The Business Times, 13 April 2001
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Title Section12 2001-04-13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2001 85012 words
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Article77 2001-04-13 1 sn I£H5B (-23.62) BT-SM ***** (-17.50) ST INDEX FUTUIIES l£Boloo (-30.00) SOCSCI FUTURES ***** (-4.90) STOCK MAKKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE COMP 566.47 -1.41 NIKKEI 225 18,352.44 +***** HANG SENG 1*989.47 __+283.M SET INDEX ***** +8J1 JAKARTA COMP 365.98 -L18 MANILA COMP dosed TAIPEI WH *583.24 +65.47 SEOUL77 words
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Article81 2001-04-13 1 FOBEX BATES uss s$ DS$ (SS per USS) 1.805 £(USS/SS per 1.485 2.689 EURO(USS/SS/E) 0.886 1.600 DM 2107 li2S YEN 1 233 68.30 RM 3.800 1106 HKS 7.799 4.322 BAHT 46.36 26.13 RUPIAH 10,650 5,902 •SS to too units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.00 BANGKOK81 words
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822 2001-04-13 1 Shoeb Kagda - ■TTexclusTve It is negotiating with GLCs for the sale of some $500 m in assets as a complete package From\ Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) is negotiating with Singapore's government-linked companies to sell as one complete package822 words
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Article, Illustration750 2001-04-13 1 Loh Hui Yin - waw mgJiT. B* Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] One man's deep attachment to Dao Heng Bank almost scuppered the deal just when DBS' top brass thought they had it in the bag. The lawyers and merchant bankers were supposed to have sewn everything up.REUTERS - 750 words
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574 2001-04-13 1 Lee Han Shih - How it will be carried ont will affect DBS' share price By Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Bad news for shareholders of DBS Group Holdings at least for those whose investment horizons do not match those of their bank. Of the574 words
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Advertisement86 2001-04-13 1 DISmE Exec Lifestyle ■H The $100m-a-year underwear business. Exec Lifestyle cover story Jamie Ee: Decide who English campaign is aimed at. EL 18 Top Stories Positive signal from top analyst does little for tech stocks here. Pgs S'pore economy: Analysts see lower exports in March. Pg 6 Thaksin asset filings86 words
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Advertisement47 2001-04-13 1 MORE REPORTS S'pore Ino wins, but not minorities?, Pg 3 Qnek's stake in Guoco surges HKsl.sb, Pg 3 DBS-Dao Heng must expand into China, Pg 3 DBS needs to assure its investors, Pg 3 Jackson Tai North-East Line Developments planned at 9 MRT stations Report, Page 647 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article98 2001-04-13 2 THE Raffles Town Club (RTC) saga continues to drag on with light at the end of the tunnel still some distance away. Court hearings will resume on Monday, even as the various parties continue with their settlement talks. "We didn't want to lose our court dates,"98 words
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Article110 2001-04-13 2 BAD times are here for university graduates, we hear. One Harvard graduate related how he was courted by several firms last year and decided to go work for a dotcom which has since gone belly-up. "Now I find none are hiring, so it's back to school," the110 words
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425 2001-04-13 2 Key conditions not fulfilled for second loan instalment Bloomberg THE World Bank cut off Indonesia from a US$3OO million (Sss4o million) loan payment for failing to fulfill key conditions for the aid, a blow to President Abdurrahman Wahid as he struggles toBloomberg - 425 words
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Article, Illustration483 2001-04-13 2 David Boey - Move underscores commitment to bnild a world-class chip industry: BG Yeo By) David Boey [SINGAPORE] In a vote of confidence in the high-tech electronics industry amid a slump, the government will reserve more land this time 60 hectares atARTHUR LEE - 483 words
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Article, Illustration610 2001-04-13 2 Conrad Raj - Tributes flow for leader who played key role in 1965 Separation By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Statesman, scholar and sportsman. Edmund William Barker, who died yesterday at the age of 80, was all of these and more. Eddie, as he was known to his friends, was Singapore's610 words
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Article436 2001-04-13 2 Yours sincerely, Harry - Yours sincerely, Harry Senior Minister Singapore 12 April 2001 Dear Gloria, Words cannot describe the sadness I feel at losing Eddie, one of my oldest friends. I knew him when we were schoolboys in the *****. He was two years ahead of me at Raffles Institution,436 words
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Article361 2001-04-13 2 Yours Sincerely Goh Chok Tong - Yours Sincerely Goh Chok Tong Dear Gloria My wife and I are deeply saddened by the passing of Eddie. Eddie was one of the Old Guard. He left a lucrative law profession to serve the nation in our most critical moment. He played a pivotal role361 words
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DBS-DAO HENG deal
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Article, Illustration891 2001-04-13 3 Angela Tan - Minority shareholders lose oat in the short-term from regional acquisitions By t Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings lost more than $3 billion of its market value yesterday on news it will pay $10 billion for Hongkong's Dao Heng Bank a move that has891 words
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Article, Illustration745 2001-04-13 3 lee han shih - HOCKißTarerew lee han shih DBS may have negotiated a good price for Dao Heng, but you sure couldn't have concluded this from what's been presented by its management thus far. At a news conference on Wednesday, video-linked between Hongkong and Singapore, DBS president Jackson745 words
