The Business Times, 29 August 2001
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Title Section24 2001-08-29 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MfTA (P) 107/03/2001 interret: http: business-times.asial .com.sg/ S I N G A P O R E WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 29, 2001 85*24 words
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Article79 2001-08-29 1 □an U4M6H3O) QBT-SKI mM ML4C (-2.64) ri st narcx futures mm M3LM (-7.00) □smsa pimjiua 199 JO (-0.40) STOCK BAIIET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSECOMP »L47 -176 NIKKEI 224 11,188.40 -fell BANG SENG I UM4I +&81 SET INDEX m* -102 JAKARTA COMP _44tM 417 MANILA COMP —*****9 4.99 TAIPEI79 words
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Article82 2001-08-29 1 FOBEX BATES USS St l"SS (SS per USS) L7M £(l"SS/SS per 1.439 1524 EUBO(USS/SS/E) 0i04 liW DM lie 1UJ YEN 120.4 68.70 RX 1800 1107 HKS 7.800 4.448 BAHT 44 JO 2&26 H3PIAH 8386 5,066 •s$ to 100 Knits FUSE RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA ».«0 BANGKOK82 words
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531 2001-08-29 1 Fall in Conference Board's index to 114.3 in Angnst catches market by surprise [NEW YORK] US consumer confidence fell unexpectedly to its lowest level in four months in August as a weakening job market weighed on consumers and threatened to undermine531 words
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761 2001-08-29 1 Siow Li Sen - Aim is to allow companies to choose business structure that best suits them By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] As part of a thorough review of Singapore's corporate law, the government is considering proposals for two new forms of incorporation for Singapore businesses limited761 words
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Article, Illustration447 2001-08-29 1 AP [SINGAPORE] A Singapore company signed a joint venture deal with the North Korean government yesterday to grow hardwood trees on a massive plantation near Pyongyang, the capital of the reclusive communist state. The agreement was signed in Singapore byAP; ABDUL AZIZ HUSSIN/ST - 447 words
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724 2001-08-29 1 Ling Su Ann - P-iiexclusive Many bank execs will be hit, not jnst clerical staff Reports by] Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] Singapore's financial sector is bracing for possibly the worst layoffs it has seen. Aside from some 3,000 job losses from local bank mergers, hundreds more724 words
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339 2001-08-29 1 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's local banks have been relatively quiet about cutbacks apart from announcing a few cost-cutting measures and pay-cuts. But the job cuts likely to be made by local banks following their mergers are expected to outstrip those by foreign banks, given339 words
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Advertisement54 2001-08-29 1 maim; Top Stories SingTel's Optus share offer set to become unconditional. Pg3 Maybank profit slips 38% to RM839.6m. Pg 13 Megawati ashamed Indonesia needs neighbours' help, f* 19 Ericsson, Sony to merge mobile phone ops in Oct Pg 17 Hock Lock Slow Furniture retailer Courts moving in the right direction.54 words
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Advertisement23 2001-08-29 1 Li Ka-shing's HKslsm show of confidence BT COMMENT Larry Wee, Pg 6 Christopher Tan, Pg 20 Insurance: Pay for only what you need23 words
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Advertisement7 2001-08-29 1 US Budget seen in deficit, Pg 177 words
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558 2001-08-29 2 Shoeb Kagda - I-H exclusive Under new IMF deal, Ibra's corporate debt plans will be based on independent assessments From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S large debt-rid-den conglomerates are no longer going to enjoy sweetheart deals when negotiating debt restructuring workouts with the Indonesian Bank558 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article73 2001-08-29 2 MUCH has been written about the famous Protestant work ethic that helped build up America. But it could be vanishing The latest survey by Roper Starch Worldwide fouPlyB4pei the most important thing in their life. In 1975, almost 48 per cent felt that way. In73 words
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97 2001-08-29 2 YOU may think Singapore banks have the financial muscle to go international. Now look at how a world-class bank really operates. US investment bank Goldman Sachs last year spent US$l.6 billion —more than the combined revenue of Yahoo, eßay and E-Trade —to build a97 words
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Article, Illustration722 2001-08-29 2 Anthony Rowley - Ministers disagree over priority for stimulus or reform From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo AS official data confirmed yesterday that Japan's jobless rate hit a post-War record high of 5 per cent in July, disarray within the government over management of the economy was thrown722 words
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296 2001-08-29 2 David Boey - By\ David Boey [SINGAPORE] Major local employer Hitachi, which has more than 5,000 people on its books here, declined to comment yesterday on reports in Japanese newspapers that it will close more loss-making factories overseas. The weekend reports said the Tokyo-based electronics296 words
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Article, Illustration458 2001-08-29 2 Growing number of white-collar workers becoming cab drivers AFP [TOKYO] Out of work and desperate, an increasing number of Japanese white-collar workers are turning to the taxi business as a way to make ends meet as Japan's Jobless rate hits a record high.AFP - 458 words
