The Business Times, 9 March 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 028/12/2000 SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2001 85C
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    76 1 □m UOSJ7 (-5.57) n™ mm 188.72 (-3.87) BTIKDEZ FUTDIES MCJO (unch) □ansa nmjRES 246.40 (-0.10) STOCK MARKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE COMP 696.42 -533 NIKKEI 228 12.660J6 -78J3 HANG SENG 14.208J6 +3159 SET INDEX 301.76 -159 JAKARTA CX)MP __428.04 2il MANILA COMP -14.28 TAIPEI WP! 5,711.68 -66.11 SEOUL
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    79 1 FOBEX BATES uss s» USf (SJ per USS) 1.768 £(US$/S$per£) 1.461 1868 EiiRO(us$/s$/E) «j» \m DM 2.107 1.198 YEN 120.0 6819 RM 1.860 1161 HKS 1W0 4.436 BAHT 43.59 24.79 RUPIAH 9300 5,630 •SS to IPG units FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA
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    Lock icon PSA makes biggest container terminal foray
    566 1  -  Its planned stake in Belgian joint venture may be worth at least $540 m By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] PSA'Corporation is to purchase a majority stake in a Belgian joint venture that will make it the leading terminal operator in the country. The minimum 51
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    Lock icon Reserve price for 3G licences cut
    537 1  -  Minimnm $100 m each; Teo says market conditions have changed Byi Andrew Wee [SINGAPORE] The reserve price for third generation (3G) telecom licences has been cut to $100 million each from $150 million, with Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel), Mobile One (Ml) and Star Hub
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    Lock icon From all walks of life
    52 1 [SINGAPORE] So long as you have the bucks, you Ye welcomed. Engineers in soiled construction boots and tais tais in stylish Prada shoes all went on a shopping spree yesterday. And in just three hours, they had spent over $30 million. FoD report, Next Page
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    Lock icon Serial System's ex-CEO ordered to make general offer at 67 cts a share
    577 1  -  Eddie Chng found to have breached takeover code By David Boey [SINGAPORE] THE Securities Industry Council (SIC) has ordered Eddie Chng, the ousted chief executive officer of Serial System, to. make a general offer for the company's
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      Lock icon Allgreen sells 30 Binjai Crest units in three hours
      365 2  -  24% sold, a healthy achievement given the weak residential market By. Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Allgreen Properties yesterday sold 30 of 125 units at its 99-year leasehold cluster housing project Binjai Crest before today's scheduled preview. Given the weak residential market, the
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      Lock icon 3G ball is in operators' court now
      579 2 COMMENTARY Potential players wanted an easing of the auction rules, and got it Now come in and play ball IN THE END, pragmatism prevailed and it's all to the good. The government yesterday decided to ease conditions for the auction of 3G spectrum
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      Lock icon Japan's finances 'close to collapse', says Miyazawa
      548 2 His remarks drive yen to 19-month low against US dollar AFP [TOKYO] Japan's debt-ridden national finances are "close to collapse", Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa said yesterday in alarming remarks that drove the yen to a 19month low against the US dollar. "The nation's
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      Lock icon Head of Bombay Stock Exchange quits
      545 2 Anand Rathi resigns following allegations of insider trading Bloomberg, AP. Reuters [BOMBAY] The president of India's top stock exchange has resigned following allegations of insider trading, but denied he had used privileged information for personal gain. "I'm resigning to protect the dignity of the
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Under company arrest
        69 2 NOT only did they put journalists in "jail" for an hour, their handphones were held back too —a first for many of our colleagues. That's what happened when NOL released their financial results last evening, although they did give advance warning of what they described as a
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        Lock icon Winners keep it brief
        95 2 TAN Lip-Bu believes in simple and clear business plans. The venture capitalist who has invested in scores of companies therefore has a simple benchmark for entrepreneurs trying to win seed money from him. "If you can't produce your business plans on one single page, then it
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        Lock icon Warming to online biz
        131 2 HERE'S what a survey of Singapore residents' receptiveness to electronic and mobile phone commerce shows. Leading market research firm AC Nielsen found in the survey of 1,000 telephone respondents that about one in four people are very receptive to making online reservations for travel and hotel
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon NOL surprises with US$178m profit
      830 3  -  Record earning? for FY2OOO, with improvements on almost all fronts, bnt still no dividends for shareholders By Conrad Raj NEPTUNE Orient Lines, the world's sec-ond-largest container line, surprised investors yesterday with a record full-year profit that beat every analyst's forecast. Continuing a strong positive trend,
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      Lock icon Ex-Fullerton COO Manvinder Puri to rejoin Raffles Int'l
      308 3  -  By- Kalpana Rashiwala FORMER Fullerton chief operating officer (COO) Manvinder Puri, who left the hotel in early January, will rejoin his previous employer Raffles International Ltd (RIL). The hotel management arm of listed Raffles Holdings, whose stable includes the Raffles Hotel in
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      Lock icon Why are stocks with good fundamentals given a miss?