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777 2001-04-13 3 Audrey Tan - Hongkong's domestic market has become too saturated, say analysts From. Audrey Tan in Hongkong THE merger of DBS Kwong On Bank and Dao Heng Bank will create an aggressive mid-sized Hongkong player, but the new entity has to expand into China if it wants777 words
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823 2001-04-13 3 Quak Hiang Whai - Guoco's share price jumps 40% to HE538.60 on news of Dao Heng sale From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong MALAYSIAN tycoon Quek Leng Chan's decision to sell Dao Heng Bank to DBS Group is paying off handsomely the value of his stake in Hongkong823 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article311 2001-04-13 4 Stock* Votow DBSGrp 19,474,000 K)ne5c 17,086,000 PO 25c 16,560,000 PacificCentutylOc 15,828,000 SingTel 15c 13,247,000 SembCorpI 25c 12,552,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 11,428,000 Omni tad 10c 10,661,000 Lantom US2c 9,248,000 Keppel Land50c 8,116,000 Stocks DBSGrp 275,801,507 Chart Semiconductor 26c 48,841,150 OCBC 30,081,739 Omni tad 10c 26,452,402 OUB 26,279,106 SingTel 15c 24,739,823 VentureMfjg25c311 words
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Article, Illustration618 2001-04-13 4 r. sivanithy - -11 comment STOCKS r. sivanithy THE end of the trading week yesterday brought weakness throughout the market, with most attention on DBS Bank following its proposed takeover of Hongkong's Dao Heng Bank. Because the deal was viewed negatively DBS had618 words
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Article, Illustration176 2001-04-13 4 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy PUT options or warrants have rarely made an appearance in the local stock market. And there are two major reasons. First, most people have a natural resistance to an instrument that appreciates when the underlying shares fall. Second, issuers have difficulty176 words
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Article, Illustration234 2001-04-13 4 Ven Sreenivasan - HOTSTOCK By Ven Sreenivasan FORTUNES can change dramatically within a few months. The stock of electronics contract manufacturer PCI was chased up to around $1.50 late last year. But now it has collapsed following the announcement of a huge write-off for a234 words
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Article579 2001-04-13 4 Tlie greenback comes tinder heavy pressure from foreign investors in late Tokyo trade AFP THE US dollar dropped against the yen in Tokyo late yesterday on selling by foreign investors on technical factors, dealers said. The US dollar was quoted at 123.25-29 yen at spm (0800AFP - 579 words
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Article2588 2001-04-13 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Manager's prices (Ss)Apr 13 Aberdeen Asset Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: Global MNCFd 0.746 0.784 Global Technology Fd!** 0.608 0.639 UK Blue Chip Fd!** 0.774 0.814 American Opport Fd 0.820 0.862 Cont Euro EqtyFdt** 1.062 1.116 Japan EqtyFd!** 1.184 1.244 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.094 1.1282,588 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration598 2001-04-13 5 David Boey - SSB analyst's call stirs Nasdaq lint Chartered and Stats fail to impress By David Boey A DECISION by Salomon Smith Barney analyst Jonathan Joseph to upgrade his call for the ailing semiconductor sector may have lifted shares of leadingSource: Bloomberg - 598 words
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275 2001-04-13 5 Rachel Ong - Group expects Q2 showing to better that of last year's By Rachel Ong MAINBOARD-LISTED SNP Corporation announced yesterday it had trimmed its first-quarter loss to $590,000, from $2.13 million last year. At the same time, turnover jumped 34 per275 words
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Article, Illustration288 2001-04-13 5 Marissa Chew - By] Marissa Chew SINGAPORE Telecommunications said yesterday it has secured a As 3 billion bridging loan to partly finance its purchase of Australia's Cable Wireless Optus. The facility, to be co-ordi-nated and arranged by Citibank/Salomon Smith Barney, is the largest corporate loan ever arranged in Singapore.FILE PHOTO - 288 words
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197 2001-04-13 5 Marissa Chew - By. Marissa Chew TWO more directors have had shares in their companies force-sold as the weak stock market continues to take its toll. The two are Vicplas co-founder and executive director Cheng Liang and Ultro Technologies executive director Sim Mong Huat. In Mr Cheng's case,197 words
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187 2001-04-13 5 IPC Corp said yesterday it had called off a plan to acquire US-based Internet infrastructure services firm brokerserver.com for $84 million because a key condition for the purchase was not met. IPC announced in early last year that it had signed a187 words
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Article, Illustration400 2001-04-13 5 It has 50% stake and plans to open 2 Beijing properties THE Ascott Group said yesterday it has soft-opened its first luxury service residence project in Shanghai under its flagship 'The Ascott' brand. The Ascott Pudong, a prime 35-storey 248-unit residence, is the400 words
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SINGAPORE news
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408 2001-04-13 6 Chuang Peck Ming - exports By* Chuang Peck Ming AFTER two months of growth, exports of Singa-pore-made goods are likely to have declined in March. And the poor showing is expected to continue for the next six months, according to analysts polled yesterday. Half the analysts contacted tipped408 words
