The Business Times, 8 August 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85t SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, AUGUST 8,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    ST Computer makes shock change to dual listing
    743 1  -  From today, its Foreign and Local shares will be traded as one singe tranche By] Lee Han Shih [SINGAPORE] ST Computer Systems Services dropped a bombshell yesterday when it announced that its Foreign and Local shares will be traded as one from
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    Lock icon Bank Negara: governor didn't quit
    361 1  -  From. Eddie Toh in Kucda. Lumpur THE Malaysian central bank yesterday quashed widespread rumours that its governor, Ahmad Don, had quit. A Bank Negara spokesman told national news agency Bernama the governor had not tendered his resignation. The KLSE Composite Index yesterday shed another 23.41
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    Lock icon Muscling in on a delivery
    61 1 [WATERTOWN, Massachusetts] Police officers pushing back striking teamster Parcel Service delivery trucks returned with packages to a distribution centre here on Wednesday. At least a dozen striking drivers were arrested at various UPS locations in Massachusetts for trying to block UPS trucks on the third
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    ST group eyes stake in Beng & Ooi
    323 1  - ST group eyes stake in Beng Ooi Move part of plan to become regional healthcare player By. Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] The govern-ment-linked Singapore Technologies group is in talks to buy a majority stake in healthcare group Beng Ooi as part of a plan to become a regional healthcare player. Sources
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    Jittery investors sell down Indon stocks
    406 1  -  Central bank carbon liquidity, talk of bank trouble among factors From I S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIAN stocks tumbled yesterday over a potpourri of concerns central bank efforts to tighten liquidity, the weaker rupiah slashing corporate earnings and talk of a major bank
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      126 1 UHIDB Btffaui letter; cood^ Some council members of the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas)are angry that they were not consulted on their president's recent appeal letter to National Development Minister Lim HngKnftg. Several members said they had no inkling of the matter until they read about it in
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      22 1 Editorial: KLfaces choppy ride, Pg 12 Hook Look Slew: Time may be just right for selective picking of KL stocks, Pg 15
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Redas chief's letter to minister upsets some council members
      533 2  -  They were not consulted on their president's letter on the property market Byi Conrad Raj SOME council members of the Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (Redas) are angry that they were not consulted on their president's recent appeal letter to
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      Lock icon Bankruptcy cases on the rise
      328 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Insolvency By Eugene Low THE sluggish economy is taking its toil though perhaps more on individuals than on businesses, going by the latest bankruptcy and company winding-up petition figures. The number of bankruptcy petitions filed, and the number of people actually
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      MAS denies farming out research to external consultants
      401 2  -  All research and analysis done in-honse, Perc told By Ven Sreenivasan THE Monetary Authority of Singapore has denied a claim by Hongkong-based Political Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc) that it has had to farm out important research projects to external consultants because of
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      Mac users divided over Microsoft's stake in Apple
      372 2  -  But most agree the move is good for both financially By) Koh Su Haw APPLE Macintosh users were divided in their reaction yesterday to Microsoft's US$l5O million (Ss22o million) stake in Apple Computer. When Steve Jobs made the announcement at the Mac
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Phone card programmed to call CityCab
        47 2 CITYCAB has launch*! a phone card that it programmed to ring for Its cab* Just Insert it and press the asterisk key twice for a connection. The cards will bs available from City Cab's office in Sin Ming Avenue from tomorrow
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        Sim Wong Hoo bags excellence award
        24 2 CREATIVE Technology founder Sim Wong Hoo received a Singapore Totalisator Board's Excellence for Singapore Award 1997 last night.
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        ST editor,post win Asean awards
        54 2 THE Straits Ttmes editor-in-chief Cheong Yip Seng and calligrapher/poet Pan Shou have won 1997 Asean Awards for information and culture respectively. Comprising a cash prize of USss,oooand a trophy, the awards will be given out in Jakarta today They are presented to two persons in
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        Free local calls on M1 on Ang 9
        26 2 CUSTOMERS of new cellular phone operator Ml can make free local calls on its network on National Day.
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      Lock icon Big demand for EC from 4-room flat owners: poll
      317 2  -  By Abdul Hadhi IN a surprising finding, a survey by Knight Frank and NTUC Choice Homes shows that more than a quarter of the demand for executive condominiums came from owners of four-room HDB flats. The survey was conducted during the
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      A picture of strategic cooperation
      670 2  -  00—BMTilT f Could the smart Apple-Microsoft deal pave the way for more astute alliances? By Kenneth James A CYNIC might call the Apple-Microsoft deal a win-win situation of a special kind. Apple wins an assurance that it will survive, at least for the next five
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
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      Elizabeth Arden gets a makeover
      577 3  -  Grand dame of cosmetics out to win over the younger woman By Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Elizabeth Arden, the grand dame of cosmetics, has undergone a face-lift in a bid to attract the younger woman. Peter England, the president of the cosmetics group, told reporters from
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      Conference on technology, venture capital
      336 3  -  ByI Chee Jann Perng [SINGAPORE] A conference to explore business opportunities in the technology and venture capital fields will be held from Sep 24 to 26 at Westin Stamford Hotel. Known as Tech Venture 97, the event will also allow the 200-odd professionals and entrepreneurs
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      136 3 5.30 p.m. The sun never sets. w v —?v -y! j:': •>/"-' <: evening draws near, tbe SIA Building's soaring tower, designed in the shape the numeral 1, mirrors your d\ *.«<« scs. And it will inspire you with spectacular views day's achievements. So to ensure thaitbc sun never sets
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Planning Asean's next economic evolution
      1362 4  -  More growth triangles, free investment area by 2020 are among proposals for the next phase Reports by] Ronnie Lim [SINGAPORE] MORE Asean growth triangles which are open to all interested participants rather than just geographical neighbours like now; greater trade liberalisation, and a completely free
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      Asean veteran tracks S'pore's role
      600 4 lidswan Dzafir tells of the tough read to trade liberalisation [SINGAPORE] Ridzwan Dzaflr, who is "70 years and four months old", says that while he finds it embarrassing to see younger and younger faces at Asean meetings, the advantage is that "they respect their elders".
