The Business Times, 13 August 1997

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY; AUGUST 13,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    No change to 80% loan limit for private property
    566 1  -  Measure aimed at curbing speculation, moderating loans to property market: MAS By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] The 80 per cent housing loan limit is here to stay. In a reply to a letter published in BT asking ibr a relaxation of the
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    12% surge in electronics pumps up manufacturing
    601 1  -  By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] A 12 per cent surge in electronics output in June helped propel the manufacturing sector into positive territory in that quarter, after three successive quarters of negative growth. June was also a good month for the manufacturing sector in
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    S$ falls 1.6% to 1.5070 against US dollar
    395 1  -  Fmipftmisaento MAS official's remarks By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Singapore dollar yesterday fell 2.4 cents, or 1.6 per cent, to close at 1.5070 against the US dollar in Asian trading after hitting a low of 1.5130. Traders said the currency took centre-stage
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    Lock icon Currencies cap revival in regional equities
    313 1  -  By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Regional stock markets yesterday regained some poise following a firm Monday session in the US market, although the continued pressure here on the ringgit and the Sing dollar capped any attempt at a meaningful rally. The Singapore market started out
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Businesses echo MTI's note of caution
      558 2  -  BOSniESS EXPECTATIONS SURVEY Commerce, business services, transport firms more bullish bnt not the others By. Audrey Tan DESPITE the rebound in the second quarter, sentiment dipped among industrial, real estate and financial services firms in the period compared to a quarter ago. The latest
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      Not back an easy street yet
      613 2  -  The economy Is hitting Its stride again, but many questions still need to be addressed By Vikram Khanna U-W" "W" T*eare m H F cautiously M M optimistic," m f concluded 1/1/ anMTI m f m f spokesman W W V W yesterday s
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      Action plan to help retail industry
      278 2  -  Proposals include organising major fashion trade show Jenny Lam THE Singapore Retailers Association may introduce more ways to help the ailing retail industry including a proposal for a major fashion retail trade exhibition and organising more overseas trade missions. The association's chairman, Teh Ban
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      JTC to spend $1b on en bloc redevelopment plan
      525 4  -  Four sites in Jurong, Kr&qji will be rebuilt for better land use By Diana Oon THE Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) said yesterday it will spend around $1 billion on the en bloc redevelopment of four sites as part of its Industrial
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      Business Trends to franchise worldwide
      159 4 SINGAPORE'S largest homegrown employment agency, Business Trends, plans to franchise its personnel services worldwide. It aims to have 85 franchises and returns of $30 million from them by 2001, it said yesterday. The group, with an- nual turnover of $15 million, already has 14 offices
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      S'pore office rents still world's 7th most expensive
      348 4  -  Bot rentals are down 1.3% at end-Jane from end-1996 By t Abdul Hadhi SINGAPORE remains the world's seventh most expensive city in terms of office rents although they have eased marginally, a survey by property consultancy Richard Ellis shows. Bombay topped the
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      Mobil petrochem complex set to get go-ahead next month
      470 4  -  By) Ronnie Lim THE green light for Mobil's investment in a multi-billion dollar petrochemical complex here is expected early next month, when its chairman and chief executive Lucio Noto is in town. This follows apparently successful negotiations with companies to participate
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      FairPrice lilts share ceiling, expects to raise $100m
      317 4  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng NTUC Fairprice Singapore's largest supermarket chain expects to raise $100 million more from shareholders by allowing personal and institutional members to apply for more shares. Effective today, the ceiling of 20 shares for each personal member and 5,000
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      475 3 BREITLING 1884 Watching the lights recede below and the stars The Breitling Academy thus stages aerobatics above begin to twinkle as you gain altitude, training courses where pilots have an settling quietly into your seat and letting your opportunity to fly the three current top mind drift into dreams—there's special
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  • CURRENCY AFTER-SHOCKS
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      Thais get vague pledges of support from Japan banks
      474 5  -  TOKYO OIF expected to anneuce details tf financial support package by middle of next week By, Anthony Rowley THAILAND yesterday received vague pledges of support from Japanese banks as officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the country's key finance
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      HK spent over US$1b defending its unit
      355 5  -  HONGKONG By Loh Hui Yin HONGKONG has revealed, for the first time, that it spent more than US$l billion (551.51 billion) in the middle of last month to defend the local unit against speculative attacks. Financial Secretary Donald Tsang said the government's action,
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      Lock icon Anwar reassures foreign investors
      512 5  -  KUALA LUMPUR KL prepared to curb imports, defer some big infrastructure projects, he says Byl Meera Tharmaratnam FINANCE Minister Anwar Ibrahim signalled yesterday Malaysia would be prepared to curb imports and defer some big infrastructural projects, in an apparent move to assuage foreign investors' concerns over
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      Lock icon Lower growth seen for Malaysia
      314 5 KUALA LUMPUR Reuter ECONOMISTS have lowered their forecast for Malaysia's economic growth this year and in 1998 due to slower-than-expected export growth and high interest rates, a Reuters poll showed yesterday. In the poll, 12 research houses in Malaysia and Singapore forecast an average 7.9
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      184 5 Don*t invoke Thai crisis, warns US, Pg 10 Editorial, Pgll 2u g UM wtfim riBl^ »fe '-v. i fnifr I ~ir i" T f r t- v r .1 ic Nescafe Gold Blend is no ordinary coffee. It's adually a blend of Quite a daunting task, considering we get the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Cambodian tragi-comedy
      798 6  -  ASIAM VIHW The country's crisis brings to mind a certain comedy, but the endgame has yet to be played out, for both Cambodia ajnd Asean By Yang Razali Kassim NOT TOO long ago, an Indonesian comedy with a cast of three became a hit in some of the