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Article, Illustration548 2001-04-13 6 Chuang Peck Ming - Mediocrity at home looms if many top talents don't return By l Chuang Peck Ming THE growing number of Singaporeans working and studying overseas is a concern for Singapore. For if they did not return, Singapore faces a bleak future and would "descendJAMES HODSON/ST - 548 words
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256 2001-04-13 6 Colin Ong Tau Shien Singapore, via Internet - MAiLrrry Colin Ong Tau Shien Singapore, via Internet WHEN NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading mobile communications operator, introduces the world's first 3G (third-genera-tion) mobile communications service in Japan in May 2001, it will be a milestone in the development of mobile communications. It256 words
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Article, Illustration477 2001-04-13 6 Christopher Tan - Snrronnding projects will be integrated with developments above the stations Byi Christopher Tan NINE of the MRT North-east Line's 16 stations will have comprehensive integrated urban developments, although only four have been awarded to developers so far. Nevertheless, structural provisions includingSource: LTA - 477 words
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472 2001-04-13 6 Vince Chong - Reports by' Vince Chong JTC Corporation is studying the feasibility of creating an underground industrial space beneath Kent Ridge Park. This was revealed by JTC managing director Chong Lit Cheong yesterday during a conference on industrial space in the new472 words
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171 2001-04-13 6 TUAS is still experiencing demand for industrial space, according to JTC Corp managing director Chong Lit Cheong yesterday. He was responding to queries about his views on the recently coined "Tuas effect", a term used to describe the government's continued efforts171 words
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429 2001-04-13 6 Jennifer Lien - From, Jennifer Lien in San Francisco SOUNDING a cautious note on economic prospects, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan called 2001 a "very uncertain year" for Singapore's economy. Speaking on Wednesday evening at a reception hosted by the Singapore-American Business Association,429 words
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Article36 2001-04-13 6 THE deadline for the e-filing of tax returns is next Wednesday, not Sunday as incorrectly stated in the headline to an item on the subject in yesterday's Grapevine column. We are sorry for the error.36 words
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357 2001-04-13 6 Teh Hooi Ling - By 1 Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE has selected the European standards for digital video broadcast over cable systems. The National Cable Standard Committee (NCSC) yesterday announced it is recommending that Singapore adopt the European Digital Video Broadcasting for Cable Systems (DVB-C). Since DVB-T357 words
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515 2001-04-13 7 PROFIT WARMINGS It will fire 12% of its workforce to cat costs as slowing US economy eats into its advertising sales Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Yahoo! Inc, owner of the most used site for searching the Internet, said it had a first-quarter lossBloomberg - 515 words
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396 2001-04-13 7 SAN FRANCISCO Data storage industry is heading for major slowdown Reuters TWO leading computer data storage makers EMC Corp and Network Appliance Inc, warned on Wednesday that the slowdown was worse than expected in their industry, one of the last holdouts amid aReuters - 396 words
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Article, Illustration269 2001-04-13 7 AFP [CHICAGO] Technology giant Motorola on Wednesday warned of deepening secondquarter losses and more job cuts in the year ahead, a day after it posted its first operating loss in 16 years. The Schaumburg, Illinoisbased company predicted that the first quarter's operatingAFP; AP - 269 words
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336 2001-04-13 7 LONDON Reuters AN Internet fraud scheme involving fake bank guarantees worth £2.7 billion (Ss7 billion) has been uncovered by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the ICC announced yesterday. Some 29 websites used in the scam were shut down but the mastermind was still atReuters - 336 words
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Article, Illustration398 2001-04-13 7 Found dead in hotel room while visiting Sydney with miniKterial delegation Reuters [NEW DELHI] Dewang Mehta, the prominent and charismatic president of India's National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), was found dead in his hotel room in Sydney yesterday. He wasReuters; REUTERS FILE PHOTO - 398 words
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305 2001-04-13 7 NEW YORK Reuters HOLDERS of Amazon.com Inc's US$2.2 billion (Ss4 billion) of debt got a rare piece of good news on Wednesday as credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service revised its outlook for the world's largest Internet retailer's junkrated debt to positiveReuters - 305 words
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Article75 2001-04-13 7 Reuters [TOKYO] NTT DoCoMo, Japan's dominant mobile carrier, said yesterday that it plans to form a business tie-up with German software house SAP AG. A DoCoMo spokesman declined to reveal details of the planned cooperation, which was to be announced at a news conferenceReuters - 75 words
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106 2001-04-13 7 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nippon Telegraph Telephone (Jorp tell yesterday after a Financial Times report said it may be forced to report a massive loss in the first half of this business year on the writedown of US Internet company Verio Inc. The shares endedBloomberg - 106 words
