The Business Times, 30 April 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY. APRIL 30. 2001 85C
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    70 1 STOCK HAKKET INDICES Week Change STJ 1686.45 +3016 SIMSCI FUTURES 213.10 +4.80 BTSRI *****.—+1162 KLSE COMP. 585.87. +10.20 NIKKEI 225 13,934.31...+168.65 HANG SENG 13,386.04 -62.09 SET INDEX-..- 197.21. +4.63 JAKARTA COMP. 351.56. +8.70 MANILA COMP 1,420.36. -8.18 TAIPEI WPI 5,416.67 -179.98 SEOUL COMP 556.63 +0.34 CLSA CHINA B
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    76 1 FOBEX BATES us$ ss US$ (SSperUSS) 1.819 £(USS/S$per£) 1.443 2.623 EURO(l T SS/S$/E) 0.903 1.642 DM 2.167 1.192 YEN 124.0 68.20 RM 8.800 2.090 HKS 7.799 4.289 BAHT 45.67 25.11 RUPtAH 117,50 6,461 PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 19.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI
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    Lock icon Brace for a leaner year, PM Goh urges workers
    486 1  -  Govt will take steps to help workers, companies if slowdown becomes severe Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] While a full-blown recession is unlikely, the government is keeping a close watch on developments and will take measures to help companies and workers cope
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    Lock icon Survey: business sentiment down to pre-crisis levels
    574 1  -  All key performance indicators in the BT-CBRD poll are negative By: Rachel Ong [SINGAPORE] Business performance fell sharply in the first quarter while sentiment has plummeted to pre-crisis levels, the latest business activity survey by BT and NUS' Centre for Business Research and
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    Lock icon Indon generals watching today's censure vote against Gus Dur
    978 1  -  Any outbreak of chaos could trigger military intervention By Yang Razali Kassim [SINGAPORE] Indonesia's neighbours are watching with apprehension as Southeast Asia's largest country edges today towards a new political precipice that could destabilise the region. Parliament;'or DPR, convenes this morning
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    Lock icon Govt to set aside more land for housing than recommended
    950 1  -  By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] The government is planning to set aside even more land to meet Singapore's long-term housing needs than was recommended by two focus groups set up to study the issue. In the Draft Concept Plan 2001 released
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      85 1 DKBPB New Asia Biz Woman Leaders and Legends: reports from Infl Women's Forum. Bmek Page Top stories Capital Group expands portfolio of S'pore stocks. Pg 4 Corporate governance: Gearing up to face shareholders. P*7 3-P partnership for recycling. Pg 10 Taiwan's PC-related manufacturers face tough 02. Pg 14 The best
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      37 1 OPTIMISTIC Next Page JMm \.'it ■■i ''Mf v-*T T Too soon to consider f new policy, says BOJ G tuunce listers n'tcr ,< A groi'P nhoto shoo! ot' Sjiji :i.i. t Next Housing a new concept, Pg 8
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      9 1 Army chief ofstaff Gus Dur can't browbeat, Pg 13
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  • G-7 meeting
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      Lock icon G-7 sees sound foundations for global growth
      571 2  -  Officials pledge to remain "vigilant and forward-looking" in containing pressures on their economies From Leon Hadar in Washington ECONOMIC officials from the world's largest economies, meeting in Washington over the weekend, expressed confidence about the potential for continuing economic growth, despite signs of
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      Lock icon ECB president dampens rate cut hopes
      573 2 Dnisenberg warns enrozone inflation may overshoot 2% ceiling Reuters [WASHINGTON! European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg on Saturday chilled hopes for a nearterm interest rate cut, warning that eurozone inflation may not return below the bank's 2 per cent ceiling this year. Mr Duisenberg
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      Lock icon Hayami: too early to consider future monetary policy
      455 2 Impact of latest, quantitative easing still being studied Reuters [WASHINGTON] Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami said on Saturday that it was premature to consider Japan's future monetary policy as the central bank is still watching the impact of its latest
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      517 2 KPMGSeminarSeries Statement of Accounting il mil u J IJn rfit >, y"\ lin mi ill lii lii inn ill I p| inn mill Mt i 1 1 Grand Hyatt Hotel Singapore, 9.ooanto s.oQpnnl St- I Statement of Accounting Standard No 33 esdklishes,Tor and reporting standards for financial instruments particularly for
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Capital Group expands portfolio of S'pore stocks
      568 4  -  Holdings valve foils on drop in market values, NEL delisting By Liew Hanqing WHILE the Singapore market languished for much of the last 12 months, the Capital Group Companies, one of the biggest fund investors in Asian markets, steadily added to its portfolio
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      Lock icon On the rise
      87 4 The delisting of NEL... accounted for about $3Um of the drop, based on last year's share prices Capital Group's stakes in Singapore companies COMPANY NO. OF VALUE SHARES HELD HOLDING ($m) Omni Ms 53,596,000 13*2 137.21 SeirtbLogtetlcs 23,105,800 10JIS 173.29 DelgroCorp 14,486,500 »u»4 78.23 Datacraft Aale 39,336,489
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      Lock icon OCBC aims to be major player in S$ debt market
      486 4  -  It's targeting fnnds for bond investment freed np by CPF liberalisation By\ Siow Li Sen OCBC Bank, with an eye on the billions of dollars for bond investment freed up by the liberalisation of the national pension scheme, is gunning
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      Lock icon GP making new battery in Taiwan
      261 4  -  By Liew Hanqing MAINBOARD-listed GP Batteries International Ltd has started producing a new high performance, weight-saving battery. Production of its 2100mAh Lithium lon ***** battery has commenced in its Li-lon battery plant in Taiwan. The cell known also as the Millennium Cell has the
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      Lock icon Aussie bank buys into bond/currency portal
      318 4  -  From Surinder Singh in Sydney ONE of Australia's major banks, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), has moved to increase its presence in Asia by taking a 5 per cent stake in a Singaporebased bond and currency trading website, asiabondportal.com. The bank did not say
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      Lock icon Gearing up to face shareholders
      1232 7  -  CORPORATEI.M'IJJ.I-.I.MJ This is part of a series on corporate governance contributed by Ernst Young Singapore Investors are more vocal and not shy about holding directors accountable Bl Peter Wallace The writer is Practice Leader, Enterprise Risk Management, Ernst Young Singapore. He can be contacted qt
