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Title Section13 2002-08-19 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 2002 MITA(P) 010/03/200213 words
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Article70 2002-08-19 1 STOCK MAKET INDICES Week Change ST1 1522.60 +35.79 SMSCI FUTURE_1$L10 +530 KLSE COMP 736.60 *13.42 NIKKEI 8,788.13 -211.66 HANG SENG _10i65.04 +250.98 SET INDEX 373.03 +5.96 JAKARTA COMP_450.99 +0.75 MANTIS 1,143.57 +4130 TAIPEI WP1 4519.02 +67.58 SEOUL COMP ***** +25 84 SHE.NZHEN B 243.23 +0.49 AUST ALL ()RD_3,084i070 words
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Article, Illustration1175 2002-08-19 1 Chuang Peck Ming - Welcome competition, see China as an opportunity, but remake the S'pore economy By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Urging Singaporeans not to lose confidence in their future, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said they should welcome regional competition and also see China as an opportunityGEORGE GASCON/ST - 1,175 words
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616 2002-08-19 1 Eugene Low - Need to create a culturally vibrant city, says PM By] Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans can become an entrepreneurial people. But to achieve this, Singapore needs to develop a creative as well as a culturally vibrant society. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said. And it616 words
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Article, Illustration731 2002-08-19 1 Catherine Ong - Ang Kong Hua rules ont retrenchment after takeover Byi Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] The revised $350 million management buyout offer (MBO) for NatSteel Ltd was "the best deal on the table", knocking out a competing bid for shares in the company at731 words
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Advertisement97 2002-08-19 1 mHPE BT Comment Vikram Khanna: SEZs are the new gateways to India. Next Page R Slvanlthy: It's tough modelling for investors. Pg4 Karim Raslan: Americans just don't get it. Pg 13 Top stories SIA pilot row bound for court arbitration. Next Page The Esparis leads in weekend home sales. Pg97 words
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Advertisement62 2002-08-19 1 MORE STORIES Govt has set aside land for 20 more berths: PM Goh, Shipping Times Pg 1 Remaking effort also about making changes to society, Pg 3 Can S'pore's top-ranked schools produce a Bill Gates 7 Leo Han Shih, Bi/IT Pane Mm CQ Doing IT the Wipro way Vikram Khanna.62 words
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681 2002-08-19 2 Jennifer Lien - Sodden setback shows how quickly the sector is affected by the economy From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley THEY thought the industry was on its way out of the doldrums. Inventories had been drawn down, orders were beginning to roll in, and681 words
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527 2002-08-19 2 Conrad Raj - i exclusive MOM expected to ask airline and union to go to court Byi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The dispute between Singapore Airlines' pilots and the carrier's management over seating arrangements for extra pilots on long-haul flights is likely to end up in the Industrial527 words
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Article, Illustration652 2002-08-19 2 vikram khanna - l-ilcomment ECONOMICS And some of them may spell huge opportunities for Singapore vikram khanna CAN Singapore build a "Singapore in India"? That's a question Singapore leaders have often been asked over the years by Indian businessmen whenever they visit the subcontinent. The question652 words
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540 2002-08-19 3 Eugene Low - This will help bind Singaporeans to the country, so they won't just pack up and leave when times are bad By Eugene Low THE remaking of Singapore goes beyond economics it's also about making changes to society to make Singapore the540 words
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Article293 2002-08-19 3 (There is) a silver lining in the loss of two shipping lines to Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas. Grassroot leaders finally understood the meaning of competition. We welcome competition. And we will compete. We will create new strategies. We cannot be locked in old thinking and293 words
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IN Brief
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Article197 2002-08-19 3 A GROUP of bilingual Chinese elite in every cohort that's one way to ride on China's economic growth, Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said yesterday. "As China grows, the economic value of the Chinese language will increase," he said. But the Chinese elite must ndt just197 words
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Article189 2002-08-19 3 WHETHER Singapore Muslims choose to adopt a moderate Islam or choose an extreme form will affect the country's cohesion, Mr Goh said. It will also decide whether the Malay/Muslim community continues to progress or stagnates. Mr Goh said Singapore Muslims, like their counterparts around the world,189 words
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Article223 2002-08-19 3 THE government does listen to feedback on its policies, but the government can't run a country based just on feedback. "On any one issue, there are a hundred and one opinions, and many involved parties," Mr Goh said. "The government must consider all views, the223 words
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Article, Illustration323 2002-08-19 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Aug 16 VALUE CLOSE BTOMDS 155.00 -40.00 VTCMM *****.00 -19.00 BT 10-day MA -*****.00 -16.00 AA-SG 408.07 -1.72 SC EqmMm Elact 116.61 -0.29 SCririUnFh *****1 -11.61 412.15 +3.19 MSC1 Singapore 190.70 -0.83 SMSCI Faterts 191.10 +0.30 Stocks Volume 314.283.000 SngT«H15c 93.622,000 SnteEngg 5c 83.704.000 TPVUSlC 66.000,000 NOL—323 words
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Article, Illustration284 2002-08-19 4 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By\ Ven Sreenivasan IT was not long ago when food and beverage companies like Want Want were touted as good defensive plays for investors to retreat to amid volatile and uncertain market conditions. So it was something284 words