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575 2001-08-29 2 Harish Mehta - It has just 0.38% share of what is a small market amid stiff competition From] Harish Mehta in Bangkok DBS Bank's loss-making Thai brokerage, DBS Thai Danu Securities Ltd, will shut next month, becoming the first Singapore-owned brokerage to fold in575 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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384 2001-08-29 3 Teh Hooi Ling - Those who've opted for Sing Tel shares will get dividend By\ Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecom's offer to buy all ordinary shares of Australia's Cable Wireless Optus is likely to become wholly unconditional today. Sing Tel will first need to declare it384 words
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450 2001-08-29 3 Conrad Raj - At Singapore Finance, net earnings slip 5.4% to $20.8 m By Conrad Raj BUSINESS has never been better at Hong Leong Finance and its soon-to-be-merged listed subsidiary Singapore Finance, but competitive pressures squeezed margins so much that it led to450 words
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340 2001-08-29 3 Teh Hooi Ling - By' Teh Hooi Ling OAKWELL Engineering said yesterday it has secured inprinciple agreement from its creditors to hold winding-up proceedings so it can propose a scheme to restructure its debts. About 85 per cent of Oakweil's total liabilities are owed to these creditors.340 words
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692 2001-08-29 3 wong wei kong - lock siew wong wei kong IN the light of all the focus on fair and complete disclosure, what Courts did last week was notable: On Friday, it issued a statement to the Singapore Exchange (SGX) disclosing what it had told analysts in a briefmg692 words
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144 2001-08-29 4 PRIMA Group Prima Ltd and its subsidiaries has made a gain of $12.5 million from the sale of Keppel Capital Holdings (KCH) shares and warrants. Prima yesterday said the group has disposed of all KCH shares and warrants for $26 million. The144 words
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472 2001-08-29 4 Serena Ng - Chip equipment, component distribution units suffered losses By, Serena Ng HOMEGROWN electronics contract manufacturer Omni Industries, which will soon become part of Canada's Celestica, yesterday posted a 7-per-cent fall in interim net profit to $15.6 million in what was probably its last472 words
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240 2001-08-29 4 Rachel Ong - By\ Rachel Ong THE downturn in the global personal computers market has claimed another casualty disk-drive component supplier Magnecomp International Ltd. Yesterday, it announced that its halfyear net profit had slid a whopping 89.1 per cent to near-breakeven of $660,000. And, unless there is240 words
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588 2001-08-29 4 Serena Ng - Computer Sciences Corp reiterates intention to delist CSA By\ Serena Ng MINORITY shareholders yesterday, failed to get a new director on to the board of information systems specialist CSA Holdings when the company's US parent Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) voted down the588 words
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227 2001-08-29 4 Andrea Tan - Byi Andrea Tan TWO listed builders Chip Eng Seng Corp and Seatown Corp announced yesterday that they have clinched a total of $53.5 million in new contracts. Chip Eng Seng beat 22 other contenders for the $38.3 million job to redevelop the227 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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66 2001-08-29 4 UNITED Engineers reported that first-half2ool net profit fell 23 per cent to $5.4 million. Group turnover dropped 5 per cent to $197.6 million due mainly to the exclusion of pharmaceutical retail turnover which was divested in the last quarter of2ooo. Excluding the divested66 words
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64 2001-08-29 4 PROVISIONS Suppliers Corp (PSC) said first-half2ool net profit Cell 22 per cent to $4.1 million. Group turnover posted a marginal fall of 1.18 per cent to $79.87 million. consumer and industrial products segment Cared better than a year ago, but this was64 words
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82 2001-08-29 4 CORRUGATTSD paper packaging manufacturer Tat Seng J yesterday launched its initial public offering of 38.8 miDnP shares at 21 cents apiece. TTk total share offer includes a public tranche of two million new shares and 37.3 million placement shares. Included in82 words
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Advertisement219 2001-08-29 4 Tat Seng Packaging Group Ltd. (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 22 December 1977) Invitation in respect of 39,300,000 new ordinary shares of $0.20 each comprising: (A) 2,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.21 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (B) 37,300,000 Placement Shares by way of219 words
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Article, Illustration506 2001-08-29 6 Theoretical values before Dec 31, *96 PNEIndlOc 25,691,000 AddvalTech 2.5c 10,797,000 SingTel 15c 5,801,000 Parkway H 25c 4,927,000 TACB*****0 *****00 Boon Intl 20c 4,255,000 TT W 15c 3,868,000 DBS Grp 3,689,000 Autron 3,631,000 TiarflnZhong 3,299,000 DBS Grp 49,550,849 OUB 27,639,800 UOB 17,734,280 VentureMI&25c 15,380,000 TACBtlO 200....... 14,991,771 Chart Semiconductor 26c506 words
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Article, Illustration577 2001-08-29 6 r. sivanithy - l- l I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy IT WAS the same old story in the local stock market yesterday a weak-to-sideways drift in ever-thin-ning volume with only a handful of counters moving the Straits Times Index. No one seemed willing to take a577 words
