Osman was quoted by national Bernama news agency
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      190 37 AP [SYDNEY] New South Wales state Transport Minister Carl Scully ordered an urgent investigation into the grounding of the Collaroy ferry into rocks at the busy Sydney Harbour's edge on Monday. The grounding briefly stranded about 500 passengers and one person suffered minor injuries,
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      164 37 [LONDON] French classification society Bureau Veritas has launched a quality assurance programme to provide standards for maritime websites. The Internet certification scheme, Web Value, is intended to improve e-business services by identifying websites that meet the Bureau Veritas quality, confidentiality and security
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      714 38  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer WHILE it is true that there is great emphasis these days on economies of scale and the importance of the "corporate culture" shipping is still, thankfully, a business where personalities count. It still is
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      300 38 PAGE Ahrenkiel 12 Appenship 5 Asia OCL n Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 12 B'tang Mas 6 BSA 7 BTL 12 BalajiShpg 5 Bangladesh 11 Batamindo 11 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 COCOS 5 CSAV 3 i Central Ex 6 Chahaya 12 ChoYang S China Shpg
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      19278 44 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES age 8 EXPORT WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2001 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyaqe Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 07/03 14/04 COSCO EMPRESS SEA 0107W 65-*****00 10/03 tl/04 MOl CARRIBEAN CHALLENG 7208A 65-*****86 10/03 17/04 Delmas DELMAS FORBIN 113W 65-*****44
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        837 49 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Mulicin 108 *JK 27/02/0:50 28/02/13:00 Spc Capricor 29 J12 27/02/6:40 27/02/19:00 Kimtrans Xpr 02-JAN J13 27/02/7:50 27/02/20:00 Elegant Pesc 108 JOS 27/02/4:20 28/02/8:15 Winstar 1 023S01 J03 27/02/7JO 27/02/21:00 Tropical 328 IN1346 J02 27/02/9:20 28/02/6:30 Sing L H tl FEB-02 J05 27/02/835
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        2008 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy Ho Etb/Btr Nrjod From To From ACHIEVER 398 1/12:00 1* 27/1500 27/1659 27/1900 27/1500 27/1659 27/1900 2A 27/1700 28/0659 28/0900 28 27/1700 28/0659 28/0900 3 28/0700 28/1159 28/1400 4 28/1200 28/1459 28/1700 ALAMJAYA 2 8732 2/t00
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        Lock icon GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        202 49 Marl South Korea: Independence Movement Day. MarS Brunei: Hari Raya Haji. Indonesia: Idul Adha A.H. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. Singapore:Hari Raya Haji. Mm-17 Ireland: St. Patrick Day. United Kingdom: St.Patrick's Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Wquinox Day. Mar 21 Mexico: Benito Juarez Day. Mar 26 Brunei: Hijrah. Indonesia:
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        789 49 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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        619 49 CvfcM 180 Max 981.5 0.4 15.9 0.06 42 0.03 Ft* 22 Density Hater Residue Ask Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 985.7 0.3 13.0 0.06 27 0.01 Exxon 380 Max 989.7 0.7 14.8 0.09 52 0.03 KSAT3 v/v M/M
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        637 50 Less competition will mean worse service and higher fares, say opponents of aviation industry consolidation Reuters [WASHINGTON] Congressional opponents of aviation industry consolidation called for a moratorium on airline mergers, saying less competition would raise fares and undercut service. US Representatives Louise
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        203 50 Reuters [LONDON] European Aeronautic, Defence and Space company, the parent company of European aircraft maker Airbus, has pulled out of the bid for a 46 per cent stake in Britain's air traffic control system, the Financial Times reported. EADS is
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        583 50 New technology that can sharply improve performance, slash production costs not available: Boeing Reuters [SEATTLE] Despite growing signs their customers want an all-new mid-sized commercial jet, neither of the world's top two airplane makers is seriously considering building one, a major German
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        Lock icon Korea Aerospace wins US$60m jet trainer order
