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Title Section16 2003-04-21 1 MITA (P) 024/03/2003 85* THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE I Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg MONDAY, APRIL 21, 200316 words
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684 2003-04-21 1 Raju Chellam - ET^xciusivel Top research firms cut projections; PCs and servers main casualties By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Two of the leading infocomm research firms have revised their estimates for Singapore's infotech market for this year, mainly due to declines in end-user demand following the Sars684 words
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824 2003-04-21 1 Vikram Khanna - OOMMgMTABY If d be last straw for the territory, which is hamstrung on both fiscal, monetary fronts, says Vlkram wm— Vikram Khanna IF the impact of Sars on the Singapore economy will, as the government acknowledges, be "significant", the effect on Hong Kong824 words
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Article63 2003-04-21 1 Week Change STI *****1 -18.51 KLSE COMP 635.61 *5.92 NIKKEI 225 7874.51 +58.02 HANG SENG 8579.14 -66.51 SET INDEX ***** +1.14 JAKARTA COMP ***** +511 MANILA COMP .*****3 +006 TAIPEI WPI 4658JO +127.90 SEOUL COMP 624.77 +41.80 SHENZHEN B ***** +9.16 AUSTALLORD .2917.00 +8.70 DOW JONES 8337.65 +***** NASDAQ63 words
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Article72 2003-04-21 1 FOREX RATES US$ 5$ ISS |SS per ISS) 1767 £(1'SS< S$ pw 1.581 1795 EURO(TS$/SS/E) 1.093 1932 YEN 119i 6740 RM 3.80U 1150 HKS 7.800 4413 BAHT 42.75 24.19 Rl'PlAH 8,755 4.954 RENMINBI 8.299 4696 INDIAN Rl'PEE 47 J5 26 79 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5J5 KUALA UHPTR 6 4072 words
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217 2003-04-21 1 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Press Holdings has cut its advertising rates for its four major newspapers from today until May 20 to help advertisers lower their operating costs. Base rates for trade display, recruitment and display classified advertisements in The Business Times and Lianhe217 words
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435 2003-04-21 1 Vince Chong - Non-Malaysian imports to ping vegetable shortage By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] The government has stopped vegetable consignments from Malaysia for the time being as the suppliers would have come into contact with those working at Pasir Panjang wholesale market. In addition, more than 2,400435 words
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Advertisement79 2003-04-21 1 LIVING WITH Sars highlights need to diversify ,hina iuujs i\h|.- ii Malaysia should cut taxes: economists i Mttnr nri'MHTs e Spring 2003 t '■r j r 1 v>' -l y. I astern Hcgaiu c I)»• Iu al» t. ininmitx, intit r vi i« n j 11) X <lcli t.IU. MI.H79 words
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Article, Illustration672 2003-04-21 2 It will have to deal with post-war surplus of 2m barrels per day AFP [PARIS] Ministers from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be seeking to cut oil production when they meet on Thursday, but deciding how output should be reducedAFP; AFP PHOTO - 672 words
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643 2003-04-21 2 Andrew Marks - But analysts say bullish ran conld be easily derailed From Andrew Marks in New York A WEEK'S worth of better-than-expected earnings reports moved stocks higher last week as investors showed signs of turning their attention from the war in Iraq to market fundamen-643 words
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Article, Illustration659 2003-04-21 2 Andrea Tan - Govt forms 'combat' team headed by Khaw Boon Wan By Andrea Tan [SINGAPORE] The light blue business shirt said it all. This would be a sombre meeting with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on a Saturday morning. Just three Sundays ago,AFP - 659 words
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366 2003-04-21 2 Vince Chong - Pricing strategies work despite Sars and slump By Vince Chong [SINGAPORE] Niche developers Floridale and World Class Land (WCL) got their pricing strategies just about right, consultants said, as their 999-year projects posted sales over the Easter weekend. Analysts polled by BT366 words
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SARS OUTBREAK
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568 2003-04-21 3 HONGKONG Reuters AP AFP A SPIKE in Sars deaths in Hong Kong raised fears on Sunday that the virus may have mutated to a more virulent form, but a top doctor expressed cautious optimism over a fall in the number ofReuters; AP; AFP - 568 words
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IN Brief
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95 2003-04-21 3 AP [BANGKOK] Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday declared Thailand free of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) saying the country does not have any suspected or confirmed patients in hospitals. "We've controlled it very well and now we have no Sars patients in Thailand," DrAP - 95 words
