The Business Times, 24 February 1997

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85c sinessTimes SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    53 1 STOCK IMgr INDICES Week Chwge ST1I £241.28 -11.18 BT-SR1 1,107.76 -6.69 KLSECOMP 1,262.86 +15.95 NIKKEI 1MM£4-....+312.54 HANG SENG 13,444.85 +331.59 SET INDEX 747.70 +34.22 JAKARTA COUP 696.49 -7.99 MANILA COMP. 8*198-—-20.32 TAIPEI WPL_.... 7,791.19 +292.04 SEOUL COMP 681.24 4.48 CLSA CHINA B AUST ALL ORD 2,475.30 .-7.6 DOW
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    FINANCE
    69 1 EXCHANGE BATES us$ s$ USI 1.424 t 1.617 .1302 DM OiSS #844 VIM Ml* 1158 W. 0.403 0.573 0.129 9.184 BAJft 9.U9. 0.065 tfpUH 106 0.042...- .0.060 Plfl|ES KATES sombre* Kl'ALALOMPUR -.9.25 JAKARTA 18.00 BANGKOK 1325 MANILA— 1350 HONGKONG -8.50 TAIPH -9.25 SYDNEY 6.M TOKYO -2-50 SEOUL 10.95 ZURICH**
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    Lock icon Price war erupts in wafer fab business
    606 1  -  Prices expected to fall by over 30% this year, delaying recovery in chips sector By< Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] In a sign that recovery in the chip sector may be delayed, a price war has erupted in the semiconductor foundry or wafer fabrication business,
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    Lock icon Trade panel to unveil strategies to boost exports
    390 1  -  By* Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Though Singapore has moved up several notches in the ranking of the world's exporting nations, it is facing growing competition from newly emerging economies like Malaysia and Thailand. And whether it can stay ahead depends on how
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    Lock icon 43% of US citizens own shares
    317 1 FT [NEW YORK] The proportion of US citizens who invest in stocks and equity mutual funds has doubled in seven years to 43 per cent, according to the first detailed survey of retail investors since 1990. The survey, conducted last month by Peter Hart
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    Lock icon Monorail planners want to rope in SBS, Tibs
    616 1  -  Marina Gentre-Bugis Junction link could cost $70m: source %< Jenny Lam {SINGAPORE) The group proposing to build a monorail to link malls in Marina Centre and Bugis Junction is trying to rope in Singapore Bus Service (SBS) and Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs)
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      107 1 pibipb What's beeping A fledgling Singapore company has come up with an innovative paging device, F*2 HP's target Computer giant aims to sell 1,000 home PCs a month, m Different styles Management systems of Asian and Western managers have undergone different changes, F|3 MesdaqptMr Will the new Malaysian over-the-counter market
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      9 1 S'pore rated as 2nd most competitive location, Pg 2
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      S'pore rated as second most competitive business location
      306 2  -  Bat 280 firms based here say market potential, cost advantages are poor By' Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE-based companies ranked the Republic as the second most competitive business location, after US/Canada, currently and in the year 2000, according to a survey of trade
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      UOP aims to set up engineering centre
      370 2 UNIVERSAL Oil Products (UOP), which has just set up its Asia-Pacific headquarters here, aims to establish a regional engineering centre next to better cater to its customers the oil refineries and petrochemical complexes which use its process technologies. "There was criticism previously that
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      EDB panel of advisers meets today
      130 2 A PANEL which advises the Economic Development Board on its international and regional work will hold a twoday meeting today. Called the International Advisory Council (lAC), the panel will review Singapore's progress since the lAC's inaugural meeting in 1995 and discuss strategic issues facing
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      Lock icon Consumer prices up 1.9% in Jan
      323 2  -  ETE ON THE ECONOMY Inflation By 1 Diana Oon RISING food, transport and communications. and health costs pushed up year-on-year consumer prices by 1.9 per cent in January, according to the Department of Statistics' latest figures. Food prices rose the most, by 2.7 per
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      Lock icon Teleshops to sell new paging device
      449 2  -  Telescribe, developed by local firm S&tcom, allows direct sending of text messages By, Jennifer Lien A FLEDGLING Singapore company has come up with an innovative paging device to be sold at Teleshops across the island. Set up by a lawyer, an engineer and an
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      3 railway station sites identified
      88 2 NATIONAL Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang yesterday identified three possible sites to replace the Tanjong Pagar railway station. These sites for the future underground station are along Scotts Road, where it would be linked with Newton MRT station, near Suntec City where it would be
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      Asian, Western managers still differ in their style
      484 3  -  Their management systems have undergone different changes: survey By i Chuang Peck Ming GLOBALISATION should result in a convergence of Asian and Western management styles but a recent international survey shows that differences persist. The management systems in Asia and the West
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      Lock icon Chee and Ling retain SDP party posts
      389 3 But central executive committee gets new officebearers The Straits Times CHEE Soon Juan and Ling How Doong were returned unopposed as the secretary-gen-eral and chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) at its biennial cadre conference on Saturday night. There were, however, two
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      222 2 This announcement appears as a matter of record only. LUM CHANG ttflP Singapore Press Holdings ORCHARD 300 LTD A joint venture company of Lum Chang Holdings Limited and Times Properties Private Limited Acquisition of The Promenade *****,000,000 Principal Amount of 4 7 8 Per Cent. Secured Bonds Due 2002 Lead
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      126 2 Established American furniture manufacturer with facilities in this region is sourcing for interested individuals/ parties/ department stores/ furniture retailers to sell their products, in Singapore and the surrounding countries. Full range of traditional j contemporary and colonial country bedroom, dining and occasional tables made from solid wood/ veneers/ I irons/
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      105 3 A moment of your time. (After all, some things can't be rushed.) An appreciation for the finer things in life does not happen overnight. It must be acquired through experience. Cultivated over time. Good taste cannot be merely bought. Those who recognise quality know that Cyma watches represent the epitome
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Vietnam excludes foreign firms from refinery project
      303 4 HANOI It rejects feasibility study by consortium that includes LG, Petronas and Conoco AFP HANOI has rejected a feasibility study by foreign partners for the construction of its first oil refinery in central Vietnam and has decided to go it alone on the
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      Lock icon M'sian economy seen as sound
      285 4 ■.KUALA LUMPUR Bat analysts caution agunst inflation, weak trade balance AFP MALAYSIA'S economy has slowed to a healthier pace, according to the government's 1996 economic data, but analysts warned yesterday inflation and a weak trade balance were still major concerns. "Fears of an overheating economy
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      Lock icon By the people, for the people
      66 4 [MANILA] A worker helping to rush the construction of a stage on Manila's Edsa Highway yesterday where Philippine political, military and church leaders will gather tomorrow to commemorate the anniversary of the 1986 "People Power" revolt that ousted the late Ferdinand Marcos. A statue
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      Lock icon Three die in Bangkok tower fire
      233 4 BANGKOK Reuter HELICOPTERS battled thick smoke and strong winds yesterday to pluck 93 people from the top floor of a blazing 36-sto-rey building under construction in central Bangkok, police said. But two others died and a third was in serious condition in hospital after
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      Lock icon Foreign experts in Penang mall soil subsidence probe
      140 4 ■KUALA LUMPUR AFP THE developer of the Prangin Mall in northern Malaysia's Penang state has engaged geotechnical teams from Japan and Singapore to report on soil subsidence near its mil-lion-dollar project. Penas Management Sdn Bhd is developing the mall. Its property development
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      Lock icon Philippine SEC to probe alleged scam
      314 4 MANILA Move follows complaints by S'pore, BTsian investors Bernama THE Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wiil start its probe today into an alleged stock scam based on complaints from Malaysian, Singaporean and Australian investors. Summoned by the quasi-ju-dicial SEC were the British and
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Hints of old political rivalries begin to emerge
      717 6 DENG ZXAOPDKPS DEATH Jiang tarns down ex-party chief Zhao Ziyang's request to attend funeral Reuter AFP DPA [BEIJING] China's leaders made final preparations yesterday for funeral rites for deceased patriarch Deng Xiaoping, moving forward with a smooth show of unity despite hints
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      Lock icon Patten downplays fears over future of Hongkong
      293 6 HONGKONG Territory has proved it can withstand all tests of time AFP GOVERNOR Chris Patten yesterday moved to dispel fears over Hongkong's future following the death of Chinese patriarch Deng Xiaoping, saying the territory has proved it can withstand all tests of time.