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71 2001-04-13 7 Bloomberg [PARIS] Thomson Multimedia SA, the world's fourth-biggest consumer electronics maker, said first-quarter sales rose 14 per cent, boosted by sales of digital cable modems and components such as tubes for colour televisions. Sales for the maker of RCA televisions rose toBloomberg - 71 words
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341 2001-04-13 7 U WASHINGTON The flaw can be exploited through use of a virus AP A POPULAR brand of high-speed modem has a flaw that could allow hackers to take control of a computer user's Internet connection or cut it, US security expertsAP - 341 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration758 2001-04-13 8 leon hadar - End of 'incident' but not of Sino-US tension OPINION HTTT3 I bottom line leon hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent THE end of the diplomatic stand-off between the US and China over the April 1 spy plane incident has led to the release of the 24 American crew members.758 words
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Article106 2001-04-13 8 'A lot of people still think it's going to go back up because it has become conventional wisdom that markets always rebound. Gradually, the hope that it will is fading, but not fading terribly fast It will take a while.' Robert Yale University economics professor, who thinks106 words
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Article632 2001-04-13 8 EDITORIAL WHEN the authorities decided to deregulate the financial markets a few years ago, hopes were high that once the benefits of the exercise manifested themselves, Singapore would prove an attractive place for both foreign and local finns to list their shares. Unfortunately, since632 words
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Article, Illustration1395 2001-04-13 8 The following are extracts of US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan's speech to the National Association for Business Economics BUSINESS economics endeavours to understand the structure of an economy how it works and, above all, how to forecast it. It is a bedeviling job1,395 words
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Article827 2001-04-13 8 Jonathan Glater - Er, is that CEO or CEO Jr? COMMENTARY Title inflation is the name of the game as corporations strive to keep their top echelons happy By Jonathan Glater NYT TIME was, being the chief executive meant one thing: you were the boss, the first among unequals, the person who stoppedNYT - 827 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration537 2001-04-13 9 KUALA LUMPUR M'si&n Bar Council, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch criticise nse of ISA Reuters SUPPORTERS of jailed former Malaysian finance minister Anwar Ibrahim had explosives and planned a potentially violent weekend mass rally, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. The accusations condemned as shamefulReuters; AFP - 537 words
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125 2001-04-13 9 AFP A [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday ticked off a reporter from the Internet newspaper Malaysiakini, saying she was working for "foreign agent" George Soros. The reporter asked Dr Mahathir at a press conference about calls forAFP - 125 words
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531 2001-04-13 9 KUALA LUMPUR Appeal for govt aid to revamp debt is first by a foreign investor Bloomberg TITAN Petrochemicals Polymers Bhd, Malaysia's biggest private petrochemicals company, asked for state help to reorganise US$B4O million (551.52 billion) in debt, making it the nation's firstBloomberg - 531 words
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331 2001-04-13 9 NEW DELHI This points to an acute slowdown in economy: analysts Reuters INDIA'S industrial production growth plunged to 0.6 per cent in February from 8.2 per cent in the year-ago period, shocking analysts who said the figures pointed to an acute slowdown inReuters - 331 words
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62 2001-04-13 9 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday he accepts the findings of a US panel that blamed faulty air conditioners for an explosion on a parked Thai Airways International Pel jet he was about to board last month. Mr Thaksin earlierBloomberg - 62 words
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62 2001-04-13 9 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong's Financial Secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday the territory has recovered HK$ll9 billion (5527.5 billion) compared with the HK$llB.l billion that it spent intervening in the local stock market in 1998. The government amassed a large amount of stocks in a controversial stock marketReuters - 62 words
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Article55 2001-04-13 9 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam's top leader, party supremo Le Kha Phieu, looked to have lost his battle to remain in power yesterday as delegates gathered behind closed doors ahead of a five-yearly congress. The congress, which opens formally next Thursday, is finally set to oustAFP - 55 words
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64 2001-04-13 9 Reuters [JAKARTA] A fire caused extensive damage to a warehouse at one of Exxon Mobil Corp's closed gas fields in Indonesia's troubled Aceh province early yesterday. "This incident suggests that the security situation has not yet improved to a point where production can resume,"Reuters - 64 words
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61 2001-04-13 9 Reuters [BANGKOK] Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) may sharply reduce its weighting for the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in its influential regional market indices, the Business Day newspaper said yesterday. The paper quoted local brokerage KGI Securities One as saying the SET hadReuters - 61 words