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      Lock icon Up efforts to boost S'pore-KL ties
      308 6 KUALA LUMPUR That's consensus after S'pore senior civil servants meet M'sian leaders The Straits Times EFFORTS to strengthen ties between Malaysia and Singapore must be doubled that was the consensus that emerged from meetings between a group of Singapore senior civil servants and Malaysian
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      Lock icon New KL airport delayed, says Anwar
      140 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday confirmed the opening of Kuala Lumpur's new Ms 9 billion (554.89 billion) airport would be delayed by three months. "We are still keeping to our earlier undertaking that the airport would be completed on
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      Lock icon Arrest papers out for Ranariddh
      281 6 PHNOM PENH AFP A CAMBODIAN military court has issued arrest warrants against ousted First Premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh after parliament stripped him of his legal immunity, documents showed yesterday. The two warrants charged him with illegally importing weapons, bringing outlawed Khmer Rouge troops to the
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      Lock icon Hutomo: Timor loan deal to be signed this month
      147 6 JAKARTA AFP AN Indonesian banking consortium is now expected to sign "this month" a proposed US$69O million (SSI.OI billion) loan to the national car maker, after earlier statements said the deal would be concluded this week, reports said yesterday. Hutomo Mandala
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      104 6 'iflT r l#r Ask a German motorist what he thinks t. y-4 i v j. v of a Renault and he's likely to w *fer be biased he probably owns one; For the second consecutive year, Renault has been the bestselling imported car in Germany. To discover what ML German
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's the biggest PC market in Asia Pacific: Dataquest
      435 7 SHANGHAI flhina. sales lip 41% in first half, Chinese PC maker ranked among Top Ten sellers FT CHINA has emerged as the largest market for personal computers in the Asia Pacific region, overtaking South Korea in the last six months as
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      Lock icon Chinese ministry sells stake in securities firms
      269 7 SHANGHAI AFP CHINA'S finance ministry announced yesterday it had offloaded its stake in three major securities firms to avoid any potential conflicts of interest. The ministry's stake in all three firms was sold to two state-owned industrial firms seeking to expand their operations
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      Lock icon Teng-hui defends reforms
      129 7 TAIPEI AFP TAIWANESE President Lee Teng-hui yesterday dismissed Beijing's allegations that the island's decision to trim local government was a move towards independence, but he also called for further military build-up into the next century"AU the reforms we have been engaging in are to assure the existence
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      Lock icon Will bad news be good news?
      65 7 [BEIJING] A man reading a copy of a newspaper on a bulletin board here yesterday. The slogan calls for the building of a civilised city with a civilised society. Prime Minister Li Peng recently urged Chinese journalists to cover more of the "dark side"
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      Lock icon Zhu favourite choice for PM: papers
      192 7 HONGKONG But there's no word about Jiang being appointed paramount leader AFP CHINESE Vice-Premier Zhu Rongji is emerging as the favourite choice for China's next prime minister due to be appointed at the forthcoming Communist Party congress, it was reported yesterday. There were "no
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      Lock icon Chinese central bank rejects S&P's bad debt figure
      243 7 BEIJING Official says true figure much lower thanUSs2oob Reuter CHINA'S central bank yesterday dismissed a report by rating agency Standard Poor's that the bad debts of China's banking sector could total about US$2OO billion (***** billion). "This is totally groundless," a spokesman
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      Lock icon China probed 61,000 graft allegations
      147 7 BEIJING AFP MORE than 60,000 allegations of corruption were examined by Chinese authorities last year, news reports said yesterday. The Procuratorial Daily legal newspaper said the exact number was 61,099 allegations of bribery, embezzlement of public funds and "sums of money from unclear origins". The
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      214 7 I Singapore I I Technologies I POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT I Following press reports related to the tranche merger for ST Computer I I Systems Services Limited ("ST Computer"), Singapore Technologies I I ("ST") clarifies that it does not rule out similar moves by other listed ST I I companies. I I
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon HK reviewing taxes
      767 8  -  Govt studying corporate tax cut, incentives to boost HK as business centre and R&D Byl Loh Hui Yin [HONGKONG] THE Hongkong government is reviewing its 16.5 per cent corporate tax rate, holding out the prospect that it might be cut in next year's budget. Also under review
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Korean govt steps in to help suppliers of troubled Kia group
      391 9 SEOUL Preferential loan limit raised; Kia Motors reports 258% rise in interim loss AFP. Bloomberg THE South Korean government yesterday softened its hardline stance over financial assistance to cash-strapped subcontractors of the country's troubled third largest au-to-maker Kia Group
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      Lock icon No takers for Hanbo at final open auction
      260 9 SEOUL AFP A THIRD and final open bid for failed South Korean steel firm Hanbo Iron and Steel Co drew no bidders yesterday, leaving the field open to the giant Pohang Iron and Steel (Posco), creditors said. "There were no open bidders.
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      Lock icon Osaka's gate to fun
      51 9 {TOKYO] Passenger? screaming as their roller coaster careers down from a 45-metre-high clock tower at the Festival Gate amusement park in Osaka on Monday. Festival Gate has 5L attracted a million people since its opening on July 18 with the H centrepiece being the 750-metre-long coaster.
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      Viet minister reassures Aussie investors
      230 9  -  [p SYDNEY By\ Surinder Singh AMIDST concern over Australian investments in Vietnam, Hanoi has despatched its viceminister of planning and investment to calm nerves. A report in The Australian said the official, Vo Hong Phuc, has met Australian businessmen and assured them that the government
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      Canberra plans to boost Asia ties
      289 9  -  SYDNEY White Paper to push for stronger economic and security links By\ Surinder Singh AUSTRALIA'S future lies in Asia. That is the main message a foreign policy White Paper was expected to spell out to Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his cabinet yesterday.