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      Lock icon EU to rebuff calls to pressure China
      218 6 BRUSSELS AFP THE European Union will today rebuff calls to step up the pressure on China to improve its human rights record during the critical transitional period created by the death of Deng Xiaoping, officials said yesterday. The United States and human rights
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      Lock icon Deng factor already discounted: analysts
      356 6 SHANGHAI Reuter TRADING on China's capital markets will be dominated this week by technical factors with the death of Deng Xiaoping last Wednesday already well discounted as a factor. Analysts yesterday said the unexpected calm and maturity of trading on the stock, state debt and
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      Lock icon New deadline may be set for HK emigrants
      198 6 HONGKONG Reuter THE July 1 deadline requiring Hongkong emigrants to return home in order to retain their right of abode may be extended for up to three years. The Sunday Morning Post quoted unidentified sources as saying British and Chinese officials are
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      Lock icon Shanghai office rentals likely to fall further
      186 6 SHANGHAI AFP 'SHANGHAI'S office rentals are expected to fall further this year as supply increases, following an average 22 per cent drop last year, property consultant Jones Lang Wootton said in an annual report on Saturday. The company said in its 1997 Asia-Pacific
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        Lock icon Albright bid to protect US interests in HK
        82 6 AFP [TOKYO] US Secretary erf State Madeleine Albright will tell Chinese leaders this week that she expects US interests in Hongkong to be protected after China takes over the British colony, a senior official said yesterday. "The US has substantial interests in
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        Lock icon Dalai Lama plus hopes on Jiang
        63 6 Reuter [DHARAMSALA, India] Exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama, said China's new supreme leader Jiang Zemin could help resolve the Tibetan issue positively. "Judging during the Tiananmen event, when he was mayor of Shanghai... he handled the demonstrations quite gently, and in a positive
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        Lock icon Taiwan to trim armed forces
        67 6 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan is to reduce the size of its armed forces while pushing ahead with a multi-billion dollar modernisation programme which will boost combat preparedness, reports said. Defence Minister Chiang Chung-ling said that "military procurement projects are going on smoothly", adding that the overhaul
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      263 6 Gaining an insight into the current status of economies, societies and consumer markets in the fast-growing Asia, the ASEAN region in particular. f I Date and location: Saturday, March 8, 1997 Westin Stamford Hotel, 2 Stamford Rd., Singapore Time: Seminar 10:00-17:00 Reception 17:00-19:00 Seminar Topics •The Current State of and
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Japanese officials fear an even weaker yen
      477 7 TOKYO Money has become a free commodity, says analyst, as inflation offsets interest rates NYT THERE'S a reason why the yen comes across as the weakling of the currency markets these days: Japan, with its struggling economy, frail stock market and cheap funds,
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      Lock icon Signs of N Korean power struggle
      306 7 SEOUL 3 senior figures absent from late minister's funeral committee Reuter NORTH Korea may be in the throes of a power struggle, analysts and media reports said yesterday after Pyongyang signalled a major leadership shake-up. In an apparent bid to show that top leader
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      Lock icon Trade: Albright warns Tokyo
      294 7 TOKYO Japan needs to implement auto accord or risk trade friction Reuter US SECRETARY of State Madeleine Albright yesterday warned Japan of possible trade friction unless Japan fully implemented a 1995 Ja-pan-US auto accord. Japanese trade officials said. They said Ms Albright gave the warning in
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      Lock icon India test-fires missile
      115 7 m NEW DELHI AFP INDIA yesterday test-fired a controversial missile which has sparked a war of words with the US. the United News of India said. Defence officials said the surface-to-surface Prithvi missile had been launched at noon (0630 GMT) from a mobile launcher at Chandipur in
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      Lock icon S Korea's opposition blasts result of probe on Kim's son
      245 7 SEOUL Reuter SOUTH Korea's main opposition party attacked state prosecutors yesterday for trying to cover up a scandal by clearing President Kim Young Sam's son of any wrongdoing over loans to the failed Hanbo Steel Co. The National Congress for
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon French govt set for new debate on immigration bill
      513 8 PARIS Protest campaign turns into a mass march; govt climbs down a bit AFP THE French government prepared yesterday for a new parliamentary debate on its tough anti-immigration bill after an impressive protest campaign that has embarrassed ministers culminated at the
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      Lock icon Labour morale high on eve of by-election
      372 8 LONDON Reuter IF British Prime Minister John Major loses office at the next general election, his political tombstone may well read: mortally wounded in Wirral South. British parliamentary byelections are traditionally a chance for voters to give the government of the day a
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      Lock icon Israeli stocks plunge on fear that scandal may force elections
      358 8 JERUSALEM Netanyahu hires lawyer to protect his interests in probe Reuters Bloomberg Business News ISRAELI stocks sank as investors expressed concern the so-called Bar-On affair, a scandal surrounding the government's appointment of a new attorney general, could worsen and force
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      Lock icon Case closed, Rifkind says of German paper's Jew remark
      277 8 LONDON DPA BRITISH Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind will not be taking any action following a German newspaper's description of him as "the Jew Rifkind", it was reported here yesterday The remarks in a report by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Thursday
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      Lock icon Democrats more flexible on capital gains tax
      420 9 WASHINGTON Some even support cut in tax, raising hopes of compromise this year on dispute NYT AFTER years of deriding any cuts in the capital-gains tax as a handout to country club Republicans, Democrats in Congress have softened their opposition and, in some
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      Lock icon GEC, British Aerospace tipped for £16b merger
      233 9 LONDON 4th largest defence supplier in western world in the making Reuter THE General Electric Co and British Aerospace pic are expected to enter talks this year about forming an alliance that could create a British defence equipment company valued at £16 billion