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      237 4 HILTON IPASSAGCS t^> HHONORS LJ Zl VOKLDfIDI He'll sleep with you for HK$2,lOO or Ss22o per night. -""V Stay at the Conrod Ints rriatlonol Hong Kong far as little as HK$2,lOO or In the Conrad International Contonnial Singapore for Ss22o por night this summer*. And besides a toddy boar in
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      647 5 I Hi "Daddy is proud topromote a product I pHtei I SI that increases everyone's efficiency." I '*«rt Mr Koh Hung Pin, Senior Sales Manager, Information I B* k Systems Group, Hitachi Asia Pte. Ltd., is married with two I I |B 1!!!!!. k*"** I H 1 c I,M I
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thai King summons PM for consultations
      575 6  -  BANGKOK Nothing special in audience, says govt spokesman; move comes amid growing calls for PM to quit By\ Harish Mehta THAILAND'S King Bhumibol Adulyadej yesterday summoned Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to the royal palace for consultations on the economic crisis amid growing demands from
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      Lock icon Bangkok real estate down sharply
      459 6 BANGKOK Commercial, residential take-up down 12-38% in last 6 months: JLW report AFP DEMAND for developed real estate in Bangkok dropped sharply in the first half of 1997 because of the Thai economic crisis, a leading real estate consultancy reported yesterday. Over the last six
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      Correction
      72 6 AS a result of an editing error, our story yesterday "Thailand scraps 2-tier currency system" was inaccurate. The Thai finance minister had signalled that the two-tier system would be removed but did not specify a date. What the minister said, as quoted by Reuters, was: "We will lift the
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      Lock icon Philippines rules out complete float of peso
      341 6 MANILA Bloomberg THE Philippine central bank said it will continue to buy and sell dollars to influence the peso's exchange rate, ruling out a complete float of its currency. "There is no central bank today that can honestly say that it is not
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      Lock icon Beating a world record
      56 6 [KUALA LUMPUR] The world's biggest doublejaced drum, measuring 3.3 metres in diametre, being unveiled in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The drum is a joint effort between skilled drum-makersfrom both Malaysia and China. A 45-member group from Jiangzhou China will display their skills on the drwnat a charity
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      Lock icon IMF official urges Vietnam to launch new reforms
      303 6 HANOI These include opening up trade, adopting convertible currency AFP THE International Monetary Fund's chief representative in Hanoi yesterday said Vietnam must launch new reforms to sustain economic growth. "What is needed at present is a new generation of reforms, both more
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      Lock icon KL okays 3 highway projects worth M$6b
      159 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP THE Malaysian government has approved construction of three highways worth about Ms 6 billion (553.3 billion) to ease chronic traffic jams, reports said yesterday. Works Minister S. Samy Vellu said they will be built on a build-operate-transfer basis, The Star
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      923 6 CITIBANK* Citibank, NA. (Incorporated with Limited Liability in the U.S A) CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET cmco*P and subsidiaries CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT Of wn9UUUWWDM«uiv(«iKi INCOME CJTICOWANDSUaSIOtAMES ftra f IN MIUiONS Of U.S. DOUARS 1996 1995 IN MIUJONS Of U.S. DOLLARS EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS 1996 1995 Doe from Bonks 6,903 5,723 Interest Revenue
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      Taiwan looks to UK unions to assuage privatisation fears
      492 7  -  TAIPEI Unionists to be brought in to assure local workers that their jobs are safe By\ Bruce Cheesman TAIWAN is seeking lessons on how to win workers' support for the privatisation of its huge state-run companies from an unlikely tutor British
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      Lock icon Jiang put on ideological level equal to Mao's
      162 7 BEIJING AFP CHINA yesterday gave clear indications that major changes were afoot ahead of the 15th party congress when it called for an end to state planning and put Secretary General Jiang Zemin on the same ideological level as Mao Zedong. Scheduled
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      Lock icon Watch out fur this Zebra crossing
      53 7 [TAIPEI] A technician with Zebra Motors of the United States introducing to prospective Taiwanese investors the capacity of an electric car which the company has developed. The prototype takes about five hours to recharge its batteries and is able to cruise for up to
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      Gamble of a life-time to mark HK handover
      771 7  -  LETTER FROM HOMOKOMG Chance to win HKs7oom grips the colony By Quak Hiang Whai OK, I admit it. I was weak. I succumbed to greed. I was one of the few hundred thousands who punted during the recent Triple Trio frenzy. But
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      Lock icon Top US official to visit China next week
      304 7 WASHINGTON National Security Adviser Berger will work out details of Jiang's Oct visit Bloomberg PRESIDENT Bill Clinton's National Security Adviser, Sandy Berger, will travel to China next week to discuss several issues between the two countries and work out details of a
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      Lock icon China unveils reforms for state firms
      279 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINA unveiled yesterday new measures to reform small state enterprises, encouraging employee buyouts of struggling firms the government no longer wants and promoting the long-taboo concept of private ownership. A front-page commentary in the China Securities newspaper contained the boldest public call
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Insurance defeat a major blow, says Indian minister
      474 8 NEW DELHI Chidambaram says he won't quit after bid to •pen up insurance sector is shot down AFP INDIA'S Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram conceded the government's defeat over opening up the state-run insurance sector was a major personal blow but said he
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      Lock icon S Korean bank to open in N Korea
      212 8 ■SEOUL AFP THE Korea Exchange Bank won approval yesterday to become the first South Korean bank in North Korea, but only to serve South Koreans working on a reactor project, the Office of Bank Supervision (OBS) said. "The approval was given for
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      Lock icon Key union group threatens strike if Kia is denied aid
      304 8 SEOUL Umons also ask Kia creditors to retract calls for resignations AFP AN influential South Korean umbrella union group yesterday threatened to stage a nationwide strike, dragging the crisis over the troubled auto maker, Kia Group, onto a gov-ernment-union battleground.