      767 3  -  lock siew r sivanithy THOSE who track the performance of the local stock market know that apart from the banks, a handful of electronics counters and the occasional play on property, the broad market sees hardly any activity. Every day, 350-400
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      Lock icon UOL's net profit jumps 39% to $99.4m
      471 3  -  Results beat expectations; Hotel Plaza shines too »y Marissa Chew UNITED Overseas Land yesterday reported a 39 per cent rise in FY2OOO net earnings to $99.4 million, exceeding market expectations. The property and hotel group said turnover for the year ended Dec 31
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      Lock icon Pentex-Schweizer posts 30% rise in interim gain to $7.6m
      487 5  -  It expects to stay profitable in H2 bnt performance will be dampened by global electronics slowdown Ky] David Boey MAINBOARD-LISTED printed circuit board (PCB) maker PentexSchweizer Circuits said yesterday its interim earnings rose 30 per cent to $7.6 million on the
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      Lock icon UOB net earnings for H2 2000 seen rising 8% to $475m
      613 5 Bloomberg UNITED Overseas Bank, Singapore's No 2 lender by assets, is expected to report second-half 2000 earnings rose 8 per cent on year, boosted by lower provisions and loans growth. For the six months ended Dec 30, during which
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      Lock icon Robinson's interim gains fall 13%
      276 5  -  By I Serena Ng AFTER posting a healthy profit last year, listed retailer Robinson and Company yesterday reported a 13 per cent slide in interim profit to $11.2 million, dragged down by lower investment income. But the group said full-year operating profit was expected to
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      Lock icon Panpac Media.com clarifies retrenchment figures
      226 5 PANPAC Media.com yesterday clarified that five staff of its financial portal, Asiastockwatch.com, have been released by the company, while another seven staff have been released by Asian Entrepreneur magazine as part of the group's operational streamlining exercise. In a letter to BT from its lawyers,
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      Lock icon No takers yet for NatSteel Broadway
      713 6 Analysts warn of end to buying spree with US slowdown Bloomberg THREE months after NatSteel Ltd hired a banker to scout for buyers for its half of electronics maker Nat Steel Broadway, the Singapore company is coming up short. Nat Steel, which sold NatSteel
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      Lock icon SingTel eyes 4-fold rise of ADSL subscribers
      420 6  -  Byi Andrew Wee SINGAPORE Telecom could see its ADSL (asymmetric digital subscriber line) highspeed Internet lines grow fourfold to 160,000 in the next 6-12 months, driven by its new unlimited access pricing plans and partnerships with content providers. Sing Tel Multimedia Group chief
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Zagro Asia's net profit up 14%
        98 6 ZAGRO Asia said 2000 net profit rose 14 per cent to $2.57 million. Group turnover dipped slightly to $60 million, from $62 million in 1999, due mainly to management's focus on a product mix that generates higher margins and a corresponding reduction in sales
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        Lock icon LC Development net surges 70%
        86 6 LC Development said net profit for the half year to Dec 31 rose 70 per cent to $4.5 million. The group is an investment holding company, with income comprising interesfand management fees from subsidiaries and associated companies. Interim turnover rose 18 per cent to $56.9
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        Lock icon Strike Engineering profits slump
        70 6 STRIKE Engineering's interim net profit fell 48 per cent to $847,000. Group turnover for the six months to Dec 31 increased 67.9 per cent from $25 million to $42.0 million, due mainly to the contribution of a subsidiary acquired in May 2000. But net profit declined
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        Lock icon Hiap Moh Corp's earnings down 25%
        163 6 HIAP Moh Corp said net profit for 2000 fell 25 per cent to 12.11 million. Group turnover of $50.4 million was marginally higher than last year's $49.6 million. Operating profit before associates' results and income tax showed a substantial improvement at $3.2 million, up
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      Lock icon TTL's public tranche of 4.75m shares 13x subscribed
      241 6 PLASTIC injection moulder TTL Holdings said yesterday the public component of its initial public offering was 13 times subscribed. The homegrown company launched the IPO on Tuesday last week, offering about 33 million new shares and 13 million vendor shares at 21.5
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Recent IPOs provide fizz on tepid day for blue chips
      602 4  -  -I I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy Recent ipos and small caps were the toast of trading yesterday as blue chips faltered, led by more weakness among tech and electronics issues. As one dealer put it: "Hats off to the syndicates
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      Lock icon US$ pulls back after piercing 120 yen; A$ hits all-time low
      472 4  -  hi J comment CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar made a morning foray through the all-important 120 yen marker yesterday and to all-time highs versus the Australian dollar, before slipping back on caution ahead of US employment statistics tonight.
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      489 4 mock* Wi— Hyflux5c 28,528,000 Lantom US2c 26,042,000 Integra 5c 15,062,000 lmovaiue6 5c 9,455,000 SingTel 15c 8,075,000 MMI HWgs 10c 8,006,000 TPA10C 7,677,000 Omni Ind 10c... 7,333,000 PacfcC«ntery10c 6,835,000 PCI 25c 5,927,000 «ae>« S DBSQrp 50,043,112 Chart Semiconductor 26c 20,092,668 SingTel 15c 21,607,450 Omni M 10c 19.468.300 SIA 19,073,700 SPH 16,286,824
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      Lock icon SIA still below key support levels
      215 4  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE Airlines one of the bluest of the local blue chips has hit a bad patch. Worries over falling load factors and rising fuel costs have sent its stock steadily south this year. Still, it edged up 10 cents
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      Lock icon IOI warrant: worth looking at for those keen on M'sia
      194 4  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy THE Malaysian warrant scene never ceases to amaze, with warrants that expire in five or 10 years depending on certain conditions. Yesterday, we featured Mulpha International's warrant, which used to trade here on Clob International
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      155 4 LAFE Technology director and audit committee member Michael Cheung King Kwok has resigned with effect from March 2. Effective from the same date, the company has appointed Duncan Hon Tak Kwong as a member of the audit committee. ♦SEMBCORP Industries will go ex-dividend (first and final dividend of
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      127 6 This announcement appears as a matter of record only March 2001 TTL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 8 April 1999) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 46,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.10 EACH COMPRISING 33,000,000 NEW SHARES AND 13,000,000 VENDOR SHARES AS FOLLOWS:(1) 4,600,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0,215 FOR
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      841 6 TTL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated »i the Republic ol Singapore on 8 Apnt 1999) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 46,000,000 ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.10 EACH ("INVITATION SHARES") COMPRISING 33,000,000 NEW SHARES AND 13,000,000 VENDOR SHARES AS FOLLOWS:(1) 4,600,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0,215 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBUC OFFER; AND
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      Lock icon Big plans to develop S'pore as major hub for SMEs
      518 8  -  International SXE Business Centre to be set np; PSB to champion SMEs By Loh Hui Yin MORE government help is on the way for hard-pressed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo revealed yesterday. The government
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      Lock icon Critics of our FTAs are pursuing them: BG Yeo
      427 8 PARLIAMENT rffffl ALTHOUGH some Asean neighbours have expressed unhappiness about Singapore's efforts to sign bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), they are pursuing the same initiatives, said Minister for Trade Industry George Yeo. "What is interesting is that many of our neighbours
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    • PARLIAMENT Briefs
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        Lock icon Pro-tem committee formed for SBF
        100 8 A PRO-TEM committee headed by Stepen Lee, president of the Singapore National Employers' Federation, has been formed to set up and run the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) until its first council is established. Minister of Trade and Industry George Yeo said. The committee will propose