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Article, Illustration610 2001-08-29 6 larry wee - llonger view CURRENCIES Watch key euro rapport at 90 US cents and an old US$ index rapport at 114 larry wee THOSE who rely heavily on exports to the US breathed a collective sigh of relief after a Friday rally on Wall Street liftedSource: Reuters - 610 words
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SINGAPORE news
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361 2001-08-29 8 Andrea Tan - Estimates pot Capit&Land's margins at 17% after land value writedown By* Andrea Tan PROPERTY giant Capita Land has sold about 10 units at The Levelz, a freehold condominium in Farrer Road, for $830 per sq ft, sources said yesterday. The361 words
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304 2001-08-29 8 Virgin Radio Ada in talks to gain control of stations in region RICHARD Branson's Virgin Group and venture capital firm China Vest are set to rule the airwaves in Asia by joining hands to launch a network of FM radio stations throughout the region.304 words
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386 2001-08-29 9 the economy inflation AS in previous periods, the rise in consumer prices during the first half of this year was highest for the lowest income group. For households in the top income bracket, prices actually eased, due mainly to lower car prices. Figures386 words
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273 2001-08-29 9 Eugene Low - Straco, STIC unit, China's Poly Group are stakeholders From) Eugene Low mXian, China A SINGAPORE-Chinese consortium, which develops tourism projects in China, aims to list on the Singapore Exchange by the middle of next year. The consortium comprises Singapore companies Straco Investment and Singapore Technologies273 words
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279 2001-08-29 9 OPPORTUNITIES abound in western China and Singapore businessmen should move in quickly to gain a foothold in the region's fast-growing markets, say businessmen on a Trade Development Boardorganised mission to China's western provinces. Speaking to BT at the end of their 10-day visit, they said279 words
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Article, Illustration295 2001-08-29 9 Rachel Ong - Co-ops to extend help for workers till June next year By] Rachel Ong THE National Trades Union Congress family of cooperatives yesterday announced that it was extending its month-long National Day package for a year to help the man-in-the-street cope with the downturn.FILE PHOTO - 295 words
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190 2001-08-29 9 THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) and the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) will extend until lam half-hourly parking in public carparks that allow for night parking. The extension takes effect this Saturday. At present, half-hourly parking ends at 10.30 pm in HDB carparks190 words
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Article113 2001-08-29 9 Joe Tan Tech Huat - I 'j 1 n bag Joe Tan Tech Huat LEADERSHIP shows in times of crisis that's how I felt after watching the telecast of Prime Minister Goh's National Day Rally speech. I am now convinced that we are a very fortunate people led by a team113 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration834 2001-08-29 10 anthony rowley - ■TTTT4 1 bottom line OPINION anthony rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent THE Japanese public's infatuation with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (there is no other way to describe such unquestioning adulation) may be about to end as the brutal reality of rising unemployment834 words
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Article49 2001-08-29 10 'If I were an ostrich, I would bury my head in the ground. A small country like Myanmar is able to produce large amounts of rice and sell to a big country like Indonesia' Megawati Sukarnoputri the Indonesian president, on the state of her poverty-stricken nation.49 words
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Article593 2001-08-29 10 EDITORIAL AT LONG last, things are looking up for the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean). There is clearly a more upbeat mood and a sense of purpose, after a flurry of visits by three Asean leaders to their neighbours this past week. The regional grouping,593 words
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Article, Illustration1001 2001-08-29 10 Harish Mehta - Thailand risks serious economic disruption if it hastily discards its proven growth model without good substitutes From] Harish Mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent in Bangkok TO the majority of the Thai people, their popular tycoon-prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, is not just anAFP - 1,001 words
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Article453 2001-08-29 10 COMMENTARY Editorial in The Jakarta Post THE fewer programmes of action stipulated in the new Letter of Intent (Lol) signed by the Indonesian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday do not by any means indicate fewer daunting reforms ahead. Nor do they reflectEditorial in The Jakarta Post - 453 words
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Advertisement178 2001-08-29 10 CSA HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) FINAL DIVIDEND BOOKS CLOSURE DATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that for the purpose of determining shareholders' entitlement to the Final Dividend, the Transfer Books and Register of Members will be closed on 13th September, 2001. Duly completed transfers received by the178 words
