The Business Times, 13 March 2002

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 010/03/2002 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2002
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    78 1 □m W (-21.78) BT-SEI 731.47 (-7.95) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,***** (-29.00) SOBO FUTURES 223.70 (4.40) STOCK MABKET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSECOMP ***** -7 S3 NIKKEI 225 __11.607JS -311.97 HANG SENG _11.273.86 -45.01 SET INDEX 384.74 -3.04 JAKARTA COMP _468.37 4.66 MANILA COMP .1,388.86 -2055 TAIPEI WP1 6,***** -78.72
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    69 1 FOREX RATES us* st US$ (SS per US$) 1.821 *<USS/S» per 1.417 1579 EUROfl'S$/SS/E). 0576 1.594 DM 1234 li27 YEN 128.6 70.60 KM 3500 2.087 HKJ 7.800 4.284 BAHT 43.32 2380 Rl'PtAH 9.968 6,475 FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 816 KUALA LUMPUR 6.40 HONG KONG 8.126 JAKARTA 39.00 TAIPEI 6.726 TOKYO
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    Lock icon HK's China stocks soar on hint of capital easing
    520 1  -  Bering mulls plan to let USsBob in hard currency into HE market soon From, Audrey Tan in Hong Kong China stocks surged nearly 3 per cent in Hong Kong yesterday despite the generally downbeat market as investors bet on a flood
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    Lock icon ST group wants to create global champions: Peter Seah
    588 1  -  New CEO outlines divestment, acquisition plans By\ David Boey [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies the govern-ment-linked investment vehicle that owns 16 companies listed on the Singapore Exchange is on the prowl for acquisitions to maximise shareholder value, new president and chief executive officer
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    Lock icon Brierley, GIC unload 37 Thistle hotels for £600m
    759 1  -  Sale will boost hotelier's balance sheet for future acquisitions By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Britain's Thistle group which is majority owned by Singa-pore-listed BIL International and the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) is selling 37 of its London and regional hotels for
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    Lock icon Nasdaq dives in morning
    67 1 AP [NEW YORK] Spooked by weak sales forecasts and accounting probes on technology and telecom companies, Nasdaq stock prices fell sharply yesterday morning. By 11am EST, the Nasdaq composite index of mostly tech stocks was down a sharp 39.51 points, or 2 per cent, at 1,889.98.
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    Lock icon Quek Leng Chan shifts his sights to China
    710 1  -  BOOK LOCK SBW And why not, says Lee Baa Willi, considering the even bigger war chest that the wily Malaysian tycoon has now amassed Lee Han Shih, MALAYSIAN tycoon Quek Leng Chan, after shedding half a dozen major assets £lx>m Dao Heng
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      Lock icon Andersen starting to court Ernst & Young
      713 2 Andersen starting to court Ernst Young ANDERSEN SALE FedEx joins client exodus; Paul Volcker says firm must split consulting and audit businesses Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Andersen has begun talks with a second potential buyer, Ernst Young, as the fifth-largest accounting firm struggles to survive mounting client defections and the threat
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        Lock icon What they really mean
        235 2 OUR regular stockmarket source sent us this list of "Stockmarket Basics" yesterday: Bull market: A random market movement causing an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius Bear market: A 6-8 month period when the kids get no allowance, the wife gets no jewellery, and
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      Lock icon S'pore ranked 35th in quality of life survey of 215 cities
      607 2  -  Bat ranking based on environmental factors falls to 39th By, Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] Singapore ranks 35th out of 215 cities worldwide on quality of life no better nor worse from a year ago, and well below a host of
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      Lock icon Cash unlikely for shareholders: Global CEO
      230 2 But the situation could change with different bidders [NEW YORK] Shareholders of Global Crossing Ltd probably will not get their money back, said John Legere, the company's chief executive, yesterday. "There is a high likelihood that would be the out- come," said Mr Legere
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      Lock icon Andersen fighting to avoid charges on shredding documents
      487 2 ENRON SAGA Deadline tomorrow to agree to guilty plea: sources LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Federal prosecutors have told Andersen that they intend to charge the firm with obstruction of justice for failing to prevent document shredding after company officials learned Enron Corp's accounting procedures
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      48 2 IN a report on Ho Bee Investment's earnings yesterday, we stated wrongly that the company declared a first and final dividend of 5 cents. Ho Bee declared a first and final dividend of 15 per cent, or 0.75 cent a share. We are sorry for the error.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Peter Seah has work cut out for him
      690 3  -  RiT comment ST GROUP ROAD MAP Taking Singapore Technologies to the next level will be a major challenge, writes david boet DAVID BOEY THEY say that a new broom sweeps clean. If that's the case, then Peter Seah the 55-year-old former veteran
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      Lock icon Chartered strives to close tech gap as industry recovers
