The Business Times, 4 October 2001
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Title Section14 2001-10-04 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES mita (P) Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ SINGAPORE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2001 85C14 words
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Article77 2001-10-04 1 sn 1,***** (-15.06) BT-SRI 579.60 (-1.53) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,335.00 (-7.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 162J0 (-0.20) STOCK MAEKET INDICES Wednesday Change KLSE COMP 616.72 -0.02 NIKKEI 225 9,***** -212.33 HANG SENG 9.897.14 -63.16 SET INDEX 276.09 -0.40 JAKARTA COMP 371.49 -5.74 MANILA COMP 1,***** -15.73 TAIPEI WPI 3,***** -45.8677 words
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Article79 2001-10-04 1 FOREX RATES IS* ss USS (SS per USS) 1.781 £(l'SS/SS per 1.469 1616 EURO(lSS/SS/E) 0.923 1.643 DM 2.120 1.191 YEN 120.9 67 JO RM 3.800 2.134 HKS 7.799 4.380 BAflT 44.75 25.13 RLTIAH 10,000 5,616 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.475 Kl'ALA UMPIR 7.67 JAKARTA 39MI BANGKOK 950 MANILA JM) HONGKONG79 words
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Article, Illustration622 2001-10-04 1 Siow Li Sen - Chairman dismisses rumours that group is looking for a new chief executive BV Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings chairman S Dhanabalan yesterday quashed rumours that the bank is looking for a replacement for chief executive officer Philippe Paillart. "Some media622 words
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Article, Illustration669 2001-10-04 1 George Joseph - Group expects partial resumption of flights today George Joseph [SINGAPORE] The Swiss government yesterday offered Swissair 450 million Swiss francs (***** million) in emergency financing to help it fly until the end of the month. "The flight operations of Swissair will be securedREUTERS - 669 words
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206 2001-10-04 1 [SINGAPORE] The jobs of 31 Singapore staff members of Swissair hang in the balance as the grounded carrier fought desperately for survival. The carrier was also working on helping stranded passengers here find alternatives for their onward flights. While Swissair managed to206 words
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Article262 2001-10-04 1 This is on top of USs4ob already approved, executives told Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US President George W Bush called for more than US$6O billion in new government spending and tax cuts to help the US economy rebound after last month's terrorist attacks. "Our government will doBloomberg - 262 words
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600 2001-10-04 1 Teh Hooi Ling - 148 m minority shares to be bought at 131% premium Ky Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] In a surprise announcement yesterday, Singapore Press Holdings said it plans to take its lossmaking Internet arm SPH Asia One private by buying out the unit's600 words
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Advertisement78 2001-10-04 1 INSIDE Exec Suite Some home buyers abort options on private property. Pg 17 Shipping Times APL ships may be called up under US security scheme. Shipping Times Pg 1 Top stories S'pore wage costs no longer tops among NIEs. Pg 2 S'pore firms defer Batam investments. Pg 12 Halim Saad,78 words
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Advertisement33 2001-10-04 1 Fed likely to cut rates to2°o this year, analysts, Pg2 War against Taliban regime draws nearer, Pg 3 Washington in a delicate diplomatic balancing act, Pg 10 More reports, Pgs 3-5 Pg 1033 words
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Article, Illustration805 2001-10-04 2 Catherine Ong - Bat falling consumer confidence, widening credit spreads stand in way of recovery From Catherine Ong in New York THE US Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates further to counter the economic fallout from the Sept 11 terroristAP - 805 words
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619 2001-10-04 2 Chuang Peck Ming - Sonth Korea now highest, bat Taiwan, Hong Kong still lower in US$ terms By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singapore's wage costs are no longer the most expensive among Asia's newly industrialising economies (NIE), according to the US Department of Labour. South Korea619 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article110 2001-10-04 2 QUOTED by Wall Straits.com in the local version of Yahoo's finance section is this kiss-and-tell from investment guru Warren Buffet. Read it in the context of fairy tale princes kissing toads in the hope they will turn into princesses. "In my early days as a manager I, too.110 words
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Article182 2001-10-04 2 HERE'S some advice we found courtesy of www.bankrate.com for getting through the current hard times: pay off credit cards or move balances to cards with lower interest rates. Better still, avoid using credit cards. If you want a new stereo or TV. wait until you have the money182 words
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Advertisement97 2001-10-04 2 US task force recommends new airline security measures, Shipping Times PglO European airlines hope for EU antitrust waiver, Shipping Times, Pg 10 Aviation in crisis: More reports, Shipping Times Pg 10 The Royal Bank JB 9biC of Scotland pic SINGAPORE BRANCH J THE KEY TO YOUR UK PROPERTY FINANCE Highly97 words
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Advertisement9 2001-10-04 2 Editorial: Has the Fed overplayed its hand? Pg 109 words
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FALLOUT from terrorist attack
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746 2001-10-04 3 Window for military action closing strike conld begin any time from next week: experts AFP, Reuters, AP Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] War drew nearer as the West sealed its case for destroying the hardline Taliban regime in Afghanistan and gave zero quarter to renewed pleas fromAFP,; Reuters,; AP; Bloomberg - 746 words
