The Business Times, 14 May 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MfTA (P) 107/03/2001 SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY. MAY 14. 2001 85C
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    61 1 stock rarer dtoices Week Change ST1 1,703.35 .11.49 SIMSC1 FUTURES.... J212.3®.—+OiiO BTSRi 687.97 4J26 KLSECOMP. 571.92 4.97 NIKKEI 14.043.92.....-377.72 HANG SENG 13,636.61...+245.62 SET INDEX. Jl«.93... > +44§ JAKARTA COME.—..J79J6. -5.28 MANILA COMP- l,484-83~.+42J7 TAIPEI WP1 5,232.72......-11.33 SEOl'L COMP.. 583.06. -2.54 CLSA CHINA B 3479.18 AUST ALL ORD....~132gJO....+4648 DOW
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    Lock icon Another ½ -point cut expected from Fed
    1260 1  - Another -point cut expected from Fed Wall Street now second-guessing Fed's move after tomorrow's meet Fromi Andrew Marks in Washington ALL eyes on Wall Street are now trained on the Federal Reserve and the stumbling US economy, instead of earnings reports and other corporate news. The next meeting of the
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    77 1 FOREX BATES US$ SI USSfSSperUSS) L816 £(US&5S per S) 1.421 1679 FOO(USS/SS/E) 0.880 LSM DM 1228 1.226 YEX 122.7 «7jW RM 1800 1094 HKS 7.800 4196 BAHT 46.47 26.06 RUPIAH ***** 6,172 St to 100 units NUMERATES SINGAPORE* 5.88 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.06 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG
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    Lock icon Suzhou Park speeds ahead to develop rest of 62 sq km
    678 1  -  New Chinese GEO aims for 3 years of profits, dnal listing From. Loh Hui Yin in Suzhou, China FAR from being the failure it is often perceived as, the Suzhou Industrial Park in China is brimming with plans to
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    Lock icon Polls for Congressional seats key test for Arroyo govt
    688 1  -  Thirteen of 24 Senate seats and 209 in lower honse being contested Frorn Al Labita in Manila THE future of the Philippines, for better or worse, is at stake today as Filipinos elect new leaders with the recent spate of political
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      128 1 INSIDE Top Stories Multi-board directors will become notable exceptions: recruitment strategist. Next Pmgm SembCorp tie-up to build USs3oom Cambodia project. Pg 3 Auditing the audit committee. P9* Fortune Jade joins unit trust giveaway sales ploy. Pg 8 111 B^B7lB1 t *****4 There's nothing more important than clarity in international business
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      13 1 B*pore market outlook upbeat, Pg 6 Bosh on Fed's 'good policy \Pg 15
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      84 1 In BizlT 1 f I W" ii^ yjfli Focus on long-term opportunities in semiconductors, says EDB. Pg 2 m Turnaround in next six months, says Gartner. Pg 2 W Largest Semicon Singapore exposition. Pg 2 V Are IC foundries growing too fast? Pg 6 Shipping Times S'pore needs; Hfl to
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      Lock icon Multi-board directors will become notable exceptions
      777 2  -  Increased fiduciary responsibility will demand more time of directors: recruitment strategist Reports by. Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Corporate bigwigs in Singapore like Koh Boon Hwee can sit on as many company boards as there is demand for them. But, as in the United States, this
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      Lock icon Internet recruitment does not work: Russell Reynolds
      879 2 Bnt rival Korn/Ferry's online recruitment office in S'pore says it's profitable [SINGAPORE] The Internet's a great distribution channel but it's no business model and especially not in recruitment. So says executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates, which, unlike some of its competitors, eschews
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      103 2 DANIEL ROTH "Premier" Exclusive Daniel Roth module. tm The dragging retrograde hour hand Wk advances 210° to return instantly to its point of departure before continuing its yoANlf, SINGAPORE THE HOUR CLASS Takashimaya S.C. i\ MALAYSIA THE HOUR CLASS Lot 10 Shopping Centre, Tel 734 2420 Scotts S.C. Tel 235
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon SembCorp tie-up to build US$300m Cambodia project
      781 3  -  I-i ri exclusive Venture with Phnom Penh Municipality will build flood control and drainage system once it is cleared by Parliament By\ Harish Mehta fPHNOM PENH] SINGAPORE'S SembCorp and Phnom Penh Municipality are setting up a joint venture to build a US$3OO million
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      Lock icon Auditing the audit committee
      1268 4  -  si si#] ili =< governance PETER WALLACE highlights the key issues to be addressed during such a review, which should be done periodically to ensure the firm gets maximum value FEVER WALLACE The writer is practice leader, Enterprise Risk Management, of Ernst Young Singapore. Email addresS:
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      1782 4 omni OMNI INDUSTRIES LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice Of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 6th Annual General Meeting of OMNI INDUSTRIES LIMITED will be held at 53 Serangoon North Ave 4, Singapore *****2 on Wednesday, 30 May 2001 at 10.00 a.m. for the
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      112 4 A SEMINAR ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE recent developments FEATURING SPEAKERS FROM DREW NAPIER LLC ERNST YOUNG NANYANG TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY overview of the new Code of Corporate Governance implementation of the new Code implications of the Code for the audit committee overview of directors' duties under common law and statute Raffles Hotel,