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        Lock icon MTI keen to work with Case
        97 8 THE Ministry of Trade and Industry is prepared to co-lead a task force with Case to explore ways to beef up consumer protection laws—including the possibility of enacting a Fair Trading Act and giving Case "more and sharper teeth", said Peter Chen, Senior Minister
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        Lock icon Bill to fight illegal commodity trading
        85 8 TRADE and Industry Minister George Yeo yesterday introduced a new bill, the Commodity Futures (Amendment) Bill. No details were given, but it is believed that the bill seeks to widen the Commodity Futures Act to cover all types of commodity contracts and implement mandatory
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      Lock icon Peacekeeping duties another layer of security: DPM Tan
      319 8  -  By Chuang Peck Ming SINGAPORE is building another layer of security in its defence policy working with the United Nations to promote international security. "It is not enough to just work out Singapore's own responses and contingency plans," Deputy Prime Minister Tony
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      Lock icon Govt,SIA get flak for accepting report on SilkAir crash
      387 8  -  By. Eugene Low FAMILIES of victims of the Silk Air plane crash have criticised the government and the airline for accepting an inconclusive report on the 1997 disaster. "(We) are very surprised that both the airline and Ministry of Communications and
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      Lock icon Construction portal CXhub ties up with 4 Web-based firms
      266 8 It aims to have $500 m to $lb in transactions by Feb CONSTRUCTION portal CXhub has tied up with four Web-based firms to boost the attractiveness of the site and aims for $500 million to $1 billion in transactions by next
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      Lock icon Hong Leong fails to bag Jellicoe site
      408 8 Bid price deemed tee lew; teUl 2000 Uad sales win yield 25% fewer hemes than plumed THE government has rejected Hong Leong's top bid of $187 psf per plot ratio for a residential site at Jellicoe Road opposite Lavender MRT Station, as it
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      Lock icon Services industries index up 11.9%
      291 8  -  =M=J on the economy services industries By David Boey THE overall business receipts index for services industries tose 12.8 per cent year-on-year in the final quarter of 2000, the Department of Statistics (DOS) said yesterday. But the index would have chalked up a smaller year-on-year
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      Lock icon StarHub expects to double revenue next year
      719 10  -  Firm's revenue for current year ending March 31 should exceed $250 m target By Serena Ng MOBILE phone company Star Hub Pte Ltd, whose shareholder British Telecom is looking to sell off its 18 per cent stake, yesterday said it expects to double
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      Lock icon FTA deal with S'pore will show Bush is engaged
      516 10 FT A TALKS S'pore envoy expects US-S'pore FTA to be inked by end of the year [WASHINGTON! By concluding a free trade agreement with Singapore, the Bush administration will send a strong signal to Asians that it is engaged and supports
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      Lock icon Third round of US-S'pore FTA talks in May
      141 10 THE third round of negotiations for the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement will be held in Singapore on May 21-26. Technical discussions will continue ahead of this session. "The United States and Singapore remain committed to concluding a comprehensive FTA that will
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      Lock icon Asean economic ministers to discuss Singapore's FTAs: Rafidah
      299 10  -  Focus to be on implications of Republic's FTA initiative From i Al Labita in Manila SINGAPORE'S free trade agreements (FTAs) with non-Asean countries will be discussed during the Asean economic ministers' retreat in Cambodia in May, Malaysian Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah
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      Lock icon Seek expert advice before investing: CPF Board
      429 10  -  MAiLirm Tan Teow Tee (Ms) Assistant General Manager (Customer Service) Central Provident Fund Board Singapore, via Internet WE refer to the letter "CPFIS: public education necessary" by Wen Yixiang (Mailbag, March 2). We agree with Mr Wen's observation and have encouraged CPF members
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      Lock icon Why the need to be self-righteous now?
      154 10  -  Mike Tan Shanghai, China via Internet I REFER to your article "Demeaning to compare MPs with company directors: Vasoo" (BT, Mar 8). Maybe Fraser Neave chairman Michael Fam's comparison was not entirely appropriate, but Tanjong Pagar MP Dr S Vasoo's retort was totally
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      Lock icon A new pay benchmark?
      87 10  -  Lau Yeow Sin Singapore, via Internet I REFER to the report "Demeaning to compare MPs with company directors: Vasoo" (BT, March 8). I find that surprising. The Singapore government has often compared the salaries of its ministers (who are also MPs) with the private sector. Whenever
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      553 8 SINGAPORE REINSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held at 65 Chulia Street #33-01, OCBC Centre, The Executives' Club, Rooms 2, 3 4, Singapore *****3 on 30 March 2001 at 12.00 p.m., for the
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      326 10 Asia's Premier Numismatic Event incorporating Singapore International Coin Show Singapore Collectibles Fair C 9-11 March 2001 'N Raffles City Convention Centre Opening Hours: 9-10 March 2001 11am-Bpm 11 March 2001 11 am-5 pm/ Asia Money Pair will open an exciting new chapter In the international numismatic event calendar. With an
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      12 10 WTO in No 1 interest of China Chan Heng Chee, Pg 16
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Yahoo issues another profit warning
      937 11  -  Q1 sales seen at USsl7om-USslBom; search for new CEO in progress From. Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley IN a rushed announcement intended to quell rabid speculation, Internet bellwether Yahoo! Inc on Wednesday said it was looking for a new chief executive and added a profit
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      Lock icon EToys seeks bankruptcy protection
      433 11 PASADENA, California LATWP, Bloomberg ETOYS Inc, one of the Internet's flagship companies, filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, becoming the biggest online company yet to fail amid the devastating dotcom shake-out. A pioneering Internet toy retailer that never made a profit will liquidate assets and shut
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      Lock icon Chinadotcom delays 2000 results, citing ongoing audit
      302 11 HONGKONG Bloomberg CHINADOTCOM Corp, a Chinese website operator that raised US$5OO million (SsB79 million) on the Nasdaq stock market, said it delayed the announcement of last year's earnings, originally set for mid-February, pending an audit. "We are still continuing our audit," said Peter
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      Lock icon Yahoo's bad news implies trouble for others
      486 11 PALO ALTO, California Industry's weaker firms are back on death watch Reuters WHEN a respected industry leader like Yahoo! Inc sneezes, the conventional wisdom goes, lesser companies in the sector are likely to catch the flu. What then, when Yahoo itself gets a
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      Lock icon Lucent's Bell Labs makes Ist plastic superconductor
      204 11 TUf may tower the cost of making certain machines Bloomberg [MURRAY HILL, New Jersey] Scientists at Lucent Technologies Inc's Bell Labs said they have made the world's first plastic superconductor, a discovery that eventually may lower the costs of making machines requiring intense
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      Lock icon Walden fund draws US$1.5b in funds
      422 11  -  Bnt venture capitalist Tan Lip-bo caps proceeds at USs9oom Fromi Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong TAN Lip-bu's Walden International Investment Group raked in US$l.5 billion (552.6 billion) from potential investors in its latest round of fund raising but the venture capitalist has capped the
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Face the music — and change the tune
      698 12  - Face the music and change the tune STTT^ bottom line OPINION lou hoffman The writer is president of an international technological and Internet PR firm with offices in the US, China, Hongkong, Singapore, Korea, Japan and Britain. AS Chicken Little so articulately put it "the sky is falling". Everywhere you
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      101 12 'We will give him a chance to surprise us and surprise the world. Until this moment, the Intifada continues. We do not have any choice in this bad situation.' Kjuml Heneid a leader of the Palestinian militias, as Ariel Sharon took office as Israeli prime minister. This
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      Lock icon What next for Arroyo ?
