The Business Times, 23 September 2003

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  • 13 1 MITA(P) 024/93/2003 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE I Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 23. 2003
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  • 862 1  -  BT exclusive Study shows defaulters aged 35 or less up 50% over four years By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Professionals and white-collar executives may be the hardest hit in the most recent layoffs, but it's HDB dwellers aged 35 or younger who
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  • 72 1 sn 1,586.63 (-3.23) ST INDEX FUTURES Mjsmm (-19.00) SIMSCI FUTURES ***** (-2.30) Monday Change KLSECOMP 738,16 -5.81 NIKKEI 225 ._10.475.10 -463.32 HANG SENG __10.873.27 95.15 SET INDEX ***** -5.02 JAKARTA COMP .Closed MANILA COMP 1.314.00 *419 TAIPEI WPI .5.675.75 -82.16 SEOTL COMP 714.89 -33.36 SHENZHEN B 227.71 -0.72 AUST
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  • 73 1 FOREX RATES us$ S$ L'S$ (SSperl'SS) 1.732 £(ISS/SS per 1646 2.852 El'RO(l'SS/SS/E). 1.146 1.985 YEN 112.4 64.90 RM 3.800 1194 HKS 7.799 4.502 BAHT 40.01 23.10 Rl'PIAH 8.470 4.890 RENMINBI 8.299 4.791 INDIAN RITEE 45.78 26.43 AS 1.474 0.851 NZS 1.679 0.969 PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.25 MALAYSIA 6.00 HONGKONG
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  • 813 1  -  G-7 statement referring to foreign exchange spooks traders into selling US$ By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] An unexpectedly specific G-7 reference to foreign exchange rates sparked off frenzied selling of the US dollar yesterday, propelling the Japanese yen as much as 3.5 per cent higher
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  • 491 1  -  Analysts see telco as front-runner for Celcom placement From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE Telecommunications could have another bite at the lucrative Malaysian telecommunications market amid changes in the industry and the political landscape, analysts say. They believe Sing Tel
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    • ON THE grapevine
      • 84 2 LAST Wednesday, the shares of A-Sonic Aerospace closed at a 137.7 per cent premium to their IPO offer price— and the numbers were obviously too big to ignore for many. One contributor to Sharelnvestor.corn's forum suggested that A-Sonic chief executive Janet Tan (right) IUCU lUfc all-important
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      • 53 2 ONE measure of whether something in the news has passed into the general consciousness may be whether it appears as a solution in a crossword puzzle in a quality paper. The latest Guardian Weekly, from the UK contains the clue "Recent killer of old emperors reported (4)"
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      • 75 2 AOCCDRNIG to rscheearch at Cmabrigde ULnervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are. The olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat hteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a total mses and you can sitll raed
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    • 438 2  -  Cage chief submits questions to Finance Minister regarding govt intervention By Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] The threat of legal action over the simmering dispute between AIA and aggrieved policyholders looms larger with each side appointing legal counsel, and the First writs expected
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    • 585 2  -  It may also slow Singapore's economic recovery By Angela Tan [SINGAPORE] The competitiveness of some Singapore companies vis-a-vis their regional peers is again at risk as the Sing dollar soared to its strongest level in three months against the US dollar, economists and analysts
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  • SINGAPORE companies
    • 285 3  -  Bank says deputy president leaving to pursue personal interests By Siow Li Sen IN a surprise announcement, OCBC Bank said yesterday that deputy president Ooi Sin Teck has given notice to quit the bank. His departure from the group, which will be on