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        Lock icon Calf cloned in Japan
        68 8 Bernama [TOKYO] Japanese researchers said yesterday they have cloned a calf through a technique expected to pave the way for mass production of herds of identical cows. The cloned calf was created by (Using a cell that develops into a foetus taken from an artificially fertilised
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        Lock icon Trying a hand at thumb wrestling
        54 8 AFP (TOKYO] Two employees of Japan's toy maker Tomy enjoying thumb wrestling as they explain how to play its new toy Finger 3. Tomy yesterday started to tefl the new toy sanctioned by the International Federation of Pro Thumb Wrestlers. It Is priced at
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        Lock icon Minister fired in New Zealand
        49 8 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON! New Zealand Treasurer Winston Peters sacked Associate Health Minister Nell Klrton, a member of his New Zealand First Party. Mr Peters sakl he sacked Mr i Kirton for defying a ban on speaking about quarrels with t senior Health Minister Bill English—Bloomberg
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      Lock icon Aussie govt task force to undo Hanson damage
      265 8 SYDNEY AFP A GOVERNMENT task force has been set up to fight the negative images of Australia that have circulated in Asia since the rise of right-wing MP Pauline Hanson, an official said yesterday. "The unit will enable us to respond more
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon More signs that Fed won't raise rates this month
      508 9 WASHINGTON US economy still growing while wages and prices remain snbdned:Fed Bloomberg, Reuter THE US economy is growing and prices remain subdued, the Federal Reserve said on Wednesday, the latest evidence the central bank will not raise interest rates at this
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      Footsie jumps to new high despite 1/4 -pt rate hike
      396 9  -  LONDON Business leaders warn of impact on exports, profits Byl Neil Behrmann THE UK's benchmark FTSE 100 Index (Footsie) soared 62 points to a record 5,088 yesterday, despite the fact the Bank of England raised interest rates by another quarter
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      Lock icon Tiniest deficit in 23 years, says Clinton
      323 9 B WASHINGTON LAT-WP US President Bill Clinton said on Wednesday the US' buoyant economy is shrinking the federal deficit even faster than expected, and government statisticians said this year's shortfall will decline to a 23year low of US$37 billion (Sss4 billion). Mr Clinton
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      Lock icon Booting up on the freeway
      57 9 [SAN DIEGO, California] A Toyota official showing the computer-filled trunk of a Toyota Camry used in the testing of the Automatic Highway System near San Diego on Wednesday. Cars on the test section of Interstate 15 use a variety of technologies from radar to advanced
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      US-China brinkmanship games
      725 11  -  WASHINGTON Different spins on WTO entry talks may be part of negotiating tactics By Leon Hadar THE latest round of negotiations to bring China into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which began three weeks ago, ended last Friday in Geneva, and already US and Chinese officials are
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      Lock icon New panel to replace UK monopolies commission
      190 11 LONDON Reuter BRITAIN'S Trade and Industry Secretary Margaret Beckett yesterday published draft legislation to reform competition law aimed at tightening control of anti-competitive behaviour. A new Competition Commission will be set up and will take on the existing functions of the Monopolies and
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      Lock icon FCC okays plan on call-completion rates
      462 11 WASHINGTON New benchmark roles te be phased in over five years Bloomberg US regulators approved a system of benchmarks on rates that US long distance companies pay to complete calls in foreign countries, in an effort to cut the price of international calls. The
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      Lock icon US$ seen falling against mark and yen over next 12 months
      297 11 LONDON Reuter THE dollar is expected to fall against the mark and the yen over the next 12 months as central banks rebuff attempts to drive the US currency higher, a Reuters survey of currency strategists across the world
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      Economies on a see-saw
      834 11  -  BOBOPBAMTIBW p«««ia«i ftMnnmy gwfai a. WHp, OflrmMy'g my become European langhlng stock By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain -based journalist who regularly contributes to BT THE slings and arrows of outrageous fortune were at it again this week. The Russian economy, a sad spectacle
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      Lock icon German unemployment hits record 11.4% in July
      368 11 NUREMBURG AFP GERMANY'S unemployment rate hit a post-war record for July of 11.4 per cent, official figures showed on Wednesday, highlighting economic and political strains on Chancellor Helmut Kohl a year ahead of elections. The rate had risen from the previous June record
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      Lock icon Global semiconductor sales up 7.5%
      136 11 SANJOSE AFP GLOBAL semiconductor sales hit U5511.39 billion (5516.76 billion) in June, a 7.5 per cent rise over sales recorded a year earlier, the Semiconductor Industry Association reported on Wednesday. The largest annual change was recorded in the North and South American market. where June
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      1565 10 BUSINESS No tices I I I HAI SUN HUP GROUP LTD I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING H notice IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at the East India Room, Raffles Hotel, 1 Beach
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      245 10 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 and IN THE MATTER OF YOKOGAWA ASIA PTE LTD (In Momtooro' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Sadion 308(1) of Iho Companion Act. Cap.SO. that a Final Ganaral Mooting of the abovonamed Company will ba hold at No. 11
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      949 10 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES SHIPBUILDING ENGINEERING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) THE DIRECTORS OF SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES SHIPBUILDING ENGINEERING LIMITED ADVISE THE FOLLOWING UNAUDITED RESULTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE GROUP FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 1997 AS FOLLOWS: GROUP COMPANY 1997 1996 1997 1996 SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO SS'OOO
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      94 10 SINCHYEHUAT INVESTMENT PTE LTD an s i ii a. I EES Hftlllß I 8 VIBBBHnj IliaHitlia) NOTICE OP FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. (Chapter 30) that a Final General Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed company will be held at
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Waiting for millennium bug to strike
      722 12  -  ■Srronuin OPINION By Raju Chellam The writer is a BT corresponder BY NOW, almost every corporate deci-sion-maker worth his workstation knows about the millennium bug. He knows it will strike all computers at the stroke of midnight on Dec 31, 1999, when system dates
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      117 12 'We want to let go of this notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose. We better treat Microsoft with a little i gratitude.' -Steve Jobs of Apple Computer on the tie-up between the two companies. 'Only the person being beaten knows how painful it
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      KL faces choppy ride
