The Business Times, 29 March 1997

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 0&V12/96 85$ SINGAPORE Internet http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEEKEND EDITION, MARCH 29-30,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Malaysia to rein in excessive share, property loans
    546 1  -  Bank Negara acts to preempt bubble economy, targets 7.8-&2% growth From. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Malaysian central bank took steps yesterday to preempt the formation of a bubble economy by announcing two new measures against excessive lending for purchase of
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    No plans to curb Clob: Bank Negara governor
    215 1 [KUALA LUMPUR] The governor of Malaysia's central bank said he is unaware of any move by the bank or the government to limit or close down Clob International, the over-the-counter market in Singapore where the bulk of the foreign stocks traded are
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    S'pore property data go on the Net
    314 1 SISV and SPH himA BBATink on the Web today [SINGAPORE] Property investors here and abroad can now get data about private property transactions in Singapore on the Internet. The Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV) and Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) are this
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    Lock icon Anwar: Bilateral ties will continue, but...
    308 1 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that the cabinet which met on Wednesday decided that bilateral ties with Singapore will continue, but "previous levels of confidence" will take time to be restored. Mr Anwar said the cabinet regretted that some
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    Lock icon Dow risks a beating next week as bond yields soar
    311 1  -  From, Neil Behrmann inljondon WALL STREET stocks will look vulnerable when trading resumes after the Easter holiday as surging bond yields on Thursday put mounting pressure on equities. In the bond market, prices tumbled as the yield on the 30year
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    Anwar's statement
    146 1 "THE cabinet in its meeting on Wednesday 26 March 1997 discussed the events following the disparaging remarks on Malaysia by Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. "The cabinet feels, along with the Malaysian people, that good neighbourly relations are built upon the principle of reciprocity, nurtured by mutual
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      117 1 UIHHH Unrritki In line with lower-than-expected output and trade data, more broking houses have downgraded electronics stocks, Pfl TkUnalnik More professionals in Singapore are putting their careers on hold while they pursue other personal interests. Why? ELI E—-I-—— i -V qul Who first came up with the Idea of making
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      14 1 There Is no freeze, says Mahathir, Pg 3 US stocks buys slow, Pg 9
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S Eye
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        BT Sentiment Index
        589 2 Those polled for their views on next week's Singapore stock market outlook are: Alliance Securities, ING Baring, Daiwa Securities, Fraser Securities, GK Goh, Deustche Morgan Grenfell, Phillip Securities and Merrill Lynch. Natsteel Ltd ♦(Hold) OCBC Investment Research, Mar 27, $3.54 Natsteel is turning around faster than expected,
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        In My Opinion
        454 2  -  Jacqueline Ong Hrflonil Economist, Independent Eoonomlo Analyila (Holdings) Pte Ltd (IDEA) 44"|1/r ALAYSIA has been VI able t0 clock above 11X. 8 per cent growth for the ninth straight year, undoubtedly enhancing the allure of the economy as a destination for foreign inflows. Its greatest economic accomplishment
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      Asian airlines set to soar
      1090 2  -  Gains likely from strong growth in regional traffic; analysts call for a buy on Cathay Pacific and SIA (L) By\ Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] ASIAN airlines are banking on strong growth in the aviation market, especially in their own backyard Asia. And stock investors could make
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      Lock icon Technical analysis
      86 2 AT current levels, Singapore Airlines Local looks like a good long-term buy. The daily and weekly RSI and stochastics charts suggest a buy on the stock, and this is supported by the directional indicators. In the case of Cathay Pacific, there appears to be more downside for the
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      Taking a closer look at some closed-end funds
      461 2  -  A hint of change but problems persist, especially illiqnidity By\ ShivTaneja [SINGAPORE] Closed-end funds have not been popular with local investors. To a large extent, the negative attitude towards these funds is well deserved. Let's just consider the four funds that have
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      Did someone say the US is in a new era again?