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    • 753 3  -  HOCK lock siew siow li sen BENEATH all the hype over Robinson Co, two hard questions need to be asked: Why is the sale of its retail business taking place now and not later? And is the proposed sale driven primarily by the
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    • 467 3 Reuters SINGAPORE'S third-largest lender, OCBC Bank Ltd, has room to return cash to shareholders after reaping a windfall from a restructuring and sale of non-core assets, analysts said yesterday. Analysts estimated OCBC could return about $1.05 billion, or $0.81 per share, thanks
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    • 533 4  -  Counter closes 5% town as Koh Boon Hwee, four others sell 1m shares each By Serena Ng SHARES of Innovalues Precision tumbled yesterday as high-profile shareholder Koh Boon Hwee and four other substantial shareholders sold a total of five million shares or 6.45 per cent
      Source: Reuters  -  533 words
    • 357 4  -  Thistle Hotels disappoints with smaller profit contribution By Joyce Koh BIL International, the Quek Leng Chan-controlled investment company that was in the news this year in the battle for control of Britain's Thistle Hotels, yesterday posted a trebling in fallyear
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    • COMPANYBriefs
      • 85 4 STARTECH Electronics said it was served a writ of officer Lawrence Yfc, who is wing theSesdaq-listed company for alleged non-payment of salary, other M.-VlpW tendered his rwigMßm id tne company in early July this year, bat this was rejected by Startech which mirtrtil Mm mi July
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      • 46 4 Globe Itolecemlnc, the second-largest phone firm in the Philippines, yeaterday said it plans tolssaeUhißSon pesos(3<64J million) worth of bonds to reflnanoe maturing debt Globe, whose main busineee is cellular phone service, is oootrolted by local conglomerate Ayala Corp, Singapore Telecom and Deutsche Telekom, —ftmm
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      • 45 4 SKAT 1 AQ.I JgTRn TWmW fliwy wh pywyfrfoa engineering services to the offehoreofl and gas industry, yesterday said it has clinched a $1.2 million contract from Russia. This brings the value of contracts it secured over the last two weeks to $3.2 .k^•sLmL*~.-x
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      • 76 4 Bloomberg wmmmmmmummmi H w OOOQpfiDf/ r considers selling debt' The ratings take into account SMRTs strategic position in Singapore's duopoßstic public transport sector, its robust financial profile economy, 1 Standard analyst Tan Ee-Lin said in a note published yesterday. Catherine Kuan, SMKTS senior vice-president offinance, said in July that
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      • 47 4 CONSTRUCTION group Wee Poh, which is undergoinga management revamp, yesterday said its director and chiefoperating officer Tan SweeSiong has resigned. It also said it has appointed Chan Wang Kin at managing director. Mr Chan was last week appointed to its board as a nonexecutive director.
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      • 87 4 PRUDENTIAL Asset Management Singapore has emerged again as a substantial shareholder in First Engineering, after it took profits on its investments in the stock earlier this year. The ftmd manager bought two million shares at 85.14 cents each and around 1.68 million shares at 98.71 cents apiece
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      • 61 4 CLEAN room specialist Kyodo-Allied Industries said its net profit for the year ended June slumped 56 per cent to $1.1 million from $2.4 mixtion a year ago. Turnover for the year fell 17 per cent to $12.6 million. The Sesdag-listed group also declared a dividend of one cent a
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    • 447 4  - Bend it like DBS but only in HK Cheeky DBS ads in HK with Beckham lookalike unikely to be ran here By Siow Li Sen IT seems cheeky ads that were run in Hong Kong earlier this month by DBS Bank's joint-venture credit card company are unlikely to find their
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    • 389 4  -  By Kenneth Lim MAINBOARD-LISTED Labroy Marine's shares fell for the first time yesterday after a week of gains, as a private placement of 70 million shares by the group's executive chairman helped lift the counter to lead the volume leaders.
