The Business Times, 27 June 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023^12/96 i* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, JUNE 27,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon HK markets abuzz with confidence
    1341 1  -  MBWS FOCUS As the colony's return to China approaches, a new optimistic mood sweeps aside the prophets of doom By Catherine Ong [HONGKONG] The confidence is palpable these days around Exchange Square, home to the booming Hongkong stock market, as the last major bastion of
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    Lock icon NTU lowers 1997 growth forecast to 6.5%
    516 1  -  Revision from 7.2% due to recent poor trade performance By. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] The poor trade performance in recent months has prompted Nanyang Technological University economists to pare their full-year economic growth forecast for Singapore to 6.5 per cent, down from 7.2 per
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    Lock icon Junior NatWest trader hides £90m options losses for 2 years
    367 1 London watchdog studying whether to take action AFP [LONDON] National Westminster Bank, Britain's biggest bank, said yesterday that a junior trader from its investment banking arm had for two years covered up losses of £90 million (*****.8 million) from high-risk
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    Tie-up talk sends SingTel shares climbing
    220 1  -  By] David Boey [SINGAPORE] Rumours of a possible tie-up between Singapore Telecom and regional telcos sent punters chasing its shares yesterday. Sing Tel shares rose 6 cents to close at $2.73, with some 3.11 million shares changing hands. This volume bucked the trend from
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Bugis-Selegie to be turned into S'pore's Broadway
      449 2  -  GevtamOs plans far E Walk, an entertainment hub; four sites to be released Am* sale Reportsby Jenny Lam THE government has unveiled a plan to create an entertainment hub in the Bugis-Selegie area and will release four sites for sale within the next
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      First E Walk site to be offered in Q3
      344 2 TOE first of four planned sale sites in the proposed Entertainment Walk will be launched in the third quarter of this year. All four sites, totalling hectares, come with 30-year leases and have at least 70 per cent of gross built-up
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      Wing Tai MD heads domestic business sub-committee
      103 2 CHENG Wai Keung, managing director of property group Wing Tai Holdings, will chair the domestic business subcommittee of the Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness (CSC). j.. -v The 13-member sub-com-mittee comprises leading industrialists of local enterprises and heads of the chambers of commerce and
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      Motor premiums too low: Income
      449 2  -  By Soh Tiang Keng MOTOR premium .rates in Singapore have fallen far too low, and further rate cuts could make motor insurance unprofitable. i This warning came from Tan Soon Heng, assistant general manager of NTUC Income, in a paper presented yesterday at the Asian
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      Unveiled: plan to cut number of new hotel staff
      308 2 A PLAN to cut the number of new hotel workers by 20 per cent by the year 2000 with the help of gizmos like napkinfolding machines and selfcleaning toilets was unveiled yesterday. The project, called "Hotel Transformation 21", involves the Singapore
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      Salim-linked residential project launched in S'pore
      244 2  -  By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] After snapping up 30 units in the first and second towers of Jakarta's upmarket Four Seasons-Regent Residences residential development, Singaporeans were quick to buy another 16 units in the third tower. The strong interest shown by Singaporeans for the towers
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      Lock icon Whither US electronics demand?
      318 2  -  E7E ON THE ECONOMY Electronics By, Jennifer Lien IN A sign that electronics demand from the US is still tentative, new orders of electronic components in the US took a 6.6 per cent tumble in April after three successive months of growth. But advance May data
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      Lower bids expected for 3 exec condo sites
      406 2  -  By] Diana Oon THREE executive condominium (EC) parcels launched for tender yesterday are expected to receive bids slightly below the average of $206 per sq ft per plot ratio paid for two EC parcels sold in May. The sites in Hougang, Jurong
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Parliament to sit on July 11
        41 2 PARLIAMENT will sit on Friday, July 11. at 2.45 pm, the Cleric of Parliament announced yesterday. It was earlier announced that Finance Minister Richard Hu will present the government's budget for 1997/96 on that day.
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        M1 offers 30% discount for GSM service
        46 2 THOSE who sign up with new handphone operator Ml by July 31 will have 30 per cent off any GSM service plan for 12 months. Also, they will enjoy free airtime for the first 10 seconds of incoming calls.
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        Nod for rise in FEER circulation
        31 2 CIRCULATION of the gazetted Far Eastern Economic Review, the Hongkong-based weekly, can increase from 6,000 to 8,000 copies from next month, the government announced yesterday.
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        SIF hosting US team of mayors
        43 2 THE Singapore International Foundation is hosting a delegation from the United States Conference of Mayors as part of its programme to promote greater understanding between Singapore and the US. The delegation will be here tiU July 1.
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      Corrections and clarifications
      41 2 IN our Executive Moves column of June 9, we reported that Kohtaro Miyagi was promoted to chairman of Canon Singapore Pte Ltd when it should have been chairman erf Canon Marketing Services. We are sorry for the error.
