The Business Times, 11 April 2003

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  • 16 1 MITA <P) 024/03/2003 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE 'nie rivt ittp://business-times.asial .com.sg FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2003
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  • 512 1  -  |:ll exclusive Gall comes in wake of compulsory on-board checks By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] A shortage of doctors has forced Singapore's shipping industry to appeal to the authorities to help it comply with tough new on-board health checks designed to combat the spread of
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  • 72 1 STI 1,295.91 (+3.06) ST INDEX FUTURES 1,296.00 (+16.00) SIMSCI FUTURES 189.40 (+2.90) Thursday Change KLSECOMP 629.92 -4.49 NIKKEI 225 7,***** -77.49 HANG SENG 8.625.72 -11.13 SLT INDEX 375.02 -1.18 JAKARTA COMP ***** +0.17 MANILA COMP -1,***** +1689 TAIPEI WPI 4.***** +357 SEOUL COMP 577.73 +8i6 SHENZHEN B 211.11 -091
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  • 77 1 FOREX RATES US# SS L'SS (SS per US$) 1.778 £(i;SS/SS per 1.567 1787 EUROflSS/SS/E). 1.078 1.916 YEN 119.8 67 40 RM 3.800 1137 HKS 7.799 4.386 BAHT 42.93 24.14 RITIAH 8350 4^77 RENMINBI 8199 4.667 INDIAN RUPEE 47.40 2666 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 6.25 ■mu nil 6.40 HONG KONG 5
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  • 827 1  -  Wall St hits the gkiH« ftffiin in the morning after Wednesday's foil By Ven Sreenivasan, Andrew Marks in New York THE old Wall Street saying "Buy the rumor, sell the news" held sway on Wednesday, as stocks fell along with the statue of Saddam
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  • 682 1  -  Quarantines for workers coming from Sars countries By\ Vince Chong, Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] Singaporeans should prepare for more retrenchments in view of the economic impact of the Sars outbreak, Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang cautioned yesterday. Dr Lee's sobering remarks came as he
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  • 793 1  -  Economists expect further slowdown ahead in Q2 By, Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] The economy is widely expected to contract further in the current second quarter after it all but ground to a halt in the first three months. In momentum terms, GDP grew 0.7
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    • 387 2  -  Other houses also re viewing staffing levels at Asian equity desks By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The war may be over but the dust hasn't settled on the consolidation of manpower in the local securities industry. Credit Suisse First Boston, which sold its retail
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    • 423 2  -  BIOETHICS SCANDAL Doctor to answer for role in alleged unethical research By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said yesterday it is seeking the extradition of an Indian doctor for his role in an alleged unethical research at the National Neuroscience
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    • 262 2 Baker M?Kenzie.Wong Leow Prevention of Employee Abuses in the Workplace and Civil Remedies for Fraud Friday, 25 April 2003 the seminar Baker McKenzie.Wong Leow is pleased to present a half-day seminar that will identify the wide range of risks employers are exposed to as a result of abuse of employers'
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  • SARS OUTBREAK
    • 434 3 It promises to offer them a variety of preventive measures against Sars AFP AP [BEIJING] To keep businessmen and tourists coming, China slammed for its slow reaction to the Sars epidemic has pledged to adopt all necessary measures to secure the health of foreigners
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    • INBrief
      • 61 3 THE Courage Fund, an effort by Singapore Press Holdings, the National Healthcare Group, Singapore Health Services, Singapore Medical Association and Singapore Nurses' Association, will accept donations by cheques for needy families of Sars patients. Cash donations can be made in boxes provided by the Community
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      • 73 3 CITY CAB has created a $2 million one-month financial assistance package for all its drivers. Each taxi will receive daily rental rebates of $10 from today until May 10 in addition to reduced fuel pump prices of four cents per litre for a month. Hirers
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      • 52 3 SINGAPORE Press Holdings newspapers will offer rate discounts for some Sars-related advertisements printed on April 13 and April 14. Ads paying tribute to healthcare workers will cost 25 per cent less, while those publicising health and hygiene products and services will enjoy a 10 per