      Source: Bloomberg  -  389 words
    • 167 4 Bloomberg ASCEND AS Real Estate Investment Trust, the only Singa pore-based property trust to manage industrial buildings, said it plans to pay $50.9 million for a new site on the island. The trust's sister company, Ascendas Land (Singapore), is building two 10-storey
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    • 400 4 Bloomberg NEPTUNE Orient Lines Ltd, Singapore's largest shipping company, may pay a dividend at the end of the year, according to an ING Financial Markets report. "We came away from a company visit with NOL yesterday with the impression
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    • 341 4  -  By Serena Ng WBL Corp and United Engineers Ltd (UEL) have proposed a restructuring to streamline their shareholdings in Sesdaq-listed MFS Technology, a move which would result in gains of $96.3 million and $21.8 million respectively for their current
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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    • 294 6  -  HOT STOCK/ WARRANT By Ven Sreenivasan CHINA Food Industries' impending initial public offer has focused attention on two other China-based food plays, United Food and People's Food. The heavyweight in this group is People's Food. Despite a poor second
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    • 710 6  -  BT comment STOCKS van sreenivasan A COMBINATION of regional currency and economic concerns sent the Straits Times Index sliding yesterday in tandem with other Asian markets. But after sinking to an intra-day low of 1,574.48, late short-covering and bargain-hunting helped the index regain some
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    • 604 6 Analysts say 0-7 move will spur markets to test Asian central banks' resolve Reuters (SINGAPORE] Asian currencies rallied strongly yesterday after the Group of Seven's (G-7) can for flexible exchange rates powered die Japanese yen to its highest against the
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  • SINGAPORE news
    • 355 7  -  US$1.5b deal will see some S'pore Schlumberger-Sema staff move to Atos By Raju Chellam FRANCE'S second-largest computer services company, Atos Origin, has agreed to buy the IT services arm of Schlumberger-Sema part of the giant Schlumberger Group for US$l.5 billion in cash
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    • SINGAPORERoundup
      • 74 7 THE quality of MBA programmes in Singapore is declining as service providers slug it out in a competitive market, said Jerren Lai, author of what is touted as the country's first comprehensive research on MB As. Mr Lai, who will publish a guide
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      • 77 7 THE Urban Redevelopment Authority has launched a land parcel at Flower Road/Kovan Road for sale by public tender. It said the residential site was originally on the Reserve List, but on Sept 8, it accepted an application from a developer for the site to
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      • 53 7 HITACHI Tower at Raffles Place will soon see the installation of a building access control system which uses an individual's finger vein patterns for identification and building access, Capita Land and Hitachi said in a statement yesterday. The security access system will be operational by
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    • 227 7 SINGAPORE will host South-east Asia's first conference and exhibition for international creative and marketing services at Suntec City from tomorrow. The three-day event ideas! 2003 is organised by Suntec Integrated Media (SIM) and will showcase creative ideas, tools and technology for marketing professionals
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    • 344 7  -  EYE on the economy outlook By Anna Teo THE economic slowdown in Singapore has ended, but robust recovery is not here yet, Citigroup says in a report. Recent indicators point to a recovering economy "but they have fallen short of hopes for a robust
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
    • 746 8  -  THE bottom line OPINION leon hadar A CCORDING to White House aides, f\ US President George W Bush is ex- 1 pected to decide in the coming JL JL. weeks whether to continue heavy tariffs on imported steel that he imposed
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    • 70 8 'Up until now, the only thing that has happened at the New York Stock Exchange was cutting the tops off the dandelions. We must travel down the steins and get to the root of the problem, and quick.' -Sean Haŕigan president of Calpers, the biggest pension fund
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    • 587 8 EDITORIAL Relations between Thailand and Singapore are getting decidedly warmer. The two nations have just signed seven agreements that, when fully implemented, should result in a significant jump in two-way trade and investments. Bilateral relations were not always like this. While, at the diplomatic level,
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    • 1171 8  -  Surprise, surprise: there simply has NOT been any real GDP growth in the past three years it has just been one big statistical manipulation By V Anantha Nageswaran GLOBAL stock markets are on a tear and economists are busy revising up their