      632 12 What next for Arroyo EDITORIAL Establishing the legality of her presidency was an important step forward for Philippine leader Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The real challenge, however, is to secure her position as an effective leader. That will prove far trickier and require considerable skill. The decision last week by the country's
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      Lock icon Tax debate: proxy fight on political philosophy
      887 12  -  There is calculated confusion as Republicans and Democrats debate what taxes and budget surpluses should address By Robert J Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group. This column was published by Newsweek. AMERICA'S tax and budget debate is essentially a quarrel about political philosophy.
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      Lock icon A tale of two babus in India
      818 12  -  COMMENTARY While bureaucrats hamper national growth, progressive types forge &head By\ Stanley A Weiss The writer is founder and chairman of Business Executives for National Security and former chairman of American Premier, a mining and chemicals company. He contributed this comment to the
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon PAS suing Petronas, govt over lost oil royalties
      481 13  -  The move is set to scuttle proposed Malay unity talks, hot Mahathir remains optimistic From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE opposition Terengganu state government has filed a suit against state-owned Petronas and the federal government over the loss of oil revenue.
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      Lock icon RM5b worth of homes to be sold at M'sian property fairs
      453 13  -  From. Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN developers are still offering residential homes at property fairs in the hope of moving an ever increasing stockpile, although numbers suggest that take-up in the Home Ownership Campaigns (HOC) is declining.
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      396 13 KUALALUMPUR AFX-Asia TIME dot Com Bhd is expected to open below its initial public offer (IPO) price of RM3.30 on its listing on Monday, coming down in line with fair value estimates. However, any fall is likely to be limited due
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      361 13 JAKARTA Official says pact could be reached by month's end Reuters THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said a team from Malaysia's Kumpulan Guthrie would arrive in Jakarta later yesterday to finalise a critical oil palm deal that has
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      142 13 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPURJ Time Engineering Bhd, manager of Malaysia's biggest fibre-optic network, said it had completed the sale of 30 per cent of its phone unit to state-run Khazanah Nasional Bhd for RM2.3 billion (Sll.l billion). The pact to sell part of its Time
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      460 13 KUALA LUMPUR Output rises 12J>%; manufacturers' gain smallest since Kay 1999 Bloomberg, AP MALAYSIA'S industrial production growth slowed in January, with manufacturers reporting their smallest gain in almost two years, as waning US orders for electronics forced manufacturers to scale back production. Overall
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      314 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg SOFTBANK Emerging Markets, the US$2OO million (*****.5 million) fund set up last year by Softbank Corp and the World Bank, said it will make its first Internet investment this year to take advantage of declining share prices. Softbank Emerging Markets,
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      583 14 JAKARTA Agency reduces long-term ratings to 'negative', citing political nnrest Bloomberg, Reuters INDONESIA'S ratings outlook was cut by Standard Poor's, citing political unrest in the world's fourth-most-populous country. The agency reduced its outlook for Indonesia's long-term ratings to 'negative' from 'stable' and said it could
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      367 14  -  From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S new Thaksin government says it will share losses equally with private banks on 1.2 trillion baht (5548.4 billion) of bad loans that a proposed Central Asset Management Corporation (CAMC) will buy from troubled banks. It
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      216 14 MANILA Reuters THE Philippine central bank said yesterday that it would cut key overnight rates by 50 basis points, effective Monday, following relatively benign inflation in February and a stable peso outlook. Money market dealers said the cut was largely anticipated and
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      469 14  -  Ex-president is reported to have made a request to the Thai envoy last week From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND denied a press report that ousted Philippine President Joseph Estrada asked for political asylum, in a bid to escape criminal prosecution on corruption charges. Rathakit
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      316 14  -  Govt won't interfere in resolving financial woes: Rafidah Prom, Al Labita in Manila THE Malaysian government will look into the case of a debt-laden Malaysian-owned steel company ordered liquidated by Manila authorities, visiting Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said
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        77 14 Xinhua [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's financial group Affin Holdings Bhd yesterday cemented a partnership with French-based AXA, the world's largest global insurer by assets under management, by launching a new company. The strategic partnership would pave the way for AXA Insurance to be among
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        65 14 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said yesterday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) supported stimulus measures planned by the new government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Mr Somkid told reporters after meeting IMF officials that the multilateral finance agency backed a Thai government plan to
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        83 14 AP [JAKARTA] Indonesian prosecutors again interrogated ex-dictator Suharto's half brother, Probosutedjo, and daughter Siti Hardiyanti "Tutut" Rukmana yesterday over separate multimillion-dollar graft cases. Probosutedjo is accused of overcharging US$5.l million (Ss9 million) for a state reforestation project between 1984 and 1987. Tutut is a suspect in
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        111 14 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] BP Amoco pic, the world's third largest publicly traded oil company, and China Petroleum Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, said they have asked Beijing for permission to build a US$2.7 billion (554.7 billion) ethylene plant in Shanghai If approved, BP and Shanghai
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        98 14 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's total unemployment fell to 36 million in 2000 compared with 37.1 million in 1999 because of stronger economic growth. Minister of Manpower and Transmigration A 1 Halim Hamdi said yesterday. Total unemployment had jumped to 20 million by the end of 1998.