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      682 4 lEi# ENERSAVE HOLDINGS LIMITED Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Third Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the Boardroom at 17 Jurong Port Roed, Singapore *****2, on Friday, 18 May 2001 at 3.30 p.m., for the purpose of transacting the following
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      230 5 Some people use miles on eight different airlines as if they j were one. Are you one of them? in ill r H 1 i, It's a big world. You won't always fly the same airline. Isn't it nice to know tS Cathay Pacific that there's an alliance that lets
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Amanah Small Cap wrt as badly off as penny wrts here
      205 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE plight of small and medium cap companies here is plain for all to see since a significant portion of local shares cost less than 50 cents each. The same can be said of
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      420 6 Source: JM Stock* Volume Gotdtron5c 131,272,000 GES lnt)Ltd20c 85,370,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 54,822,000 Hyflux5c 54,797,000 AddvafTech 2.5c 53,130,000 PCI 25c 52,888,000 Oculus7.5c 44,584,000 Integra 5c 43,985,000 Keppel Cap W*****0 43,902,000 PaaficCentuylOc 39,433,000 Stocks > Chart SecniConductof 26c 270,342,711 DBSGrp 262,156,523 DatacraftlOc 113,797,034 SPH 99.W1.655 (JOB 90,564,707 VentureMfg25c 86,689,000 SIA 81,566,896
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      Lock icon Importance of property; and why index stocks are in play
      679 6  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy THE local property market and the health of the US economy. Two of the biggest headaches for analysts, fund managers and investors in the Singapore stock market at the moment and two of its most powerful driving
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      Lock icon SingTel may be bottoming out
      241 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of Singapore Tttecoanmmications is languishing close to historical lows following the faDoat frua its proposed purchase of C6W Optus. Ilw stock closed unchanged at $1.78 on Friday as a total of some 4.9 million shares changed hands. This
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      128 6 ♦Miyoshi Precision Ltd will hold its EGM on 4 May 2001 at 4.00pm, 5 Second Chin Bee Rd. ♦MCL Land Ltd will hold its AGM on 3 May 2001 at 10.30 am, The Oriental Ballroom 1, Level One, The Oriental S'pore, 5 Raffles Avenue. ♦Pan-United Corporation Ltd will
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      Lock icon Most Asian units down against greenback
      562 6 AFP [HONG KONG] Most currencies in the Asia-Pacific region fell against the US dollar in a week that saw a new team at the helm in Japan, but with an ageing finance minister. Japanese yen: The yen fell against the dollar as investors were
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  • CONCEPT plan
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      Lock icon Housing a new concept
      2756 8 We reproduce below responses by the Urban Redevelopment Authority to recommendations by two focus groups on housing, the work place and commerce HOUSING 1. Intensify gross plot ratio (GPR) of high-density areas (private and HDB estates) to an average of 3.65. The higher plot ratios should
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Terrace homes buck the Q1 property price trend
      435 9  -  Terrace home prices in central region np L 7%; landed property suffer less when compared to condominiums and apartments By Andrew Wee WHILE property prices tumbled 9.2 per cent in the first quarter against the recent peak in the second quarter of
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      Lock icon OUB enters home loan war, offers 3% rate for 1st year
      283 9 OVERSEAS Union Bank (OUB) has become the latest to join the housing loans war, as banks compete to offer customers the most attractive mortgage rates. OUB is now offering interest rates of 3 per cent fixed for the first
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      Lock icon 3P partnership for recycling programmes
      534 10  -  Public sector, private companies, and the people can work together By Trina Foo RECYCLING programmes in Singapore will flourish under the "3-P" partnership, between the public sector, private companies and the people. Lim Swee Say, Acting Minister for the Environment and Minister of State for
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      Lock icon The Silver River updates an ancient Chinese fable
      672 10  -  Mystery mixes with surrealism in this unique performance By Aaron Lye WITH less than four days to go to opening night, things are certainly heating up, both onstage and off, over at Theatreworks as preparations for the Singapore run of The Silver
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      Lock icon Watch inventories and exports
      378 10 WATCH inventories and exports rather than households and investment trends for signs of an upturn. Changes in inventories and net exports rather than private consumption or domestic investment are the leading indicators of Singapore's present economic cycle, says Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's Singapore economists. In their
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      225 9 TRUSTS 21 May 2001, The Westin Stamford Westin Plaza The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners ("STEP") is the worldwide professional body for the trust and estate profession. STEP Singapore is organising a seminar to discuss interesting topics relating to the trust business. The cost for the day long seminar
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      1326 10 INFORMATICS HOLDINGS LTD FULL YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Informatics Holdings Ltd is pleased to snnouncs ths Unaudited rssults for ths yaar andad 31 March 2001:* Group Company SS'OOO SS'OOO i r<w Previous ysarto ctiinji LitMt ysar to Previous year to ChsnQt 31-Mar-01 31-MarOO
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon Mayfair sells entire Southern Bank stake
      363 11  -  S&le of 19.9 m shares seen as linked to Southern's shelving of revamp plan From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur A SUBSTANTIAL shareholder has cashed out of Southern Bank, which is partly owned by Singapore's Keppel Tat Lee Bank, following the change in the
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      Lock icon Dr M's son to focus on family, politics after quitting firms
      390 11 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's second son, in remarks published yesterday, said he would focus on family and politics after his sudden withdrawal from the business world. Mr Mokhzani said the move would "take the heat"
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      Lock icon Politics still dominates in Kuala Lumpur
      782 11  -  KL STOCKS Prime Minister Mahathir has to deal with public perceptions, even If economic issues demand attention eddie toh ALMOST three years after sacking his deputy Anwar Ibrahim, and with the economy slowing and stock prices slumping, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad just can't