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Article, Illustration421 2001-10-04 3 AFP, Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] US officials have put the country's health system on heightened alert for signs of a possible terror attack using biological weapons, a document obtained by AFP showed yesterday. The Office of the Surgeon General warned all public and militaryAFP,; Bloomberg,; Reuters; AFP - 421 words
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195 2001-10-04 3 [SINGAPORE] Security and surveillance are being stepped up at Changi Airport and military bases to counter any terrorism threat, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan said yesterday. Besides backing the fight against terrorism worldwide, Singapore is taking steps to minimise the chance of195 words
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671 2001-10-04 4 Authorities' efforts are being hampered by outdated legislation AP LAT-WP, Bloomberg, Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Bush administration told Congress yesterday that it was using every means at its disposal to halt the flow of money to terrorist organisations. But it appealed to the lawmakersAP; LAT-WP,; Bloomberg,; Reuters - 671 words
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Article, Illustration492 2001-10-04 4 Federal staff screeners for major airports mooted AFP, AP, Reuters [WASHINGTON] Congress is readying steps to better protect US planes and airports, including a Senate measure to make screeners at major airports federal employees. The Senate bUI would ensure that federal personnelAFP,; AP,; Reuters - 492 words
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LATE Briefs
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123 2001-10-04 4 [SINGAPORE] Malay Members of Parliament here have condemned last month's terrorist attacks on the US as "an act of evil" that goes against the teachings of Islam. In a statement, they voiced support for the multinational coalition effort to combat terrorism. But they added that123 words
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Article76 2001-10-04 4 Reuters [NEW YORK] New York City and New York State officials have estimated that the cleanup of the World Trade Center disaster might cost as much as US$4O billion, a sum they plan to ask the federal government to provide, yesterday's New York Times said.Reuters - 76 words
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40 2001-10-04 4 AP [NEW YORK] Investors placed US$4 billion worth of orders for the US$l billion in bonds sold by New York City to meet immediate clean-up and relief costs from the World Trade Center attack. —APAP - 40 words
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76 2001-10-04 4 Reuters [BEIT LAHTYA, Gaza] Israeli forces killed six Palestinians during a tank incursion into a Palestinian-ruled area of the Gaza Strip yesterday after a raid by Islamic militants on a Jewish settlement killed two on Tuesday. The fresh violence left a tentative ceasefireReuters - 76 words
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Article40 2001-10-04 4 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] More than 34,000 people have applied for the government's hot job federal air marshall. About 1,400 are interested in working for the FBI as full-time linguists in Arabic, Farsi and other languages.LAT-WP - 40 words
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Article80 2001-10-04 4 Reuters [WASHINGTON] After weeks of closed-door talks, a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives were to unveil a compromise plan late yesterday to give President George W Bush the authority to negotiate broad new trade pacts. Under the trade promotion authority, CongressReuters - 80 words
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35 2001-10-04 4 Reuters [UNITED NATIONS] Britain's UN ambassador was named yesterday as chairman of a UN Security Council panel that will monitor implementation of a sweeping anti-terrorism resolution adopted last week.Reuters - 35 words
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Article54 2001-10-04 4 AP [BRIGHTON, England] The British government said yesterday it will make spreading racial hatred a crime and tighten asylum and extradition laws to fight "the war on terrorism on every front". Home Secretary David Blunkett said new legislation would make it a crime toAP - 54 words
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92 2001-10-04 4 AFP [JAKARTA] The government cannot stop Indonesians heading to Afghanistan to fight against US attacks as long as they have proper documents. Justice and Human Rights Minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra said yesterday. "What is against the law is for Indonesians to join a regular armyAFP - 92 words
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Article, Illustration463 2001-10-04 5 Coulters include cruise lines, airlines and firms in WTC AP [WASHINGTON] The US government is investigating trading in shares of 38 companies including major airlines, cruise lines. General Motors and Raytheon to determine if people with advance knowledge of the terrorAP; FILE PHOTO - 463 words
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336 2001-10-04 5 Al Labita - From Al Labita in Manila THE Philippine Central Bank (CB) has asked foreign and local banks to draw up contingency plans should war erupt between a US-led coalition and Afghanistan. In a circular yesterday, the CB said the plans must ensure continuity of operations,336 words
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Article708 2001-10-04 5 New bill will also raise the roughly USs3ob intelligence budget AP, NYT [WASHINGTON] US Congressmen have called for sweeping changes to the way American intelligence agencies do their work and have asked for an independent probe into why the US government failed to foreseeAP,; NYT - 708 words
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Advertisement414 2001-10-04 4 OVERSEAS UNION ENTERPRISE LIMITED (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Directors of Overseas Union Enterprise Limited the Company are pleased to declare a special (interim) dividend of 28 cents a share less 24.5 per cent income tax. amounting to $37,274,127 (net of tax), for the financial year ending414 words