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      Lock icon Strong pound will not force interest rate cuts: Clarke
      321 9 LONDON Bloomberg Business News UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Kenneth Clarke said he will not cut interest rates or raise taxes to combat the rise in the British pound. "I don't think it's wise to reduce interest rates to try to
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      Lock icon More than 100 feared killed in fire in India
      110 9 BHUBANESWAR. India AFP MORE than 100 people were feared killed and about 200 injured in the eastern Indian state of Orissa when a fire broke out during a religious ceremony, police said. A B Tripathi, director general of police said "a
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      Lock icon Tall order
      67 9 [LONDON) A man carrying a five-foot-high pint of Guinness, part of an order that will be used to promote the Irish brew at 150,000 pubs and bars around the globe on St Patrick's Day (March 17). The inflatable "pints" are being shipped from the Guinness Brewery at Park
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      HP to launch palmtop PCs using Microsoft's CE soon
      594 10  -  Coming onto the market are the 300 LX and the higher-end 320 LX B U Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] American computer giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) will launch its new palmtop computers based on Microsoft's operating system CE here in the middle of
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      HPs target: To sell 1,000 home PCs a month
      531 10  -  It's an attainable goal, says its director of sales /<'/• Jennifer Lien (SINGAPORE] HewlettPackard Singapore is setting itself the ambitious target of selling 1.000 units of its new-ly-launched Pavilion home PC a month an attainable goal, said director of sales and
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    • IT TAKES
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        HP names new GM for region
        64 11  -  Compiled by Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Hewlett-Packard (HP) has appointed Lim Chong Phung as its new South-east Asia general manager for the computer systems organisation (CSO). The CSO is responsible for several HP products and services including servers, workstations and HP's consulting business, the
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        Dell launches Internet computer store
        49 11 [SINGAPORE] Dell Computer Corporation has begun direct sales of PCs to Asia-Pacific customers in Australia, Brunei, Hongkong, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan through a virtual store on the Internet. Customers can access the Dell Store at http://www.dell.com/intl/apcc/ by clickingon "Buy a Dell".
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        SunSoft appoints Philippine distributors
        30 11 [SINGAPORE] SunSoft has appointed Lamco International and The Online Advanced Systems Corporation, both IT solutions providers in the Philippines, to distribute its range of products there.
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        Cisco revenues soar
        50 11 [SINGAPORE] Cisco Systems, a US networking company, had net sales of US$l.59 billion (552.2 billion) in the second quarter ending Jan 25,73 per cent higher than in the same period last year. Net income was U*****.5 million, compared with U*****.7 million in the same period last year.
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      Sony 'still learning' in the PC business
      481 11  -  It wants to get its formula right in the US and Japan before marketing its PCs in other regions Byl Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Don't expect to see a Sony PC here any time soon. The consumer electronics giant wants to get its formula
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      Fujitsu to push sales of new supercomputer in region this year
      256 11  -  /i f/ Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Japan's Fujitsu Ltd plans to push its new parallel processing system, the AP3OOO. aggressively in the region this year. The scalar supercomputer was launched early last year and the first system outside Japan was
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      Shiva targets regional Internet service providers and telcos
      478 11  -  Marketing man spells ont strategy to grab 'some Oscars' By' Toh han Shin [SINGAPORE] Shiva Corporation, a US provider of remote access technology, is now targeting Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication companies (telcos) in Asia. Shiva marketing development manager for Asia-Pacific
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      Will Apple have a fairy-tale ending?
      589 12  -  By Raju Chellam The writer is a BT correspondent AN APPLE a day kept the doctor away, at least in the good old days. Once upon a time, not so long ago, when Big Blue was still big iron and Bill Gates was still
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      Lock icon Microsoft expands service, products for large networks
      394 12 Bloomberg Business News [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp has unveiled an expanded customer-service program for users of its business software, part of a broader effort to boost sales of its software used in corporate networks. It said its Service Advantage program would offer onsite
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      Lock icon Kodak unveils Internet photograph services
      130 12 Bloomberg Business News [NEW ORLEANS] Eastman Kodak Co has unveiled an Internet service that will let consumers view photographs they have taken, order reprints and send e-mail pictures to friends and relatives. Kodak Picture Network will be the photo company's first foray onto the global
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      Sun out with new storage systems for high-end computing
      366 13  -  New mainframe-class servers aimed at warehousing, datacentre applications Ry] Raju Cheilam [SINGAPORE] Sun Microsystems last week announced a range of new products targeted at high-end applications for the telecom, financial, government and ISP (Internet Service Providers) markets. The range includes main-frame-class
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      American computer software that uses the ABC of accounting
      361 13  -  By 1 Toh Han Shih By Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] An American company has come up with a computer software that is touted to track overheads, or hidden costs, more closely than standard accounting practice. The software is based on a
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      Apple plans to take big bite with plum offerings
      487 13  -  Slew of products to debut in region in next three months Hy Raju Chellam {SINGAPORE] Apple Computer is confident it will make up lost marketing opportunities this time around, with a slew of new. flashy, aggressivelypriced products that are set to