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      • 54 3 SINGAPORE Power announced yesterday it will extend a one-time rebate of up to S50 for this month's bill to healthcare officers and staff of the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the Communicable Disease Centre. The rebate will be used to offset charges for electricity and
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    • 517 3  -  From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S tourism industry is bracing for the worst after the government confirmed yesterday that it is temporarily barring tourists from Sars hot spots China, Hong Kong, Canada and Vietnam. Businessmen and people on official government work
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    • 376 3  -  One offers home delivery, another closes to refurbish By Cheah Ui-Hoon [SINGAPORE] Even the restaurant sector that has by and large withstood the economic slowdown melted in the face of Sars this week. Several hotel restaurants yanked off buffet lines, and even trimmed
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 347 4  -  Focus on 'people practices'at board level aside from fjnanrialg Byi Angela Tan AWARDS for Singapore's Best Managed Boards of listed companies the first of their kind in the Asia-Pa-cific region are now up for grabs. The awards, which will be decided
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    • 420 4  -  It cites pressure on operating revenue in IDA submission Byi Angela Tan TO further level the playing field in the telecommunications industry, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd wants to be able to adjust its overseas call rates without having to seek the Infocomm
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    • 615 4  - What happened to plain old English david boey HELLO, what does this say in plain English? "Notwithstanding the fulfillment of the Conditions Precedent, if GulTech does not, or is not able to, allot and issue the GTS Consideration Shares and/or GTS CPS to EDBI pursuant to the GTS Proposed Acquisition
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    • 609 5  -  RT exclusive] Dividends may be up to 10% of net profit this year, and 50% from next year By i Christopher Tan DIVERSIFIED Cycle Carriage Ltd (CCL) is expected to reap a windfall when Indonesian unit Astra International starts paying dividends this year. The
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    • 195 5  -  By Kenneth Lim TECHNICS Group Holdings shares, which have attracted strong interest for both the placement and public tranches, start trading on Sesdaq today. Yesterday, the oil and gas production equipment maker said the public tranche of 3.765 million shares was 36.8 times subscribed.
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    • COMPANYBriefs
      • 81 5 STAMFORD Tyres Corporation Limited yesterday said Goh Chee Wee is no longer the nominee director of the company's substantial shareholder, Comfort Group Limited. But due to Mr Goh's experience in the land transport business and his contribution to the company as a board member
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      • 56 5 SINGAPORE Press Holdings said in a share buyback notice that it purchased 550,000 SPH shares yesterday at between $17.40 and $17.60 each. The media giant paid about $9.6 million for the shares from the open market. The company last bought back shares at between
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      • 94 5 THERE has been a slight decline in pedestrian traffic at Capita Mall Trust's malls because of Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), Capita Mall Trust Management Ltd said yesterday. But the impact of Sars on its rental revenue is minimal at present and the company remains confident
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      • 102 5 KEPPEL Corporation said it is unaware of any reasons why its share price and trading volume have risen substantially. In a statement to the Singapore Exchange, the conglomerate said it has come to the company's knowledge that there was speculation in the market that Keppel Offshore
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    • 464 5  -  Direct hit likely in retail rentals, hotel earnings report By Andrea Tan THE most direct impact of the Sars outbreak on property developers in Singapore will likely be through their exposure to retail rentals and hotel earnings, Netresearch Asia said yesterday. In terms of exposure
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    • 485 5  -  Group molls various cost-cutting options as it takes big hit from Sars By' Ven Sreenivasan FIRST it was capacity cuts. But as passenger traffic continues to fall steadily. Singapore Airlines is now looking at its staff costs. Company officials were reticent when asked if
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    • 333 5 EUROPTRONIC GROUP LTD (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore with Limited Liability) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Shareholders of the Company will be held at 80 Marine Parade Rd, #16-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore *****9 on 7 May 2003