      921 2  -  The Back of the ENVELOPE Dontbetonityet: it's not eaay to tell a cyclical from a structural uptrend By. David Goh The writer is a banking and finance lecturer with the Nanyang Technological University. This fortnightly column covers both property
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  • REGION
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      Higher rates on the cards; lending may face curbs
      426 3  -  Bank Megara 1908 annul report to less productive activities like consumption, sleeks Reports by Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur STOCKMARRET players are not going to like the latest Bank Negara report, especially its intention to keep interest rates high. "Factors influencing
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      Major sectors seen growing at same pace
      297 3 THE major sectors of the economy are expected to expand further, but at about the same pace, Bank Negara said. The main impetus of growth will come from the services, manufacturing and construction sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors will continue to register
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      Governor unfazed by two failed mergers
      235 3 BANK Negara governor Ahmad Mohamad Don is undaunted by the two failed marriage attempts of banks in Malaysia. He noted that some analysts had said the two merger failures this year had thrown a spanner in Malaysia's plans to consolidate the crowded banking sector.
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      Lock icon There is no freeze, nothing's frozen: Dr M
      244 3 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian PM confirms media reports are not true Bernama PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday media reports that Malaysia has frozen fresh bilateral dealings with Singapore are not true. RTM, in its Bpm news bulletin, reported the prime minister as
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      Lock icon Tang says SM should quit as he's impeding cabinet
      366 3 ■JOHORBARU The Straits Times LAWYER Tang Liang Hong said yesterday that Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew should quit the cabinet as he is impeding its function and damaging bilateral ties with Malaysia. He said that because of the Senior Minister, the
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      BOJ, banks in major bid to save Nippon Credit
      590 4  -  TOKYO Plan to be announced next month will involve cash infusions of at least 150b yen By. Anthony Rowley A MAJOR crisis-averting rescue operation is being mounted by official and private sources for ailing Nippon Credit Bank (NCB). The bank, long
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      Lock icon S Korean firms rushing to prevent potential takeovers
      397 4 SEOUL rhangAfl in April will make it tougher for them to resist mergers Reuter SOUTH Korean companies are hastily throwing up defences against potential hostile takeovers ahead of legal changes next month that will make it more difficult to fend off predators.
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      Lock icon HK property frenzy: agent knocked out
      127 4 HONGKONG Reuter HONGKONG'S flat-buying frenzy turned violent for one property agent who was knocked unconscious at a flat sale, a local newspaper said yesterday. Tempers flared on Thursday as security guards sought to control property agents trying to reach buyers queuing at a popular
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      Lock icon Three-way traffic
      57 4 [HANEDA, Japan] A Japan Air System Airbus A-300 rolling back from a new runway yesterday at Tokyo International Airport in Haneda, onto a taxiway above a freeway. The new runway, which opened on Thursday, is expected to ease the crowded conditions of departing and landing flights, allowing 80
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      Lock icon Japan unveils new deregulation measures but no timetable set
      355 4 ■TOKYO This is the final package of a 3-year deregulation plan Reuter JAPAN yesterday announced a revised package of measures to deregulate the nation's economy but left the timing of many of the steps unclear. "The package is aimed at deregulating
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      Lock icon Hanbo's chairman arrested
      133 4 SEOUL Reuter SOUTH Korean prosecutors yesterday arrested the chairman of the stricken Hanbo Group whose steelmaking flagship collapsed in January, a prosecution official said. "Mr Chung 80-keun was arrested and taken to the Youngdungpo prison," he said. Chung was taken into custody after being questioned at the
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      Lock icon China firms warned against false reporting
      270 4 SHANGHAI Fake information found in some annual reports watchdog Reuter CHINA'S securities authorities yesterday warned listed firms that any company found including false information in annual reports would be harshly punished. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said in a circular that several instances
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      Slower earnings growth for HKMA Fund
      415 4  -  HONGKONG From] Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong VOLATILE bond markets and a strong US dollar dampened the performance of the Hongkong government's Exchange Fund last year, with accumulated earnings up 7.9 per cent, against a strong 27.3 per cent increase in 1995. Accumulated earnings
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  • THE WORLD
    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Orly airport ground staff on strike
        87 5 AFP [PARIS] A strike by ground staff at Paris' Orly airport disrupted flights by Air France Europe, a domestic v subsidiary of national carrier Air France, yesterday The strike by one of the main ground staff trade unions, SUD-aerien, caused delays or flight cancellations,
