The Business Times, 14 February 2003

Lock icon This issue may only be viewed from the multimedia stations at NLB Libraries. See FAQ for more information.

Total Pages: 34
1 34 The Business Times
  • 15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 010/03/2002 I liu-f/ret http://business-times.asial.com.sg SINGAPORE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2003
    15 words
  • 753 1  -  Move will save USs2sm a year, avoid excess capacity at low end From. Jennifer Lien in Silicon Valley CHARTERED Semiconductor will shut down its oldest wafer fabrication plant by March next year. The plan which will pare 500 jobs will boost
    753 words
  • 263 1 $10,000 for lobsters and charity Mainboard-listed. Qian Hn does its bit at charity auction [SINGAPORE] Like fish in the water, Qian Hu Corporation a provider of services for the ornamental fish trade is in its element. Quite apart from doing its bit for charity, the main-board-listed company couldn't have made
    263 words
  • 71 1 «n 1,268.33 (-27.64) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,270.00 (-30.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 155.40 (-3.30) Thursday Change KLSECOMP 656.54 3.41 NIKKEI 225 8,599.66 -64.51 HANG SENG 9,***** -***** SET INDEX ***** -10.01 JAKARTA COMP 395.47 -0 09 MANILA COMP 1.***** -1.18 TAIPEI WPI 4.***** ***** SEOUL COMP 575.67 -762 SHENZHEN B 209.20
    71 words
  • 73 1 FOREX RATES US$ S$ I'SS (SS per ISS) 1.754 £(l"SS/SS per 1.622 2.844 El'RO(l'S$/S$/E) 1080 1 894 YEN 120.7 68.80 R.M 3.800 1167 HKS 7.799 4.447 BAHT 42.99 24.51 RLT1AH 8338 5,096 RENMINBI 8.299 4.732 INDIAN Rl'PEE 47 90 27.31 PfMME RATES Singapore* us K1ALA LLKPCR ft* HONG KONG
    73 words
  • 500 1  -  Lack of economies of scale makes Chinese components expensive By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] China, the land of $50 VCRs and $3 haircuts, remains too uncompetitive a place to make cars for export. And it could take up to five years before the country
    ARTHUR LEE  -  500 words
  • 443 1  -  Japan's bleak outlook cited; half of staff will go From< Anthony Rowley in Tokyo BANK of America Corporation said yesterday that it is laying off half of its staff in Japan and moving its Tokyo-based foreign exchange activities to Singapore, which is
    443 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 125 1 TheßusjnessTimes "I 1 weekends i i -8 Hit's the most exciting investment environment in the last 20 years Marc Faber, aka "Dr. Doom" j The Raffles Conversation Pispw tf Small is hip. Live it up in a chic, cool pad right in the city. I Jofce Big staff shortage in
      125 words
    • 14 1 ■jfcr' T A > ggsrj jp^T* HHMni /mi^^^^^^BWwSNP r u z j vu-j I JH*il
      14 words

  • NEXT page
    • 794 2 Republicans fame over remarks that economic stimulus is not needed now Reuters, LAT-WP, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan may have thrown his future into question after a public break with President George W Bush on new US tax cuts, Republican
      Reuters,; LAT-WP,; Bloomberg  -  794 words
    • ON THE grapevine
      • 99 2 A THAI bakery has given new meaning to Ben Jerry's "Phish food" flavoured ice-cream. It actually serves ice-cream with real fish fillings. Kaesara Bakery has done so well with its ice-cream containing 40 per cent fish meat that could easily be mistaken for coconut flakes, that
        99 words
    • 464 2  -  Chartered given share of Shanghai foundry in wrJiang» for technology By Loh Hui Yin [SINGAPORE] Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing's entry into China is likely to be through SMIC, the Shanghai-based foundry in which the Singapore chip-maker has an equity stake. SMIC has received technology from
      464 words
    • 251 2 AP [BEIJING] Blending local cuisine with its Americanstyle fowl fare, KPQis now offering its increajftgly sophisticated Chinesecustomers an even broader selection of tastes: regular, extra-crispy and Peking Duck. And here's the kicker: The new entree based on the Chinese capital's ancient flagship
      AP  -  251 words
    • 603 2  -  hockII.UIMIM david boey CHIA Song Hwee is the man in the hot seat at Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing. The chipmaker's president and chief executive officer probably also has one of the toughest jobs among the many bosses in Temasek's stable of listed companies. He and his
      603 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements

  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 416 3  -  Corporate revamp pays off as it turns around from loss in previous period By I Serena Ng CONSUMER electronics distributor Thakral Corp yesterday continued its profitable trend following its revamp, posting net profit of $9.4 million for the nine months ended December.
      416 words
    • 452 3  -  By Serena Ng PRECISION engineering components maker Spindex Industries yesterday posted a 218 per cent surge in net profit for the six months ended December to $3.5 million and declared its first-ev-er interim dividend. The interim dividend payout of around $456,000 or 0.4 cent per
      452 words
    • 272 3  -  Revenue from chip business unit down at $58J>m Byi Vince Chong GOVERNMENT-LINKED investment and trading firm Intraco narrowed its net losses substantially last year despite its listed subsidiary Teledata Singapore having to make further provisions for stock obsolescence. For the year ended Dec 31, 2002,
      272 words
    • 489 3 Latest gain extends 2-week rally, but analysts still wary Reuters SHARES in civil engineering group SembCorp Industries Ltd leapt to a threemonth high yesterday, extending a two-week rally on cautious optimism over its outlook this year. SembCorp, 58 per centowned by the Singapore government, also
      Reuters; FILE PHOTO  -  489 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements

  • SINGAPORE markets
    • Article, Illustration
      294 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Feb 13 VALUE CLOSE BT06/0S -189.00 -143.00 BTCAM -*****.00 -97.00 ■TIMyMU -19.00 XMMhi 340.69 5.32 SC EqmMm Etect 110.10 -K).Q4 1075.49 -30.02 «EqiwttwPr»p 311.61 -2.36 WCtttwn 155.17 -3.25 SMSClFatarw 155.40 -3.30 L&Mlc 19,506,000 S»ngTei 15c 9.982,000 SemtCorp Ind 25c 9,379,000 Chart SemCond 26c 8.416.000 Wi7»moe5c 7,*****0 TT
      294 words
    • 329 4  -  HOT STOCK/ WARBAMT By] R Sivanithy CONVENTIONAL wisdom is that if warrants start to rise, then the market must be bullish. Conversely, if they faU or trade sideways, the market is either bearish or uncertain. Today's feature is Want Want
      329 words
    • 737 4  -  m-M.i.'.i.njm STOCKS r. sivanithy Traders in the local stock market yesterday got a glimpse of the future and found that it looks frighteningly like the past. Not that they needed reminding about how horrific the past was. After all, there has been plenty
      737 words
    • 595 4  -  BTM.K'.U'.M.H CURRENCIES Short-yen plays against As, NZ$ and euro favoured ahead of UN report today larry wee CURRENCY market price action seemed like a game of "chic Hen" between US-dollar bulls and bears over the past two days, with bulls emerging
      Source: Reuters  -  595 words
  • 2696 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS ntut AM MM Com Global Finance Index Fd 0.674/ Com Global Lifestyle Index Fd 0 769/ cm, Com Global Health Index Fd 0 73* 0pe Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0 393/ sSfIUKhJ ftil/ Com Global mfotec Index Fd! 0JS3I Com Global Enerw Index Fd....... 0 776/
    2,696 words