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Article, Illustration894 2001-08-29 11 TODD HOLCOMB - Seen any Kournikova lookalikes on the tennis courts lately? Chances are, you've spotted 16-year-old Ashley Harkleroad. todd holcomb reports TODD HOLCOMB NYT [ATLANTA] ASHLEY Harkleroad is not the American Anna Kournikova yet. Kournikova has not won a tournament on the WTA Tour. Harkleroad has not won a match.NYT - 894 words
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Miscellaneous332 2001-08-29 11 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS (4) 1 People in general accept knock- 6 North End taken off Lancashire back in treatment (7) P *6) 9 Tourist's guide taking time in- 7 Feete pieces of fish (7) side with palace attendant (8) 8 Go so far, like Stanley in Ujiji? 10 They maintain332 words
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REGIONAL news
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516 2001-08-29 13 Eddie Toh - This won't stop bank from applying for QFB status in next few days, says MD From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYAN Banking Berhad yesterday posted a sharper-than-expected drop in net profit and saw an impairment to its asset quality, but the biggest bank516 words
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397 2001-08-29 13 U KUALA LUMPUR Sales may decline to RM39b this year, survey finds Bloomberg AFP US electronics companies in Malaysia said they expect sales to fall 12 per cent this year amid a global slowdown in semiconductor demand which they forecastBloomberg; AFP - 397 words
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248 2001-08-29 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg SIME Darby Bhd, MTD Capital Bhd and other Malaysian builders will partner a Chinese company to bid for the main building works in the RM9 billion (Ss4.l billion) Bakun Dam project. Sime Darby, MTD and their local partners willBloomberg - 248 words
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407 2001-08-29 13 Diana Oaa Abdullah - Reroutes increase 11% te RM4b on cell phone services; H2 looks equally good From] Diana Oaa Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur TELEKOM Malaysia yesterday posted RM 457.6 million (Ss2ll million) in halfyear net earnings, up 23.3 per cent year-on-year, with the second half407 words
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144 2001-08-29 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S state-backed asset manager, Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd, said yesterday it would start selling securities backed by restructured bad loans taken over from the banking system by the fourth quarter. Danaharta, formed during the Asian financial crisis, said it aimed toReuters - 144 words
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363 2001-08-29 15 KUALA LUMPUR She is frustrated the country, biggest in S-E Asia, has low economic standing AP INDONESIAN President Megawati Sukarnoputri admitted yesterday that she was "ashamed" to have inherited a pov-erty-stricken nation reduced to begging help from its neighbours. "If I were an ostrich, IAP - 363 words
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72 2001-08-29 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian markets regulator, the Securities Commission, said yesterday listed companies were no longer allowed to extend the exercise period for new warrants once they were issued. "Listed companies, therefore, must decide carefully the tenure of the new warrants that they intendReuters - 72 words
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59 2001-08-29 15 Bloomberg [HONG KONGJ Citic Pacific Ltd said first-half profit rose 7.2 per cent, as the company reduced last year's profit to reflect an accounting change. The China International Trust Investment Corp unit said profit rose to HK$l.5 billion (***** million) for the six monthsBloomberg - 59 words
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70 2001-08-29 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA! PT Bank Negara Indonesia, the nation's largest publicly traded lender, said it returned to profit in the first half of2ool as it earned more from lending. BNl's net income in the first six months was 1.06 trillion rupiah (Ss2o7 million), or 5Bloomberg - 70 words
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44 2001-08-29 15 Reuters [JAKARTA] PT Bank Danamon, Indonesia's fourth largest bank by assets, said first half net profit jumped to 372 billion rupiah (5173.3 million) from 13 billion a year earlier. Its capital adequacy ratio (CAR) was 40.5 per cent. ReutersReuters - 44 words
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263 2001-08-29 15 UJAKARTA AP A LEADING suspect in the assassination of an Indonesian judge who sentenced the fugitive son of ex-dictator Suharto to prison has died in police custody, authorities said yesterday. Police have accused Mr Suharto's youngest son, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra, of orderingAP - 263 words
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393 2001-08-29 16 TAIPEI It plans to relax restrictions on some 1,400 industrial products; report AFP AP TAIWAN plans to further relax restrictions on Chinabound investments in some 1,400 industrial products to improve cross-strait economic ties, the United Daily News reported here yesterday. These include microchips,AFP; AP - 393 words
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245 2001-08-29 16 TAIPEI AP TAIWAN and China may be close to signing a contract to jointly explore oil in the Taiwan Strait, a Taiwanese official said yesterday. If the deal is made, it would be the first major joint project between the two sides' staterun companies,AP - 245 words
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370 2001-08-29 16 HONGKONG Company plowed share sale proceeds into stock market Bloomberg SANJIU Medical Pharmaceutical Co, China's bestknown medicine maker, is being investigated by regulators on suspicion executives used US$3O2 million of shareholders' funds to buy stock in other companies. The China Securities RegulatoryBloomberg - 370 words