      237 3 Bloomberg CHARTERED Semiconductor Manufacturing, the third largest maker of chips for brand name companies, will focus on closing the technology gap with its two bigger rivals as the outlook for chip sales improves. "Customers are telling us they are gaining more
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      Lock icon ST Telemedia not revising Global Crossing bid now
      510 3 But it's concerned over probes of network operator Reuters SINGAPORE Technologies Telemedia yesterday said it had no plans to change its bid for Global Crossing, but was concerned over ongoing US investigations of the troubled fibre-optic network operator. "We would like to
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      Lock icon Eltech profit falls 8.1% despite revenue jump
      220 3  -  Sales soar 45% dne to good showing from contract mfg By Vince Chong CONTRACT manufacturer Eltech Electronics Ltd said yesterday that its revenues last year rose 44.5 per cent to $243.8 million. Net profit, however, fell 8.1 per cent to $10.2 million in
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      Lock icon GES posts flat interim profit but sees higher full-year net
      261 3  -  New contracts will lift current year's profitability, it says By] Ling Su Ann ELECTRONICS components maker and distributor GES International yesterday reported flat earnings for the six months ended Dec 31, but said it expects full-year profit to exceed the
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      Lock icon Creative shares slide 3% on earnings dilution worry
      364 3 Concern arises from 3Dlabs purchase, to be paid for in cash and new Creative shares Bloomberg CREATIVE Technology shares fell 3 per cent on concern the U*****.7 million purchase of the remaining 72 per cent of 3Dlabs Inc that it does not
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      Lock icon Bond expert rules out early Fed rate hike
      555 4  -  Historical precedents, dubious recovery and US debt burden cited By i Catherine Ong HISTORICAL precedents, a dubious economic recovery and the high US debt burden suggest the Federal Reserve Board is unlikely to raise interest rates any time soon, says a leading
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      Lock icon Thai oil firm FIT refuses to pay Ipco US$30m as ordered
      394 4 Arbitration court had earlier ruled in Ipco's favour Bloomberg PTT Pel, Thailand's largest oil company, has rejected an arbitration decision requiring it to pay about US$3O million to Singapore contractor Ipco International Ltd, saying it's suing Ipco for four
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      Lock icon CyberWorks seeking another HK$5b loan
      366 4 It wants to cut the cost, extend the maturity of its debt Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Pacific Century CyberWorks is seeking its second HK$5 billion (Ssl.2 billion) loan in three weeks, to cut the cost and extend the maturity of its debt, bankers invited to make
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      Lock icon United Food profit revenue jump 40%
      280 4  -  375 m yuan gain comes from growth in all divisions By] Ling Su Ann CHINA-BASED United Food Holdings said yesterday FY2OOI revenue and profit jumped about 40 per cent as it expanded its production capacity and distribution network. Turnover for the year ended Dec
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      Lock icon Optus to raise data's share of mobile sales
      339 4 Data should make np 9% of mobile revenues in 2003 Dow Jones Newswires [SYDNEY] Optus, the Australian arm of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, is aiming for data to contribute 9 per cent of its mobile division revenues by this time next year. Speaking
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      Lock icon APP hires LTC & Assoc to replace Andersen
      675 7 APP hires LTC Assoc to replace Andersen It reports farther losses at Indon operating units, for 9 months to Sept Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Asia Pulp Paper Co, which has defaulted on US$l3 billion of debt, said it hired LTC Associates as its auditor, replacing Andersen, as it reported further losses at
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      350 4 Headquartered in London. HSBC Holdings pie is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network of some 7,000 offices in 81 countries and territories. The 2001 Annual Report and Accounts and/or the Annual Review will be sent to shareholders on 3 April 2002
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      152 5 Good health Mt V|| Yit»' a,. BR i- y 9| I HUNGARY I Bad luck I Never underestimate the importance of local knowledge. I To truly understand a country and its culture, you have to be part of it. That's why, at HSBC, all our offices around the world are
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      325 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Mar 12 VALUE CLOSE BTOBrtK 401.00 -173.00 BTCMN -*****.00 -154.00 BTlO-dqrMft -*****.00 +40.00 «-KEpHn 469.93 -5.35 S8rq«M«0w.l 170.18 -2.85 MCplnfti 1535.80 -17.71 SGIjaUnPrap 472.07 -2.59 MSCI Sfcgapor* 224.79 -2.75 aWMm 223.70 -4.40 Slocks Volume IPC020C 42,465.000 IPC Corpn 5c 30.253,000 BIL Intl US20C 14,299.000 Chart Semiconductor 26c......
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      Lock icon Small caps churned in traders' market'
      795 6  -  I l( comment STOCKS r. sivanithy INVESTORS who can afford to buy and hold should tread cautiously but look to accumulate selectively on the way down, while those hoping only for quick trades should probably stay out of the market for the time being
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      Lock icon What next for yen after its spectacular recovery?