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57 2001-04-13 9 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia collected 14 per cent more than it anticipated in taxes from expatriates in the first quarter of this year. Some 63 billion rupiah (5510.6 million) was collected in foreigners' income tax from January to March, exceeding the target of 55 billionAFP - 57 words
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364 2001-04-13 9 ■BOMBAY Reuters CAPITAL market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked two stock exchanges to investigate an alleged leak of the financial results of Satyam Computer Services Ltd ahead of its board meeting, two newspapers said yesterday. TheReuters - 364 words
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Article, Illustration449 2001-04-13 9 Harish Mehta - From'. Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAI Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife said in their latest asset declaration that their 22-year-old son owed them a whopping 5.5 billion baht (*****.6 million), raising new questions about the telecoms tycoon's wealth. Dr Thaksin and hisAP - 449 words
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397 2001-04-13 9 BEIJING Bloomberg CHINA'S first-quarter Budget surplus widened 54 per cent from a year earlier as a surging stock market and stronger than expected economy filled the government's coffers with tax money. The surplus was 77 billion yuan (SSI7 billion), compared with a surplus ofBloomberg - 397 words
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WORLD news
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540 2001-04-13 10 NEWYORK University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index falls to 87.8 in April Reuters US stocks lost more ground in early morning trading yesterday as the latest economic data reinforced fears of an extended slowdown in the US economy. A key barometer ofReuters - 540 words
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Article93 2001-04-13 10 Reuters [NEW YORK] PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, the world's largest accounting and consulting company, is planning to cut 750 to I,ooojobs, or 6 to 8 per cent of its US consulting unit, blaming cuts in technology spending by major US corporations. The layoffs, announced inReuters - 93 words
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Article48 2001-04-13 10 AFP [FAIRFIELD, Connecticut] General Electric said yesterday that its first-quarter earnings excluding exceptional charges rose 16 per cent from a year earlier to US$3.O2 billion (555.4 billion). GE said per-share earnings amounted to 30 US cents, in line with forecasts. —AFPAFP - 48 words
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64 2001-04-13 10 AFP [FRANKFURT] Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder admitted yesterday in an interview with Der Spiegel that Germany would struggle to meet the government's 2001 growth forecast of 2.6-2.8 per cent. Germany's leading economic think-tanks said this week they were now expecting 2001 gross domestic productAFP - 64 words
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Article, Illustration842 2001-04-13 10 US SPY PLANE China will seek end to US surveillance flights at talks; no way, say Cheney and Rice AP, Reuters PREMIER Zhu Rongji said yesterday that China reserved the right to blame the United States for a collision between aAP,; Reuters; AP - 842 words
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551 2001-04-13 10 HAIKOU AFP THERE was genuine fury on the streets of Hainan after the US spy plane crew left China yesterday, with many people criticising the government for caving in to the United States. "China is a coward! President Jiang ZeminAFP - 551 words
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1271 2001-04-13 10 PATRICK SMITH - China used Inonttons US diplomacy to challenge its claim to gole-gqperpower status, says PATRICE SMITH PATRICK SMITH Bloomberg [NORFOLK, Connecticut] LETTERS have been written and delivered, joint investigations will begin, and the 24 US pilots and spies will soon be home from Hainan. ButBloomberg - 1,271 words
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821 2001-04-13 11 Anthony Rowley - Yen, stocks np,bnt govt bonds fall as the leaders offer variety of measures From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo FOUR leading Japanese politicians yesterday declared their candidacy for the presidency of the controlling Liberal Democratic Party, and the chance to replace821 words
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231 2001-04-13 11 Bloomberg JC Penney Co paid new chief executive Allen Questrom US$l6.5 million (5529.8 million) of cash and stock last year, plus options potentially worth US$B9.6 million if he can revive the department store's stock to 10 per cent annual growth. The Piano,Bloomberg - 231 words
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Article, Illustration497 2001-04-13 11 11 Merged bank will be Asia's 4th-largest lender ex-Japan, with 163t won assets Bloomberg KOOKMIN Bank agreed to buy H&CB, Korea's biggest mortgage lender, for 2.7 trillion won (553.7 billion) in stock to create the nation's largest bank. It will offer 1.6883Bloomberg; REUTERS - 497 words
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FINANCE & commodities
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Article274 2001-04-13 12 Wong Ann Chuen Refco (Singapore) Pte Ltd - SGX Derivatives Trading Report ST Inde*/MSClS pore Index Wong Ann Chuen Refco (Singapore) Pte Ltd THE Singapore stock market fell yesterday, led by DBS Group Holdings which accounted for almost 60 per cent of the index's fall. The STI shed 23.62 points or 1.46 per274 words