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Article, Illustration482 2001-08-29 16 Audrey Tan - From, Audrey Tan in Hong Kong IN a show of confidence in his own companies, tycoon Li Ka-shing spent HK$l5.l million (553.4 million) buying shares in Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa last Friday, a day after announcing a sharp drop in their interim profits.FILE PHOTO - 482 words
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LATE Briefs
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80 2001-08-29 16 [KUALA LUMPUR] Hie Employees Provident Fund (EPF) aspires to outsource 25 per cent of its total equity portfolio of RM4O billion (5118.4 billion) to ftind managers in the near firture, The Star reported EPF chief executive Azlan Mohd Zainol as saying. He80 words
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60 2001-08-29 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Tom.com Ltd, an Internet and media company controlled by Li Ka-shing, is in talks to buy a stake in Taiwan's Business Weekly Media Group, a publisher of business magazines. The companies have not yet agreed on the timetable, cost or stakeBloomberg - 60 words
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Article71 2001-08-29 16 AP [KUALA LUMPUR] Robbers escaped with RM2 million (*****.000) in cash and jewellery from the home of Peraas International Holdings chairman Shahriman Sulaiman in a pre-dawn break-in. Four men overpowered two security guards at Mr Shahriman's home eaziy Monday and threatened him at knifepoint, reportedAP - 71 words
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70 2001-08-29 16 [KUALA LUMPUR] The New Straits Times Press executive director Abdullah Ahmad is tipped to also assume the post of group editor-in-chief as the company fights falling market share, The Edge reported. The Edge reported three weeks ago that Mr Abdullah and former Securities Commission70 words
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FINANCE
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Article289 2001-08-29 14 C K Lau - ST Indev/MSGI STpore Index C K Lau SINGAPORE shares skidded yesterday after Monday's gains, as investors decided to lock in profits ahead of key US economic data due last night The benchmark Straits Times Index closed at 1,640.65, a loss of 4.30 points, or 0.26289 words
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230 2001-08-29 14 Daniel Wong - MSCI Taiwan Index Daniel Wong TAIWAN stocks traded largely mixed yesterday. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index slid 1.15 points, or 0.56 per cent, to close at 203.67, with the turnover at 615.01 million. Gainers trailed losers 18 to 34, as 10 issues were unchanged.230 words
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Article234 2001-08-29 14 Reuters The euro shed almost one per cent against the US dollar on Tuesday after data showing stronger than expected euro zone money supply growth stoked worries the European Central Bank may delay any growth-boosting rate cuts. Its biggest one-day fall in almost two months against the greenbackReuters - 234 words
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168 2001-08-29 17 Bloomberg [STOCKHOLM] Ericsson AB and Sony Corp yesterday said they signed a final agreement to merge their ceUular-phone businesses into a joint venture starting on Oct 1. The signing comes after speculation the venture would be delayed because Sony, the second-largestBloomberg - 168 words
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93 2001-08-29 17 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Air New Zealand Ltd is interested in an alliance with Richard Branson's low-fare carrier Virgin Blue, which would help the New Zealand carrier compete with Qantas Airways Ltd on Australian routes. Air New Zealand has talked "on and off"Bloomberg - 93 words
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66 2001-08-29 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nikko Securities Co will sell half of its trust banking unit to Citigroup Inc this month, as Japan's No 8 brokerage reorganises its business group under a holding company. Nikko will sell 50 per cent of Nikko Trust andBloomberg - 66 words
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72 2001-08-29 17 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Acer Inc said profit in the second quarter all but evaporated as customers placed fewer orders. Net income in the three months to June fell to NT$l76 million (518.9 million) from NT$2.9 billion in the year-earlier period. The company made anBloomberg - 72 words
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61 2001-08-29 17 Reuters [JERUSALEM] US telecommunications equipment giant Lucent Technologies yesterday said it closed its Israeli unit Chromatis Networks which it acquired last year for US$4.5 billion, the largest takeover in Israeli history. All 150 Chromatis employees, most of whom work in Israel, were told the telecomReuters - 61 words
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73 2001-08-29 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's largest computer maker, plans to sell as much as 150 billion yen (552.2 billion) of bonds soon, as it pays compensation to sacked staff and invests in its operations. TTie transaction would be the biggest single sale ofBloomberg - 73 words
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Article59 2001-08-29 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Tokyo operation is being inspected by Japanese regulators, which is the latest brokerage probed in a three-year effort to tighten oversight of financial companies in Japan. The Financial Services Agency and the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission started anBloomberg - 59 words