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Batey wins big at the Gong Show
      436 4  -  The agency bagged 23 of the 64 medals given at the Creative Circle Awards By\ Clarissa Tan {SINGAPORE] IF THE Creative Circle Awards are the Singapore advertising industry's equivalent of the Oscars, then Batey Ads must be its English Patient. The local ad
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      Shoppers could bypass checkout line next year
      240 4 [SINGAPORE] In-store shop-/ ping could become more of a, breeze in the near future, at some boutiques and stores at least. Singapore company Symbol Technologies Asia Inc aims to revolutionise the shopping experience with the Portable Shopping System (PSS), which allows customers to
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      454 4 I We represent a Bangkok property developer who is currently undertaking a project to develop, subdivide, and sell residential lands to Thai residents. Due to the recent changes of policies by Thai lending institutions, our client's project is affected by such constraint financially. So as to obtain external funding to
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Thai forex reserves down US$4b on baht defence
      552 5  -  BANGKOK Analysts see further falls; govt move also widened balance of payments deficit By Harish Mehta THAILAND'S foreign exchange reserves fell in May, and the balance of payments deficit widened as a result of the government's defence of the baht against speculators,
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      Lock icon Malaysia starts cyber shopping on the Net
      165 5 ■KUALA LUMPUR Reuter MALAYSIAN Internet access provider Jaring said yesterday it had launched a cyber mall, allowing Internet users to shop for goods ranging from toothpaste to comics through their computers. The Mall of Malaysia (http://www.mom.com.my) also drew its first official customer. when
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      Lock icon Philippines to cut reserve rule on bank peso deposits
      251 5 MANILA AFX-Asia THE Philippine central bank will lower the reserve rule on bank peso deposits to 13 per cent from 14 per cent, effective from July 4, governor Gabriel Singson said. The cut will also cover deposit substitute liabilities of non-banks
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      Lock icon US calls for WTO panel on Indon car
      152 6 GENEVA Reuter THE US, joining the EU and Japan in pressuring Indonesia over its car policy, asked the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday to set up a settlement panel to look into the dispute, officials said. Trade officials said Indonesia blocked
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      Foreign miners get mixed signals from Indonesian govt
      511 6 JAKARTA Govt says no new investment guidelines bat coal sector gets tough new roles IN WHAT appeared to be a policy reversal, the Indonesian government has reassured foreign mining firms that it will maintain existing investment rules. It also signalled it may
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      Lock icon Asia Times regional newspaper shuts down
      178 6 BANGKOK AFP REGIONAL newspaper, the Asia Times, is to shut down after being hit by a faltering Thai economy, its publisher and analysts said yesterday. But media analysts here said the temporary cessation of publication for up to three months, was also a result
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      Lock icon Albright kicks off East Asian tour with Vietnam visit
      303 6 HANOI She is expected to discuss economic ties and human rigfrts Reuter US SECRETARY of State Madeleine Albright began a visit to Vietnam yesterday aimed at strengthening the still complicated ties between the former foes. Ms Albright was greeted on arrival
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      696 6 Jk BHF-BANK Aktiengesellschaft Head Office ***** Frankfurt am Main, Bockenheimer Landstrasse 10 lelex: *****6 Telephone: 069/71W) Singapore Branch 150 Beach Road #03-00 Gateway Wist, Singapore *****0 Telephone: 291 2177 lelex: RS ***** BHF 51 Faxr*****55 SWIFT Code BHFBSGSG CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME As of 31 December 1996
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Taiwan's financial institutions in HK fear listing curbs
      601 7  -  TAIPEI Unconfirmed talk, but curbs could be option if China wants to pressure Taipei By] Bruce Cheesman POSSIBLE listing curbs on Taiwan's financial institutions in Hongkong imposed by either Beijing or the Taipei government are the main concerns of Taiwan's business and
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      Lock icon Taiwan shares in biggest tumble in 2 weeks
      212 7 TAIPEI Bloomberg TAIWAN stocks took their biggest tumble in two weeks amid concern profits in the island's computer industry won't grow fast enough to sustain a rally that lifted stocks 30 per cent in a month. "Investors are selling like crazy," said
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      Lock icon Taipei steel group execs questioned over fake invoices
      348 7 KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan Bloomberg THE chairman of Yieh Loong Group, Taiwan's second-larg-est steelmaker, was barred from leaving the island after prosecutors alleged the company forged NT$2O billion (551.03 billion) of invoices over four years to inflate its profits. The company's chairman, Lin Yi-shou,
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      Lock icon HK ICAC official dismisses World Bank warning
      90 7 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG'S autonomous anti-graft body yesterday dismissed concerns by the World Bank that it could turn repressive under Chinese rule. The bank, in its World Development Report, said: "An anti-corruption commission reporting to an autocratic ruler could be used as an instrument
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      Lock icon HK per capita GDP seen exceeding US' in 10 years
      421 7 HONGKONG It will become one of the wealthiest places in the world in 5 yrs AFP HONGKONG'S economy is set to grow by over 5 per cent a year in the next decade, which would give it a per capita
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      206 7 YOU CALL IT THREE CARS IK ORE. But what will it call you? The Sportage is so versatile breeds character everyone. Turning family outings into daring .^^^^^Wadventures, security. (Side-impact protection, ABS brakes and anti-theft immobilizer see to that). Its 2-litre, 16-valve, DOHC, injection-engine delivers enough power to give Bonnie and
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      1553 8 BUSINESS Notices I fit) KREDIETBANK N.V. I Mir. (Incorporated in Belgium) H Consolidated Annual Accounts As At 31 December 1996 H I Balance Sheet After Profit Appropriation Profit and Loss Account I ASSETS 1996 1995 1996 1995 H (in BEF 000) (in BEF 000) (in BEF '000) (in BEF 000)
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      140 8 FAKHERA ENTERPVUSCS PIE LIB (taVtf. UvriMM) FINAL MEETING NOTICE It HENE6Y 6IVEN pursuant to Section 306 of the Companies Act (Cap. 50) that tha Final General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company wfi be held at the office of M/s Wee Seng Tkmg Co.. 1 Colombo Court #07-01/03.