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Market's outlook remains upbeat ahead of Fed meeting
      675 6  -  I Jl comment YOUR MONEY r. sivanithy AS winter in the US so famously described as the season of discontent gives way to spring, one has to wonder if the new season will be one of nervousness or recovery? Or will it
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      422 6 Source: JM Sassoon Stocks Volume AddvafTech 2.5c 85,224,000 SingTel 15c 80,306,000 IPC020C 70,862,000 TPVUS1C 67,788,000 Golden Agri US10c 60,209,000 WahShing R 2.5c 50,221,000 PacificCenturyl 0c 46,483,000 Asia Food&Prop 45,453,000 Parkway H 25c 40,003,000 Autron 37,808,000 Stocks DBSGrp 146,940,066 SingTel 15c 136,250,076 Datacraft 10c 136,687,777 Chart Semiconductor 26c 129,346,611 UOB 104,847,390
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      Lock icon Strike Engg wrt remains a good buy-and-hold
      173 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy AFTER a solid —albeit brief rally soon after listing, the Strike Engineering warrant has slipped from its high of 14 cents to 10.5 cents. In the process though, liquidity has remained relatively good —over 3.2 million units traded
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      Lock icon UOB faces resistance at $11.90
      260 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of United Overseas Bank (UOB) chalked up one of its biggest intraday rises in recent days as it surged 50 cents to $11.50 on Friday on rumours that it could be poised to buy into a Hong Kong-based
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      117 6 ♦JADASON Enterprises Ltd will hold its AGM on May 25, 2001, at 3.00pm, 1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Room 313, Level 3, Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre. ♦SEKSUN Corporation Ltd will hold its AGM on May 28, 2001, at 10.30 am, 511/513, Yishun Industrial Park A. ♦MAYFRAN International
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      Lock icon Aussie boosted by Fed rate cut hopes; Asian units firm
      574 6 AFP [HONG KONG] Asian currencies ended the week mainly firmer, notably the long-suffering Australian dollar which received a boost from expectations of another US interest rate cut. The anticipated 0.5 per rate cut by the US Federal Reserve also figured
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      74 7 Winner of the 2001 e-Bank award: Bank Of Singapore It would have been virtually impossible without you! I Without all of you who bank online with us, we wouldn't have won this I year's e-Bank award for excellence in eCommerce solutions. Credit also > I accenture I goes to the
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Retail sales to dip, in line with COE fall
      284 8  -  =tt=4 on the economy retail trade By\ Eugene Low RETAIL sales are likely to weaken in line with falling COE prices, says a report by research house Forecast. Using COE prices as a leading indicator of ex-motor vehicle retail sales, Forecast
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      Lock icon Fortune Jade joins unit trust giveaway sales ploy
      534 8  -  Deal for Ist 10 buyers of Fortnne Jade works ont to 7 per cent discount By Vince Chong FORTUNE Realty is the latest developer to dangle unit trusts $50,000 worth in the form of a voucher before prospective buyers of its Fortune
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      Lock icon Some reasons why expense ratios differ
      356 8  -  Garry Hawker Investment Consulting Practice Leader William M.Mercer (S) Pte Ltd Singapore WE refer to the letter, "Explain difference in expense ratios" by Leong Sze Hian (Mailbag, May 2). The expense ratio figures included in Mercer's reports are not calculated by Mercer. They are
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      Lock icon Case: Better to act only after all facts are in
      455 8  -  MAILI rETTI Dr Tea Ho Pin President, Case I REFER to the letter "Can Case please look into the RTC issue?" by Sam Chong (Mailbag, May 11). I would like to thank Mr Chong for his feedback and for being
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      Lock icon It's 'complaining'S'poreans who put us ahead
      379 8  -  Long Peng Yang Singapore I REFER to the letter "How did S'poreans get so spoilt?" by Annie Chua (Mailbag, May 9). She ascribed the government's role to that of a parent and Singaporeans as ungrateful children lacking an appreciation for the government's efforts. I
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      774 8 AMARA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in tke Republic of Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Amara Singapore, Level 6, 165 Tanjong Pagar Road. Singapore *****9 on Tuesday, 29 May 2001 at 10.00 a.m., to transact the following business:AS ORDINARY BUSINESS
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      86 8 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btletterQsph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****5. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear in mind
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      Lock icon Famous but simple
      955 10 Friends and neighbours from Pembroke Pines, Florida where super-model Niki Taylor grew up say she's a nice, regular person even after she became famous. And she's had her share of tragedy, not counting the recent accident NYT HER face has graced magazine covers around the world. For
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      Lock icon Malaysian bourse not out of the woods yet
      688 11  -  I=ll comment KL STOCKS Despite recent govt efforts, concerns linger over RM peg, corporate health, Impending change in MSCI weightings eddie toh THE Malaysian stock market has continued to languish, despite major changes introduced in the past two weeks to make it