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99 2003-04-21 3 Xinhua [NEW DELHI] The chances of transmission of Sars from the first confirmed patient in India, who stayed in Mumbai, to any other person in the metropolis were "as good as nil," Maharashtra state health officials said on Friday. Additional director of Maharashtra Health ServicesXinhua - 99 words
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102 2003-04-21 3 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday announced the possible death from Sars of a 30-year-old male patient who suddenly suffered breathing difficulties after initially being admitted into a hospital for urinary tract infection. "We consider this case as 'pending* because the patient is young andAFP - 102 words
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84 2003-04-21 3 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwanese doctors said yesterday a 47-year-old woman with Sars symptoms might be the island's first patient to have contracted the virus locally. So far all of Taiwan's 28 probable cases of Sars are thought to have become ill during travel either to HongAFP - 84 words
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Article, Illustration583 2003-04-21 3 BEIJING It says Bering has over 300 cases; mayor also gets the boot Reuters AP Bloomberg AFP CHINA sacked its health minister and Beijing's mayor yesterday after reporting an alarming spike in Sars deaths and cases in the capital, a tacit admission that officials had earlierReuters; AP; Bloomberg; AFP - 583 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration317 2003-04-21 4 OTHER SINGAPORE INDICES Apr 17 VALUE CLOSE IT QMS -2100 -3U» ITCOM -*****.00 -52.00 -*****.00 -3.00 MUCMtw 345.82 -2.51 1Q Pwt 118.39 -1.14 16 Jill Fh 1086.74 -10.33 fQruWllftM 301.67 -0.95 mciflf H" 157.49 -1.13 msn fmbw> 157.30 -1.20 Stocks V«Imm •StarCruises 10c 117,901,000 Chart SemiCond 26c 76.647,000 Accord Customer317 words
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Article, Illustration296 2003-04-21 4 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan IF one believes that anything Tommie Goh touches wiU turn to gold, then one should be piling into Accord Customer Care Solutions Ltd (ACCS). 2G Capital, an investment company controlled by Mr Goh and his296 words
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Article, Illustration805 2003-04-21 4 r. sivanithy - I-iri comment STOCKS r. sivanithy WHEN English football club Manchester United achieved a historic treble of winning its domestic championship, the FA Cup and European Champion's League in 1999, sports psychologists burst out in triumphant applause. The reason was that prior to the club winning the805 words
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727 2003-04-21 4 AFP [HONG KONG] Concerns about the state of the US economy after the USled war in Iraq dominated currency markets in the region last week. Some dealers said there were worries that war was not over, with the US stepping up rhetoric against Syria,AFP - 727 words
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Article3019 2003-04-21 4 UNIT TRUSTS FUNDS Com Global Health Index Fd 0 798/ Com Global Telecom Index Fd 040V Com Global Infotec Index Fd!** 0.271/ *Jf (5>w*» Com Global Energy Index Fd 0816/ Mar Europe Eqty!** 0.591/ com Global TravelIndex Fd 0.626/ Star Europe Bd. 1.211/ Com S pore Bond fund/* 1099/ Star3,019 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration375 2003-04-21 5 Angela Tan - It is expected to unveil detailed price and size of offer shortly By Angela Tan SINGAPORE Post, the whollyowned postal arm of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, is expected to invite investors to indicate their subscription interest in its initial public offer (IPO)375 words
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726 2003-04-21 5 Full year results 1 OCBC Dec 02 ST 25 82 78 4 2 DBS Group Dec 02 SI 30 SI 77 4 3 HTL International Dec 02 48 30 79 64 15 4 WOt Dec 02 48 30 78 56 20 I[5 Total Automation Dec 02726 words
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631 2003-04-21 5 r sivanithy - lock siew r sivanithy WHAT doesn't kill you can usually be relied upon to make you stronger. In theory at least, if a stockbroker can survive the brutal bear market of the past few years, he or she can survive anything.631 words
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619 2003-04-21 5 Wong Wei Kong, Juliana Tay - Its 'draft annnal report' awarded 82 points, ahead of DBSandUOB By' Wong Wei Kong, Juliana Tay [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank is the most transparent of the three banks in terms of financial disclosure for 2002, according to The Business Times Corporate Transparency Index (CTI). OCBC619 words
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565 2003-04-21 5 Loh Hui Yin - By Loh Hui Yin ADOPTING the name Da Vinci for their classical furniture retail and export business has certainly put a smile on the faces of the Phuas. Da Vinci Collection, the Singapore-based furniture chain, is doing so well that it565 words
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SINGAPORE news