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Article, Illustration829 2002-08-19 4 r. sivanithy - I:l I comment STOCKS r. sivanithy WHERE can you find more models than the Ford Model Agency? The stock market of course! Unfortunately, the models here aren't swimsuit-clad but are instead of a more technical, quantitative and often sentiment-driv-en nature. Still, although some mar-ket-based models829 words
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662 2002-08-19 4 Aussie dollar, Korean won are expected to strengthen this week AFP [HONG KONG] Most currencies in the region strengthened against the US dollar over the past week even as markets digested the US Federal Reserve's decision not to cut interestAFP - 662 words
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Article111 2002-08-19 4 ♦RAFFLES Lasalle will release its results for the year ended June on Friday. ♦YEO Hiap Seng will have its annual general meeting on Friday at 9am at Raffles Country Club, Albatross Room. ♦GES International will have its extraordinary general meeting on Thursday at 3.30pm at 28 Marsiling Lane.111 words
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Article3437 2002-08-19 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS AM tan Am* Mgt (S'part) Star Europe E«y1* 0.644/ Star Europe Bd 1.051/ Scar Eirope Bal 0.828/ Star Asian Tiger Eqty 0715/ Star Asa Bond 1.252/ Star Asia Balanced 0.83V Star Global Technology Fiaidl** 0.167/ Star Bhv Finance Japan Fundi** 0.704/ Star Asia Bond(USD) 0.71 V AIB3,437 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration1160 2002-08-19 5 Catherine Ong - After much soul-searching, Mr Ang believes it's the best option, Catherine One reports Catherine Ong ANG Kong Hua didn't look like he was in a celebratory mood 40 hours after a $350 million management buyout offer (MBO) he is leading was acceptedFILE PHOTO - 1,160 words
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509 2002-08-19 5 harish mehta - lock siew harish mehta THE best and biggest customers of Thailand's banks are defecting to the bond market. As a result, they are having a tough time growing their loan books at a time when lending avenues are scarce. Five years ago, this509 words
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Article, Illustration534 2002-08-19 6 Kalpana Rashiwala - Homebuyers snap up 60% of CityDev's EC and flock to other showfl&ts By\ Kalpana Rashiwala HOME buyers continued to flock to showflats over the weekend, with City Developments selling about 60 per cent or 160 units of its 274unit The Esparis executive condoFILE PHOTO - 534 words
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Article, Illustration642 2002-08-19 6 Catherine Ong - They help safeguard integrity, says a Morgan Stanley MD Byl Catherine Ong THE back-end operations in a financial institution are often seen as mind-numbing and unglamorous. But with corporate shenanigans reaching new heights especially in America the role of the beck-end in keepingARTHUR LEE - 642 words
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Article, Illustration304 2002-08-19 6 Rachel Ong - on the economy jobs -By] Rachel Ong EXECUTIVE hirings are on the rise and have already returned to the July 2001 level, indicating an uptrend, according to the E.L Index. The index has risen from 93 in March to 124 last month. Except for a dipSource: EL Consult - 304 words
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Article, Illustration230 2002-08-19 7 Dennis Yeo - Dennis Yeo Colliers International (Singapore) Singapore THE recent government announcement to allow the use of monies from the Central Provident Fund to pay half of the 20 per cent downpayment has provided much relief to many home buyers and first-time home owners. However, IFILE PHOTO - 230 words
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304 2002-08-19 7 CEO, A V Jennings - CEO, A V Jennings L F Milkovits THE headline for Ven Sreenivasan's column "AV Jennings is a good story" (Hock Lock Siew, Aug 13) is commendable. However, some parts of it are not an accurate representation of either the company's history nor its current304 words
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Article285 2002-08-19 7 Ang Hwee Suan - Ang Hwee Suan Head, Public Relations for CEO. URA We refer to the letter "Review land use around MRT stations" (Mailbag, Aug 12). We would like to assure the writer that the concept of integrating developments with MRT stations has always been an important planning consideration285 words
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172 2002-08-19 7 Han Liang Yuan - Han Liang Yuan 1 UU/» Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, LTA I REFER to Denis Distant's letter, "Centrepoint claim hard to believe" (Mailbag, Aug 13). I wish to clarify that we do not advocate levying a surcharge on taxis picking up passengers at Centre point.172 words
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705 2002-08-19 8 Anthony Rowley - |»ll exclusive Talks soon on prospects for deals modelled on accord with S'pore Fronu Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN will soon begin discussions with the Philippines and Thailand on prospects for reaching broad "economic partnership" agreements, modelled on the pioneering agreement which705 words
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81 2002-08-19 8 [KUALA LUMPUR] The Securities Commission has warned job seekers lured by the prospect of making fast money that they may be walking into a trap when they register with certain companies claiming to be trading firms. Many graduates and housewives out to earn some81 words
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77 2002-08-19 8 Bernama, AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said the cabinet will study counter-proposals on the move to teach science and mathematics in English. "We'll study everything," he said when asked to comment on several counter-proposals made including from Barisan Nasional componentBernama,; AFP - 77 words
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Article87 2002-08-19 8 AFP. Bernama [JAKARTA] Indonesia's national assembly chairman Amien Rais yesterday slammed Malaysia over what he called the "inhumane" caning of several illegal Indonesian migrant workers. "I urge the Indonesian government, in a dignified way, to demand Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to stop playing. MahathirAFP.; Bernama - 87 words