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      411 14  -  Comedy beats Oscar favourites in a surprise victory, says amdbb&osr ANDREA ORR Reuter ZANY comedy film The Birdcage won one of the top honours at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday in a surprise victory over movies that are seen
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      333 14 PROFILE Reuter [BEIJING] An actor who played Deng Xiaoping in a recent movie release says he wants to avoid being typecast in the golden role now that the Chinese patriarch has exited the earthly stage. Beijing actor Shi Xin debuted as the late paramount leader in
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      An inspiring tribute to Brahms
      394 14  -  CONCERT REVIEW By] Benjamin Loh [SINGAPORE] Last Saturday's Singapore Symphony Orchestra concert was devoted to the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). In the first of two programmes commemorating the 100 th anniversary of his death, the orchestra, under the baton of principal guest conductor Okko
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      Team Hyatt wins fourth leg
      830 16  -  BT CORPORATE GOLF LEAGUE Long potts prove to be the key weapon as the wind wreaks havoc on long drives Reports by] Eileen Chan [SINGAPORE] Hot putters made champions at the fourth leg of the Business Times Corporate League. Held at the Palm Course of
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      Keeping up the Moet-Hennessy support for golf
      453 16 Keeping up the MoetHennessy support for golf [SINGAPORE) Golf writer Grantland Rice once said: "Golf is 20 per cent mechanics and technique. The other 80 per cent is philosophy, humour. tragedy, romance, melodrama, companionship, camaraderie, cussedness and conversation." This statement well describes Alasdair Smith-Laing, chairman of Moet-Hennessy Asia. Although his
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      Amcol managers to sell Shares in Mauritian firm
      525 17  -  Move is latest in a bid to recoup the tJS$4Om in vested in fndian flnan ialanJ &y Conrad Raj (SINGAPORE] In their latest move to recoup Amcol Holdings' U5539.6 million (5556.2 million) investment in Mauritius, the company's judicial managers plan to sell
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      154 17 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd will spend about Mss billion (Ss2.B billion) on developing its telecommunications infrastructure for the country's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) project until 2005, the national Bernama news agency reported yesterday. The expenditure will go towards building the MSC's
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      596 17  -  MARKET MATTERS Small share capital of OTC Anns exposes them to manipulation By Eddie Toh WILL the new Malaysian over-the-counter market, Mesdaq, become more of a casino? Mesdaq, which stands for Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing and Automated Quotation, is part of
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        441 18 Shaw family's stake in Hongkong broadcaster raised to almost 34% South China Morning Post [LONDON] Run Run Shaw, whose family company Shaw Brothers owns 23.82 per cent of Television Broadcasts (TVB), is boosting his stake in the TV group by
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        57 18 [MANILAJ A Filipino dancer presenting the XKB Convertible Classic Jaguar car at the launching of the British-made luxury car in a showroom in Manila's Makati financial district on Friday. Jaguar Car Exports Ltd said its entry into the Philippines is part of its plan to establish a
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        Lion group still keen on China
        324 18  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Lion group, one of Malaysia's biggest investors in China, is pushing into new business ventures despite the death of paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, but the outlook is less clear for other companies in the wake of recent
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        Lock icon Kemayan buys Sydney hotel
        127 18 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Kemayan Corp Bhd said last week it has acquired Cambridge Hotel in Sydney for A 529.7 million (5532.7 million) cash from Emmons Mt Gambier Pty Ltd. In a statement, Kemayan said the acquisition, through its Australian subsidiary United Group Unit Trust, is financed
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        192 18 Bernama [KUCHING] Work on the M 513.6 billion (Ss7 8 billion) Bakun hydro-electricity project has commenced, Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Minister Leo Moggie said yesterday. He said that as far as the government is concerned, based on the report received, work on the project
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        230 18 Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI] Blockbuster Entertainment Group, the US' biggest video-rental chain, said it plans to spend more than US$lOO million (Ssl4o million) to open 385 stores in Taiwan during the next five years. The first store is tentatively scheduled to open in
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        418 18 Industry's outlook stays bleak over next few years: analysts Reuter [SINGAPORE] Singapore hotels are likely to post flat to lower earnings for 1996 due to a sharp slowdown in visitor arrivals, excess room supply and a strong domestic currency, analysts said
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        Lock icon Club Med hires chairman of Euro Disney for revamp
        407 19 New CEO to oversee restructuring after l&rger-th&n-expected lossof FFr743m FT [PARIS] Club Mediterranee, operator of holiday villages around the world, has lured Philippe Bourguignon, chairman of Euro Disney, to mastermind a wide-ranging restructuring in the wake of a far heavier than
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        417 19 Int'l unit to focus on markets with growth potential Bloomberg Business News [NAPLES, Florida] PepsiCo Inc's beverage chief Craig Weatherup on Friday said the company's troubled international beverage unit may return to profit next year as it starts to focus on markets
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        109 19 Reuter [LONDON] Top people's department store Harrods has scrapped plans for a flotation that was expected to value the group at £2 billion (554.6 billion), a British newspaper reported yesterday. The Independent on Sunday said the decision by Harrods' Egyptian owners, the al-Fayed brothers, marked
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        41 19 [SAN FRANCISCO) Demonstrators from several San Francisco area human rights groups protesting during the grand opening of the NikeTown megastore here on Saturday. The protestors claim Nike pays its workers in Indonesia sub-standard wages. REUTER
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        208 19 Reuter Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] British Telecommunications pic said it would not be interested in buying a stake in Australia's stateowned Telstra Corp when it is privatised, deputy chief executive Alan Rudge said in a television interview broadcast yesterday. However, it wculd consider