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US productivity gains slow in Q2
      538 10 WASHINGTON Fall in output among reasons for smallest productivity rise since Q3 last year Bloomberg US business productivity gains slowed to a 0.6 per cent annual increase in the second quarter, the smallest rise since the third quarter of 1996, Labour Department figures showed
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      Lock icon Benign data ahead for American economy
      446 10 WASHINGTON Fed seen leaving rates alone amid steady economic pace Bloomberg REPORTS this week should show the US economy continues to expand at a steady pace with no acceleration of inflation, giving the Federal Reserve no reason to boost borrowing costs, economists say. The
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      Lock icon US move on phone rates may face fight in WTO
      420 10 GENEVA Draft rules seen as vagne and conld be used to discriminate against seme firms Reuter A US EFFORT to force other countries to slash the rates they charge for incoming international calls could be challenged in the World Trade
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      Lock icon Clinton strikes out three items from new budget deal
      364 10 WASHINGTON AFP BILL Clinton has become the first US president to use the line-item veto, striking measures from the federal budget deal he recently reached with Republican lawmakers. Mr Clinton on Monday cut three provisions from the budget bill, after signing
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      Lock icon Weathering the heat in London
      51 10 [LONDON] A visitor to the capital finding an easy way to cool down at the Trafalgar Square fountain yesterday. Britons were bracing themselves for downpours as storms in the south and west ofEngland signalled a briefspell ofcooler weatherfollowing the fourth consecutive day of soaring temperatures.
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      Lock icon Don't invoke Thai crisis: US
      100 10 WASHINGTON AFP THE US administration warned yesterday against invoking the currency crisis in Thailand to reject deregulation of financial markets. "Rejecting financial liberalisation would be drawing exactly the wrong lesson from the Thai experience," Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said in remarks prepared for delivery
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      Lock icon Watchdogs to probe standards in House of Lords: Times
      275 10 ■LONDON AFP, Reuter PARLIAMENTARY watch- dogs look set to launch the first investigation into standards of conduct in the House 1 of Lords amid concerns about failures by peers to register their financial interests, a f newspaper report said yesterday. Barely
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      552 10 1 1 1 1 1 frgwik HARIMAU INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT The Board of Directors of Harimau Investments Limited wishes to make the foiowing announcement: 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 1997 GROUP COMPANY Six Month Ended Incr/ Six Month Ended
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      74 10 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA U.S. $500,000,000 Floating Rate Notes Due 1999 In accoKtanca w*h the terra and contttona of the Notes, the interest rate tor the period 12ti August 1997 to 12* Movent)* 1987 has bean feed at 5.*****% par annum. The interest payable on 1» November, 1997 wM be
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Good, bad and realistic foreign policy options
      753 11  -  «B BOTTOM LDVB OPINION By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent CV NE EXPECTATION generated in Wash- ington as the Cold War ended was that I US leaders would finally be able to conJ duct diplomacy based not on cold interests,
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      113 11 'I hope Alan Greenspan doesn't get too excited about it' -Akxftidtti Ford Motor Co chairman acknowledging that US Federal Reserve Board officials will scrutinise recent car sales figures closely to help determine whether the economy is overheating, as the car maker sees strong and steady vehicle sales
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      Rescue package for Thailand
      600 11 EDITORIAL THE international aid package to help Thailand cope with its economic and financial woes should be seen as only the first step in the process of overhauling its economy. The crisis has shown the economy to be in a parlous state: some expect it to
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      Lock icon Blair keeps his word
      1080 11  -  Labour delivers on budget and tax promises, moves on education, social and health reforms in UK and devolution of Scotland By Neil Behrmann The writer is BT's London correspondent AfTER 100 days of office, Tony Blair's Labour government in Britain has turned out to be far
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      Home-loan limit aims to curb speculation
      140 11  -  WafTPQJ Quek How Jiang Press Officer Monetary Authority of Singapore WE refer to Loh Hock Chuan's letter headlined "Singapore's 'sandwiched' class" (BT, Aug 8). MAS' Directive on Housing Loans limits loans from financial institutions for private property purchases to 80 per cent of the
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      582 11 Thais pay for gratd of tIM tow ON Saturday, the first real dose of the bitter medicine prescribed to tone up our flabby economy will be dispensed in the form of value-added tax charged at a rate of 10 per cent. All manner of goods and
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Women and their diamond friends
      700 12  -  A survey shows over 50% of S'pore women own the gem, says OQEiww m»k CORINNE KERK SINGAPORE women are increasingly making diamonds their best friends, with the number of pieces bought here rising over 60 per cent in the last four years. More than half
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      Lock icon Cults and aliens— unusual faiths in tolerant Switzerland
      653 12 PEOPLE Recession anxiety cited as reason for fascination with non-traditional beliefs NYT (GENEVA] Nearly 1,000 people gathered in a picturesque Alpine valley this week to celebrate a movement that advocates cloning to promote human happiness. The Swiss-based movement follows the teachings of
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      Lock icon Elvis lives on, 20 years after his death
      244 12 PROFILE AFP [CHICAGO] The 20th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death marked in Memphis this week has spawned a wave of Elvismania, with movies on television and odd Elvis sites splashed across the Internet. On Sunday, Elvis Meets Nixon, an offbeat movie about
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      205 13 CBYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Lard once used in the kitchen 9 Popular king enters love affair successor (4) sonable rent (4) state 28 Rory can't possibly be perverse (8) 12 Oppose general direction taken YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION DOflm by a singer (7-5) f I IrM ItlhlmleMalsl lal 2 Conspicuous union leader 14
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  • WIRED FOR BUSINESS
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      Lock icon Business on the Internet: who's kidding whom?
