The Business Times, 26 August 1997

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    7 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 SINGAPORE
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    SBS to hive off bus unit to boost share appeal
    752 1  -  Revamp includes name change, re-issue of shares, bonus issae Reports by Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore Bus Service will change its name and hive off its bus-operating unit as a separate listed company in a restructuring to improve its appeal to
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    SBS to merge Foreign, Local shares
    149 1 [SINGAPORE] SBS will merge its Foreign and Local shares after raising the limit on foreign ownership from 20 to 49 per cent. "Assuming shareholders' approval is obtained (to raise foreign shareholding limit to 49 per cent), we expect SBS shares to trade under one
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    Lock icon S'pore, China to expand air links
    379 1  -  By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Singapore and China yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding to expand air links. The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said the MOU "allows for a 43 per cent increase in passenger service capacity for the airlines of both
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    Former SingTel execs set up thriving callback firm
    648 1  -  Phoenix Comm is believed to have won more than 20,000 subscribers in a year By* Genevieve Cua [SINGAPORE] Two former senior executives of Singapore Telecom have set up a callback company that could soon take the lion's share of Singapore's small but
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      107 1 IMHIUB TTiai stocks fell for the eighth straight day yesterday, plunging 5.36 per cent, Pg 7 JBTicU Non-constituency MP JB JeysretnamcaDsfora parliamentary committee to look into fee hikes, Fg'* Idbui piw'ifvw There's talk that Redas is doe to hold a pow wow, fltsr wiucn it pians to approach the govt
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      9 1 g*pore, China eye JVs in third countries, Pg 4
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      13 1 complain qf blocked, misdirected calls, Pg2 CaUbaok kills SingTel's Discount Direct Dial, Pg2
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Firms laud PM's call, suggest ways to woo foreign talent
      491 2  -  Reactions to PM Gob's National Day Rally speech Make criteria more processing time for pmployment passes By Audrey Tan and Annette Pau E)MPANIES yesterday welmed Prime Minister Goh 10k Tong's caU to woo more foreign talent into Singapore, with many
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      Foreigners drawn by personal securiy, career opportunities
      509 2  -  'Bos'often just noise and rumours, which are hardly ever helpful: English broker Siow Li Sen THE high level of personal security in Singapore and the breadth of career opportunities outweigh other intangible drawbacks, including the lack of "buzz". That's the opinion of some
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      Callback operators complain of blocked, misdirected calls
      401 2  -  Sing Tel says it can't track callback bat doing testing and trial operations' Reports by Genevieve Cua IF YOU use callback and your calls have either been going to the wrong party or not going through at all, you're not alone. Callback operators
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      Callback kills SingTel's Discount Direct Dial
      317 2 SINGAPORE Telecom toyed briefly with a discount international phone service last year, dubbed Discount Direct Dial (DDD). But the service, discontinued after "a couple of months", could not compete with callback's discounts or breadth of discounted destinations. In March last year, Sing Tel invited
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      Lock icon In'l phone calls hit record in July
      282 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Industry By\ Diana Oon THE volume of outgoing international telephone calls surged to a record monthly high of 20.69 million in July, preliminary figures from Singapore Tele- com snow, Ine cau volume, comprising international direct dial (IDD) and operatorassisted
      Source: Singapore Telerate  -  282 words
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      House rejects JBJ's call for all-party panel on fee hikes
      896 4  -  DfMRUAXBMT ■Mm, rebuttals lead te me <f the longest Parliament sessions hi recent times By Ven Sreenivasan IS SINGAPORE a rich nation with a large pocket of poor people struggling to make ends meet? That was the picture NonConstituency Member
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      Nine in 10 wiled say hey shop at least once a week
      273 4 TAKASHIMAYA, followed by Tampines Mall, is the most popular shopping haunt of Singaporeans, of whom nine in 10 shop at least once a week, according to a survey. The survey, conducted by the Singapore Polytechnic and Batey Research
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      Lock icon S'pore, China eye JVs in third countries
      488 4  -  Bering to consider listing more Chinese companies here By' Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE and China can explore Joint investments in a third country or joint production of goods for the world market as ways to further expand economic cooperation, leaders of both countries
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      368 3 Centennial TOWER 'Persistence of Electrical Nymphs in Space'by Rosenquist at South Lobby of Centennial Tower iifl Ji Bl E£a fafe k W/ k W jMk «i J Jd)HERE MAN'S ART r JJr .1 d t INSPIRES MAN'S ACHIEVEMENT l 4 -i I jjs Mb?» **,x In ■■■■*>« 111 1^ "Inspired
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      673 4 Ploadmac Asia 37 h Asian International Woodworking Machinery Forest# bs Exhibition Conference X The 3rd Asian Accessories for purniture Production, Upholstery Furnishings torld Trade Centre Singapore Gain the edge in woodworking and furniture manufacturing technology by visiting WoodmacAsia97 WoodmacAsia97 International Conference "Asia's Changing Timber World: What Next 7 17-18 September
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Lock icon New $100m hotel at the airport?
