The Business Times, 25 September 2001

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 107/03/2001 Internet. http://busn.ess-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2001 85C
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    77 1 Dsn UB4JB (+43.39) BT-SKI 563.79 (+32.58) ST INDEX rurumES UMLOO (+44.00) smsci FOTTJIES 157.00 (+8.10) STOCK MARKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE COMP 606.44 -147 NIKKEI 225 HANG SENG 1284i0_+360J0 SET INDEX ***** +489 JAKARTA COMP __410J» 4.08 MANILA COMP _1.I46.09 -17.7« TAIPEI WPI *****1 -68J4 SEOUL COMP *****
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    78 1 FOREX BATES l'S$ ss l*S$ (S$ per LS$) 1.754 £(l?S$/S$ per 1.466 1562 ElHO(L"SS/SS/E) 0.912 L599 DM 2.145 1123 YEN 116-8 66.60 RM 8.800 2.166 HKS 7.800 4446 BAHT 44-37 2639 RUPIAH 9.480 5.404 PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.70 KI ALALI MP1R 7.67 JAKARTA J9.0H BANGKOK 9M MANILA I) JW
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    Lock icon Govt plugs insurance gap for SIA and CMS
    436 1  -  Move in line with actions by other govts as insurers slash war risk coverage Byi Quak Hiang Whai [SINGAPORE] The Singapore government has stepped in to help Singapore Airlines and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) after insurers cancelled their war
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    Lock icon Bargain hunting lifts S'pore, HK stocks
    985 1  -  Local market looks to rate cuts, 2nd off-Budget move By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks staged a brave rally yesterday along with Hong Kong and Korean shares as investors hunted down blue chip bargains. Expectations of more Singapore banks paring their prime rates and
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    Lock icon CityDev unveils action plan to allay investor fears
    877 1  -  -ilexclusive Partial usage change for NY hotels and new market focus liy Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] City Developments has moved swiftly to allay investors' fears about the prospects for its hotel arm with plans to convert part of its New York hotels into
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    Lock icon Dow opens strongly after Europe gains
    767 1  -  It gains 364.59 points to 8,600 at Ipm EST; Nasdaq np 80.36 to 1,503.55 From Catherine Ong in New York WALL Street soared from the opening bell yesterday in a sharp technical rebound but traders don't expect the adrenalin rush to last for long.
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      88 1 WSUMB Special Focus Wires. Tubes. Cables. Pipes. What's in store? Pgs 18-23 Top stories Airline, hospitality sectors to be focus of profit downgrade. Pg 8 Taxman gains from banks' interest-in-suspense. Pg 8 Further rent rebates could be part of JTC relief measures. Pg 10 RHB, Stanchart join Bank of America
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      16 1 BT Comment: Property stocks in limelight, Pg 6 BT Comment: BOJ trips up USS bears, Pg6
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      170 1 HK unveils HKs62bplan, Pg 4 Asian airlines scramble for insurance cover, Shipping Times, Pg 10 MAS may axe jobs, unveil fresh plans, Shipping Times, Pg 10 20% *'i m* r.r; i Si* It SSK* B*4 IfY I S:( s J„j| s{ §2* V«» f t„f %-s *n» it %<# I
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  • FALLOUT from terrorist attack
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      Lock icon OCBC, OUB join UOB in ½ -point cut in prime
      712 2  - OCBC, OUB join UOB in -point cut in prime SMEs to gain, but depositors face record low rates Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Singapore banks, with the exception of DBS Bank, has joined United Overseas Bank (UOB) in slashing their prime lending rates, a move that will benefit small companies and
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      Lock icon UN prepares for humanitarian crisis
      930 3 Fleeing Afghans expected to lead to massive refugee exodus Reuters AFP Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The United Nations prepared for "a massive humanitarian crisis" in Afghanistan as people fled their homes ahead of feared US-led military strikes against Taleban and terrorist strongholds in the country. The US
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    • IN Brief
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        Lock icon Osama successor may be more deadly
        110 3 AFP [WASHINGTON] If Washington succeeds in capturing or killing accused terrorist Osama bin Laden, his most likely successor will be a former Cairo surgeon suspected of playing a key role in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, a report said yesterday. The
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        Lock icon Interpol sets up 'Sept 11' special unit
        44 3 AFP [BUDAPEST] Interpol has set up a special unit called "September 11" at its Paris headquarters to coordinate efforts to fight terrorism in the wake of the attacks in the US, Interpol chief Ronald Noble said yesterday.—AFP
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        Lock icon Face recognition systems at US airports
        97 3 Reuters [WASHINGTON] US government and aviation officials are poised to begin using facial recognition systems to scan airport terminals for suspected terrorists, yesterday's Washington Post reported. The paper said a government committee appointed by Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta to improve airport security received a
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        Lock icon Tanaka may be sidelined over leak