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    • 1209 5 EUROPTRONIC GROUP LTD (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore with Limited Liability) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Europtronic Group Ltd ("the Company") will be held at 80 Marine Parade Rd, #16-06 Parkway Parade, Singapore *****9 on Wednesday. 7 May 2003
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  • SINGAPORE markets
    • Article, Illustration
      316 6 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Apr 10 VALUE CLOSE ITOXM -5.00 +90.00 IT CADI -*****.00 +32.00 f lNiylM -*****.00 -1.00 XMSMIh 348.13 +0.78 88 t+Mm rhtl 118.76 +0.97 WWMnWi 1098.77 -0.47 »BE<«WwPr»» 306.59 -1.91 WdThpnw 158.74 +0.38 SMSar*mrm 159.40 +2.90 tktdkm ViImhii MotHteOne 20c 11.453.000 OBSGrp 11,159,000 Chart SemCond 26c 11,050.000 NewWave
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    • 296 6  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has been steadily rising in recent weeks, even as the market gyrated between hope and fear as the Iraq war raged on. It edged up another cent to $1.13 yesterday its
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    • 786 6  -  I-iri comment STOCKS r. sivanithy WATCHING the market action since US President George Bush delivered his war ultimatum on March 18, one cannot help but be struck by several things. One is the likelihood that "buy in anticipation, sell on announcement" has played a
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    • 622 6  -  CURRENCIES Korean won surges to finish 1.7% higher vs US unit; yen sold in the crosses larry wee IF Wall Street and the US dollar can't rise on good news, the greater danger must be that they will fall on bad
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  • 3239 6 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Lifestyle Index Fd 0.83* Com Global Hearni Index Fd 0 8/ M a (f-,.... Com Global Telecom Index Fd 0.4/ < s Com Global Infotec Index Fd!** 0271 Star Europe Eqty!* 1 0 585/ Global Ener Fd 0 807, Star Europe Bd. 1.201/ Com Global
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 426 7  -  Recommendations to be gathered for parliament's nod By Vince Chong MORE than 100 industry specialists gathered in a lively focus group session yesterday to give their views and recommendations on the review of the Land Titles (Strata) Act (LTSA) and the Buildings and Common
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    • 196 7 INTERNATIONAL arbitration will generate an estimated $54 million this year for local and offshore lawyers here, and is expected to reach $100 million by the year 2008. This was revealed yesterday during the announcement of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre's (SIAC) alliance with
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    • 181 7 Bloomberg (TOKYO] Mitsui Chemicals Inc, Asia's third biggest chemical maker, said it started production at a plant in Singapore that makes impact-resistant plastics, expanding operations in South-east Asia's petrochemical hub. Mitsui Chemical's plant on Jurong Island can produce 100,000 tonnes a year of elastomers
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    • 443 7  -  Prime retail rents for choice snbnrb&n malls held op; industrial rents flat By\ Kalpana Rashiwala ISLAND-WIDE retail rents fell 5 to 10 per cent in the first quarter from the preceding three months, while industrial rents generally stayed flat, CB Richard Ellis estimates. Despite
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    • 230 7 Bloomberg SINGAPORE'S home sales, at a three-year high in 2002, may fall by about half this year as buyers hold back purchases following the outbreak of a deadly respiratory disease, property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said. The number of homes
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
    • 599 8  -  OPINION HTTT4 bottom line pascal lamy IN RECENT months, the European Union (EU) and Asean countries have shared their desire to strengthen their economic and trade links, thus contributing to fostering growth and development My visit to South-east Asia last week, and especially my participation at
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    • 131 8 'We executed faster than they could react' a senior American military official, explaining the swiftness of thefall of Baghdad. 'It is an earthquake, not just for Iraq, but for the whole region.' Qasem Jaafar a political commentator on the Al-Jazeera TV network, on the demise of Saddam
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    • 655 8 Rebuilding Iraq multilaterally EDITORIAL IN IRAQ, the aphorism that the hardest part of war is peace has abruptly assumed a ring of truth. With Baghdad having capitulated with surprising speed, the US does not yet appear to have well-defined postwar goals. While the American victory is not yet total, a