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      Lock icon China's tech firms head for slower profit growth
      581 13 SHANGHAI Foreign giants muscle in, while customers trim spending Reuters CHINA'S handful of hightech firms are headed into choppy waters and will see less dramatic profits this year as foreign giants muscle into their markets and customers trim equipment spending. "The prospects
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      Lock icon Tensions mount on rumours of coup against Arroyo
      575 13  -  Stocks, peso set to react to negative developments Prom Al Labita in Manila UNUSUAL movement of troops armed with heavy weapons and backed by tanks and armoured personnel carriers was noticed here yesterday amid swirling rumours of a coup to overthrow Philippine
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      Lock icon The army chief of staff Gus Dur cannot browbeat
      494 13  -  The president has tried to remove Gen Sntarto three times, bat failed By Yang Razali Kassim ARMY Chief of Staff General Endriartono Sutarto is clearly not in the good books of President Abdurrahman Wahid. Once closely associated with former defence minister
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      Lock icon India's forex reserves rise to new high
      261 14 BOMBAY Reuters INDIA'S foreign exchange reserves rose for the fourth straight week to a record U5542,765 billion on April 20, according to weekly data from the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India. The reserves are up US$43 million over the previous week's
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      Lock icon Taiwan's PC-related manufacturers face tough Q2
      513 14 TAIPEI Good Q1 results from Quanta, Via but investors unlikely to gt back into market Reuters AMID a slew of mostly dismal profit reports, a few of Taiwan personal computer-related manufacturers thrived, but executives and analysts warn things will get worse still in the
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      Lock icon Reliance seen posting average profit rise of 19%
      395 14 BOMBAY Its sales are expected to rise 42% to 28&8b rupees Reuters INDIAN petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries is expected to report today that its profit for the year to March rose 16-22 per cent, driven by expanded manufacturing capacity, better prices and
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      Lock icon World Bank to vote on India power loan
      365 14 WASHINGTON The USs4som loan is part of package to finance development Reuters THE World Bank said on Saturday its board would vote this week on lending India's Power Grid Corp US$45O million as part of a $1.3 billion package to finance reform
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      Lock icon Call to review decision on Indian phone firms
      289 14 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India's cellular industry has urged Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee to review the government's decision to allow fixed-line firms to offer limited mobility, a business daily said yesterday. "It is a joint memorandum on behalf of the Cellular Operators
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      3629 12 I NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 cQimited (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 41 st Annual General Meeting of PRIMA LIMITED will be held at the Registered Office of the Company, 201 Keppel
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      269 12 MUM-TOM PTE LTD Liquniahoo NOTICE or FINAL MEETING NOTICE ii hereby given pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act, Cap. 50 that the Final Meeting of members of the abovenamed compony will be held at 135 Middle Read *05-13/14, lyfawdi BuMing, Singapore *****5 en 2 June 2001 at 9JO
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      945 12 IN THE MATTHt Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAT. M AND IN THE MATTES OF CMTS ENTERPRISES (PTE) LTD (In VMaMvy NOTICE Of RESOLUTION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of CMTS ENTERPRISES (PTE) LTD duly convened-and held at 133 New Bridge Road, *15-05 Chinatown Point, Singapore *****3, on
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      729 14 (H5) MEIBAN GROUP LTD NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Roxy 3, Level 4, Century Roxy Park Hotel, 50 East Coast Road, Singapore *****9 on Wednesday, 16 May 2001 at 11.00 a.m. to transact
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      789 14 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 HOR kew corporation limited 1 1 VJ (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 66 Sungei Kadut Street I, Singapore *****7 on Friday,
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      29 14 IP JlIsi g'Vi pi mj"* The Straits Classified where l| virtually every I home is f J a VOUr J finqertips.% I B«» IL S«« IL Ftadk. I? S
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Koizumi gets 90% support in poll
      472 15 PEOPLE AFP [TOKYO] Japan's new Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has won stunning public support of nearly 90 per cent with his populist approach and promise of change, boosting electoral prospects for his fractious party. But the major daily Yomiuri and the Kyodo news agency,
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      Lock icon Asia to push for forex accords, says Japan
      486 15 WASHINGTON New finance minister expects progress at Honolulu meeting AFP Reuters JAPAN said yesterday it expected "progress" in negotiations on foreign exchange accords with Asian countries when their finance ministers meet in Honolulu next month. Japan's new Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa made
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      Lock icon China decides to allow US access to spy plane
      547 15 BEIJING Cheney welcomes move, but denies offer of compensation to Bering Reuters AFP CHINA will give the United States access to its spy plane stranded on Hainan Island after a collision with a Chinese fighter on April 1, the Xinhua news
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      Lock icon Telstra prepared to sidestep CyberWorks in Asia
      298 15 MELBOURNE It's prepared to seize opportunities alone, CEO quoted by paper Reuters AUSTRALIA'S largest telecoms group Telstra Corp is prepared to go it alone on Asian opportunities, sidestepping its joint ventures with Pacific Century CyberWorks, said an Australian newspaper on Saturday. Telstra chief
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      Lock icon Economist honoured for using psychology in economic theory
      218 15 WASHINGTON NYT SIGNALLING the importance of using insights from psychology to leaven economic theory, the American Economics Association has named Matthew Rabin of the University of California at Berkeley as the best economist in the United States under age 40. Dr Rabin,
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      Lock icon US private investors poised to jump back in?