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      Lock icon Expected MSCI weightings cut seen hitting M'sia stocks
      315 11 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters THE lure of Malaysian shares for foreign investors, already dulled by questions about governance and politics, is likely to suffer further with this week's changes by influential index compiler MSCI. Analysts polled by Reuters expect Morgan Stanley Capital International's
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      Lock icon Currency speculators irresponsible: Mahathir
      330 11 KUALA LUMPUR They are snapping up US$, spreading RM devaluation rumours, he says AFP PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad has exposed the activities of some currency speculators who are buying large sums of US dollars in anticipation of the government devaluing the ringgit, a report said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Bank of China poised to announce sharp rise in NPLs
      453 12 BEIJING Move points to worst than acknowledged bad debt in state banking system FT THE Bank of China is set to announce a sharp increase in its level of non-performing loans signalling that the amount of bad debt throughout the
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      Lock icon Jayalalitha looks set to retake Tamil Nadu
      494 12 AFP [NEW DELHI] A former movie star with a criminal record, Jayaram Jayalalitha, looked set to regain control of Tamil Nadu state as results poured in from the May 10 provincial elections. In southern Tamil Nadu, Mrs Jayalalitha's All India Anna Dravida Munnetra
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        Lock icon Indian writer R K Narayan is dead
        91 12 AFP [MADRAS] Renowned Indian novelist R K Narayan died in hospital at the age of 95 early yesterday, friends and family announced. N Ram, one of Narayan's close friends and editor of India's Frontline magazine, said Narayan died of cardio-vascular problems. Narayan was
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        Lock icon Fire destroys offices of Acer units
        92 12 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Computer maker Acer Inc said offices of five of its units, including Aopen Inc, were destroyed by a fire in buildings adjacent to its Taipei headquarters. The fire raged through a 26-floor office building where Aopen and four other closely held Acer
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        Lock icon Layoffs in M'sia rise 64% in April
        75 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian layoffs rose 64 per cent in April from a year earlier to a 15-month high. Malaysian companies, including units of US companies such as Motorola, National Semiconductors Corp and Seagate Technology, pared a combined 3,927 workers in April, the
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        Lock icon New dual-tract railway coming in M'sia
        68 12 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] The entire length of peninsular Malaysia from the Thai frontier to the border with Singapore will be served by a double-tracked electrified railroad within seven years, a report said on Friday. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik was quoted by Bernama as
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      Lock icon Asia needs more reforms to heal wounds of '97 crisis, says ADB
      459 12 ■HONOLULU At meeting's end, Asean+3 progressed in building currency swap deals network Reuters THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) wrapped up its annual meeting on Friday saying the region was now much better prepared to weather economic turbulence but
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      Lock icon India's changed geo-strategic partnerships
      1164 12  -  WRITER'S JOURNAL With closer ties with the US, will Premier Vajpayee also reach out to South-east Asia? karim raslan The leader of the world's most populous democracy arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday for a four-day visit. After Fidel Castro's showmanship, the Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari
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      Lock icon India central bank cuts cash reserve ratio to 7.5% to spur lending
      374 12 BOMBAY Bloomberg INDIA'S central bank said it has reduced to 7.5 per cent from 8 per cent the ratio of cash banks are required to hold as a proportion of deposits, which will free up more money for
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon US funds scoop up Japanese assets
      659 13 TOKYO Ripplewood leads the way with 2 more acquisitions of distressed firms it hopes to torn around AFP FOREIGN funds are increasingly stepping in to buy failed Japanese firms, turn them around and sell them at a profit. On Friday, acquisitive US venture capitalist
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      Lock icon Banks warned over brokered deposits
      196 13 WASHINGTON Fed, other agencies say investors who focus on yield can be a less stable source Bloomberg THE Federal Reserve and other bank regulators have warned banks about the dangers of brokered deposits and interest-rate-sensitive deposits sold through Internetbased brokers. "Excessive reliance on these types
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      Lock icon Japan govt funded shaky banks in '98
      316 13 TOKYO Reports say LBt yen went to the banks despite concerns AP JAPAN'S government used more than 1.8 trillion yen (5526.6 billion) of public money to shore up banks in March 1998, despite concerns from top finance and business officials that some lenders
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      Lock icon What a feeling!