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281 2003-04-21 6 Vince Chong - bye ok the economy By Vince Chong THE prolonged economic cost to the Singapore economy, in its third year of domestic demand recession, could hit US$3 billion based on the assumption that 50,000 more Singapore residents with annual incomes of US$2O,OOO each become unemployed281 words
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462 2003-04-21 6 Genevieve Cua - Over 40% of the funds went into insurance products Byi Genevieve Cua AMOUNTS saved in the Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) almost doubled at end-December 2002 to $313 million from $157 million previously, based on latest data from the Ministry of Finance (MOF). Most462 words
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Advertisement1290 2003-04-21 6 I [< j V.M I Land I I Keppel Land Limited I I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) H Notice of Annual General Meeting I ALL MEMBERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held at Intercontinental I Singapore, Ballroom 21,290 words
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Advertisement1170 2003-04-21 6 Norelco Centreline Holdings Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 33 Changi South Avenue 2, Singapore *****5 on Thursday, 8 May 2003 at 10:30 a.m. to transact the following businesses: ORDINARY BUSINESS1,170 words
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Article, Illustration791 2003-04-21 7 Narayana Narayana Singapore - Narayana Narayana Singapore VIKRAM Khanna's article "China faces information battle" (BT, April 14) commences by quoting Amartya Sen's studies on famines, before proceeding to the more relevant topic of Sars and suppression (or at least lack of active propagation) of information in China,AP - 791 words
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347 2003-04-21 7 Tan Kin Lion - Tan Kin Lion Chief Executive Officer NTUC Income I REFER to the article entitled "Keeping faith in insurance" (BT, April 16). It was reported that NTUC Income's Living Policy provides a negative yield of 1.2 per cent for a person at age 42 taking347 words
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210 2003-04-21 7 Lim Hwee Ming Singapore - Lim Hwee Ming Singapore I REFER to the commentary "S'pore companies are killing themselves with poor service" by Angela Tan (BT Soapbox, April 5). In the past, I encountered bad customer service maybe twice or thrice a year. Now, I encounter such210 words
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Advertisement574 2003-04-21 7 <&DARCO WATER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the First Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held at 18 Cross Street, 8 m Floor China Square Central, Singapore *****3 on Friday, 9 May 2003 at 3:00 p.m. to transact574 words
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Advertisement1511 2003-04-21 7 htllnternational HTL International Holdings Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company will be held on 7 May 2003 at 10.00 a.m. at 11 Gul Circle. Singapore *****7, to transact the following business: ORDINARY1,511 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration462 2003-04-21 8 KUALA LUMPUR They say this will increase consumer spending amid war and Sars slump AFP EXPERTS in Malaysia have advised the government to cut taxes to offset a prolonged slump caused by the Iraq war and Sars. Tax cuts would help lift consumer confidence,AFP; AP - 462 words
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259 2003-04-21 8 ÜBANGKOK Democrats elect Banyat Bantadtan to lead the party AFP Reuters FORMER Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, who led Thailand out of its 1997-98 economic crisis, yesterday stepped down from the helm of the opposition Democrat Party after 12 years as chief ofAFP; Reuters - 259 words
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242 2003-04-21 8 NEW DELHI AP IN A sign that India's middle class is becoming more prosperous, the cell phone and housing finance sectors boomed in the 2002-2003 fiscal year, leading growth in the nation's service industries, a business group reported on Saturday. The Confederation of IndianAP - 242 words
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NOTE Book
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83 2003-04-21 8 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has won an eight billion yen (*****.6 million) order to modernise natural gas plants in Malaysia, a newspaper said yesterday. Japan's largest comprehensive heavy machinery maker received the order from Petroliam National Bhd (Petronas), Malaysia's state-run oil firm, theAFP - 83 words
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82 2003-04-21 8 Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] Volkswagen AG, General Motors Corp and rivals in China sold more vehicles than expected in the first quarter, in a sign the world's fastest-growing auto market will expand at another record clip this year. Volkswagen, which makes two out of five carsBloomberg - 82 words
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53 2003-04-21 8 AFP [JAKARTA] An elderly, white-bearded Muslim cleric accused of leading a murderous terror network will stand trial on Wednesday. Abu Bakar Bashir is charged with treason—attempting to topple the government in his capacity as leader of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and to install anAFP - 53 words