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    • 1166 8  -  In these uncertain times, corporations most devise fresh strategies that break loose from preconceived stereotypes and familiar practices By, John Koh BUSINESSES everywhere are facing great uncertainties. As long as the Iraq war persists, there will always be questions on whether and
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    • 440 8  -  MAILI.Tm Pang Kin Keong Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister The following is a letter to the Editor of The Straits Times from the Prime Minister's Office. I REFER to your reports on the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) dated April 4 and 5. The
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  • WAR IN IRAQ
    • 716 10 US says Syria may be helping Saddam loyalists to flee country Reuters Bloomberg [BAGHDAD] A day after the surprise fall of Baghdad, US forces stepped up the hunt for Saddam Hussein which yesterday saw a fierce battle at a mosque in the capital
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    • 143 10 [SINGAPORE] The swift and dramatic events in Baghdad give hope for a quick end to hostilities, the Singapore government said yesterday. While the fighting is not yet ova-, the sooner peace and order return to Iraq the better it is for the people
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    • 427 10 That's apparently what Washington intends to do NYT Reuters [WASHINGTON] The Bush administration is counting on Iraq's oil wealth to finance the country's recovery, but officials acknowledged on Wednesday that the US was largely in the dark about Iraq's oU capacities. Iraq has considerable
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    • 422 10 LAT-WP [WASHINGTON] Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday the US military will select emerging leaders in post-war Iraq to help create a new Interim Iraqi Authority to replace Saddam Hussein, but the United Nations will not be part of
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    • 1208 10 ———————————v SING INVESTMENTS FINANCE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO ALL SHAREHOLDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Sing Investments Finance Limited will be held at 96 Robinson Road #05-05, SIF Building, Singapore *****9 on Saturday, 10 May 2003
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    • 252 10 C«U IoU-fr** 1800 289 8822 IN THE MATTER OF RIKA ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL ASIA PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Cap 50. that a Final General Meeting of the members of the abovementioned Company will be held at 10
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  • FOCUS INDIA
    • 1190 11  -  And now it's clearer how the economies can work together, says VIKRAM KHAN MA VIKRAM KHANNA A FEW years ago, the renowned Harvard economics professor, Jeffrey Sachs, told a conference here that Singapore could do for southern India what Hong Kong did for southern China
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    • 1365 12  -  If India presses on with its infrastructure! revamp, it could change the face of the country's economy, says amitroychoudhury AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY ANY talk about India's economy draws comparisons with its bigger north-eastern neighbour, China. With the latter's spectacular and sustained economic growth stealing much of the limelight
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    • 1049 14  -  Despite competition from China, the Iraq war and Sars, demand for India's software ana IT services is still strong, reports rajuchellam RAJU CHELLAM LIKE the rest of the infotech world, India's infocomm industry is waiting and watching the US war with Iraq. But unlike the rest
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 392 15 KUALA LUMPUR Washington decided against reprisals following Abdullah's assurance AP THE United States government last month threatened Malaysia with diplomatic and economic reprisals for seemingly "fanning antiAmerican sentiment" with its staunch opposition to the war in Iraq, Malaysian government officials said. But
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    • NOTEBook
      • 97 15 Bloomberg [BEIJING] China will stick to an anti-dumping tax on acrylates from South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, the Ministry of Commerce said. The move formalises temporary taxes imposed on Dec 5 and follows a finding that the imports harmed China companies. The taxes are
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      • 62 15 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia will sign a US$36B million contract to buy battle tanks from Poland today, a government official said. The deal is for the supply of 48 battle tanks from Poland for the military. Malaysia Mining Corp, the flagship listed company of