      37 13 [BEIJING] A boy plays at a fountain in a Beijing park in an attempt to cool offduring a hot summer afternoon yesterday. The temperature soared over 29 degrees Celcius in the Chinese capital. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Coca-Cola buys US juice and tea maker Mad River Traders
      241 13 ATLANTA Price not disclosed in Coke's second purchase this year Bloomberg COCA-COLA Co, attempting to overtake PepsiCo Inc as the biggest seller of non-carbon-ated drinks, bought closely held Mad River Traders, the maker of Energy Hammer juice. The price wasn't
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      Lock icon Growth forecast cut adds to Mexican resident's roubles
      317 13 MEXICO CITY LAT-WP THE Mexican government on Friday slashed its projection for economic growth this year because of the impact of the US slowdown, the latest in a flurry of setbacks for the five-month-old presidency of Vicente Fox. The growth estimate was
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      Lock icon Russian mafia spreading out in Australia, say police
      444 13 They bay luxury property to launder billions of dollars AFP RUSSIAN gangsters have begun infiltrating Australia and buying up luxury property portfolios as part of multibillion-dollar moneylaundering operations, police said. The police commissioner in New South Wales told local media in an
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      Lock icon Bush energy plan seen making impact
      645 15 WASHINGTON Proposal allowing more mines, refineries, reactors has more lasting effects on businesses than his tax cut: officials LATWP US President George W Bush plans to emphasise the need for conservation and alternative fuels when he unveils his energy plan this week, but the
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      Lock icon Barclays mulls white knight move on Abbey: report
      252 15 LONDON Reuters BRITISH banking group Barclays pic is considering making a friendly offer for Abbey National, stepping in as a "white knight" if competition authorities approve rival Lloyds TSB's hostile bid for the mortgage lender, the Sunday Business newspaper said. It said
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      Lock icon Crooner Perry Como dies at 89
      387 15 AFP [WASHINGTON] Perry Como, who died yesterday a week before his 89th birthday, was one of the 20th century's great American crooners whose name was a byword for what was to become known as "easy listening" music. With a string of hits like Magic
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      Lock icon Bush puts his bet on the Fed
      526 15 WASHINGTON He believes 'good policy' from Fed will tnrn the economy around AFX-Asia, NYT PRESIDENT George W Bush said he believes that "good policy" from the US Federal Reserve will enable the economy to recover from its current downturn. Speaking to reporters in
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      Lock icon Senators unveil bipartisan plan to cut taxes
      640 15 WASHINGTON It provides new benefits for the working poor LAT-WP AFTER weeks of negotiations, the chairman and senior Democrat of the Senate Finance Committee unveiled a bipartisan tax cut plan on Friday that broadly cuts income tax rates and provides significant new benefits
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      Lock icon ECB, FSA stay mum on report of leak before Thursday's rate cut
      390 15 FRANKFURT Bloomberg THE European Central Bank (ECB) and a UK market regulator declined to comment on a newspaper report citing unidentified Liffe futures traders as saying there was a "leak" before the ECB's rate cut on Thursday. "We
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      3178 14 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 II V LI PSA L Clipsal Industries (Holdings) Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice Of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Level 1. Pacific
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      757 14 APOLLO GNT|SPRIS€S LTD NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE DATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that subject to shareholders* approval for the Dividend, the Transfer Books and Register of Members of the Company will be closed on 7 June 2001, (the "Books Closure Date") for the purpose of determining shareholders' entitlements to the
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      181 15 Ist1 st JUNE 2001 HOLIDAY INN PARK VIEW 9.00 AM 5.00PM sth5 th JUNE 2001 HOLIDAY INN PARK VIEW 9.00 AM 5.00PM FEES: S$ 490.00 Inclusive of lunch, 2 coffee breaks, training materials and Certificate of Attendance) SPEAKERS: DR. CHRISTIAN GRONROOS Professor at Hanken Swedish School of Economics Finland An
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  • COMMODITIES & futures
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      614 16 AFP [LONDON] Oil prices held steady last week, buoyed by interruptions to supplies from Nigeria where disruptions at two export terminals led to temporary shutdowns. GOUfc good as. Gold prices rose towards US$27O an ounce as a combination of invest-ment-fund buying, central bank interest rate cuts and rising
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      1830 16 SI CO M FPTURBS Mayll RUBBER (Mm closing m at SJOpn) RSS1 CONTRACT(S ccntsAq) ClOSO Vohwe Op* Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jon 01 109.25 Mm 109.75 250 Aug oi 110.00 250 Sep 01 m.50 250 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US ccnts/kg) Month Mgh Low Sett (*«tl) WW Jun 01
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  • MARKET outlook
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      Lock icon Property, financial stocks expected to push up Hang Seng
      241 17 HONGKONG AFP PROPERTY and financial stocks are expected to lead the Hong Kong market early this week on increasing expectations of a US interest rate cut, although further gains could be limited, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index gained 245.71 points
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      Lock icon US markets weaker ahead of Fed meeting
      499 17 NEW YORK Dow, Nasdaq weighed down by fears that Fed may ease rate cuts in the face of strong economic data AFP US stocks lost ground last week, ahead of a key Federal Reserve meeting, which could result in yet another cut in
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      49 23 TOP STORIES Semicon turnaround likely in next six months 11 New, unique displays from DVI here res The latest digital cameras from Kodak FgS V: Online payment through interactive TV nil COMMENTARIES TugWfloclW: Shakeup imminent in data centre space P*3 Ir&nOoh: Are 1C foundries growing too fast? Pl« SSMC