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Article61 2001-08-29 17 Dow Jones Newswires [SYDNEY] AMP Ltd and National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) yesterday rejected a report claiming the two are considering a merger to create an AsBo billion (5173.7 billion) financial services giant. Analysts and bankers had also been sceptical about a report that saidDow Jones Newswires - 61 words
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Article, Illustration776 2001-08-29 17 KEITH BRADSHER - The US, especially the auto sector, faces more problems than just bloated inventories, writes KEITH BRADSHER KEITH BRADSHER NYT [DETROIT] FOR months, most economists have had a reassuring explanation for why the American economy has been slowing down: Companies had bloated inventories of unsold goods andNYT - 776 words
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423 2001-08-29 17 m NEW YORK NYT AN unexpected new order of world powers has emerged, at least in the field of human embryonic stem-cell research. The roster, say US scientists, is evidence of the inventiveness of the newcomers but also shows how much the usualNYT - 423 words
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Article528 2001-08-29 17 WASHINGTON Congressional Budget Office says govt may have to tap social security surplus AFP THE Congressional Budget Office yesterday offered a federal Budget forecast differing from White House projections, showing the government will have to tap social security surplus to make ends meet. The CBOAFP - 528 words
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510 2001-08-29 19 NEW YORK Swiss firm approaches German rival with USs2ob proposal this time Reuters SWISS healthcare giant Roche Holding AG has approached German rival Bayer AG with a preliminary proposal to buy its drugs business for around US$2O billion, people familiar with theReuters - 510 words
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369 2001-08-29 19 SEATTLE But users can download tools to make them work AP THE latest version of Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser is drawing critical barbs because it doesn't support two rival products commonly used on websites. Internet Explorer 6.0 will not automaticallyAP - 369 words
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289 2001-08-29 19 Absence of up to one year on reduced pay with reinstatement guarantee Bloomberg [TOKYO] Accenture Ltd, the world's largest consulting and project-man-agement company, offered 2,000 Japan staff leave on reduced pay as it prepares to cut about 1,500 jobs or 2 per centBloomberg - 289 words
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Article, Illustration205 2001-08-29 19 LOS ANGELES AP THE Dixie Chicks has sued Sony Corp, accusing the company of cheating the country music trio out of more than US$4 million by falsely reporting sales figures and overcharging for company services, the Los Angeles Times reportedAP - 205 words
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412 2001-08-29 19 SEOUL Receivership threatened if there's no deal by mid-Sept AFP Bloomberg CREDITOR banks yesterday proposed a 5.2 trillion won (SI7 billion) rescue package to save Hynix Semiconductor Inc. The proposal by mainly state-controlled South Korean banks is the second in three monthsAFP; Bloomberg - 412 words
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1425 2001-08-29 18 VEN SREENIVASAN - Peter Kwee is on his way to building his dream of a chain of golf resorts, writes vex sreemxvasam VEN SREENIVASAN PETER Kwee reckons he is at a point in his life where he should be choosing projects which give him maximum satisfaction,1,425 words
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Article, Illustration402 2001-08-29 18 As3.6m loan recall affects only hotel and affiliated developments INDONESIAN businessman Johnny Ba suki's success in recalling his A 53.6 million (553.3 million) loan to Joondalup's hotel holding company, International Golf Resorts (IGR), will not unravel the shareholdings in the multi-million-dol-lar golf resort in WesternFILE PHOTO - 402 words
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Article318 2001-08-29 18 Leonard Tan - WINNING LETTER Leonard Tan I AM a 20-handicapper and I have problems hitting good shots when the ball sits in two particularly tough positions: Downhill lie (towards target) when the right foot is more than two inches higher than the left foot at address. Downhill lie (the318 words
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Article238 2001-08-29 18 Vincent Seah - Vincent Seah WHENEVER I watch the USPGA pros in action on television, I am always in awe of the amount of backspin they can generate on their approach shots. How can I backspin like these pros? Which irons should I use and do different types of238 words
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Advertisement63 2001-08-29 18 BT Golf would like to invite readers to Mr send in letters or to the sometimes rewarding, often V) exasperating, game called golf. All questions will be answered by resident pro, Unho Park, and the best letter or question will win two 8-packs of Volkswagen dual-core golf balls. Write to:63 words
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Article, Illustration730 2001-08-29 20 cristopher tan - 1=11 comment MOTORING A merger of motor firms here would ensure better customer service and profitability and new market opportunities cristopher tan CAR czar Peter Kwee is a man of vision. But that trait wasn't always apparent —especially to the competition. In the mid-1990s, the industry730 words