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      • 60 15 Reuters [BOMBAY] Shares in Indian software companies plunged 10 to 40 per cent yesterday, rocked by downbeat earnings outlook from bellwether Infosys Technologies. Infosys, India's No 2 software exporter, forecast an earnings per share growth of 13 to 15 per cent in the current year to
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    • 421 15  -  It's sold to contract manufacturer for an undisclosed sum Frotn] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur IN an unexpected move, Dow Chemical Company one of the largest American investors in Malaysia has decided to sell its rubber glove manufacturing business in Malaysia to its former
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    • 47 15 [SYDNEY] Pigs racing one another across a 36-metre track during rehearsal for the Royal Easter Show in Sydney, on Wednesday. Over one million people are expected to attend the show to be held from April 11-24 and this year celebrates its 180 th birthday. AFP
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    • 304 15 Company says it has no money to repay customers Bloomberg MANILA Electric Co (Meralco) said it does not have the money to refund customers 28 billion pesos (***** million) the Supreme Court says it overcharged them over four years, after losing its final
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    • 172 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND LOCASA FURNISHING PTE LTD (IN CREDITORS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AND SITUATION OF OFFICE OF LIQUIDATORS Name of Company I.ocasa Furnishing Pte Ltd Company No :*****0134H We. Foong Daw Ching and John Teo Cheng I .ok. both care
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    • 643 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, (Cap. 50,1994 Ed) And In The Matter Of TSH PTE. LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS LEGENDNAUTILUS SINGAPORE PTE LTD) (In Provisional Liquidation) NOTICE Of CREDITORS' MEETING PURSUANT TO SECTION 2% Of THE COMPANIES ACT, (CAP. 50,1994 ED) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to
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    • 518 15 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF FLUIDIX TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Winding-Up) SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2003 At on Extraordinary General Meeting of the Compony held at 9BA Amoy Street, Singapore *****8 on the 4th day
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  • REGION world
    • 383 16 PARIS But lEA says higher production needed to rebuild world inventories Bloomberg Reuters OPEC may need to reduce oil production by more than 2 million barrels a day, equal to some 7 per cent of the group's output, to prevent
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    • 236 16 SUNNYVALE, California Bloomberg YAHOO! Inc, owner of the world's most-used Internet site, rebounded to a U5546.7 million first-quarter profit as more businesses paid to have their websites placed prominently in Internet search results. Net income of eight cents a share compared with a year-earlier
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    • 379 16 HONGKONG Govt delays move to transfer listing function to SFC Reuters THE Hong Kong stock exchange announced the appointment of a new chief executive yesterday and won a reprieve in the government's plans to shift its listing function to a government agency. Paul Chow, former
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    • 304 16 LATEST US mmCATOHS AP Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US trade deficit narrowed in February to US$4O.3 billion as pre-war jitters crimped Americans' demand for for-eign-made goods, especially computers, machinery, toys and jewellery. Exports edged up. The Commerce Department yesterday reported that the trade gap tightened
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    • WORLDWatch
      • 86 16 Bloomberg [HONG KONG] Hong Kong shop, hotel and restaurant owners urged the government to cut fees and delay tax collections to help them weather a sales slump caused by the Sars virus outbreak. Store managers say sales have dropped by more than half since the
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      • 64 16 Bloomberg [ESPOO, Finland] Nokia Oyj will fire 1,800 people at its network unit, the fourth round of cuts since August, to stem losses as demand slumps for equipment that directs mobile calls. The reduction will bring cuts to almost 40 per cent of the workforce
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      • 79 16 Reuters [PARIS] OECD economist Jean-Philippe Cotis yesterday said the risk of global recession had receded somewhat in recent weeks but that US deficits constituted a major risk for the world economy. "The risk of recession is more remote now than it was a few weeks ago,"
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      • 88 16 Bloomberg [OSAKA] Japan's Takashimaya Co said it posted a group net income in the second half, reversing a loss the year before, as it booked lower charges than previously to write down the value of securities and other assets it holds. The retailer's net income fen*