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Article, Illustration621 2001-10-04 6 r. sivanithy - STOCKS r. sivanithy THE market maxim very much in evidence yesterday was "buy in anticipation, sell on announcement" as the Straits Times Index dropped 15.06 points to 1,335.26 despite a ninth straight cut in US interest rates. Brokers said that621 words
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Article336 2001-10-04 6 Stocks Volume SingTel 15c 14.034.CXX) UniFood HK25c 10,258.000 NOL 7,148.000 People s Food HGK 50c 6,301,000 Keppel Land50c 5,228,000 ECS 10c 4,965,000 Surface MT HK20C 4,859,000 SIA50C 4,624,000 KlVentures 10c 4,538,000 DBS Grp 4,431,000 Stocks DBS Grp 46,755,300 SIA50c 39,710.316 UOB 32,050,470 SingTel 15c 25,736,740 SPH 15,033.400 OCBC 11,706,340 City336 words
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Article, Illustration179 2001-10-04 6 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy DESPITE what the indices may suggest, market activity is at its lowest level in years. Yesterday, for instance, 387 counters finished either untraded or unchanged, compared with the 277 movers. In addition, many small-caps do not register even a single179 words
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Article, Illustration240 2001-10-04 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of China-based meat-process-ing company, United Food Holdings, has recovered strongly from recent lows. However, the counter slipped half a cent to 51 cents yesterday. It was the second most actively traded stock with some 10.3 million units240 words
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Article, Illustration518 2001-10-04 6 larry wee - CURRENCIES The single currency is close to challenging crucial barrier at 551.6470 larry wee THE Euro emerged the clearest winner from a largely expected 0.5 percentage point cut in US interest rates overnight registering solid gains not only against the Japanese yen. SingaporeSource: Reuters - 518 words
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Article3606 2001-10-04 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Abardaan Assat Mgt Asia Ltd Aberdeen Select Portfolio: American Opport Fd 0.677 0.712 Asian Fixed Income Fd 1.110 1.144 China Opportunities Fd!** 0.822 0.864 Cont Euro Eqty Fd!** 0.816 0 858 Global MNCFd 0 580 0.610 Global Technology Fd!** 0.390 0.411 Indonesia Equity Fd!** 0.578 0.607 Japan3,606 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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348 2001-10-04 7 Andrea Tan - Asia Food Prop revamps debt worth US$110m Amount forms 9.5% of total debt; details of plan involving rest of borrowings still to be finalised By Andrea Tan DEBT-LADEN Asia Food Properties (AFP) said yesterday it has restructured US$llO.3 million, or 9.5 per cent of its total debts. "On the specific348 words
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250 2001-10-04 7 It had won a ruling last month over a USs2.4m claim Reuters DEBT-LADEN Asia Pulp Paper Co Ltd yesterday lost its ninth lawsuit in Singapore this year after the High Court ruled in favour of Citibank for the second time in three weeks.Reuters - 250 words
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701 2001-10-04 7 quak hiang whai - HocKim'um.u quak hiang whai DBS Group is again in the news for the wrong reason this time through no fault of its own. Reports on TV and in a newspaper not linked to this one said that Singapore's biggest bank is looking for701 words
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207 2001-10-04 7 Bloomberg [HONG KONGJ Virgin Mobile Asia, a venture of Richard Branson's Virgin Group Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, wants to seU a stake in its Hong Kong business to one of the city's high-speed wireless operators. The ventureBloomberg - 207 words
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Article331 2001-10-04 8 Eugene Low - $24.7 m net profit helped by 9.9% rise in gronp turnover to $76m tin Eugene Low COMPACT disc maker Datapulse Technology yesterday reported a 12.1 per cent rise in net profit to $24.7 million for the year ended July 31. Bolstered by higher sales of331 words
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264 2001-10-04 8 HO Wah Genting is going ahead with its proposed acquisition of two toll road operations in China's Heilongjiang province after all. The company had earlier said it was aborting the project after having been rebuffed twice by the Singapore Exchange in264 words
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197 2001-10-04 8 She will focus on developing new business initiatives VETERAN banker Theresa Foo has re-emerged on the local banking scene as non-ex-ecutive chairman and senior adviser of regional investment bank BNP Paribas Peregrine Singapore. In her new role, Mrs Foo will focus on developing197 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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79 2001-10-04 8 FREIGHT Links Express Holdings says David Lim has resigned as a director of its Singapore and overseas subsidiaries and associated companies. The company said last week that Mr Lim had received a summons to appear in court on Oct 16 for authorising a79 words
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Article53 2001-10-04 8 Reuters AIR New Zealand will hold a media briefing in Auckland this morning. The embattled airline is due to announce the results of negotiations involving major shareholders and the government on a rescue package, but a company spokesman would not comment on the reason forReuters - 53 words
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Article51 2001-10-04 8 DATACRAFT Asia has won a contract worth more than US$4 million to build a broadband IP network for the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in north-west China. The project lays the foundation for Xinjiang Post and Telecommunications Authority to start offering high-speed Internet access in China's largest51 words