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      932 8 ARAB BANK PLC Balance Sheet »o<3iDecember 1996 and 1995 Income Statement for the years ended 31 December 19% and 1995 5 1996 1995 JJX C 000) J.D. (<000) i 1 A— 1996 1995 Ca* and due from banks 3347,036 2,*****6 JJMMOO) Fundi with central banks 1,205,416 1323.778 l«tw«lnoome 745,456 698/300
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  • HONGKONG'S RETURN
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      HK banks told to slow down mortgage lending
      535 9  -  f HONGKONG Central bank move tomes amid banks' tfver-reli&nce on gnperty business Loh Hui Yin jriE; central oanK has told lowl banks to slow down their !sortgage lending as they have Ipecome too reliant on business from the property sector. I "If
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      Lock icon One third of HK for independence: poll
      276 9 HONGKONG 40% support China Merger, 19% prefer IE to stay UK colony Reuter ■EWER than half of Hongfimg's people support merger mth China, and a third favour Jrapendence, according to opinion poll results released yesterday. f Some 40 per cent believed Hpngkong should
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      Lock icon Anson Chan denies threat to quit
      235 9 HONGKONG Reuter HONGKONG'S top civil servant Anson Chan, 57, plans to stay in her job after the territory reverts to China and denied she had any intention of leaving before retirement in three years. The highly-popular Chief Secretary and deputy to British Governor Chris
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      806 9 3 irnvvn no /TTN 1 Auditor's Report A W Introduction We have audited die consolidated financial statements 1996 of Rabobank |fl Group. These financial statements are the responsibility of the bank's management. Ok tesponaibihty H to tipim an opinion on these financial based oo Ou/ audit. Sa AiLLiL t\aDODani\ we
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      153 10 Introducing, not just a car, but a whole new concept. monospace I engaging, l^H i Scenic undoubtedly the new with loads of Roland Lowisch, Germany i" "The Renault wins because it is the most visionary, as well as the most outstanding car, 7 l V-- "^9P|HBHHHIHB||H||^^HHHHHM^M|^W: of the year." Gavin
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  • ASIA
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      NZ Treasurer's first budget peters out
      580 11  -  ■^AUCKLAND Public, markets unmoved by a budget sfen to do little for business confidence David McLoughlin TflE first budget from the New Zealand coalition government's Treasurer, Winston Peters, has proved a non-event ttyat has neither excited public opinion nor scared the financial markets. Mr
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      Aussie super pig farm joint venture finally gets going
      450 11  -  SYDNEY 4/! Surinder Singh a delay of more than 18 months, Danpork Australia, which is owned by Danish aßd Singapore parties, is finally proceeding with plans for a sf per piggery processing one million pigs a year, mainly for Jpian markets.
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      Lock icon Korean central bank fights govt plan
      443 11 SEOUL BOK's financial reform proposals contrast sharply with govt bill AFP SOUTH Korea's central bank yesterday presented its own financial reform proposals, charging that the government's plans were aimed at tightening control of the banking sector. The Bank of Korea (BOK) proposals were in
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      Lock icon Japan PC firms to boost output abroad
      203 11 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE personal computer makers will boost production abroad this year, a move certain to intensify fierce competition with US makers which have dominated the global market, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. The initiative is part of Japanese makers' plans to
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      938 11 ra Bank off America NATIONAL TRUST ANO BAVMQS ASSOCIATION AND SUB9BIAMES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS (US Dollar amounts in thousands) (US Dollar amounts in thousands) Docsmbsr 31 December 31 1996 1995 1996 1995 I Asssts Intsrsst Incoms Cash and due from banks 10,542,000 9,221,000 Loans, including fees
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  • THE WORLD
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      Costing the earth
      879 12  -  BUROPBAM VOW Greenhoase effect to greed-wealth effect: It's a connndram By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain-based journalist who contributes to BT ONE of the advantages of economic meltdown is that countries suffering from it emit less of that noxious carbon dioxide which is turning the
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      Lock icon Rubin not worried about foreign sales of Treasuries
      326 12 WASHINGTON In answer to Hashimoto's remarks, he says US markets deep enough to absorb selling Bloomberg US TREASURY Secretary Robert Rubin said on Wednesday that US financial markets are "so deep" he isn't concerned about large international sales of Treasury securities. "I
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      Lock icon US court zaps law on cyber-porn
      103 12 WASHINGTON Reuter THE US Supreme Court yesterday struck down a federal law that severely restricts indecent pictures and words on the Internet. It dealt the Clinton administration a major defeat by declaring unconstitutional the law that bans the dissemination of sexually explicit material to
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      Lock icon US Democrats unveil alternative tax proposals
      303 12 WASHINGTON They claim to want to redirect tax cuts to lower income groups Bloomberg CONGRESSIONAL Democrats yesterday unveiled their alternative tax proposals, which seek to redirect some of the tax cuts in the Republican plan to lower income workers. The Democratic alternatives, being offered
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      Lock icon SEC gets broad powers to check insider trading
      438 14 WASHINGTON It can prosecute any investor who profits from non-public information Bloomberg US FEDERAL prosecutors can pursue insider-trading charges against investors who profit from non-public information, even if they aren't true company insiders, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. The court voted
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      Lock icon Andersen unable to agree on chief exec
      266 14 NEW YORK Bloomberg ANDERSEN Worldwide said its partners failed to elect the board's choice for managing partner, setting the stage for a split up of the world's biggest accounting and consulting firm. Andersen's 2,700 partners failed to elect George Shaheen by the two-thirds
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      Lock icon Melting the Earth
      60 14 [NEW YORK] Kristin Stewart Chase of New York looking through an ice sculpture, part of an outdoor arts event called "Melt!, "outside the United Nations in New York on Wednesday. The "Melt!"event was staged during the Earth Summit by the environmental group Friends of the Earth to
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      Lock icon HK Chinese snapping up London property