      891 14  -  Under all that hype lies the fact that e-commerce is poised for big growth, says kenmbih jambs KENNETH JAMES YOU'VE heard it ad nauseam electronic commerce, specifically business on the Internet, is the next big business opportunity. Now the boss has heard it
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        Selling to SIA?Check this site out
        105 14 FOR Singapore Airlines, the Net's a great way to do business. The national carrier has a Web site where you can not only just check if you've won the top prize in its 50th anniversary lucky draw, but also download tender documents. SIA is
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        Dell sells US$2m daily over the Net
        79 14 DELL Computer Corp sells almost US$2 million <Ss3 million) in computers and related products daily over the Internet, with about 70 per cent of the buyers being flrtt-time customers, the company said. Dell's chief Michael Dell said the company's sales over the Web
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        Online ad revenues up 333% in a year
        101 14 ONLINE advertising revenues in the US surged to U*****.5 million in Q1 this year, up 18 cent from Q***** and 333 per cent higher than in Q*****, according to the btitrntt Advertising Bureau. Who advertises on the Net? Computing products account for
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        Servicing pools and spas
        93 14 NICHS marketing pays over the Web, aa Dan Harrison will teetffy He ssnrtcee pools and spas in New York and rakes in US$l million *Ssl Si million) a year. He atonakeatup to US$6,OOO a week selling pool chemicals, covers, pump replacement parts, inflatable dolphins and so
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        Small firms lead in e-commerce
        59 14 ELECTRONIC commerce is being developed at 5 per cert of computer installations in the US, reports research firm Computer Intelligence. And it'ssmaH businesses Aat are leading the way—nearlf 76 per cent pf companies that are exploring elec tronic commerce haw 80 employees or^ess. V x'
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        Where under-18s and over-55s hang out
        76 14 USERS under-18 and over-55 are now the fastest-growing groups on the Net, at least in tne us, according to PC Meter's profile ofWeb users. The 56-plus group spends most of its time seeking financial information while the teens spend moat time on entertainment sites,
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        India may have 1.5m users by 2000
        56 14  -  By Raju Chellam INTERNET users in India may jump to 1.5 million by 3000, up from the presentBo,ooo, following the Indian government's decision to open up Net access. The only condition from, the government is—lnternet access must be done through Videsh Sanchar Nigam
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      Housing loan slowdown hits Hong Leong Finance
      336 15  -  Group posts first-half not profit of $42.4 million, an increase of only OJ% I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Slackening demand for housing loans has taken its toll on Singapore's largest finance company, Hong Leong Finance, which yesterday reported flat halfyear results. Group net
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      Foreign share selloff wipes billions from market cap
      405 15 Big 6 account for over half of $3J>b loss on mainboard, Sesdaq [SINGAPORE] The selloff in the foreign shares of six large companies has wiped billions of dollars off the local bourse's market capitalisation in just a few days. When trading ended
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      Lock icon Record company Form gets nod for Sesdaq listing
      512 15  -  IPO likely within a month at dose to 40 cents a share: sources By, Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Record company Form Holdings yesterday received in-principle approval for a Sesdaq listing. The initial public offering (IPO) is expected to take place within a
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      Indon bourse: optimism turns out to be wishful thinking
      614 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW S N Vasuki THE wild gyrations in the Indonesian rupiah are having an adverse impact on investor sentiment in the Jakarta stock market. Foreign investors have been dumping shares on expectations that the rupiah's slide will depress corporate
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      Omni to invest $13.5m in Shanghai plant
      376 15  -  By. Annette Pau (SINGAPOREJ Listed Omni Industries is beefing up its presence in China with a $13.5 million investment on a big plant and machinery in Shanghai. It is spending $11 million on the three-storey 21,000 sq m plant which, when completed at
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        Benefun to open 190 new China outlets by '99
        505 16  -  Expansnoofits current 310-strong chain to cost fashion retailor 36m yuan Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] BenefUn International, a fashion retailer with a primary listing in Hongkong and a secondary listing here, plans to add 190 new outlets to its existing 310strong chain
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        Waterbank to fly buyers of UK project to London
        378 16  -  AD buyers of 57-imit Waterdale Manor will be flown there for TOP By, Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] In an unusual move, Waterbank Properties Singapore Bus Service's property arm is flying to London those who bought units in its residential development in the
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        Lock icon Bolton to buy stake in firm
        113 16 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian property developer Bolton Bhd said yesterday it proposed to buy a 64 per cent stake in a quarrying and concrete-making firm. In a statement to the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, Bolton said the stake in Kenneison Brothers Sdn Bhd would
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        Lock icon Jardine Fleming bullish on Malaysian stocks
        538 16 Market is very attractive after 20% fall this year, it says Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] International fund manager Jardine Fleming yesterday said it was time for medium- and long-term investors to start buying again on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE). The fund manager said
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        Lock icon Ayala shareholders give nod to one unified common stock
        268 16 Bloomberg, Reuter [MANILA] Ayala Corp stockholders have approved abolishing separate shares for foreigners and Filipinos, eliminating the premium overseas investors had to pay traditionally for the stock. Ayala said Class A shares, which are reserved for Filipinos, and Class B shares
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        Lock icon Philippine 7-Eleven to brave bearish market with IPO
        454 16 It will be first firm to go public since peso's devaluation Reuter [MANILA] Philippine Seven Corp, the exclusive local holder of 7-Eleven franchise, said yesterday it will push through with its initial public offering in September, braving bearish market conditions. Philippine Seven
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Liang Court ups investments in 3 firms
          89 16 [SINGAPORE] Liang Court Holdings said yesterday that it has, along with subsidiary Region Development Pte Ltd, increased its investments in Greenciiffßirchgrove Pty Ltd, La vender View Regency Pty Ltd and Hyde Park Regency Pty Ltd by subscribing tor additional share*. However, their stakes
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          Datacraft names new regional director
          68 16 [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Datacraft Asia, a leading regional communications and network systems integrator, yesterday announced the promotion of Tang Ylk Hong to regional director of central Asia backdated to July 1. Mr Tang was formerly the managing director of Datacraft Malaysia. In his new appointment, he
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          Auric Pacific appoints group MD
          83 16 [SINGAPORE] The Auric Pacific Group has appointed Ricor F da Silveira as group managing director with immediate effect. Mr da Silveira, a Brazilian, is the wmngteg director ofLippo Investments Management Ltd, the regional fUnd management arm ofthe group. He is also a director of Guo