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Article55 2001-10-04 8 OVERSEAS Union Enterprise has declared a special interim dividend of 28 cents a share less 24.5 per cent income tax, amounting to $37.3 million net of tax, for the year ending Dec 31,2001. The dividend, to be paid on Nov 2, relates to the sale55 words
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365 2001-10-04 9 Eugene Low - It aims to help group lannch new round of free trade talks Eugene Low SINGAPORE will host an informal ministerial meeting next week to help the World Trade Organization (WTO) launch a new round of global free trade talks, the Ministry of Trade and365 words
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Article, Illustration416 2001-10-04 9 Andrea Tan - rye FT"V~3 P T?V?T7T*TT P *TTSH Andrea Tan WOES in the travel industry are likely to extend well into next year and tourism receipts could fall to $8.5 billion from last year's $10 billion, Idea Global said yesterday. Figures from the Singapore TourismSource: STB - 416 words
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467 2001-10-04 9 Vince Chong - lb Vince Chong A WHITE site at the New Downtown drew only one bid at $192 per square foot per plot ratio (psf ppr) when the tender closed yesterday about $100 psf ppr lower than the successful bid for a467 words
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223 2001-10-04 9 Chuang Peck Ming - Chuang Peck Ming VENTURE into China as a group rather than going it alone because you get a better bargain that way, a Trade Development Board-organised gathering of local businessmen were told yesterday. A big group represents big investments which223 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration802 2001-10-04 10 robert samuelson - KRiSiSiniLS OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group THE case for an "economic stimulus" is that America's present predicament is unprecedented. We are reacting to both the largest terrorist attacks in US history and the aftermath of the biggest economic boom in USThe Washington Post Writers Group - 802 words
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Article94 2001-10-04 10 There is no such thing as reasonably good intelligence. Either it is perfect or it is useless.' Hnssam Haqqani a former Pakistani official, on intelligence supplied to the US led axilition against terrorism. For the first time in my life, I'm starting to feel rather old.' ITU94 words
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Article682 2001-10-04 10 EDITORIAL THE markets expected it, everyone thinks the American economy needs it and so the US Federal Reserve delivered it on Tuesday—a 50 basis point cut in the Federal funds rate to 2.5 per cent the lowest level in 39 years. It was the682 words
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Article, Illustration1089 2001-10-04 10 Leon Hadar - The Sept 11 terrorist attacks are compelling the US to reorder its priorities in Sonth Asia and the Middle East From Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent in Washington AS the Bush administration continues to build up a wide international coalitionAFP - 1,089 words
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838 2001-10-04 10 Michael Lewis - COMMENTARY B} Michael Lewis Michael Lewis, whose books include Next', The New New Thing'and Liar's Poker', is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own. Bloomberg TEN billion dollars is a generous estimate of the property damage done by lastBloomberg - 838 words
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Article104 2001-10-04 11 Leong Sze Hian Singapore - Leong Sze Hian Singapore I REFER to your article "Seeking safe haven in insurance?" by Genevieve Cua (BT, Sept 26). One measure of "safety" or risk is the exposure to equities in the assets of an insurer. According to the MAS Data Room (www.mas.gov.sg),104 words
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536 2001-10-04 11 Narayana Narayana Singapore - Narayana Narayana Singapore 1 REFER to your article "Case urges banks to cut lending rates" bv Siow Li Sen (BT. Sept 21). Unlike its recent crusade against oil companies to reduce pump prices, this time around. Case seems to have put536 words
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317 2001-10-04 11 S Sivadas Singapore - S Sivadas Singapore WHAT is needed today in Singapore is not investor education, but SIAS education. The Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) must understand that individual investors can make no im pact on companies by attending their general meetings and speaking up. Only317 words
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FINANCE
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Article, Illustration301 2001-10-04 11 CK Lau Refco (Singapore - CK Lau Refco (Singapore) SINGAPORE shares yesterday ended a four-day positive run despite rallies in the US markets on the back of a 50 basis point interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The benchmark Straits Times Index closed at 1,335.26 points, shedding301 words
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Article, Illustration231 2001-10-04 11 Daniel Wong Refco (Singapore - MSCI Taiwan Index Daniel Wong Refco (Singapore) TAIWAN stocks slumped yesterday despite rallies in US markets sparked by a Federal Reserve rate cut. The MSCI Taiwan Stock Index slipped 2.04 points, or 1.29 per cent, to close at 155.96 points, with the turnover at231 words
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Article229 2001-10-04 11 London Reuters THE yen lost half a per cent against the US dollar and the euro for the second day running yesterday as Japanese investors again looked abroad as the start of the new half-year eased their need to prop up balance sheets. Analysts said the Bank ofReuters - 229 words
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Article, Illustration1252 2001-10-04 11 MTERBAMg CROSS RATES "V*/.? A$ C$ Bral) Euro Ffr Dm HK$ Ind Rs luptah Yen Won Ml NZ$ Pit Bs Peso S$ Band Sfr WT$ Btit Powid US$ Australia 0.778 4.123 0.539 3.533 1053 1875 23.*****.685 0.601 6.551 1.888 L2T8 31.058 25.628 0.885 4.564 0.801 17.186 22.234 0.338 0.497 Canada1,252 words
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REGIONAL news