      437 14 ■LONDON Higl returns, nrt handover fears, are the lure, say analysts Reuter HONGKONG Chinese have been furiously buying homes in prestigious parts of London ahead erf the return of the British colony to China, driving prices sky-high. Along with buyers from Asian Tiger economies
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      Lock icon Bundesbank extends 10-month rate freeze
      284 14 FRANKFURT Bloomberg THE Bundesbank left all its interest rates unchanged at historic lows at yesterday's meeting, with inflation showing little signs of heating up while bond and currency markets pave the way for faster growth. Extending a 10-month freeze on rates, the German central bank
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      261 12 The Finest Name in now the Finest Name Investments Located in the heart of Jakarta's Golden Triangle, Four Seasons Regent Residences sets a new standard of luxury and prestige in residential living. Developed by the management of PT Dewata Wibawa a joint venture between five of Indonesia's leading businessmen, Nissho
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      11 12 Tidal wave of yen waiting to hit global markets, Pg 23
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      191 13 3 Million People As part of the Singapore government's vision of an technology for the backbone infrastructure of "intelligent island'' every home, school and company this world-class project. will be linked to a broadband network, allowing access [j j i.. j. Alcatel is the only maior telecommunications supplier to a
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      466 14 I Coop International h|\ And Omas WV v Celebrate If,' Hong Kong's y, i Return To J The Motherland. olour OIIC lll.tl tilK' to Its ethnic jh > HH jg|» and historical roots, belongs to it. w* 1 aBl S fjjM I'his c\cni pertains to iln mlSffr m M e£v
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Lock icon Clinton needs to get off the trade fence
      681 15  -  THE BOTTOMLDVB OPINION By Jagdish Bhagwati The author is a professor of economics and political science at Columbia University Financial Times ,"W" F WE look to Washington for leadership on I trade policy, as indeed we must, we should I hold our
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      120 15 'President Eisenhower used to warn of the military-industrial complex, but now we have the media-athletic-shoe-company complex which is the pre-eminent cultural experience of our era -Peter Ross an analyst on Rupert Murdoch. 'I am human. I was not born on some other planet' Tiger Woods on why
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      Smoothing the COE ride
      585 15 EDITORIAL WITH rapidly rising premiums for certificates of entitlement (COEs) —that uniquely Singaporean invention which is needed before you can own a vehicle here —motor traders see COE prices for some car categories hitting six digits before the year is out This is all the more
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      Lock icon Free trade, at a cost?
      918 15 Harvard economist takes sceptical look at touted gains from globalisations The Economist THE DEBATE about globalisation is largely a dialogue of the deaf. On one side, ivo-ry-tower economists tout the benefits of increased trade and cross-border investment, while ignoring (or at least downplaying) the costs.
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      US ignores shabby way it treats Asian Americans
      617 15  -  WAIT-W*T S B Woo Delaware, US via Inter net THERE are so many reports in the US about whether the rights of 6 million residents of Hongkong might be abridged. But the same media hardly ever cover the shabby treatment of 9
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      Heshe is looking forward to better times
      278 15  -  Chia Shi Teck Executive Chairman Heshe Holdings Ltd I REFER to your article "FCC sells entire stakes in Heshe and Benefun" (BT, June 25). I'll like to correct the unfair, unkind and uncalled for remark attributable to an FCC spokesman. Your report quoted
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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      783 16  -  Laura Friedensohn presents a new background to spiritual art, says ben munroe BEN MUNROE PLUM Blossoms Gallery in Raffles is overflowing with Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and positive energy, thanks to the exhibition Awakening, of paintings by Laura Friedensohn and her Clear Light Studio. Aside from the landscapes
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      1026 16  -  COLLECTOR'S Item ANTIQUES A few teething problems trat many outstanding items at a new museum By. Lu Chisen THE old Tao Nan School's metamorphosis into the Asian Civilisations Museum has been eagerly awaited since the idea was first conceived in 1991. Inside the impressive museum are 10
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      703 16  -  THEATRE Berkoff performance is visually adept and brilliantly fanny Ben Munroe THE actor stood noble and gaunt, clad in a black morning suit, his face pale with white make-up. Bathed in the overhead light, he rasped the first words to a tale of murder and betrayal. Then a
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      Koh Bros unit gels green light for mainboard listing
      322 19  -  G&W Group's business lies in making building materials and rental of heavy equipment By 1 Tan Su Yen ISINGAPORE] KOH BROTHERS subsidiary, the G&W Group, yesterday said it had received in-principle approval for a listing on the mainboard of the Stock
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      STIC investing $8m in its second China hotel project
      327 19  -  It will also own 80% of company managing the 250-room hotel Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation (STIC) is investing $8 million in its second hotel project in China. The company said yesterday that it had signed a jointventure agreement
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      Stamford Tyres shares rebound
      115 19 [SINGAPORE] Shares in Stamford Tyres resumed trading yesterday and by the close had recovered most of the losses taken on news of last week's fire in the company's Jurong warehouse. The fire last Friday destroyed an estimated $28 million in stock and equipment. It also helped
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      The PE's the key to playing the acquisitions game
      691 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih A TRIED and trusted way of enhancing shareholders' value is having full play in Hongkong. There is a good chance that it will be rediscovered in Singapore. It involves a high PE (price-to-earn-ings ratio) company
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      FCC sold Heshe block to individual for $12.3m
      206 19 AN INDIVIDUAL, Tan Seng Chai, was yesterday revealed as the buyer of First Capital Corporation's (FCC) entire 13.14 per cent stake in Sesdaqlisted retailer Heshe Holdings. Heshe Holdings said that Tan Seng Chai bought the entire stake of 40.9 million shares at
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      Tibs proposes 1-for-1 rights to raise over $35m
      292 19  -  Proceeds to go into China business and expansion of fleet By I Siow Li Sen (SINGAPORE) Transport group Tibs Holdings has proposed a one-for-one rights issue at 80 cents apiece to raise more than $35 million to fund its expanding China business.