  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 496 5  -  Cheapest now, catering to both private property and HDB deals By Siow Li Sen BEHAVING increasingly like supermarkets, Maybank is doing yet another special offer with its latest home loan package which makes it not only the cheapest but also caters to both
      FILE PHOTO  -  496 words
    • 349 5  -  MAILPTM Richard C Heifer, President CEO, Raffles Holdings Ltd; Chairman CEO, Raffles International Ltd WE refer to your article "Good year to expand chain of hotels: Raffles" (BT, Feb 13). Although you have attributed the source of the article to Bloomberg News, we wish
      349 words
    • 316 5  -  Bat profit ap 56% if one-time items are excluded By 1 Elgin Toh MAINBOARD-LISTED Huan Hsin Holdings has announced a 50 per cent rise in revenue but a mere one per cent increase in profit for the year ended December 2002.
      ARTHUR LEE  -  316 words
    • 142 5 SINGAPORE Computer Systems says the decline in turnover from local operations was due partly to a "slowdown in award of orders, as well as a delay in recognition of a large project in the public sector". Other reasons included public sector cutback in
      142 words
    • 409 6  -  IPO expected in March; plans to expand into M'sia, Indonesia this year By Elgin Toh SESDAQ aspirant JK Technology will grow quickly over the next 12 months by expanding its operations, managing director Eugene Ang Yew Jin told BT yesterday. This growth will
      ARTHUR LEE  -  409 words
    • 245 6  -  Wong Wei Kong WEARNES International is not about to have its listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) suspended. Yesterday, the company told the SGX it still met the public float requirement for a listing on the exchange. Replying
      245 words
    • 283 6  -  By Stephanie Yap MAINBOARD listed Stra tech Systems Limited, an advanced IT systems and technology developer, yesterday launched an intelligent transport system in the International Business Park (IBP). The travel information system, SmarTravel(a<lßP, is the first of its kind in Singapore. It can predict
      283 words
    • COMPANYBriefs
      • 83 6 BAKER Technology said its capital reduction exercise for its wholly-owned subsidiary, York Transport Equipment (Asia) Pte Ltd (YTEA), has been completed. The exercise, first proposed in November, reduced the capital of YTE A from almost $13 million to $5.8 million, by trimming the par value
        83 words
      • 73 6 NOBLE Resources is going global on its non-ferrous metal trading business. The Hong Kong-based commodity house says it will build on its existing Asian aluminum business to expand its global non-ferrous metal business. Recently appointed president of Noble Resources, Elliot Spitz, has brought in an
        73 words
      • 49 6 UNITED Fiber System Limited is getting rid of a scaffolding business. The group says its wholly-own subsidiary Yew Hock Marine Pte Ltd (YHM) has agreed to sell the entire stake in Malvitec (M) Sdn Bhd for $81,000. Malvitec makes and trades scaffolding systems.
        49 words
      • 129 6 STARTECH Electronics has, subject to conditions, acquired Hong Kong-incorporated DTK Technology (Asia) Investment whose confirmed orders have resulted in a net profit warranty of $1 million. Startech will pay $3 million split into both cash and new share issues. Based on figures for
        129 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 187 5 §1 r •v s yt IllUiiUlWill ;.y*';^^B CWIiH(pjfOU t I g v v,« jXJ The Year of the Goat, ranked Bth in the Chinese zodiac, is an auspicious one, symbolising prosperity. And as always, your Treasures Relationship Manager is dedicated to help you enhance your wealth with our comprehensive advisory
      187 words

  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 68 6 This announcement appears as a matter of record only MANDATORY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER to acquire all the ordinary shares of 550.50 each in SsangMdng SsangYong Cement (Singapore) Limited (Incorporated in Singapore) other than those already owned, controlled or agreed to be acquired by Afro-Asia International Enterprises Re. Limited and parties
      68 words
    • 895 6 MANDATORY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFER b y 0 OCBC Bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Limited v (Incorporated in Singapore) for and on behalf of AFRO-ASIA INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISES PTE. LIMITED (Incorporated in Hong Kong) to acquire all the ordinary shares of 550.50 each in s SSANGfttING SSANGYONG CEMENT (SINGAPORE) LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore)
      895 words

  • SINGAPORE news
    • 237 7  -  By\ Elgin Toh THERE may be an economic downturn and an impending war. But when Valentine's Day comes around, all that worry goes out of the window. The number of advertisements that romantic Singaporeans placed in Singapore Press Holdings' (SPH) newspapers
      237 words
    • 183 7 THE Singapore Sports School, which starts operating in January next year, has launched a search for key coaching and sports science staff for its eight academies. Positions to be filled include head coaches and general managers for each of the academies football, netball, badminton, tabletennis,
      183 words
    • 487 7  -  Hypermarket chain will take up 40,000 sq ft at Sembawang Shopping Centre By] Kalpana Rashiwala HYPERMARKET operator Giant will open an outlet at Sembawang Shopping Centre, most likely in the third quarter of this year. The store Giant's fourth here in as many years
      ARTHUR LEE  -  487 words
    • 335 7 Applicants will bid for the 8 sites online JTC Corporation has released four more hectares under its Short-Tenure Land Launch (STELL), following the release of 4.5 ha in August, all of which has been taken up. The latest release covers eight
      335 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 132 7 K<- -'V r V"^f9E »V. --v^' Sffl&'Js- <}• «*.>> --fX v -'J YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT II YOU'VE SEEN IT. YOU'VE READ ABOUT IT. NOW. YOU CAN TEST DRIVE THE XC9O. THE NEW VOLVO XC9O IT HAS WON COUNTLESS AWARDS AND RAVE REVIEWS THE WORLD OVERI IT'S SELUNG OUT FAST EVERYWHERE
      132 words

  • EDITORIAL & opinion
    • 724 8  -  THEIMBH MTTTTTiTTrTI OPINION frank ching REFERRING to the North Korean nuclear issue, an American official in Washington said to me last December: "China should step up and defuse the situation. That's what a great power would do exert its influence and defuse
      724 words
    • 85 8 This is from the outhouse to the penthouse.' Hartm Bnkoll an analyst, on Gap Inc after the top US clothing retailer said quarterly profit was as much as 29 US cents a share, the fourth straight monthly gain after more than two years of declines. The salespeople
      85 words
    • 710 8 EDITORIAL THE recent return of thronging crowds at car showrooms is an interesting phenomenon in more ways than one. Firstly, despite the lingering economic uncertainty, worries about job security and weakish consumer sentiment, there obviously is still strong buyer interest in a set of wheels, inflated price
      710 words
    • 1093 8  -  Inflating away the federal debt may well end up being the most politically expedient solution to accumulated US deficits By' Hal R Varian NYT ALAN Greenspan, the Federal Reserve chairman, called the latest forecasts of budget deficits "sobering". A better word might be
      NYT; REUTERS  -  1,093 words
    • 357 8  -  MAlLirrm Kathy Zhang Financial PR WE would like to thank you for your article "Good PR essential for good corporate governance" by R Sivanithy (Hock Lock Siew, Jan 27). We believe considerable education is necessary at CEO/CFO level to ensure understanding of the
      357 words
  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 100 8 Fax your letters to 6319-8277 or email them to bttetterQspfi.com.sg or write to: The Business Timet, SPH HQ, 1000 Toa Payoh North, Podium Level 3, Singapore *****4. We need your tut name, address and telephone number for vGnftc&ttor). Please use temperate language, and bear in mind Mbel laws. We raaarve
      100 words