      444 5  -  CAAS consultant has called for one to provide much-needed rooms in the Changi area By, Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] A $100 million 400-room hotel linked to the upcoming third terminal at Changi Airport may be built if recommendations by consultants are adopted. The hotel
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      Lock icon New World eyeing investments in Jiangxi
      345 5 HE developer may invest at least 3b yuan in 3-5 years SCMP [HONGKONG] New World Development is studying a number of investment opportunities in China's Jiangxi province, where the Hongkong developer may invest at least three billion yuan (*****.7 million) in the next three
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      Redas may be changing tack but mill it bite the bullet?
      667 6  -  THE PROPERTY COLXJMM Reluctance to cut prices makes it tough to convince people that times are really so hard By Lee Han Shih AFTER half a dozen pronouncements by National Development Minister Lim Hng Kiang in the last few
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      Lock icon Firms sign deal for US$1b resort in Philippines
      256 6 Entertainment City expected to be completed in 3 years AFP [MANILA) A joint venture agreement has been signed to establish a US$l billion (Ssl.s billion) "Entertainment City" in a special free trade zone in the northern Philippines, it was announced here yesterday.
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      444 6 LAND AT EQUATORIAL SITE FOR SALE BY TENDER Location Junction of Bukit Timah Road and Stevens Road. Near to Singapore Chinese Girls' School, Anglo Chinese School and new campus for Raffles Girls' Primary School (former NJC site). Easily accessible and near to private clubs and Orchard Road Description Prime Condominium
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      311 6 School RAKYAT/ 1 Ef I SB W J JahnH °ng Jebat JjM r j-. MelMfMEten Pwi« Pwbßt Park S V dhWn DS3 M p^joU Stadium Hegara iSSfc eB 1 ;S^ Lot 121/122, SacHon Approved development order to build a block of 14 storey service apartments (52 units) and a block
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      108 6 InS^mCKFORLEAffi CAPITOL BUILDING Approx. 15,263 sq ft Quality fittings Subdivisible from 2000 sq ft onwards Asking Rental at $4.70 psf. Available now. MARINA HOUSE Approx. 3,600 sq ft Asking Rental at $6.00 psf. Available now. EURO-ASIA CENTRE Approx. 3,800 sq ft Asking Rental at $6.00 psf. Available now. The above
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Political fears send Thai stocks plunging 5.4%
      404 7  -  BANGKOK Baht stays weak; govt reveals budget deficit of 41b baht for 10 months to July By\ Harish Mehta FALLING for the eighth straight day, Thai stocks plunged 5.36 per cent, while the baht remained weak yesterday on fears of political instability ahead
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      Lock icon Foreign stake limits on Thai banks relaxed
      232 7 BANGKOK But applications for waivers will be on case-by-case basis AFP THAI financial officials yesterday announced changes in regulations governing bad debt management and foreign involvement in the recapitalisation of the ailing finance sector. Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya said waivers of the 25
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      Lock icon Ex-premier Prem tells Thais to support Chavalit
      221 7 BANGKOK AFP THAILAND'S respected elder statesman Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday appealed to the opposition and the nation to rally around beleaguered Premier Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to help the country weather the economic storm. The former premier, a Privy Councillor and close aide to King Bhumibol
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      Lock icon Indon stocks dive 5.5% with banks under heavy selling
      456 7  -  JAKARTA Investors fret over impact of rising rates on economy and profits Bl S N Vasuki INDONESIAN stocks dived 5.5 per cent yesterday as investors continued to fret over rising interest rates and its impact on economic growth and corporate earnings.