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      Banks dump over 12m Van der Horst collateral shares
      211 19 [SINGAPORE] Banks holding Van der Horst shares pledged as collateral appear to have dumped much more of the stock than indicated by the company's managing director, Michael Oxborrow. Mr Oxborrow had said on Tuesday that forced sales by such banks had
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        Ayer Molek gets M$900m asset injection in reverse takeover
        331 20  -  Iqjectionof Meda. Group's properties will return Ayer Molek to profitability From Eddie Toh in Kuala Luinpur A LITTLE-KNOWN private property company called Meda Group has staged a reverse takeover of beleaguered Ayer Molek Rubber Co Bhd with the injection of more
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        DRB posts M$126m profit on strong car sales
        426 20  -  Two new Prottn lines tnrn out successful; finance also does well From Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur DIVERSIFIED Resources Bhd (DRB) and two of its listed units yesterday posted strong profits, confirming the group's firm fundamentals despite the death of its auto
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        Salim's Philippine unit to raise stake prior to Smart IPO
        267 20  -  From. Al Labita in Manila A LISTED flagship of Indonesia's Salim Group is raising its equity in the Philippines' largest cellular operator prior to its going public this year, the company said yesterday. The deal would be carried out through
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        52 20 [HO CHI MINH CITY] A rickshaw driver looks at Saigon Trade Centre, Vietnam's tallest skyscraper which was officially inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. The US$lO5 million (Sf 150 million), 33-storey building is a joint-venture between Hongkong-based Luks Industrial Co and a local state-owned
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        Sinar Mas' takeover of Amcol: 77.9% accept
        145 20 [SINGAPORE] Sinar Mas received acceptances for a total of 77.9 per cent of Amcol's share capital at the close of its takeover offer yesterday. Just the day before, it was announced that Sinar Mas' takeover offer had become unconditional, after it received acceptances
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        Tianjin Zhongxin, offer: 58% for small investors
        227 20 [SINGAPORE] Chinese stateowned enterprise Tianjin Zhongxin Pharmaceutical Group (TZXP) said yesterday it would allot about 58 per cent of the public tranche of its IPO to investors wanting between one and nine lots. The manufacturer of Chi- nese and Western medicines drew a
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        Lock icon Wheelock profit rises by 7.6%
        527 21 HKs2J>b net in line with forecasts; preperty is still group's main engine Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Wheelock Co, the diversified company which was once a pillar of colonial Hongkong, said net profit rose in line with expectations. Profit grew 7.6 per cent to HK52.535 billion (***** million)
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        Lock icon Oriental Press profit set to recover: analysts
        284 21 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Oriental Press Group, whose profits evaporated two years ago, is poised to report that earnings recovered last year, even as Hongkong's biggest newspaper publisher struggled for market share. An increase in advertising revenue and the end of a bruising price war
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        China Southern Airlines – next red horse to bet on?
        458 21  - China Southern Airlines next red horse to bet on? From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong GUANGZHOU-based China Southern Airlines could well be the next red horse to bet on in the Hongkong bourse when its dual listing takes place as early as next month. So far, tycoon Li Ka-shing's Cheung
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        Lock icon APL to spin off some US operations
        436 22 Move aims to head off potential loss of USs2om in annual US subsidies as result of merger with NOL Reuter j[NEW YORK] US container 1* shipping company APL Ltd said Wednesday it will spin off a portion of its US maritime business to
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        Lock icon Banc One fights against merger delay
        314 22 Bloomberg j [COLUMBUS, Ohio] Banc One Corp told a federal court on Wednesday that any delay in its proposed US$6.7 billion »(559.56 billion) purchase of First USA Inc would jeopar- dise US$B6 million in cost cuts and new revenue this year and I US$2O
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        Lock icon Philip Morris to foot bulk of first settlement bill
        294 22 Share of USslob payment based on stock market value NYT, Reuter [NEW YORK] Philip Morris Cos, the giant of the cigarette industry, will provide the majority of an initial US$lO billion (5514.2 billion) payment under the U*****.5 billion tobacco settlement proposal
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        47 22 [PARIS] The director of Mattel France, Robert Gerson, holding a Barbie doll during a fashion show earlier this week organised to celebrate the billionth doll to come out of Mattel's factory. Last year, Mattel sold US$l.7 billion (552.4 billion) worth of Barbie products worldwide. AFP
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        Lock icon 3Com meets forecasts with Q4 earning rise of 8% to US$89m
        198 22 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California! 3Com Corp said fiscal fourthquarter earnings rose 8 per cent, matching most analysts' estimates, as steep price cuts for network adapter cards squeezed profits. Net income for the three months ended May 31 rose to
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        Lock icon NYSE starts quoting prices in sixteenths of a dollar
        247 22 Bloomberg (NEW YORK] The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) began quoting stock prices in sixteenths of a dollar on Tuesday, a Big Board spokesman said. The move, which was expected, seeks to provide investors with better stock prices by narrowing the
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        Tidal wave of yen waiting to hit global markets
        424 23  -  US fond manager says Big Bang could unlock new retail flows headed for US By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] A wave of trillions of yen now locked up in savings at home is poised to hit the global financial markets, in
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        Lock icon US banks' profit to rise by up to 16%
        466 23 Increase in loans, foil in spending help to boost Q2 growth Bloomberg [NEW YORK] US banks' earnings increased by up to 16 per cent in the second quarter on a rise in lending, lower spending and an improving credit card business.