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  • 4602 17 Transaction date: Apr 10 HONGKONG m mcKmti o% 002 776 HO W- 000 Hong Kong Electric 31.10 0 60 5675 Hongkong Chinese .0.61 unch 384 Alpha General 0-21 0.01 63 Hongkong Chinese Ltd 061 unch 384 AnandaWmgOn 0.01 imch 0 Hopewell Holdings 650 0.05 544 Angang New Steel
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    • 1218 19 layo l J To •dverttoc call toil-ircc 1800 189 M2l ttcriifiph.coM.ti IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO. [(Section 290(2)(b)] AND IN THE MATTER Of KS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary liquidation) NOTICE OF RESOLUTIONS Al on Extraordinary General Meeting ol the Company held at 65 Chuiia Street
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  • EPICURE
    • 622 20  -  Its new outlet at upmarket Club Street stumbles somewhat but still delivers decent fare, says CORINNE KERK CORINNE KERK OZY, relaxed and unpretenious Hi mM (sic) as we have h always been!' promises the flyer from Jerry's Barbeque Grill the new, Club Street branch of Jalan
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    • 670 20  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR By\ N K Yong HOW good is Bordeaux 2000? How does it compare with 1982? Is it the vintage of the century? These and other questions were evoked at an extensive horizontal tasting of 62 wines from this celebrated vintage two weeks ago. Moderating
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  • EXECUTIVE WOMAN
    • 735 21  -  Former actress Shirley He tells CHEAH UI-HOON why she has opened a shop selling Chinese artefacts CHEAH UI-HOON YOU'RE more likely to hear of actors and actresses investing in restaurants, boutiques or beauty salons, industries which bank on the fact that people still have to
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    • 1098 22  -  CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA 2003 Western Australia is akin to a giant playground for those who enjoy nature and open space, reports KAN NAN CHANDRAN KANNAN CHANDRAN POR those with a bit more time, there's no shortage of outdoor activities in Western Australia there's plenty that will intrigue
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    • 542 23  -  The jet-setting Indian musician talks to PARVATHINAYAR about bis interests PARVATHI NAYAR COMBINING software engineering and a singing career gives the term "sound byte" a whole new meaning. Indian musician Shankar Mahadevan who performs at the Shraddha concert in Singapore tomorrow has experienced both worlds, though he
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    • 390 23  -  Bi Frank DeMeglio BARBER'S elegiac meditation, the Adagio for Strings, begins with a faint sigh, leading to its famous, lugubrious melody that swells and ebbs before its rapturous, sorrowful climax of those wonderfully aching chords. Given the world's current and oddly balanced asymmetry between war
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    • 389 23 Artbeat A roundup of events Greek numbers THE latest project by Singapore's cyberart collective tsunamii.net has been launched at the Singapore Art Museum, alpha 3.B:translocated, by Charles Lim and Tien Woon, is an attempt to electronically migrate their website to web servers in 44 countries from Singapore to Iceland, Cuba
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    • 224 23 CKVPTIC CROSSWORD with civility (3,9) considerate (6) 30 Groom needs time to prepare horses for it (8) dirndl skirt (6) Virginia (4) 31 A bishop retired when ob~ 11 Inferring that army VIP is in cai i mAu structed (6) Gateshead (12) SOLUTION 15 Gong summons many into Across: 7
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  • EXECUTIVE Lifestyle
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 265 25 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index rose 12 points to 2034, the Baltic Capeslze Index rose 5 points to 2704, the Baltic Panamax Index rose 23 points to 1995 and the Baltic Handymax Index rose 62 points to *****. TOEB-OHARTTBi Lowlands Sunrise (built 2003) *****0 dwt delivery China 20/30
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    • 267 25 MX '000 Apr* »*/-*«< CWT Distribution 0.52 -0.03 8 Chum Hup 0-39 -0.01 383 CH Oftshor 0.19 unch 213 Cosco Invastmant 0.21 0.01 90 FraigM Links 0.03 unch 0 GB Mowings 0.56 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 033 0.01 3206 Kappal Corp 4.54 0.22 9377 K1 Vantura 0.16 0.01
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    • 702 25  -  They want govt to help with lists of doctors willing to go on-bo&rd By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Singapore's shipping industry has asked the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and health officials to provide a list of doctors prepared to board