      565 12 EDITORIAL Malaysia's controls on ringgit sales to foreigners last weekend, aimed at foiling speculative attacks on the currency, may have temporary success, but there are loopholes enough sale of ring-git-denominated shares by foreign institutions for instance —for speculators to skirt the curbs. The measures came two
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      Lock icon China's debt bomb
      1244 12  -  But steps are being taken to cat banks' high bad-debt ratio and economy is in great shape By] Lu Ning The writer is a BT correspondent specialising in China affairs AFTER the Mexico meltdown three years ago, analysts nicknamed the resulting pressure on neighbouring countries' economies the
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      Singapore's 'sandwiched' class
      300 12  -  MAILBOX Loh Hock Chuan Singapore SINCE the introduction of the government's new policy on property ownership in May, I have been effectively sandwiched between those that have cash to buy a home and those that have the eligibility to apply for a home. Being a single professional
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      No large fall in average monthly volume of flats sold
      180 12  -  Tan Yew Soon Assistant Director (Public Affairs)* for Permanent Secretary' (National Development) Ministry of National Development f PLEASE refer to the article headlined "Figuring Property Trends" by Lee Han Shih (BT, Aug 5). We would like to correct two points
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      119 12 tin >wm CAMBODIA is in the curious position of having three premiers, following its National Assembly's rubberstamping of Foreign Minister Ung Huot as the country's new first prime minister. Ung Huot purportedly replaces fellow royalist Prince Ranariddh, who was forced into exile in a coup last
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Wallpaper with material differences
      710 14  -  A Chicago-based artist is using wood, crushed clay, sand and even silk and gold leaf to carve a niche in the business, reports ooraim kerk CORINNE KERK Mention wallpaper and one thinks of fussy florals and stuffy stripes that belong more to an English home than
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      Learning to 'speak' the language of Chinese antiques
      794 14  -  Knowing how they are classified, by period or type, helps collectors avoid costly mistakes By La Chisen [SINGAPORE] To better understand Chinese antiques, you need to know how they are classified. You particularly need to be able to "speak" the language, or
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      HPL, Ong Beng Seng to develop Hard Rock hotel chain
      367 15  -  7-12 properties to be built; first USs7om resort to open in Bali next year Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Theme restaurant Hard Rock Cafe wants to grow its own chain of hotels and resorts worldwide and local tycoon Ong Beng Seng will
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      Rafiq-Scotts Inv deal not completed
      82 15 [SINGAPORE] Scotts Investments, the Jumabhoys' family holding company, has informed Scotts Holdings that the deal to buy back 12.95 million Scotts shares from Rafiq Jumabhoy has not been completed as scheduled. Mr Jumabhoy was to return the shares, representing 5.46 per cent of Scotts' capital,
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      Lock icon Camerlin gains A$12.5m from Nat Foods sale
      272 15 Bloomberg, Reuter [SYDNEY] Camerlin Pte Ltd has booked a profit of about A 512.5 million (5513.5 million) from the sale of its 9 per cent stake in National Foods, the head of the Australian-based food company said. Camerlin yesterday sold 25 million shares
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      Time may be just right for selective picking of KL stocks
      835 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Ven Sreenivasan THE last thing stock market investors in Malaysia needed to hear is that the the country's trade deficit is forecast to rise almost three-fold this year. With the equity market bashed down to two-year
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      Lock icon G&Ws 27m IPO shares come in 2 tranches
      459 15  -  Reyortshy Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE) Koh Brothers* G&W Group, positioned as an infrastructure play, launched its mainboard initial public offer yesterday of 27 million new shares. The invitation comprises an offer tranche priced at 50 cents and a placement tranche priced at
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      Hired to lead listing effort
      130 15 [SINGAPORE] Alan Tail, executive director of soon-to-be-listed G&W Group, was recruited specially to grow what was then Koh Brothers' building materials unit into an independent, listed entity. Mr Tan, who joined Koh Brothers two years ago, started his career with Sembawang Shipyard in 1971. In
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    • COMPANIES
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        Genting, Resorts World post surprise declines in profits
        361 16  -  Analysts cite margin squeeze due to regional competition From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur GENTING Berhad and its casino arm Resorts World Bhd surprised the market yesterday when they announced drops in their net earnings for the half-year ended June 30. The
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        Lock icon Keppel dives to a four-year low on earnings worries
        415 16  -  Connter goes below $6 before closing at $6.05; WlC&rr sees interim falling 8% By' Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corp stocks plunged to a four-year low yesterday on concerns that the conglomerate would post worse-than-expected interim results this month. The bellwether counter,
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        Swire interim rises 8.5%, held up by strong property earnings
        458 16  -  From. Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong STRONG contributions from a buoyant property market held up an otherwise lacklustre set of first-half earnings by Swire Pacific, a contrast from last year when weak property sales affected the conglomerate's earnings. Swire Pacific,
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        Lock icon Form Holdings tunes up for listing
        244 16  -  Company seeks to be S'pore's first music entertainment IPO By, Ang Wan May {SINGAPORE] Recording company Form Holdings is planning to be Singapore's first music entertainment initial public offering. The company is awaiting approval for a listing on Ses- daq, which is expected to
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        Wing Hang Bank interim net gain up 27% to H$5463.7m
        377 16  -  Boost from lending to property and stock markets f'Yom Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong AGGRESSIVE lending, mostly to the booming property and stock markets, sent mediumsized Wing Hang Bank's net profit up 27 per cent to HK5463.7 million (SsBB million)
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        STS&E interim earnings up 5%
        235 16  -  By, Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Singapore Technologies Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd has posted a flat 5 per cent increase in net profit to $18.5 million for the six months ended June 30. Group turnover dropped 26 per cent to $119.4 million. The company attributed this to
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Stamford Tyres forms retail unit
          52 16 [SINGAPORE] Stamford Tyres has bought recently-formed Shelton Investments, which it will rename Stamford Auto City. Stamford plans to raise Auto City's paid-up capital to $250,000 from $2 now. Auto City will manage petrol service stations, and the retailing of tyre, wheel, battery and auto-related products
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          Kumagai gets $77m Plaza Singapura job
          28 16 [SINGAPORE] Japan's Kumagai Gumi Co Ltd has won a 6.2 billion yen (SJ77 million) contract to upgrade the Plaza Singapura shopping centre.