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69 2002-08-19 8 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's government has sent more troops to boost security in the restive district of Poso in Central Sulawesi which is gripped by sectarian violence, a report said yesterday. The head of the military command overseeing security in Central Sulawesi, Major General AmirulAFP - 69 words
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59 2002-08-19 8 AFP [JAKARTA] Tommy Suharto was among more than 35,000 prisoners—almost half of all Indonesian inmates—who had their sentences cut to mark the 57th independence day, a report said yesterday. The reduction in sentences vary from one to six months. Tommy is serving 15 yearsAFP - 59 words
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64 2002-08-19 8 Reuters [KATHMANDU] Senior officials frQm the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) met in Kathmandu yesterday to prepare the ground for a ministerial meeting to boost economic cooperation in the region. Nepal planned to submit a proposal to make Saarc a moreReuters - 64 words
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250 2002-08-19 8 mBANGKOK Dow Jones Newswires THAILAND'S Industry Ministry will seek approval from the Cabinet this month for a 1 billion baht (5541.8 million) budget to establish an integrated rubber industry estate, which will be called "Rubber City", in HatDow Jones Newswires - 250 words
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Article, Illustration63 2002-08-19 8 [PATHUM THANI, Thailand] Fake designer watches being examined before they were destroyed in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, yesterday. More than 360,000 fake pieces, including video CDs, designer watches and handbags and clothes, with an estimated street value of U552.75 million, were destroyed publicly in an ongoing operationREUTERS - 63 words
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Article, Illustration1048 2002-08-19 8 AFP [SINGAPORE] Want to make a few million dollars in public service without having to steal anything? Enter politics or the civil service in Asia's richest economies, where heads of government, ministers and top bureaucrats are showered with high salaries and lavish perks toAFP - 1,048 words
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Article, Illustration722 2002-08-19 8 eddie toh - f I comment KL STOCKS Latest debt revamp, management drive may yltdd tninawmnd remedy eddie toh THE share price of Malaysian Airline System has not taken off even though the company unveiled a scheme last month to return to the black and wipe out its722 words
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Article, Illustration647 2002-08-19 9 ■YANGON Fall blamed on new money-laundering law, reopening of Thai border AFP MYANMAR'S currency, the kyat, has plunged more than 17 per cent against the US dollar over recent days, in the latest shock to hit the military-run nation's crippled economy, traders andAFP - 647 words
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321 2002-08-19 9 ■YANGON No plans to meet Suu Kyi unless ruling junta him to AP, Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is likely to focus more on economic matters than political change on his two-day visit to Myanmar that began yesterday. He will hold talksAP,; Reuters - 321 words
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Article, Illustration509 2002-08-19 9 HANOI Bloomberg VIETNAM must cut taxes, improve power supplies and let foreigners buy bigger stakes in state and public companies to reverse a "dramatic decline" in foreign investment, a senior government official said. The value of approved foreign-invested projects in Vietnam fell more thanBloomberg; AP - 509 words
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Article, Illustration681 2002-08-19 10 BEIJING They say social unrest will intensify without these changes Reuters PUT aside worries about broken banks, rising public debt and the fall-out of faltering US growth: a much greater risk to China's economy, analysts in Beijing say, lies in theReuters; AFP - 681 words
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249 2002-08-19 10 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S largest city Shanghai may be facing a devastating real estate bubble as housing prices soar Car beyond most local residents' means, state media said yesterday. Investment in real estate tnrmaftd by mors than 50 per cent In the first sixAFP - 249 words
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277 2002-08-19 10 BEIJING Dow Jones Newswires MONTHS after joining the World Trade Organization, China is already seeing the benefits of membership in booming trade and foreign investment, the country's foreign trade minister was quoted as saying on Saturday. Imports and exports both grew by doubleDow Jones Newswires - 277 words
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374 2002-08-19 11 TOKYO FSA move to protect banks before deposit guarantee is lifted Reuters JAPAN'S Financial Services Agency (FSA) will ask all financial institutions in September to introduce in-terest-free deposits for settlement purposes, a newspaper said yesterday, amid fears the end of a blanket depositReuters - 374 words
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359 2002-08-19 11 TOKYO Reuters SHINSEI Bank, Japan's first bank run by foreign investors, has asked the government to buy back loans extended to a failed local bank under an arrangement to sell back to the state debt that falls by a certainReuters - 359 words
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247 2002-08-19 11 SEOUL US slowdown will hit H2 GDP growth, says official Reuters SOUTH Korea's economic growth this year is expected to be slightly lower than forecast due to a faltering US economy, Yonhap News said yesterday quoting an unnamed finance ministry official. The finance ministryReuters - 247 words
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Article, Illustration493 2002-08-19 11 MOSCOW The trade pact seen as a setback to US plan to oust Saddam Reuters RUSSIA yesterday said it was set to sign a US$4O billion economic and trade cooperation agreement with Iraq in a move that could complicate Washington's plans to deal withReuters; AFP - 493 words
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Article886 2002-08-19 12 COMMODITY AFP Weeklyßoundup [LONDON] Oil prices stormed to their highest level in three months last week, buoyed by a spectacular drop in US oil inventories, renewed optimism on Wall Street and ongoing speculation of a US-led attack on Iraq. By Friday, Brent crude for OctoberAFP - 886 words