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247 2001-04-13 12 Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan Index Refco Singapore THE Taiwan stock market rose for a second straight day, helped by Nasdaq's third successive day of gain. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index rose 3.03 points, or 1.24 per cent to finish at 246.53 points. Turnover for the Taiwan stock247 words
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Article226 2001-04-13 12 Reuters London THE yen rallied more than one per cent to hit two-week highs against the US dollar yesterday on concern that US manufacturers are stepping up their opposition to their country's strong dollar policy. A US news agency reported the US National Association of Manufacturers planned toReuters - 226 words
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Article1849 2001-04-13 12 0 MWKB81I3 WlWiL^fttWfeuM'.V.l *l J ii. ilPJ SICOM FUTURES Apr 12 RUB8CR (futures ctosing as «t 5JOpm) RSS1 CONTRACT(S cents/kg) Ck»« Volume OpM Month High Low Sttt (tout) krttrtst May 01 105.00 400 Jun 01 106.50 800 Jul 01 107.00 250 Aug 01 107 SO 250 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US1,849 words
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STOCKS east asia
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Article, Illustration2879 2001-04-13 13 HONGKONG AFP "Hang Seng +***** HONGKONG shares rose 2.2 per cent yesterday on followthrough buying, with sentiment bolstered by overnight gains of local stocks in London, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gamed 283.04 points to close atAFP - 2,879 words
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Article2086 2001-04-13 13 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 +177.51 TOKYO share prices rose 1.3 per cent yesterday as investors snapped up hightech issues following a solid performance by their US counterparts, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei Average gained 177.51 points to close at 13,352.44, following aAFP - 2,086 words
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Article, Illustration1092 2001-04-13 13 AFP 13 Shenzhen B Index -L 49 CHINA'S Shenzhen B share index inched down 1.49 points, or 0.42 per cent, to finish at 350.37 yesterday on slightly higher, though still sluggish, turnover of $HK1.58 billion. Meanwhile, Shanghai B shares rose 0.9 per cent yesterday to a new high forAFP; Source: Credit Lyonnes Securites (Asia) Ltd - 1,092 words
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Article390 2001-04-13 13 AFP ffWP Index «<M7 TAIWAN share prices closed 1.2 per cent higher yesterday on strong buying of technology stocks following gains on Nasdaq, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index rose 65.47 points to 5,533.24, following a 2.1 per cent rise in the previous session. Sentiment wasAFP - 390 words
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Article, Illustration417 2001-04-13 14 AFP Q Composite Indei -L4l MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking after gains the previous day, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index feU 1.41 points to finish at 566.47. The Second Board Index turned positive at theAFP - 417 words
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Article8858 2001-04-13 14 INDUSTRIALS Corsmmt products 2001 Last Vol Day Nat Cap High Low Company Sala 'OOP Htqh Low PAC $mll 340 290 Ajinomoto 290 8.7 117.5 45 24.5 Anqkasa 27 unch 8 27 27 39.8 342 282 Apollo Food Hlq 290 6.3 116.0 356 277 Asia File 298 1 12 300 2778,858 words
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Article2191 2001-04-13 15 BOMPS A WARRANTS Aprl2 IHM MB- Uptrj m U m WM Ai« tart Cm* bar Mk mu» -35 355! WW U» «rt» WW <—■«■«. M» UK 40 0.5 s AetnaW*****4 05 A« 22 2.5 s AlfTachW*****7 3 .51 J 3 M 3 31 13.5 s Amtek W*****0 20 21 5?2,191 words
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Article309 2001-04-13 15 AFP n Composite Index +6.68 KOREAN stocks rose 1.3 per cent. The index closed up 6.68 points at 514.21. Volume stood at 406 million shares worth 1.7 trillion won. —AFP Don An«m S»mi 4200 290 Brain T»eh 670 85 Central Bank 170 unci) Cheil Comm ***** -600 Dm GuAFP - 309 words
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Article, Illustration749 2001-04-13 15 AFP 01 SET Index +BJI THAI share prices rose 3.2 per cent yesterday, breaching the resistance level of 290 points in a rally led by banks and financial stocks after sentiment was buoyed by gains in US markets. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index rose 8.91 pointsAFP - 749 words
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Article262 2001-04-13 15 AFP □NZSE-40 -423 NEW Zealand stocks ended a half day trading ahead of Easter by falling 0.2 per cent on very light turn over of NZ547.7 million. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 4.23 points down at 2,046.38 after getting a mixed message from Wall Street. AFP W cooo) AdvantageAFP - 262 words
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Article551 2001-04-13 15 AFP rl AD Ordinaries ♦17.60 THE Australian share market closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday on the back of investor demand for resource and banking stocks, brokers said. The All Ordinaries rose 17.6 points to 3,216.1* while the SP/ASX2OO added 17.2 points to close at 3,276.8. National turnover wasAFP - 551 words
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Article, Illustration732 2001-04-13 15 AFP D Composite Index -LlB JAKARTA share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday in lacklustre trade amid concerns over rising interest rates and ahead of the long Easter weekend. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down LlB points at 365.98. The stock market had been generally quietAFP - 732 words