      780 6  -  I-J I comment CURRENCIES larry wee ASIAN stocks and currencies have had a tremendous week, lifted by the combination of the Japanese yen's impressive bounce and solid evidence that a US recovery is well and truly under way. But, given that the
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    2888 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS y rjTlTnr^^^^—I Cltl o y CitiBond S'pore A/S 1201/ CitrBond Spore 122V 7* 1 uo As*t *m (S'pore) Citi Money Sing DoUar Class B 1 0384/ Star Europe Eqty! 0804/ Citi Pan Europe Equity Fund 1 0% Star Europe Bd 0 951/ CrtiSetect Asm Tilt Balanced 12*
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      9 7 4 i. >..' Kyocera. A Global Name Success, -am KyocEßa
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      1412 7 j EES GES International Limited Proforma Half Year Financial Statement and Dividend Announcement Half-year financial statement oo consolidated results for the »x months ended 31st December 2001 These figures have not been audrted Gfou P Company i I L St 000 ssooo i Latest half Previous half Change -1 Latest
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Estrada kicks his ball into Arroyo's court
      711 8  -  ITTT^ bottom line OPINION al labita The writer is BT's Manila correspondent OUSTED president Joseph Estrada's latest antics have thrown the Gloria Arroyo government's efforts to prosecute him for plunder and perjury into disarray. As if on cue, Estrada suddenly fired all his
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      111 8 'I was told to do as I saw fit But I was unable to go forward as someone was treading on my skirt.' Tana Ira former Japanese foreign minister, on her relationship with the prime minister during her time in office. It s nice to have an
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      Lock icon Markets racing too far ahead
      671 8 EDITORIAL STOCK markets around the world are scenting economic recovery and are rising rapidly to anticipate or "discount" it This is nothing new financial markets have always moved in advance of events but with so much liquidity generated within the United States and elsewhere by
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      Lock icon Bellicose and populist mood grips America
      988 8  -  But that aggressive impulse will be tamed in due course by its more 'internationalist' competitors as the war on terror moves to its next stage From Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent in Washington AS Americans mark the six-month anniversary of the
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      Lock icon Passing of an era with Tobin
      747 8  -  COMMENTARY It was a time when decent economists flourished and influenced policy By\ Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at Princeton University NYT JAMES Tobin Yale professor, Nobel laureate and adviser to John F Kennedy died on Monday. He was a
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      Lock icon Latest retail sales, trade figures seen improving
      379 9  -  I 3on the economy outlook By Anna Teo MORE signs of recovery should be evident when the latest retail sales and trade figures are released soon, economists say. Salomon Smith Barney's Singapore economists have forecast a 4.9 per cent rise in the January
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      Lock icon Compaq, NTU plan bio-supercomputer
      284 9 Reuters COMPAQ Computer Corp and Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) agreed yesterday to invest $12.4 million to develop the largest life sciences supercomputing facility in the region. The costs, shared equally by both parties, will go mainly towards hardware and software for the newly launched Bioinformatics
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      Lock icon IFAs are efficient channels
      616 9  -  MAiLiran David Choo Managing Director Promise Land Life Insurance Brokers Pte Ltd Singapore YOUR report ("Poor PR, misconduct still plague insurance sector" by Genevieve Cua) on March 6 stated the Monetary Authority of Singapore's "preference is for channels that are cost-effective, competent, professionally managed. Ineffectively managed
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      Lock icon MAS seeks feedback on Insurance Act drafts
      426 9  -  It fine-tones view of interest earned from broking premium accounts By* Genevieve Cua THE Monetary Authority of Singapore is seeking industry feedback on three draft documents relating to the Insurance Act, one of which further refines its stand on the treatment of interest
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      Lock icon Cyber crime will hit S'pore harder
      490 9  -  Big job ahead to protect against viruses, says security specialist Vince Chong AS financial institutions install more high-tech infrastructure in Singapore, the country could become Asia's No 1 target for electronic espionage, security specialist Chubb has warned. There were 197 cases of Internet crime
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      Lock icon Replacement for Causeway is urgent: Syed Hamid
      478 9  -  Foreign says M'sia wants to start on bridge as soon as possible From\ Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar yesterday described as urgent the project to build a bridge from Johor to Singapore to replace the current Causeway.
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      378 9 289 8822 E—II recniits«»ph com IN THE MATTER (>F THt COMPANIES ACT. CAP 50 AND IN THh MATTER (H PAN PACIFIC ENERGY CORPORATION PIT LTD (IN MEMBERS VOI fVT.ARY WESTHNO-lTi Ai an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of PAN PACIFIC EM KtJY CORPORATION PTE LTD duly convened and held
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      Lock icon Naluri plans RM828m cash payout
      433 10  -  It also proposes bonus issue and cancellation of share capital From) Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur AVIATION group Naluri Berhad yesterday said it would be returning some RMB2B million (*****.4 million) in cash to its shareholders, confirming market expectations of a payout that would
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      Lock icon From guerilla to unifier
      819 10  -  Bun Sen aims to turn Cambodia into the 'miracle of the Mekong' By Yang Razali Kassim DON'T be fooled by his looks. Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen is one of Asean's most intriguing and fascinating leaders. My first encounter with him was in the mid 1980s
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      Lock icon Ibra to seek parliament nod to sell more banks
      203 10 JAKARTA Dow Jones Newswires THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency said yesterday it will seek parliamentary approval this month to sell three more major banks. "Ibra will ask approval from parliament this month to sell Bank Danamon Indonesia, Lippo Bank. Bank Internasional
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      Lock icon More may face action as Jakarta jails ex-banker
      428 10  -  /•Yom Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta SENDING a clear signal that politically connected former bankers may soon be facing corruption char-' ges, an Indonesian court yesterday sentenced a former bank director to a year's jail for graft in the first conviction linked to
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      Lock icon Poll row set to split PSE leadership
      480 10  -  Broker group to challenge election of chairman in court From Al Labita in Manila [MANILA] The Philippines Stock Exchange (PSE) leadership looks headed for a split after a row erupted over the results of last Saturday's controversial election for a new PSE chairman.