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    • 555 8  -  COMMENTARY A trade deficit does not necessarily mean the exchange rate must fall By David DeRosa Bloomberg PEOPLE take it as gospel that the dollar should fall in value because the US has a large and growing current account deficit. And the dollar has fallen against the euro
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  • FOCUS property
    • 721 9  -  They could check CapitaLand's dominance as mall owner By Kalpana Rashiwala NTUC Fair Price reaped a nice profit recently when it sold its RivervaleMallat Sengkangto Capita Land group for $65.2 million. It took overftill ownership of the mall last year in a deal that
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    • 482 9 Bloomberg, Reuters [HONG KONG] Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Wharf (Holdings) Ltd and other Hong Kong developers said price increases of as much as 8 per cent did not dent home sales last weekend. But Standard and Poor's yesterday said it
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  • REGIONAL news
    • 332 10 SHANGHAI 3,000 plaintiffs seek 150m yuan damages from firm AFP A CHINESE court will begin hearing a case this week involving aggrieved investors of a listed company in what a lawyer says will be the biggest lawsuit of its kind to date,
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    • 555 10 SHANGHAI Move fails to calm investor worries about pace of market expansion Reuters CHINESE regulators said yesterday they would tighten rules for initial public offerings after a swathe of share and bond offers helped push the stock market down more than 10 per
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    • 466 10 BEIJING Govt showing more willingness to experiment with new forms of asset disposal CHINESE financial institutions plan to put up for sale about US$6 billion in non-per-forming assets over the next few months, marking the biggest push since 1999 to clean
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    • NOTEBook
      • 77 10 AP [TAIPEI] Taiwanese investments in China increased 16 per cent to NT592.6 billion (554.7 billion) in the first eight months 0f2003 from the same period last year, the government said yesterday. However, investments in August fell 54 per cent year-on-year to NT$6.6 billion as most
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      • 67 10 AFP [LONDON] A seven centimetre high emerald cup is displayed at Christie's auction house in London ahead of the its auction where it is expected to be sold for £1.8 million (555.4 million) as part of the Arts of India sale. The cup is made
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      • 75 10 AFP [HONG KONG] Hong Kong chief executive Tung Chee-hwa yesterday announced that he has appointed tourism chief Selina Chow (right) as member of his executive council, in a revamp of his cabinet. Ms Chow, 58, vice-head of the Liberal Party, takes the place of party
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      • 68 10 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's taxmen are going house-to-house in an effort to track down thousands of tax cheats despite an uproar over the "embarrassing" tactic, local media reported yesterday. Tax teams went knocking on the doors of more than a hundred homes in Kuala Lumpur
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      • 72 10 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] AlO-volume encyclopaedia of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ideas has been launched ahead of his retirement next month, Bernama reported yesterday. Available in Arabic and English, it is a compilation of his speeches and ideas on globalisation, politics and other issues. "Some people say Mahathir
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  • REGION world
    • 474 11 IMF/WORLD BANK MEETINGS It wants to revamp bank's budget for better disclosure on spending patterns and rating systems Bloomberg, AFP [DUBAI] The US plans to propose changes to the World Bank and other international lenders' budgets after criticism that the institutions should give more
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    • 295 11 ■FRANKFURT AFP EUROPEAN Central Bank (ECB) president Wim Duisenberg suggested in a newspaper interview published yesterday that it would be better if a number of Asian currencies were not pegged to the US dollar alone, but to a basket comprising
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    • 347 11 ■JOHOR BARU M'sian transport minister says links can be productive Bernama IN another sign that the Malaysian government may not stand in the way of an alliance between Singapore's port operator PSA Corporation and rival Port of Tanjung Pelepas, the country's new transport minister said
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    • WORLDWatch
      • 61 11 Reuters [LONDON] British-based music group EMI Group pic said yesterday it was in non-exclusive talks with media giant AOL Time Warner about a deal involving the US firm's recorded music business. "Discussions are at a very preliminary stage and there is no assurance that they
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      • 74 11 Reuters [LONDON] The US is to push ahead with plans to open global markets, but will only do so by negotiating bilaterally with like-minded countries, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick yesterday. In a Financial Times article, Mr Zoellick said he also blamed developing countries for