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Article301 2001-08-29 20 Christopher Tan - -By Christopher Tan MERGERS and acquisitions among vehicle manufacturers will be a strong catalyst in shaping the ftiture of Singapore's motor industry. Many of the new mega-groups like General Motors, Ford, Volkswagen and DaimlerChrysler have already implemented an "under-one-roof' concept for their distributors in key markets.301 words
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Article, Illustration267 2001-08-29 20 AFTER defecting to Germany's BMW for a few years, British super-spy James Bond has decided to return to Aston Martin. In his latest film, the world's bestknown secret agent will drive the new Aston Martin Vl2 Vanquish, MGM, Eon Productions and Ford-owned Aston Martin267 words
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Article, Illustration345 2001-08-29 20 Christopher Tan - Only 9 of 20 cars put on sale by a finance honse found buyers By( Christopher Tan ABOUT 20 repossessed cars were put up for auction yesterday by Knight Frank and not surprising for the times, only nine were sold. Mainly Japanese modelsARTHUR LEE - 345 words
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145 2001-08-29 20 BMW AG is close to signing an agreement with Toyota Motor under which the Japanese firm will supply diesel engines for BMWs new Mini, according to an AP report "It's nearly done," BMW spokesman Michael Rebstock said. But he added that ifs uncertain145 words
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115 2001-08-29 20 PARIS Mayor Bertrand Delanoe's anti-car campaign has claimed its first casualty—his deputy was knocked off his bike by a motorcyclist racing illegally down a new lane reserved fw buses, bicycles and taxis. Reuters reported Yves Contassot, head erf the small Greens party in the115 words
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90 2001-08-29 20 Catch Cycle Carriage's new line-up CYCLE Carriage's annual "solo" motor show is here again. From Friday to Sunday, cars from Mitsubishi, Kia, Proton and TD 2000 will be displayed at the Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza. This year's event will focus on the "lifestyle pursuits" associated with the line-up of90 words
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92 2001-08-29 20 A CARAVAN of off-road vehicles, campaigning to return rare ducks to the wild in Thailand, has been stopped by environmentalists from entering one of the country's finest forest sanctuaries. AP, quoting the Bangkok Post, reported that some 60 villagers and activists blocked the caravan92 words
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85 2001-08-29 20 Christopher Tan - -Compiled by Christopher Tan THE Slno-German joint venture, FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun, China, celebrated its 10th anniversary last week by launching the VW Bora. The car, slightly larger than standard Boras, is aimed at mass-segment customers. Over two million passenger vehicles have been produced by85 words
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359 2001-08-29 20 AP AFTER decades of treating gay consumers as the invisible minority, automakers are courting them directly. This year, Jaguar, Volkswagen and Volvo began advertising in US gay publications, joining three companies Saab, Saturn and Subaru that had signed on earlier. And the commitment oftenAP - 359 words
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Article, Illustration923 2001-08-29 22 Jonathan Clements - Before picking an adviser to handle your retirement assets, consider what sort of advice is needed since it affects the amount of fee and type of help received By. Jonathan Clements THE cries for help are about to get deafening. I'm a bigREUTERS - 923 words
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621 2001-08-29 22 Koh Siew Lin - I^Hbag Koh Siew Lin I REFER to your article "Coverage for the right reasons" by Genevieve Cua (BT, Aug 22). As a financial planner and insurance adviser myself, I feel compelled to correct some of the allegations made about our business. (1) Your writer621 words
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Article, Illustration939 2001-08-29 23 Robert Halili - ll?Mli]s< markets Nasdaq gains put them in the spotlight; value and trade volume in sentiment index up substantially due to large number of filings in Omni shares by Deutsche Bank By Robert Halili The writer is managing director of Asia Insider Limited. HeSource: - 939 words
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Article438 2001-08-29 23 markets OUR technology portfolio is still outperforming the STI on the back of huge gains by TPV, Stratech, Hyflux, and Frontline. We have decided to toss out one of our underperforming stocks, Teamsphere, and reinvest the sale proceeds in shares of Allcom Technologies. The recently listed438 words
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Article, Illustration723 2001-08-29 23 Genevieve Cua - Templeton nnveils US govt-backed mortgage securities fond that offers attractive yields By i Genevieve Cua RISK-AVERSE investors now have a fresh option, particularly if they're reluctant to lock themselves into any of the capital protected or guaranteed funds in the market. Franklin Templeton Investments723 words
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Article, Illustration1250 2001-08-29 24 GENEVIEVE CUA - That's Mark Myerson's belief when it comes to buying insurance, oenevieve cua finds out more from the director of benefits consulting company i-Benefits GENEVIEVE CUA MARK Myerson, director of a benefits consulting firm, is a man with a mission: He's out to win moreRICHARD CHNG - 1,250 words
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290 2001-08-29 24 Genevieve Cua - ~Bg Genevieve Cua SO, how much coverage should you have and how much is too much? Mark Myerson, director of i-Benefits, says the calculation will depend on your age and your spouse s; the number of years to retirement; your current income; and children's290 words