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      Lock icon Worst of regional currency crisis over: HK finance chief
      289 7 SYDNEY Reuter HONGKONG Financial Secretary Donald Tsang said yesterday that the worst of the recent currency crisis in South-east Asia was over and that the region's tiger economies remained tigers. "The worst is already behind us but we must remain vigilant,"
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      KL bullet train operator mulling listing to raise funds
      433 7  -  KUALA LUMPUR By\ Meera Tharmaratnam THE operator of Malaysia's first fast train project, which will link the new international airport at Sepang to the Kuala Lumpur city centre by end-1999, may consider a listing in future to raise funds. "We were
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      1299 7 FLEXTECH HOLDINGS LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) I NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Mooting will be held at 25 Kallang Avenue I #03-01, Kallang Basin Industrial Estate, Singapore *****6 on 17 September 1997 at 11.00 a.m. for the I
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon HK land auction today a crucial test for market
      561 8 HONGKONG Bidding for prime residential plot will reflect developers' view of govt moves Reuter HONGKONG will today hold its first land auction since it returned to Chinese rule, an important test of how property developers view government plans to increase housing
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      Lock icon China to launch trading network
      198 8 BEIJING Reuter CHINA plans to launch later this year a nationwide trading network for goods to boost sales, cut mounting stockpiles, and curb business risk, officials said yesterday. The China Commodity Trading Centre, approved by the State Economic and Trade Commission, would operate from Oct
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      Taiwan's baseball leagues out to clean up the game
      739 8  -  LETTER FROM TAIPEI Unfolding story of graft, gangsters queering pitch for megabuck teams By Bruce Cheesman WITHIN hours of pistol-wield-ing gangsters bursting into hotel rooms occupied by the Mercury Tigers, a top baseball team, three overseas players had packed their bags
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      Lock icon Infrastructure still lacking in Pudong: properly firm
      440 9 SHANGHAI Better boosing, transport needed to lore multinationals, says report AFP INFRASTRUCTURE in Shanghai's Pudong New Area development zone remains insufficiently developed, despite the considerable overseas interest it has attracted, a property firm report said yesterday. Sam Crispin, senior manager of First Pacific
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      Lock icon Taiwanese business leaders to visit China
      198 9 TAIPEI AFP T HIGH-powered Taiwan business delegation is to visit China, despite Taipei's calls for restraint in cross-strait business exchanges, the Commercial Times said yesterday, "tlsieh Lai-fa, chairman of the Taipei-based Chinese Chamber or Commerce and tndustries, is to lead the highSjglftle delegation comprising
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      Lock icon Politicians give up foreign passports to try for HK Legco
      371 9 ■HONGKONG Move will give them better chance of success in May polls Reuter SEVERAL Hongkong politicians have said they are giving up their cherished foreign passports in order to continue political careers in the former British territory. Former lawmaker Christine
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      Lock icon Teng-hui pledges to reunify with China
      319 9 TAIPEI Taiwan to step up efforts to boost diplomatic allies AFP TAIWAN President Lee Tenghui opened the 15th party congress of the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) yesterday pledging to reunify with China and step up efforts to boost the island's small number of diplomatic allies.