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72 2003-04-21 8 AFP [MANILA] President Gloria Arroyo said yesterday she is hopeful the Philippines will attain self-sufficiency in rice production by 2004 thanks to new Chinese-developed hybrid rice varieties. Ms Arroyo remarked that since the new hybrids were introduced, the average rice production per hectare in theAFP - 72 words
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487 2003-04-21 9 NEW DELHI Protest disrupts supply chain and may force car firms to close plants AP Bloomberg FRUITS and vegetables rotted in warehouses and industry leaders complained of a production slowdown yesterday, the seventh day of a nationwide truckers' strike in India. As many asAP; Bloomberg - 487 words
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314 2003-04-21 9 m NEW DELHI AFP POWERFUL media groups which have launched a string of private radio stations for a bigger bite of India's market are now racing to grab listeners' ears in the national capital of 14 million. Two of the largest groupsAFP - 314 words
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Advertisement220 2003-04-21 8 A TRIBUTE TO SECRETARIES 21-25 APRIL 2002 Show your secretary your appreciation by Inviting her to a special International Lunch Buffet with Japanese favourites. Lucky draw prizes Include stay at Parfcroyal Penang and parfcroyal Kuala Lumpur with return air tickets for 2 persons and 3D/2N stay at Grand Plaza Parfcroyal.220 words
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Advertisement176 2003-04-21 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT (CAP. 50, 1994 ED) AND IN THE MATTER OF GIVER PROFUMI ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50,1994 Ed), the Final Meeting of176 words
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Advertisement218 2003-04-21 9 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP SO AND IN THE MATTER OF WEST ISLAND CORPORATION (PRIVATE) LIMITED (In Ciidtoi' Voluntary Wmdmg-Up) SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS PASSED ON 14TH DAY OF APRIL 3003 Al an Extraordinary General Meeting ol ihe Company held al 98A Amoy Street, Singapore *****8 on lb 14M<218 words
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Advertisement1765 2003-04-21 9 Jl Corporation Keppel Corporation Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Annual General Meeting Closure of Books NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the ordinary shareholders of the Company will be held at Intercontinental Singapore, Ballroom 2 3 (Level 2), 80 Middle Road, Singapore1,765 words
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WORLD news
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Article, Illustration711 2003-04-21 10 SYDNEY It wants to guard its USs4Bom a year wheat export market in Iraq AFP Bloomberg AP Reuters AUSTRALIA and the United States the staunchest of allies during the war in Iraq are shaping up for a hot-ly-contested trade battle overAFP; Bloomberg; AP; Reuters - 711 words
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129 2003-04-21 10 CALIFORNIA Bloomberg COMPUTER Sciences Corp, the fifth largest US comput-er-services company, won a US State Department contract to hire 1,000 US law enforcement officials who wiU develop an Iraqi police force. The company's Dyncorp unit won the 10-year contract, which may be worth as muchBloomberg - 129 words
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WORLD Watch
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112 2003-04-21 10 AFP IKi i AUrij rne world s largest oil company, ExxonMobil Corp, denied yesterday that it had pulled out of the multi-billion-dollar Saudi g»« initiative, a spokesperson said. "We continue to have rtinniMtnnt with the Saudi government on the natural gas initiative," the spokesman said.AFP - 112 words
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63 2003-04-21 10 Reuters [MANAMA] Bahrain has granted Britain's Vodafone pic a licence to set up a mobile phone company in the Gulf Arab state, ending the monopoly of the Bahrain Telecommunications Co (Batelco). The state's Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) said yesterday that the award would help meetReuters - 63 words
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105 2003-04-21 10 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Ricoh will stop making traditional film-loaded cameras by March 2004 and shift its fbcus to popular digital cameras, a newspaper said yesterday. The Japanese office equipment manufacturer made the decision after the growing popularity of digital cameras pushed its film camera sectorAFP - 105 words
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400 2003-04-21 10 MOSCOW Reuters A MERGER between Russia's second and fifth largest oil firms, Yukos and Sibneft, were it to take place, would create an industry colossus to rival the biggest global players. The combined company would produce more than 2.2 million barrels perReuters - 400 words