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      Lock icon Not in the loop: Dr M on RHB, Utama merger
      175 10 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he did not know if banking groups RHB and Utama Banking, deadlocked over pricing, had signed a merger agreement. "Have they? I don't know," Dr Mahathir told reporters, when asked if
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        Lock icon Indonesia to award BCA this week
        60 10 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesia said it would name the winner of Bank Central Asia this week, after delaying an announcement yesterday as a strike by more than 4,000 staff shut bank branches. "The employee protest is a new development (which) deserves attention and requires us
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        Lock icon Golkar backs off from boycott threat
        74 10 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's former ruling Golkar party said it would not withdraw its ministers from the coalition government despite the detention of its chief over a graft scandal. Senior Golkar leaders said they agreed at a meeting late on Monday to respect the legal
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        Lock icon Danaharta clears most bad loans
        73 10 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's state-run asset management agency said it has restructured or sold almost all of the RM47.7 billion (5522.9 billion) of bad loans it acquired from banks, and doesn't plan to acquire more. "We are doing no more acquisitions as we have cleared
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        Lock icon Police quiz MAS management
        43 10 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] The police have questioned both the "old and new management" of Malaysian Airline System Bhd in connection with alleged management irregularities involving its cargo division, chairman Azizan Zainul Abidin said, as quoted by New Straits Times.—AFX
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        Lock icon TRI listing delay a misunderstanding
        78 10 AFX [KUALA LUMPUR] The delay in the listing of Technology Resources Industries Bhd's (TRI) restricted shares on the exchange was due to a misunderstanding of the requirements and pre-conditions set by the Securities Commission, Deputy Finance Minister Shafie Mohd Salleh said. Bernama news agency quoted
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      318 10 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 HI A SHI N VENTI RES PTE LTD UN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY MQI'IDATION) NOTICE IS GIVEN that the creditors of the abmenamcd Company. winch is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before the 13th April 2002 to send in their
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      176 10 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES The undermentioned share certificates have been reported lost destroyed or mislaidtoms Certificate NOi No. of »h»m» Teng Chee Yong *****99-3 500 <*> *****63 6 100 do *****89-0 30 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that new share certificates will be issued and
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      212 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER SO AND IN THE MATTER OF NETMANAGEMtNT PTE LTD (M COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION) COMPANIES WINDING UP NO. *****1 OF 2002 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN mat the creditors of the abovenamed company which s t»ng wound up by an Order of Coul m the
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  • REGION world
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      Lock icon China to start euro-yuan trading in April
      437 11 SHANGHAI Move aimed at meeting needs of companies following accession to WTO Reuters CHINA'S foreign exchange market will start trading of the euro against the domestic yuan currency on April 1, banking sources and an official at the foreign exchange watchdog told Reuters
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      Lock icon More Japan firms move from seniority to role-based pay
      278 11 TOKYO Trend sounds death knell for guaranteed annual wage hikes IN what is likely the beginning of a trend that will permanently alter the way people get paid in this country, a growing number of major corporations are replacing their seniority-based
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        Lock icon Taipei probes investments in China
        59 11 AFX [TAIPEI] The justice ministry's yivestigation Bureau is looking into venture capital firms' investments in the semiconductor sector in China, the Economic Daily News reported without naming sources. For shareholders of the venture capital firms who are listed in Taiwan, the bureau will seek an
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        Lock icon China sees 2002 FDI at US$45-50b
        31 11 Reuters [BEIJING] China's Foreign Trade Minister Shi Guangsheng said yesterday he believed USS4S-50 billion of foreign investment would flow into the country this year. Reuters
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        Lock icon US nudges Taiwan to boost might
        61 11 Reuters [ST PETERSBURG, Florida] The Bush administration plans to nudge Taiwan on Monday to speed up defence modernisation, including buying diesel submarines, destroyers and submarinehunting aircraft, to counter China's growing military might, US officials said. The US effort was taking place behind closed doors
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        Lock icon Chinese trade surplus widens
        76 11 Dow Jones Newswires [BEIJING] China's trade surplus widened to U555.95 billion in January-February 2002, Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Minister Shi Guangsheng said yesterday. In a statement issued before a news conference on the sidelines of the annual National People's Congress, he said exports rose 14.1
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        Lock icon Japan to cut loans to China by 25%
        93 11 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan, faced with a tight domestic Budget and wary of China's growing military might, plans to cut loans to Beijing by a record 25 per cent in the year to March, a Japanese newspaper said yesterday. The report in the