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Article, Illustration380 2002-08-19 13 FRANKFURT It is focusing on German joint venture Nasdaq Dentschland Reuters THE Nasdaq stock exchange its plans for a 24hour global stock market in tatters after it pulled out of Japan is focusing aggressively on the German market and still has highReuters - 380 words
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Article, Illustration968 2002-08-19 13 karim raslan - WRITER'S JOURNAL Misplaced hard-headedness In White Bouse wont do karim raslan RECENT events in the Middle East the carnage at Jerusalem's Hebrew University and the earlier attacks on Gaza City appear to have confirmed American fears about the wisdom of engaging with the Islamic world.968 words
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431 2002-08-19 14 WASHINGTON Group includes well-known names like World Com, Enron, Adelphia Reuters TOP officers of nine US companies have failed to meet a government demand to swear by their financial results, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission website on Friday. The SEC site cited shortcomingsReuters - 431 words
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229 2002-08-19 14 FRANKFURT AP GERMAN companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange are seeking exemptions from tough new US regulations designed to prevent any repeat of the recent accounting scandals, a German newspaper reported on Friday. The Federation of German Industry said itAP - 229 words
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Article, Illustration215 2002-08-19 14 WASHINGTON Reuters TWO board members of bankrupt World Com Inc are urging other directors and creditors to fire chief executive officer John Sidgmore, The Washington Post reported on Saturday. It quoted board members Max Bobbitt and Stiles Kellett as saying Mr Sidgmore's vision forReuters - 215 words
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634 2002-08-19 15 CRAWFORD, Texas Raising deduction for capital loss, higher retirement plan contribution among his ideas Bloomberg PRESIDENT George Bush said he's considering new tax breaks for small investors to help spur the flagging US economy. "Interesting ideas" such as increasing the amount ofBloomberg - 634 words
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Article, Illustration368 2002-08-19 15 NEW YORK Bloomberg THE four-week rally in US stocks may fade as investors temper their expectations for a rebound in corporate profits. A decline in earnings forecasts and a rise in stocks have made equities more.expensive. The Standard Poor's 500 Index tradedBloomberg; AP - 368 words
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Article93 2002-08-19 15 Dow Jones Newswires [LONDON] Telecom's equipment maker Marconi pic will put itself up for voluntary liquidation this week, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The company owes £4 billion (5510.7 billion) after embarking on a spate of mergers during the height of the technology boom. The managementDow Jones Newswires - 93 words
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Article91 2002-08-19 15 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea is expected to choose Hana Bank, the nation's sixth largest lender, over US fund Lone Star as the preferred bidder for nationalised Seoulbank, Yonhap News said yesterday. Last week, Hana offered improved terms to its initial bid for Seoulbank followingReuters - 91 words
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69 2002-08-19 15 Dow Jones Newswires [OSAKA] Kyocera Corp has developed modules that enable mobile phones to use the Bluetooth short-distance wireless communication protocol, Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday quoting company sources. The firm will start sample shipments of the modules for 1,500 yen (Ss22) each to mobileDow Jones Newswires - 69 words
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76 2002-08-19 15 Bloomberg (ZURICH] Swiss Life, Switzerland's largest life insurer, denied a newspaper report that it will have a first-half loss of as much as 3 billion Swiss francs (553.5 billion) because of a slump in investments. SonntagsZeitung earlier said the company may haveBloomberg - 76 words
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84 2002-08-19 15 Dow Jones Newswires [LONDON] British Airways has accused BAA pic, the airports group, of exaggerating its capital spending plans by more than £1 billion (552.7 billion) in a bid to increase airport charges, the Sunday Times reports. The Civil Aviation Authority is planning toDow Jones Newswires - 84 words
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Article228 2002-08-19 15 LONDON Bloomberg MORGAN Stanley has fired 150 employees from its division that handles investments for individuals, people familiar with the situation said. About 100 worked in the US helping to process trades and provide other support services to brokers and other employees at the second biggestBloomberg - 228 words
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167 2002-08-19 15 LONDON AFP VIVENDI Universal is considering a possible demerger and initial public offering of its US entertainment assets dominated by Universal Studios, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. The option is one of several likely to be presented to the VivendiAFP - 167 words
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864 2002-08-19 15 Jennifer Lien - Strong presence of Sun, IBM and HP at LinuxWorld conference hints at major changes, says Jennifer uen Jennifer Lien THE life story of an innovation is by now a familiar one. In the case of the Macintosh computer, two un-hip guys tinkering around864 words
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Article, Illustration1183 2002-08-19 16 Loh Hui Yin - Former Shell Singapore chairman Simon Lam tells Lob Hal Tin about his approach to managing a USs4b petrochemicals nrniert in Phi™ HEN Simon is referred to ha«s I 1 ujaim, Loh Hui Yin WHEN Simon Lam Chung Kai came back from his assignment in HollandFILE PHOTO - 1,183 words
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248 2002-08-19 16 FEAR not, Singapore's managerial skills will remain relevant to China for many years to come, said Simon Lam Chung Kai, a Singaporean who is imparting his expertise and experience there. Mr Lam, who honed his skills during an almost lifelong career with248 words