        127 3 AFP [TOKYO] Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka may have been thrown aside in Japan's delicate diplomacy following the terrorist attacks in the US, press reports said yesterday. Hours after hijacked planes dived into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, she told Japanese reporters where
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        Lock icon New WTO round could be delayed
        114 3 Reuters [WELLINGTON] The attacks on New York and Washington have made the November launch of a fresh round of global trade liberalisation talks more difficult, the next chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Supachai Panitchpakdi said yesterday. Mr Supachai said he had not
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        Lock icon Americans, tourists throng Ground Zero
        70 3 AFP [NEW YORK] Twelve days after a terrorist attack toppled the twin towers of the World Trade Center, hundreds of New Yorkers and camera-strung Americans and foreign tourists converged on the ruins on Sunday. They emerged in throngs from nearby City Hall subway station and
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        Lock icon UK may introduce compulsory ID cards
        73 3 Reuters [LONDON] British Prime Minister Tony Blair is studying introducing compulsory identity cards as part of an emergency review of security laws in the wake of the deadly US attacks, a cabinet minister said on Sunday. British citizens have never been forced to carry
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        Lock icon FBI detains Indian pilots training in US
        79 3 AP [BANGALORE, India] The FBI detained dozens of Indian pilots undergoing training in the US after the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, according to one of them who just returned to India. Rahul S Rawal, a pilot with a helicopter charter company in the
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        Lock icon Italy okays use of army to protect sites
        87 3 AFP [ROME] The Italian government has authorised use of the army to protect cities, monuments and other key sites, Italian newspapers reported yesterday. The interior ministry, in cooperation with the defence ministry, issued a circular to all security services authorising use of
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    • Article
      Lock icon Comprehensive off-Budget package seen
      538 4  -  Economists say it could be twice the size of July's $2.2b initiative Hy Eugene Low [SINGAPORE) The second round of off-Budget measures is likely to be much more substantial than the package announced in July, given Singapore's deepening economic slump, economists say. But the jury is
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      Lock icon Semicon sector hit by attacks on US
      695 4  -  3,600j0b cats announced last week as firms tighten belts From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley THE beleaguered semiconductor industry has not been spared from the ill-effects of the Sept 11 terrorist attacks in the US, with 3,600 job cuts announced just in the
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      Lock icon HK unveils HK$62b plan for air industry insurance
      505 4  -  From i Audrey Tan in Hong Kovg THE Hong Kong government yesterday stepped in to ensure no disruption to the local airlines, airport and airport services yesterday, by agreeing to indemnify their third-party risks for up to HK$62 billion (5513.9 billion) per
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      Lock icon Chemical industry bracing for fallout from a US strike
      453 4  -  Ry\ Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] With the US and its allies expected to wage war in Afghanistan, Singapore's chemical industry is bracing itself for greater uncertainty and even thinner margins as crude oil prices rise. Chemical companies here are not sure how
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      Lock icon Proven terrorists will be handed to FBI, Dr M says
      551 5 PH responds to reports that FBI wants suspects to be handed over Bernama, AP, AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said it would be the government's responsibility to put those suspected of being terrorists by the Federal Bureau
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      Lock icon Indon extremists' bid to drive out US citizens causes concern
      616 5  -  Any violence against foreigners will hit investment: analysts From\ Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta AS America continued its military build-up against Afghanistan-based terrorists and the Taliban regime for the attacks in New York and Washington DC on Sept 11, American citizens
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      12 2 RHB, Stanchart join Bank of America in prime rate cut, Pg 13
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Property stocks in limelight as STI surges 43.39 points
      599 6  -  l-l< comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan A COMBINATION of short-covering and bargain hunting yesterday helped the Singapore stock market stage one of its most remarkable rebounds in weeks. The Straits Times Index swung 87 points during the session first falling some 44
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      Lock icon Keppel T&T wrt: stay with stock
      178 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan YESTERDAY was a good day for warrants the rally on the local bourse saw many of them feature prominently on the top percentage gainers list. But that shouldn't be a surprise, given that warrants are bull-market instruments. One that
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      Lock icon ST Engg: downside support at $1.80