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      Lock icon Taiwan to offer tax holiday to stop exodus
      160 11 M TAIPEI AFP TO prevent manufacturing being hollowed out by the exodus to China, Taiwan's top economic planning body has proposed offering tax incentives to manufacturers, officials said yesterday. Any investments by manufacturers in 2002 and 2003 would not be subject to
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      Lock icon Soros' Seoul Securities investment reaps dividends
      303 11 SEOUL Bloomberg SEOUL Securities Co will dip into retained earnings to pay a dividend more than 10 times its average, giving its biggest shareholder, George Soros, half his initial investment at one stroke. The Korean securities firm will pay shareholders 1,500 won (552.07) a
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      Lock icon China plans IPO for Three Gorges project
      357 11 BEIJING Shanghai listing slated for next year to raise 4-5b yuan AFP CHINA plans to offer shares in the vast and controversial Three Gorges dam project, with a domestic listing next year possibly followed by issues in Hong Kong and other overseas markets,
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      Lock icon Goldman has US$1b to buy Asian pte equity
      235 11 TOKYO Reuters INVESTMENT bank Goldman Sachs Co has set aside up to US$l billion to invest in unlisted companies in Asia, a spokesman at its Japanese unit said yesterday. The money comes from U555.25 billion in private equity money that Goldman Sachs
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Nokia may surpass Q1 profit target, but warns of sales hit
      506 12 HELSINKI Gronp concerned abont mobile network equipment business Reuters. Bloomberg NOKIA, the world's top mobile phone maker, said yesterday it may exceed its first-quarter profit target, but it warned of weaker sales for mobile network equipment which hit its
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      Lock icon Goldman to axe 10% of workforce: report
      289 12 LONDON AFP US investment bank Goldman Sachs is to make a radical overhaul of its operations which will result in a 10 per cent cut in its worldwide workforce, the Guardian reported yesterday. The report, which did not give any source, said at
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      426 12 DUBLIN Senior banking executives'jobs on the line AP THE careers of senior banking executives were on the line yesterday as an American investigator presented his findings into the massive fraud committed at the US subsidiary of Allied Irish Banks pic. Eugene Ludwig, a former US
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      342 12 SAN FRANCISCO Reuters HEWLETT-PACKARD Co shareholder Wells Fargo Co said on Monday it would vote against the proposed merger with Compaq Computer Corp, since big technology mergers were tough to pull off and had mostly failed. Mary Trigg, a spokeswoman for the
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        56 12 Bloomberg [LOUISVILLE, Kentucky] Tricon Global Restaurants Inc agreed to buy the Long John Silver's and A&W All American Food Restaurants chains for US$32O million, and said it will change its name to Yum! Brands Inc. Tricon, owner of Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell,
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        37 12 NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Cisco Systems filed a statement with regulators on Monday that includes new disclosures about its financial positions, a development Cisco officials attributed to heightened calls for openness by public companies. NYT
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        76 12 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A senior US Treasury official yesterday expressed confidence the US economy is emerging from its recent slump and will see continued gains in worker productivity ahead. John Taylor, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs, noted that US productivity had held up well during
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        109 12 AP [CLINTON, Mississippi] World Com Inc said it will furnish several documents after the Securities and Exchange Commission asked for them. The SEC told World Com in a letter that the inquiry is "confidential and should not be construed as an indication by the Commission
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      536 16 BUENOS AIRES Lenders have signed letters of intent to convert loans of np to USs4oom to Galicia into shares: official Bloomberg. Reuters A GROUP of international creditors may take control of Argentina's biggest publicly traded bank to avert its collapse, the
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    1750 12 SICOM FUTURES Mar 12 RU88ER Futures (Closing poets) RSS, (S certs/kg) Close Volume Open Low S«tt (tonnes) Interest Apr 02 124.25 May 02 124.75 Jun 02 125.25 Jul/Sep 02 127.50 RSS 3 (US centsAq) Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Apr 02 6&00 6&00 6775 50 B25
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      657 14  -  Get ready to soak in new contenders, new drivers and new cars, says Christopher tam CHRISTOPHER TAN THE Formula One circus is here again. And as usual, there are new "acts" to keep fans of the world's richest sport with Ferrari's Michael Schumacher as
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        117 14 WCT Engineering Bhd is eyeing a contract to build a Formula One race track in Bahrain, according to The Star newspaper, citing executive director Chua Stow Leng. WCT Engineering was involved in the construction of Malaysia's F-l racing circuit in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur. Mr
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        134 14 FORMULA One teams support plans for a rival motor-racing series by automakers such as Ford Motor and Fiat, Rem Dennis, owner of McLaren, the sport's second-most successful team, told Bloomberg. His comment came on the eve of an admission by F-l's debt-laden owner, Bavarian tycoon
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        Lock icon Toyota's McNish issues challenge
        111 14 TOYOTA driver Allan McNish has warned rivals it would be naive to assume the Formula One newcomers will be at the back of the grid throughout this year's campaign, AFP reported. He and teammate Mika Salo have avoided bold predictions for the Japanese giant's first season.