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306 2001-10-04 12 Shoeb Kagda - This follows confasion over country's new Regional Autonomy Law From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta DOZENS of Singapore-based companies are deferring planned investments in the Indonesian island of Batam because of confusion over regulations following the implementation of the Regional Autonomy Law in the country, said306 words
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274 2001-10-04 12 Shoeb Kagda - Fnmt Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta DESPITE his controversial acquittal on corruption charges by the Supreme Court on Monday, Hutomo Mandala 'Tommy" Putra is still a wanted man in Indonesia. AttorneyGeneral Muhamad Abdul Rachman said yesterday. Better known as Tommy Suharto, the 39-year-old son of274 words
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Article68 2001-10-04 13 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] Tenaga Nasional Bhd has sent a team to Singapore to explore the possibility of acquiring one of the three power generation plants that have been put up for auction by the Singapore government. The Star reported, quoting president and chief executive officerAFX - 68 words
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83 2001-10-04 13 Reuters [JAKARTA] A team of top International Monetary Fund officials is due to arrive in Jakarta today for a week of talks on the 2001 and 2002 state Budgets, a Fund official said yesterday. IMF senior resident representative in Jakarta David Nellor said theReuters - 83 words
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Article72 2001-10-04 13 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's armed forces have replaced the regional military commander for East Java as part of a major reshuffle involving 94 senior officers, it was announced yesterday. Major General Sudi Silalahi is to become a secretary to the Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs,AFP - 72 words
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Article, Illustration51 2001-10-04 13 AFP [MANILA] Philippine anti-graft court yesterday postponed moves to lay new corruption charges against disgraced former president Joseph Estrada following a petition from his lawyers, court officials said. The Sandiganbayan court adjourned its scheduled arraignment after Estrada's lawyers lodged a new motion to quash the charges.AFP - 51 words
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61 2001-10-04 13 AFP [JAKARTA] Some 5,000 workers at Indonesia's state aircraft manufacturer picketed the presidential palace yesterday to demand higher pay and urge the government to stamp out what they called rampant corruption in the company. They said graft and poor management was rife at theAFP - 61 words
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119 2001-10-04 13 Reuters [HONG KONG] Hong Kong was to launch a new stock market index yesterday but fund managers are sceptical about its usefulness, saying the market will stick to the true and true, the benchmark Hang Seng Index. The new Hang Seng Composite IndexReuters - 119 words
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Article, Illustration509 2001-10-04 13 Audrey Tan - 11th straight monthly fall; rate of contraction fastest since Asian crisis From Audrey Tan in Hong Kong THE first Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) launched in Hong Kong yesterday showed that the economy is contracting at its fastest rate since the Asian financial crisis inREUTERS - 509 words
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346 2001-10-04 13 Audrey Tan - From Audrey Tan in Horig Kong RUMOURS that Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok may restructure his Kuok group of companies in Hong Kong sent their shares shooting up yesterday. Traders said that there were also unconfirmed rumours that South China Morning Post346 words
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Article385 2001-10-04 13 KUALA LUMPUR Move paves the way for government to break ap group Bloomberg RENONG Bhd. Malaysia's biggest indebted industrial group, said Halim Saad and eight others quit as directors, ending a decade-long business dominance built on the country's construction and asset-sale programme. The 47-yearBloomberg - 385 words
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Advertisement361 2001-10-04 13 The Lange Datograph. The contents: A cornucopia of mechanical highlights. Reduction fof mechanical Chronograph switching friction with Minute-counter switching lever lever with stable shaft 40 jewels. mounted in double jewel bearings. in opposed bearings Movement precision-regulated Bearing jewels in in five positions. Manually Thermocompensatmg Stepped pinion with a ruby Four-jewel361 words
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472 2001-10-04 14 WASHINGTON The ABC/Money Consumer Comfort Index also np 2 pts Bloom berg US business unexpectedly grew in September if factories are excluded, amid expectations the terrorist attacks last month may boost military spending and energy consumption, a survey of executives found. The National AssociationBloom berg - 472 words
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363 2001-10-04 14 WASHINGTON Federal agency sees pressure on real estate lending portfolios Reuters WITH US office vacancies increasing at an unprecedented rate, banks could face growing problems in their real estate lending portfolios, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Tuesday. The US office vacancyReuters - 363 words
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122 2001-10-04 14 Reuters [SYDNEY] The Australian Stock Exchange plans to hike the asset base and profit criteria for listing as a "foreign exempt" company, a move that will impose harsher requirements on many New Zealand-based companies. Under existing rules, "foreign exempt" companies can be listed onReuters - 122 words
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112 2001-10-04 14 Bloomberg (BRUSSELS} Business confidence in the 12 countries sharing the euro declined for the seventh month in September as the economy slowed. The European Commission's business climate index fell to minus 0.57, the lowest since May 1999, from minus 0.46 in August. Some 85Bloomberg - 112 words