      676 22 LONDON The indications are that this month's fond flows are flat FT THROUGH the long decline in US equity markets, the resilience of ordinary US investors was often cited as one factor underpinning stocks. Nearly half of households have direct or indirect
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      Lock icon US Treasury Secretary O'Neill gets passing grade in poll
      617 22 NEW YORK He fores best in managing US debt load; worst in handling forex policy Reuters AFTER a bumpy start, market professionals said they are growing more comfortable with US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill, giving him a passing grade, according to
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      Lock icon EU set for major economic dialogue with N Korea
      388 23  -  From Shada Islam in Brussels SWEDISH Prime Minister Goran Persson, heading a ground-breaking European Union mission to North Korea on May 2, will offer to help Pyongyang secure vital economic change, officials say. The mission's first priority is to revive South
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      Lock icon Australian businesses call for budget deficit
      277 23 SYDNEY Move to boost growth will help hard-hit industries AFP AUSTRALIAN industry leaders yesterday urged the government to consider running the May 22 Budget into the red if necessary to stimulate economic growth. The Australian Industry Group (AIG) said manufacturing and construction had been
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      Lock icon Pacific tax havens set to defy rich nations
      524 23 AUCKLAND They want OECD to lift deadline for tighter controls over tax haven banking AFP Reuters PACIFIC tax haven nations, in some cases with Russian mafia and South American drug connections, are defying orders from the world's richest powers to curb their
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      Lock icon Halifax delays meeting on Bank of Scotland deal
      380 23 LONDON Both keen on merger despite hitches cited by Halifax: sources Reuters HALIFAX, citing a number of hitches, cancelled a weekend board meeting dealing with a merger with Bank of Scotland but both sides remain keen to press ahead with the deal,
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      Lock icon My lords, don't we know you?
      285 23 Reuters [LONDON] It was billed as a chance for British commoners to oust the Lords, or at least rub elbows with them in their gilded parliamentary chamber on the Thames. But ridicule has been heaped on Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair's government from all
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      1987 15 NOTICES To advertise call toll-tree 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 j gfe) BONVESTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Sheraton Towers Singapore. 39 Scotts Road,
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      1865 16 ODBSBANK I THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 In SS'OOO Note 2000 1999 Note Ordinary
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      2689 17 QDBSBANK 2.6.1.2 RESTRUCTURED LOANS Average balances are calculated on a monthly average basis Loans are classified as restructured loans when the original contractual terms of the loans are formally modified. 111 11 n i i The loans will continue to be classified as non-performing loans after the debt restructuring and
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      2650 18 QDBSBANK 12 SHARE OPTIONS AND SHARE PLANS 15 SUBORDINATED TERM DEBTS Subordinated term debts relate to junior or secondary long-term debts that have a lower priority claim on the Bank's assets in the case of 12.1 DBSH SHARE OWNERSHIP SCHEME a default or liquidation The following is o summary of
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      1614 19 QDBSBANK lUTIES 23 PROVISION FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES AND MTEREST-IN-SUSPENSE 2000 1999 |n SS'OOO Specific General Total Interest-in-suspense able 818,263 660,501 2000 srating expenses 243,055 214,461 Balance at January 1 1,146,710 860,700 2,007/410 86,007 sing from revaluation of financial instruments (Nole 32) 963,231 111,984 Utilisation/transfers during the year (727,752) (727,752)
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      2576 20 I oDBSBANK I I COST OF 27.5 ACQUISITION Of AODmONAL INTEREST IN SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES I I INCORPOR/ SUUtDUBIFS 27.5.1 On March 14, 2000, DBS Bank acquired an additional 14.0% equity interest in PT Bank DBS Indonesia ("PTBDI") (or a I I SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES BUSINESS PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES 2000 1999 2000 1999
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      2039 21 I QDBSBANK I 32.2 The tables below analyse the contractual or underlying principal amounts of derivative financial instruments held or issued for 29 FIXED ASSETS trading and non-trading purposes In addition, they also set out the corresponding gross positive and negative balance sheet fair values of the troding derivative financial
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      1305 22 1 QDBSBANK 1 I l Over 3 In SS'OOO 2000 1999 I I I Over 1 year years and Current Liabilities I I I 1 <»dk»*k» U»lhans Deposits and balances of banks 11.W5.641 7.325.899 I I In SS'OOO demand yaar 3ywn yeuu Over 5 yeors Deposits and other accounts of
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      1272 23 f 1 INTER-ROLLER ENGINEERING LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Inter-Roller Engineering Limited will be held at 20 Benoi Crescent Singapore *****3 on 25 May 2001 at 10:00 a.m. for the following purposes: AS ORDINARY BUSINESS 1.