      218 6  -  HOT STOCK By 1 Ven Sreenivasan AVIATION-related stocks have had a shocking time lately. And one that has been particularly badly battered is that of defence and aviation contractor Singapore Technologies Engineering. Last week, the counter tumbled to its lowest level in almost 18
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      324 6 Stocks Volume SingTel 15c 20.315.000 ST Engg 10c 15,149.000 PacificCenturylOc 14,121.000 VentureMfg25c 13.497,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 12,773,000 City Dev 50c 12,223,000 CapitaLand 10,884,000 FuYuMfglOc 10.118.000 Frontline 5c 9,690.000 UOB 9,210,000 Stocks VentureMfg25c 101.226.070 UOB 83.851.729 DBSGrp 73,726,839 OCBC 48,279,608 SIA50C 43,295,130 City Dev 50c 42,514,896 Datacraft 10c 41,197,941 Chart Semiconductor
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      Lock icon BOJ trips up US$ bears in yet another intervention
      549 6  -  •I I comment CURRENCIES Sharp yen correction spills over into Swiss franc, Singapore dollar and euro larry wee UNEXPECTED intervention by the Bank of Japan catalysed a sharp US dollar bounce in Asia yesterday which hit leading alternatives like the Swiss
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    Lock icon UNIT TRUSTS & FUNDS
    3272 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AbsMaen Aaaet Mft Asia LM Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American Opoort Fd 0 636 0 669 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1 092 1.126 China Opportunities Fdl" 0.766 0.805 Cont Euro EqtyFdl" 0.716 0.753 Global MNCFd 0 524 0.551 Global Technology Fdl" 0 388 0.406 Indonesia Equity Fdl" 0.640
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Airline, hospitality sectors to be focus of profit downgrade
      547 8  -  Banking, electronics also not spared as terrorism tensions add to gloom By Ling Su Ann MORE earnings downgrades are in the pipeline especially in the airline, hospitality, banking and electronics sectors as looming US retaliatory action against terrorist forces further clouds
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      Lock icon Taxman gains from banks' interest-in-suspense
      713 8  -  Substantial bad debts see figure ballooning to several hundred million dollars Byi Siow Li Sen THE move by banks towards greater disclosure is certainly helping the taxman, auditors say. With improved reporting practices, banks now include interest-in-suspense made up of interest income due but not
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      Lock icon HK Superman's Herculean task
      708 8  -  IfOT lock siew quak hiang whai IN the past four years when the Hong Kong economy was consolidating from the excesses of the 80s and 90s, Li Ka-shing was still able to churn out mind-bog-gling profits for his conglomerates. In 1998 and 1999, Mr Li's Hutchison
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      Lock icon Financial Advisers Bill to be tabled today
      386 9  -  So too the Securities and Futures Bill; both are keenly awaited By< Genevieve Cua THE Financial Advisers Bill to create a single licensing scheme for anyone offering advice on investment products will be tabled in Parliament today. The Bill is widely awaited, as
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon SIA denies it's one of five Ansett bidders
        94 9 Bloomberg SINGAPORE Airlines has denied a report it's one of five parties negotiating with Ansett Holdings's administrator about buying part, or all, of the flailed Australian carrier. "Our position has been clear on this all the way through: the answer is 'No',"
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        Lock icon Hong Lai Huat slips into the red
        99 9 DIVERSIFIED construction group Hong Lai Huat Group reported a $2.5 million loss for the first half of its financial year, compared with a $0.9 million profit previously. Group turnover rose from about $23 million to $29.1 million due to a higher level of
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        Lock icon Globe warns Digitel to pay up
        140 9 Reuters GLOBE Telecoms, the Philippines' second largest phone firm, said it has asked Digital Telecommunications Inc (Digitel) to settle about 206.13 million pesos (Ss7.l million) in unpaid access charges soon or be isolated from the entire industry. Globe said Digitel's unpaid access charges totalled
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      Lock icon Maybank joins personal credit fray
      417 9 The new product is also seen as an effort to widen its range of financial services JUMPING into the market for personal credit lines, Maybank Singapore yesterday announced an overdraft facility that is one of the most attractive in town. Winning more business aside, the
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      187 8 HHong Kong This October, Hong Kong will host the region's largest electronics event. ELECTRONICS Entering its 21st anniversary, the fair has a magnetic attraction for jt a® F a r electronics professionals, with its dazzling array of new products and innovative technology displays. Over 1,580 exhibitors from the four October
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      167 8 E Hong Konu international The growth of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair over LIbH I I R b e ast two V ears has been illuminating. This year, over 400 M DC P* Jf Iff IS Fair exhibitors will be displaying products and services, October I 5— 18, 200
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Further rent rebates could be part of JTC relief measures