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          2 Comfort directors resign, retire
          43 16 [SINGAPORE] Comfort Group said Francis Lee Choon Hui will resign as director with effect from Aug 27. Ong Teong Wan, who is due for retirement at the AGM on Aug 27, has Indicated he will not seek re-election.
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          Three new KIE appointments
          82 16 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Integrated Engineering (KIE) has announced three new appointments. Lim Ang Hock, executive director, has been redesignated managing director of KIE. He has had 17 years' experience in senior positions in engineering, offshore and energy companies in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Lai Ching Chuan, who
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          Corrections and clarifications
          73 16 IN our story yesterday "Labroy to tap USs6om", the figure should be Ss6o million instead of US$6O million. We are sorry for the error. OUR report yesterday headlined "OCBC said to be bearish about economic recovery" quoted two foreign brokerages which met with OCBC Bank. We would
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    • APPLE-MICROSOFT TIE-UP
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        Lock icon Asian technology firms unfazed by deal
        407 18 Manufacturers see little impact in short term; analysts divided on future Reuter [SINGAPORE] Microsoft's US$l5O million (Ss22o million) investment in Apple sparked little reaction from technology companies in Asia yesterday. Contract manufacturers said they saw little immediate impact on their businesses. "I think it
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        Lock icon Saudi prince's 5% stake in Apple bears fruit
        210 18 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Saudi Prince Al-Waleed Bin Talal's stake of over 5 per cent in Apple Computer Inc has risen 42 per cent since he bought the shares four months ago, mostly from Wednesday's jump in the stock. Prince Al-Waleed invested U*****.4
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        What they say
        155 18 7 think it is good for Apple but in the short term there is no impact for us. The question is why Microsoft wants to buy into Apple. I suspect it is because they have some very good software which they want to make use of.' a
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        Lock icon Thorny issues remain despite deal
        552 18 Reuter. Bloomberg [PALO ALTO, California] It was a true moment in the history of the computer industry: Microsoft Corp agreed to help out arch-enemy Apple Computer Inc by investing US$l5O million (Ss22o million) in the ailing computer maker. As word of the deal spread at
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        Lock icon Netscape: tie-up won't disrupt distribution pact with Apple
        253 18 It does not expect hage impact on the marketplace Reuter [PALO ALTO, California] Netscape Communications said on Wednesday it did not expect a technology and product alliance between Apple Computer and Microsoft Corp to disrupt its own distribution agreement with Apple. "We
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        Lock icon Microsoft's move no altruistic gesture
        206 18 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Hold the cheers, Apple Computer Inc shareholders. That pledge by Microsoft Corp to invest US$l5O million (Ss22o million) in the distressed computer maker is the furthest thing from an altruistic gesture. The fact is, Microsoft founder and chief executive, Bill Gates, invariably
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        Lock icon Graft probe on NYSE official
        476 19 Brokerage executives said to have bribed official to let them employ unqualified supervisors Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Federal prosecutors are investigating whether brokerage executives bribed a New York Stock Exchange administrator into letting them employ unqualified supervisors to work at NYSE member firms, according to court
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        Lock icon US healthcare group plans practices revamp amid probe
        266 19 NYT (NEW YORK] Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp, responding to a wide-ranging criminal investigation, plans to drastically alter or abandon many of the controversial business practices that helped make it the world's largest healthcare company and a leading advocate of medical care for profit.
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon US pension funds choosing indexing over managers
        472 20 Consultants say switch to passive management may not be a good idea Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Some of the largest US pension funds, suffering from poorly performing stock portfolios in this bull market, are giving up on picking stocks. In May, the US$37 billion
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        Lock icon Fidelity pre-tax profit drops 30%
        346 20 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Fidelity Investments said its pre-tax earnings for the first half of 1997 dropped 30 per cent from the same period last year, as the company earned lower fees because of lacklustre fund performance. The largest US mutual fund company declined to say on
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        Lock icon SBC Warburg ranked top mergers adviser
        284 20 Bloomberg [LONDON] SBC Warburg, the investment banking arm of Swiss Bank Corp, was the most successful mergers adviser in cross-border transaction in Europe in the first half, according to Acquisitions Monthly magazine. The London-based investment bank jumped ahead of US rivals like Morgan Stanley
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        Lock icon Revise derivatives accounting plan: Fed
        166 20 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan made a last-ditch request to the Financial Accounting Standards Board to revise its derivatives accounting plan. In a a July 31 letter to FASB chairman Edmund L Jenkins, he said "the proposal continues to take a piecemeal approach
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        Philippine bank bond seeks S'pore investors