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      147 8 ii jili j^^l w^l iJH A perfect blend of fun and intimacy. Second of the Quartet. Near Holland Village, this garden bungalow sits on about 19,800 sq ft of prime freehold land with 65% of area dedicated to lush gardens. A superb blend of traditional landscaped privacy in a contemporary,
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon South Korea unveils rescue package for troubled banks
      717 10 SEOUL Bail-out fond to be raised from Lst to 3-5t won as creditors plan to dismantle Dainong AFP Bloomberg SOUTH Korea yesterday announced a package of bail-out measures for its financial institutions, which have been hit by a string of corporate failures,
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      Lock icon Won loses the day despite central bank interventions
      276 10 SEOUL Korean currency hits new lew of against the US dollar Reuter AFP SOUTH Korea's currency tumbled to a new low against the US dollar yesterday even though the central bank warned speculators it would step in to stem the fall and
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      Lock icon Junk not this bicycle
      69 10 [SYDNEY] John Littler standing on a giant six-metre tall bike made of recycled junk at Sydney's Chullora Recycling Park, the largest in the southern hemisphere, yesterday. The bike which stands at the entrance to the park took eighteen weeks to make and was made from car
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      Lock icon Yamaichi client lists leaked and sold, says newspaper
      252 10 ■TOKYO Details include phone nnmbers, investment amounts; dealers'body to question firm AFP PERSONAL data on clients of Yamaichi Securities Co Ltd, one of Japan's "Big Four" securities firms, has been leaked, with some information sold to other brokerages, a major newspaper said
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      Lock icon Aussies may buy cruise missiles
      290 10 CANBERRA Defence analysts say it's potential trigger for arms race in S-EA Reuter AUSTRALIA said yesterday it was considering purchasing long-range cruise missiles, a move that defence analysts immediately labelled a potential trigger for an arms race in South-east Asia. "Studies on this issue are
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      Lock icon Netanyahu sounds warning
      161 10 TOKYO AFP ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the world economy risked being "taken hostage" if Iran acquired advanced missile technology. "If Iran acquires ballistic missiles that could reach thousands of kilometres, not only Israel would be in danger, but many many other countries in the world,"
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      Lock icon Japan's jobless rate stays at 3.5% in July: survey
      186 10 TOKYO Bloomberg JAPAN'S jobless rate in July remained at a postwar high of 3.5 per cent for a third month as slower consumer and public spending forced construction and transportation companies to cut workers, a Bloomberg News survey showed. These companies
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      133 10 This announcement appears as a matter of record only. July 1997. RM12,000,000 Private Placement of Equity and Redeemable Cumulative Convertible Preference Shares i ARTICULATE Articulate Corporation Sdn Bhd (Company No. *****9-1/. The Holding Company of the Articulate Group of Companies) TV Programming Interactive TV Games Audiotext Multimedia and Edutainment Software
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Florida settles tobacco lawsuit for US$11.3b
      539 11 MIAMI Amount payable over 25 years; state now oatofUSs36B-5b national settlement Reuter THE state of Florida said yesterday it had settled its massive Medicaid lawsuit against the US tobacco industry for US$ll.3 billion (5516.85 billion) and claimed a "historic victory over the nation's cigarette
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      Lock icon How does your garden grow?
      63 11 [GORUBLIANE, Bulgaria] For bus driver Spas Ivanov, gardening has landed him a big one right in his own backyard. He is seen here yesterday posing with a giant zucchini he grew in his garden in the the village of Gorubliane, some Bkm west of Bulgarian
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      Lock icon Yamani's son urges Saudis to flood oil market
      384 11 LONDON Reuter SAUDI Arabia should flood the world with oil to boost market share and regain influence over prices, according to the businessman son of former oil minister Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani. In a rare public call for sweeping economic change by
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      Lock icon French economy seen expanding next year
      282 11 PARIS Bloomberg FRENCH economic growth is likely to accelerate next year, helping to reduce record unemployment and cut the budget deficit, said France's Finance Minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The economy will expand by between 2.9 per cent and 3 per cent in 1998, Mr StraussKahn
      Bloomberg  -  282 words
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      Lock icon Reformers, big firms in Kremlin war
      427 11 MOSCOW Business fighting to retain cosy niche in Russian politics AFP BIG business is fighting to retain its cosy niche in the murky world of Russian politics as President Boris Yeltsin's top reformers seek to clean up the government. After years at the forefront
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      Lock icon Kohl says no cabinet shuffle, Waigel should stay
      428 11 BONN Reuter GERMAN Chancellor Helmut Kohl slapped down Finance Minister Theo Waigel yesterday for leading calls for a cabinet reshuffle, but said he still expected his old ally to stay on in the key ministerial job. "This discussion has really annoyed me.