  • REGIONAL news
    • NOTEBook
      • 104 9 Reuters [BEIJING] China yesterday said its exports rose 37.3 per cent over a year earlier, while imports soared 63.4 per cent due to higher oil prices and stepped-up consumer spending ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday. Exports for the month were worth U5529.77 billion
        Reuters  -  104 words
      • 96 9 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Pertamina, Indonesia's state oil company, said pre-tax profit from oil and gas production rose to U*****.89 million last year from US$B53 million in 2001. In 2002, Pertamina pumped an average 109,700 barrels of oil a day and 873 million standard cubic feet of natural
        Bloomberg  -  96 words
      • 84 9 Reuters [MANILA! San Miguel Corp, South-east Asia's largest food and beverage group, yesterday posted a modest 2.5 per cent growth in 2002 profit, in line with market expectations, as restructuring costs eroded the bottom line. The Philippine company which dominates its home market in
        Reuters  -  84 words
      • 119 9 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] Thai consumer confidence wasa record high in January, suggesting private consumption will rise further, according to a survey. The index of consumer confidence rose to 91.6 points, the highest since the survey was first compiled in 1997, from 90.3 points in December,
        Bloomberg  -  119 words
      • 72 9 Reuters [SHANGHAI] BOE Technology Co has sealed one of the largest overseas forays by a Chinese technology company, saying it has completed the purchase of Hynix Semiconductor's display unit. The TV parts maker's US$3BO million purchase of the thin-film transistor liquid-crystal display (TFT LCD)
        Reuters  -  72 words
      • 113 9 Xinhua [SHANGHAI] Private enterprises have replaced foreign-funded companies as the number one employer in China's biggest industrial and commercial centre in 2002, according to the latest report from Shanghai's labour and social security department. The report shows the private sector doubled its employment in 2002,
        Xinhua  -  113 words
      • 110 9 Xinhua [HANGZHOU] China poured a record high US$36 billion into highway construction during 2002, US$7.2 billion more than that of the previous year. Transportation Minister Zhang Chunxian said here this week that the 60,000 km of highways built last year brought the total operational
        Xinhua  -  110 words
    • 555 9 ■BANGKOK Krung Thai is first Top 6 bank to resume payout Bloomberg KRUNG Thai Bank Pel reached a milestone this month in its recovery from the financial crisis that shook Thailand and the rest of Asia in 1997: It said it would start
      Bloomberg  -  555 words
    • 569 9 KUALA LUMPUR Economists see a 49% chance it will trim interest rates in Ql: poll Reuters CHANCES that Malaysia will cut interest rates soon are growing as signs mount that the country's economy is cooling, according to a Reuters poll of 10 economists. Malaysia has
      Reuters; AFP  -  569 words
    • 321 9 JAKARTA Xinhua THE Indonesian banking sector channeled some 30.7 trillion rupiah (Ss6 billion) in fresh loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) last year, exceeding the initial target of 30 trillion rupiah, The Jakarta Post reported yesterday. "The credit realisation accounted
      Xinhua  -  321 words
    • 602 10 BANGKOK Its USs9som Valentine to IMF comes as economy outpaces forecasts Reuters THAILAND will repay US$95O million of an IMF-ar-ranged loan today, speeding up settlement of its debts as it enjoys the fastest growth rate in South-east Asia. The Valentine's Day repayment package will
      Reuters; AFP FILE PHOTO  -  602 words
    • 308 10 TAIPEI Bloomberg TAIWAN, which imports almost all its oil, said it plans to reduce its reliance on supplies from the Middle East because of concern that a possible war in Iraq would disrupt shipments. It said it is in talks about supply
      Bloomberg  -  308 words
    • 288 11 HONG KONG New ordinance from April will help SFC crack down harder on corporate crime Reuters HONG KONG will take a tougher line on corporate crime and misconduct in the securities business this year, the territory's securities watchdog vowed on Wednesday, helped by a
      Reuters  -  288 words
    • 263 11 TAIPEI Bloomberg ASUSTEK Computer Inc, Taiwan's biggest maker of boards that connect chips in personal computers, said it would retrench about 1.000 workers, or a seventh of its staff, at home as it shifts production to China. "We will
      Bloomberg  -  263 words
    • 232 11 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Mori Building Co resumed work yesterday on the 488-metre World Financial Centre in Shanghai, adding what is planned to be world's tallest building to a city skyline that already boasts China's tallest tower. The building will probably be completed by 2007. Construction, started
      Bloomberg; AP  -  232 words
    • 313 11 NEW DELHI AFP INDIA'S Civil Aviation Ministry has asked government officials to remove the country's international and domestic airlines from a privatisation list, a report said on Wednesday. Star News television said the ministry has circulated a Cabinet note asking the Ministry
      AFP  -  313 words
    • 347 11 HONGKONG Bloomberg SHARES of Sinotrans Ltd, which completed the world's largest initial share sale this year, rose 2.7 per cent on their first day of trading. Investors had applied for 10 times the amount of stock offered. Sinotrans, which runs the southern business of
      Bloomberg  -  347 words
  • Article, Illustration
    1061 9 Transaction date: Feb 13 mTBRBAMK CROSS KATES AS C$ fro m Mfc twpUli Yw Woa 1 P$ Eat fa Nm SS to* Sir ITT} Oafct Hmi t)SS Austrrtj 0.903 4.9» 0348 4115 28.337 52.879 0.7M 7.117 2 248 1.073 ***** 31.9M 1.038 4.957 0J04 20.601 25.432 0J65 0.592 Canada
    1,061 words
  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 15 9 Reach your shareholders and potential shareholders by publicising your company's financial results in our newspapers.
      15 words
    • 278 9 Ever wonder HOW professional investors like Warren Buff en and Robert Kiyosaki. create their WEALTH from the stock markets at ALL TIMES? J Leam the best kept secret of making CONSISTENT money from the stock markets which the professionals do not reveal, through an Electrifying Intensive 3-hour COMPLETE Derivatives Investing
      278 words

  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1022 10 ETAK INDUSTRIES PTE LTD GENERAL SPORTS PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY (IN CREDITORS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) UQUIDATION) NOTICE TO MEMBERS AND NOTICE TO MEMBERS AND CREDITORS OF COMPANY TO > j CREDITORS OF COMPANY TO ATTEND FINAL MEETING ATTEND FINAL MEETING Take notice that the Final Meeting of < Toke notice
      1,022 words
    • 641 10 In lh« matter of the Componwi Ad, Cap. 50 And In lh« matter of AS MA JEWELLERY PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenomed Company, duly convened and held at 336 Smith Street #06-308 New Bridge Centre Singapore *****6 on
      641 words
    • 619 10 In the Muttei of The Companies Act, Cap. 50 And In the Matter of SIN HAN TOURS PTE LTD STATUTORY DECLARATION BY DIRECTORS OF COMPANY'S INABILITY TO CONTINUE BUSINESS BY REASON Of ITS LIABILITIES I, TAN ENG HAI of Bit 31 #03-330 Tek* Blangah Rise Singapore *****1, NRIC No. *****234H,
      619 words
    • 629 10 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) LOST SHARE CERTIFICATES The undermentioned share certificates have been reported lost, destroyed or mislaid Mama Cfllfictt No, No. oinarH Goh Chin Tech Sebastian *****62-4 1.041 do *****13-1 208 do *****13-4 62 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that new share certificates will be issued and
      629 words
    • 533 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CHAPTER 50) AND IN THE MATTER Of L WORLD OF ELECTRONICS PTE LTD 2. WORLD BEST INVESTMENT PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WIND-UP At on Extroordinory General Meeting of the Companies hela at 336 Smith Street #06-303 New Bridge Centre
      533 words
    • 761 10 M THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT. CHAPTER SO AND M THE MATTER OF WALSM TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS VOLUNTARY LKXHOATION) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 308o<t>e Companies Act. Chapter 50. the Final Meeting of the Members at the abovemenboned company
      761 words
    • 382 10 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTE* OF SHINWA INTERNATIONAL SINGAPORE PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Ad, Cap. SO. that the FINAL MEETING of the members of the abovenamed Company
      382 words