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Article, Illustration515 2001-08-29 25 Donald Urquhart - Study makes proposals as to how port can compete against Southern Chinese ports By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Hong Kong port charges should be lowered to attract more vessels, according to a study commissioned by the Hong Kong Port and Maritime515 words
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Article, Illustration120 2001-08-29 25 AP [YOKOHAMA] A Japanese television crew prepares for the filming of the WestPac Express, the new high-speed transport vessel, at the US Marine Corps Base North Dock in Yokohama, west of Tokyo. The vessel, leased by Austal Ltd of Australia to Third MarineAP - 120 words
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478 2001-08-29 25 Beth Jinks - Improved results due mainly to full inclusion of earnings from Norwegian Cruise Lines By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Despite suffering a near 10 per cent revenue drop-off during a troubled second quarter, Malaysia-based Star Cruises Group recorded an improved interim478 words
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336 2001-08-29 25 Asia Pacific MARITIME [SINGAPORE] The region's largest annual maritime event, Asia Pacific Maritime 2001 (APM), opens next week at the Singapore Expo with an expected crowd of over 6,000 visitors. The seventh SingaPort renamed with effect from this year's event from Sept 5-7336 words
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Article, Illustration316 2001-08-29 25 Donald Urquhart - By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Over half of all foreign vessels inspected last year under Canada's port state control inspection programme were found to have deficiencies, according to the country's transport ministry. In its recently released annual report. Transport Canada reported that ofSource: - 316 words
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Article, Illustration854 2001-08-29 26 Seafarer - STRAIT TALE By I Seafarer IS there any point to having international laws if states see fit to ignore them at will? Seafarer refers, of course, to the case of the Cyprusflagged tanker Virgo and the tragic deaths of three fishermenAP - 854 words
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156 2001-08-29 26 SWEDISH Orient Line has recorded a first half post-tax profit of US$O.59 million compared to a loss of US$2.B million for the same period last year. The 2001 figures excluded payments from Swedish pension scheme Alecta. The ro-ro operator, which runs liner services between156 words
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149 2001-08-29 26 [LONDON] The eastern Mediterranean's largest cruise operator Royal Olympic Cruise Lines (ROC) has cancelled the entire run of summer cruises for its newly-delivered Olympic Explorer. It had hoped to start cruises with the vessel on Sept 15 after extra work at Germany's Blohm+Voss shipyard,149 words
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Article213 2001-08-29 35 August 31 Malaysia: National Day Philippines: National Heroes Day Hijimi a Vietnam: National Day ■Ulialii 3 Canada: Labour Day Vietnam: National Day Holiday niiiiMiii 4 United States: Labour Day BiMiwlir 15 Japan: Respect for the Aged Day flejf kw If Mexico: Independence Day giplirtw 33 Japan: Autumnal Equinox213 words
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Article765 2001-08-29 35 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead at single prices for a more comprehensive description at the mar kat Prices shown are baaed on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Banker Price Index change and the765 words
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354 2001-08-29 36 Carriers lowering fares by as much as 40% to boost demand in weaker market Bloomberg [ST PAUL, Minnesota] Most major US carriers followed Northwest Airlines Corp in reducing some leisure fares, the latest airline discounts designed to spur demand. Northwest lowered fares inBloomberg - 354 words
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393 2001-08-29 36 Bloomberg [ALEXANDRIA, Virginia] The American Society of Travel Agents (Asta) asked agencies to close their offices for two hours tomorrow in the first nationwide protest of reductions in fees paid to them by airlines. The association wants agents to closeBloomberg - 393 words
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Article, Illustration523 2001-08-29 36 But management denies that safety has been affected Dow Jones Newswires [HONG KONG] Nearly twothirds of Cathay Pacific Airways pilots say they are more fatigued than they were a year ago and very worried about safety, a pilots' union survey shows.Dow Jones Newswires; REUTERS - 523 words
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198 2001-08-29 36 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Co, Korea's largest carrier, said it will open a new route from the Korean port of Busan to Qingdao in China next month. The Seoul-based airline, a member of the Sky Team global alliance with Delta Air Lines Inc, AirBloomberg - 198 words
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Article, Illustration392 2001-08-29 36 Test flight a required step for jet to gain clearance to resume commercial flights AP [PARIS] An Air France Concorde, modified to meet conditions for a return to the skies, completed its second test flight in three days on Monday, this time checkingAP - 392 words
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587 2001-08-29 36 Bloomberg [SYDNEY! Richard Branson's Virgin Blue airline said it has held talks with Southwest Airlines Co, the largest low-fare carrier, Ryanair Holdings Pic and Easy Jet Pic about selling a minority stake in its business. Virgin Blue, which competesBloomberg - 587 words
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