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        Lock icon M Stanley plans Vietnam fund
        111 24 AFP [HANOI] Morgan Stanley will team up with a Vietnamese insurer for a US$lOO million (Ssl43 million) investment fund, a report said. The Saigon Times Daily yesterday quoted Finance Minister Nguyen Sing Hung as saying Morgan and the Vietnam Insurance Corporation (Bao Viet) would form
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        Indian bank signs US$100m loan deal
        276 24  -  Industrial Devt Bank of India taps Asian dollar market to refinance its FBN By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] The govern-ment-owned Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) has tapped US$lOO million (Ssl43 million) from the Singa-pore-based Asian dollar market. IDBI signed the two-year syndication loan
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        Lock icon MBf wants to spread its wings abroad as financial supermarket
        429 24 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] MBf Holdings Bhd plans to be one of the first "Malaysian financial supermarkets" to operate beyond Malaysian shores. President and chief executive officer Loy Hean Heong said the group will be investing aggressively overseas over the next
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        Lock icon Euroyen still defensive after tankan
        256 24 SOKEXBeport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures stayed defensive yesterday after better-than-expec-ted results from the Bank of Japan's quarterly business survey. The tankan on Wednesday triggered sharp declines, and led to more fol-low-through selling by Japanese banks yesterday. "Some banks are still selling into rallies," a
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        Futures end higher, but cash market falls
        154 24  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures finished up yesterday, with the June contract rising 2.2 points despite a lower closing in the cash market. The Taiex Index fell
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        214 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] Oil traders said yesterday that an Opec deal had papered over the cracks in the cartel's leaky quota system but would do little to stem downward pressure on prices. Opec is currently pumping some two million barrels per day
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        286 24 Reuter, AFP THE US dollar showed little sign of change in the light of comments made by US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, who said that US markets could absorb massive selling of US Treasury bonds. At 1255 GMT, the dollar was traded at 113.62 yen from 113.87 on
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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      1613 25 AFX-Asia P Nikkei 225 -SCSI JAPANESE share prices closed moderately lower yesterday, with the key index pressured by profit-taking by institutional investors in late trading, brokers said. The 225-issue Nikkei Average dropped 54.51 points to end at 20,624.76. The broader Topix Index edged up 1.84 points to 1,560.28. Turnover
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      1618 26 Bloomberg Hang Seng -H&OO SHARES rose yesterday, as China-backed companies rallied before the territory reverts to Beijing's rule. They've been the year's hottest stocks «&s traders bet their growing 'role in Hongkong business and their political connections in China will fuel growth. "The Hongkong market is being driven by
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      632 26 Bloomberg, Reuter n Shenzhen B Index -0.73 SHENZHEN'S B share market closed lower yesterday, with a wait-and-see sentiment prevailing ahead of the Hongkong reversion holiday. The B Index lost 0.73 point to 143.80 on turnover of HKS67.B million. The A Index slipped 3.12 points to 460.09 as new listings
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      394 26 AFP QWP Index -84JS INVESTORS dumped shares in late trade yesterday, erasing early gains and dragging down the bourse. The TSE Weighted Price Index slid 84.65 points to 8,871.76. Turnover was 3.57 billion shares worth NT5232.22 billion. Textiles suffered the worst loss with a fall of 2.6 per cent,
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      261 26 Reuter Q Wellington +7J2 AGGRESSIVE buying in Telecom and Brierley turned the share market around yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 7.62 points higher at 2,410.15 on turnover worth NZ$69 million. Reuter *mH us nan ANZ Banking 10.50 -0.05 T1479 Advantages Htoqs LOT -0.01 *****S Air Me» Zealand (A)
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      812 26 AFP Hsbtmb *nj» SHARE prices jumped 4.8 per cent yesterday on speculative foreign-led buying in oversold blue chips. Dealers said mildly encouraging data released by the Bank of Thailand late in the session had little effect on the bourse. The SET Index rose 23.99 points to 520.02. Turnover was
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      420 26 AFP P Composite Inter -OJS STOCKS closed lower yesterday on late selling of Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco) shares. Dealers said apart from the Kepco factor, the market's tone was upbeat due to renewed institutional buying of blue chips. The Composite Index closed down 0.65 point at 744.34. Turnover
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      595 26 AFP QAllONiMricj -612 SHARES fell yesterday on the back of a slide in the price of market bellwether BHP. "BHP was down basically on nervousness ahead of its annual result," a trader said. The All Ordinaries Index lost 5.2 points at 2,699.9. Turnover was 494.53 million shares worth Asl.B
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      762 26 AFP £"2 Composite Index -&08 SHARE prices fell yesterday on profit-taking ahead of planned initial public offerings (IPOs), dealers said. A dealer with a leading local brokerage said he expected further declines as several shares still appeared expensive following the market's recent rise to record levels. "I see no
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      317 26 AFP F1 Manila *7^Bl SHARE prices rose yesterday on buying of Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) amid hopes it will gain government approval to raise domestic rates this year. The PSE Composite Index rose 7.81 points to 2,837.10. Turnover was 3.7 billion shares worth 2.8 billion pesos. PLDT rose
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        198 27 AFX-Asia SHAKE prices closed lower yesterday in moderate trade at a lack of fresh incentives kept buying support to a minimum. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 3.22 points at 1,066.74. The Emas Index fell 1.21 points to 301.84, while the Second Board
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        VDH wrt: riskier now to hang on
        216 28  -  WARRANT WATCH By Louis Beckerling VAN DER HORST warrants would have rewarded those with the nerve to hang on for a bumpy ride after the turbulent events of the week. But the highly speculative nature of the underlying counter makes hanging on to
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        MAIN BOARD