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        232 19 Bloomberg Business News [ATLANTA] Time Warner Inc's Cable News Network chairman and chief executive Tom Johnson told employees on Friday that the unit will cut costs 4 per cent as part of a cor-porate-wide effort to boost its profit
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        Lock icon Strong pre-tax profit expected at StanChart
        345 20 Forecasts centre aroond £860 m; dividend of 14-15 pence seen; analysts bullish on bank stock Reuter [LONDON] Standard Chartered pic, the London-based bank which has its principle franchise in Asia, is expected to post a healthy rise in 1996 pre-tax profit when it reports
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        485 20 Setback comes as EC seeks changes to minister's plan Reuter (PARIS) France announced last Friday that it was delaying for more than a month a new rescue plan for Credit Lyonnais in the latest setback to government efforts to put the troubled state-owned bank on
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        Lock icon Malaysian bond market renters rapid growth
        314 20 MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's domestic bond market, especially for private debt securities, registered rapid development with the amount of bonds outstanding increasing to M 541.2 billion (5523.6 billion) at the end of 19% from M 56.26 billion at the end of 1990. "We are
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        325 20 10-year notes with yield of 6.92% find ready buyers Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley Group Inc sold US$l billion (551.42 billion) of bonds in the biggest debt sale by a securities firm, just two weeks after announcing
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        296 20 Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] Equitilink Australia, a Sydney-based international money manager, has announced a management shakeup and a series of staff changes following a disappointing performance from its funds in the past year. Ouma Sananikone-Fletch-er has been named chief executive officer,
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        531 21 Volatility will also raise earnings of top currency-trading banks in this quarter: analysts Bloomberg Business News [NEW YORK] A rising US dollar will likely boost profits this quarter at the five biggest US currency-trading banks ranked by revenue, analysts said. "There has been
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        376 21 It rejects report that damages to Hoechst could hit USsl3om Bloomberg Business News NYT [LONDON] British Petroleum Co said it is appealing a High Court ruling that it infringed a patent belonging to Hoechst AG, the German chemicals company, and rejected reports it faces
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        178 21 Bloomberg Business News [BOMBAY) Industrial Credit Investment Corp of India, India's second-largest long-term lender, said it will set up a wholly-owned unit to raise deposits from retail investors and to finance loans for consumer goods and automobiles. "It is felt that a
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        186 21 Bloomberg Business News [BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma] Phillips Petroleum Co's UK subsidiary has said it made a "significant discovery" of natural gas in the UK's central North Sea. An appraisal well in the Jade field discovered a thick area of oil and gas. Tests from two
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        577 22  -  gIMBT Weeklyßoundup Soaring import prices in Germany, Japan may lead to higher wholesale prices Callum Henderson MMS International [SINGAPORE] Import prices are soaring in Germany and Japan as a result of the fall in the mark and yen, feeding through into sharply higher wholesale
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        882 22 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP [LONDON) Gold prices cast off weeks of depression and soared by more than US$7 per ounce in a single day, after the prospects of further European central bank sales appeared to recede. Market sentiment
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      1779 22 SICOM PUTPllES Feb 21 RUBBER (Marts dosing as it 530pm) RSS t CONTRACTS cwtsA?) Close Volume Opm Month Hl$l| Low Sttt (tonnes) interest Mar 97 ***** 700 Apr 97 172.25 775 May 97 ***** 1225 Jun 97 174.50 1975 Jul/Sep 97 176.00 5535 Oct/Dec 97 178.00 -177.00 177.50
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        252 23 Market's Outlook In the past week, the Straits Times Industrial Index drifted sideways after making strong advances in the previous week. After posting strong gains on Monday, the STII fell 11.2 points (-0.5%) to close the week at 2,241.28. As the market has been slowly but surely bought up
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        168 23 Outlook AS noted in January, Keppel Bank (KB) is an attractive play on the banking sector. The bank has recently seen a rise in demand for housing/renovation loans, while personal loans are still growing well. This trend will continue as there is a record number of new property
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        135 23 Outlook ST Aerospace will benefit from a rebounding global economy and the expanding commercial airline industry. A 25 per cent annual growth is expected for the next two years. The stock has recently rebounded and is fairly valued at 17x fiscal year 1997 earnings estimated at $0,125 per
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        267 23  -  Source: Analysed by Johan Tellvik a director of Bridge Ini 7 Broking Email: jtellvika bridge.com Relative Strength Index RSI measures the rate at which prices move. As a rule, an RSI above 80 indicates an overbought condition while RSI below 20 indicates an oversold market. RSI is
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        478 24 NEW YORK Traders awaiting T-bond auction and Greenspan's testimony to Senate banking committee AFP THE Dow Jones hovered just below the 7,000-point mark for the past week, dragged one way by advocates of an increase and the other by those who want a
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        Lock icon Hang Seng resilient in face of Deng's death
        352 24 HONGKONG AFP ANALYSTS were divided on Friday about the immediate future for Hongkong stocks after the market posted a 2.5 per cent rise in the week despite the death of China's patriarch Deng Xiaoping. The Stock Exchange of Hongkong's key Hang Seng
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        Lock icon Footsie pauses for breather after sharp gains
        468 24 LONDON AFP THE London stock market paused after five weeks of gains, unsettled by a bout of weakness on Wall Street, although on the domestic front, sentiment remains fairly positive. The Footsie-100 Index of leading shares closed on Friday at 4,336.8 points, down
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        273 24 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE share prices are likely to move in a narrow range this week in a lull after two weeks of rallies, with no major market-moving factors expected, brokers said. "The market's undercurrent is still strong. But after recent rallies, the market is