  • 1539 11 S1C0M FUTURES Feb 13 RUB8ER Futures (Clostng prices) KSS1 (S centsAq) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tows) Interest Mar 03 169.00 Apr 03 172.00 May 03 172.00 Jun 03 172.00 ISS 3 (US ceots/kq) iokime Opm Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mar 03 m!00 9400 100
    1,539 words

  • REGION world
    • 533 12 HONGKONG It gets mid-tier Asian firms to use design but needs to win over majors Reuters, Bloomberg CHIP giant Intel Corp, a relative bit player thus far in the cellphone revolution, is making its first serious foray into chips that lie at the heart of
      Reuters,; Bloomberg  -  533 words
    • 464 12 SYDNEY/NEW YORK Reuters RUPERT Murdoch's News Corp yesterday posted a solid quarterly profit, buoyed by hefty video and DVD sales of blockbuster movie Ice Age and by stronger advertising revenues. But the media giant's shares fell 4.2 per cent because the market was
      Reuters  -  464 words
    • 317 12 TOKYO Merger comes as other video games developers pair np Bloomberg SEGA Corp plans to merge with Sammy Corp, a maker of pachinko gaming machines and software, in a transaction that may be worth at least US$l.l billion. Sammy president Hajime Satomi,
      Bloomberg  -  317 words
    • 389 12 Reuters [CHICAGO] A Ford Motor Co executive paid a rare tribute to one of his company's fiercest competitors on Wednesday, saying the hotselling Camry from Toyota Motor Corp was a better car than Ford's Taurus. "Very frankly, Camry is a better product
      Reuters  -  389 words
    • 443 12 BOMBAY NYT IS the US going to start turning its back on outsourcing, the lifeblood of India's software and services industry? The global economic downturn and possible war with Iraq are, of course, big concerns for industry executives, who are gathered here
      NYT  -  443 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 116 12 esplanade CentreStage, Pedals Pipes, Mosaic, centre nrpspnts Diva, Classics to highlight the rich diversity and heritage of the performing arts around the world! H I *ttfi 1*1*9 Mo s ——i 1 I j t 4 Lt 5.1 a m -•< 5 *5 \4 I *< ft r «4 I >
      116 words

  • WORLD news
    • 530 13 UNITED NATIONS Oil rises and US$ gets battered ahead of today's report to UN Council from arms inspectors AFP, Reuters, LAT-WP US PLANS for a war against Iraq received a boost ahead of today's pivotal UN Security Council meeting amid reports that
      AFP,; Reuters,; LAT-WP  -  530 words
    • 436 13 LATEST US INDICATORS New claims for jobless benefits last week drop to 4-week low AP, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Sales at US retailers fell 0.9 per cent in January, largely reflecting a sharp decline in car and truck sales as consumers took
      AP,; Bloomberg  -  436 words
    • 240 13 SEOUL Reuters, AFP SOUTH Korean stocks and currency fell after the International Atomic Energy Agency asked the United Nations to deal with North Korea's nuclear programme, threatening to escalate regional tension. Reacting to that, Pyongyang claimed that the North was capable of striking
      Reuters,; AFP  -  240 words
    • 472 14 GENEVA Proposal likely to inflame tensions among WTO members AP, Bloomberg A WTO document has proposed that governments should eliminate all farm export subsidies over a nine-year period as part of the new round of trade liberalisation talks. A 26-page document, obtained
      AP,; Bloomberg  -  472 words
    • 379 14 NEW YORK Reuters LOVE won't come cheaply this St Valentine's Day. Suitors and spouses giving gold jewellery are feeling the pinch in their wallets from soaring gold prices, which hit 6W year highs last week on concerns over possible war in Iraq and tensions
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  379 words
    • 414 15 KIHUUTItM OOMPEM&ATOMf Bnt he was given plenty of stock options estimated to worth USsl4J>m NYT [NEW YORK] If investment bankers at Citigroup have complaints about their annual bonuses for last year, their boss, Sanford Weill, will probably be in no mood to
      NYT; BLOOMBERG  -  414 words
    • 228 15 Bloomberg [NEW ALBANY, Ohio] Abercrombie Fitch Co, the clothing retailer that features nude models in its catalogues, will give chief executive officer Michael Jeffries stock and bonuses worth at least US$4O million to stay five more years. Abercrombie amended his contract last month,
      Bloomberg  -  228 words
    • 126 15 Reuters [LONDON] GlaxoSmithKline Pic chief executive JeanPierre Gamier on Wednesday hit back at investors who blocked a big rise in his salary last year, saying they risked undermining the drug giant's competitive edge. "There is a reality out there if
      Reuters  -  126 words
  • 4363 13 Transaction date: Feb 13 for more, go to wwwjasiaonjenirvarketsjDom I HONG KONG m hkrmi. ia -oo* 221 HO W- 1100 Hong Kong Electric 2890 -0.15 2905 Hongkong Chinese .0.64 -0.01 234 Alpha General 0J1 -0.03 0 Hongkong Chinese Ltd .0.64 401 234 AnandaWmgOn 401 imch 8890 HopewHI Holdings
    4,363 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 537 13 ilHil I U iTTTI7n7M~iiI~ j JJi IjiMJM y cross coknfctions Freehold Land Area of 77,509.4 sf AipP'k Plot Ratio 2.1, GFA 169,770 sf(approx) ■ate mm fl URA Outline Planning approved for Highfise W (20 storeys) Condominium 7 m High,y Marketabte "Priced to Sen* Project I catering to Mass Market Buyers
      537 words

  • 2286 14 Transaction date:Feb 13 KUALA LUMPUR £2T 4NMV *fif Vo i FS8M 1.65 0.05 1 KM TOOO) FW Industries .0.16 unth 0 Gadang 1.01 unch 0 ASM Realty .0.74 -0.01 2 5Z5 150 2 Abnc 0.88 -003 28 GanadCorp .0.95 -0.02 15 ACP Industries 2.99 unch 1 <f ener >
    2,286 words
  • 809 14 I k Transaction date: Feb 13 IHi 1 at a—t tmtkmmm 1 O— O—pt C*C 0.45 )J« *0 090 (MM 5<k 0.S2 2JSK CapttaLand 1.1} 1.050 -0400 OCK MO IHO -OJOO Owl JanntCond 2tc 0.62 0X70 -0XB0 CKX 0.50 SJ9D *0.080 c% ow 50c i.h un -aoco PartMyH25c oj»
    809 words
  • 501 14 BONDS WARRANTS Lot Vat Com Eur Otu iHh C— hh —r- r888| —a Hk» fc| U» AST1W*****1 17.5 1 16 191 066 16 Acne Lid W*****6 2 1 50 700 3-25 21 Amtek W*****0 74 -1 10 1 33 2 1.42 28 AmvtrongW*****0 A3 1 10 75 1200 15 &ar
    501 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 297 14 The Business Times Weekend Edition You don't work on Saturdays? I Get it at home! Saturday-only home subscription is now available at only $45 (for 52 issues) You know us for our weekday exdusives, company news and market analyses. Now enjoy BT over a Saturday morning cuppa at home as
      297 words