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      • 98 11 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission said yesterday it was relaunching steps to slap sanctions on the US over a controversial US trade law. The WTO has ruled the law, the 1916 anti-dumping act, illegal. The EU agreed in 2002 to suspend the steps
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  • WORLD news
    • 831 13 NEW YORK Former Citigroup co-chairman Reed's main task is to find a permanent head for the exchange NYT, Bloomberg, Reuters FOLLOWING the flak over the US$l4O million pay package of its former chairman, the New York Stock Exchange has found in John S
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    • 433 13 TOKYO Analysts praise retention of key economic ministers AFP JAPANESE Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi kept Heizo Takenaka as Japan's economic czar in a cabinet shake-up yesterday hailed as a bolstering of the premier's reform programme. The move kept unelected Mr Takenaka as both
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    • 155 13 Reuters [TOKYO] Japan's trade surplus rose sharply in August thanks to robust demand in Asia for Japanese electronics, cars and steel but a sharp rise in the yen yesterday cast a shadow over Japan's export-reliant economic recovery. Japan's trade surplus rose 23.1 per
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    • 319 14 HBO and CBS are biggest winners at this year's Emmys Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] AOL Time Warner Inc's cable channel HBO and Viacom Inc's CBS broadcast network took home the most awards at the Emmys, with HBO bringing in eight and CBS seven. Their top
      Bloomberg; REUTERS  -  319 words
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  • Wire & Tube Singapore
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      854 15  -  Trade fairs Wire and Tube Singapore are back in town again with more than 280 exhibitors from 29 countries. AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY looks at what the 3-day event has in store. AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY IN an age of mobile computing, fancy hardware and high-tech handphones, who would think about
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    • 1031 16  -  While wires, cables, tubes and pipes are used in practically every industry one can conjure, the prospects for such products hinge on the continued development and industrialisation of South-east Asia, writes JOHN C HOGG JOHN C HOGG THE Singapore Expo Centre will open its doors to visitors from
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    • 671 16  -  By John C Hogg THE first wire and cable industry exhibition was held in Singapore 21 years ago. It was staged at the World Trade Centre, together with a tube and pipe trade fair, both having simultaneous conferences in the then-unfln-ished WTC building. The exhibition
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    • 639 17  -  Theis Stahltechnologie, a maiden participant in Wire and Tube Singapore, hopes the fairs will boost its presence in Asia. AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY talks to the German steel company AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY FOUNDED in 1910, German-based steel company, Theis Stahltechnologie, with more than 1,500 employees worldwide
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    • 2337 18  -  AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY takes a peek at some companies and innovations to look out for at Wire Tube Singapore 2003 show AMIT ROY CHOUDHURY Shuan Hwa Industrial Co FOUNDED in 1973, Taiwan's Shuan Hwa Industrial Co is a leading manufacturer of precision steel pipes. It has
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    • 1426 20  -  Wires and tubes are the seldom seen workhorses of today's industrialised world, says FRIEDRICH KEHRER FRIEDRICH KEHRER IT may be a wireless world to some, but many industries still rely on oldeconomy cables, wires, tubes and pipes to function. The spotlight falls on these low-key but essential products
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      708 20 Q A Gemot Ringling, managing director of Messe Dusseldorf Asia, talks about the trade fair business and the economy Question: Given your wide knowledge of the industry would you say that the companies who exhibit showcase their latest products and technology? Answer As the exhibitors realise the importance of the
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    • 770 21 There'll be no shortage of exposure at Wire and Tube Singapore. The two events will host exhibitors and buyers from many countries Wire and Tube Singapore have over the years received staunch support from participating country groups and this year is no exception. Country groups
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    • 158 21 p^p i ■iw r awiiiwil wire Singapore 2003 Wi r G A gateway to Italian State-of-the-Art Technology Equipment in the Wire Industry TIC ALL-ASM Singapore Expo, Hall 3 23-25 September 2003 Participants Booth No. Participants Booth No. BE.MA. s.r.l. 3C07 0.M.A.5.r.1. 3807 CORTINOVIS S.p.A. 3802 OFFICINE MECCANICHE Dl LESMO S.p.A.