        270 20  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] A 20 billion yen (***** million) fixed-rate note launched earlier this week by the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is expected to attract strong investor support from Singapore. The six-year note is leadmanaged by Japan's Daiwa Securities group,
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        Lock icon Barclays interim up 14% to £1b on UK business
        248 20 Strong results reflect good times for UK diversified banks Bloomberg [LONDON] Barclays, Britain's third largest bank, said yesterday its first-half net before one-time items rose 14 per cent as costs and bad debt provisions fell and income rose at its core
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        Lock icon Euroyen rises on JGB short-covering
        221 20 StXEXßeport Reuter (SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures rose yesterday on short-covering in Japanese government bond (JGB) futures amid continued weakness in Nikkei cash and futures markets, dealers said. "We didn't see any news today. Locals were trying to short the market thinking there was no reason
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        Futures close lower on moderate volume
        154 20  -  MSC3 TAIWAN FUTOBES By Ric Trotta Ric Trotta, Floor Manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd {SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract finished lower on moderate volume yesterday. The lead August contract closed 3.5 points lower at 409.9 while the cash market closed
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        259 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] Anglo-Dutch Shell and British Petroleum said yesterday Iraq had decided against renewing oil sale contracts to the companies under the United Nation's humanitarian oil-for-food exchange. "We had asked to renew our existing contract. We have been advised by Somo that
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        274 20 Reuter, AFP London THE US dollar took a back seat to sterling as concern that UK interest rates have peaked overshadowed news of a rate rise and triggered a slump in the pound. The Bank of England raised UK rates to 7.0 per cent from 6.75 per cent
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2146 21 LONDON Ae* 7 Nw 31 Group 462.600 4.600 AB Ports 264.400 .400 Abbey National 863.200 101.200 Allied Domecq 442.200 2.200 Aimc *42 -.400 AsdaGroup 118 -27 BAT Ind 516.400 *10 BC Pic 252.600 6.600 BICC 163 18 BOC Group 1176.600 31.600 BR Petroleum *****0 32.200 BTR T96
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      Lock icon TOKYO
      1588 21 AFP □WkkeiaS -2»U2 SHARE prices dipped 1.1 per cent to a threemonth low yesterday under futures-led selling on the absence of fresh leads and cloudy shortterm prospects for the economy, brokers said. "Active arbitrage-linked selling ahead of the expiry tomorrow of the latest options contract accelerated the pace of
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1500 22 AFX-Asia H Han* Seng +13L67 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, led by laggard property stocks and by Li Kashing's purchase of a stake in Jardine Matheson and Hongkong Land. However, analysts said the gains were highly speculative, with rotational buying and huge turnover Signs of bull market hysteria rather
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      Lock icon CHINA
      670 22 Reuter UShanhenß Index +<103 THE Shenzhen B share market ended minimally higher in dull trading yesterday. Brokers said they expected the index to move at current levels in the short term due to an absence of new incentives. The B Index inched up 0.03 point to 129.99 on turnover
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      346 22 AFP PwFMg -am INSTITUTIONAL sell-offs of electrical issues knocked the market down yesterday. "Retail investors followed domestic fund managers and foreign institutional investors to dump electricals, dragging the index down towards the negative territory in late trade," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price Index slid 20.59 points to
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      243 22 Reuter n Wellington VMS SHARES ended higher yesterday on reasonable turnover dictated mostly by offshore flows. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 7.03 points higher at 2,539.74 on turnover worth NZ$64.l million. Reuter «it w» n*» ANZBankMq 12.05 -0.05 ***** Ad««it««M HMq> 102 0.01 ***** Air Naw Zealand (A) 3.07
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      769 22 AFP n SET Mm +172 SHARE prices gained 0.4 per cent yesterday on market hopes of political change after news the prime minister was summoned for an audience with the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, analysts said. "Rumours that Chaowalit (Yongchaiyudh) was going to see the king fuelled hopes that
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      Lock icon SEOUL
      376 22 AFP -4L30 SHARE prices closed slightly lower on profit-taking yesterday after three days of gains, with stiff resistance seen around the 750-point mark. The Composite Index lost 0.30 point at 745.35 on turnover of 34.1 million shares worth 596.6 billion won. Falls led rises 447 to 335. with 113
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      563 22 AFP QUI Ortottriw -M WEAKER performances from market heavyweights BHP and Coca-Cola Amatil helped depress local share prices yesterday. "The market opened strongly but was not able to maintain its early support levels with BHP and Coca-Cola Amatil down and the gold stocks down," said a broker. The All
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      731 22 AFP Qconipogta Index jjj SHARE prices fell 3.1 per cent yesterday as foreign investors sold down virtually all sectors following concerns over interbank liquidity. Dealers said all the majors were lower, though subdued domestic activity due to new margin trading rules had little to do with the market's overall
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      Lock icon MANILA
      279 22 AFP yMufli -H. 78 SHARE prices fell 0.9 per cent yesterday in a technical correction, with investors ignoring the central bank's cut in overnight rates. The PSE Composite Index fell 24.78 points to 2,670.01. Turnover was 3.1 billion shares worth 1.9 billion pesos. PLDT lost 15 pesos to 930.