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          Flextech to pay less for 2 TI units
          66 16 [SINGAPORE] Flextech Holdings Ltd said yesterday that an adjustment had been made to the purchase price of two business units it bought recently from Texas Instruments. The total purchase price has been changed to $11.9 million from $13.3 million as a result
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          Lock icon Lippo Bank interim profit up 58.8%
          109 16 Reuter [JAKARTA] Indonesia's privately-owned PT Lippo Bank said yesterday it posted a net profit of 87.2 billion rupiah (5649.6 million) in the first six months of this year, up 58 J per cent from the same 1996 period. The bank said it also raised
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          Lock icon MUI Resources earnings up 141%
          110 16 Bloomberg [MANILA] MUI Resources Philippines Inc. a mall operator and property developer, said its profit rose 141 per cent in the second quarter as sales at its Shangri-La Plaza mall surged. MUI Resources said its net income rose to 19.38 million pesos (Ssl million) in
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        Lock icon JC Penny to offer early retirement to 1,500 staff
        362 17 If all accept, move will cat casts by USsl2om annually Reuter [PLANO, Texas] JC Penney Co Inc said on Monday it will offer voluntary early retirement to approximately 1,500 people, or about 5 per cent of its management staff. The retailer,
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        Lock icon Reader's Digest chairman-chief executive resigns
        440 17 His plans to expand kftaibnbui mijftyinAt haAfffi Bloomberg [PLEASANTVILLE, New York] Reader's Digest Association Inc said James Schadt quit as chairman and chief executive, after his moves to expand beyond magazine and book publishing backfired. George Grune, 68, the Digest's retired chairman, will head the
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        Lock icon Fletcher Challenge to lose 2 more bosses
        251 17 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's Fletcher Challenge Ltd is to lose two more senior executives with the resignations of its chief financial officer and the head of its paper division. Chief financial officer lan Donald, 57, a 25-year veteran with the company, and Fletcher
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        Lock icon Move over, Tamagotch
        46 17 j [TOKYO] A robotic pet developed by Sony Corp trying to shake hands yesterday. The pet robot is the first brainchild of Sony's new D-21 Laboratory, an entertainment engineering section charged with making robotic devices that can be "loved by human beings' AFP
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        Lock icon Hyundai Engrg net slips on low margins
        238 17 Bloomberg (SEOUL] Hyundai Engineering Construction Co, South Korea's largest contractor, said earnings fell 8.1 per cent in the six months ended June as low profit margins on overseas orders trimmed the bottom line. Hyundai, like other Korean contractors, offered its services overseas at
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        Lock icon Apple says it won't be profitable in Q4
        148 18 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer Inc said it doesn't expect to be profitable in the fiscal fourth quarter and that net sales sales minus returns will be below year-earlier levels through at least March 1996. The company made the disclosures in a
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        Lock icon UK fund managers build up cash piles
        624 18 Meet believe almost all equity markets wffl Mover next three months survey The Independent [LONDON] UK fund managers are turning their backs on shares in favour of cash and gilts, figures showed on Monday. They are sceptical of the Bank of England's belief
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        Lock icon Compaq, PC makers shares slide for 2nd day
        241 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Shares of Compaq Computer and other personal computer makers fell for a second day amid concern that profit may be hurt by a drop In PC prices. Shares of Compaq fell 2 to US$5Bl5/16 on Monday, down from its
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        Lock icon Digital looks to sell network equipment unit
        339 18 A growing cash drain, the business may be sold in whole or parts Reuter, Bloomberg [BOSTON] Digital Equipment Corp is looking to sell its computer network equipment business, whole or in parts, a source close to the company said on Monday. "The parts
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        Lock icon Cisco opens Madras centre to tap software talent
        329 18 Bloomberg [SAN JOSE] Cisco Systems Inc opened its largest development centre outside the US in Madras, India, to use that country's growing base of software talent to design more networking software. The centre will be staffed with 75 software engineers from HCL
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        Lock icon Sing dollar's weakness is a structural adjustment
        1089 19  -  Since July, it has risen up to 18% against regional units, so some softening may not be out of place By\ Larry Wee (SINGAPORE! IT's been another hectic week for Asean currencies, which weakened further against the greenback despite a respite for the
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        Lock icon Staying at home? It'll cost you
        539 19  -  By. Dave Carbon The writer is a partner at Pacific Asset Management, a Singapore company specialising in South-east Asian fixed-income markets [SINGAPORE] Despite sending men to the moon and spacecraft to Mars, most earthlings still like to keep their money at home. Americans keep
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          Regional Currencies
          176 19 A reassessment of Asian risks seems to have pervaded the markets recently. While the Thai baht is a special case, there's a growing camp of players looking for significantly weaker Asean currencies in general. And, while there seems to be a flow of robust GDP or industrial production
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          Regional bonds
          133 19  -  By NatWest Markets We think there's further upside to Asian asset risk premiums, so we would advise accumulation of only sovereign credit issues and even then, only on higher-than-usual spreads. For example, 10-year Philippine paper should not be bought unless spreads widen over 250 basis points above US
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          United States
          192 19 This week's US numbers, starting today, take on increased significance after last Friday's large drop in the greenback was greeted by higher US bond yields and a sharp fall in the Dow Jones stock market index. Today: After June's month-on-month rise of 0.5 per cent, July retail sales
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          United Kingdom
          53 19 The Bank of England's quarterly inflation report is to be released this week, together with July unemployment figures. After last week's sharp fall in sterling against the US dollar as well as the Singapore unit and the deutschemark both these numbers could prove pivotal for the near-term outlook
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          61 19  -  msuing picK-u Compiled by Larry Wee Sources: ANZ Banking Group (ANZ), Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (DMG), Independent Economic Analysis (IDEA), and JP Morgan (JPM) Aug 15: After June CPI rose 2.2 per cent July consumer prices could be up 2.7 per cent. And, "following weatherrelated crop disruptions, some ensuing pick-up
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        Lock icon Ebner upsets Swiss financial world again
        474 20 Financier's acquisition poshed GS and Winterthur to go public on merger Reuter [ZURICH] Financier Martin Ebner, for years a thorn in the side of Union Bank of Switzerland ÜBS, has again rattled Switzerland's financial establishment by forcing the hands of Credit Suisse Group and