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  • COMMODITIES & futures
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      568 24 AFP [LONDON] Oil prices welled up again amid fears of a gasoline squeeze in the United States ahead of the summer driving season, but metals failed to cash in on stronger-than-expected figures for US growth. GOLD: tight. Gold prices moved in a tight range, with fluctuating lease
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      1917 24 nwanrnro RUBBER (futures closing «s at 530pm) RSS1 CONTRACTUS cents/kg) Close Volume Open Month Hgfc- low Sttt (tomes) Interest May 01 106.25 Jun 01 106.00 106.00 106.50 200 Jul 01 106.75 250 Aug 01 107.25 250 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume Opto Month High Low Sott (tomes) Interest MayOI
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      253 25 HONGKONG AFP HONG Kong share investors will be looking to US markets for leads in a holiday-short-ened trading week, dealers said. Hong Kong's key Hang Seng index lost 62.09 points or 0.5 per cent over the week to finish
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      485 25 NEW YORK The big increase shows the economy is healthier than many believe AP UPBEAT investors sent stock prices sharply higher Friday on news that the economy was stronger than expected in the first quarter. Blue chips benefited the most,
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      309 25 TOKYO AFP SHARE prices in Tokyo are likely to stay in the doldrums as many investors are expected to stay away from the market during the holidaystudded week, analysts said. "The Tokyo market will hardly move because we only have two trading
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      474 25 LONDON AFP LONDON'S stock market bobbed up last week, buoyed by surprisingly strong US growth figures that fuelled hopes that the US economic downturn might not be as bad as previously feared. The FTSE 100 index ended Friday at 5,951.4 points,
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      869 25 Sydney -&0 THE Australian share market closed virtually unchanged this week, as investors remained pensive ahead of a possible cut in official interest rates next week, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index fell 6 points to 3,237.3, while the ASX 200 shed 9.6 points to 3,293.9. The
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      396 26 AFP fj Composite Indei *1(120 MALAYSIA'S stock market is expected to stage a mild rally this week on improved investor sentiment, an analyst said. "We think the bourse will climb slowly," said Victor Wan, senior analyst with Mercury Securities. "The increase in trading volume
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      592 27 SGX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup Reuters [NEW YORK] The vulnerable euro could tumble further this week if European officials come under heavy pressure at a weekend Group of Seven meeting to do more to help stimulate the global economy, analysts said. The
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      1361 27 Compiled by Thomson Financial I/B/E/S The stock recommendation lathe average olalllha recommendations submitted by analysts following the stock. There is total ot 29 brokers submitting RECOMMENDATION FORECAST recommendations but not every stock is foflowed by all the 29 brokers. Their recom- COMPANY NAME THIS WEEK LAST WEEK EPS(C)
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      74 29 ~1 u DIAN XIN AT THE NEPTUNE Enjoy excellent dian xin served on a trolley for lunch. Lunch: 11:30 am 2:30 pm (Mondays Saturdays) 10:30 am 2:30 pm (Sundays Public Holidays) Reservations: 224 3922 CottmOmt Managed by Mandarin Singapore 7th Floor, Overseas Union House, Collyer Quay Singapore *****1 Tel: 224
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      923 29 ■in i board the Money 1240 MN TV Media Home 840 CNATonight. h»««m >■»*,*, Train, but one decides Shopping. 830 The Probe Team. 9.00 AM Kids Central: Alle- to rob some of it 10.00 Singapore Tonight. era's Window. 930 News 5 Tonight. (Xmuuml NiwiMa 1030 Singapore Business ToTq 130 Nim
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      335 29 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS appears in the duty list (7) 1 Trading centre that's quick to 5 See-saw that's rumoured to be adopt a foretgn currency (4, 6) a sight (7) 6 Beat the record after teebie start 7 Inclined to have spare time (5) (4) 8 Drop agents-perhaps those re--10
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      1252 30  -  The International Women's Forum held its global conference in Singapore last week. BT talks to two of the prominent women at the conference The first non-American to lead the IWF reveals her plans for the group By Rachel Ong AFTER keeping the presidency within the United States
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      712 30  -  Alcatel Asia-Pac VP's focus on results has allowed her to switch careers successfully By Chua Hui Min WENDY Simpson the only female on the Asia-Pacific executive team of French telecommunications giant Alcatel is a lady who personifies the theme of convergence running through her
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      1093 30 hu corporation limited NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at 71 Jalan Lekar Singapore *****0 on 16 May 2001 at 11:00 am to transact the following business: ORDINARY BUSINESS 1. To receive and adopt the
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      87 31 Apoc's $6b aim Microsoft Corp's target is to cross $6.3 billion in revenues from its Asia-Pacific Operations Centre here, Apoc's chief Patrick Lung tells Andrew web. p«2 JH rai BVl .i PHOTO OF PATRICK LUNG BY ARTHUR LEE power your networks one The Net, and potential, to to make intranets,
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      43 31 TOP STORIES Catcha's counting on a profit Pg2 EMC doubles Asia-Pac revenues Pg3 Brokat's betting on m-commerce now P«4 Aggregating content PgB COMMENTARIES Lee Han Shlh; Set 'criteria of failure' for success Pg3 Glenn Gnnara Chen How to keep your data secure Pgs
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      Lock icon New web marketing campaign for Microsoft Office XP
      924 32  -  By, John Markoff, Stuart Elliott NYT [NEW YORK] Add "Clippy", Microsoft's obnoxious on-screen paper clip with the irritating habit of popping up to offer computer help at all the wrong times, to the list of dotcom employees who will soon be searching
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      Lock icon Apoc: backbone of Microsoft's ops
      885 32  -  Since 1998, Microsoft has spent $394 m on its Asia-Pacific Operations Centre which manages its software, hardware and licencing operations Reports by Andrew Wee SOFTWARE giant Microsoft Corp is aiming to cross US$3.5 billion (556.3 billion) in revenues for its current financial year ending June
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      Lock icon Singapore's play in game console
      351 32 The consoles will use hard disks many of which are made here by Seagate and Western Digital SINGAPORE will play a key role in manufacturing DVD games for Microsoft's Xbox game console when it is launched later this year. As one of three maj# regional
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      Lock icon Catcha's counting on a profit
      589 32  -  BTiamilMWJ The spnnky dotcom is slashing its burn-rate, developing new products and planning on an IPO next year By Rachel Ong HOMEGROWN Catcha.com is aiming for its Malaysia and Thailand operations to turn in a profit by the end of this year, and says its
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      Lock icon Set 'criteria of failure' to measure success
      595 33  -  INFOTECH Such criteria, accompanying a set of milestones to cbart the progress of any policy, can bdp determine the effectiveness of schemes such as the Technoprenenrshlp Investment Fund lee han shih The writer is a BT senior correspondent IT has been exactly two
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      Lock icon Compaq's Proxicom buy seen as positive move
      523 33  -  By Michael Todd Pai AFX [SAN FRANCISCO] Compaq Computer Corp's acquisition of Proxicom Inc announced last week is a step in the right direction for Compaq to meet its strategic aim of boosting its services business to 30 per cent of overall sales,
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      Lock icon EMC doubles Asia-Pac revenues
      355 33  -  IttiesnpwithS'pore Computer Systems, launches channel programme for Asia-Pac partners By Chua Hui Min US-BASED data storage titan EMC Corp said Q1 revenues from the Asia-Pacific region increased a whopping 104 per cent over Q1 2000, to US$279 million its fourth consecutive quarter of triple-digit growth. The
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      514 34  -  And its Asia-Pac division aims to double revenue contribution in the next 18 to 24 months, senior Brokat officials tell Tang WengFal Tang Weng Fai GERMANY-BASED Brokat Technologies expects mobile commerce to contribute up to 20 per cent*to its Asian revenues this year, and double that
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      Lock icon Brokat sees 18m euro Q1 gross profit
      227 34 Bloomberg {STUTTGART] Brokat Technologies AG, a maker of financial software, said it expects a first quarter "gross profit" of 18.5 million euros (5530.3 million). The company did not give a figure for net profit or loss. Earnings before tax, interest, depreciation and stock
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      Lock icon A big step to tiny computers
      193 34 AP [WASHINGTON] Scientists have taken a new step toward building tiny computers, creating an array of carbon tubes just a few molecules in diameter. Two teams of researchers worked with single and multi-walled nanotubes, which may be able to be used as wires in
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      Lock icon US slowdown hurts sales of office supplies
      620 35  -  By Will Edwards Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Office supply sales have this message to flash about the US economy: It's time to change the toner. Companies such as Office Depot Inc blame slack growth in part for diminished profits from the machinery of whitecollar life.