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Advertisement331 2002-08-19 16 ranq mahal Haute indijn cuisine fit A Art presented by Prtnci of gtAU PAUCI The royal epicurean ambassadors of Rajasthan, Kanwar Vijay Singh Bedla his wife, Sugan Kumari descendants of the Rajput Kings will reval the treasures of the royal kitchens of Rajasthan for the first time in Singapore Savour331 words
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Advertisement138 2002-08-19 16 Temptation abounds at our excellent lunch spread featuring Smoked Salmon. Garoupa. Tuna Loin, Sushi, Maki, Seafood. Meat and local favourites. AUGUST SKOAL Popular Singapore Hawker Food Corner featuring Chicken Rice. Bak Kut Teh. Claypot Curry Fish Head and Laksa. Monday Friday $23 per adult. $14 per child Saturday, Sunday L138 words
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Advertisement85 2002-08-19 16 fP r <2fji «> Jhhw YOURCOSY HAVEN AWAITS Relax and unwind after a hectic day's work with a refreshing drink at the Mezzanine Cafe Bar. Reservations: 6831 6286 Mezzanine -JK--2*4 floor nri ManHann Singapore i,rr3.. 50 333 Orchard Road. Singapore *****7 Tel: 6737 4411 Fax:6732 2361 Six tyt*s 0 485 words
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Article, Illustration736 2002-08-19 17 TANG WENG FAI - The regulator wants pricing proposals for backhaul interconnections to be in force by the end of this month, reports tamo wemg fai ■exclusive TANG WENG FAI THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has asked Singapore Telecommunications to set up a cost-based pricing736 words
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Article113 2002-08-19 17 REDUCTION in backhaul costs are likely to impact existing corporate users who are heavy users of data and voice, and who tend to buy leased circuits on a long-term basis at a fixed price with the service provider. With more attractive prices from the service provider,113 words
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Article, Illustration621 2002-08-19 18 lee han shih - 111 comment INFOTECH School ranhlnrn won't produce innovators who can think see connections In unrelated things, and pigim lee han shih The writer is a BT Senior Correspondent. IF anyone wants to know why Singapore cannot produce a Bill Gates, or a621 words
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156 2002-08-19 18 Bloomberg (WASHINGTON] US President George W Bush renewed an order that restricts exports of some computers, advanced electronics, chemicals and machine tools that could be converted into weapons. Controls aimed at keeping commercial goods that also have potential mUitary applications have been renewedBloomberg - 156 words
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Article, Illustration607 2002-08-19 18 Reuters [NEW YORK] lomega Corp chief Werner Heid has over the past year moved the computer data storage company's HQ, slashed jobs and introduced a host of new products, for which investors have applauded him. But he knows those cheersReuters; FILE PHOTO - 607 words
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236 2002-08-19 18 Tang Weng Fai - By Tang Weng Fai SINGAPORE Power Ltd has sold its money-losing subsidiary, can.com, to GreenDot Internet Services Pte Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Can.com www.can. com was developed a few years ago as a then-trendy extension of Sing Power's basic business of selling and236 words
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Article96 2002-08-19 18 STARHUB has set up its first Wireless Broadband Hub at Suntec City. It covers an area of 180,000 sq m 28 soccer fields and is Singapore's largest public wireless "hotzone" (encompassing numerous buildings and indoor and outdoor areas). "Using the Wi-Fi standard, the Hub allows96 words
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Article98 2002-08-19 18 NETS (Network for Electronic Transfers Singapore) has tied up with Meps (Malaysian Electronic Payment System) to link each other's e-payment systems. Under the deal, shoppers will be able to use their debit cards to seamlessly make electronic payments from either country by 2004. "This98 words
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63 2002-08-19 18 SINGAPORE-BASED GridNode Pte Ltd and Sonic Software, a business unit of US-based Progess Software, said they have won a deal to set up a seamless business integration solution for Ryder-Ascent Logistics. The solution is based on open standards such as XML and RosettaNet and was63 words
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Article88 2002-08-19 18 COMEX GeneSys, a subsidiary of Commerce Exchange Pte Ltd, has launched two financial solutions "to address the unique financial challenges of card-based transactions faced by Asian banks". One is called Performance Fraud Monitor (G-MON). The other is Cardmex Virtual Distribution Card (VDC). "G-MON helps banks monitor88 words
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Article60 2002-08-19 18 MICROSOFT Singapore said Natasha Kwan will take over as general manager of its customer and partner experience for the Asia-Pacific region from Oct 7. Ms Kwan joined Microsoft in 1992 as a business systems manager. In 1998, she took over as director of its enterprise business group.60 words
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Article39 2002-08-19 18 NASDAQ-LISTED Citrix Systems Inc, which provides virtual workplace software solutions, has set up its regional HQ in Singapore, headed by Yaj Malik, regional director for Asean. Mr Malik was previously vice-president with Vignette Asia-Pacific.39 words
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Article35 2002-08-19 18 A SEMINAR on "Sybase PowerBuilder client-server to Web migration" will be held on Wednesday at Spring Singapore at Bukit Merah Central. It is organised by ewak software Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****494.35 words
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Article41 2002-08-19 18 Raju Chellam - Compiled by Raju Chellam A SEMINAR titled "Stay afloat with SunSystems during the budgeting cycle" will be held on Friday at the Four Seasons Hotel. It is organised by Systems Union Software Pte Ltd. For details, fax *****231.41 words