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116 2001-10-04 14 Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] California energy regulators on Tuesday pulled the state's second largest utility back from the brink of bankruptcy but torpedoed a plan to issue a record US$l2.5 billion bond to fund some of California's emergency power purchases. The flurry of activity byReuters - 116 words
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73 2001-10-04 14 Bloomberg [MILAN] Olivetti's bankers, seeking to raise 4 billion euros (556.6 billion) for the owner of Italy's dominant phone company by selling convertible bonds and shares, will have to offer buyers insurance against default on the debt, investors said. Olivetti unveiled the securities salesBloomberg - 73 words
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106 2001-10-04 14 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's mad cow scare is taking a heavy toll on sales of home-bred and foreign beef as wary consumers switch to alternative meats, ignoring reassurances from politicians that beef is safe. Government officials are trying to win back public confidence afterReuters - 106 words
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81 2001-10-04 14 AP [PARIS] French telecoms equipment maker Alcatel yesterday said it will cut more than 3,000 jobs in its undersea network cable and optical fibre units, adding to broader job reductions announced earlier. It said the cuts will come mainly in Australia, France, theAP - 81 words
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405 2001-10-04 15 DETROIT Analysts believe demand will plunge farther, leading to more plant closures and layoffs NYT CAR sales in the US slumped in September, but were better than what analysts had expected. A drought in car sales after the attacks has alreadyNYT - 405 words
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317 2001-10-04 15 NEW YORK FT CLAYTON Dubilier Rice, the US private equity firm, on Tuesday became the first group to announce it had hired Jack Welch, former chairman and chief executive of General Electric, as an adviser. Mr Welch, who stepped downFT - 317 words
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Miscellaneous352 2001-10-04 14 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 3 Given wrong map. the Parisian 1 Statesmen resolved to stand by can be generous (5) Tory leader making depositions 4 Look over dean rubbish (3-4) (10) 5 Can accept a red convertible for 6 Side slip corrupts disk (4) exchange (5, 2) 10 A cricketer's need352 words
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Article2491 2001-10-04 15 BOMBS A WARRANTS octs m *rmi PnmJ lifr, l"« »d Pn Lartfleete A* mm Can tier Om mm W# Lew Claim S* M# Lew Mr* JO» Price MhlMk Ma «W f»er*»? Lrft 39.5 11.5 S AST IW*****1 13 *5 12.5 12 26.4 1 16 26 177 32 47.52,491 words
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Advertisement333 2001-10-04 15 ircrmits#»ph.co«.sg I* THE MATTER OE THE COMPANIES ACT. C HAPTER 50 AND IN THE M ATTER OF ALTO WARES (Si PTE LTD (IN VOLI'NTARY LIQI IDATIONI MEMBERS' VOLL'NTARY WINDING-IP At an LxtraOrdinary General Meeting ol the Members of the abosenamed Company duly convened and held at Blk I Thomson Koad333 words
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Advertisement609 2001-10-04 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF HEALTHANSW ERS (SING APOREI PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation! NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the ahovenamed Company which is being wound up voluntanlv. are required on or before the 18th day of609 words
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Advertisement844 2001-10-04 15 IPC CORPORATION LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING N T C E IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held at 23 Tai Sene Drive IPC ftuMwt. Simmow *****4 on 31 Octotef 2001 at 3.00 pi n. <*844 words
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Article7381 2001-10-04 16 SGXMAINBOARD LmI Vol on LMt Quota M> Hi W M Cm Am HI0» Urn Company Sale rOQOI Wrfi low lnyor Mhr Cm M jmt PrtS MULTI-INDUSTRY 143 185 cAcmaSOc 19 cri -2 532 21 18 5 18 5 19 05 199 1.3 5 33 22 41 6 c7,381 words
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Advertisement56 2001-10-04 16 mADEMARSPIGUET Le maitre de I'horlogerie depuis 1875 idcmars Equation of Time sunrise and sunset. Available at: Regional Agent. Showroom Ft Service Centre: AUDI-MARS PIGIJET (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED. avaiiabu at SOI Orchard Road J- 10/ II Wheel ock Si n*a po rc• 2jJ™ 0 2,8 6b B F a 218 667656 words
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416 2001-10-04 17 Andrea Tan - Unexpectedly strong showing seen to be unmatched for the rest of the year By Andrea Tan JULY surprises with 1,455 caveats lodged the best so far this year and likely to stay so. According to data from Realink2l, there were 1,455 caveats lodged416 words
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Article, Illustration645 2001-10-04 17 KALPANA RASHIWALA - But number who did so following Sept 11 attacks on the US is small due to weak sales in the preceding weeks, say property agents. KALPAMA RASHIWALA reports KALPANA RASHIWALA A FEW home buyers here have aborted options on private property soldFILE PHOTO - 645 words
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633 2001-10-04 17 ELDERLY Singaporeans, like their counterparts in other parts of the world, would like to age in place to enjoy the "razzle-dazzle" of their golden years. Unfortunately, the imbalance between the demands of the elderly Singaporean's home environment and his functioning abilities633 words
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Article476 2001-10-04 17 DEVELOPER/ OWNER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE TOTAL UNITS NO. OF PRICE TENURE [TMMlMnjn (sq ft) LAUNCHED UNTTSSOLD psf) Abode at Devonshire TTH Devt 9 Devonshire Rd 1,012-2,756 26 4 1,288 FH Wilkie Regency Wah Khiaw Devt 9 Wilkie Terrace 818-893 30 24 860 FH Jervois Regency Pine476 words