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        Lock icon Dial-a-cartridge from HP
        34 35 HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore has launched a "Dial-a-Cartridge" programme, which lets customers order HP's inkjet print cartridges over the phone at an extra $5 delivery charge. For ordering, call *****12 during office hours.
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        Lock icon Trend Micro, Ingram Micro tie up
        38 35 JAPAN-BASED Trend Micro, which provides network anti-virus and Internet content security software and services, has appointed Ingram Micro Asia Ltd to distribute the range of Trend Micro products to SMEs in Singapore.
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        Lock icon SignalSoft, cgenerator deal
        44 35 SINGAPORE'S cgenerator Pte Ltd, which provides content syndication and engineering solutions, has tied up with US-based Signal Soft Corp, a platform and applications developer of wireless location services. The two companies will market location enabled wireless services to network operators worldwide.
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        25 35 GRAPHICS leader SGI Asia-Pacific has appointed Lawrence Lee as general manager for SGI Singapore. Mr Lee was previously at Groupe Bull.
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        30 35 SINGAPORE-BASED e-Cop.net, which provides Internet security surveillance services, has appointed Tan Bong Him as chief operating officer. He was previously CEO of nRS in the PhiliDDines.
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        48 35 SINGAPORE-BASED Edge Matrix has appointed Bill Pascuzzi as vice-president for global sales, and Lim Yu Ching as general manager of Singapore operations and director of global sales channel. Mr Pascuzzi was previously with Intervoice-Brite Asia-Pacific; Mr Lim was director of business development at Siemens Business Services.
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        54 35 SINGAPORE companies IDT Holdings Singapore Ltd (IDTS) and I-Comm Technology Ltd have jointly appointed Alain Li as executive director and chief financial officer of both IDTS and I-Comm. Mr Li was previously with Riso Europe Ltd. IDT International holds 75 per cent of I-Comm and about 63
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        32 35 AN executive summit, "Driving profitability in a changing marketplace", will be held on May 3 at Hotel Intercontinental. It is sponsored by EMC. For details, e-mail cvndv&e-stra teeist. net.
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        37 35 A "Meet the IT leader session" featuring Jerel Kwek, Youth Award Winner of the IT Leader Awards 2001, will be held on May 4 at the Singapore Computer Society Resource Centre. For details, e-mail scs.secretariat(yscs.org.sg.
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        Lock icon i2K World 2001 Conference
        39 35  -  Compiled by Trina Foo THE two-day "i2K (information to knowledge)" conference will be held from May 23 at Suntec City. It is organised by Reed Exhibition Companies. For details, fax *****19 or e-mail hannah. leefareedexpo.com.sg.
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      596 35  -  Hftr* flpo nino Hp* <m h<«g yon can ammre that vour corporate data is reasonably secure from hacker other malicious external attacks Glenn Gunara Chen The writer is CEO of I. Secure Provider Pte Ltd IN today's high-wired Internet era, information security is a
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      Lock icon Total recall
      1343 36  -  It takes three kinds of memory to drive digital machines. A new approach may supplant all of them By Jonathan Fahey WHATEVER brave face your cell phone or PC puts on, don't be fooled: Between the layers of silicon, all is not well. Stubborn incompatibility, oppressive neediness and
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      278 36  -  By Chen Huifen RIGHT on the heels of Palm Inc's new Palm m5OO series launch in Singapore, rival Handspring Inc has launched Visor Edge, its thinnest PDA (personal digital assistant) so far. It retails at $789 and the BMB device is distributed here by
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      Lock icon Palm's new PDAs to debut soon
      405 36  -  By Elaine Phua HANDHELD computing leader Palm Inc has launched two new PDAs (personal digital assistants) the Palm m5OO and the Palm m 505 which come with a versatile expansion slot and an enhanced connector. The m5OO (grayscale) will debut in May for $729;
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      Lock icon US slowdown seen helping Asia
      379 36 Reuters [MADRAS] The world's No 2 computer services firm, Electronic Data Systems Corp (EDS), expects the US slowdown will bring more business to its Asian and Indian operations, a senior official said on Saturday. Scott Ayer, general manager, EDS Asia-Pacific Solution Centres, told reporters at
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        48 36 SYMANTEC Corp has launched its Symantec Ghost 7.0 Enterprise Edition software, which lets IT administrators restore a system if a security breach occurs, and remotely configure, back up and distribute software to end-users. It is priced from $69.50 per licence. For details, go to www.symantec.com.