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Article, Illustration1643 2002-08-19 19 VIKRAM KHANNA - id exclusive mOH^IOIT COmpanies fte world and one of them be Wipro, India's richest man VIKRAM KHANNA IN 1967, a 21-year-old electrical engineer fresh out of Stanford University returned to Bombay, to take charge of his family's edible-oils firm Wipro, after his father died. WithARTHUR LEE - 1,643 words
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Article131 2002-08-19 19 SINGAPORE Network Services (SNS) Pte Ltd Last week said it had officially changed its registered name to Crimson Logic Pte Ltd, exactly one year after it had announced its new corporate brand, Crimson Logic. "This is in line with our efforts to push our global branding131 words
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Article, Illustration823 2002-08-19 20 Jennifer Lien - But its move into the Linux market for now, remains confined to the 'edge' of an Internet network, where servers perform simpler, less critical tasks From Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley AFTER years of touting a philosophy of thin clients and powerful central servers runningAP - 823 words
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430 2002-08-19 20 Raju Chellam - Asia-Pac will be a major contributor to the surge in Linux shipments IDC study By\ Raju Chellam GLOBAL corporate spending on Linux-based systems and applications is set to rise more than three-fold in the next four years as more companies jump430 words
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341 2002-08-19 20 LATWP [WASHINGTON] Another publisher is aiming to charge people money to read news on the Internet. Can they make it stick this time? The latest organisation to try is Freedom Communications Inc. which publishes four Florida newspapers. The newspaper chainLATWP - 341 words
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Article, Illustration556 2002-08-19 21 ted tan - WXi IT Many international organisations view the Asla-Padflc as the final frontier tor call centra ted tan The writer is chairman. Call Centre Council of Singapore. GIVEN that e-com-merce has now taken off globally, organisations are increasingly changing the way in556 words
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255 2002-08-19 21 Bloomberg [NEWARK, New Jersey) Unisys Corp and Fujitsu Ltd have been accused in a lawsuit of supporting South Africa's former apartheid regime by selling computer equipment to the whitedominated government. The suit, filed in federal court in Newark, claims that theBloomberg - 255 words
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138 2002-08-19 21 AFP [TORONTO] A C 57.2 mUlion (SsB million) computerised, bulletproof courtroom is ready for the trial of three men accused of the 1985 downing of an Air India jetliner that kiUed 329, The Globe and Mail reported on Saturday. The trial is to openAFP - 138 words
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392 2002-08-19 21 Charges above 30,000 yen will be cat by 33% Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's top wireless carrier, NTT DoCoMo Inc, will offer a discount from Sept 1 to subscribers who pay more than 30,000 yen (*****) a month for its innovative iMode Internet access mobileReuters - 392 words
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426 2002-08-19 22 Security firm breaches networks, highlighting thfir lax security Reuters [WASHINGTON] Tens of thousands of US military and government computers containing sensitive information are easily accessible over the Internet, a computer security firm that cracked the networks said. Military encryption techniques, correspondence between generals,Reuters - 426 words
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154 2002-08-19 22 AP [HUNTSVILLE, Alabama] Italian police have arrested 14 people accused of hacking into an Army computer at Redstone Arsenal last fall, authorities said. An investigation began in October when someone tapped into the system and gained access to the arsenal's main website, according toAP - 154 words
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295 2002-08-19 22 AFP [MOSCOW] The Russian counterintelligence services FSB intends to summon FBI officials to Moscow after accusing a US agent of luring two Russian computer programmers into hacking illegally into Russian computer networks. The FSB has filed an application to the US Justice DepartmentAFP - 295 words
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Article, Illustration520 2002-08-19 22 Electronic gadgets will help to trace users accurately AFP [WASHINGTON! Recent reports of kidnappings have sparked parents' fears and the imaginations of US inventors, who have responded by offering "personal locators", a kind of electronic chaperone. One apparatus resembles a bracelet, another isAFP; AFP FILE PHOTO - 520 words
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502 2002-08-19 22 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's ambitious flat-panel screen makers are gaining on worldleading Korean rivals, but hurdles ahead will force the island's major players to consider merging before they can vie for the top spot. Taiwan's LCD makers will be hard-pressed to turnReuters - 502 words
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267 2002-08-19 22 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Sony Music Entertainment Inc is among 13 record labels that are asking a judge to order four ISPs to block access to a Chi-na-based website that offers free downloads of popular music. The labels want a federal judge toBloomberg - 267 words
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Article, Illustration522 2002-08-19 23 PAUL CHAN - The need for secure networks is higher in certain parts of Asia where the telecom infrastructure is being ramped up, its founder-CEO tells PAUL CHAM PAUL CHAN ISRAEL-based Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, which specialises in Internet security solutions, wants the Asia-Pacific region outsideCHRIS LOH - 522 words
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270 2002-08-19 23 Tang Weng Fai - Byl Tang Weng Fai LOCAL online education portal Inquisitive Mind Pte Ltd (iqMind) has folded after burning through more than $13 million raised through three rounds of funding. In November 2001, iqMind's CEO Leslie Wong had predicted that the company would break even by Ql270 words
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164 2002-08-19 23 Bloomberg [SEOUL] A report on Hynix Semiconductor Inc's finances will be delayed a week further because Deutsche Bank AG asked for more time to evaluate data from the world's No 3 maker of memory chips, Korea Exchange Bank said. Deutsche completed aBloomberg - 164 words