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      174 16 NEWDELHI Reuters FED up with the incessant ringing of mobile phones, the leaders of India's Parliament have installed jamming devices to thwart lawmakers who refuse to turn their phones ofiF. The Hindustan Times said yesterday deactivators had been set up in both the
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      593 16  -  Brokers say party may be over for domestic investors From i Audrey Tan in Hongkong CHINA'S B-share counters may have gained some 50 per cent since they were opened to domestic investors last Wednesday, but brokers say the party may be over
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      564 16 WASHINGTON Bering not dragging its feet bat trying to to get terms it can implement Reuters SINGAPORE'S ambassador to the United States has expressed her confidence on China's commitment to joining the World Trade Organization and said it has not
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      202 16 BEIJING Reuters CHINA could lay off 15 million workers from the ailing state sector over the next three to five years to boost efficiency, Min Tang, chief economist for the Asian Development Bank in China, said yesterday. But the layoffs could
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      476 17 TOKYO It is charged with violating securities roles, blocking probe Bloomberg A TOKYO court found a Credit Suisse Group unit guilty of violating securities rules and blocking a government investigation, the first criminal conviction of a bank in Japan. Tokyo District Court fined the
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      233 17 TOKYO Reuters JAPANESE Foreign Minister Yohei Kono yesterday warned China's financial institutions, including its troubled trust companies, to pay their debts or face the loss of Japanese business. Payment delays by Chinese Firms have become a familiar event in the
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      267 17 Reuters [BOMBAY] The Indian unit of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) on Wednesday denied a local newspaper report linking it to insider trading in shares of two private banks ahead of a merger announcement. "CSFB wishes to refute the notion that it
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      598 17 WASHINGTON US VP says he's having the time of his life and doesn't find his job stressful AFP US Vice-President Dick Cheney jokingly dismissed speculation on Wednesday that his chronic heart disease might force him to quit and said he
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      454 17  -  Real growth seen slowing to 2.25-2.75% from 3% last year From Neil Behrmann inlxmdon THE London stock market hardly responded to the £4 billion (5510.3 billion) giveaway budget of British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown since the measures were widely expected. The
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        81 17 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] THE number of US workers filing new claims for state unemployment was little changed last week, holding at cloee to a 2 -year high, the Labour Department reported yesterday. Claims slipped by 4,000 to a level 0f370,000 in the week ended on March
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        94 17 Bloomberg [STUTTGART] DAIMLER CHRYSLER AG is selling 6.5 billion euros (5510.6 billion) in bonds to help repay short-term debt, boosting total bond sales by the German car maker since the start of the year to almost US$l4 billion (5524.6 billion). Meanwhile, The Wall Street
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        83 17 Bloomberg [PARIS] ALCATEL, Europe's fourth- biggest phone equipment maker, said first-quarter sales growth will be below the 25 per cent it forecast earlier, as "sharply lower" handset sales push its mobile-phone unit to a loss. Losses at the handset unit, which accounts for 7
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        85 17 AFP {SEOUL] SOUTH Korea's troubled semiconductor giant Hyundai Electronics Industries Co said yesterday it would change its name in an effort to show it is severing links with debt-stricken parent the Hyundai Group. The new name Hynix Semiconductor Inc will be put to shareholders' for
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      704 19 WASHINGTON Slightly stronger consumer spending boosts US economy at start of year Reuters THE US economy grew at a "sluggish to modest" pace at the start of the year, helped by slightly stronger consumer spending as retailers cut prices to clear their shelves, the
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      533 19 SAN FRANCISCO Reuters US credit card companies are socking consumers with higher interest rates and more late fees, moves which threaten to bury many families under an inescapable mountain of debt, according to a survey released on Wednesday. The credit card companies'
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      194 19 WASHINGTON Reuters US consumers used their credit cards freely in January, pushing outstanding consumer credit totals sharply higher, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday. Total consumer installment credit increased by US$l6.l billion (5528.3 billion), at a 12.6 per cent annual rate, more than double
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      644 19 WASHINGTON Reuters FEDERAL Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday it was not surprising that a weaker economy was making bankers wary about lending, but he urged them not to go overboard. "Lenders and their supervisors should be mindful that in their zeal
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      628 20 ROME Forecast for US also cat sharply to just 1.7% from £2%: newspapers Reuters, Bloomberg THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its 2001 eurozone growth forecast to 2.8 per cent from 3.4 per cent, Italian newspapers said yesterday. The IMF has
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      590 20 ATLANTA Picking Steven Heyer is another shift for company Reuters SOFT drink giant Coca-Cola Co, fresh from a sweeping restructuring, on Wednesday named a high-profile AOL Time Warner Inc executive to spearhead its efforts to develop new drinks and market its juice, coffees
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      319 20 WASHINGTON Reuters A RECENT US court decision tossing out limits on how much of the cable market one operator can serve has forced the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review its order for AT&T Corp to sell some of its
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      63 20 [SAO PAULO] A woman looking at photos in the 'Exodos' show by Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado in the Cultural Center of the Federation of Industries in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday. Exodos, which documents towns that have fought for their own survival, is considered the most ambitious photographic
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      430 20 WASHINGTON Chief economist refuted strong criticism of Fond policies in recent years Bloomberg MICHAEL Mussa will resign as the International Monetary Fund's chief economist, ending a 10-year tenure during which the IMFs influence over emerging economies ballooned and its policies increasingly drew criticism.