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        Lock icon Donovan's Linux servers
        124 36 SINGAPORE-BASED Donovan Systems Pte Ltd has introduced three new Intel-based Linux servers: Maxim us 1100 is targeted at corporate users, costs $3,248, and is a 1U rack-mounted server that runs on a 750 MHz Pentium HI. It comes with 64 MB RAM and 10 GB hard disk.
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        Lock icon iPlanet's developer tools
        89 36 IPLANET E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape alliance, has introduced new developer tools for the Java 2 Platform. The tools include the iPlanet Developer Pack Enterprise Edition 6.0, which lets users test, develop and deploy Java apps in various Integrated Development Environments, and costs U551,295 per developer; a new
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        126 36 LEXMARK International has introduced two new printers, which will debut next month. C 720 costs $3,824, is a colour laser printer targeted at office users, and comes with a 266 MHz RISC (reduced instruction set computer) processor with 32 MB RAM, and parallel port connectivity. It prints
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        73 36 KOREA-BASED Impactra Co Ltd has launched what it claims is the world's first portable MP4 player. The digital video and audio player called Sync-1 measures 65mm by 91mm by 25mm and can store up to an hour of MP3 audio files, and 90-120 minutes of AAC (Advanced
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        100 36  -  Compiled by Chua Hui Min SUN Microsystems Inc and Creative Labs have introduced two sound cards for Sun workstations and servers. Both products will debut next month. Creative Soundßlaster for the Solaris Ultra workstation costs US$l49 and is aimed at the general user. It features stereo
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      632 37  -  Judge cannot force online music bank to remove copyright music files as it's not clear what can be screened out By David Kravets AP [SAN FRANCISCO] A FEDERAL judge hearing the recording industry's case against Napster has said that unless an appellate court clarifies its ruling
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      602 37 FINANCIAL WEBSITE USAGE Investors shift usage with stock market slump NYT [NEW YORK] Net mania is inarguable. Traffic on the World Wide Web, according to Jupiter Media Metrix, has jumped nearly 19 per cent in the last year, to 86.1 million surfers. But the
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      192 37 AFX-Asia [SAN FRANCISCO) IBM has initiated a major research project to develop computer systems with the ability to fix themselves when they crash, according to David Turek, IBM's vice-president of deep computing. In a telephone interview with AFX News, Mr Turek said the Suits of the company's
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        658 38  -  BTM'MHMIVJ S'pore can profit from becoming a regional online content hub, as AMDBBW WEE finds out ANDREW WEE SINGAPORE is well positioned to serve asn online content hub for the region, according to a recent study by management consultants Cap Gemini Ernst Young. "Singapore's success over the last
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        368 38  -  By Melissa Sim AN overwhelming number of Singapore mobile phone users expect the cost of WAP services here to fall drastically to that of a normal jjtoone call in the future, according to a recent vey by tha foculty of
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          Lock icon Ericsson's Bluetooth headset, T29
          62 38 ERICSSON has unveiled what it claims is the world's first Bluetooth headset, which costs $368, allows hands-free connection to a mobile phone over 10 metres, and operates on a built-in Bluetooth radio chip. Ericsson has also introduced the new T29 mobile phone for Singapore, which is
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          58 38 ORACLE Corp has launched its "Global CRM in 90 Days" programme, which enables companies to standardise and automate their core business functions in less than 90 days. Oracle will deliver nine CRM tools that can be implemented with Oracle Consulting, using its new FastFoward
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          38 38 HEWLETT-PACKARD has deployed what it said was "one of the largest IP (Internet Protocol) telephony systems in South-east Asia". The system uses VoIP (voice-over-IP) technology to integrate voice and data communications on one network.
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          38 38 DHL Worldwide Express has released its Easy Ship v 4 PC-based software, which lets high-volume shippers process shipments, send notifications, and query charges and delivery status from their office computers. For details, go to www.dhl.com.sg.
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          Lock icon Time deposit online with Maybank
          76 38 MAYBANK Singapore customers can now place a time deposit online through its Maybank2u financial service at www.maybank2u.com.sg, which was launched on April 23. Customers can also check their bank balance, do credit card payments and fund transfers, stop payment of cheques, and so on. The
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          39 38 STOCKHOUSE Media (Singapore) Pte Ltd has tied up with MSN Singapore to offer MSN Singapore and Hotmail users with Stock House financial news, proprietary financial tools and community services. For details, check out www.StockHouse.com.sg, and www.msn.com.sg.
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          46 38 US-BASED Sybase Inc has launched its Sybase Enterprise Portal 2.0, which lets enterprises integrate applications for wireless devices, online exchanges and business partners, and make them available over the Net. Prices vary according to the size of the system. For details, fax *****66.
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          Lock icon Novell's eProvisioning
          53 38 NOVELL Inc has released its Novell eProvisioning software, which lets companies provide network access quickly to customers, suppliers and new employees, by tying together website, application and operating system information about users and resources, and synchronising common data as changes occur. Prices vary with customer requirements. For details,
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          48 38 SINGAPORE-BASED data hosting company Webvisions Pte Ltd has introduced a "30 Days No Strings Attached" policy for its dedicated servers solutions. New customers of ServerXpress need only give 30 days notice if they want to end the contract, the company said. For details, e-mail' rwan@webvisions.com.