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        44 30  -  Shiv Taneja OMNI MOLD closed one cent higher yesterday at 50.5 cents on a volume of 1.89 million shares. Based on the daily and weekly RSI and MACD charts, the upside for this counter still looks good. byMrTaaqf* STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        228 30 Stocks Voh«B« Van der Horst 17,463,000 •Multi-Purpose 5,214,000 Excel 20c 4,788,000 Van der H Wt98 4,237,000 08S Land 3,356.000 SingTel 15c 3,114,000 HK Land USIOc 2,910,000 lye Soon 10c 2,777,000 ABR Hldqs 5c 2.714,000 New Toyo 25c 2,567,000 Stocks Van der Horst 46,734.590 DBS Foreign 23.907,883 OCBC Foreign 22,843,929 UOB
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        Mystifying late selling drags STII below 2,000
        634 30  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Main culprit was YHS which saw late puzzling transactions at $5.05, a fall of 55 cents; collapse, however, was not reflected in broader market By Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] A handful of transactions half an hour before the market closed pulled
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          Unintended beneficiaries
          156 30 YOUNG women scholars are particularly pleased by the shorter bond period announced by the Economic Development Board this week, according to a father of two kids on scholarships who are hoping this will start a trend. Here's the deal from the women scholars' perspective, we might stress. The
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          In the bunker
          111 30 WONDER how many members of the Laguna Golf Club had their breakfast ruined when they opened their papers yesterday? In a full-page ad, the Jurong Town Corporation is talking about investing $1.5 billion in a huge business park in the east coast —almost right next to the
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          A busy second half
          202 30 STANDARD CHARTERED Investment Services, the unit of the bank which keeps itself busy selling and distributing unit trusts for Singapore-based fund managers, started this year saying it was only going to do one fund launch a quarter, so that it could spend enough time and attention
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          Pigeon-heling the rich
          74 30 PRIVATE bankers, we are toki, categorise their clients in order to better target them. Here are some classifications we came across recently: equity wealth client (wealthy by owning a stake in a business); post-equity wealth (wealthy from selling the stake in that business); salary wealth (wealthy from
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          Worth the trouble?
          122 30 SENIOR executives of foreign mining firms in Jakarta are a harassed lot these days. The Mines Energy Ministry has summoned them twice in the last eight days for meetings at short notice. The ministry proposed major changes in foreign investment policy in the mining sector and wanted
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      260 20 CJCI HOUSING development I U J BOARD Land For Executive Condominiums The Housing Development Board (HDB), on behalf of the Government I— 2aa <" < ~Z7 1 TENDER PAMHi is inviting tenders for the sale of 3 parcels of State land on 99-year leases Tender packet containin 9 ,h particulars
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      272 22 More stories, Shipping Times, Pg 1 BmExhibition The w Br (p.lnvestment Potential In Singapore'} Entertainment Area A throbbing night life. A colourful myriad of cinemas, theatres and performance venues. Or fancy some arts and A/ culture in the museums and art galleries? Or go for excellent food and entertainment in
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      397 30 BUSINESS Notices NOTICE NAKORNTHON BANK acting through its Cayman islands Branch Negotiable Floating Rate United States Dollar Certificates of Deposit due in June 1998 in accordance with the provisions of the Certificates of Deposit, notice is hereby given that for the Interest Period from 27 June 1997 (inclusive) to 29
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      274 31 Bridge News. Reuter PANAMAX rates in the east appeared firmer and in South America, trading ww buoyant, although details were scarce. Tuesday night's constructive close prompted aggressive buying mainly in July, with futures closing limit-up within 30 minutes of the open, Clarkson Securities said in its daily Biffex
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      361 31  -  EOT chairman says discussions include possible joint ventures outside the two ports By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) and Rotterdam-based Europe Combined Terminals (ECT) have been holding talks on a future partnership between the port authority and
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      179 31 MAPrPTMP American Shipper [WASHINGTON] CP Ships says it will move swiftly to complete its takeover of Lykes Lines services, despite the US Maritime Administration's denial of operating subsidies to the company. Ray Miles, president of CP Ships, said his company will complete
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      674 31  -  ADKRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar A Bill to amend Australia's Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991, which will incorporate some aspects of the Hamburg Rules, went through its second reading last week. The changes to the legislation will, in any case,
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      276 31  -  By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Keppel Shipyard has clinched a US$43 million (Ss6l million) contract, its biggest single contract this year, to convert a bare 12,000 dwt vessel to a dynamic positioning drillship. When completed in the middle of next year, the vessel Peregrine TV owned
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      388 31  -  Its decision relieves industry of By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE! Survival of at least one of the two global shipping alliances has been assured by P&O Nedlloyd's decision to choose the Grand Alliance, following a long period of speculation and uncertainty in the industry since the
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      171 31 Journal of Commerce [WASHINGTON] Excessive foreign control. Those words rang out in the only public explanation Albert Herberger, director of the US Maritime Administration (MarAd), has given on the wrenching decision he announced last Friday not to allow US subsidies to be part of
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      886 32 PORT OP LONDON: MANY-FACETED OPERATION Port authority's roles range from providing pilotage to prosecuting polluters and co-ordinating search-and-rescues Lloyd's List The Port of London recently prosecuted a vessel owner over 8 litres of oil pollution along a stretch of the river under its control, resulting
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        170 47 Jadl Canada: Canada Day. M 4 United States: Independence Day. MM France: National Day. United States: Independence Day. /ml 15 Brunei: H.M. The Sultan's Birthday. JMI7 Brunei: Maulud Rasul. Indonesia Birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Malaysia Brithday of Prophet Mohammed. jkiai Belgium: National Day. Jul 23 Egypt: Revolution Day.