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      825 20  -  Can a strong brand act as a protective shield? Probably not says Rich Karlgaard Rich Karlgaard CEOs pray that their brand will buy time when a major disruption arrives. Suppose that an upstart comes along with a flashier, cheaper product. This is where a brand earns
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      252 21  -  SGX Derivatives TrtMagßeport ST STpore Index Wong Ann Chuen Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market closed marginally lower yesterday. The possibility of offBudget measures to stabilise the economy should it falter in the months ahead pushed some stocks higher. Comput-er-related issues fell. The benchmark Straits
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      215 21  -  MSGI Taiwan Index Joseph Lim Refco Singapore THE Taiwan stock market yesterday tracked overnight gains on Wall Street during early morning trade, but was subsequently dragged back to negative territory on profittaking. The MSCI Taiwan stock index lost 3.49 points or 1.32 per cent to finish
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      216 21 Reuters IrflmfflHl THE yen more than reversed early losses against the US dollar yesterday after remarks from the Bank of Japan's governor sparked a rebound from 20-month lows reached on earlier comments by the Japanese finance minister. The currency rebounded almost one per cent after BOJ Governor Masaru
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      2860 22 HONGKONG AFP I*l Han& Seng +3L59 HONGKONG share prices rose 0.2 per cent yesterday, with late bargains offsetting earlier losses, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 31.59 points to close at 14,208.95 on low turnover of HK56.22 billion. Stephen Leung, director
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      2077 22 TOKYO AFP □lßhhiag -7133 SHARE prices in Tokyo fell 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors took profits after a three-session rally and awaited an emergency economic package from the government, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 average closed down 73.33 points at 12.650.56. But the
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      1074 22 Reuters El Shenzhen Binder +ILO3 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed firmer after volatile trade yesterday, as profit takers exerted downward pressure while lower prices triggered buying interest from domestic retail punters. Shenzhen B shares rose 5.61 per cent or 11.03 points to 207.67 on local buying, especially by
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      388 22 AFP □WP Index -MJI TAIWAN share prices closed 1.1 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking in semiconductor stocks, analysts said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index shed 66.11 points to 5,711.02, on turnover of NT592.65 billion. Decliners led advancers 275 to 226, with 83 issues unchanged. "Investors rushed
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      398 23 AFP Q Composite Index -5-23 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.7 per cent lower yesterday on thin volumes in the absence of fresh leads, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite Index fell 5.23 points to finish at 696.42 points. The Second
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      305 24 AFP P| Composite Index ♦10-64 SOUTH Korean shares rose 1.9 per cent yesterday with the index up 10.64 at 579.28. Volume was 341 million worth I.strillion won. —AFP WI »aa *h AnamSemi 4310 95 Brain Tacti 6»5 10 Cantral Bank '70 unch ChellComm *****0 -2000 Oaa Gu Bank 1495
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      293 24 AFP Q Composite Index -1128 PHILIPPINE shares closed 0.9 per cent lower yesterday with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index down 14.28 points to 1,589.57. Volume fell to 398.18 million shares worth 222.71 million pesos from 714.4 million shares worth 307.7 million pesos on Wednesday.—AFP Mart Pesa (000) Abacus
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      265 24 AFP QMZSE-40 +1A27 NEW Zealand shares closed up 0.6 per cent yesterday, dominated by heavy turnover in Telecom Corp and Fletcher Challenge Energy, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed up 13.27 points at 2,074.63 on turnover of NZ$l63 million. AFP Marl M$ COOP) Advantage MDS 1-22 0.09 219
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      542 24 AFP NAD Ordinaries -16J0 AUSTRALIAN shares closed down 0.5 per cent yesterday due to caution over Australia's deteriorating economic outlook, brokers said. The All Ordinaries closed 16.8 points lower at 3,289.4, while the SP/ASX 200 fell 18.5 points to 3,343.5. National turnover was 635.09 million shares, which swapped hands
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      756 24 AFP □set Index AM THAI stocks fell 1.5 per cent yesterday on concerns that the government has not yet worked out details for a proposed asset management corporation to buy bad debt from banks, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index dropped 4.59 points to 301.76, and
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        741 28  -  Mddthe cuff They are not going away any time soon, regardless of what some people may think. Anyway* who seriously believe that a Miss Singapore contest is designed to epitomise womanhood in S'pore? jaime ee THE best part about the movie Miss Congeniality
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        641 29  -  coram EBRB gives tops marks to the cheerful bistro's attempt to be different, as well as its reasonable pricing CORINNE KERK IT'S amazing what food can do in Singapore. When Millenia Walk was launched as an upmarket mall full of designer boutiques in 1996, it was
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        810 29  -  ■RESTAURANT Te Shanghai's old-world ambience is pleasing, bnt its menn could be fine-tuned By, Jaime Ee I WOULDN'T know old Shanghai from new Shanghai, so if Ye Shanghai is any indication of the Chinese city's inherent old world glamour, I would say nice. Visually, the restaurant is arresting
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        696 29  -  Le Meridien's cheese m&itre'd Gerard Poniard is back again with 220 types of cheese By Susan Tsang CHEESE maitre'd Gerard Poulard is back at Le Meridien Singapore, no doubt to the joy of the following that he has built up over his eight previous
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        632 30  -  CINEMA 'The Emperor's New Groove' may be short on stnnning artwork and soppy times, but it has a great script going By\ Susan Tsang Tl HE Emperor's \New Groove is a lean, snappy [little animated tale that is like a breath of fresh air from the usual Disney
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        567 30  -  CINEMA The plot in 'Dungeons and Dragons' may be rather inane but the pace is snappy enough to distract viewers from noticing it By! Susan Tsang DUNGEONS and Dragons is based on a 1970s role-playing game, the details of which probably nobody remembers.