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164 2002-08-19 23 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Fledgling Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) said it had become the first China-based foundry to mass-produce advanced microchips with line widths of 0.18 microns. SMIC, in which blue-chip conglomerate Shanghai Industrial Holdings holds 17 per cent, had turned outReuters - 164 words
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Article, Illustration711 2002-08-19 24 RACHEL ONG - The firm, which produces 100,000 software CDs a day, will use electronic resource planning to boost efficiencies, its general manager Peter Karlsson tells bacbelomo RACHEL ONG MAINBOARDIisted EastGate Technology Ltd, which prints, packages and distributes products like compact discs, audio and video CDs,711 words
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Article, Illustration905 2002-08-19 24 Rob Wherry - The ability to deal with contradictory rules is essential for any entrepreneur with international ambitions By\ Rob Wherry THE most daunting task confronting an entrepreneur may not be inventing something but making sure that no one steals the idea. The world's905 words
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Article90 2002-08-19 24 CANON Marketing Singapore has unveiled two new digital video camcorders. The details: MV5i: Costs $2,290, weighs 380 grams, offers lOx optical zoom and 200x digital zoom, and comes with a 2-inch TFT LCD display at 113,000 pixel resolution. MV5i MC: Costs $2,490, offers the same features90 words
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Article, Illustration49 2002-08-19 24 lOMEGA Corp has launched two externa hard disks: the 80 GB HDD External Hard Drive costs $469; the 120 GB version costs $589. Both support USB 1.1 and 2.0, and "data transfer rates as high as 48 Mbps", lomega said. For details, visit www.iomega.com.sg.49 words
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Article144 2002-08-19 24 THREE companies—Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel Corp and KLSE-listed Palette Bhd have jointly introduced two notebook PCs and a palmtop. They come with three months of unlimited wireless broadband access (from Palette) and a Compaq wireless LAN card. The details: EVO N800v: This notebook PC costs $3,319, runs144 words
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Article, Illustration50 2002-08-19 24 HONGKONGbased Tele Eye Group has debuted its Tele Eye DM326, a remote digital surveillance camera. It costs $880, offers up to 64 programmable preset positions, comes with 6mm zoom lens, and transmits images via the Internet with TeleEye HI+ Video Transmitter. For details, fax *****965.50 words
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Article90 2002-08-19 24 FUJI Xerox Singapore has launched two desktop colour laser printers. The details: DP C1618: Costs 13,888, offers 000 by 600 dpi (dots per inch) print resolution, prints at 16ppm (pages per minute) in black and in colour, and comes with 64 MB RAM. DP C831: Costs90 words
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55 2002-08-19 24 Leo Kee Chye - Compiled by! Leo Kee Chye SYMANTEC Corp has unveiled its Client Security software targeted at workstations and remote users. It includes anti-virus, firewall and intrusion detection software, and lets administrators manage the solution from one platform. A licence for 500 to 999 users costs 191 per55 words
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Advertisement54 2002-08-19 17 TOP STORIES Doing IT the Wipro way Pg3 Sun shines on Linux, finally Pg4 Check Point bullish about Asia prospects Pg7 j East Gate's three subsidiaries to be linked electronically PgB COMMENTARIES LeeHanShlh: Can Spore's top-ranked schools produce a Bill Gates? Pg2 Ted Tan: Why Asia can be a good54 words
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Advertisement365 2002-08-19 18 Power Blackout in Singapore? Protect your business with APC Power blackouts can and do happen in Singapore. The recent power blackout Desktop PCs caused 90 minutes of downtime. The results are painful, such as data loss and Surge jk* IF damage to your expensive hardware. protection f and battery Realize365 words
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Advertisement427 2002-08-19 21 Wadnaaday, 28 August 2002 jfVN Olivia Room, Swlssotal Tho Stamford, Lovol 4, 1«WI*» City Convention Contro /mm 1111 YSkCIL 0830hrs 1730hrs //ff I [iU A\\VVv IfjsLyPf www.ncasfa.com/security Secure&afeguard Wur Enterprise Network Losing sleep over escalating and insidious network threats? The 2nd annual Network Security Symposium is here again. This year,427 words
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Advertisement178 2002-08-19 22 HI RADIANCE: FULFILLING BUSINESS POTENTIAL I THROUGH CONVERGED TECHNOLOGY Radiance is a Keppel T&T and Sing Tel joint venture that offers cuttingedge enterprise solutions, such as professional network consultancy and design, installation and maintenance of both voice and converged technology. I 1 D ill C I To offer businesses greater178 words
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Advertisement553 2002-08-19 24 business on the net Open Net Environment y M Frequently Asked Questions on Network Identity What is Network Identity? Provide consumers with a choice of identity provider(s), the ability to link accounts through account Network Identity refers to the global set of attributes that are contained in an individual's various553 words
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Article287 2002-08-19 25 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE dry bulk sector has remained active. Vessels sold for farther trading BULK CAKRIEBBc ♦Starman: 34,038 tdw bit 12/78 Usuki crs 5/25 ts reported sold region U551,650,000 to undisclosed buyers. ♦Cape Keppel: 25,150 Tdw Bit 83 Howaldtswerke abt 1,229 Teu Crs4/36 reported soldContributed by Simpson Spence & Young - 287 words
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Article259 2002-08-19 25 Stx '000 «t«* *h w CWT Distribution 0.73 uncti 0 ChuanHup 0.44 -0.01 783 Coseo Investment 0.19 0.01 150 Freight Links. 004 -0.01 14 GBHoWmos..- —0.73 uneh 7 Jaya Holdings 0.23 uneh 471 Kappel Corp 4.44 -0.06 975 Keppel Marine 0.16 uneh 7S6 KeppalTHe 0.98 uneh 37 Labroy259 words