  • 5196 15 Transaction date: Feb 13 for live prices, log on to wwwjasiuoMemarketsjcorn U-Wt Lai Ml My Latowti dot* 0t* firVM mm 8Ka» U» Ciim M« W- (11 88» t— fciyr I* Cm fit *a ABNAnvoNLG 56c 9 12 14 138J 205 9 ACE DynarnKs20c 115 unch 70 11.5 115
    5,196 words
  • 60 15 »-Wk Last M Day IJMQ— CfOfcr Ofer CTTH M Kag I— Cia»aa t «a W- rWW <■» L— >— Mi Q» W III 1<H» Dumandt lrt8780cd U« 2700 ISDJUSTecti— U&3740O) 575 5» tSMSGSpor* US5S5 lino COO KSV500 USR270cd ***** tno von us82» i80s 1M2 snrrr ioo 1344 31
    60 words
  • 1347 15 S24ft UM M Day Mb Mr tot* M MCb L- c—-, st w- %cw »a a 73 AWHIdgsSc *5 10 *3 245 IS APOiiT. J 75 i*xh 20 175 Hi 145 173 5 113 1.4 74 1S4 56 113 AS Auto 10c -1 175 12 113 113 13
    1,347 words
  • 284 15 S24M LaK Dm, IM«Ml Orfftr Mr CrtM M Wttg L— ciapiiij >* w- r—I t— W cw >« US (0 AVJermmgsAHc A99 »1 280 100 9» «5 99 40 M 10.1 54 211.1 Cathay Pac 20c MK720 2i5 2.1 7.4 6 MU Chcmg ICongSOc MK17B0 J* U C7
    284 words

  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 892 16 FUND r»3l illlim Touching 1 1 V M Jr^^^M SHHH H •-J*** HH m *£-< -<$$2 H|^^^^H| t l -disk. l WM I fc IB l| I I WM H IHHi HE 7th annual Investment Fund Awards chair, the world's first "intelligent" chair able to I I I will see
      892 words

  • Page 17 Advertisements
    • 27 17 :;^B ■■j^jHr Vt P *•-ppM #wHH^w^ YVeddings omK Bjlpß m «r|y% how three couples I I Br walks the ai I w memorable. B See EL > •^■^u^.'-»'. >
      27 words

  • PERSPECTIVE/COVER STORY
    • 699 18  -  OFFHirrm.-M It's a new fear, not helped by the fact that other normal ones have not dissipated and are instead getting bigger, snch as how to make enongh money and will oar 100 per cent car loan be approved? jaime ee SO, surveys say that
      699 words
    • 1446 18 SINGAPOREANS may not be having as many babies as the government wants them too, but they're definitely thinking out of the box when it comes to weddings. Theme weddings continue to be the "ultimate" while newer trends like flying overseas just for the pre-wedding shots
      1,446 words
  • Page 18 Advertisements
    • 131 18 Wr mk HL K I jM v \fijPSend a little message to a love that will leave no room for doubt. This sweet little cake* comes beautifully packed in w a transparent plastic box emblazoned with the message Mmß "I Love You". If that isn't a direct enough hint of
      131 words

  • Page 19 Advertisements
    • 375 19 SONY. l|HH| Ti ■I I fl) 1 118 j t ||WJ t t -J. r yr- T ,1, Iwl II iw my T*^.--. Mjfe'. Jfflßs ll'" v r :9HH ,yg ,-gy £•.$•••...;y-g£x33ps£i3MM 11 I Made in Japan Enjoy sharper, line-free picture quality for the ultimate viewing experience. The new Sony
      375 words

  • THE ARTS
    • 534 20  -  AARON LYE looks at TNS offerings in the Ml fest AARON LYE KAH Wei is gutsy, rebellious, full of angst and seeking independence from her elders not too different from the typical 18-year-old teenager that she's supposed to represent. That, if nothing else, makes her prime material
      534 words
    • 574 21  -  Local artistic talent is getting a chance to shine next to Prada's classic black and Burberry's plaids at Sunjin Gallery at DFS Galleria, reports CHEAH UI-HOON CHEAH UI-HOON PICKING up a Burberry's scarf, or a Prada bag? How about a Jessie Lim? Not that it's
      CHRIS LOH  -  574 words
    • 464 21  -  By- Mona Lim KONG, or "emptiness" is anything but empty or vacuous. On the contrary, it carries a certain sublime, yet austere feel about it. One can't help but be drawn into the composer's world of Chinese wisdom. John Sharpley had begun writing
      FILE PHOTO  -  464 words
    • 550 21  -  Chen Shizheng's Peony Pavilion was a worthy, thongh uneven, revival By I Chua Soo Pong THE task of staging the Ming Dynasty's most famous work in its entirety with a long forgotten 18th century musical score was, to say the least, an ambitious
      550 words
    • Article, Illustration
      775 21  -  A roundup of events Compiled by Cheah Ui-Hoon New prints by Chua Ek Kay Chua Ek Kay is unquestionably one of Singapore's most compelling Chinese ink painters, noted for shifting the boundaries of traditional ink practice. As the first Singaporean and Asian artist invited by the Singapore Tyler Print
      775 words
  • Page 20 Advertisements
    • 386 20 Siem Reap 2 (6338 7596)™ Enjoy a complimentary* dessert of the day! I savour Vietnamese, Laotian and Cambodian fare with my Diners Club Card jggMi (Offers is valid for a maximum of 3 diners and with any food orders only. mgjgQfleS Only if I pay with my Diners Club Card.
      386 words
    • 270 20 Celebrate this special occasion at St. Gregory's Brasserie &>. Courtyard OR Hua Yuen Chinese Restaurant. St Gregory's Brasserie Courtyard Our romantic 4-course dinner Includes a glass of champagne is priced at 108 per couple. The lady guest will receive a stalk of rose. Hua Yuen Chinese Restaurant Savour a delightful
      270 words
    • 411 20 'Jt ,NGA CAw INN iMKod r»'t«<jr«r a 920 East Coast Parkway Jei 6345 1111 Fax 6345 2138 Ifry our specialty live seafood Lobster Sashimi Drunken Prawns Chilli Crabs plus Razor Clams, Geoduck, Variety of Live Fishes etc. Steamed, BBQ, Deep-Fried etc. HHPwI rTV^II qftmtl Tahle offer-. ifchfously tempting choices of
      411 words
    • 231 20 ~1 M E RITU S MANDARIN SINGAPORE I~[ r;C >!;, J(ooe<.. A MEMORABLE CONCOCTION Bix* a dtut wth us a! T«p <iiht- Nf Revi<vng Reaaurari (13 Feb) $9B+++ (14 Feb) $118+++ Triple 3. The Buffet Restaurant $7V~*-»-The Mezzanine Cafe Bar $-tH+++ Pine Ouutt Chinese Restaurant S6K+++ (set dinner) (abiw prices
      231 words