      541 10  -  Focus will be on helping businesses to tackle cash-flow issues, says CEO f¥ Vince Chong JTC Corporation is working on additional relief measures which could include singledigit rent rebates to help tenants cope with the recession. Chief executive Chong Lit
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      Lock icon August output seen falling 19%
      284 10 ISH on the economy manufacturing THE August industrial production data due to be released tomorrow will show that the economy is still spiralling downwards, says IDEAglobal. The research firm forecasts a 19 per cent plunge worse than July's 13.2 per cent decline and the sharpest
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      Lock icon SurroMed sets up R&D facility in S'pore
      389 10  -  Such companies will generate new economic activities in local biomedical sector: Philip Yeo By Eugene Low SINGAPORE'S biotechnology industry has been given a boost with California-based SurroMed setting up an advanced research and development facility here. The investment not only introduces new technology
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      Lock icon Waterfront project partners may borrow up to $1b
      496 10 Analysts estimate this as total cost for Cheung Kong, HE Land and Keppel Land Bloomberg CHEUNG Kong (Holdings) Ltd. Hong Kong's No 1 developer, and two partners may be looking to borrow as much as $1 billion for their Singapore waterfront office
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      Lock icon EBP is not used to track vehicles:LTA
      393 10  -  MAILI.TPI Eileen Tan (Ms) Assistant Manager Media Relations Land Transport Authority I REFER to your article "Beware of GPS you're being watched" by Lee Han Shih (BT. Sept 24). The article noted that "the movement of a great proportion of vehicles is monitored
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      67 10 We welcome letters. E-mail us at btletter@sph.com.sg or fax us at *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390 Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****5. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify it came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear in
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  • FOCUS property
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      Lock icon 20% downpayment rule may be lifted
      593 11  -  11 comment PROPERTY Govt may soon allow banks to offer 100% loans to purchasers lee han shih DON'T buy a house, apartment or condominium yet the government may soon lift the rule that requires buyers to put down 20 per cent in cash. As
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      Lock icon FCC associate Benchmark's earnings up 39%
      187 11 Reuters [LONDON] British property company Benchmark Group pic, an associate of First Capital Corp of Singapore, yesterday reported a 39 per cent rise in annual profit, and said its strong financial position meant it would also pay its shareholders a special dividend. Benchmark, which
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  • FINANCE
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      1272 11 mi series Udtuitcs >i f Short 1 3/rs Long > 3yrc DtTERBAME CROSS RATES Sep24 A$ C$ Rmt Eto Ffr Ow H*$ Ind Its fan* Ytn Wow ttU H23 Pafc Bs Peso S$ tmi Sir WT$ Bant Pwd tfSS Australia 0.765 4.041 0.534 3.503 1044 3.798 23.327 46.158 0.569 6.368
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      Lock icon Futures soar as stocks rebound
      319 11  -  OT Index/MSCI STpore Index C K Lau Refco (Singapore) SINGAPORE shares staged a strong recovery yesterday after sinking more than 3 per cent in the morning following the slump in US markets last Friday. Hopes of another offBudget package to weather the slowdown sparked the
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      Lock icon Futures rise 1.8% on short-covering
      246 11  -  MSCI Taiwan bdn Daniel Wong Refco Singapore) TAIWAN stocks slid yesterday as the government restored the daily downside limit of 7 per cent, with chipmakers TSMC and UMC falling by their daily limit. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index fell 5.58 points, or 3.36 per cent,
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      Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
      242 11 Reuters London THE yen shed three quarters of a per cent against the US dollar yesterday as Japan intervened to curb its exportdamaging strength, while the Swiss franc also fell against the greenback after Switzerland cut its interest rates. The yen racked up greater losses against the euro,
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon The IMF isn't Indonesia's sole hope
      779 12  -  iTTT^ bottom line OPINION shoeb kagda The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent FOR better or for worse, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Indonesia have been locked in a tight embrace these past four years. And while it can be argued that the relationship
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      102 12 'If the United States is truly courageous, they should attack Beijing or Moscow.' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Hat spiritual leader of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party, the country's largest opposition group, pledging support for Muslims in Afghanistan. The Saudis have some reason to feel prickly about their sovereignty
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      Lock icon Tackling the fallout in Thailand
      649 12 EDITORIAL THAILAND'S golden beaches, hill resorts and its nightlife can no longer guarantee that tourists will visit the country. The fragile economy is being battered, as the fear of flying is keeping travellers away from its famous hot spots. Two weeks after the brutal terrorist