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        877 24 Sydney -7.6 AUSTRALIAN share prices are likely to be swayed this week by offshore influences, particularly testimony by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. Mr Greenspan is scheduled to address the US Senate Banking and Finance Committee on Thursday. "I'd be more inclined to expect a neutral
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        1905 24 n Paris -6158 FRENCH stocks fell for a fourth session on Friday, led by companies whose earnings hinge on the US dollar, such as L'Oreal and LVMH. Banking stocks rose amid optimism over coming cost-cutting operations. The CAC Index fell 12.4 points, or 0.48 per cent, to
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        8349 25 INDUSTRIALS CoNsrawf products 1997 Last Vol Wee* Net Cap High Low Company Sale 000 M* Law P/I 770 680 Ajinomoto 755 35 115 770 710 57.6 306.0 444 334 Angkasa 432 24 4713 444 410 12.8 636.9 905 750 Apollo Food Hlg 830 45 1148 865 785 332.0 404 189
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        Lock icon Stocks expected to continue rally
        332 25 Bloomberg Business News AFP Fl Composite Index+lsJ)s THE Malaysian bourse is expected to rally following a 1.3 per cent rise in the week to Friday. "The strong trading volume is expected to continue with the focus on selective blue chips and cheaper stocks," said Gan
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        215 25 SuruCaprtcl n6.S62.000 B«rHy« tad 102,700.000 HUM 68,046.000 APL**J 55,649.000 Grand Central 49,669.000 Aofcam Pardana 45,251.000 Stnorclnd 42.V42.000 Mffltfai S0< 36.057,000 Bdflaya Group 32.610.000 Ann Joo Ratourcas 30.149.000 Oamaniara Raalty 29.074.000 Bar)«ya Capital 27,674,000 Great «M PtMtlc 1990 600 MCSB Syst*mi 2450 460 M*t* 3000 450 Snort l no 1280 405
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        Time to re-evaluate warrants
        217 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By' Ven Sreenivasan WITH the reporting season around the corner, it is time to re-evaluate the approach towards investing in warrants. The fact that warrants have been among the biggest percentage gainers during the past few weeks will no doubt tempt retail investors to
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      2504 26 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Or 0r 1996/1997 Last Vol NMt Last Ouote Div Mv TN M M Cm High Low Stno Company Solo COOP) High Low Buyer SeMor C'vr P/I Sn* 625 360 m» 5000 AISB 50c 422 »10 175 424 406 422 424 5.0 4.9 0.3 87.6 432.9 132
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        1386 27 TURNOVER C000) VALUC 000) m«i» at t«« m*» cn> T«m IndustrW 401.081 266.996 870,060 1.0*7,422 520.616 1.566,036 rm«nc» 52.416 151.613 204,231 431.214 196.691 626.105 Mot»tf 16,462 19,296 35,760 51,627 45.445 97,272 37,937 226,225 264.062 231,255 335,475 566.730 Pl4nt«Mn 13J17 13,217 36,765 36,765 MW«9 6.406 6.406 W.470 HM70 61W 96,326 299.605
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        425 28 Source: Deutsche Morgan Grentell Research Stocks Volume FHTK Hldgs 20c HI,169,000 'NW Hldgs 50c 80.485,000 SM United Kk 50,939,000 Pac Andes 20c 48,612,000 ♦FACB 50c 48,191,000 'Berjaya Ind 47,215,000 •Insas Bhd 46,657,000 *MBF Land Bhd 34,229,000 Ctuian Soon Him 33,023,000 'kaiong WtOO 32,543,000 Stedu Keppel Corpn 126,086,701 •Btrjaya Ind 102,536,540
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        61 28  -  Shiv Taneja NIPPECRAFT LTD, which closed four cents higher at $0.67 on a volume of 7.05 million units last Friday, is a sell at current levels. The daily MACD chart is calling for more upside, but the weekly RSI and stochastics are calling for a sell, and will,
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        Investors should tread carefully ahead of results
        694 28  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Severe corrections seen if results fall below expectations BU Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The weeks ahead are going to be interesting times for the Singapore stock market. A straw poll of dealers last Friday showed that most think that the market
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      279 29 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THERE has been a wide range of tonnage committed during the week including a newbuilding re-sale Panamax bulker, 1960's built Aframax tankers and a number of reefers combined with charter. Purchasing interest certainly remains very positive. Demolition has been active, especially for India
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      427 29  -  Amlrix enables users in shipping industry to build an overall mAggflging infrastructure By. Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Sweden-based Frontec, a publicly traded company providing IT consultancy and professional services, is launching an application software tomorrow in Singapore for the shipping and logistics industries.
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      Over-capacity and the China connection
      589 29  -  LimSCEHE By, David Hughes JUDGING by the tone of recent news reports of containership newbuilding orders, it is starting to dawn on the industry just how much new capacity is threatening the market. Something like 500 newbuildings, ranging from 6,000 TEU giants to small feederships
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      170 29 Oana Antara [SOON KUPANG, Indonesia] The government of Australia's Northern Territory and Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara administration have agreed to start a shipping service to accelerate the trade flow between the two regions. A commuter ship will begin operations between Kupang in Indonesia and Darwin
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      PSA exploring port and logistics opportunities in Philippines
      323 29  -  International Business Division president Goon Kok Loon led team to Visayas region By' Yong Mei Fong (SINGAPORE] The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), just weeks after closing an agreement to help develop and later manage the West Java port of Cigading, is
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      Lock icon Review of port charges to be ready soon, says Ling
      285 29 Pt Klang mnst offer fall range of services to be world-class port: minister Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian Transport Ministry's review of port charges will be ready in a month or two. In the meantime, it has come up with
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      KMP launches bunkering venture in Port Klang
      303 29 [SINGAPORE] Local major bunker operator KMP Coastal Oil Pte Ltd has launched its bunkering joint venture in Port Klang and will start supplying bunkers to ships calling at the Malaysian port from late April. The joint venture firm, Straits Energy Enterprise Sdn Bhd
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      784 30  -  CHINA TRANSPORT: MOTORCYCLE OVERLOAD China Jialing Industrial Co Ltd, China's biggest motorcycle manufacturer, has seen its sales and growth hit by cut-throat market competition and is trying various ways to rev up its performance By Benjamin Hang Lim Reuter SELLING motorcycles used to be a
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
      389 30 PAGE Ethiopian 6 A£l 13 EuroHansa 6 AM. 3 Euroeast Abie )6 Evergreen 6 It Accord 8 Fl-BrigM 9 Appenship 4 Famous 1 Astro 3 r4n,,<Je 13 Austral 9 'oongSun 8 Avant 6 Fro,i 14 B'tang Mas 8 FrtL s 13 BSA 7