  • EPICURE
    • 563 22  -  Saffron goes beyond the usual Northern Indian favourites to offer some unconventional concoctions. GEOFFREY EU discovers foie gras, duck, and venison may also make it to the menu GEOFFREY EU PAN-FRIED foie gras is not normally a featured menu item when it comes to Indian cuisine, but the
      CHRIS LOH  -  563 words
    • 901 22  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR By] N K Yong IN the glare of the spotlight on "glamour" wines and "collectibles", we tend to be blinded to the lesser mortals amongst the lovely wines which abound around us. I was reminded about this last week when a friend brought
      901 words
    • 658 22 AFP [PARIS] Weeks of anxious nail-biting by France's gastronomic elite came to an end last Friday, when the Michelin Red Guide released its ratings for 2003, elevating two restaurants based in luxury hotels in Paris and Monaco to the ultimate three-star accolade. The Louis
      AFP  -  658 words
  • Page 22 Advertisements
    • 289 22 Spring offerings arc blooming at Orchard Hotel Singapore V f H to commemorate the arrival of the Lunar New Year. HUATING Restaurant 10 January -15 February 2003 A familiar acquaintance to many. Be it celebrating a milestone, a holiday, or simply the moment, Hua Ting has always been a part
      289 words

  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • Article, Illustration
      1050 23  -  Chicago's Oscar recognition is the latest chapter in the resurgence of the Hollywood musical But how many of these imitators will succeed? JOHN HORN reports JOHN HORN LAT-WP SHOVED into the shadows by a hip-hop mind-set that valued raucous visuals over melodic compositions, the old-fashioned movie musical took
      LAT-WP  -  1,050 words
    • 719 23 NYT [NEW YORK] Perhaps it was just that the manager had a bummer of a year in the relationship department,"but one large bookstore in Manhattan has a prominent Valentine's Day display of what can best be described as dumping manuals, as in how
      NYT  -  719 words
    • 490 23  -  By] Kannan Chandran IF happiness is a state of being, then being in a state of happiness is an ongoing quest for Laurie Anderson. Her search for the meaning of Happiness took her on several offbeat journeys she flipped burgers incognito at a
      490 words
  • Page 23 Advertisements
    • 92 23 WITIQUE CHinESE rwnjTURE JONG 11|I ;1 i;[I]I W COLLECTION XX M M LJLLX^m 14-23 FEB a Strictly No Extension We'll be closed at 7pm on 15/2 WIM lEfissfifl WKI I ZA-AOO7 If |B9|BR ZA-AOl7 Ncm flan £rji,son jsssx, ZR-AOOS Now 46x77x45 1 /m 7»/)j I ZB AO3l fa* 80x94x50 *360
      92 words
  • Page 23 Miscellaneous
    • 217 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 10 Greeting in Rome provides Popular paintings brought JHL— 12 Utterly insignificant reason for recurring theme (9) resources (5) 23 Henry and Albert provide meat for Muslims (5) 26 Crazy place to show the flag I I I 1 I (2. 3. 4) 27 Suitable exam for the
      217 words

  • EXECUTIVE woman
    • 1064 24  -  It's hard to believe that cooking was once a headache for Lee Beng Hoon, founder of the House of Sundanese Food. SERENA NG finds out what got her started and how she keeps her restaurants thriving SERENA NG SHE was once nicknamed "Pepsi-Cola" by her
      CHRIS LOH  -  1,064 words
  • Page 24 Advertisements
    • 57 24 Acpiai Fashioned for Love 1 i» i f Tlii- onr and <>nl\. Rc ':> :crcJ jc* *r. Aspial LONDON FRANKFURT TOKYO DUBAI BEIJING SEOUL TAIPEI SINGAPORE ASPIAL Oang> Alport T2 Trans, t tooge OtyiT.k Ma; P a/a S "gar, ..'a iV >'4 i" i Pc.'e n qu r es <s-'.1-.
      57 words

  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 213 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index rose 12 points to 1,639, the Baltic Capesize Index rose 40 points to 2,176, the Baltic Pan am ax Index fell 7 points to 1,679 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 35 points to 9,565. TIME-CHARTER: Cape Sun (built 1999) *****0 dwt 14
      Reuters  -  213 words
    • 268 25 MX '000 F«*a ss m CWT Distribution 0.70 uncfc 0 Choan Hup 0.46 -0.01 2337 Cosco Investment 0.19 -0.01 SO FraMrt (.ink* 0.03 unch 0 GB Holdings 0.57 0.01 22 Jay* Holding* 0.29 unch 4578 KeppelCorp 3.70 -0.02 2783 K1 Venture 0.15 unch 214 KeppelTele 034 -aOI 23
      268 words
    • 658 25  -  Shuttle services from Kuwait to safer facilities will keep oil flowing By] Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Tanker executives expect little impact on their operations if war breaks out in Iraq, with most relying on tested shuttle measures used in the past.
      AFP  -  658 words
    • 393 25  -  Throughput last year up 17%; Bus&n busiest port, followed by Gwangyang By. Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Container cargo handled at South Korea's ports nationwide grew last year by 17 per cent over 2001 volumes, according to the country's maritime ministry. The
      393 words
    • 251 25 AP [BERLIN] Germany's biggest shipbuilder, HDW, said it will axe almost a quarter of its German work force because of intense competition for orders to make both merchant and military vessels. It insisted the move was not a prelude to a merger with a
      AP  -  251 words
    • 203 26 PAGE Avant 8 B'tang Mas 5 BSA 6 BSC 8 BTL 8 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Chahaya 8 Charter Shpg 8 China Shpg 5 Confer 8 Cougar 5 CWT Globelink ...6 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 8 ECL 3 Eng Lee 8 ESP Lines 9 FoongSun
      203 words
    • 1060 26  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK Distinction made by S Africa's court of appeal means pilot, employer escape liability for collision -By\ Selva Kumar A HARBOUR pilot, who was responsible for a collision in a South African port, had been negligent but was not
      FILE PHOTO  -  1,060 words
    • 10741 30 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser VkmI Voyage Telephone SIN Dest n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Nam* Number Number 05/03 09/03 Cheng Lie KUO HSIUNG 302S 45******03 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* DMvoiro 05/03 09/03 T S Lines KUOHSIUNG UK
      10,741 words
    • SHIPS IN PORT
      • 610 33 Vessel Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/CONVENTIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SPM 1 ***** J3 A/SIDE 14/02 063 YURISHIMA TOC 33 J7 A/SIDE 14/02 170 BAYSWATER118 E3034 J2 14/02 1730 14/02 235 BAYSWATER228 M3034 J2 14/02 0800 14/02 163 BLUE STAR *****3 J4 14/02 1000 14/02 230 BT BERKAT
        610 words
      • 1732 33 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Btti Berthing Un Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACHIEVER 031S 031S 1 14/02/2003 10:45 1402/*****0:45 IC22 ACHIEVER 680 680 _1 **********00 *****003 2300 ACXUUC 0495 PCS 1 16W*****-1500 *****0P***** ACX MARGUERI 014N 014N J 15/02/*****5:00 1602/*****300 ALAMJAYA 2
        1,732 words
      • 129 33 Feb 13 Malaysia: Hari Ray a Haji. Feb 22 Philippines: EDSA Revolutior Day. Mar 24 Brunei: National Day Marl Korea: Independence Day Mat 3 Australia: Labour Day Bulgaria: National Day Luxemburg: Carnival Mju-4 Malaysia: Aval Muharram Indonesia: Moslem New Year Day Portugal: Carnival Mar 5 Brunei: Hijriah Mar
        129 words
      • 745 33 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
        745 words
      • 484 33 Cartas MO Mo 990 7 0.4 5.1 0.07 37 0.04 Fat 6 OnUty Mar tesMwe AsMImMmi Safaaot Mo above E25 0 0 1 0 0 0 rrz 380 Ave 964.0 02 U.5 0.05 22 0.02 Cum 380 Mai 994.4 24 18 2 0.09 S3 0.07 M/tri
        484 words
    • AIR & LAND transport
      • 488 34 Law governing issue could be extended and airlines say amount doesn't cover costs Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] At least three airlines American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines are fighting a US requirement that they fly passengers from defunct rivals for a
        Bloomberg; REUTERS  -  488 words
      • 334 34 Latest case: Young healthy Anssie died of ailment a week after long flight AFP [PERTH] The death of a 31-year-old Australian from deep vein thrombosis (DVT) a week after a long flight has thrown into sharp focus the need for a detailed study of
        AFP  -  334 words
      • 187 34 [SINGAPORE] Singapore and Canada have signed an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry agreement, the first Singapore has signed with a foreign aviation authority. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and the Canadian aviation regulatory authority Transport Canada, signed a memorandum of
        187 words
      • 353 34 Airport operator handled B.Bm passengers at its seven UK airports Bloomberg [LONDON] BAA pic, the world's largest airport operator, said passenger traffic rose 10.7 per cent in January as more customers took flights during the Christ-mas-New Year holiday period. BAA handled
        Bloomberg  -  353 words
      • LOGBook
        • 136 34 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] A Cathay Pacific Airways flight was forced to turn back to Indonesia mid-flight after the baggage of a passenger who faUed to board was left on the plane, the airline said, confirming an AFP report. The Hong Kong-bound flight from Surabaya was
          Bloomberg  -  136 words
        • 140 34 Bloomberg [TORONTO] Air Canada flight attendants rejected a plea from the airline's chief executive, Robert Milton, for concessions to help the country's largest carrier return to profitability. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 8,500 flight attendants, said in a statement posted on its
          Bloomberg  -  140 words
      • 500 34 EC wielding increasing power over members' aviation treaties Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Plans by Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways to link flights between the UK and Australia with a stop in Hong Kong may fall victim to political squabbling in Belgium. The UK's second-largest
        Bloomberg  -  500 words
      • 218 34 Xinhua [SHANGHAI] The aviation industry in eastern China, which covers Shanghai Municipality and six provinces, will reach a passenger transport capacity of 59.5 million people and will be able to handle 2.4 million tons of cargo and post this year. According to Xia
        Xinhua  -  218 words
      • 1876 34 an MBIT CU flltHT OB *245TB *50 1X9766 2350 I .im «M. *****7 1650 S026 2350 SO229 2245 M73W LMrn 2359 *MM. MP MB MM OH SSJ 2W S 5014 2345 >—* «s Mm I Mm M. t«i0n S0003 mo CZ352 0835 m cam IMS WW
        1,876 words
  • Page 25 Advertisements
    • 60 25 US airlines fight jNH $25 fee to fly stranded passenoer^^H^H BACKPAGE SinMDOfp. Canada sign aviation y mdiVllßfiafvCe j v- pf Virgin AXSanDC S iIiMM Aussie plan HALL 401 CUNTFf CINGAPHRF ship and boat builders •engine/propulsion system manufacturers O OA COUNTLESS MARINE EQUIPMENT AND SERVICE SUPPUERS 18-20,2003 j but with so
      60 words