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        Lock icon 20m in Russian labour protests: unions
        72 5 AFP [MOSCOW] Russian trade union leaders said yesterday more than 20 million workers and pensioners had taken part in Thursday's nationwide protests, rejecting official estimates which were much lower. Mikhail Shmakov, head of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions, said the demonstrations over unpaid
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        Lock icon UK inter-bank payment system down
        85 5 AFP [LONDON] Thousands of British wage-earners faced a financially tough Easter long weekend after an inter-bank computer breakdown on Thursday blocked salary <; payments. Several banks, including Barclays and Lloyds TSB, promised clients would not be penalised for the delay, caused by a communications blackout
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      Lock icon Bre-X bashed down 83% after airing doubts on Busang
      312 5 We will be exonerated and property will stand as we indicated, says its president Bloomberg [TORONTO] Bre-X Minerals Ltd shares plunged 83 per cent on Thursday following the company's disclosure the day before that its estimates of gold reserves in an
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      Lock icon Gore's China trip: Clinton pleased with results
      205 5 WASHINGTON AFP US PRESIDENT Bill Clinton has hailed Vice-President A 1 Gore's trip to China as a success and said it was proof positive his policy of engagement with Beijing was paying off. "The trip has been a real validation of our strategy
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      Lock icon Hillary's hope
      57 5 [SERENGETI NATIONAL PARK, Tanzania] US First Lady Hillary Clinton, standing under an acacia tree, talking to reporters on Thursday during a press conference about her trip to Africa. Mrs Clinton said she hoped that bringing her daughter Chelsea along on the trip "might plant a seed"for improving health
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      Lock icon Lehman and its banker subpoenaed in fundraising probe
      430 5 WASHINGTON US panel looking into firm's ties with Cltic chief who also heads weapons export firm Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg LEHMAN Brothers Inc and one of its investment bankers, Ernest G Green, were subpoenaed by a congressional committee investigating Democratic election fundraising. Subpoenas
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      Lock icon US growth in Q4 slower than expected
      491 5 WASHINGTON GDP expanded at GDP price deflator shows lowest reading in 30 years Bloomberg NEW government figures show the US economy unexpectedly grew at a slower pace in the fourth quarter than previously estimated. Inflation, while subdued, was revised higher. The gross domestic
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      Lock icon White House, lawmakers in CPI change talks
      285 5 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE Clinton administration signalled a renewed interest on Thursday in adjusting the formula for cost-of-living increases, a step that could help spur passage of a balancedbudget agreement. Acknowledging that the basis for benefit increases, the consumer price index, overstates inflation, White
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      10 5 Busang fiasco may boost S African gold shares, Pg 9
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      368 5 THE WEATHER Fair. Temperature (30-25) Europe Hi/Lo* Oiwl America HVLo* Cood. Aria-Pidflo Hi/Lo* Good. Amsterdam (loudy Atlanta 11/08 Cloudy Auckland 21/14 Cloudy Athens 18/08 Showers Bu.ihw Aires 28/17 Cloudy Bangkok 36/24 (loudy Berlin 07/00 (loudy Chicago 14/04 Sunny Beying 13/3 Cloudy Bora 09/01 Cloudy Honolulu 27/20 (loudy Bombay 35/23 Cloudy
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      More analysts lower electronics sector rating
      626 6  -  Lower-than-expected output, trade data and folly valued stocks cited Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] In tandem with lower-than-expected output and trade data, several broking houses have downgraded the electronics sector in recent weeks. While a handful of houses lowered their ratings following a run-up in electronics
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      Lock icon Telekom ready to help fund Telkom SA
      482 6 Malaysian firm also sees IPO for S African utility in 3 years Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Telekom Malaysia Bhd, which has won a stake in Telkom South Africa (Telkom SA), is prepared to inject more funds into the South African utility if required, chief
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      Lock icon Property firms bracing for slower growth
      543 6 MARKETTALE Analysts see curbs, potential oversupply depressing prices Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Singapore's property companies are bracing for a tough year. After posting increases in profits of between 20 and 25 per cent last year, 1997 is expected to see a slowdown in growth as the
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      S'pore unit of Ayala Land buys Sydney office building
      382 6  -  From Al Labita in Manila A SINGAPORE-BASED subsidiary of listed Ayala Land Inc (ALI) has bought the prime Tattersall's Building in Sydney, its first investment foray in Australia, the company said on Wednesday. In a report to the Philippines Stock Exchange,
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    • CORPORATE RESULTS
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        Fuji Offset earnings jump 65%
        61 6 [SINGAPORE] Fuji Offset Plates Manufacturing has posted a 65 per cent rise in group net earnings to $1.18 million for the year ended Dec 31,1996. Group turnover, however, eased 2.4 per cent to $22.77 million. Earnings per share rose to 2.37 cents from 1.44 cents.