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802 2001-04-13 18 jaime ee - Mddthecufl What is the real issue that Singlish is on the rise or that onr standard of English is dropping? jaime ee I WRITE perfect Singlish. I don't mean to brag. Really. It's just one of the many things I do well but802 words
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Article, Illustration409 2001-04-13 18 CORINNE KERK - EPICURE A steamed pig's head that is a hit with male diners. This and other new dishes are featured in chef Meyjitte Boughenout's third menu. CORMMEHBBK finds out what springtime is like at Salut CORINNE KERK DINERS probably won't notice that it's springtime in some other409 words
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Article, Illustration339 2001-04-13 18 Cheah Ui-Hoon - Dishes are not over-seasoned so diners can add condiments to suit their own tastes Byi Cheah Ui-Hoon GRAND Hyatt's Mezza9 expands its nine open kitchens to include a Thai kitchen serving light and appetiser-style dishes. This new addition completes the Asian menu in339 words
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Article922 2001-04-13 18 N K YONG - WINE CONNOISSEUR n k tomo shares a few practical tips, some from conventional wisdom, others from learned experience! N K YONG First riff i»km Wines first, food to match or food first, and wines to match. Depends on which you are showcasing. For a tasting, structured or922 words
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Article, Illustration777 2001-04-13 19 Geoffrey Eu - CINEMA The problem with 'Malena' is that while it both seduces and shocks the viewer, it lacks cinematic soul By< Geoffrey Eu SICILY, 1940. Even as Italy declares war on the Allies and the recorded exhortations of II Duce resonate across the town square, life in777 words
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Article587 2001-04-13 19 Susan Tsang - CINEMA Whether viewers love or hate 'Dancer in the Dark'will depend on how they respond to director Lars Von Trier's wpprjpiflntaligm By Susan Tsang WITH Dancer in the Dark, Lars Von Trier throws a tough challenge at the viewer. He gives us a drab film, shot in digital587 words
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Advertisement463 2001-04-13 19 See Pgl 7for listings Join us at St. Gregory's Brasserie this Easter Sunday and Indulge in a wide selection of food items from our buffet tables. Enjoy local favourites such as Indonesian Fried Rice, Char Kway Teow and Otak Otak. Witness our chefe in action at the stalls in the463 words
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Article, Illustration1025 2001-04-13 20 THOMAS BOSWELL - The entire world of sport should shake Tiger Woods' hand for what he has accomplished since last June when he won the US Open, says thomas boswell THOMAS BOSWELL LAT-WP WHEN Tiger Woods' final birdie putt dropped into the cup on the 18th green on Sunday to win the MastersLAT-WP; AP - 1,025 words
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Article, Illustration139 2001-04-13 20 [SINGAPORE] A brand new Lexus IS 2000 awaits the lucky hole-in-one winner at a charity golf tournament to be played out at the Tanah Merah Country. Club on Sunday April 29. Minister without Portfolio and NTUC Secretary General Lim Boon Heng will139 words
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961 2001-04-13 20 Dave Anderson - By: Dave Anderson NYT [AUGUSTA, Georgia] The question made Tiger Woods hesitate more than he had in assessing any shot in accomplishing what no professional golfer had ever done: winning four consecutive major championships. "If you were to meet Bobby JonesNYT - 961 words
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Article, Illustration1267 2001-04-13 22 Sonia Gupta - The humble undergarment has blossomed into a $100 million-a-ymlndustry. Sonia Gupta finds out what is giving the business a boost and the latest trends. Sonia Gupta The writer is with newasiawoman.com WHEN it comes to underwear, some women still vouch for the comfort and coverage of the basicFILE PHOTO - 1,267 words
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Article277 2001-04-13 23 Reuters The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) was unchanged at 1,428, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained four points to 1,557, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHD was unchanged at 9,185 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCD was down three points to 1,706. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Rubin Hope (built 1999) 170,409 dwtReuters - 277 words
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Article301 2001-04-13 23 SOX '000 «gg a CWT Distribution 0.50 unch 24 ChuenHup 0.2? -0.05 4021 Cosco Investment—0.16 unch 41 Freight Links 0.07 -0.01 1352 GB Holdings 0J9 -0.01 13 IMC HoWngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jay* Holdings 0.14 unch 170 KeppeiCorp 3.00 -0.04 551 Keppei FELS 0.83 -0.03 34 Keppel Marine301 words
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Article, Illustration633 2001-04-13 23 Donald Urquhart - If early findings correct, there'll be major implications for class societies, tanker bnilding By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] "Super-rust", with accelerated corrosion rates 15 times the normal, may be responsible for the 26metre crack on the deck of the tanker Castor and may have widespread implications633 words
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719 2001-04-13 23 Selva Kumar - ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar A COURT in Hongkong has dismissed an admiralty action brought by a local garment exporter against a ship owner for mis-delivery of its cargo on the basis that the exporter was not a party to the contract evidenced by719 words
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Article, Illustration295 2001-04-13 23 AFP [LONDON] One of Britain's most high-profile shipyards, Cammell Laird, said Wednesday it had called in receivers amid grave concerns about its financial health. The Merseyside-based shipyard, which suspended trading in its share earlier in the day, said it had taken the action afterAFP - 295 words