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        155 14  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan FORMULA One's Jordan Honda team boss Eddie Jordan said the Japanese media notorious for pumping up expectations of their sporting heroes— should "be patient" with the team's new Japanese driver Takuma Sato. "You have to be patient," AFP quoted Jordan
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      193 14 Just a warm recommendation for the ladies: The BMW WilliamsFl. here are this season's colours. The F1 Season 2002 is off to a roaring start and it might soon become dominated by white and blue. After achieving a successful 2nd place in Melbourne, BMW has proved to be one of
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      508 15  -  Bnsiness down 20-60% since premature deregistration started in 1996 By Christopher Tan MOTOR vehicle workshops are losing tens of millions of dollars in revenue because of premature deregistration of cars. Industry sources told BT business has dropped 20-60 per cent since the phenomenon of early
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi to take over German sales
        82 15 MITSUBISHI Motors Europe says it will take over the distribution of Mitsubishi vehicles in Germany from current distributor MMC Auto Deutscheland, subject to approval from the European Community. AFX reported that a new company, Mitsubishi Motors Deutscheland, will distribute all cars and trucks in
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        118 15 TOYOTA Motor plans an aggressive expansion in Europe that will involve a sharp increase in output, a doubling of Lexus sales and a possible move into light commercial vehicles, according to the Financial Times. The company has brought forward by one year its
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        Lock icon GM may buy rest of Fiat unit
        122 15 GENERAL Motors may try to buy the 80 per cent of Fiat's unprofitable car unit that it doesn't own before the Italian company has a chance to force the sale in 2004, Bloomberg reported. Fiat sold 20 per cent of its automotive business,
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        Lock icon Cadillac finds problems in CTS cars
        104 15 THE Cadillac division of General Motors has acknowledged that it encountered engine failure on a small number of its new CTS sedans, whose success is critical to the renaissance of the venerable brand. The New York Times reported that the problem was found on
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        Lock icon Asian vehicle demand to jump 55%
        103 15 DEMAND for cars and trucks in Asia excluding Japan will expand 55 per cent by 2010, while production in the region will grow 38 per cent in the same period, according to a report from consulting firm autopolis. Chinese vehicle production will probably almost
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi to boost tractor safety
        56 15 w MITSUBISHI Motors has formed a plan to avoid the repeat of an accident in January when a tyre came off a tractor in Yokohama and killed a woman. According to Bloomberg, the plan includes refining the wheel-hub bearing on all models and ensuring dealerships
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        84 15  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan VOLKSWAGEN, Europe's largest carmaker, said operating profit at its commercial vehicle unit fell 31 per cent as it faced weak demand for vehicles used in delivery and construction. Profit before interest and tax fell to 306 million euros (*****.8 million)
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      Lock icon BMW aims to upgrade plant in Thailand
      450 15  -  All reports by Christopher Tan GERMAN car maker BMW intends to upgrade its Thai assembly plant to a full-fledged manufacturing facility a move that will make the plant its first complete factory in Asia. BT understands the one-billion-baht (Ss42 million), two-year-old factory at
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      Lock icon BMW seen selling 1.2m units by 2005
      173 15 ANALYSTS expect BMW Group to sell 1.2 million units by 2005, up from 902,000 last year, the Financial Times reported. Growth will involve the launch of new models such as the X 3 sport-utility, a 6-series, a new Rolls-Royce model and further Mini
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      Lock icon Skoda agent JTA suffers another blow
      370 15 BESIEGED Skoda agent JTA Motors suffered another blow recently when a creditrolling plan it devised using its car rental affiliate skidded. Family-run JTA has been facing a mounting cashflow crisis as it lacked funds to fulfill orders for its Skoda cars. Deposits from customers
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      293 15 BY the third quarter next year, motorists will be able to cruise from Kampong Bahru Road to West Coast Highway above ground, on Singapore's longest flyover. Work on the skm viaduct, which started in 2000, is more than half completed now.
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      200 16 CKVFTIC CROSSWORD from chic (9) 28 Doctor is initially eager to Q.. publish paper (8) 0 Mekxjlous two-part song YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 29 East German objective is Q 31x1 castte Across: 1 Pricetess, 9 Simile, Channel port (6) 9 verseas amours embas- 10 Incentive, 11 Chalet, 12 DOyVN sies are concerned
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  • PERSONAL investment
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      Lock icon Heavy selling as investors capitalise on market run-up
      1203 17  -  markets KepT&T may have to revise offer; disposals in Unisteel, North 22, Circuits Plus Byl Robert Halili The writer is managing director of Asia Insider. He is assisted by Ngia Soon Chai THE local barometer Straits Times Index ended above the 1,800
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      Lock icon The independent view
      502 17  -  I bag Joseph Chong managing director New Independent Pte Ltd Singapore I AM writing in response to the commentary "Much ado about independence. Why?", BT. March 9 by Genevieve Cua. Ms Cua's commentary gives the impression that the "independent" financial adviser (IFA) concept is not necessary or