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807 2003-04-21 11 COMMODITY Weekly Roundup AFP [LONDON] Oil prices rose slightly over the truncated pre-Easter week as expectations of an output cut by the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cartel overshadowed the effective end to the US-led war on Iraq. GOLD: GoldAFP - 807 words
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481 2003-04-21 12 TOKYO Private buyers seen being crowded oat of market Bloomberg THE Bank of Japan is considering buying debt backed by loans and securities to end a six-year lending slump and help banks shed more than US$4OO billion of bad loans. It may failBloomberg - 481 words
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Article, Illustration260 2003-04-21 12 SEOUL AFP CREDITORS want the jailed owner of South Korea's third largest conglomerate, the SK group, to be freed on bail and lead restructuring, reports said yesterday. Hana Bank and other key creditors are working on a petition for the release of CheyAFP; REUTERS - 260 words
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Article, Illustration504 2003-04-21 13 NEW YORK But Mayor Bloomberg says the city's future is much brighter this time Reuters AN old Frank Sinatra song says if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere, but now people are asking if New York itselfReuters - 504 words
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Advertisement306 2003-04-21 10 Fete your secretary like royalty and look out for a chain reaction Treat your secretary to a regal feast and she SECRET ARIES' WEEK LUCKY DRAW stands to win a diamond necklace pendant. GRAND PRIZE: 18K White-Gold Diamond Coral Pendant In honour of Secretaries Week(2l-2S April 2003), /lm (worth S306 words
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Miscellaneous186 2003-04-21 13 CKVPTIC CROSSWORD 27 Gorge all through tea raybe (7) 28 Picked ud kev and tooed (7) BHe corrtrote rra-iy a horse with YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION ic r? 8 tl^^° ri /o» Across: 1 Moccasin, 9 AchievDOWN ™t- 10Velo, 11 Three wise men. ITo have done with disfigure- devastated by a voteano186 words
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CHINA focus
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Article, Illustration704 2003-04-21 14 Loh Hui Yin - Da Vinci's success in China did not come easy, reports Loh Bui Tin Loh Hui Yin DA VINCI Collection's take-off in China has been slow but its managing director Doris Phua has no regrets about it. "We consider the initial three years as paying tuition fees. WeARTHUR LEE - 704 words
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681 2003-04-21 14 loh hui yin - 1-ii comment Singapore businesses must stop relying solely on China loh hui yin Businessman David Wong is slightly worried about China's economic growth outlook. Will China's economy continue to grow at a brisk pace over the next decade or will it suffer post-Olympic blues? The681 words
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Advertisement172 2003-04-21 14 Did you miss these stories lately? ©Ex-Nantah graduate ranked last year by Fortune magazine as one of the 50 most powerful women outside US China's properly bubble will soon burst, says state agency report Xiamen aims to be China's largest computer base ©China comes up with its own list of172 words
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Article, Illustration911 2003-04-21 15 RAJU CHELLAM - i-ti exclusive The number of broadband users here is set to cross 400,000 this year, and Singapore is on track to hit USs2oomin broadband revenues. RAJU CBEUAM has the details of a new study RAJU CHELLAM SINGAPORE is on track to achieve two key milestones inFILE PHOTO - 911 words
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Article, Illustration453 2003-04-21 16 Raju Chellam - 14 nations seen having 21.8 m subscribers this year, a 31% jump Reports by Raju Chellam PRICE declines, a growing population of road-warriors and increasing availability of broadband infrastructure will see the Asia-Pacific region outside of Japan continue to lead the worldFILE PHOTO - 453 words
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328 2003-04-21 16 THE key to Hong Kong's broadband is metro Ethernet. According to industry experts, it has the lowest cost per megabit and is capable of delivering a same-day service upgrade from 2 Mbps to 10 Mbps. "The largest markets for metro Ethernet328 words
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Article59 2003-04-21 16 AIR Paradise International, a new Indonesian airline based in Bali, is the 72nd carrier to upgrade to Abacus International's Direct Connect Sell (DCS) service. The airline started operations in February this year. The service was developed to enable customers to better manage seat selection and59 words
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69 2003-04-21 16 MEDIARING has announced the availability of Voizßridge 5.1, the latest version of its VoIP interconnect solution that offers seamless interoperability between diverse VoIP networks. Voizßridge 5.1 provides true network autonomy to next-generation telco networks with its pure IP-to-IP interconnect capabilities. Voizßridge allows seamless interoperability between69 words