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Advertisement47 2001-10-04 17 118 PIONEER ROAD ftf Description: A high-valued 4-storey factory with a mezzanine basement y -7t*m 'Tenure 30+30 years wef Jan 1996 "Floor Area 39,656.83 sqm or details, contact Sole Marketing Agent Irene Kan 228 6896 pioneer h Dominic Peters 228 6894 ROAD 1 Nicholas Wong 228 680047 words
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Advertisement78 2001-10-04 17 THE CONCOIRSE MIM mui 979 to 8,000 sqft Outside CBD/Free Shuttle fc Bus Service to MRT Panoramic city/sea view Broadband enabled/SCV Service available Ample carparking space Immediate occupation Tel: 292 8181 9E^|§ HMM FM liht M INDUSTPIAI TUAS FACTORY FOR SALE JTC standard-built Type T8 terrace factory with mezzanine floor78 words
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Article, Illustration713 2001-10-04 19 nick hutton - Increasingly mobile business executives need solutions that will their personal productivity. Unified messaging is emerging as one such time-management tool nick hutton The writer is vice-president, Asia Pacific sales, Comm. Works, a 3Com company WITH Singapore gaining prominence on the global map, Singapore's business executives713 words
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Article516 2001-10-04 19 Nicole Ridgway - Echelon has its ears on the world's villains By Nicole Ridgway BILLIONS of e-mails, telephone calls, wireless transmissions and faxes circle the globe each day. Think of them as billions of opportunities to use snoop technologies to catch terrorists as they communicate from cell to516 words
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159 2001-10-04 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US senators introduced a bill to extend an existing federal ban on new Internet taxes for two years. Ron Wyden, Democrat of Oregon, and John McCain, Republican of Arizona, said their proposal aimed to give Congress more timeBloomberg - 159 words
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358 2001-10-04 19 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A US court has shut down thousands of websites that diverted Web surfers from intended destinations and bombarded them with ads for pornography and gambling, the US government said on Monday. But officials at the Federal Trade Commission said at a news conferenceReuters - 358 words
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Article, Illustration403 2001-10-04 19 The Internet and media giant says its 2001 and 2002 earnings will fall short of expectations Reuters [NEW YORK] AOL Time Warner Inc chairman Steve Case said on Tuesday that he feels the Internet sector, the economy and the country have reached a bottomReuters; AP - 403 words
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504 2001-10-04 19 The Canadian company expects to end the year with fewer than half the employees it had at the start of 2001 AP [BRAMPTON. Ontario] Nortel Networks of Canada said on Tuesday that it was cutting 10,000 jobs and reducing its workforceAP - 504 words
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174 2001-10-04 19 Bloomberg [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp is phasing out an online small-business accounting program called Finance Manager in response to customer concerns about putting sensitive data on the Web, an executive said. It will stop selling Finance Manager, one of its BCentral Web programs forBloomberg - 174 words
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Article, Illustration589 2001-10-04 20 Paul Chan - Since it released its Q4 results in mid- July, the company has seen its shares fall 43% ay Paul Chan INVESTORS are bracing for a poor start to fiscal 2002 for Sun Microsystems Inc after a series of ominous signals. Since mid-July, when itSource: Bloomberg - 589 words
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Article, Illustration847 2001-10-04 20 kenneth james - TECHNOLOGY Liberty Alliance vs MS Passport: computerdom's religious wars are threatening another great idea kenneth james The writer is BT's Technology Editor Here we go again. Last week an impressive group of major corporate and technology players, led by Sun Microsystems, announced an alliance to847 words
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Article282 2001-10-04 21 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) fell 13 points to 926, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) fell nine points to 919, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) dropped 18 points to 7,288 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down 28 points to 1,048. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Esperis P (built 1994)Reuters - 282 words
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Article292 2001-10-04 21 SGX 000 Oct 3 S$ »<M C*TT Distribution 0.52 unch 50 ChuanHup 0.31 unch 1690 Cosco investment 0.16 unch 134 Freight Links. 0.05 unch 300 GB Holdings —0.36 -0.01 I IMC Holdmgs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jay* Holdings 0.15 unch 240 Keppel Corp 2.86 -O.OI 1309 Keppel FELS 1.53292 words
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Article, Illustration731 2001-10-04 21 Donald Urquhart - But unlikely present US moves warrant it, says NOL By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Picture this: An American-flagged, Singa-pore-owned Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) container ship, sails into the Arabian Sea carrying ammunition and supplies for American troops in its war against731 words
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357 2001-10-04 21 Lines in turn are imposing big surcharges: European Shippers Council [LONDON] The European Shippers Council has requested the European Commission to extend its airline insurance investigation to include war risk premiums being charged to shipping lines, following the sudden357 words
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483 2001-10-04 21 THE Maritime Security Program (MSP) is a US defence programme aimed at ensuring a continuing presence of a viable US-flagged merchant marine fleet in international commercial shipping and to ensure it is available for military use in case of war or national483 words