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        944 31  -  The women of today have made great strides in every arena, from the arts to business. International Women's Day recognises their many achievements, and here, Obwi-»ht bo profiles two women from China, Min Lei Qi and Bai Ling, who in their own way are
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        1021 31 THE Year of the Dragon may be over, but for actresses like Bai Ling, it signals the start of an "Asian Invasion" that is winding its way inexorably to the heart of Hollywood. The unprecedented commercial success in America of
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        1113 32  -  The Gulf city of Dubai surprises vm ctkhwivasaii with its world-class golf courses, futuristic skyline and great shopping VEN SREENIVASAN THE idea of a golfing holiday usually brings to mind some idyllic seaside or hill resort tucked away in a tropical setting. So when
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        Lock icon From sand dunes to thriving metropolis
        414 32 DUBAI, the commercial capital of the United Arab Emirates, must be one of the most amazing cities in Asia. Set against the south-west-ern coast of the Persian Gulf, this is a city which has graduated from "camels to cadillacs" in the space of eight
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      762 33 Body Of Hie SooL Steamy tale of an affair between a 60 yearold scriptwriter and his maid. R(A). Yangtze. Bounoe. Ben Affleck gives his plane ticket away. The flight crashes, and he decides to visit the dead man's widow, Gwyneth Paltrow. Predictable romance. Orchard, Causeway. Cast Away. Tom Hanks
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      116 33 Cathay Org Cathay 338-3400 Iz&shOK 346-1816 Orchard 235-8386 Picturehouse 338-3400 Yangtze 223-7529 Eng Wah Empress 777-5867 Jubliee 454-164U Mandarin 292-9401 Marina 338-9719 WhAesands 585-1782 Oolrtro VWaoa 1900-912-1234 332-6098 for group bookings A wheelchair facilities Bishan Boon Lay Marina Tampines 8 Tionfl Bahru Yishun mmmmm IAjmj|A Clement i/CoVealtti
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        1462 34  -  It's a long but easy drive for stlvia tam as she wends her way from Florence to Milan to visit the Italian Lake District She's rewarded with refreshing views of beautifully landscaped gardens, pretty medieval towns and, of course... SYLVIA TAN 1 STILL remember the culture shock
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      214 28 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 5 People who would gather 25 The staff backing one's girl (5) 26 Customs charges about to take effect (9) 7 Free, free! Travel endlessly in 24 Large limousine maybe pres,wfr' g,v f n the years ahead (4. 5) ented to an outstanding playwntes letters for the queen
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      58 29 CARAN dACHE OF SWITZERLAND LEMAN COLLECTION. MAKE YOUR MARK. o "6 Sole Distributor: SUVA ROYAL PRIVATE LIMITED 207 Henderson Ro.id :?0 I-06 S.ngnporc I5 Q SSO C.n .m d Ache corner md service centre ~03-10 I I Wheclock Pi.iccTe' -38 66'S C.iran d Ache is .ivul.iblc it lutborisfd departments stores,
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      632 30 SeeEL 7for listings Where to wine, dine and entertain.^ Peking Duck that's a cut above others. Bon appetit! Treat your family, friends and business associates H Peking Duck and we'll i pleasant surprise, iddltional $12+++, we'll ave some culinary maqic to transform your duck into yet another dish. Delicious! For
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      34 30 See EL 7for listings i J/1 ■IIIMM TEA NEW HEIGHTS I Reservations: 831 6258/88 .<Wtoi H Svtgaparr I IPSH 333 Orchard Ro*d S-ngapor* 238M7 7J7 4411 Fa« 732 2361 USUAL I^MM ICE t»Ue I
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      2316 33 TODAY'S TV I OMiWl H 1-02 Search World's Best. TiBWiaO AM Kids Central Blue s W 140 In Conversation. AM Kids Central. Blues jgK H 240 CNAsia Today. in Elizabethan as the Bard 9J0 Nini's Tree House. Pf n 240 Headlines/Spore Up(Joseph Fiennes) gets 10.00 Steven Spielberg Pres- r-^«—■■■ v.
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      284 35 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell seven points to 1,520, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) lost two points to 1,624, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) firmed 85 points to 9,196 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down 28 points to 1,913. Panamax freight rates were softer
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      275 35 m il l 1 1'mniii *rl U HI CWTDMrtbuHen 0.50 0.02 12 Chuan Hup 0J6 undi 131 Cotes Investment—0.19 undt 135 FrMMUnka 0J0 undi MH 09 I laU6wgi 0 44 undi 1 MCHeMnge-HK 5.60 unch 0 JayeHoMngs 0.19 -001 49 KeppdCorp 3J0 0.12 901 KatpelFELS 102 aoi 61
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      532 35  -  Group will exit bulk carrier market, with fleet reduced to 4 By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Defying even the most optimistic of analyst's predictions with a record profit of US$l7B million (Ss3oB million) for 2000, Neptune Orient Lines has announced plans to
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      578 35  -  Greed and corruption rooted in flag of convenience system By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The endemic problem of seafarer certificate fraud was highlighted recently when the general secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), bought a first officer's certificate
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      235 35 [LONDON] A number of liner conferences have set details of their rate restoration programmes for 2001. The Asia Westbound Rate Agreement has confirmed the decision made last October to see a minimum US$l5O (SS26I) per TEU (20-ft equivalent unit) rate rise
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      Lock icon India's SCI won't be revamped ahead of sale
      273 35 Reuters [DELHI] The Indian government will not follow the advice of PricewaterhouseCoopers and break up the state-run Shipping Corp of India (SCI) into three units ahead of its privatisation, an Indian financial daily said. The Business Line said after discussion between the
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        683 36  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By I Selva Kumar THE obligation to pay demurrage for any delay during a voyage charter usually falls on the vessel's voyage charterer. However, a voyage charterer who is also the seUer of cargo already in a vessel at sea
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          Lock icon China's Fangcheng City to build new port
          101 36 [NANNING] Fangcheng City in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, which is China's south-westernmost sea outlet, is to build a new port this year as part of the sea route to Ha Long Vinh in Vietnam. Fangcheng, on the Beibu Gulf, already has the
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          50 36 [LONDON] Norwegian dot.com Marine Provider has joined forces with US-based online fuel broker Ocean Connect in a move which will see the former's clients routed through the latter when buying marine fuel. The company's main focus has been, until now, spares and general ship supplies.
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          Lock icon Four Asian carriers start new service
          58 36 [LONDON] China's Cosco Container Lines, Taiwanese giant Evergreen, Japanese firm K Line and Malaysian International Shipping Corporation are launching a new joint service between Sri Lanka and India to Europe from this month. The weekly, fixed-day service will employ six ships between Colombo and
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          Lock icon Evergreen's revenue up 11.53%
          76 36 [LONDON! Taiwanese shipping giant Evergreen has announced an 11.53 per cent rise in its consolidated operating revenue. Earnings rose from US$l.23 billion (552.6 billion) to US$l.37 billion over the course of2ooo. A fall in Evergreen Marine Corp's December earnings, announced at the same time, was, the
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          46 36 [LONDON] US-based CP 'umbrella' company Americana Ships and Spain's Compania Trasatlantica Espanola (CTE) are to launch a new six-ship East-West Mediterranean service, calling weekly at ports on three loops covering Turkey to the Canary Islands. The service will begin operating from mid-March.