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        Broadway net falls 53%
        66 6 [SINGAPORE] Group net earnings of Broadway Industries fell 52.6 per cent to $521,000 for the year ended Dec 31,1996, affected by a weak consumer electronics market and a $5.96 million depreciation charge. Turnover increased 19.8 per cent to $60.71 million. Earnings per share decreased to 0.45
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        HBM Print net profit surges to $895,000
        55 6 [SINGAPORE] HBM Print has posted a net profit of 1896,000, a tremendous increase from its earnings of $3,000 last year. Turnover rose by 26.2 per cent to $90.1 million. HBM's earnings per share is now 1.02 cents, while net tangible assets are up
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        Liang Huat posts 90% plunge in profit
        79 6 [SINGAPORE] Liang Huat Aluminium has reported a 90 per cent plunge in group net earnings to $415,000. Turnover, however, rose 33 per cent to $106.2 million for the year ended December 1996. Turnover exceeded $100 million for the first time, mainly due to
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        Lock icon Oriental profit up 83%, announces bonus
        72 6 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Oriental Holdings Bhd said 1996 net profit rose 83 per cent to M 5394.4 million (*****.5 million). The profit exceeded an average forecast 0fM5339.9 million by 17 analysts in The Estimate Directory. Oriental said second half profit was better than expected,
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        Lock icon IOI 1st-half net down 4% to M$81m
        79 6 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] 101 Corp, a plantation and property group, said first-half net profit dropped 4 per cent to M 580.7 million (5546.9 million), hurt by lower palm oil prices. The fall in profit was limited by stronger performances from its property and
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Perlis Plantations to focus on four core areas
        553 7 It forms a Dutch joint venture for a chain of supermarkets and discount stores Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Perlis Plantations Bhd (PPB) will in future focus on four main activities commodity-based foods, manufacturing and services, hotels and property, and palm oil plantations, according
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        Lock icon Kloffe may launch Second Board index futures contracts
        517 7 KI£E chief says it is not known when it will be introduced Bernama [KUCHING] The Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (Kloffe) has indicated the possibility of introducing a Second Board Index (SBI) futures contract. "The interest has been shown to
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        Lock icon YTL posts 11% rise in 1st-half profit
        93 7 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] YTL Corp said first-half net profit rose 11.1 per cent to M 5162.77 million (5594.7 million). The company, which has interests in power generation, leisure and property, did not give any reason for its financial performance. In a statement on
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        Lock icon Korea's LG to invest US$68b in boom areas
        187 7 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's leading conglomerate, LG Group, yesterday said it would invest US$6B billion (Ss9B billion) by the end of 2000 to beef up fu-ture-oriented businesses including semiconductors and telecommunications. The restructuring programme, which calls for disposing of 90 small business
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        Lock icon Petronas' first LPG venture in China opens
        307 7 Firm is in another project due to start later this year Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Petroliam Nasional Bhd's (Petronas) first liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) joint venture project in China comprising a LPG receiving terminal and jetty, LPG bottling plant and related ancillary facilities in
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        Lock icon JAL's virtual pet reward
        56 7 [TOKYO] Japan Airlines (JAL) flight attendant Naoko Fukunaga showing the "Tamagocchi JAL special", a special version of the "Virtual Pet" in Tokyo on Thursday. JAL will prepare 30,0000f the latest toy craze for one of their domestic flight mileage awards, to boost domestic flights from April
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        Lock icon One Holding has debts of 7b baht
        148 7 Reuter [BANGKOK] Thailand's One Holding pic owes lenders 7.018 billion baht (*****.5 million), the company said in a statement to the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday. The firm has loans totalling 4.956 billion baht outstanding to 38 financial institutions, owes 562 million baht
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        Lock icon Rescue plan for troubled Thai bank finalised
        295 7 Reuter [BANGKOK] The Industrial Finance Corp of Thailand (IFCT) said yesterday it had finalised a plan to manage troubled and scandal-ridden Bangkok Bank of Commerce pic from May at the request of the Bank of Thailand. An official at IFCT, an industrial financing