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    • 260 25 Xinhua [YICHANG] Shipping will be suspended on China's Three Gorges Dam water areas from yesterday to June 15 as the reservoir is set to be filled, sources with China's shipping administration of the Three Gorges said yesterday. During this period, all
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    • 463 25  -  Port authority will be set up at Sooth Korea's biggest port By P T Bangsberg [SINGAPORE] South Korea will establish a port authority at southern Busan and begin expanding berths at the country's largest port as part of
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    • 739 26  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK Aussie firm can claim exemption from customs duly for import of mooring ropes: appeals tribunal -By I Selva Kumar A TRIBUNAL in Australia last month overruled a decision by the country's customs service that mooring ropes were not a part of a
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    • 198 26 PACE Avant 8 B'tang Mas 5 BSA 4 BSC 8 BTL 8 Cargoways 8 CMACGM 3 COSCO 3 Chahaya 8 China Shpg 5 Confer 8 Cougar 5 CWT Globelink _4 Delmas 4 Dongnama 3 EP Carriers 8 ECL 3 EIS 8 Eng Lee 8 ESP Lines 4
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    • 13766 31 thebusinesstimes EXPORT CTA ETA AdvwttMf VkmI Voyaq* TMpkow I ETA ETA Atfwrttsar Vmm) Voyto* TMW I m SJN Destn Nam* Nam* Num6«f Numtof SIN Ost n Nam* Nam* Numc»r Number IfAM H/04 PACC Cont TANCCR TG0V7N *5******55 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoir* 22/04 2(/M BTL OAUAN US
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      • 578 33 Ve««l Voy Wo Berth Arrival Departure JURONG PORT/MULTI-PURPOSE TERMINAL IVORY ACE 79 J7 A/SIDE 11/04 060C JIAQIANG 01 J23 A/SIDE 11/04 120C KIMTRANS2502 GB05 J16 A/SIDE 11/04 063C WINSOME WIS 1 JS A/SIDE 11/04 150( 2IM RAVENNA1 21W J18/19 A/SIDE 11/04 230C ASIA EXPRESS 181 J15/16 11/*****0 12/04
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      • 1826 33 CONTAINERS TERMINAL AND VESSEL SCHEDULES Vessel Out In Bth Berthing Un- Berth Name Voy Voy seq berthing Nmbr ACKULAC 051S 051S 1 *****003-15« **********00 ACX LILAC 05IS 2 *****OO31SOO **********00 _j_ ACX MARGUERI 016N 016N 1 **********00 13/04/2003-03:00 ALTABAINDI C237W C237W I 13WW2QQ3-0fc00 AL MUTANABBI C229f C229E 1
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      • 147 33 Apr 13 Thailand: Thai New Year Apr 14 Thailand: Thai New Year Australia: Bank Holiday Apr 15 Thailand: Thai New Year Apr 17 Philippines: Maundy Thursday Apr 18 Australia: Good Friday Hong Kong: Good Friday Indonesia: Good Friday Brazil: Good Friday U.K.: Good Friday Philippines: Good Friday Singapore:
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      • 765 33 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      • 439 33 Carton 100 Mai 909,6 0.5 6.2 0.07 55 0.03 Aar 3 Dvositf Hatar tnWw 'ir'lumlnliim TUtawt Mo tborr E2S 0 0 2 0 0 0 380 Aw 986.3 02 W.5 0 05 21 0.02 CiW. 380 Mai 991.4 0 8 «.9 0 08 64 0.06 K/iri
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    • AIR & LAND transport
      • 585 34 They say alliance is anti-competitive and will lead to increased fares Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian and New Zealand regulators rejected a plan by Qantas Airways to pay NZ$55O million (***** million) for a stake in Air New Zealand, calling it "highly
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      • 284 34 Reuters [WASHINGTON] A limited marketing alliance between AMR Corp's American Airlines and British Airways (BA) that excludes nonstop flights between London and the US was tentatively approved by the US government on Wednesday. The code-sharing pact will allow the carriers to sell seats on
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      • 344 34 Trent 900 engine meets certification level thrust ahead of schedule [SINGAPORE] The lead engine for the proposed super jumbo jet being built by Airbus has achieved certification level thrust, engine maker Rolls Royce announced. The Rolls-Royce Trent 900 achieved a thrust of 81,000
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      • 257 34 Reuters [MONTREAL] Air Canada said its passenger traffic dropped 10.1 per cent in March from a year earlier as already difficult market conditions were made worse by the war in Iraq and the deadly outbreak of the Sars virus. The airline, Canada's largest, has
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      • 311 34 AFP [PARIS] Air France and British Airways, the only two companies operating the Concorde supersonic passenger plane, said yesterday that they were taking the ageing craft out of service for good from the end of October. "It is with regret that Air
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      • 394 34 They allege airlines have conspired to end commissions for ticket bookings Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Nearly 70 US travel agencies have filed suit against 21 major airlines for hundreds of millions of dollars, alleging that the air carriers were in a conspiracy to
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