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Article84 2003-04-21 16 IBM Singapore has launched the third e-seminar in Asean for customers. The Asia Chief Executive Forum entitled "Managing for the Short Term" will provide actionable insights on how to lead and manage change, think strategically about technology and deliver value to customers. According to IBM, the84 words
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Article60 2003-04-21 16 CE-Infosys, a provider of e-security products, is giving 20 MB e-mail space and 20 MB of online storage free to users. The company hopes to promote the understanding and use of security among users by building security technology into e-mail and storage. The e-mail is provided60 words
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69 2003-04-21 16 Amit Roy Choudhury - Compiled by Amit Roy Choudhury PACIFIC Conferences is organising "Interactive Marketing", a conference on boosting interactivity with customers to build brand loyalty and long-term relationships. The conference, to be held in Swissotel Merchant Court on May 8-9, will show how the best global and local brands69 words
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Article, Illustration673 2003-04-21 16 Amit Roy Choudhury - Services division to help firms cat costs, raise productivity linkpri tn imaging and printing Bu. Amit Roy Choudhury SINGAPORE will be the South-east Asian hub for a new services division of Hewlett-Packard's Imaging and Printing Group (IPG). The formation of673 words
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268 2003-04-21 16 Reuters ISAN FRANCISCO) At a time when war in Iraq has heightened fears of terrorism, the tech industry is not moving quickly enough to guard against intrusions from hackers, identity thieves and more concerted attacks by rogue governments. computer experts said last Tuesday. "It'sReuters - 268 words
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Article, Illustration794 2003-04-21 18 amit roy choudhury - 11 i comment INFOTECH With the subcontinent looking set for exponential growth, S'pore firms should quickly grab a piece for themselves amit roy choudhury SINGAPORE should grab a piece of India's telecoms pie. There's enough room for a whole host of S'pore companies to get794 words
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Article, Illustration327 2003-04-21 18 Angela Tan - Billings seen crossing USs9l3m by 2006: study By Angela Tan WHEN 3G systems arrive in the Asia-Pacific region, it will give a strong boost to the nascent market for telecoms billing, according to a recent study by IDC Corp. The Asia-Pacific region (includingSource: IDC, 2002 - 327 words
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Article, Illustration560 2003-04-21 18 Amit Roy Choudhury - Byi Amit Roy Choudhury The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) is offering an ebusiness course tailored for people in the construction industry in an effort to improve the IT skills of the industry, which contributed $9.5 billion or six per cent of Singapore's grossAFP - 560 words
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206 2003-04-21 18 Xinhua [BEIJING] China's IT industry will switch to boom, despite its slowdown in the last year, Friday's China Daily reported, quoting a senior analyst with the US market researcher International Data Corporation (IDC). "China has great potential from both a geographic and industryXinhua - 206 words
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Article297 2003-04-21 18 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's notebook computer sales volume reached a record high in the first quarter of this year due to expanded demand and the launch of new products, statistics showed on Friday. Taiwan is the world's largest producer of notebook computers with a global marketAFP - 297 words
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268 2003-04-21 18 Xinhua [BEIJING] As more Chinese computer users become familiar with shareware such as Winzip, Acdsee, Flashget, and Magic Set, many are developing their own software to share with others. Cai Xuan, 28, is the author of Magic Set, a wellknown shareware first introduced in 1999Xinhua - 268 words
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Article, Illustration421 2003-04-21 18 Its seen 5m hits, 60% from foreign businessmen, so far AFP Xinhua [BEIJING] Since last Tuesday's opening of the 93rd China Export Commodities Fair in Guangzhou, its trade fair website (www.cecf.com.cn) has received over five million visits, 60 per cent of whichAFP; Xinhua - 421 words
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Article, Illustration522 2003-04-21 20 rick bergquist - With the corporate sector today facing some of the most volatile environments ever, businesses need to be agile and adapt IT projects to snlt market conditions rick bergquist BUSINESSES are operating in unpredictable times. With the disappearance of global barriers, companies can now trade on a global522 words