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      Lock icon Zero-casualty combat vs zero-capital warfare
      880 12  -  Washington has a tough time ahead fighting terrorists able to cause maximum damage with minimnm means By Phar Kim Beng The writer is an Asian Public Intellectual fellow at The Nippon Foundation in Tokyo MONEY has always been the handmaiden of war. As the cost
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      Lock icon Getting ready for Apec in Shanghai
      692 12  -  COMMENTARY By\ Loh Hui Yin The writer is a BT senior correspondent [SHANGHAI] The major roads were cordoned off. The security men were out in force. My friends who were sending me back after a night out on the town were forced to drop
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  • REGIONAL news
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        Lock icon Now Thai Budget clears last hurdle
        100 13 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's Upper House of Parliament gave its final approval yesterday to a widening in the Budget deficit for the forthcoming fiscal year, aimed at boosting the sagging economy. The 200-member Senate voted 139 to three in favour of the Budget Bill for
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        Lock icon Taiwan August jobless rate hits 4.8%
        159 13 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's jobless rate climbed to an eighth straight record in August, threatening to choke consumer spending and deepen an expected recession. Unemployment rose to 4.8 per cent from 4.7 per cent in July, seasonally adjusted, the government said. That was the highest
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        Lock icon Manila to sell zero-coupon bonds in Oct
        81 13 Bloomberg [MANILA] The Philippines will sell its first batch of non-interest-bearing local bonds next month as it spreads its search for funds to cover government spending that is expected to overshoot revenue by 145 billion pesos (Sss billion) this year. The government will
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        Lock icon Tirtamas Comexindo sued by creditors
        86 13 AFX {JAKARTA] BNP Paribas Singapore and other creditors have filed a suit with the Jakarta Commercial Court against PT Tirtamas Comexindo, a company owned by businessman Hashim Djoyohadikusumo, for failure to repay debt, BNP Paribas lawyer Tony Budidjaya said. He said other creditors that have
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        Lock icon KL, Jakarta consider open-skies pact
        63 13 AP (KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia and Indonesia are considering a virtual open-skies policy for air travel between the countries, a news report said yesterday. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik, who visited Indonesia last week for talks with transport officials, said the two countries might reach a
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        Lock icon Manila captures Aba Sayyaf rebel
        58 13 AP [MANILA] Philippine officials yesterday announced the capture of a Manila-based Muslim extremist rebel leader, saying the capture has set back rebel plans to carry out bomb attacks in the capital. Military officials said Abu Sayyaf rebel Mohammad Faisal Dompol Ijajil was arrested in a
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      337 13 KUALA LUMPUR More expected to follow suit; banks also lower fixed deposit rates Reuters TWO more banks in Malaysia reduced their base lending rate yesterday after the central bank cut its key rate last week to cushion the blow of
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      301 13 I KUALA LUMPUR TWO little-known Malaysiancontrolled companies Zodan NV and Zudavi NV linked to tycoon Ananda Krishnan are among five foreign groups which have been awarded oil and gas exploration rights in Indonesia, the Malaysian Business Times reported. The news
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      154 13 JAKARTA AP FORMER Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid has been found guilty of defaming a former state official and ordered to pay U5552,000 in compensation, court officials said yesterday. A Jakarta district court found that Mr Abdurrahman, also known as Gus Dur, "was
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      388 14 BEIJING Plenum also seen studying Jiang's plan to rope in entrepreneurs AFX THE Sixth Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party which got underway here yesterday is expected to discuss crucial leadership changes expected to be made next year, analysts said. Participants at
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      442 14 Hong Kong's growth forecast now at 1% to be cut again HONGKONG Reuters HONG Kong Financial Secretary Antony Leung said yesterday the government will cut its economic growth forecast for 2001 in the wake of devastating attacks on the United States. "The external economy would certainly be affected.'' Mr Leung
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      70 13 THEMONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE Results of tender for taxable book-entry Government Bond 2001 due 1 March 2007 to be issued on 1 October 2001 Tenor approx. 5 years Amount Offered Allotted 551,200,000,000 Amount Applied 552,614,752,000 Interest/Coupon Rate 4.000% p.a. Average Yield Price on Allotment 2.91% p.a. and 105.756% Cut-off Yield
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      78 14 Jf Celebrate Tk K ly Mid-Autumn Festival JP- Mandarin iJI 3$ I iffflkvJk Mooncakes J 26 August 1 October 2001 Aa. Savour our exquisite range of new P i creations and traditional mooncakes specially hand-made by our master Telephone Hotline: 737 4282 chefs. Check out our wonderful Fax: 73 7