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      139 17  -  T F Phong Singapore I REFER to your articles "Bonus revision: the unkindest cut?* and "Insurers face RBC acid test" by Genevieve Cua (BT, March 6). One wonders why insurers are ever so ready to cut bonuses. As your articles rightly pointed out, older policyholders
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      Lock icon Schroder to change scopes of 2 funds
      307 17  -  By Genevieve Cua SCHRODER Investment Management will change the investment mandates of two of its unit trusts a "reconstruction" it has been mulling for more than a year. It is hoped the fresh mandates will give the funds a new lease of life
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  • EXECUTIVE money
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      Lock icon The 'buy high, sell low' trap
      1036 18  -  The average equity investor tends to rush into the next big thing' and then suffer the consequences, two US studies show. GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA YOU OFTEN read of the astounding returns from holding funds, usually using market indices as proxies, for long
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      596 18  -  i comment YOUR MONEY Fear and greed sell funds, but pandering to emotions hurls investors genevieve cua DO Singapore's fund investors tend to buy high and sell low, as two recent studies point to a similar tendency among US investors? The second question that must accompany
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      Lock icon Asia stands to gain in post-Enron era
      789 18  -  Gold too would be a good hedge against asset deflation, says MARC FABER MARC FABER Copyright 2002 Forbes Global Inc THE collapse of Enron is a symptom of the financial irregularities that occured in the US bubble economy of the late 1990s and
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      Lock icon FREIGHT MARKET
      281 19 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose five points to 1,066, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained 19 points to 1,075, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHD firmed 13 points to 6,925 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) was down six points to 1,321. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Kanaris —(new build) 76,015
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      270 19 MX W ■ett »*i CWT Distribution 0.77 -CM 496 Chuan Hup 0.43 unch 1325 Cosco inv*stm*nt.._ 0.25 uncti 5251 Frataht Links 0.07 uncti 197 CB Holdings 0.60 uncfi 0 IMC HoMlnqs-HK —5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.21 -0.02 866 KappalCorp 4.16 -0.06 687 Kappal Marin* 0.19 -0.01 1048
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      Lock icon Gas tanker Pak One back at sea-bottom
      212 19  -  Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Re-surfaced gas tanker Pak One has returned to the sea-bottom one more time, after the Thai navy succeeded in releasing 600 tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas which had caused the tanker to refloat last month. The vessel, which sank in
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      Lock icon Owner of sunken Greek ferry faces probe
      227 19 AFP [ATHENS] Greek authorities have opened a legal investigation into the owner of a ferry that sank in the Aegean in 2000 killing 80 people on board, judicial officials said. As head of Minoan Lines, Greece's second largest passenger and car ferry company,
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      Lock icon RCL deploys new vessel
      119 19 [SINGAPORE] Thai-listed and Singapore-headquar-tered regional feeder RCL this week deployed its 928 TEU newbuilding, MV Nithi Bhum, which was delivered last month as part of the line's young fleet commitment. Nithi Bhum will join three other vessels already serving RCL's Straits of Malacca Service, calling at
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      Lock icon Patrick Corp buys 50% of Virgin Blue
      450 19  -  As26om deal comes as Aussie stevedore tightens grip on freight rail network By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Australia's port cargo handling giant Patrick Corp has agreed to buy half of discount domestic airline Virgin Blue for As26o million (*****.8 million), giving the stevedoring company
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      Lock icon Asean sets up sea piracy task force
      507 19  -  I-II exclusive! Six areas of cooperation nnder study to boost ant-piracy fight By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The regional fight against maritime piracy and armed robbery has been given a boost with the formation of a sea piracy task force by the Association of
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      Lock icon Global slowdown, increasing competition tell on HK port
      265 19 Q4 cargo volume down 2%, number of incoming ocean vessels slips 6% [SINGAPORE] The port of Hong Kong, the world's top container port, is also being affected by intensifying competition from neighbouring ports, just like Singapore. Together with a slump in ocean-going
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        852 20  -  STRAIT TALE By\ Seafarer SINGAPORE is no stranger to the oil business or to the tanker industry. Scores of tankers are normally seen anchored off the shore and very large crude carrier (VLCC) drydockings provide the staple work for the major shipyards.
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        167 29 March 15 Malaysia: Islamic New Year (Awal Muharram) Brunei: Islamic New Year (Awal Muharram) March 29 Singapore: Good Friday Australia: Good Friday Canada: Good Friday France: Good Friday Germany: Good Friday Hong Kong: Good Friday Indonesia: Good Friday New Zealand: Good Friday Norway: Good Friday Philippines: Good Friday
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        801 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 market Prices shown are based on aver-age-sixed stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        Lock icon Impact of dive in air traffic to last for years