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          56 38  -  Compiled by Trina Foo US-BASED Net Screen Technologies, which develops ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) based Internet security systems, has introduced a high-capacity security system for enterprise central sites and data centre environments. NetScreen-500 enables companies to keep up with firewall and VPN requirements, with simple security and
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      292 39 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young FURTHER to recent reports and speculation, the AP Moller VLCC Maersk Navarin (277,000/89) seems finally to have been sold to clients of Dynacom at around US$3l.5 million. However a lack of seriously available sales candidates continues to limit activity. A similar situation exists
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      619 39 Petroleum product tankers are key targets with their valuable cargoes Reuters [SYDNEY] Surging Asian piracy and militants searching for soft targets pose an increasing threat to the world oil tanker trade, and oil spills are seen as an inevitable consequence,
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      700 39  -  LINER SCENE -By David Hughes SO, the European Shippers Council (ESC) has told the OECD that it has carried out a survey that proves liner conferences and similar agreements increase rather than decrease price stability in the liner trades. The shippers
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      386 39 Reuters [SYDNEY] Shipping legislators are close to agreeing on a deadline for eliminating single-hull tankers, a pollution hazard to the world's oceans and coastlines, according to a source close to the negotiations. "The deadline is 2015, but there's a lot of ifs
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      352 39 It says US economic weakness could hnrt ticket prices Reuters [MIAMI] Royal Caribbean, the world's No 2 cruise group, said last week first-quarter profits were halved from early 2000 and that US economic weakness would hurt ticket prices for the rest of the
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          134 40 JOHN Fredriksen's acquisition-hungry tanker behemoth Frontline has made yet another buy-out move for a rival company with a US$46 million (5183.6 million) offer for fellow Bermuda-registered, Norway-based VLCC operator MoevolcL While the offer price is at a moderate premium over the company's recent trading price,
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          193 40  -  Compiled by David Hughes THE European Shippers' Council (ESU) has completed a survey of liner rate developments among its members which, it says, show how volatile rate movements. ESC secretary general Chris Welsh said: "The shipping lines claim that price fixing benefits their customers.
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        191 40  -  -By David Hughes FRENCH classification society Bureau Veritas and designer Knud Hansen have produced their own, unusual, design for a 12,500-TEU container ship. The ships would have a scantling draft of 14.5 m and breadth of 54.2 m, carrying 12,523 TEUs on
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      18789 46 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES Page 8 EXPORT MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2001 ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number ■■■■■■■HainlMMMMMlMaHaHMMMBNnaHMnnMMMMMiM To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoiro 07/05 14/06 Setramar VILLE DE MIMOSA 374W 45-*****33 09/05 13/06 COSCO NUMBER BRIDGE 0079W (5-22*1900 09/05 23/06 ZIM/Seth ZIM SHENZHEN
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        553 51 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JM|M Bt Nurdiana ***** J01 29/04/12*0 29/04/23*0 Bt Setati ***** J01 29/04/11:30 29/04/23.00 Far east Eip 64 J04 29/04/13:30 30/04/15JO Selendang Ni V005 J* 29/04/14*0 02/05/6*0 Slam Hero 1 JOS 29/04/22*0 30/04/23*0 Bt Bedutnuk ***** J01 30/04/8*0 30/04/11*0 Bt R8 2598 501
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        1938 51 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO BooMrq/Mmc* Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etft/Btr Nrtod Frew To Frow ACX DAHUA 034A VMO W 29/15M 29/HM 29/19M nmoo 29/hm 29/mo a n/noo jontat mum a 29/mo nmm mm Mono x/m jo/mm 4 JO/BOO 30/MM 30/17M An louTt ion m
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        166 51 Mayl Singapore: Labour Day. Thailand: Labour Day Malaysia: Labour Day Philippines: Labour Day South Korea: Labour Day China: Labour Day Hongkong: Labour Day Vietnam: Labour Day Argentina: Labour Day Belgium: Labour Day Finland: Labour Day France: Labour Day Germany: Labour Day Ireland: Bank Holiday Italy: Labour Day Mexico:
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        797 51 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 mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        597 51 Carton 180 Mm 991.0 0.5 13.3 0.07 26 0.03 Apr 26 Dewlty Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment Wo above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7-777 380 Ave 984.0 0J 12.5 0.07 24 0.02 t „on 380 Mu 990.7 11 15.3 0.11 67 0.03
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        974 52 Justice Dept accused carrier of predatory pricing to drive rivals out of Dallas-Fort Worth AP A FEDERAL judge dismissed a major antitrust case on Friday in which the Justice Department accused American Airlines of driving three competitors out of one of the country's largest airports
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        254 52 AP [NEW YORK] Terence Conran, the British hotel and restaurant magnate who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for being entrepreneurial, says he thinks the Concorde could be in the air as early as late June. British Airways is more
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        165 52 AFP [LAGOS] British Airways has lost its monopoly over the lucrative Lagos-London route and rival airline Virgin Atlantic will be flying it soon, according to a top official. "We can officially declare that Virgin is going to fly the Lagos-London route at the end of summer,
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        230 52 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan Air System Co said it will cut 300 jobs by March 2004 in addition to the 1,000 reductions announced last year, as the country's third-largest airline wants to lower costs and raise profitability. Under a revised reorganisation
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        246 52 Sopeijumbos to have casinos, dutyfree shops; order worth up to USs2.76b Reuters [PARIS] British carrier Virgin Atlantic has signed a firm contract with Airbus for six A3BO superjumbos, confirming the commitment it made for the plane in December, according to the European
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      115 39 Marine classification facing greater pressure Pg 2 American Airlines wins court ""jij&4rust ruling BPgl4 Bangladesh Shipping Corporation BSC Bhaban, Saltgola Road, Chittagong Tel: 880-31-*****0, *****2 Telex: *****, *****3, *****9 BSC BJ. Fax: 880-31-*****6, *****4 E/Mail: fdr_bsc@abnetbd.com, bsc-ctg@spnetctg.com Appointment of Shipping Agent Applications are invited from reputed shipping agency houses to
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