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      479 15 Bulk of hit from reduced value of AT&T Canada stake; any closure of Concert would add more costs Reuters [LONDON] British Telecom (BT) said yesterday it expected to take a charge of £500 mUlion (Ssl.3 billion) on investments including AT&T Canada
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      215 16 SAN JOSE Bloomberg EIGHT computer companies, including International Business Machines Corp and Dell Computer Corp, said they successfully tested a storage network that can move large amounts of data over long distances. The test, dubbed the Promontory Project, demonstrated that large amounts of data
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      515 16  -  Solvency roles eased to stem insurers' sell-off of stocks From Neil Behrmann in London THE London stock market revived sharply in yesterday's morning trading from last week's nadir when the British regulator relaxed insurance company portfolio rules that have forced the companies
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      291 16 BRUSSELS Bloomberg EUROPEAN industrial production fell at the fastest pace in six months in July, indicating that the economy was approaching recession even before the terrorist attacks in the US. Factories, farms and mines in the 12 euro countries cut production
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      432 17 FRANKFURT Deal with Zurich Financial to doable bank's US fond business Reuters, Bloomberg DEUTSCHE Bank has agreed to purchase Zurich Financial Services' US fund unit Scudder in a long-awaited US$2.5 billion deal. The deal catapults the German bank to fourth place among global
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      496 16 INNO-PACIFIC HOLDINGS LTD Registered Office: 70 Shenton Way #03-02 Marina House, Singapore *****8 25 September 2001 To: The Shareholders Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd (the "Company") Dear Sir Madam, EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON 10 OCTOBER 2001 Pursuant to a notice dated 7 September 2001 made in accordance with the
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      341 16 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 3lf de facto, it's thereby apparent fi 2 3 H BT j [g IHIH7 1 A cut above the rest (7) (4) 5 An orange coat (4) 4 Charm our men? A difficult as- Mat 9 11 You don't have the cxob- signment! (7) lems Ido with
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  • Wire and Tube Singapore 2001
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      835 18  -  Staid as they may be, wires, cables, tubes and pipes continue to play a key role in modern industries. Two trade fairs opening today will showcase latest technology, products and services. TEH HOOI LING finds out what's in store TEH HOOI LING THEY may not be the most
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      520 19  -  New products unveiled will help to reduce costs and raise productivity. TEH HOOI LING checks out the range TEH HOOI LING NUMEROUS new products will be introduced to the South-east Asian market during the combined Wire Singapore and Tube Singapore 2001 exhibitions. And many of them are aimed
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      373 19  -  -By Teh Hooi Ling SOME 100 companies from 10 countries will feature in their national pavilions at the Wire Singapore and Tube Singapore 2001 exhibitions. One of the biggest contingents comes from Italy, a highly specialised wire market that comprises many small manufacturers, mainly in
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      723 20  -  Broad economic downturn will worsen existing overcapacity in the industry By Peter Marsh FT THE mood among steel industry executives is getting darker by the day. Just when the sector seemed to have hit rock bottom, the worsening prospects for the world economy triggered by the
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      284 20 With its network of 85 overseas offices, Italian Institute for Foreign Trade spearheads the entrepreneurs' posh into the global business arena ICE, the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, is a government trade promotion agency commissioned by the Italian Ministry of Productive Activities to foster trade and investment opportunities
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      214 20 AT large and busy exhibitions it can be difficult to find the right people to do business with but now there's a new and effective way to make sure no opportunity remains untapped. For Wire/Tube Singapore 2001, the organiser is providing an online Mingle Zone. And by using
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      610 21  -  More exhibitors and visitors at this year's Wire and Tube shows reflect growing interest, says friedrich-georgkehrer FRIEDRICH-GEORG KEHRER The writer is project director for Wire and Tube. Messe Dusseldorf GmbH NEXT year will mark the eighth combined presentation of Wire and Tube by Messe Dusseldorf.
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      386 23  -  The International Tube Association helps spread knowledge about the production and application of tubes, saysiOHMC hogg JOHN C HOGG The writer is secretary general of the International Tube Association IT'S difficult to think of any liquid or gas that isn't transported by a tube or pipe.
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      369 23  -  ■By John C Hogg THE glasses you may be using to read this article are more than likely framed in wire. And certainly, the next time you try to turn on your computer, you won't have much luck without the wire that connects it to the power socket.