        222 50 Seven KT-1 trainers for Indon air forces are its first export order Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korea Aerospace Industries Co, Korea's largest aerospace company, has won an order for its jet trainers from Indonesia, the first export order for the plane it developed as part
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          88 50 AFX-ASIA [KUALA LUMPUR] Cathay Pacific Airlines plans to increase its flights between Kuala Lumpur and Hongkong to 31 a week in each direction from 21 currently, the New Straits Times reported, quoting country manager for Malaysia and Brunei Wilson Yam Hie report did not specify
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          99 50 AFP [AUCKLAND] The central Pacific nations of Nauru and Kiribati were completely isolated on Tuesday following Australia's grounding of state-owned Air Nauru. The airline was grounded last weekend on safety concerns and an airline official who declined to be named said it may be another week
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          111 50 AP [ROME] Alitalia is talking to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Swissair and Air France about becoming partners, the chairman of Italy's national airline said. Alitalia chairman Fausto Cereti said there might be other possibilities as welL "You never know, who knows if a better
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      320 37 Strait Talk: Farewell to a character; hallo to Italy's baa oa single hull tankers Pg2 US Bill seeks one-year moratorium on airline mergers BackPg Boeing, Airbus not considering building new mid-sized Jet Back Pg Korea Aerospace wins USs6om Jet trainer order BackPg PEOPLE Oantas announced last week the appointment of
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      271 37 South East Asia/Australia Southbound Trade Facilitation Agreement Notice to Trade The following Lines in the South East Asia/Australia Southbound Trade Facilitation Agreement wish to inform the trade that the following minimum rates will apply for shipments from the respective ports in South East Asia to Australia effective 1 April 2001:
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      1194 38 i NORTH AMERICA I EXPORT 1 I OTHER DESTINATIONS 1 SSX SUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS DIRECT TO LONG BEACH WEST COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA (MARQAMTA SERVICE) 7 1 «ssa vot -STST npan icngkach pauas Houston oocago newtorr mpkoott vkse vot jpß| wjutoml acamtu I sahmboq I towno I nonbmvwtmu| rmn 00a
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      735 38 Lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Shipping Association Members of the '•TKKSjj. Singapore logistics Association (vessel voy Hm Ira In* P. KLANG SPORE MALE Empress Uly VO3Ol 14/03 15/03 22/03 Princess Lily VO3Ol 30/03 31/03 08/04 Empress Uly VO4Ol 15/04 16/04 24/04 ULY
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      1323 39 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VESSEL VOY SIN RTM ANR HAW BRV SOU FXT LEH I VESSEL VOY BTM ANR HAM BRV SOU FXT L£H SIH API ALMANDINE 320W 01/03 24/03 21/03 22/01 19/03 HY GENERAL 329E 12/02 11/02 14/02 07/02 03/03 MOLTYNE 542W 03/03 18/03 20/03 23/03 24/03 API KXITE
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      1918 39 F«: YANTAI EVERY FRIDAY (T/T 9 DAYS) YANTIAN EVERY TUESDAY W FRIDAY (T/T: 4 PAYS) GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE 80 ROIINSON RD #12-00 SALES/BKGS TEL *****57/43 FAX: *****21/71 MALAYSIA OFFICE PASIR GUDANG TEL 07-*****66 FAX: 07-*****70 COSTAR SHIPPING PTI LTD SINGAPORE *****8 OUTWARD (l/u *****02 *****25/75 PORT KLANG 03-*****633 03-*****668
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      515 39 VBSa VOY SIN PKG VOY SIN HKG KEI INC USW PUS VESSEL VOY S[N JKT SUB KMTC HONGKONG IO3S 25/02 27/02 103R 2VD2 04/03 06/03 13/03 09/D3 09/03 )jjj K/jjj 09/03 HYUNDAI SWKIB 055S 02/03 09/03 11/03 17/03 13/03 14/03 M*T( SINGAPORE IOIS 09/03 11/03 DORIS miLFF IOIS Ti/03 13/53
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      1539 40 C SENATOR LINES TO EUROPE TO MIDOU EAST/IRAN/RED SEA VtSStl VOT UH I »TM I I HAW IWVI FU IvtSStl 1 VOT SW KU DH )(D IMP HANJIN ROME 0013W 27.02 16.03 17.03 19.03 25.03 26.03 27.03 AifARAMM 0013W 24 02 03 03 0603 1003 II A3 HANJIN NEW YORK
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      958 40 I&AI MAC-NELS S'PORE M'SIA Carrier. MN COM llt LINES, INC p. gudang: (ut) *****26 MY/ J cm NOi **********0 C SIBU: (064) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P- KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****46 KUCWNG (082) *****1-3 LAEM CHABANG HAIPHONG MV "ASIMONT"
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      581 40 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR INDIAN PORTS FOR N.SHEVA (CFS MULUND. MUMBAJ) COCHIN COLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN I.C.D. POINTS Vessel S PORE N. SHEVA COCHIN COLOMBO P.KLANG FRONTIER VIO6W 04 MAR 13 MAR 16 MAR 19 MAR 23 MAR PU GLORY VIO6W 11 MAR 20 MAR 23