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Article, Illustration627 2002-08-19 25 Donald Urquhart - They will be open to other port operators and lines 'whoever can best ran them', he says By l Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The government has set aside land for 20 more berths at Pasir Panjang for "whoever can bestAFP - 627 words
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Article, Illustration439 2002-08-19 25 Donald Urquhart - This is scenario unless surge in newbuilds ceases By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A blunt warning to the industry that it should expect "years" of depressed freight rates unless the surge in new ship deliveries ceases, was issued on Friday by an OrientFILE PHOTO - 439 words
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308 2002-08-19 25 One-time gains from assets sales fall by 60% to 2b pesos Bloomberg [MANILA] International Container Terminal Services Inc. the Philippines' biggest port operator, said second-quarter profit fell by half as one-time gains from the sale of assets dropped by almost 60Bloomberg - 308 words
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312 2002-08-19 25 It aims to invest as much as USslb to add four vessels Reuters [HONG KONG] Star Cruises, the world's fourth largest cruise line, said yesterday it expects a 10 per cent increase in capacity next year which could give its bottom lineReuters - 312 words
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Article, Illustration835 2002-08-19 26 LINER SCENE LAST week saw second quarter results posted by two carriers; one is a major global player the other a big Asian regional line. There is a stark contrast between them. Anglo Dutch carrier P&O Nedlloyd (PONL) made an operating loss for the quarter of US$46FILE PHOTO - 835 words
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Article201 2002-08-19 26 EoongSun 5 i Liner 4 OCCont 10 AppensiMp 5 Frt Links )0 M'sm Ship 5 RCL 4 Avant to Gemartrans 4 MANli 9 Rickmers 3 BtanqMas 5 GLinfc K) Megastar »0 SCI 4 BSA 6 Glory Nt* X) M01 3 icj.yj 4 BSC K> H*"#' MURSNpg 10201 words
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Article14470 2002-08-19 30 THEBUSINESSTIMES thebusinesstimes EXPORT ETA ETA Advartnar VkhI Voyaga Tttephon* SIN D«fn Nam* Nam* Numtw Numter To ABIDJAN <ABJ) 2003 Cot* DMvo4r« 24/08 24/09 Ki*n Hunq HANSA CATALINA HL202S 65-*****133 24/0( 03/10 CMA CGM NORTHERN DIGNITY 214-04 65-*****(00 27/08 N/09 MOL MOL SASSANDRA 4107A 65-*****6(6 M/08 18/10 COSCO EMPRESS14,470 words
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Article1780 2002-08-19 35 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES M V«s* <*« to Mt, terthing On kfH CO Na V °y v °y Nmbi 00 gMII> <&» < ********** anaaurta W,MB °ww i wooaa-xMP naiioooHo °BW OBW I TOOOOBg-CMB jOMMaWttl W 10 Miai oiow oiow t ToogggiMD *****02-0700 c ®L! 7 WMWMW1,780 words
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Article182 2002-08-19 35 Aug 20 UK: Bank Holiday Anf 31 Malaysia: National Day Philippines: Nat Heroes Day Sep 2 United States: Labour Day. Vietnam: National. Sep 3 Canada: Labour Day. Sep IS Japan: Respect-for-the- Aged Day Sep 20 Korea: Harvest Day. Sep 21 Korea: Harvest Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sep 22182 words
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Article783 2002-08-19 35 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma line 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 average sized stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and783 words
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Article356 2002-08-19 35 0«rtf «4t» touZi M U 0 09 30 003 tw M" 1 i«<—I No Jto«f E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 H urn 300 Aw Mil 02 M.7 KM 24 0 02 rr tl -y t i z £S S i! j; •*> a« is.356 words
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Article, Illustration527 2002-08-19 36 It will negotiate repayment terms of debts as bankrupt airline reorganises Bloomberg [ARLINGTON, Virginia] A 13-member panel of US Airways Group Inc's creditors was named by a Justice Department official to negotiate repayment terms of billions of dollars in debts as the bankrupt airlineBloomberg; AP - 527 words
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Article, Illustration262 2002-08-19 36 AP [SYDNEY] Staff at Australian flag carrier Qantas are scheduled to stage their second strike of the month today, walking out for 24 hours over demands for better pay and job security. About 6,000 clerical, catering and engineering staff will stop work,AP; AFP - 262 words
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273 2002-08-19 36 AFP [BERN] Unqualified instructors passed 50 pilots to fly a particular type of aircraft for Switzerland's troubled new airline Swiss, according to a statement by the country's civil aviation authority Ofac, which cancelled the tests. It said that between late March and mid-July,AFP - 273 words
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167 2002-08-19 36 [BEIJING] Lijiang airport in China's south western province of Yunnan has reopened after being closed for 24 hours, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The airport was closed after China Southwest Airlines flight 5Z4451 ran off the tarmac due to unspecified technical167 words
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157 2002-08-19 36 Bloomberg GENERAL Electric Co, the biggest maker of jet engines, will eliminate more jobs this year because the airline industry has not recovered as much as the company expected. GE Aircraft Engines cut 4,000 positions, or about 13 per cent of theBloomberg - 157 words
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403 2002-08-19 36 It aims to use 879 m yuan of proceeds to acquire 3 jets Reuters [SHANGHAI] Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines posted a 9.4 per cent rise in firsthalf net profit on Saturday and said that it would issue shares to raise 1.34Reuters - 403 words
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314 2002-08-19 36 It adds four new destinations, increases frequencies to 8 others AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International said last week that it planned to start flying to four new destinations, and increase flight frequencies to eight others to meet rising demand. The announcement of the substantial boostAFP - 314 words
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