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      1104 24  -  m exclusive Last year, the 11 fabs here produced $24.9b worth of output and accounted for 30% of the electronics industry's output of $82.3b By. David Boey WHILE the current outlook for semiconductor companies seems hazy,
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      494 24  -  Singapore's semiconductor market grew 31.7% last year to reach US$B billion, says a new study by Gartner-Dataqnest By Raju Chellam THE semiconductor industry should see a turnaround in the next four to six months, globally and regionally, according to a new study by Dataquest,
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      338 24  -  By. RajuChellam DESPITE the global downturn in the semiconductor industry, this year's Semicon Singapore held last week was the largest so far. It attracted more than 8,000 trade visitors and had about 280 companies exhibiting their wares. The event was inaugurated by EDB's chairman Teo
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      873 24  -  Its shares plummeted after the US District Conrt rilling, falling as mnch as 29% By Phil Milford, Susan Pecker Bloomberg [RICHMOND, Virginia] Rambus Inc lost a court battle early this month to protect its patented design for high-speed computer chips, threatening a stream of
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      1124 25  -  lii comment INFOTECH According to one study; right now thB Asia-Pacific co-location space Including Singapore is among the most expensive In the world tang weng fai The writer is a BT Correspondent. JUST when is there too much of a good thing? Take the
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      556 25  -  By] D Ian Hopper AP [WASHINGTON] When users install the next generation of Microsoft's Windows operating system this fall, they will get an Internet chat program automatically. Plus a new security program, a DVD player and software to make personal CDs. Rivals and some
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      1070 26  -  Japan's wireless giant, under attack at home, plots a global gush By 1 Benjamin Fulford IF you want to know how cozy business gets in Japan, take a look at NTT DoCoMo's hotselling iMode wire less data service. In just two years DoCoMo has signed up 22
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      625 26  -  It will attempt to rally developers behind new products like chips for mobile smart phones and cell phone-enabled organisers By] Lucas van Grinsven Reuters [LONDON] US semiconductor maker Intel Corp eager to increase its presence in the communications industry which is growing
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      452 27  -  The New Zealand-based company, which opened its Singapore office last week, will use the Republic as a launch pad to commercialise its display technology platform in Asia By, Janice Lee NEW Zealand-based Deep Video Imaging (DVI) last week introduced its unique "actualdepth" display technology platform here.
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      754 28  -  SAYIH Four new foundries in South Korea, five new labs In China, Singapore'! SSMC, Malaysia'* Stlterra and Ist Silicon threaten a glut In the market ivan goh The writer is a senior engineer with a leading IC foundry; he previously worked in a major
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        41 28 US-BASED wireless silicon designer Transilica Inc has opened its $1.8 million Singapore Design Centre, its first outside the US, to offer semiconductor modelling and design services to Transilica's partners in the Asia-Pacific region. For details, fex *****14.
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        45 28 SINGAPORE General Hospital has implemented US-based StorageTek's solution —including one tape library, three tape drives and its Application Storage Manager (ASM) software. The solution enables SGH to set storage policies, and to store, back up, retrieve and move data, StorageTek said.
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        46 28 US-BASED Manugistics Group Inc has launched its Singapore office, which will be its South-east Asian regional hub, and will introduce its Enterprise Profit Optimisation solutions in the region. The office will be headed by Jan-Martin Witbreuk, managing director for Manugistics South-east Asia.
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        29 28 VERITY Inc, a US-based provider of infrastructure software, has opened a regional sales office in Singapore, headed by Patrick Lee, district sales manager for South-east Asia.
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        50 28 SINGAPORE-BASED communications supplier TD-Services Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Teledata (Singapore), has tied up with Portugal's Altitude Software to supply and install its Unified Customer Interaction solution for call centres. The solution delivers one view of the customer in real time, across voice, e-mail, web and WAP channels.
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        30 28 FRANCE-BASED Swan SA has tied up with Singapore-based Ingram Micro Asia, a subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. Ingram Micro Asia will distribute Swan's Vision 64 infrastructure management solution.
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        41 28 US-BASED e-biz security provider Argus Systems Group Inc has tied up with Singapore-based eGlobal Technology Services. eGlobal will deliver and support Argus' solutions, such as Pitßull Foundation and Pitßull .com Pack, in the Asia-Pacific market. For details, visit www.argus-systems.com.
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        39 28 JAPAN'S Toshiba Corp and Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd have launched their Singapore joint venture —AFPD Pte Ltd—which will manufacture low-temperature polysilicon TFT LCD panels. AFPD will be headed by Toshiaki Fujii, who will be its president.
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        51 28 SINGAPORE-BASED Commerce Exchange (Comex) said it will develop a suite of e-biz solutions based on US-based Netflsh Technology Inc's products and technology. Comex will use Netfish's XDI technology as its infrastructure platform for its logistics solutions, and include Netfish's product components into its solutions. For details, check out
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        43 28 DATACRAFT Asia has appointed Frank Pang as director (services) and David Cheah as chief information officer. Mr Pang was previously senior vice-president (global services) with Logistics Information Network Enterprise Ltd in Hongkong. Mr Cheah was previously CEO of Asia eßiz.com.