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      215 18 w ire Tube WIRE CABLE TRADE FAIR FAIR A W A V W A VS% www.wire-sinqapore.com www.tube-sinqapore.com I J| H A I A lll'lllV A w A Jr 4 j^ f-> Jjk iv I See a wide range of the latest products, technology and services from more than 300 I
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      418 21 Best For Business In The Asia-Pacific Region jre wire Singapore A comprehensive exhibition on wire The All-Asia Wire and Cable Trade Fair manufacturing and finishing machinery, spring IHVn 25 -27 Seotemher 20fl1 making machinery, fastener technology and nVV V V r p Der iUUI materials, special wires and cables. Singapore
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      1192 22 Sn the Incredible thlnge Italians ere doing wire Singapore xg. s- Mffl The Italian Trade Commission, Singapore, Is ones again pleased to organise and 1 VISItr imi coordinate the official Italian participation at Wire Singapore 2001. ■M -i i J fife This participation has been organised in collaboration wittt a
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  • KNOWLEDGE economy
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      1121 24  -  rati virmami looks at the global trends, which according to management guru Gary Hamel, will impact the 21 st centurv corporation RAVI VIRMANI The writer is the head of the South Asia practice of Hewitt Associates, a global management consulting and outsourcing firm specialising
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      287 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose one point to 995, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) lost four points to 984, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) slipped 11 points to 7,509 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was up eight points to 1,165. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Cape Cathay (built 1993)
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      264 25 so too w CWT Distribution 0.48 -0.01 St Choan Hup 0.27 -0J)l 3151 Cosco tovastmant—0.14 0.01 430 FraigM Links 0.05 -0.01 108 CB iftwnqa 0.36 -0.07 45 IMC HoMngs-HK —5.60 unci) 0 JayaHoWings O.U- unch 509 KappaiCorp 2.76 -0.04 2610 KappaiFELS 153 -0.01 8039 KappajMarina q.17 -O.OI 6946
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      600 25  -  But authority will conduct full review due to changing economic situation al Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has vowed to carry on with its five year US$9.5 billion capital investment plan
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      Lock icon Encourage seafarers to upgrade by means of IT, union urged
      458 25  -  SMOU's business unit to jointly offer training courses with S'pore poly By George Joseph [SINGAPORE] Technological knowledge will become an indispensable component of a seafarer's skills and trade unions will have to play a crucial role in encouraging its members
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      119 25 [SINGAPORE) Xiamen Harbour faces the threat of an oil spill after a Greek container vessel collided with a Chinese oil tanker over the weekend. Chinese authorities are working to prevent the pollution, with four rescue ships dispatched immediately, followed by another six salvage
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      Lock icon Taiwan navy saves S'pore ship crew
      104 25 AP (TAIPEI] A Taiwanese navy ship has saved 16 crew members of a Singaporean freighter that sank off southern Taiwan in rough seas. The Delta-62 went under on Sunday about 160 kilometres west of Kaohsiung in high waves as tropical storm Lekima approached the
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        61 25 [SINGAPORE] Contship Italia has beaten PSA Corporation In its bid to acquire 50 per cent of Leghorn's biggest container operator Terminal Darsena Toscana (TDT). The US$9 million deal gives the subsidiary of the Eurogate/Eurokai Group access to a third Italian container port, after TDT's local
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        Lock icon Royal Nedlloyd to buy back own shares
        105 25 {SINGAPORE] International logistics services provider Royal Nedlloyd NV intends to buy back up to 1.94 million of its own shares in coming months. "At completion of this programme, a total of 10 per cent of the company's issued capital will have been purchased
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        113 25 (SINGAPORE] The Port of Le Havre Authority has appointed key contractors to begin its Port 2000 expansion to accommodate bigger container ships. Construction of the breakwater and channel digging will be undertaken by a group of companies made up of GTM-Cons traction, Campenon-Bernard, Dumez
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        59 25 {SINGAPORE] Hong Kong container terminal operator Modern Terminals Limited has launched the third phase of its portal Modern Ports.com, integrating all functions of its existing WebCIS System. The portal now offers sailing schedules, movement and inventory reports, barge company enquiries, import demurrage/empty detention, early and
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        685 26  -  In a recent ruling, Philippines' highest court classified shipyards as public utilities, with serious consequences for the industry'. ALEC reports ALEC ALMAZAN [MANILA] THE Philippines' shiprepair and shipbuilding industry faces massive divestment from foreign investors following a recent Supreme Court ruling classifying shipyards as