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Article, Illustration331 2003-04-21 20 Daniel Buenas - PCs come with Microsoft Windows XPHome By\ Daniel Buenas HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) Co last week launched new HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario desktops targeted at the home-user market. The new offerings come bundled with Microsoft Windows XP Home. The HP Pavilion tls2d home PC331 words
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Article, Illustration80 2003-04-21 20 MCAFEE Security, a business division of Network Associates, has launched McAfee Spam Killer for Microsoft Exchange Small Business, the first product in the company's multi-tiered approach to combatting today's enterprise spam problem. The product is available in Singapore and is priced on a per node basis,80 words
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Article, Illustration95 2003-04-21 20 TARGUS Asia Pacific has launched two new mouses in its range of mobile accessories. With all the features of desktop mouses but in a more compact and Dortable form. the two models are designed to answer the needs of a broad spectrum of mobile users. The95 words
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Article, Illustration50 2003-04-21 20 SAMSUNG Electronics has launched the Samsung SF-331P multi-purpose Inkjet fax machine. It acts as a fax, colour printer and copier. The SF-331P uses inkjet technology to ensure faxes and print jobs are clean. It's available in Singapore and is priced at $339. For details phone: 1-800-*****64.50 words
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Article, Illustration69 2003-04-21 20 SAMSUNG Electronics has launched its latest mobile phone, the SGH-S3OO. It has an internal as well as external colour LCD screen, enabling users to enjoy colour entertainment even when the clamshell phone is closed. Already available in Singapore, it's priced at $668 with a two-year plan. Price69 words
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Article, Illustration90 2003-04-21 20 Amit Roy Choudhury - Compiled bs Amit Roy Choudhury lOMEGA Corporation has introduced a new generation of lomega Network Attached Storage servers. The new lomega NAS PBoom and PBsom servers deliver up to 1.4 terabytes of storage capacity. They both come with key Microsoft Windows 2000 technologies for ease of management90 words
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Article, Illustration194 2003-04-21 20 Amit Roy Choudhury - Byi Amit Roy Choudhury US-BASED Silicon Graphics Inc (SGI) has unveiled its Origin 350 mid-range technical server, which caps SGl's recent series of high-productivity servers and supercomputers. The Origin 350 system is based on SGl's Numaflex global shared-memory architecture. Entry-level configurations with two processors194 words
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Article, Illustration821 2003-04-21 21 Not many know that its latest Centrino chips are made in Asia AFP [CAVITE, Philippines] WHEN Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips, unveiled three wonder chips for mobile personal computers last month, not many users knew they were produced in Asia. The US-based company's highlyautomatedAFP - 821 words
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258 2003-04-21 21 AP [SAN JOSE, California] Leslie Vadasz, an early Intel Corp employee and manager of the team that designed the first computer microprocessor, has announced he will retire on June 1. Mr Vadasz, 66, will step down from his current position as president of IntelAP - 258 words
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394 2003-04-21 21 He sought to lore web users to pornographic sites NYT [WASHINGTON] The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last Thursday asked a federal judge to shut an Internet operation that it said used deceptive email messages to draw people to pornographic websites. The commissionNYT - 394 words
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219 2003-04-21 21 AP [NEW YORK] America Online Inc has launched an intensified legal assault on junk email by filing five lawsuits against more than a dozen individuals and companies accused of being major purveyors of "spam". Spam is estimated to cost US businesses US$B billion toAP - 219 words
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Article, Illustration567 2003-04-21 22 Raju Chellam - 89% of Asian respondents to a survey say they have a current business-to-employee Web-based environment or are planning one, reports Raja Chellam Raju Chellam THE Asia-Pacific region leads the world in the number of companies using "advanced enabling technologies" in their HRFILE PHOTO - 567 words
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Article, Illustration492 2003-04-21 22 Amit Roy Choudhury - It plans to maintain strategic presence in each of Asia-Pac bases By Amit Roy Choudhury SINGAPORE will remain the centre for the manufacture of high-end and some desktop drives, says Seagate Technology executive vice president Brian Dexheimer. Mr Dexheimer said that inFILE PHOTO - 492 words
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Article, Illustration307 2003-04-21 23 AFP [SYDNEY] The Australian Navy was called in to stop a fleeing cargo ship, reported to be carrying a As4o-mil-lion haul of heroin off Australia's south-east coast yesterday, officials said. A navy boarding party, accompanied by customs and police officers, boarded theAFP - 307 words