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Ford raises stake in China firm ahead of van launch
        247 8 FT [SHANGHAI] Ford Motor Company, the US carmaker, on Thursday announced plans to raise its stake in Jiangling Motors as a prelude to launching its first vehicle manufactured in China this year. The U5554.5 million (5578.5 million) purchase of JMC
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        Lock icon Business hurt by raids: Nomura chief
        456 8 Some have stopped dealing with the securities firm after probe on allegedly illegal stock deals Reuter [TOKYO] Nomura Securities chairman and president Masashi Suzuki said it was unavoidable that recent raids by authorities would have a negative impact on the company's business, a company
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        Lock icon Quaker sells Snapple for US$1.4b less
        374 8 It had bought Snapple 27 months ago for US$L7b and is selling itfbrjastUSs3oom LATWP [LOS ANGELES] Closing one of the worst flops in corporatemerger history, Quaker Oats Co agreed on Thursday to sell Snapple Beverage Corp to Triarc Cos for US$3OO million (***** million),
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        Lock icon Oracle chief renews interest in bid for Apple
        347 8 Bloomberg [PALO ALTO, California! Oracle Corp chairman Larry Ellison late Thursday confirmed he has formed an independent investor group to gauge interest in taking over troubled Apple Computer Inc. The move, which is not the first time Mr Ellison has raised the
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        Lock icon Intel to buy back another 30m shares
        206 8 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp said its board approved the repurchase of an additional 30 million shares, a boost of 27 per cent. In 1990, directors authorised the world's largest chipmaker to buy back 110 million shares. Intel has bought about 92.6
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    • SHIPS IN PORT
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        CONVENTIONAL WHARVES
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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    • FINANCE,COMMODITIES & MARKETS
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        Lock icon Morgan Stanley earnings rise 16% in strong Q1
        386 9 Profit hits record USs3l6m on asset management and investment banking Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Morgan Stanley Qroup Inc's fiscal first-quarter farnings rose 16 per cent, led fcy asset management and investment banking. t The fifth-largest US securities firm in terms of capital •aid
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        Lock icon Bank had double role in Krupp bid: report
        326 9 Deutsche unit Morgan Grenfell had access to Thyssen data, it says AFP {HAMBURG] Deutsche Bank, the biggest private German bank, played a double role in the controversial attempt by Krupp to take over its larger steel rival Thyssen, Der Spiegel magazine alleged
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        Lock icon Buying of stocks slowed down in March: US funds
        382 9 Investors put a bigger portion in low-risk money market fonds Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] The pace of equity mutual fund buying slowed this month amid mounting concerns about the health of the US stock market, fund companies said. Many of America's biggest fund
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        Lock icon Derivatives: Bank unit loses US$50m
        168 9 AFXAsia Reuter [TOKYO] The Bank of TokyoMitsubishi's US unit has made derivatives trading losses of US$5O million (Ss72 million), Kyodo news quoted the bank as saying. The New York-based wholly owned subsidiary, TokyoMitsubishi Derivative Products (USA) Inc, has written down a total of US$B3 million
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        Busang fiasco may boost S African gold shares
        370 9  -  From, Neil Behrmann in London THE Busang gold find fiasco may just have a silver lining gold prices could become firmer because fears of a huge oversupply of the metal may well be exaggerated. And for listed gold producers, the incident could
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        Lock icon US banks' computers ready for year 2000
        177 9 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US banks supervised by the Federal Reserve should have no problem adjusting their computer systems to reflect the year 2000 date change, said United States Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan. "Based on our examinations and discussions with banks and accounting firms,
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        Lock icon Islamic banks under media attack in Egypt
        228 9 AFP [CAIRO] Islamic banks are under attack in Egypt where they have been accused by the press of "hypocrisy" for taking advantage of people's religious conviction to amass their own wealth. "These banks are trying to convince the people that dealing with any