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        43 28 HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore has appointed Dumas Chin as country manager for its Business Customer Sales Organisation. He succeeds Tan Lee Chew, who is now general manager of HP services for Asia-Pacific. Mr Chin was previously sales development director at HP Asia-Pacific.
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        38 28 LYCOS Asia, a joint venture between Terra Lycos and and Sing Tel, has appointed Benjamin Gilbey as vice-president of business development. Mr Gilbey was previously founder and president of business development at Orientation.com.
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        37 28  -  -Compiled by 1 Trina Foo AN IT business networking event, "We are the enablers", will be held tomorrow at Hard Rock Cafe. It is organised by eAngelz. For details, go to www.eangelz.com, or email ruth(cveangelz.com.
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      505 29  -  l-ii exclusive During the collection cycle, Theofinance's network will update the clients' accounting system and let them monitor the status of their invoices By Tang Weng Fai London-based Theofinance Pic last week launched its electronic Invoice management services in Singapore, targeted at exporters who
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      425 29  -  Singapore's call centre market is projected to grow from US$2O.5 million in 1999 to US$7O.4 million by 2006, growing at 19.3% between now and then By Melissa Sim GLOBAL One, a member of the France Telecom Group, last week launched three new global
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      382 30  -  Company is hoping households will find the simple features attractive By Chua Hui Min US photographic products giant, Eastman Kodak Company, last week launched two digital cameras with a new docking system targeted at consumers. Kodak's Easy Share PCdocking system, which allows images to be
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      555 30  -  By David Lawder Reuters [HONGKONG] Taiwan personal computer giant Acer Inc in five years will be focused sharply oh its core branded PC-related products and systems integration and will produce more than 50 per cent of its products in China, chairman Stan
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      158 30 Xinhua [DALIAN] This coastal city of northeast China's Liaoning Province has recently been designated by the Ministry of Science and Technology as a showcase for the software industry, the first of its kind ever in China. Dalian, backed by its advantages in city construction, infrastructure and
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      816 31  -  Need to get wired in Moscow? YouH probably have to deal with Anatoly Karachinsky By Tomas Kellner Copyright 2001 Forbes Global Inc THE road to new wealth in Russia usually snakes through a clique of well-placed politicians and gangsters to a rich Siberian mine or oilfield.
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        81 31 INTERMEC Technologies has introduced its new handheld computer the 700 —which offers full wireless capabilities and PDA features, plus support for peripheral devices such as printers and cell phones. It comes with 32 MB RAM, a Compact Flash slot, a VGA touch screen, and an infrared
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        89 31 HEWLETT-PACKARD has released its HP LaserJet 9000 series of printers, which come with cluster software and four levels of security to restrict unauthorised access. The HP LaserJet 9000 can print 50 pages per minute, comes with 64 MB RAM and an optional 3,000-sheet stacker, and costs
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        39 31 ADOBE SYSTEMS Inc has unveiled the Adobe Acrobat 5.0, which supports Open Database Connectivity (ODC), extensible Markup Language (XML), and connects pdf forms with back-end databases. It costs $449; upgraders pay $179. Details at www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.
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        50 31 APPLE Computer has released updates for its Mac OS X and iTunes software. Updates to Mac OS X include the latest version of the Internet file transfer service; iTune updates let users create custom music CDs. Priced at $221, the software can be bought from www.apple.com/singaporestore.
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        56 31 SYMANTEC Corp has introduced its Norton Internet Security 2001 Version 3.0 and Norton Internat Security 2001 Family Edition Version 3.0, which provide intrusion protection and virus detection features, to protect against hackers, viruses and privacy threats. Version 3.0 costs $119; the Family Edition costs $149. You
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        50 31 DIRECT seller Gateway Inc has launched its 7450R, a 1U rackmount server, which runs on a P-*****3 MHz processor, and comes with 4 GB RAM, 3 hot-plug SCSI drives, optional RAID configurations and two 64-bit PCI slots. Prices start from $3,528. For details, go to www.gateway.com.sg.
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        34 31 PARAMETRIC Technology Corp has introduced its Pro/Engineer 2001 software, which includes functions such as direct modelling interface, interactive surface design and reading non-Pro/Engine files. For details, visit www.ptc.com or e-mail ktay@ptc.com.
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        45 31  -  (Compiled by Melissa Sim BROAD VISION Inc has introduced Retail Commerce 6.0, which offers e-marketing, e-selling and e-customer care features. The product uses J2EE technologies such as Java Server Pages and Java Servlet application programming interfaces. For details, e-mail siew-hay. wee@broadvision.com.
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      578 31  -  By Barnaby J Feder NYT [SAN JOSE, California] Personal computer shoppers may not realise it, but they are benefiting from a price war among suppliers desperate for their business. Price cuts on PCs may seem like business as usual. But the new bargains also
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      344 32 Third-party firms to be allowed to use lines to provide Net services: report AP [TOKYO] Two of Japan's largest telecoms plan to completely open their fibre-optic networks for use by third-party companies in a move expected to drastically reduce national Internet connection fees, a
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      220 32 AP [ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania] Agere Systems Inc, a microelectronics spinoff of Lucent Technologies, said it would distribute layoff notices today to 1,025 workers. The cuts, the majority in manufacturing jobs, are expected to be completed this month at three plants in eastern Pennsylvania.