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      14392 38 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advartiiar Vaual Voyaqa Te*aphon« ETA ETA Advartijar Voyaqa Talaphona SIM OMt'n Nama Nama Number Numtar SIN Da*t'n Nama Nam* Numbar NumOar (MMUNNMOMMOMMMMMOmBMOOMNMNMMMOOmWMMOIONOOnMMOmOMOOl MMMNM0MMMHMMMNMMMIMMM0HNN0NNMMHMMM0M0M9HNMMM To BRISBANE (BNE) 2058 A Queensland, Australia To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 24/02 22/03 str sxpq chekiang n ******744 Ivorv Coast, Cote
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
        527 45 Vessel Voy No Berth ArrlvaJ Departure JVMVftft Bfeshjlreef 9702 J02 iionQStde 23.02/2300 81 Nurdiana *****7 J01 Honqside 23.02/0615 g| Sw *****7 JOI alongside 23.02/0100 C S Rubin 55 J23 alongside 25.02/0700 Celtic Doipft 2/97 J03 alongside 23.02/0600 Dm oaya 02/97 J02 alongside 23.02/0014 Grace island 17 J15 alonqside
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        1729 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Booklnq/BaUnce Rstls Skip Voy No Etb/Btr Ported From To From ta j-, 33U /0500 ZVBOO M/*99 21/1900 20 21/1700 24/0659 24/0900 1 24/0700 24/1159 JVM00 4 24/1200 24/1499 24/T700 tri 021A 25/0700 U/HOO 21/1659 23/1*0 2* 21/1700 24/0659 24/0900 J
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        209 45 Mar 3 Australia .Trades Labour Day. lfar 17 Australia: Canberra Day. Mar 20 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mar 27 Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Philippines: Maundy Thursday. Mar 28 Australia Good Friday. Canada Good Friday. Denmark Good Friday. Hong Kong Good Friday. Indonesia: Good Friday. Netherlands: Good Friday. New Zealand:
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        789 45 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 indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        495 45 Carton ISO Mil 9913 LI 17.0 0.13 106 0.08 Ft* 13 Drafts Water IhMw Art Aiw»l«l— S»««»1 No afe>M E25 1 0 5 3 I 0 TS=- 380 A«« 984.0 0.5 12.5 0.06 34 0.02 tad 380 Mu 993.7 19 16.8 0.09 83 0.07 WW! %ift
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        Lock icon Kia Motors plans globalisation drive through alliances
        290 46 South Korea's No 2 car maker aims to team tip with foreign partners in 23 countries AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's second largest car maker, Kia Motors Corp, announced a "globalisation" drive yesterday to broaden its production abroad through partnerships with Asian and developing
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        Lock icon Nissan to invest more on developing new models
        276 46 Reuter [TOKYO] Nissan Motor Co, racing to reflate its shrinking market share and catch up with rivals in the booming recreational vehicle market, is planning its biggest capital spending hike in seven years. Drawing from savings made possible by cost-cutting efforts and
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        Lock icon Taiwan team leaves for air talks with US
        208 46 DPA [TAIPEI] A Taiwan delegation flew to the US yesterday for aviation talks which may lead to the signing of an open skies agreement. If the talks succeed, Taiwan will be the third Asian nation to sign the open skies agreement with
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        Lock icon Astra gets Toyota to raise Indon content in cars
        254 46 Move should help it to qualify for tariff breaks on the import of auto parts Bloomberg Business News (JAKARTA] PT Astra International's newly appointed president commissioner, Mohamad "Bob" Hasan, has convinced Toyota Motor Corp to boost the local content of its
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        Lock icon Call to speed up repairs of B737 rudder systems
        180 46 Problem can potentially lead to crash: safety officials AFP [WASHINGTON) US transportation safety officials have called on commercial airlines to speed up repairs of the rudder systems of Boeing 737 aircraft. Problems with rudders reversing themselves can potentially lead to a
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        Lock icon For lowrider lovers only
        38 46 [TOKYO] Youngsters looking at a colourfully decorated Toyota Hilax '90 model during the Lowrider Car Show in Chiba, suburb of Tokyo, yesterday. More than 300 lowrider cars were exhibited at the one-day show. AFP
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        Lock icon MAS to share future landing rights with local airlines
        288 46 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will no longer be given the priority in future to have landing rights obtained by the government. Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. He said the government would like MAS, the national airline, to
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          Lock icon Nissan to team up with Samsung: report
          89 46 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Nissan Motors Co Ltd is to provide South Korea's Samsung Motors Inc with technology to produce and assemble four auto engine models, according to a report late last week. The Nihon Kogyo Shimbun said Samsung Motors would start producing the
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          Lock icon Volvo buys Canadian firm for C$ l73m
          66 46 Bloomberg Business News [TORONTO] Volvo AB, a Swedish automotive company, said it agreed to buy Champion Road Machinery Ltd of Canada for Csl73 million (*****.9 million), or Csls a share. The bid represents a 78.6 per cent premium to the company's 20-day average
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          Lock icon First plane lands at HK's new airport
          95 46 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's new multi-billion dollar Chek Lap Kok airport was christened last Thursday when the first plane landed on its runway, officials announced here. "The first landing shows we are well on track to open the new airport in April 1998," airport
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          Lock icon Guangzhou to open subway in June
          88 46 AFP [HONGKONG] The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou will open its first subway in June, it was reported late last week. The first phase of the 12.7 billion yuan (Ss2.l billion) Metro Line One subway, the largest government project in the history in the
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        Lock icon American Air to delay Boeing order: report
        214 46 AFP [WASHINGTON] American Airlines will delay taking delivery of 103 airplanes from Boeing next year because of financial uncertainties surrounding a continued pay dispute with its pilots. "Clearly we will take fewer (planes) in 1998 than we hoped to take," American Airlines president
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1650 46 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT ETO Abu Dhafei BY606 0820 BY613 0240 Helsinki AY37 1850 AY38 2135 BY600 2150 HITOSMm S0977 1720 SG978 0145 Adelaide S0230 1815 S0229 2220 Ho Chi MM) VN741 1310 VN742 0825 Ammii RJ188 1325 S0171 1420 S0172 0930 Amst.rd.rn KL843 0550 KL834
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      17 29 Rongh ride for China bike maker Cut-throat market competition hits China Jialing Industrial Co Ltd. Page 2