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        Lock icon Shares plunge on foreign selling
        293 23 AFX-Asia |3 Composite Index -23.41 SHARE prices closed sharply lower yesterday on significant foreign selling with the latest M 3 and forex reserve figures seen as negative leads adding to persistent concerns about the economy. Dealers said rumours of new curbs on ringgit trading also
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        Although UMW warrant figures beckon, caution is recommended
        193 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy IN SUCH a depressed environment, it's perhaps redundant to say caution should be uppermost on the minds of all investors. So today's recommendation, though it has some fine numbers supporting it, should also be viewed in this
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        HOT STOCK
        65 26  -  P Shiv Taneja KEPPEL CORP fell 15 cents yesterday to a four-year low of $6.05 on a volume qf 4.4 million shares. In the near term, there will be more downside based on the daily RSI and stochastics charts. However, medium to long term investors ought to use
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        Foreign tranches of major blue cMps take a beating
        693 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Brokers say debate on the dnal listing of Local/Foreign shares prompts belief of an impending policy change By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A sudden collapse in the foreign tranches of several key blue chips, and a rise in their
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          Forecasting DBS
          100 26 PRESSED by reporters on Wednesday for a forecast of DBS Bank's results in the second half, bank president Ng Kee Choe replied that the standard statements that companies give such as "barring unforeseen circumstances, blah, blah, blah" are really quite meaningless and he would not want to inflict
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          Li an Li's purchases
          157 26 FOR those who have jumped into the stock market action on Hongkong Land and Jardine Matheson expecting more excitement ahead, here is what Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-shing's son, Victor, has to say about the purchase of a 3 per cent stake each in the two companies
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          Less sweat in Europe
          130 26 A MERRILL LYNCH sales team went on a marketing trip to the US and Europe recently and to their pleasant surprise, found that it wasn't such a tough sell. "I had braced myself in light of all the negative news on the region, and was surprised
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          107 26 IT WAS a field day for rumour mongers yesterday. First, there were rumours of a couple of Indonesian banks going under. So one of our contacts checked it out with a trader working for one of the banks. And this was the reply: 'Tm just stepping
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      297 27 Bridge News DESPITE fairly dull trading, rates continue to look stronger for Panamaxes In the later positions In the east according to brokers. In the Atlantic, there was an increase in grain activity from the US Gulf and South America. The physical market was painting steady nearby rates,
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      763 27  -  It will also benefit shipping community by making more anchorage space available, says MPA By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) remained firm on its decision to extend Singapore's port limits and said that the move
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      Shippers welcome PSA move to lower port charges
      333 27  -  SNSC hopes lines will pass on cost savings to shippers By Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] The Singapore National Shippers Council (SNSC) has given the thumbs up to the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) for streamlining its tariff structure to reduce port charges,
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      New York aims to be hub port of North America's east coast
      379 27  -  By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is investing heavily in terminals and dredging to try and capture hub port status for the east coast of North America. The authority is looking
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      Tug sinks off P Panjang; one dead, four missing
      255 27  -  By) Felix Chan, Yong Mei Fong [SINGAPORE] A Singaporeregistered tug boat sank off Pulau Retan Laut in the working area of the Pasir Panjang Container Terminal project yesterday morning claiming the life of one crew member. According to a statement from
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      267 27 EQkaent maritime sector crucial to economy: Bafidah Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The government will continue to promote the local shipping industry because it has the potential to become a major contributor of value-added exports, employment and technology upgrading. International Trade and Industry Minister
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      158 27 AFP [WOOLONGONG, Australia] Fire raged aboard a Taiwan registered bulk carrier, the Ming Mercy, off here yesterday and one crew member was injured, officials said. The 100,000-tonne vessel was due to load coal in Woolongong, a coal and steel centre 80 kilometres south of
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      Freight pre-paid bill of lading not consistent with fob contract
      782 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar AN ENGLISH COURT has rejected the findings of an arbitration appeal board that an fob (free on board) buyer was entitled to insist on a "freight pre-paid" bill of lading from its seller. The buyer,
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      555 28  -  BUNKER PRICES: PAST THEIR PEAK Rising trend reverses, with prices falling from December to under US$9O per tonne by March Bu Felix Chan THE tail end of the recent rising trend in bunker prices could very well be in sight as the seasonal decline in crude
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      Shipyards relying on robots to replace workers
      249 28 [TOKYO] Amid a shortage of skilled labour, major shipbuilding firms are relying more heavily on robots to replace experienced workers. "Because each iron plate is unique, they don't always bend the same way even when the exact same line-heating is applied," a retired
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      INDEX TO SHIPPING LINES AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        177 43 Aagfl South Africa Sikukuu ya Wakuli ma. Singapore: National Day. South Africa National Women's Day. MmgU Thailand: The Queen's Birthday. Amg IS France: Assumption Day. Belgium: Assumption Day. A* 17 Indonesia: Independence Day. Hong Kong: Liberation Day. Philippines: National Heroes' Day. United Kingdom Summer Holiday. A«|3l Malaysia: National
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        842 43 THIS report, compiled by Cocked Marine Oil Ud. shows price ranges In US dollars in stead of single prices for a more comprehen sire description at the market Prices shown are baaed on averagesteed stem. Market movements are lndicat ed The Cockett Bunker Price Index change
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        Lock icon UPS strike has little impact on shipments from S'pore
        392 44  -  Talks between express delivery giant's union and management were to re-start yesterday By] Marous Hand [SINGAPORE] United Parcel Service (UPS) says that volumes to the US from Singapore have only been impacted slightly by the nationwide strike staged by 185,000 members