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        Lock icon Euroyen and JGBs end firmer
        211 9 SOKEXReport Reuter (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures ended an abbreviated session firmer on low turnover due to the Good Friday holiday. Dealers said the release of Japan's industrial production data, showing a 3.4 per cent decline in February, failed to move
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        High volume but trading stays within tight range
        203 9  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Ric Trotta By Ric Trotta, floor manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract traded within a tight range yesterday, given the relatively high volume. This, coupled with the fact that yesterday's trading
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        Lock icon Shell closes more Nigerian facilities
        211 9 ENERGY REPORT AFP [LAGOS] Shell Oil has shut down five pumping stations in Balyelsa state, bringing to 11 the number of such facilities it has halted in Nigeria after a weekend hostage-taking, a spokesman said yesterday. It shut down the Balyelsa facilities, and evacuated all
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        339 9 AFX-Asia Intel ♦2HI SHARE prices closed higher in active volatile trade, with the electronics sector outperforming all others, dealers said. The Weighted Price Index closed up 29.99 points at 8,119.70, off a low of 8,059.06 and a high of 8,151.30. Volume was 2.% billion shares worth NT5137.81 billion. Rises
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        384 9 AFP fj Composite ladei *122 SHARE prices closed 0.2 per cent higher on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, with sentiment turning cautious following unconfirmed reports that Jinro Group had financial problems, dealers said. The Composite Index edged up 1.22 points to 652.87. Turnover remained heavy at 40.66 million shares
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      1531 10 Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 -MM JAPANESE stocks fell, led by bank shares, on concern the government won't do enough to save Japan's most-troubled lenders. "We expect more banks to announce badloan problems and write-offs over the next two months," said Kazuaki Sano, the general manager of the securities investment
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        7474 12 INDUSTRIALS ConsiMMr products t997 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Lew Company s«t« OOO High Low P/E $mll 3 S2" i&E=z:=3i5 d 302 aVi M:5 ISS 750 840 40 249 845 790 336.0 428 189 Berjaya Ind 370 8 2078 370 356 ***** 765 372 Berjaya Leisure -7J5 138 715
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        250 12 Reuter CI Composite Index -5J7 MALAYSIAN shares closed weaker yesterday after a 140-point fall on Wall Street and fears of higher Malaysian interest rates in 1997, analysts said. The benchmark Composite Index of 100 large-capitalised stocks closed 5.67 points lower to 1,217.64. "The
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      885 15  -  Exclusion from Asem will disadvantage Australian diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific, says Milton Osborne Milton Osborne Dr Milton Osborne is a freelance writer and consultant on Asian issues based in Sydney and a former senior Australia intelligence analyst. MALAYSIA'S decision to exclude Australia
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      1027 15  -  Hie debate over Asian immigration and Aboriginal land limits is creating a schism in Australian society By\ Robert N Schwart Robert N Schwartz is with the Department of Economics at the Australian National University. "Civilisation did not begin in Australia until the last quarter
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      1586 16  -  What factors will determine the grouping's continued economic dynamism? By' Teofilo C Daquila Dr Teofilo C Daquila is with the Master's Programme in Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. ASEAN continues to be one of the rapidly growing regions in
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      67 13 Rea -ft]Pir% |f| "*rt~ ij§| £*f B|j 5 if for reliable and timely information about Myanmar. The current issue includes: MyanView Vol 3, Nos 1,2,3 4 (Jan Dec 1997) jJfW |m^i SslBo/US$l3O >W L Order by fax 775 6259, telephone 870 2483, V t or e-mail khairani@iseas.ac.sg Mf Published by
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      247 14 Trends A monthly publication o( Uw IroUtute ol SoulhMO A»i»n Stud lea The Publication Editors-in-chief S. Rajaratnam Chia Siow Yue Editor Derek da Cunha Associate Editor P. lim Pui Huen Assistant Editor Ronald Kow Business Manager Leonard C. Sebastian International Advisory Committee Jose V. Abueva (Philippines) Chan HengChee (Singapore) Stephen
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      2309 17  -  A growing number of professionals in Singapore are putting their careers on hold while they pursue more personal interests. Why are they doing this? datid bobt finds out COVER STORY DAVID BOEY IF TIME is money, then people who put life on hold
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