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      983 32 NORASIA FIXED DAY WEEKLY DIRECT CALL TO GENOA BARCELONA WITH FAST TRANSIT TIME FOR MORE DETAILS/BOOKING CONTACT:- PATRICIA/CALVIN/WILSON wmapoik NSA SHIPPING PTE LTD ALSO ACCEPTMG LCL TO; TWLi *****83 FAX; *****90 Cft NO. **********0 C VENKX/TRKSTVANCONA/ALEXANOMA/PORT THMLAND PB AGENOES CO LTD TEL: 062-*****68 SAJD/PVIAE US/MALT A/BARCELONA A VALENCIA Mil UN
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      302 32 Direct Container Service to Fangcheng Zhanjiang Vessel S'pore Fangcheng Zhanjiang UANBAO 08/03 13/03 15/03 tt /VQ/?TRANS CONVENTIONAL SERVICE TO THAILAND AND MALAYSIA BREAKBULK, RO/RO AND HEAVYUFT ANY WEIGHT THAI HAG STATUS PRIORITY BERTHS kmlnfmtVAU SAtfl) 17-77/02 MM> HPOtT km Expms V.43A 24-01/03 04-05/03 0540/03 Asa Express V.44A 11-13/03 14-14/03 17-11/03
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      1000 33 O STRAITS SHIPPING PTE LTD 10 Hoe Chiang Road #11-01 Keppel Towers Singapore *****5 Tel: *****88 Fox: *****17 SAIAH I BRUNEI CONVENTIONAL SERVICE HO CHI MINH FULL CONTAINER SERVICE vcsa ~vot m mm kk Ivissn vov it* sweat) n>Maxnits) SmmSTM ¥***** 27/n 03/03 04/03 OOICWT MAXAIOV V9709H 01/03 04/03 STmrSHOW
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      1263 34 B VESSEL VOYAGI SCrWJUUUOMUNiWTIU VISSII VOYAGE DM *A AMI DMM IAM SGP UNI (OMCOtO *****39* 27/07 M/ 03 M/ 03 10/03 11/03 12/03 IS/03 15/03 UNCROWN 0441 03K 14/02 It/02 17/02 11/02 If/02 03/03 I UNI CORONA *****34W 04/03 14/03 14/03 17/03 11/03 11/03 22/03 22/03 UNI ONWARD 0442 024
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      103 40 FCL/LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO ASIA/F.E., EUROPE, USA, AUST, NZ, INDIA, S. AFRICA, MED., ETC. PLEASE CALL: *****00 (16 UNIS) VIETNAM CONVENTIONAL SERVICE 'DOOR TO DOOR" SERVICE Vtssa ETA SIN LOADtUG fOt MJD 01/03 HAIPHONG NHAKON6O9 04/03 HOCHIMMH Also Accepting Cargo For All Other Vietnomn* Porh PLEASE CALL: 223 8622 (8
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      530 41 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN TIGER WAVE 512N 2* 25/02 02-05/03 10-11/03 TIGER ISLAND 513N 28-01/03 05-09/03 14-15/03 TIGER BRIDGE 514N 03 04/03 09-12/03 17 18/03 tIGER BAY 515N 07-oat)3 12 16/03 21-22/03 TIGER WAVE 516N 10-11/03 16-19/03 24-25/03 TIGER ISLAND 517N 14-15/03 19-23/03 28-29A33 SIN I TIGER SPRING
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      723 41 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Cuan Road Singapore *****1 A Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 ||!V9l| V htS E-MAlL:flesin@singnet.com.sg A (SO 9002 CONSOLIDATION SERVICE CANADA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN MONTREAL 26/02 CAPETOWN 05/03 TORONTO 26/02 DURBAN 05/03 VAN COUVER 26/02 JOHANNESBURG 05/03 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD
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      1207 41 OOCL (Sinqopore; Pte Ltd CFS Keppel Distrpk for bookmg j— ——jJbj 79 Anon Ro«d #21-04 (5) 07W06 Wk 513 #01-128 t enquiry 'fn\, Y CR NO **********0H W: 272 7827 oK 3269 180 Ui *****13 Fe» 221 3942 F«»: 272 7825 I- MOKTM AHIKICA USA/ CAMAPA <> AMSTIAUA TO USA
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      1496 42 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CR NO. **********00 DIRECT JESSICA/CELI*/MEmjAH 7 slgs/week 3 slgs/week [VESSEL [VOY [Sii JAK [VESSEL |VOV [SIN SUR BUANA SINAR 960 iNPT 26/02 (WED) SINAR TIMUR 900 IN PT
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      1362 42 YANG IMII4C UNE lul 4Ni»l;kJ TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSOAY/SUNOAY Bl.'.liMiU ARRIVAL FIXEO DAY MONDAY vot I HTM NAM FIT Iflt AM HH WS»L VOT OH HI KM W HFA SM Rt*l*l BRIOGE J7O7W IzMK I 12>C3 1403 IMB IMJ3 MING MOON A/011 SLD SID SIO SIO SIO 2MB MINGGLORY VOOW
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      410 42 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY I SIN BOM SEA SUCCESS I 01N 24/02 04/03 MEKHANIK KURAKO MK29N 04/03 13/03 KOTA CAHAYA CAMI77 07/03 16/03 TRADE FAST TFSIOI 15/03 24/03 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL VOY SIN BOM/N.SHEVA TRANSOCEANIC 02-97 07/03
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      1017 43 [ASIA- MEMIBIRAtiKAN EXPRESS (AME) WESTBOUNP SiHVKEI' VESSEL VOY SIN PKG CMB MLA GCN BCN RTM FEI IgH N KIEL 9707-3 26 FEB 27 FEB 03 MAR 12 MAR 14 MAR 15 MAR 20 MAR 21 MAR 22 MAR N SHANGHAI 9708-3 05 MAR 06 MAR 10 MAR 19 MAR 21
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      1766 43 Iwssa SMRt PJOANG rOUMG" JP NAM SOU l£H ORH RIM Off VKSR PKL WE IK HMN Ml MT BW tlStt BMW TTTT (XL KIUUN lot; 2107 17.01* 26 0? 1103 21.03 2103 1103 NO. HONGKONG 20*7 2102* 2102 03X3 04J3 05X3 0103 DANUOf 3007 01X3 HOI* 27X2 17-03 1103 20X3
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      369 44 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING _Tjt 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE fSINOTRANSI J S (*****7 J.TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 p TLX: R*****1 3INOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SIN I ETAHKG ETA SHA 0. GLORY 9706 CANCELLED G. WELL 9706 07/03 12/03 16/03 G. LUCK 9706 19/03 23/03 0.
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      314 44 m. AM MAC-NELS S PORE M'SIA Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC N A J **********08 SSU: (084) *****8 WWEJU SflWl X PB4ANG: (04) *****8 BANGKOK: (862) *****67 BUVMBJHfc (81) 2tt666 P. KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT (21) *****07 MOW: (81) >***** HONG KONG MV "OOCI GERMANY" V 4067 ETA SIN 26-2-97
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      123 44 WEEKLY GROUPAGE t AUST, NZ, THAILAND, HKG, CHINA. KOREA, TAIWAN, PHUPPf€S, INDIA. SRI LANKA, PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH HJI MAUHTUS, NEW CAIfiXMA, S. AfflCA. EUROPE, UK, USA ft S. AMENCA. •mmwmmmmtmmxmmmm BL NSURED FOR US$6OO,OOO PBI CLAMfMC BONDS) IgßlgMgl FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE CONTACT #H4IEU»ASA CENTRE VffSj 1 15 HOC CHUNG RO, SMGAPORE
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      350 44 SEA GRACE 20A32 RdriVAtwAJK/Nan I OCEAN ISLAND 28/02 10/03 RdrrVAtwAJK I I Loading for 1 C. GLORY Dubai/Dammarv/Kuwaft I HAPPY DAY Dubai/A. DhatVßahrain/DammarVKuwart ADAMASTOS Aden/Hodeidah/JedditfVPt. Said I CARAVOS EXPLORERS Dub«/A. Dhabi^ahrairVDamman^.uwait| Toads Singapore, E/W. Malaysia Indonesia I I Loading for I OCEAN FRIEND Loe Angetes/New Orteatt/ChsrtwtwV I 02GUR AKSOY OrteanA3i«leston/
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      128 45 ■■HEiEZIEHSEHI** LEGEND. P T Temperature c X\ Weather W«d drectKKi with speed knot* •e Ron Wove height Cloudy Sky Serface winds are indicated by arrow* wkick Hy with Hie wind Q One tul circle represents calm or Sght and variable winds I One hoM Heche represents 5 knots One fui
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      169 46 We want to make clear that: AA) M/S LUCKY SEAWAY SERVICES CO., LTD., BANGKOK, THAILAND 9/167 U.M. TOWER BUILDING 16TH FLOOR RAMKHAMHAENG ROAD, SUANLUANG BANGKOK ***** THAILAND BB) M/S LUCKY SEA-WAYS SHIPPING (PVT) LTD HOUSE *69 (3RD FLOOR) ROAD *27 CDA R/A CHITTAGONG DHAKA OFFICE J.K. BHAVAN (2ND FLOOR), DHAKA
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