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        836 47 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price range* In US dollars Instead of single price* for a more comprehensive description of the market Price* shown are baaed on averageslxed stem. Market movements are Indlcat ed The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        285 48 Bloomberg [BEIJING] Growth in China's aviation industry plummeted during the first five months of this year, raising doubts about the industry's long-term growth prospects. In the year to May passengers and air freight each grew at 8.9 per cent, less than half
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        259 48 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese companies, including Toyota Motor Corp, plan to propose the establishment of a firm owned by the private sector to buUd an international airport in central Japan, reports said yesterday. The proposal will be put to a meeting of the government's
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        505 48  -  Time new depots in Malaysia and Indonesia and more branches in Vietnam on the cards By: Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] TNT Express Worldwide plans to open five new branches in China this year as part of its expansion programme. These new branches in Xiamen,
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        145 48 [SINGAPORE] To commemorate the reunification of Hongkong and China, Cathay Pacific has commissioned a unique paint scheme for one of its Boeing 747-200 planes. Called the "Spirit of Hongkong 97", the plane's design is based on the airline's "Heart of Asia" print advertisements with
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        385 48 Reuter Published and printed by Singapore Press Holdings Limited, 82 Genting Lane, Singapore *****7. A member of MCS Circulation Audit. Customer Service (Circulation): 748-2577 [NEW YORK] Continental Airlines Inc, the fifth largest US airline, said it acquired 10 aircraft it previously leased. The deal
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        137 48 Reuter [AMSTERDAM] Dutch airline KLM said on Wednesday it would no longer carry radioactive materials as cargo on any passenger flights from June 27. KLM is currently under inquiry by the Dutch transport ministry after passengers on a London-bound flight were exposed to radiation from
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        405 48 Move seen as attempt to get clearance for McDonnell merger Bloomberg [SEATTLE] Boeing Co may offer to delete a "sole supplier" provision in jetliner sales contracts with three US airlines in order to get European Union anti-trust approval for its planned
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        204 48 Reuter [ANTWERP] The Dutch owner of Belgian regional airline VLM is trying to resurrect bankrupt Dutch aircraft maker Fokker, VLM said on Wednesday. "The chance (Fokker could re-start) is one out of four," VLM chief executive officer Freddy Van Gaever told Reuters after announcing a
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      16 31 Services to soft diverse needs London port's roles range from providing pilotage to prosecution. Page 2
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      20 31 TNT plans 5 new China branches New depots in Malaysia and Indonesia and Viet branches on the cards. Back Pafe
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      432 35 A/lIPERKAPALAN DAI ZHUN A j§§y TONG JOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 /wo—wren njutsn/ muutA-mourr wan //mo cm mm+MBKAm A GtSOOH ***** 01/07 G(WI ***** 01/07 GHltf A 5247 lf/04 APPU tni« 01/07 oa 0750 6-4001 f7M #,/l7
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      106 42 KAWASAKI KINKAI KISBN KAISHA, LTD. JAPAN/ HOiB KOMB STRAITS I'por* P.Oudang P.Kclang Hmi«( WMOCMKIK VI 41/07 OM7 AOVtNTUM OUCfM VM OZ/17 (M 7 IROTHCR SIM Ml 17*7 04*7 4M7 MMNMUTAVI OM7 11/07 11*7 UONHUHTVIO IM7 IM7 JUHTCT Ad Ml 17/»7 I*l7 CR NO **********0Z SPORE: A 8 SHIPPING PTE LTD
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      426 43 SIN MAA SIN I TIGER BAY 547N 30-01/07 OM9KD7 13-14/07 I TIGER WAVE 548N 04-04/07 09-1207 17-18/07 TIGER ISLAND 549N 07-0807 12-16/07 21-22/07 TO BE ADVISED 550N 10-11/07 16-IS/07 24-2W07 1 TIGER BAY 551N 13-14/07 &23/C7 Z7-28/07 I TIGER WAVE SS2N 17-18/07 23-2007 31-0108 I^TCSSEL^^voyjS^^CA^^Sl^^ TIGER SPRING 289CN8 01-01/07 07-10/07
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      686 43 I FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS I 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tal *****66 (60 Unas) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ITD SIN BUENOS AIRES 30/06 CAPETOWN 02/07 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 02/07 VALPARAISO 02/07 JOHANNESBURG 02/07 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 30/06
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      548 44 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (SJ PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 Ci HO. **********00 800KIN6SCALLDIRECT LIME: *****41/43 JESSICA/CELI A/ME I CHAM 7 SLGS/WEEK 3SLGS/WEEK [VIML IVOY 131 JAK I VESSEL IVOY Mg |SU« ANRO JAYAKARTA AJTOII 28/06 (SAT) 01/07
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      380 44 Singapore Soviet Shipping sb Co. Pte. Ltd. v CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL VOY SM BOM PNQ RtL KOTASELAMAT SMTD27 04/07 12/07 2MX7 20/07 TRADE FAST TFSIOI 07/07 18/07 XVO7 02/00 TRANSCORO 102N 08/07 10/07 02AM 04/00 KOTACAHAYA CAHIO7 10/07 27/07 11/00 13/00 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.BHEVA
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