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        Lock icon US and Japan fail to settle FedEx dispute
        229 44 Bloomberg [TOKYO] US and Japanese government negotiators flailed to resolve a long-standing dispute over Federal Express Corp's Asia routes during three days of talks that ended on Wedesday. US Assistant Secretary of State Alan Larson said the two sides would meet again
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        Lock icon Shenzhen gets green tight to expand airport
        261 44 AFP [HONGKONG] The airport in the neighbouring Shenzhen special economic zone has been approved for expansion to increase its annual capacity to 12 million passengers by 2005, a report said yesterday. China's State Planning Commission recently approved the expansion plan for the Shenzhen
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        Lock icon Kia places hopes on new model
        49 44 [SEOUL] Kia Group chairman Kim Sun Hong (centre) touching Kia Motors newest car, the Sephia 2, at an unveiling ceremony yesterday. Kia executives are hoping the introduction of the new model car will help the group recover from their current financial difficulties. REUTER
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        413 44 It wants to develop viable defence industry Reuter [ADELAIDE] British Aerospace Australia Ltd said yesterday it was seeking to establish a special "partnership" with the Australian government which would allow it to build a defence industry rather than
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        Lock icon World's longest jetliner
        64 44 [WASHINGTON] The world's longest 777 300 commercial jetliner is seen after Boeing mechanics joined the fuselage. At 73.8 metres, the 777-300 is 10.1 metres longer and carries 20 per cent more passengers than the 777-200. The increased length makes the airplane the longest commercial jetliner in the
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        Korean Air apologises for crash; probe into cause begins
        309 44  -  By Felix Chan (SINGAPORE) While federal investigators sought to find the cause of Wednesday's deadly crash of a Korean Air jumbo jet, the airline made a public apology yesterday as South Korean government officials rushed to contain fallout "Korea Air expresses
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          81 44 AFP (BEIJING) Nearly 40 per cent of cars sold in China In the first half of the year went to the country's growing cohort of individual buyers, the official China Daily said yesterday, citing a report from the Ministry of Machine BuQdlng Industry. The ministry
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          Lock icon Mitsubishi ups stake in Thai venture
          81 44 Bloomberg fTOYKOI Mitsubishi Motors Corp spent 22 billion yen (*****.8 million) to take a majority stake in MMCSittipol Co, its Thailand Joint venture, to make Thailand its Asian f production centre, said a Mitsubishi spokesman who declined to be identified. The agreement, which boosts
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          Lock icon Finnair,Lufthansa to stop cooperation
          68 44 AFP [HELSINKI] Finnish carrier Finnair and German airline Lufthansa have agreed to discontinue their air-traffic cooperation from Oct 25 in order to develop strategic cooperation with other airlines, Finnair said. The cooperation between Finnair and Lufthansa has covered scheduled coordination. Joint marketing and sales activities and
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          Lock icon N Korea launches regular flight to Russia
          86 44 AFP {TOKYO] North Korea has launched a regular flight between Pyongyang and the Russian Far East port of Vladivostok with the hope of entering the airline market in Asia. The Korean Central Neivs Agency, the North's news agency monitored here, said the regular
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      670 34 a ACCORD A SHIPPING PTE LTD C±M TIL: *****56 (40 Lima) FAX: *****46 KtTDJUK (tS)»/ IN> J DMtBCT ACCCSS Til: *****57 (EXPORT 6OOKMO} MSB6MMW MISIIW *****67 (CXPO«T DOC), *****64 (IMPORT) FRU66 (M)SJII44t U*L"HTTP://WWW-ACCORD.COM.SG iAUtTA t Pl)H$»779 potr na sin poti ro fiw pokt m tiw pow ro sin (FAR EAST)
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      45 34 0 HANGLI SHIPPING MRECT REGULAR SERVICE JAKARTA&SURABAYA JKMIft 0M» 0M» 16A* 17 A* P.WMHW 22yW 23A* P.MR 2MS P.MUMMM SURABAYA 13/W IVH MMMONEVm 21/W 21/01 9MNFWYU 26/08 27/Qi ■»—JNUMUI OM» osA* Mwnami OwiMrt: UNITED SHIPPING ORGAMSATKM PT. MDONEStA SHANNON SMPPMG CORP. TEL: *****88 FAX: *****00
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      336 35 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE T<X EUROPE H EXPRESS SO»-COffrA»gRt3ED BCBMCg "m VOT I TPOHt |ADAJ»/HDAH H lURG IM«t» ANTWERP lutm H*i IV Q" 11 TO AUSTRALIA 1 RJU. COMTMHP SCHVICg m WW |PM ai HK m ITD MB. Hwlwlffli MLOwm m|niw mm nm am am ajwbml mi Mm m|wii im» vm
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      731 35 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I *****^^^U 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO: **********06 w. |a iit Ba 8a l;i is t 't I I mm; I I 'l/l wt I'/' ii/' liaj IB 111 I 111 I»i ill lyyeMMfti E; Al■* I a ,w,
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      36 37 I To retrieve more schedules, Just follow these simple steps... your key in the four number digit code Key in your Examplt: r-Li fax number To NIW YORK (NYC) 2275 United States tor calls within Singapore
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      417 39 I TIGER ISLANO 567N 10-11/08 15-1ft«08 23-24/08 I TIGCRBRIOGE 558N 13-14/08 19-22/08 27-28(08 TIGER BAY 559N 16-17/08 21 26/08 30-31/D8 I I TIGER WAVE 560N 19-20/08 25-28(08 02-03(09 I TIGER ISLAND S6IN 23-24/08 29-02/09 06-07/09 I TIGER BRKXjE 562N 27-28(08 02-06/09 10-11/09 I XOUR SPORE 244 12-12/08 18-21/08 27-28/08 I
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      528 39 >0%. FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 E-mail flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA "JJ SIN BUENOS AIRES 11/08 CAPETOWN 07,/08 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 07/08 VALPARAISO 20/08 JOHANNESBURG 07/08 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 10/08 VALENCIA/BARCELONA
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      991 40 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S) PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 HBB TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 IOOKIMBS CALL DIRECT LIME: *****41/43 E^f IC A/CELJA/MEICHAH 7 SLGS/WEEK 3 SLGS/WEEK imc—a nje? [aw [jSk WEWH ivoy taw law ~H UVI/VWrff MAJOO7 WPT 10/06(SUN) ORIENT INDEPENDENCE
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      908 40 E3 TWICE WEEKLY EVERY THURSOAY/SUNOAY ■I.MJ.hH ARRIVAL RXED DAY-MONOAY VESSEL VOT HTI CM urn MM Fn LBI MM Vtna m LfM FIT MM MM NM RHCM BRIOGE J73lwllMo|- 27 AM 2MB U« 01AM MING MOON A72SE SLD SU> SID SU) SU) 12AM MING GLORY A732wIISAM I 19AM OUN Mm 03AM
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      358 40 Singapore Soviet SMppleg j&Co. Pie. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY/COCHIN VESSEL WY SM BOM PNO ML KOTA SELAMAT SMTO29 10/00 17/00 02/00 04/00 KOTA CAHAYA CAMIOO 10AM 2MM 10/00 12/00 TRANSCORD 104N 21/00 20/00 12/00 14/00 TRADE FAST TFSIO6 30/00 00AM 21/00 23/00 KOTA SELAMAT SMTO3I 04/00 12AM 27/00 00/00
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      433 42 SINO IXPRISS SHIPPING MAZj 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE fSINOTRANSI —J 3 (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTIANS SNANENAI (CONTAIN! i fIKVICI) Vtssa VOYAG€ ETA SINGAPORE ETA HONGKONG MSHAMGHA! HOIKUHB 975? ***** H*****758 5Kk m jaia aM ttihtwnrinti I m WM iIM 31/01 MMSIIIID I 9706
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