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      295 36 PACE Ahrenluel 12 AppeftsNp 5 Asm OCL It Assets S Austral 6 Avant 12 Btang Mas 6 BSA T BTL 12 BalapShpg 5 Bangladesh 11 Batammlo 11 ccm i CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 COCOS 5 CSAV 3 Central Ci 6 Chahaya 12 Cho Yang 5 China Shpg
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      17914 42 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT FRIDAY, ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 16/03 21/04 COSCO YUAN HE 008tW 65-*****00 20/03 19/04 MOL P&O NED AR1CA 7301A 65-*****86 20/03 26/04 Delmas OELMAS CHARCOT 114W 65-*****44 21/03 04/05 ZIM/Seth ZIM
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        737 47 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JM|M Bt R8 2598 301 J01 06/03/900 0*/03/1700 C Success 03 Aug JW 00/03/7:45 08/03/T7 00 ■t Cakra ***** J01 08/03/8 45 00/03/23.00 Winstar 1 02(501 J03 00/03/7:15 00/03/21-00 But* Bahari atom JB 00/03/8:50 08/03/23JO Ntivong18 Jan-01 J02 00/03/9:50 09/03/5 00 Twang
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        2050 47 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklno/BtUnce Rstts Ship Voy No Etfe/Btr Pariod From To From acx worn 02M wnoo a or/rrao oams* oamoo a 07/1700 oams* ourn I 0t/0700 oa/ns* OO/MOO 4 08/1200 MflW 08/1700 M.WMMNI COM mot a 87/1700 OMMt Mm a 07/i7t» oams*
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        Lock icon GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        201 47 Mar 17 Ireland: St. Patrick Day. United Kingdom: St.Patrick's Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Wquinox Day. Mar 21 Mexico: Benito Juarez Day. Mju-M Brunei: Hijrah Indonesia: Awal Muharram Malaysia:A wal Muharram. Taiwan: Youth Day. Aprl Australia: Good Friday. Argentina: Good Friday. Apr 12 Argentina: Maundy Thursday. Denmark: Maundy
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        786 47 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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        358 47 (Jrto, 100 M« WL5 0.4 15.9 0.06 42 0.03 t.iUMi Ask UmW« 'lilmirl No tboit E25 0 0 1 0 0.0 Ft 2222—222—-—22 3M am m.T oj ao 0.06 v ojh 380 Ma 989.7 0.7 t4J 0.09 52 0.03 (WW! **A »M/M M»*wt635 0 0 0
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        Lock icon TWA picks American Air's bid as highest and best
        538 48 Airline board will recommend offer to bankruptcy conrt at hearing today AP [ST LOUIS] The board of Trans World Airlines Inc selected a sweetened US$742 million (551.29 million) offer from AMR Corp's American Airlines as its preferred bid and will recommend
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        Lock icon KLM sets conditions for buying Go from BA
        402 48 Sources say it'll oust current management if deal succeeds Reuters [LONDON/AMSTERDAM] KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which is discussing buying Go from British Airways (BA), will oust the current management if it gets control of the budget airline, sources said on Wednesday. KLM,
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        Lock icon US Senate Bill seeks more rights for passengers
        344 48 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Airlines would have to reduce the number of lost bags, tell customers when flights are chronically late, and provide more details about frequentflyer programmes under a bill introduced in the US Senate. "The airline industry has been a bottomless pit
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        201 48 Reuters [PARIS] French civil and military plane maker Dassault Aviation said that strong sales of its Falcon business jets drove 2000 net profit up 39 per cent to 237 million euros (*****.31 million). Operating profit for the year rose 37 per cent to 379 million
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        57 48 [MILAN] Passengers arriving from London at the Linate airport in Milan step on a chemically treated mat as a precaution against the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Many Italian airports started using this precaution with passengers coming from Britain on Wednesday, as concern about the
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        Lock icon Virgin complains to EU about Sabena
        205 48 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Discount airline Virgin Express said on Wednesday it had complained to the European Commission about a new promotional campaign by Belgium's national airline Sabena. Virgin declined to elaborate, but a report in the local newspaper De Financieel Economische Tijd said the airline
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      17 35 ■Admiralty Casebook: When voyage charterer cannot claim demurrage from bnyer Pg2 TWA chooses American Air's bid BackPg
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      260 35 H Trans-Tec Services, the world's top brokers of bunkers I and lubricants with 10 offices worldwide is expanding its I I Singapore operations. I We are seeking highly motivated individuals, committed to I I developing a service-oriented career in the marine industry, to join our international team of professionals. The
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      688 36 lines services represented by Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Shipping Association Members of the Singapore Logistics Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE MV "TBN" ETA SIN 20/03/2001 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/JUUA TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/ CONVBmONAI CARGO FK* POn UAMG/SWGAraif/MKMtTA t
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      1713 37 fat TMRM EVICT FUMY .OF (V/TtfMYS) I mnum > iyikvivssmt I *rnMT I ii/yJ GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: M ROHNSON R0 #13-00 SALES/RRGS TH: *****57/43 FAX: *****21/71 Bg PASIR GUOANG TEL 07-******* FAX: 07-*****70 COSTAK SHmnt Pil ITi SM6APOMOMtW OUTWARD (0/U *****02 *****25/75 PORT RUNG 03-*****433 *****33*69 Or MO-117R*****001R ~1W
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      873 38 MAC-NELS S PORE M'SIA Carrier RM CUMIN LINES, MC p.guoang. (07) mam* l-jVy J WMOmMfIMMH SOU: (064) *****9 MAMLA: (632) *****24 J PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31)1X3211 P. KELANQ: (63) *****77 JKT (21) *****46 KUCHNQ (062) *****1-3 MANILA PENANG MV "YE LAN" V.*****N MV "UNI CONCORD" V.*****5-089
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      530 38 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR INDIAN PORTS FOR N SHEVA (CFSMULUNO, MURMAII COCHIN COLOMBO ALSO ACCEPTING TO Ml NORTHERN ANOWESTERN 1.C.0. POINTS Vratl S PORE N SHEVA COCHIN COLOMftO PKLANG TULSIOAS V 139 II MAR 27 MAR 31 MAR B2APR H APR FRONTIER VIO7W 2SMAR (3 APR M APR H APR
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      52 45 REGULAR SUGAPORE \nETWAM SERVICE VISSOS VOT ETA no KSTMATKM NHAtONG II 1/2001 MPT 09/03 VUNGUU MEKONG 04 3/2001 09/03 12/03 VWKTAU/HOK lACN DANG 22 2/2001 10/03 14/03 VUNGTAU/HOK KM THANH 2/2001 13/03 IS/03 LONG THAMNH AGENTS:- IMKOV SHIPPING CO PTE LTD 30 BUXTON Ml SM6APORE OHSI7 TIL: 223K73 FAX: UtHOB
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