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        339 20 FASB will resist pressure from Fed's Greenspan to ditch fair valne reporting FT [NEW YORK] The US financial reporting regulator will this week resist pressure from Alan Greenspan, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, to ditch controversial proposals requiring companies to value their
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        Lock icon Goldman fund to buy parly goods firm
        178 20 Bloomberg [ELMSFORD, New York] A Goldman, Sachs Co investment fund said it will lead a buyout of party goods maker Amscan Holdings Inc for US$3l5 million (***** million) in cash and assumed debt. The fund, GS Capital Partners II LP, said Amscan's managers
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        Lock icon UBS says it is under accounting probe
        210 20 Bloomberg [ZURICH] Union Bank of Switzerland said the Zurich District Attorney's Office launched a criminal investigation into the bank's accounting practices after charges made by Martin Ebner, a major shareholder. In a statement, ÜBS said it is confident the attorney's office will dismiss
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        Lock icon Retail sector key to UK banks' good show
        209 20 AFP [LONDON] British banks continue to outperform their European counterparts, with the greatest success seen in the retail banking sector, results published by leading high street banks show. Dividend payments to shareholders have surged as the banks engage in savage cost-cutting, shedding
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs slip as Nikkei firms
        255 20 SOnSLßeport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures lost ground yesterday as Nikkei cash and futures markets clambered to a firm finish. But dealers said the outlook for the Nikkei remained grim amid signs of continued economic weakness in Japan, which
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        Technology shares pull futures lower
        126 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By s»V D/ Ric Trotta By Ric Trotta, Floor Manager, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd (SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index fell for the second consecutive session as investors continued to lose confidence in technology shares. The August futures contract lost 4.9
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        Lock icon Profit of S Korean oil firms seen rising
        252 20 EMERGY REPORT Reuter [SEOUL] South Korean oil companies, recuperating from a setback a year ago, are likely to post higher earnings for the first half of 1997, buoyed by improved refining margins, analysts said yesterday. The fallout from a petrol price war
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        283 20 Reuter London THE US dollar edged up from earlier lows against the mark and yen by mid-session but was still keeping well within session ranges in quiet trade. The Bundesbank's decision to keep its repo rate steady at a fixed 3.0 per cent at its tender initially gave
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      1641 21 AFP Q Nikkei 225 +274J3 SHARE prices closed 1.5 per cent higher yesterday, with the Nikkei Average supported by fu-tures-led buying and bargain hunting following the previous day's plunge, brokers said. "Sentiment improved today," a broker said. "Declines yesterday were driven by futures-led selling. Active short covering emerged today,
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2248 21 LONDON Mmtrtab to* 12 N«l *h 31 Group 493.400 1.400 AB Ports 271 *9 Abbey Notional 831 1.600 Allied Domecq 474.400 *17 Amec 13®.400 -4.600 Asda Croup 150.200 4 BAT lod 517.400 *17.400 BGP1C 260 9 BICC 170 4 BOC Group IV46 -24 BR Petroleum 911 21.600
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      1449 22 Bloomberg P Hang Seng -77.01 STOCKS fell yesterday, as the property sector extended its slide. Shares of Chinese stateowned companies rose 42 per cent as investors bet the authorities will overhaul the businesses to boost profit growth. Sun Hung Kai Properties led developers lower after banks raised mortgage lending
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      613 22 Reuter THE Shenzhen B share market edged up slightly at the close yesterday, with a late afternoon burst of buying of Chongqing Chang'an Automobile. The B Index rose 0.37 point to 133.25 on turnover of HK$59 million. The A Index plunged 14.78 points to 380.41 on turnover of 4.2
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      349 22 AFP nWFMg *B STOCKS dropped yesterday on slow trading as investors retreated to the sidelines amid a lack of fresh leads. "Buying interest in the electrical sector was ebbing," said a trader, adding that investors refrained from buying while the market was undergoing consolidation. The TSE Weighted Price Index
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      245 22 Bloomberg -ma SHARES drifted lower yesterday after a flat start, taking the NZSE Top-40 Index down 10.32 points to 2,498.08. Telecom ended five cents softer at NZ57.53, with 1.42 million shares traded. Bloomberg **e n— AN2 Banking n.TO undi ***** AO«U«nHM|i IXn -0.01 ***** Air Mm ZMUnd (A) 3.04
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      Lock icon MANILA
      232 22 AFP QlUnila -37.03 SHARES fell yesterday amid persistent currency fears. "Investors are jittery again over the near-term prospects for the peso following speculative attacks on the currencies of Malaysia and Singapore," an analyst said. The Composite Index fell 37.03 points to 2,535.40. Turnover was 2.7 billion shares worth 2.2
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      380 22 AFP POfMtofajg -US SHARE prices closed lower yesterday in slow trading, dealers said. "Volume is still weak as the market lacks buying energy," said a trader. "Shares of insurance companies, which were robust yesterday, fell today, while banks and securities, remained unchanged or closed lower." The Composite Price Index
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      564 22 AFP PllOfiMriM -H7 SHARE prices fell yesterday, pulled down by weaker banking shares, brokers said. One broker said investors were taking profit in banks amid fears that Wall Street could fall again after it dropped sharply on Friday before a mild recovery Monday. The All Ordinaries Index lost 16.7
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      682 22 AFP fJO— tohte *178 SHARE prices rose yesterday on the back of a technical rebound in selected stocks after early losses and amid support from local investors. "I think it's buying by both local and some foreign institutions. It looks like a technical rebound and some foreign houses are
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        Lock icon Shares end off day's lows on late buying
        312 23 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index -4-8® SHARE prices closed lower yesterday on continued concerns about the ringgit and interest rates and the possible effect on GDP growth, dealers said. However, they said selective late buying interest by local funds lifted the market off
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        Right time to accumulate Sapura Telecom warrant now
        173 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy WARRANTS on shares that have fallen through the roof are the most interesting, particularly if the company is considered fundamentally sound. Bearing this in mind, today's feature is one such instrument the warrant issued by Malaysian firm
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        MAIN BOARD
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        HOT STOCK
        59 26  -  UK 1 bfl Shiv Taneja MAGNUM CORP closed Jour cents higher at SI. 78 on a volume of 3.71 million shares yesterday, compared with its l(bday traded average of 2.15 million shares. The share price has been on a downtrend since February, and that is expected to continue
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        Selling eases but pressure on Sing $ caps gains
        686 26  - Selling eases but pressure on Sing caps gains STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Early market rebound helped by Wall Street recovery, Q2 economic data; Foreign tranche shares recoup some losses By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE! A stable Monday session on Wall Street and more details on the local economy's second-half recovery helped ease
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          Mr Koh lying low?