  • Page 26 Advertisements
    • 799 26 I TO USA/CANADA I 1 EXPORT 1 1 OTHER DESTINATIONS 1 VBSB VOT KG ln>aN|ioM6»>O<|l»lUS|HoUSTotl [■BWS|omCO|IKWTOW[I II TO AUSTRALIA (AUSTRALIA ASIA EXPRESS) 00Q NEMRUNOS 43E07 OMIT 14/0? 03/03 07/03 10*3 01/03 01/03 11/03 yggi VOT EUSM W ——Si —STT STV MB. AM OOQttfttJN STB* .I*7 19*7 07/03 11/03 14*3 17*3
      799 words
    • 610 26 L**s services represented by feJpXjl Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, XgmJiy Singapore Skipping AssociaHon Members o< the '■rSjj- Singapore Logistics AssociaHon CONUMDS/ CONVENTIONAL CAftGO for iuN6/»Giraii/MMin i imgkx VtlV KTA Ita. ETA SIN bTAMALK en r« «v Kapm»Uh en IMS I7U &ts UU MARINE SKKVH KS SINGAPORE
      610 words

  • Page 27 Advertisements
    • 1107 27 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE [vtssa voy sx or rtm urn ham wv sou w m w w sou i» WnfOMFORTUf 313HV 17/0701/03 07/03 00/83 11/03 05/03 HYIMMHUMt Mil 24/H */H 15/B API KM 106W 70/02 17/03 14/0310/03 MOLSOUIW Old 77/01 30/01 01/92 02/02 10/07 Mrt—MY 017W 21/0705/03 10/03 17/08 14/Wl5/08
      1,107 words
    • 1204 27 DIRECT CAUTO|§;I counmo 4iws cosMi Mom m saurox: m mmism m fii-w saus/mgs hl Mmis;/« fa* «»sjji/74 1 COSTM SIIIWNG Pit lIP -sirs, assr SiSE SBBBB I BANMUABMS- 1J UK aMk 1 *****f000M T/SMP t& MNH» tmUU/44 B joNots oma awvamowu mnuu tTttnu I COSM MBWB W1 HL MIMIW HUL
      1,204 words
    • 467 27 |awTJPHBTPMN^toH BHW 303H?1/g|72ff 2Sff 2V7 2fl V 3 4/3 I 7/3 |/3 HtUMPMIBDGt IOSSSI7O/21 72/71 27/? I«/? IV3 I 5/3 1 IV3I1V31 M Pilfer «sa wr re sw ia w ia ro k w k nmmxK m» m m wt ivr w nn_ \n_w_ innT —j^IM_IIIIW IIMJi 575 S^~ OffK
      467 words

  • Page 28 Advertisements
    • 839 28 HMt HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. HoMipo|i: wwwJnnm2l.com a MO. **********0H |wea vot 'sw sou ta hn an hm» niv~~) I vtssa voT[sou|HH|r»|Mn|m*|Mrv T NT■MPODBKE iiiw 10/02 M/ 03 20/02 02/03 ■awoßiT oni 24/01 25/01 10/01 11/01 M/OI API HONGCONG IO3W 13/07 01/03 04/03 04/03 tflHWUtt 1041 10/01 72/01 14/01
      839 words
    • 1236 28 WAN HAJ NTBtNATIONAI. PTI LTD a NOt ItttTOOOM/TI VnA iif• Miirr TR:47MISM (14IMS) NULt224llft3 yMxWAN HAI LINES ssasKKKMSass-. -_l_? na.ißiiiiMwwtvns2Mniiwa.M4W/7iuii wtntsn 1 ■awiMisnniu.wiMiwß/mtw |v«hi TwiT*!* as uo mk n a kiwtm tto rat iws *o m Iwwto im hi if? —■—nrw -jwr ~w -jut -jsw Imnnto an isivb iwi M
      1,236 words
    • 620 28 m sua WEEKLY EXPRESS SAILING SCHEDULE ALSO ACCEPTING TO All NORTHERN AND WES TERM ICO POWTS rasa VOT mi r. ham coummo m. sum cokmmo DOWAH IBti Oil low Ufa It fB nw nfa ushasib soiw 1/ tB nia aw wre iimm mWMMI Mm 74f8 Ttfa HW KM MMM WttfHWU
      620 words