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      1464 41 j VESSEL VOY KHH HKG sin PKL PXE BAB DMM BIK IRAN HORMOZGAN PCL-196 27/02 28/02 03/03 04/03 11/03 1 2703 ***** 16/03 IRAN TEHRAN PCL-197 06/03 07/03 10/03 11/03 18/03 19/03 21/03 23/03 IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-198 13/03 14/03 17/03 18/03 27/03 28/03 30/03 01/04 IRAN KERMAN PCL-199 20/03 21/03
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      445 41 I Loading for OCEAN ISLAND RDM/A TW/BMNAJK Loads Singapore, EVW Malaysia. Indonesia Loading for LOK KRANTI JDH/AQA/ADN ARETE JDH/AQA/DMT BAN ANN DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT SAFEER JDH/AQA/DMT EVDOXIA HDD/JDH/AQA VI HELLAS DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT SUN ACE DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT •Loads Singapore, EVW Malaysia, Indonesia I Loading for 1 TAICANGHAI VCaVCW/LAX/MZL I OCEAN GOLD CAM/NFK/SAV/NOL I ROJAREK MAR
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      412 43 mm MYANMA pUk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmor National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SIN PKI PIN PGU PAGAN 290W SU) BAGO 118W SU) MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TE 03-*****00 PKL TIL 03-*****101 PfN: HI 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 M BANK LINE (A service of Andrew Weir Shipping)
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      1046 47 —ys AMU PER A SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 Anson Rood, #06-01 to 03, Singapore *****1 MAIN UNE/OUTWARD: 532 3688 INWARD (DID): 437 2368 IMPORT STATUS (DID): 437 2378 INVENTORY (DID): 437 2420 Website http://www.samudera.tom CR NO. **********0H 6266 (Celia/Jessica/Mei Chon/Jeslynn/Dora/Yvonne/Hanim) 11— 7 SLGS/WEEKLY iBBB 3 SLGS/WEEKLY VESSEL ¥51 SjN VtSStL
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      44 47 REGULAR SINGAPORE VIETNAM SERVICE VESSELS VOY ETA ETD DESTINATION HOPES 2/2001 IN PT 01/03 HCMC THANH DA 1/2001 01/03 02/03 VUNGTAU/HCMC THANGIOI 1/2001 03/03 OS/03 HOCHIMINH agents IMKOV SHIPPING CO PTE LTD 39 DUXTON HILL SINGAPORE *****7 TEL: *****73 FAX: *****85 CB wo. i&376giOOOOH»
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      612 47 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO WG I SIX I JKT I SW I WW I POC CM> I >0« HAI I WTL I WF I SAV I Mtw I TUI I HOP HOiGH DYKE /0660 02/01 10/01 13/01 15/01 27/01 23/01 11/0? 14/0? 15/03 11/03 20/03 25/03
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      59 47 I—■ CHINA 2 SAILINGS WEKKLY Accepting LCL/FCL to all destinations in China EXASIN 04/3/01 08/3/01 NedDoyd Europa V.21E07 __08/3/01jJ2/3/01__-__ Bongo Pciongi Duo V.19E07 I SA Shipping Agencies I I Tel: 323 2190 Fax: 323 2191 I Email: sashpg@singnet.com.sg 1 F CONTAINER SERVICES TO: 1 Chennai Mumbai Calcutta j I Jakarta
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      666 47 «n INC IK SHIPPING CO pn LTD I I M: *****22(10 Ums) Fax: *****35/*****60 I CK Wo: 15t*****000C I VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Sinar Central 03/01 01/03 01/03 K lungtol/lebng Tinogi Gondo II 04/01 05/03 05/03 Jokorto DwiOmo 02/01 06/03 06/03 Dumo/P Bani/Buoton Umon Star 20 02/01
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      626 48 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN TIGER RHYTHM 875N 28-01/03 05-08/03 13-14/03 TIGER BRIDGE 876N 03-04/03 08-11/03 16-17/03 TIGER METRO 877N 06-07/03 12-15/03 19-20/03 TIGER STAR 878N 10-11/03 16-19/03 23-24/03 TIGER RHYTHM 879N 13-14/03 18-21/03 25-26/03 TIGER BRIDGE 880N 16-17/03 21-24/03 29-30/03 VESSE^^^VO^^SlT^^^CA^^Sl^^l TIGER CREEK 468CN8 27-28/02 07-09/03 16-17/03 1
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      1179 48 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Road, 3rd Level, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg WEBSITE: www.freightlinks.net BUSAN MV. FOWAIRCTV.CII9t TOKYO/YOKOHAMA/ MV. MIIIiNIA TOWIR VJO72 ETA SIN: 03/03/2001 KOBE/OSAKA HA SIN: 04/03/2001 NEW DELHI MV. FRONTIER V.106W ETA SIN: 04/03/2001 SUVA/NOUMEA MV. TASMAN
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      980 48 TO EUROPE CHINA N. EUROPE SERVICE VESSEL VOY HKG XGG TAP SHA HANJIN KEELUNG 078E 01 MAR 05 MAR 09 MAR 11 MAR 13 MAR TRADE FREDA 00IE I 03 MAR 07 MAR 11 MAft 13MAft 15 MAfe HANJIN BREMEN 053E I 10 MAR 14 MAR 18 MAR 20 MAR
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      124 49 legend Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm A Showers T or Rain Temperature C_/ Wind direction and speed in knots Weather w Cloudy Day t><J Hazy Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols 1 slight, < 1,2 m O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds -j—-One
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