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Article, Illustration562 2003-04-21 23 Donald Urquhart - ElTs formal proposals will now be debated at multilateral forum By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has fended off what many expected to be yet another regional onslaught by the European Union over the issue of sin-gle-hulled tankers. InFILE PHOTO - 562 words
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Article277 2003-04-21 23 MX '000 »n s$ v« CWT Distribution 0.52 unch 10 Chuen Hup 0.40 unch 435 CH Off snort 0.19 unch 132 Cosco Investment 0.21 -0.01 65 Freight Links 0.03 unch 0 OB holdings 0.57 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.34 0.01 1453 Keppel Corp 4.54 0.04 1863 K1 Venture277 words
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Article, Illustration351 2003-04-21 23 Donald Urquhart - Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Defying the gloom that has mired much of the industry over the last year, French container carrier CMA CGM Group ended 2002 with a 33.7 per cent rise in volumes and an 11 per cent rise in revenueFILE PHOTO - 351 words
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183 2003-04-21 23 AP [RIO DE JANEIRO] A tourist schooner with 64 people on board capsized and sank, killing about a dozen people, local authorities said. Nine people were still missing, navy Lt Henrique Afonso Lima said in a statement. The bodies of 10 womenAP - 183 words
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204 2003-04-21 23 Beth Jinks - By\ Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] South Korea's key container port, Busan, plans to halve its port dues for transhipment boxes in a bid to lure more cargo. Busan Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries confirmed that it is negotiating with its parent Ministry of Maritime204 words
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Article, Illustration563 2003-04-21 24 David Hughes - DOCKYARD -By] David Hughes Environmental pressures on yards vary massively around the world but nevertheless the trend towards much higher "green" standards is becoming apparent in most countries. In the UK, environmental considerations are looming ever larger. This is probably a major factorFILE PHOTO - 563 words
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Article13119 2003-04-21 29 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number To BUENOS AIRES (BUE) 2060 A retina To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot# D'lvoire 30/04 24/05 nyk conti bilbao 302s 6542****** 21/04 09/0613,119 words
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Article140 2003-04-21 31 Apr 21 Australia: Easter Monday Hong Kong: Easter Monday Brazil: Nat Hero Day U.K.: Easter Monday Apr 25 Australia: Anzac Day Apr 29 Japan: Greenery Day Mayl Brazil: Labour Day China: Labour Day Hong Kong: Labour Day Malaysia: Labour Day Philippines: Labour Day Singapore: Labour Day Thailand: Labour140 words
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Article781 2003-04-21 31 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 and781 words
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258 2003-04-21 32 Reuters [NEW DELHI] Air-India said yesterday it will drop four flights a week to Singapore because the Sars outbreak has hit demand and prompted some of its pilots to refuse to fly to the Republic. A spokesman for the state-owned airline said it will operateReuters - 258 words
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Article, Illustration707 2003-04-21 32 ASIAN SARS CRISIS Airline groups say they should follow S'pore, Taiwan and cnt airport costs AFP [SINGAPORE] Airport authorities in Hong Kong and Japan are under pressure to reduce costs after Singapore and Taiwan announced hefty cuts in landing and other fees to helpAFP; AP - 707 words
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200 2003-04-21 32 Bloomberg [DUBLIN] Ryanair Holdings pie, Europe's No 2 nofrills airline, said it is offering one million free seats on flights from its biggest base at London Stansted airport as it seeks to attract budget-conscious passengers. The routes include London to Brussels-Charleroi, Berlin-Schonefeld, Salzburg,Bloomberg - 200 words
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262 2003-04-21 32 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc. the third-largest US carrier, said its first-quarter loss widened to US$466 million as the Iraq war reduced international travel and increased fuel costs. Second-quarter results will be "substantially worse" than in the same period last year,Bloomberg - 262 words
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237 2003-04-21 32 AP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's government will consider letting airlines rim long-banned direct cargo flights to China to help boost their slumping revenues amid the Sars outbreak, a newspaper reported yesterday. Taiwan's two largest carriers, China Airlines and EVA Airways, have proposed that they beAP - 237 words
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