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368 2001-04-13 23 P T Bangsberg - Box maker's USss6mgainisso% more than' 99 profit By] P T Bangsberg CHINA International Marine Containers (Group) Co Ltd, the world's largest maker of standard dry freight containers, said it earned U5556.13 million (*****.3 million) for the year to last Dec 31, an increase368 words
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171 2001-04-13 23 AP [ADELAIDE] An Australian salvage company is to begin hunting for what it hopes will be the multi-million dollar cargo of a sunken 17th century gold-car-rying Spanish galleon. Maritime Archaeological Investments Ltd (MAIL), based in this southern Australian city,AP - 171 words
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Article, Illustration721 2001-04-13 24 CEO hints that it may cost less to develop than Airbus' USSllb A3BO Reuters [FRANKFURT] Boeing Co's chief executive said on Wednesday he sees better than 50-50 odds for the US aircraft going ahead with its proposals for a new fast airliner,Reuters - 721 words
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Article292 2001-04-13 24 PACE Ahrenkiel 12 Appenship 5 Asia OCL tl Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 12 B'tanq Mas 6 BSA 7 BTL 12 Balaji Shpg 5 Bangladesh 11 Batamindo 11 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 COCOS 5 CSAV 3 i Central Ex 6 Chahaya 12 Cho Yang 5292 words
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Article18804 2001-04-13 30 thebusinesstimes THEBUSINESSTIMES Page 8 EXPORT LArUKI FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 200 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoire 23/04 27/05 Del mas DELMAS CARTIER H7W 65-*****44 24/04 25/05 Setramar VILLE DE GEMINA 372W (5-*****33 25/04 26/05 MOL SAGITTARIUS18,804 words
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Article1875 2001-04-13 35 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Booklng/BoUnct Rstb »|P Voy No Etfa/Btr PtrkX Frow To Frew AMDHAM COW M/*00 U E/HOO 12/1659 B/1900 B/BOO 12/1659 12/1900 a e/ffOO 13/0699 13/0900 a b/itoo u/0659 13/0900 J QAI700 13/1159 U/1400 4 13/1200 Q/M99 13/1700 Aft AGATE 025C 15/21D01,875 words
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Article176 2001-04-13 35 Apr 13 Mexico: Good Friday. New Zealand: Good Friday. Canada: Good Friday. Denmark: Good Friday. Finland: Good Friday. Germany: Good Friday. Ireland: Good Friday. Apr 15 Argentina: Easter Sunday. Apt 16 Mexico: Easter Monday. New Zealand: Easter Monday. Italy: Easter Monday. Ireland: Easter Monday. Germany: Easter Monday. Finland:176 words
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Article759 2001-04-13 35 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 individual759 words
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556 2001-04-13 36 Concerns over safety; airline given 3 weeks to justify retaining licence Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Ansett Holdings Ltd, which had 10 of its Boeing 767-200 jets grounded yesterday, will lose its operating licence if it does not meet safety requirements, Australia's air safetyBloomberg - 556 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-04-13 36 [ROISSY] An Air France Concorde lands at Roissy's airport, outside Paris, on Wednesday. The supersonic plane, grounded and in the hangarfor months, made a control flight from Paris and back at subsonic speed ahead ofa trip to southern France for a battery of tests. AllAP - 71 words
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629 2001-04-13 36 Chinese carriers gain from demand, bnt are also hnrt bn soaring fuel prices Bloomberg [HONGKONG] China Eastern Airlines Corp, the country's third-largest carrier, said profit more than doubled in 2000 as currency gains and strong cargo demand moreBloomberg - 629 words
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Article99 2001-04-13 36 Reuters [TORONTO] Budget airline Canada 3000 Inc unveiled an expanded flight service on Wednesday, weeks after it bought two smaller rivals, as it tries to cut into the near monopoly long held by the country's main carrier, Air Canada. The new flight plan follows CanadaReuters - 99 words
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109 2001-04-13 36 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Scandinavian Airlines System lowered its growth forecast for passenger traffic in 2001 to 8 per cent because of lower demand stemming from the slowing US economy. SAS reiterated expectations for a "significant improvement" in operating profit for 2001, in a statement distributed byBloomberg - 109 words
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73 2001-04-13 36 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines, Taiwan's biggest carrier, said talks to buy a 25 per cent stake in a Shanghai-based airfreight company are still in progress, although completion has been delayed by Taipei regulators. State-controlled China Airlines' bid to buy the China Cargo Air stakeBloomberg - 73 words
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207 2001-04-13 36 New Thaksin govt pledges to overhaul most state companies Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International Pel has so far made a shortlist of six candidates to fill the national carrier's 15-seat board of directors in preparation for a May 1 shareholders' meeting, said aBloomberg - 207 words
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Article, Illustration532 2001-04-13 36 AP [DALLAS] American Airlines has taken the first step towards improving relations with its labour unions, reaching a tentative deal to protect the jobs of pilots after acquiring the bulk of Trans World Airline Inc's assets. But American still faces aAP - 532 words
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