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      258 32 AP [TOKYO] NTT DoCoMo, Japan's leading cellular phone company, has found a software glitch in 425,000 new Web-linking phones that sends stored, personal data over the Internet, a news report said on Friday. The latest in a recent spell of mobile-phone problems, the
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      336 32 Recycle network planned in Europe to boost demand for new models AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Fujitsu Ltd and Siemens AG of Germany will set up a network in Europe to recycle personal computers to help boost demand for new models, a press report said yesterday.
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      446 33  -  Chief operating officer Chandran also quitting for medical reasons By Ian Karleff Reuters [TORONTO] Nortel Networks Corp, the tarnished star of Canada's once high-flying tech sector, announced big top-level changes on Friday chief executive John Roth will retire next
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      399 33 Reuters [NEW YORK] Shares of Ariba Inc were off over 14 per cent on Friday, after a key analyst issued a note to clients warning of a potential slowdown in the market for e-procure-ment, Ariba's core business. Deutsche Banc Alex Brown
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      461 33  -  He says firm expects to grow 30% this year By Rosemary Arackaparambil Reuters [BOMBAY] Nasdaq-listed Indian blue-chip software services company Infosys Technologies is better placed to weather the downturn in the American economy than its US competitors, its chief executive said on
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      230 33 Reuters [BOMBAY] Microsoft Corp expects sales of personal computers to grow about 6 per cent in the year to June, and by about 8 per cent in the following six months, a top executive at the world's largest software company said.
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        436 34  -  MasterCard will be spending US$7O million this year on e-commerce, m-commerce and smart-card solutions. c&iTA bdi Mm reports CHUA HUI MIN CREDIT card giant Mastercard International will offer online payment services to its Singapore subscribers on interactive TV, using a
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        361 34  -  The investment in physical infrastructure alone adds np to USsl.2sm By. Elizabeth Su US-BASED computer giant Sun Microsystems has set up its first Sun University (SunU) in the Asia-Pacific in Singapore to train Sun's employees and partners in technical and pre-sales. Located within CSA's
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          49 34 SINGAPORE-BASED Edge Matrix, which specialises in multi-channel delivery products, said it has acquired Netlife Asia, which provides e-finance solutions. The integration will be completed by the end of this year. The company will keep the Netlife brand, said Edge Matrix's president and CEO, Dinesh Bhatia.
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          45 34 KOREAN management services provider Iworld Networking has launched its Advanced Infrastructure Monitoring Service in Singapore. The service uses Iworld's Site Manager and Site Agent software to monitor servers, network devices, Internet services and databases for systems availability, overloads, failures and insufficient capacity.
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          31 34 MALAYSIA-BASED Asiatravelmart.com and US-based One Travel.com said they will integrate their content into their supply chains to deliver services faster, and to more people. For details, visit http://asiatravelmart.com.
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          31 34 HONGKONG-BASED Mercetela will provide creative strategy and design, localisation and technology implementation services for British Airways' Asian websites, the two companies said. For details, go to www.mercatela.com.
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          50 34 HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore's Consumer Business Organisation (CBO) has teamed up with Singapore's cybercafe franchise, Bluengine, to let HP Jornada 720 handheld users download information and check e-mail wirelessly from outlets wired with Bluengine's wireless broadband network. The service is available now from 32 cybercafes and 13 A&W outlets. V
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          45 34 HEWLETT-PACKARD'S CBO has also tied up with SMP (Solutions Made Pocketable) Solutions Pte Ltd. SMP's mobile computing and commerce solutions, which includes instant underwriting, electronic application forms and remote submission, are now available to insurance professionals on the HP Jornada 720, HP said.
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          51 34 SINGAPORE-BASED Buzz City Pte Ltd has tied up with China Times.com, the Internet business unit of China Times, a Taiwan media company. Buzz City's track-and-alert technology will cover 14 websites operated by China Times and its 20 content partners, and deliver information via e-mail, PDA, WAP or
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          45 34 THE e-biz division of Singapore Technologies Training and Simulation, Knowledge Alive, has launched a partnership with e-learning firm Inter Wise Pte Ltd to provide corporate users with an online training solution containing both KnowledgeAlive's Enterprise Training Management System and Inter Wise's Millenium software.
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          47 34 GERMANY-BASED Software AG, an XML systems software provider, has opened a web domain for registered Tamino users with XML starter kits. Users can go to www.tamino.com/developer to access news and forums on technical issues, product references and applications of the Tamino XML Platform.
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          38 34 eGUIDE Singapore Pte Ltd has launched its online directory for Australia. Clients can search the one million business listings for information under categories like products and services, brands or companies. For details, visit www.eGuide.com.au.