          91 26 IN RECENT years, one of the regular fixtures at the quarterly economic survey press briefings conducted by the Ministry of Trade and Industry has been MAS Deputy Managing Director Koh Beng Seng. At yesterday's briefing, journalists were looking forward to his usually colourful and highly quotable
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          Netting Soros
          102 26 GEORGE SOROS, the nemesis of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, continues to hog the limelight in Malaysia. The American billionaire, who is blamed by Dr Mahathir for Malaysia's currency woes, was given prominent coverage in several newspapers recently. Many questioned his motive for his alleged attacks on the
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          National service stock picks
          129 26 HOW often does a capital markets conference generate buying activity on the stock market? Well, take a look at Jakarta. Stock market regulator Bapepam is hosting a major capital markets conference later this week. And the buzz in the market is that local mutual funds have
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          What goes down must come up
          89 26 THE share price of Cycle Carriage has been going downhill lately, spiralling from 118 early this year to around $11.80—a level last seen more than 12 months ago. One company executive doesn't seem at all perturbed, though. He says he's waiting for the price
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          Coping with the currency crisis
          177 26 THE Asian markets most likely to adapt to the structural changes forced upon them by the currency crisis and whose equity markets look best in terms of long-term sustainable earnings growth are Thailand, South Korea and Thailand, says Independent Strategy. In its latest bi-monthly bulletin.
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      692 16 Seminar on I Finance For Non-Financial Managers I As companies strive to enhance their shareholders' funds, there is a oreater need to understand I financial information, particularly balance sheets and profit and loss accounts. Decisions made without properly understanding the financial implications may lead to reduced profits (or even losses)
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      479 18 HSBC Holdings pic 1997 Interim Results Comment by Sir William Purves, f .3n lOOX HSBC Group Chairman 30 June 1997 Half-year to 30 June 1997 30 June 1996 v ussm £m am pleased to report that in the first half 9 -391 of 1997 HSBC Holdings continued to 4,283 Profit
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      61 22 SFor real-time stock information, call Quickstock on 1900-913-0003 at 30 cents a minute. Stock numbers are available in the stock pages of The Business Times and Lianhe zaobao. +The Thai stock market was dosed yesterday. DW, It's easy. I'll just find It in The Straits Times Classified. Dad does it
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      1505 26 BUSWESS Notice** To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 11 11 I I p I SING INVESTMENTS FINANCE LIMITED I j I /SIF\ (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I 96 Robinson Road, SIF Building, Singapore *****9. I j I The Directors of Sing Investments Finance Limited are pleased to make the
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      292 27 Bridge News, Reuter THERE WAS a lull in trading on the freight market with the holiday season in fUll swing and new reports of concluded business scarce, brokers said. Futures found nothing to attract said Clarkson Securities Ltd in its daily Biffex report. This led to absolutely minimal
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      398 27  -  Policy draft proposes more export-oriented measures, tax incentives From' Vivek Raghuvanshi in New Delhi INDIA may introduce a more liberal shipping policy which will be export-oriented and see the development of more infrastructure. A committee set up by the Indian government has submitted
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      205 27  -  By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Taiwanese shipping giant, the Evergreen Group, has taken delivery of the first of its 10 new 4,173 TEU (20-ft equivalent units) containerships, Ever Dainty, from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan. The vessel was handed over by the Kobe
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      Fledgling Asian cruise industry set to mark new milestones
      779 27  -  STRAIT TALE By\ Seafarer THE FORECAST seems to be sunny days ahead for the cruise industry in Asia, with the next few milestones already visible on the horizon. In fact, the very next chapter will unfold before the end of this
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      Asean ports urged to work towards integrated network
      241 27  -  By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] As ports in the region grow and compete for a bigger slice of the growing regional trade, they would better serve customers by working towards a more integrated and efficient port network throughout Asean. "By doing so, we
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      Bangkok plans to privatise Thai Maritime Navigation
      387 27 But gpvt rejects shipowners'proposal for national fleet [BANGKOK] Charting a new course for Thailand's proposed national shipping fleet, the Thai Cabinet announced recently it would privatise the state-owned Thai Maritime Navigation Co. But Prime Minister General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's Cabinet rejected a vision by
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      Coast Guard in driving seat
      925 28  -  US MARITIME SAFETY: MUCH TO BE DONE There is strong agreement that a national waterways management system must be developed in the US By. Joseph Brasseau The writer is with the US Coast Guard THE earliest marine safety regulations in the United States were intended
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        184 43 Amg 10 France: Assumption Day. Belgium: Assumption Day. Sag 17 Indonesia: Independence Day. Aag3B Hong Kong: Liberation Day. Philippines: National Heroes' Day. United Kingdom Summer Holiday. AajgSl Malaysia: National Day. Sap 1 Canada: Labour Day. Sap 15 Japan: Respect for the Aged Day. ■aplS Hong Kong: Chinese Mid
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        850 43 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine OU Lid. shows price range* in US dollan Instead of tingle price* for a more cotnprehen live description of the market. Price* shown are baaed on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        VERITAS BUNKER QUALITY REPORT