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Article, Illustration766 2001-10-04 22 David Hughes - MEWBUILPS By] David Hughes THIS week's newbuilding list appears quite unremarkable. It features very much the usual mix of orders and, although not the longest list ever, represents a substantial investment in new tonnage. So nothing strange to report then, except thatFILE PHOTO - 766 words
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Article161 2001-10-04 22 PACE Appenship 5 Assets S BSA 7 B tang Mas 6 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 ft Central Ex 6 China Shpq 5 ft Cougar 6 ft CWT Globe link 6 Delmas 4 Djak Lloyd 6 Dongnama 3 ECL 4 ECU Line 5/6/7 Evergreen 6 Foonq Sun Fuhai161 words
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Article8799 2001-10-04 27 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire 15/10 17/11 Delmas HYUNDAI FEDERAL 333W 65-*****44 15/10 23/11 China Shpg VILLE DE VENUS 397W 65 *****98 16/10 23/11 CMA COM SAUDI JEDDAH MOW 65-2757(00 17/10 16/11 Kien8,799 words
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Article801 2001-10-04 29 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jurong Port Cosmic master 69 J25 01/10/3:05 04/10/6:00 Spc Capricor 1111 J12 03/10/5:45 03/10/19:00 mm 17 03 0ct J03 03/10/810 03/10/15:00 Bt R8 2692 1001 J01 03/10/8:15 03/10/16:00 Bt Bt Jjya I ***** JOl 03/10/8:30 03/10/19:00 Bt Ma Java ***** JOl 03/10/8:00801 words
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Article1981 2001-10-04 29 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Sh'P Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACHIEVER <08 4/2359 IB 02/1500 02/1659 >K>00 a 02/1700 03/0659 03/0400 21 02/1700 03/0659 03/0900 3 03/0700 03/1159 Q 3/1400 4 03/1200 °*/|459 03/1700 ACIS>AN 46IS 4/5:00 II 02/1500 02/16591,981 words
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Article171 2001-10-04 29 October 8 Canada: Thanksgiving Day United States: Columbus Day October 10 Japan: Health and Sports Day Taiwan: National Day October 12 Argentina: Columbus Day Mexico: Columbus Day October 15 Brunei: Meraj October 22 New Zealand: Labour Day October 23 Thailand: Chulalongkorn Day October 25 Hongkong: Chung Yeung Festival171 words
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Article781 2001-10-04 29 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine 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 and781 words
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Article621 2001-10-04 29 Carbon 180 Mai 978.1 0.4 16.5 0.07 34 0 06 Sep 28 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 380 Ave 987.3 0.2 14.4 0.06 26 0.02 Dim 380 Max 991.2 0.8 17.6 0.09 80 0.04 «6/m-3 %yft621 words
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483 2001-10-04 30 AVIATION ZN CRISIS Steps include stronger cockpit doors, new security training for air crew AP [WASHINGTON] Airlines should begin installing stronger cockpit doors within 30 days and pilots, flight attendants and other crew members should get new security training within six months,AP - 483 words
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334 2001-10-04 30 Los Angeles Times [WASHINGTON] In a bid to reverse their sagging fortunes, US airlines are reducing some fares and offering other incentives to get skittish travellers to lessen their fear of flying. The promotions began with United Airlines' cutting domestic faresLos Angeles Times - 334 words
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Article, Illustration71 2001-10-04 30 [NEW YORK] New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani (right) poses for a photo during a press conference with Delta Airlines chief executive officer Leo Mullin, announcing Delta Airlines as the official airline of NYC Company in New York City. Delta willgiveout lO.OOOfree tickets and offerAFP - 71 words
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397 2001-10-04 30 They want joint reduction in capacity to ride out crisis Reuters [BRUSSELS] European airlines have asked for immunity from normal antitrust rules so they can jointly reduce capacity in the face of an economic crisis, but industry sources said on Tuesday they wereReuters - 397 words
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213 2001-10-04 30 AFX (JAKARTA] State-owned airline Garuda must fend for itself in arranging extra insurance coverage following the Sept 11 attacks on the US, Finance Minister Budiono yesterday said. Quoted in the Jakarta Post. Mr Budiono said the government cannot afford to underwrite the cost ofAFX - 213 words
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Article, Illustration349 2001-10-04 30 Bloomberg I WASHINGTON] Boeing Co signed an agreement with China to sell 30 737 aircraft to four Chinese airlines, a deal worth US$l.65 billion, the company said. Zhang Guobao, vice-chair-man of China's State Development Planning Committee, completed the accord with Alan Mulally, BoeingBloomberg; REUTERS - 349 words
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239 2001-10-04 30 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Eastern Airlines Corp. the country's third-biggest carrier, has bought a quarter of newly formed Qingdao Liuting International Airport Co to broaden its sources of income. Tang Jian. an official at China Eastern's public relations department, declined to say how much theBloomberg - 239 words
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Article1733 2001-10-04 30 CITY FLIGW n* FLIGHT ETD MtUMt BA7381 1930 BA7382 2055 0F81 1930 0F82 2055 Amtfrttm $035 0700 GA978 0130 *1837 1455 *1838 2255 S024 2345 Athens SO347 0545 SO348 2255 faKklotf ****** 2045 ****** 2045 $0286 2045 S0285 2045 Bihrjm GF148 0935 B S B*«i««n (14211,733 words
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Advertisement85 2001-10-04 21 The advent of Information Technology and intermodal logistics solutions have dramatically changed the global logistics industry. In addition, Singapore is fast becoming the logistics hub of the region. To keep our readers updated. Shipping Times now features a full page on logistics on Thursday every fortnight with news of current85 words
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