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    • 699 22  -  Kwek Leng Beng today rules a diversified empire. Joyce Koh finds out how he built it Joyce Koh HE is reputed to be Singapore's richest man and worth billions. But Mr Kwek Leng Beng started as an entrepreneur hungry for success, his business empire built on SMEs
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    • 772 22  -  By Daniela Buenas "IF I give a man a fish, I feed him for a day. If I teach a man to fish, I feed him for life. But if I teach a man to fish responsibly, then not only do I feed him, but
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    • 261 23 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index rose 36 points to 2467, the Baltic Capesize Index rose 43 points to 3546, the Baltic Panaraax Index rose 49 points to 2285 and the Baltic Handymftx Index rose 141 points to *****. China Steel Responsibility (built 2003) *****5 dwt delivery Taiwan 11/20
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    • 249 23 SGX HI Sap 22 55 Vel CWTDtatribution..—057 -002 108 Chuan Hup 051 -0i)1 4099 CHOffchore 039 -OXB (W Cotco Investment 0.46 -0X12 ***** Freight Irta 0.00 unch MS GBnoMngi 0.73 0.01 42 JayaHokingi-. 0.68 -0.02 3007 KapoeiCorp 5.15 unch 564 KlVentun 023 imh 7388 KeppelTele 0J7 unch 35
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    • 699 23  -  Premier pledges support for lines that pick M'sian ports over S'pore's By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has personally appealed to international shipping lines to choose Malaysia's container ports over Singapore's, pledging ongoing government investment and support in the sector.
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    • 238 23  -  Minor oil spill already cleaned up; no injuries By Beth Jinks [SINGAPORE] A midnight collision between a bulk carrier and a container ship off Singapore's Kusu Island on Sunday caused a "minor oil spill", according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).
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    • 487 23 Latest purchases are part of aggressive expansion by North American unit [SINGAPORE] Star Cruises has signed contracts to buy two new vessels for U*****.26 million in the latest expansion of its North American subsidiary, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL). In statements
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    • 865 24  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes LAST week, Robert Somerville, president and CEO of US-based classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), made a speech at the Seatrade London International Maritime Convention. As an aside, he said something that has major implications for the
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      • 778 29 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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      • 507 30 Flights are back to, or above, pre-911 levels in some regions, OAG says Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The global airline industry is on the way to recovery with worldwide flights back to the level they were in September 2002, says the world's leading source
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      • 184 30 [SINGAPORE] Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has clinched an order from the Indian government for five of its executive jets. The Legacy jets "will be specially configured for the transportation of authorities and government officials", Embraer said. Four of the jets will be used by the
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      • 240 30 Scratches found on outer skins of some planes Bloomberg [LONDON] Ryanair Holdings, Europe's second-big- gest low-cost airline, will retire as many as nine of its 21 Boeing Co 737-200 aircraft in the next six months after discovering scratches on the outer skins of some
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        • 116 30 [SINGAPORE] Singapore's Changi Airport said it will cot electricity rates by more than a fifth, helping tenants save almost $6 million. Changi is giving lower rates after it managed to negotiate for lower prices for its new power supply contract, which began this month, the
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        • 84 30 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Shares of Swiss International Air Lines were suspended from trading yesterday as the board met to discuss the unprofitable airline's strategy. The board led by chairman Pieter Bouw may decide on joining British Airways' Oneworld alliance or holding out for a buyout offer
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      • 179 30 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways, Australia's biggest airline, filled more seats with paying passengers in July than a year earlier as air traffic recovers from Sars and war in Iraq. Qantas filled 82 per cent of seats in July, up from 81.7 per cent a
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      • 421 30 British jetliner to make final trips in week of Oct 18-24 AFP [LONDON] British Airways said it was hoping that the final week in service of its supersonic Anglo-French Concorde aircraft will attract a record 2,000 passengers. The company's Concordes will make their final bow
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      • 141 30 (SINGAPORE] Abacus International, Asia's largest travel and airline ticket reservation company, has expanded Qantas Airways' electronic ticket bookings to Singapore, Hong Kong and New Zealand. From this month, Abacus-linked travel agents can issue e-tickets for Qantas, allowing individual ticket information to be
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