        309 43 Caitaa M MM m.9 0.1 15.4 0.07 IS (LOT 1 0««ltT Mar BmMm M MMM MM 1* M £25 3 0 0 0 C C fal =2 mtm MJ OJ 123 0.04 17 032 M 3*0 M Wl< 0-1 17.7 0.B M 03# WW! »M »M
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        Lock icon Boeing buys stake in China overhaul facility
        573 44  -  SIA, Cathay and JAL among equity shareholders ofTaeco By I Loh Hui Yin, Felix Chan in Singapore US AIRCRAFT giant Boeing Co yesterday joined Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines as equity shareholders in Taeco, a Chi-na-based Asian partnership providing aircraft maintenance
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        Lock icon Israeli firm in talks with FedEx to build cargo fleet
        272 44 Bloomberg [TEL AVIV] Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd, Israel's stateheld aerospace company, confirmed a report that it is discussing building a cargo fleet for Federal Express Corp. The company has held discussions with Federal Express officials to replace the Boeing Co
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        347 44 AFP [NEW DELHII The International Air Transport Association (lata) said India should reduce the tax burden on the aviation sector and help the industry to grow. Pierre Jeanniot, directorgeneral of the organisation, was to meet Indian authorities yesterday to urge them
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        Lock icon Chrysler, like rivals, expected to keep car prices steady
        241 44 Bloomberg [AUBURN HILLS, Michigan] Chrysler Corp this week will follow the example of other car makers and not raise prices on its 1998 vehicles, analysts said. The company could reduce prices on slow-selling cars like the Plymouth Neon and Dodge Stratus,
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          Lock icon US firm lands US$3 deal with Air China
          49 44 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese international carrier Air China has purchased a US$3 million (554.4 million) flight simulation system from US manufacturer Evans and Sutherland, an Air China spokesman said. The contract will allow the airline to upgrade its pilot training programme. —AFP
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          Lock icon Indomobil sees higher full-year sales
          54 44 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Indomobil expects to post full-year sales of 90,000 units against 80,000 last year, Bisnis Indonesia quoted the company's director of operations Angky Camaro as saying. "We have a waiting list for the Suzuki Baleno of two months, and for the Infinity of three
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          Lock icon Bimantara car unit to sell new sedans
          74 44 Bloomberg JAKARTAIPT Citra Mobil Nasional, the car production and sales unit of the PT Bimantara Citra group, plans to market two new sedan models in October, the Bisnis Indonesia newspaper said. Both models —the 2,500 cc diesel engine Bimantara Aria and the 3,000
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        Lock icon Sydney's A$65m tram system
        67 44 [SYDNEY] A pedestrian taking a close look at one of the light rail trams that began carrying passengers in Sydney on Monday. The tram system cost As6s million (5f70.8 million) and is the first in the city since 1961. It runs along a 3.6 kilometre route
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        Lock icon GM aims to make 100,000 cars a year in India by 2002
        231 44 US car maker confident in spite of competition: report AFP [BOMBAY] US-based General Motors Corp plans to produce 100,000 cars a year in India by 2002 and is confident of success despite increasing competition, a report said. The
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        Lock icon Icahn sues TWA execs in discount ticket dispute
        309 44 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] A travel company owned by investor Carl Icahn filed a US$lOO miUion (SSI47 million) suit against six Trans World Airlines Inc executives for allegedly trying to put it out of business. The suit, filed in New York State Supreme
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      19 27 Maritime safety: US Coast Guard in driving seat A national waterways management system needs to be developed. P«fß 2
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      67 27 Boeing buys stake in China overhaul facility SIA, Cathay and JAL among equity shareholders of Taeco. Cy tii/tj in^apore/ ♦Jointly sponsored by Pan-West JH and Green Fairways A AUm Hotel Budget Hotd for Gotfavt clean cosy comfortable affordable environment friendly (managed by Solosa Sound Services) AlAttA Hotel, No. 9 Lorong
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      621 28 Unes services represented u fflffSkv by Member* at tw RegMry o» Mwnb«»ol#» Accredited Shipping Agents. S«ne*oc» FriV«F«w*dws Shipping Assoc Asaodellon q^ISEIS Speedy and Quality r ««™JV Service te J\ EXPORT 3 k Japan -2 x Hongkong •1 Mordo ■1 Koodwung, K—lung (Amp Ping FQ Id IKK/NAHA/SBOAI/CPU/lOt HE* ul Z [li
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      1349 31 VESSEL VOY SIM POU PKO WN BUN BA 811C IRAN OHEYAJKAT PJL-1248 31/07/97 07/08/97 02/08/97 IRAN MEELAO PJL-1238 30/00/97 18/07/97 11/07/97 MAN QHEYAMAT PJL-1238 21/00/97 I MAN YAMtN PJL-1220 10/08/97 2wOa/97 ACCEPTING FULL CONTAINER SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I.E. AZARBAUAN, UZBEKISTAN. TURKMENISTAN. KIRGISTAN. TADZHIKISTAN GEORGIA VIA
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      1390 31 mmam "™l I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD il7-MOISHD6 SALES/MGS *****41/43 NfIWIDWTID/O) *****15 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SMI BHD I CIMO: *****W0000M TOWHTWOHtMWI COHVIIITWm *****50/55 T/SHfMT PifT *****25 TR: 02-17-15 3» 14* MX: 02-17-*****70 vsi/vor fw Ink sm m m m m im m »51*t m m w n no n w
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      467 31 f!L I PF.RKAPALAN DAI ZHUN A jgjy TONGJOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO: **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL: (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 /wcwuwAiiiffitAiiOT/j mitwrntirrßßmi A /M CM mm+MMCAmA «mi »77M 14/ M MM WIW li/NB «MM ♦711 1 GBOON ***** 15/01 6(100 9751 17/ M H GMOCK
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      50 44 An European based Freight Forwarding Company is seeking Hjj for self-motivated and aggressive personnel to be part of our sales team. Experience in Freight Forwarding Possess own vehicle Minimum 'O* level Age 23-35 years H Interested candidates, please contact H Izan at Tel: 273 2700 I If for interview appointment.
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