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      157 26 PAGE Appenship 5 Assets S BSA 7 B'tang Mas 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Columbus 6 Central Ex 6 China Shpg 5 Cougar 7 tt CWT Globelink 7 Delmas 4 Djak Lloyd 6 Dongnama 3 ECL 4 ECU Line 5/6/7 Evergreen 6 Foong Sun 5 Fuhai 7
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      6045 32 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT TUESDAY, SEPTE ETA ETA Atfv«rtis*r VksK VoyaQt Tttopftoo* SIN Ham* N*m* Number Number lb ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoire 02/W 0*/l CMA CGM CM* CGM BERLIOZ U45W 65-*****00 03/W 17/W C0SC0 HUMBER BRIDGE 0045* 65-*****00 04/W 10/11 DWmas HYUNDAI DISCOVERY 304* 6H377J44 00/10 12/1 Kiwi Hung
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        763 33 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure C Progress 24-Sep JK> 24/09/7:35 24/09/1600 Bt Tunis *40 ***** J01 24/09/8:05 24/09/20:00 Bt Dencipta2 ***** J01 24/09/8:00 24/09/23:00 Ounmonaiisa J***** J04 24/09/8:00 24/09/23:59 Kimtram »pr 09-Jan JI5 24/09/7:50 25/09/8:00 W«st*f I 126S0I J03 24/09/6.50 24/09/22:00 Bayswater118 *1230 J02 24/09/6:40 24/09/22:00 Puiau
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        2011 33 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofclrxj/B*l«nce Rstls Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From »C£ com* 4(1045 26/8 00 21/HOO 21/1*59 21/1900 24 21/1700 24/0*59 14/0900 21/1700 24/06M >4/0900 1 24/0700 24/1159 24/MOO 24/1200 24/M59 24/1700 KIMMM om atom a 21/0*0 23/1*54 21/noo 2* 23/1700
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        194 33 September 28 Taiwan: Teacher's Day September 30 Hongkong: Mid-Autumn Festival October 1 China: Labour Day Hongkong: National Day Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival October 3 Germany: Day of German Unity South Korea: National Foundation Day Octobers Canada: Thanksgiving Day United States: Columbus Day October 10 Japan: Health and Sports Day
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        799 33 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        624 33 Carbon 180 Mai 978.1 0.4 16.5 0.07 79 0.06 Sep 20 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E2S 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 987.8 02 14.7 0.06 25 0.02 Cxiofl 380 Mai 991.2 0.8 18.4 0.09 80 0.04 «6/m*3 sv/v s
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        889 34 Insurers limiting war risk coverage per jet to USssom, down from USs2b Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, Philippine Airlines and other Asian carriers are scrambling to get backing from governments after insurers imposed a cap on damage caused by jets
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        720 34 Nearly 10% of jobs at catering Quit to go; shares surge 30% Bloomberg [ZURICH] Swissair Group wUI cut at least 3,000 jobs, ground a quarter of its longhaul fleet and get backing from Swiss businesses and government to avoid bankruptcy. The
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        378 34  -  f-Yrnn Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA Airlines (MAS) is set to axe jobs and unveil fresh measures to return to profitability amidst the global air travel scare following the terrorist attacks on the US. "The combined effects of high operational costs
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        145 34 AP [LONDON] Budget airline Ryanair said yesterday it would sell 1 million seats at £9.99 each (5525.27) to try to tempt people back in to the air after the attacks in the United States. The Dublin-based airline said the seats would be sold over the Internet
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        286 34 Bloomberg [MANILA] Philippine Airlines may ground some flights after insurance companies said they would raise premiums and limit coverage to US$5O million for each plane brought down by an act of war. Insurance companies are expected to impose the new
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      36 25 Philippine shipyards: Crisis looms following Supreme Court ruling Page 2 Asian airlines scramble to get insurance BackPg MAS may axe jobs, unveil fresh turnaround plans BackPg Swissair to cut Jobs, reduce fleet and raise funds BackPg
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      372 25 AWARDS AIR NEW ZEALAND was voted fifth best haul leisure airline by UK travellers in the JH Conde Nast Traveller Awards, ahead of rivals Oantas and Cathay Pacific. Despite seven a compared with other more frequent services, Air NZ was chosen as one the by high-end travellers on service, comfort,
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      447 28 WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE WESTBOUND TO: COLOMBO NHAVA SHEVA (CFS MULUNO. MUMfiAI) ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN ICO POINTS VKSfi NAMf I VOY IsTOtf N.SMVA COLOMBO! CONNKTMG [aMMCTBtG W-USA VSt-HJtOW puis o?os 01 on moo 12on wdamunb* imoica TOtK V 1133 GAMOWIVSt BKAZIIiAN EXPtESS 004W MOO It 00
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      512 30 w™ SINGAPORE PTE LTD 15 McCallum Street #03-01/02 Natwest Centre Singapore *****5 Tel *****71 Fax. (65| *****66 Email general@ecusin.eculine net Website: http://www eculine net lohore Bahru Office Tel: (07) *****18 Fax: (07) *****62 DIRECT SERVICE TO SCANDINAVIA AARHUS COPENHAGEN GOTHENBURG OSLO HELSINKI (ALSO ACCEPTING ALL INLAND POINTS) For Bookings Call
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      125 33 M FOR 7 AM 25 SEP 2001 LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm Showers T Rain O Wind direction and speed in knots Cloudy Day Weather oo Hazv Wind speed symbols Sea Conditions O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds -j < 1
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