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          57 34  -  Compiled by Trina Foo USinternetworking, TriZetto Group, Oracle, Interliant and Qwest Cyber.Solutions are the top 5 ASPs (application service providers) in 2000 in terms of customer spending, according to a report by International Data Corp. Together, the top 10 ASPs accounted for 45 per cent of
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      283 35 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young AN interesting week was enlivened by rumours that General Maritime had committed a number of ships on a subject basis against their forthcoming IPO. This included a bloc of 7 Sovcomflot controlled Aframax size OBO's, built 91/92, which were rumoured to be obtaining
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      651 35  -  liji exclusive Port has to fight off regional competition to remain leading maritime hnb: MP A By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] Competition from regional ports remains the most pressing challenge for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Singapore's port regulator
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      675 35  -  LXMER SCENE By] David Hughes ANGLO-Dutch container shipping giant P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) has just announced a strong performance for the first quarter of this year. This continues the carrier's recovery following a downturn in 1999. PONL's operations are spread quite evenly between the Europe/Asia,
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      272 35  -  Under new tough law, Norwegian Sky faces civil penalty case for damping sewage in Alaskan waters By Donald Urquhart {SINGAPORE] A cruise ship belonging to Star Cruises subsidiary, Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), has been cited by the US Coast Guard for dumping
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      481 35  -  Fromi Alec Almazan in Manila MALAYAN Towage and Salvage Corp, the Philippines largest towage and salvage company, recently won the second round of its long drawn court battle against Bermuda-based Terra Nova Insurance Company Ltd to recover payment
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        496 36  -  Shipping body praises IMO for reaching agreement on phasing-oat of single hull tankers Reports from David Hughes in London THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has criticised classification societies for not being able to appreciate the level of reassurance needed that all societies
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        264 36 It finds inconsistency in the proposals to improve port services competition THE European Sea Ports Organisation has slammed European Commission port proposals for side-stepping the politically sensitive port subsidy issue. It criticised the impact and extent of the EC's "port package" proposals to
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        153 36 LINER group the United Alliance has dropped financially-em-battled South Korean operator Cho Yang to allay customer fears over delays. Hanjin and Senator, the alliance's other two participants, have ditched Cho Yang's seven ships from two of their main routes after a string of arrests over
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      281 36 PACE Ahrenkiel 12 Appenship 5 Asia OCL 11 Assets 5 Austral 6 Avant 12 B'tanq Mas 6 BSA 7 BTL 12 Bangladesh 11 Balaji 4 Batamindo 11 CCNI 7 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 CSAV 3 Central Ex 6 Chahaya 12 Cho Yang 5 China Shpg 5 Confer
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        800 47 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        187 47 May 10 Thailand: Royal Ploughing Ceremony May 17 Norway: Constitution Day May 24 Belgium: Ascension Day Finland: Ascension Day Netherlands: Ascension Day Indonesia: Christ Ascension Day May 28 US: Spring Bank Holiday UK: Memorial Day Canada: Victoria Day June 2 Malaysia: King's Birthday JOM4 Malaysia: Birthday's of Prophet
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        303 48 She developed blood clot on flight from UK to HE: report AFP [HONG KONG] A 10-year-old girl has become the latest victim of the so-called "econo-my-class syndrome", a report said yesterday. The girl, who is recovering, developed a potentially fatal blood clot during a 13hour flight
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        399 48 Bat discount carrier keen to maintain its own brand in Australia Reuters [SYDNEY] Virgin Blue said yesterday it was in talks with Australia's second biggest airline Ansett Australia on a possible alliance in a bid to fend off the threat posed by Qantas
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        633 48 Proposal would have made them highest paid commuter carrier pilots Bloomberg [CINCINNATI] Delta Air Lines Inc's Comair said pilots at the commuter carrier rejected a contract offer proposed by federal mediators, prolonging a strike now in its seventh week. The proposal would have
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        128 48 Reuters [DUBAI] Dubai government-owned Emirates airline has denied it agreed to pay Air India US$l million (Ssl.B million) a year to secure rights to fly to the Indian city of Hyderabad. The top bureaucrat in India's civil aviation ministry, A H Jung,
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        276 48 Reuters [LONDON] Flights offering nothing but business class would commence between New York and London next year, under the plans of an aspiring British airline. Blue Fox Executive Airlines Ltd intends to fly two round-trip Boeing 767-300 flights daily between New York's JFK airport
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          97 48 AFP [MOSCOW] Russian airplane constructor Andrei Tupolev, whose father also called Andrei Tupolev created the original designs for the Soviet Union's first all-metal aircraft, has died aged 76, the Interfax news agency reported yesterday. Mr Tupolev, following in his father's footsteps, designed the TU-144, the
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          57 48 AP (HONG KONG] Dragonair said it has begun cargo service flights twice a week with a Boeing 8747-200 jet between Hong Kong and Osaka, Japan's second-largest city. The Hong Kong-based company said two Boeing 8747-300 aircraft it bought in November will enter the cargo
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          106 48 Reuters (HONG KONG] Cargo traffic fell 12 per cent year-on-year at Hong Kong airport in April because of market uncertainties overseas, the Hong Kong Airport Authority said yesterday. "Cargo traffic continued to be affected by economic uncertainty in primary markets such as North America,
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