  • Page 29 Advertisements
    • 909 29 IRISL, (thai GGJCfgfs) <sM tthlfi&ygjih (bfiQll IkteßjJg) ifex? 9® frjolklli**] j°*2)fa)iti fa) JlF&lti (33 W&Jl] <33 ft3> (§X& GdmiOotim 3oa Jth® (kiaftmQ Qpgimfi) Qftms* AGENT IN SINGAPORE AGENT M MALAYSIA AGENT M MDONESIA SMOSE MARITIME PTE LTD CR N**********00H BOUSTEAD SMPPWG AGENOES SON BHD. PT. SMOSE CONTI PERSADA TEL: *****144
      909 words
    • 458 29 d k UK CONTINENT SERVICE toacftngter ORIGINATOR RDM/ATW/BMN/UK/NAN Loads Sngapore. E7W MnMym. InrtonaaM MIDDLE-EAST SERVICE Loading for VOYAGER V D6l/ABU/DOH/BRN/DMM/KWT PAN LEADER ADN/JDH/AQA ATVMNA DBI/ABU/DOH/BFtN/DMM/KWT ASEAN GLORY ADN/H DO/J DH/AQA "Loads Sngapore, E/W Matayaa. Inclnnem USA SERVICE Loading tar NAUTIC CONFIDENCE CAAA/NFK/SAV/NOL PAPAYIANMS VCW/LAX/M2L Xoad» E/W Mateyaa. Indonaaia F.E./S.E.A. SERVICES
      458 words
    • 928 29 nssa m rn EGB JSSSB Jfltt Mi om* UZS2 _BUEHB UM it/oi hkoampa BHZS n/« 20/02 -MLJIU Z2H 20/02 nm ntum* iH 20/02 21/02 -mjmm im um juu ntum* ion 22/02 23/02 m» vm 01/03 vaiaspa mm 24m h/w ■^^MVTrTIVnnnTTT^^MHa ekoaMPA now— 2*/02 I vm I vpsa sm m m
      928 words

  • Page 30 Advertisements
    • 338 30 KYOWA LINE Yd Vmy «hi Pmmm id>» •—i Kit Tw* Nlwyl ICiw IM*> London Senator 954E" 18/02 26/02 08/03 10/03 11/03 London Senotof 954E" 18/02 12/03 23/03 25/03 27/03 LondonSenotof 954E" T§752 ~oS/53" "T2703~ "T5a53" London Senator 954E" 18/02 21/03 02/04 Pociftc Senofcx "?53E~ 15/57 06/63 TW T575T Pteificfrnalpr 95?E
      338 words
    • 173 30 BttAl-tSU CONSOUMTOC UNCI 1«J TO COCO—O —Ml CAICITTA YIIAG COLOMBO I 24-2* Fa HUBS mmui 22-23 FB WAIASA DUBAI BAHRAIN BANDARABBAS NV. VAST BAMGALORt EWO K» Sp6c»oi i u(m for Sownfimbtr cotqom tjmt Pipar fay ?S ESP LINES wpn wkut lq soma to ucos VESSB SAUK EVERY THURSDAY LOADMG EVERY
      173 words
    • 203 30 CWT GLOBEUNK PTE LTD W own omen m TEL:*****833 (36 LINES) FAX-.*****742 m $YDNIY MtLBOUHHI FIHANG tOBT KILAMG FASIB GUDAHG KUCHING BANGKOK KARACHI-BOMBAY NtW DtLHI-COIOMBO-HO CHI MINH CITY HAIPHONG-HANOIBfttMlN HAMBURG TIANJIN QINGDAO SHANGHAI XIAMIN fUZHOU DALIAN XIANBIUING-SHI JIA ZHUAMG east mmtrmiMMMm ALEXANDRIA/PORTSAID/ASHOOD/IIMASSOiyPIREAUSffHESSALONIKI/BEIRUT/AQABA/ISTANBUL/IZMIR WEST MUDtmUiAMI-AM POtmmAL BARCELONA/GENOA/MARSEILLE/LA SPEZIA LISBON/LEIXOES ammAL EASfam
      203 words
    • 51 30 M WINSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD TEL *****272 FAX *****007 a NO M*****0000C t Sdhfs WMtty (Mm Sat) 3 Sdk«s (Mm. Wml M) .oaimj (f JwMq Pari lwfc|<CiiilMii Ptot Omt II Dm fQ/ia/ Ti nhpiiiHl FQ. (jmtmmn, Cn »*i«d Carp Dm> to (few fm fbf at Jmk. S* m ffcator PROJECT
      51 words
    • 266 30 BSA a. MYANMA BB five star une (Hywmrn Ncti«Ml Um) L~*|fw Yn«M vDsa vox sm m m fgv (MM SMWt HAW MW SUI PAGAN VJO4W SID IN MALATStA: OOUSTUD SHIPftNG AGtNCKS KHL 03-*****300 P*L 03-317* 101 PIN: 04 7****** BANK LINE IA tmvia to+tw Vhk TMppfag) NOKTHtOUNP TO EUKOPi V
      266 words


  • Page 32 Advertisements
    • 665 32 neasiutx osm im/o? nvm 0405/03 I maw 057N 1172/0? 7102/03 07«/03 I SHANGHAI Uf OSIN ?S 74/07 04 04/03 11 12/03 I naiiMOtt osm 214)1/03 0701/03 itis/03 I TOflSHAH^^Ojaj^Mj)^^ VOT SMI JIALSAM 130 iTTs~O? ttlTw 04 04/03 I aiN 101 17 11/02 24-24/02 0407/03 I ncaiYION 501 21 71/02 214)1/03
      665 words
    • 768 32 [VtSSfLNAMI VOT SMGAfOtI POtT KELANG OfTTAGOMC «OHGU ETA ETA ETP EU Ell EIA ETI NEW StA STAI I WOO 3 ROW 17/07 Mftl 11/07 77/07 74/07 OCPtGNfTT 04N0S< THU 70/07 21/07 71/07 75/07 M/ 07 PC IAM 0*044 SAT 77/07 73/07 73/07 77/07 70/07 OCHAI *****35 MP 74/07 77/07 27/02
      768 words
    • 1073 32 17d? |PDZ LINES 2EQ GROOM SN3O4 14/02 GUOO JO3OS| 14/02 GUAM 1*303 11/02 GUAM LM3O3 11/02 GtSUNC KB KM VM GISWH SOO6 11M GISWB BQM It/W GMKKI *****4 25/02 MOM MUX "OSTIT CUOMO GftOON SM3O7 23/02 GW GQO6 ***** G»M UUO4 05/03 GUAM 1M304 07/03 QBMMG KB MM 9M GBWH
      1,073 words
    • 220 32 WMB3SMM IREAKBULK A CONVENTIONAL SERVICE DNtfCT SERVICE FROM S PORE TO KARACHI |¥BSR VOTAg raswwotf raiAMOt |iou»««k mm tynm rc/n/M li| iar tM tt ptrt tkt t-4+x SEA-PAC MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD. 70 Anaon Rood #17-07/08 Apw Toxwr, Singopora *****5 Taiaphona: 6270 0977 VH Fouinda: 6275 2309 >11 Taiax: tS *****
      220 words

  • Page 33 Miscellaneous
    • 123 33 -fl -S -iv«l*^ —~~*Mf A.-<r*^lßr^ LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Services Divislc^NEA K Thunderstorm Y. Rain Temperature C V WjfKl speed in knots Weather Cloudy Day rr?_y az y Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds -L-*One half fleche represents 5
      123 words