        569 30 FAA poshes back by 3 years its projection of lb air passengers Reuters [WASHINGTON] The impact of the dramatic drop in US air traffic due to the combined wallop of recession and the Sept 11 hijack attacks will be felt
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        Lock icon Boeing creates chairman's office as No 2 retires
        460 30 Changes not related to any succession planning Condit Bloomberg [CHICAGO] Boeing Co chairman Phil Condit named three executives to a new office of the chairman to help him replace vicechairman Harry Stonecipher, who is retiring in June. Mr Stonecipher will remain on
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        Lock icon Lufthansa operating profit nosedives
        199 30 AFP [FRANKFURT] Lufthansa said yesterday that operating profit in 2001 feU to 20 mUlion euros (Ss32 million) from 1.04 billion euros a year earlier due to the impact of the events of Sept 11, a weakening global economy and a pUot's strike. The result was in
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          71 30 AFP [ABU DHABI] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed an agreement with the United States clearing the way for flights between the two countries. The 'open skies' air services agreement covers both passenger and cargo services, according to a joint statement by
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          Lock icon Cathay starts 5th daily flight to Tokyo
          86 30 AP [HONG KONGJ Cathay Pacific Airways announced on Monday that it will inaugurate a fifth daily flight between Hong Kong and Tokyo starting June l to take advantage of a new runway at Tokyo's main international airport. With a second runway scheduled to
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          Lock icon Bangkok Aviation to sell 9m shares
          100 30 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services, the biggest supplier of jet fuel at Bangkok's airport, aims to raise as much as 540 million baht (5522.7 million) in its first public share sale to build a new l .6 billion-baht fuel storage facility. The company
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          Lock icon ANA to increase its flights in Japan
          91 30 Bloomberg [TOKYO] All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's No 2 airline, said it will add six flights to domestic destinations from Tokyo's Haneda Airport from July, in response to rising passenger demand. "These flights will fortify the company's domestic network and significantly improve convenience
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        Lock icon FAA orders inspection of Airbus tail fins
        548 30 Move prompted by new evidence of similar fault in '97 AP [WASHINGTON] The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that it win order an ultrasound inspection of some of the vertical tail fins of Airbus A3OO- wide-body jetliners similar to the one that
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        Lock icon FedEx ditches Andersen; Ernst & Young to take over
        250 30 FedEx ditches Andersen; Ernst Young to take over AFP [MEMPHIS, Tennessee] FedEx Corp on Monday joined a long list of big names that have ditched struggling accountant Andersen since the Enron scandal. FedEx said Ernst Young would take over as independent auditor when Andersen had completed reviewing its accounts for
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      529 22 WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN AND WESTERN CO PONfTS Fa TO COCHIN. TUTICOMN M COLOMBO KANOLA M NHEW SHEVA j vor I s-rai|oau]MK>{NJwwl conkim comcim SUfii WLBMOH ioumus« mm; 71 mm omit 71 mm mom» sc*sm» vocny «g« MB)FAICM 0?S 75 DM 7t lUI ~7M MOMK)
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      861 23 [VESSEL VOY I KHH I HKO l SIN PKI DXI I Ml I DMM MC~I MAN ISFAHAN PCI-250 11/03 13/03 16/03 17/03 24/03 23/03 27/03 29/03 MAN HOUMOZOAN PCL-251 18/03 20/03 23/03 24/03 31/03 02/04 04/04 06/04 MAN TEHRAN PCL-252 23/03 27/03 30/03 31/03 07/04 03/04 10/04 12/04 MVUNOAVU PCI-233
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      513 23 A mr^m UK CONTINENT SERVICE Loading tar OCEAN ISLAND RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/LPL DIMITRA RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/NAN Loads Singapore. EAV. Mateyaa. Indoneaa MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Loading for JIN SHUN HOOEIDAH/JEDDAH/AQABA JOHNNY L DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT UON GLORY JDH/AQA PAN QUEEN DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT DON FRAME BUUC JDH/AQA/DMT HANDY ESPERANCE DBI/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT RAINIER JDH/AQA/DMT "Loads Singapore, EJW Maiaysa. Indonesia USA SERVICE Loadng
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      530 24 HHHI r^IniNOINMMRMHH ■■■jLJIinfiBQBaHifIHB WEEKLY SERVICE TO SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AMERICA OWMSOi(CEfrm6O TDHO6m)t.S*OHWOS(O DOSUHUPITAUIWMOWBfBB)) VshJ V#HB sgg j'hwi t. Butt* C'Hw imttt IJ>hi Mm i **+»<*»-* FttOIS 11/03 30/03 01/04 01/04 QVtH IVO4 15/04 WW IVO4 -gU W/M ~OW Taffi tjft —K754 fcfc iOOK ***** m ***** H7H 878 ST7K *****
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      168 27 Ti pa«AR>J3 1 KALIMANTAN 1 DIRECT WEEKLY SERVICE TO 1 JAKARTA/PAIiMIAMG/DUMAI I »*»ml I »n I si 1«t [rmw jpwm" IKWUNBI 04/02 11/03 22/03 vW man pr m/m —hth HOMUUIUBI ii/h h/h n/m lipir SURARAYA/PANJANG v««M< vw I siw 1 sin pjn CJMA6A |02/02 20/03 as/03 21/03 PERAWANG/PEKAN BAKU Vwml
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      245 27 lin ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD I I T 4: *****223 110 Uml Fax: *****034 ******40 I I CI No; **********0 C VESSEL VOT SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Snor Central 5/02 12/3 14/3 Dunu/Pwiinnij Moko Pote 52 1/02 14/3 15/3 ftoipxnn/'Samonndc ft" ttwo 5/02 15/3 14/3 Dwo/P Baru
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      183 27 REGULAR SERVICE TO/FROM CHITTAGONG MONGLA -*ESa VOYAfiE SIWGAPOtt CHfTTAGOWG MOMGLA BANGUfI ROBI 165W 19TJ3 2410 27/ Si MMCLAHSHMCHA 36 V, Z3U3 2lfi JfILM W MJB. MM MWGLAR SHKHA «W I M/ 14 Wyt« Alts acctptmg FCL Container to Dkata FOR FBEI6HT ENQUIRY. PLEASE CONTACT THE FOUOWIM6 PERSOHI-JEFFREY KOWG (MKT) >
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