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      Lock icon UK govt backs BBC's continued funding through licence fee levy
      334 11 EDINBURGH Reuter THE British government yesterday pledged its support for the continued funding of the BBC through an annual licence fee levy. "The licence fee is not a perfect instrument but it is the best way to ensure a non-com-mercial
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Japan on the road to recovery
      1289 12  -  The worst of its trauma is over compared to its neighbours; key to economic health lies with sustained surge in exports By, Anthony Rowley [TOKYO] FROM the point of view of economic performance, Japan has long been regarded as the "sick man of Asia"
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      127 12 ■rtv Third of the Quartet. Near Holland Village, this garden bungalow sits on about 15,200 sq ft of prime freehold land with t Y^PlP^fßHß^HP^P^^^fcfl^jQji^ai 65% of area dedicated to lush gardens. A superb blend of traditional landscaped privacy in a contemporary, minimalist 1, 188 Tfljjl'.f™ architectural style. The price: a
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Clearing up Viet forex rules vital for all
      758 13  -  BOnOMUMS OPINION By Bonnie Lim The writer is BT's trade and industry editor VIETNAM, by all accounts, is heading for an economic slowdown in the next couple of years because foreign investors have been shying away. And Hanoi must takes steps to
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      128 13 This is like being eight months pregnant It's hard to pull back.' Daniel fito an analyst at predictions that British Telecom and MCI would complete the world s biggest international telecommunications takeover because both have too much at stake. 4 A jack in a car is not
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      Mars, not Mir, symbol of future
      625 13 EDITORIAL THE travails of Russia's Mir space station are a reminder that whatever destiny man may have in space, it must be the handiwork of ail mankind This suggests an international consortium involving Russia the United States and other countries with money and expertise
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      Lock icon Stirred, but not shaken
      1132 13  -  HE has passed a major confidence test on its currency, but there may be a cost in terms of its regional From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong TWO STORMS wreaked their fury on Hongkong last week. One of them, tropical storm Zita, inundated the territory with
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      829 13 HK cast rates carraacy vigil WHEN the world's most famous speculator, the Ameri-can-based billionaire George Soros, says no one is going to get rich by attacking the Hongkong currency, it is clear that the SAR (Special Administrative Region) has won this round in protecting the link
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Charles, Diana — 1 year later
      877 14  - Charles, Diana 1 year later Their good works are eclipsed by publicity about their love lives, says jillserjeamt JILL SERJEANT Reuter SHE walked away stripped of her royal title but with a £17 million (Ss4l million) settlement and the sympathy of the public. He was branded the love-rat who broke
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      Lock icon No need for a Tiger Woods, tennis has Sampras
      681 14  -  TENNIS Hiat Sampras'appeal doesn't reach deep is a flaw of sports culture By\ Shaun Powell LAT-WP [NEW YORK] Who has twice as many championships as Michael Jordan and a swing as pretty as Tiger Woods? My prediction is the answer will
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      Sabah shaping up as golfer's paradise
      1786 16  -  Some of its courses rival Johor's best developments, says mcKLAUSDtaun NICKLAUS D'CRUZ SABAH, the "land below the wind", is shaping up as the new golfer's paradise. In the midst of a modernisation boom, this East Malaysian state is building golf courses that rival the
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      Golf index continues its uptrend
      214 16  -  By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The BT Golf index continued to edge up in July, confirming the trend of firmer prices for golf club membership prices on the secondary market which began in March this year. The index, which tracks the advertised prices of eiqht local
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      STIC, Prime Group plan US$45m resort in Hainan
      358 17  -  200 ha project to comprise orchid farm, golf coarse and hot spring resort By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] Prime Group International and listed Singapore Technologies Industrial Corp (STIC) have joined forces to develop an orchid farm and a holiday resort in Hainan, China.
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      NatSteel-led group eyes 30% of Brazil steel mill
      387 17  -  Three deals costing USslB3.6m for that big stake in Acominas By] Le Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Listed Nat Steel Ltd is leading a consortium that will spend up to U*****.6 million (*****.7 million) to buy a big stake in a Brazilian steel mill.
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      Lock icon G&W ends first trading day with 43% premium
      289 17 [SINGAPORE] G&W Group Holdings yesterday closed its mainboard trading debut up 21.5 cents at 71.5 cents, giving investors a 43 per cent premium on the shares. With 35.65 million units traded, the counter was the top volume stock on a day when
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      Petronas' price for MISC stake higher than Mirzan's bid
      326 17  -  But price tag for block of 293.5 million shares undisclosed From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur NATIONAL oil corporation Petronas Bhd's purchase price of a substantial block in national shipping liner Malaysia International Shipping Corporation is higher than a rival bid
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      MISC deal: Is Petronas doing national service again?
      682 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Eddie Toh IT could be more than just an investment decision which led to national oil corporation Petronas Bhd acquiring a substantial block of national shipping corporation Malaysia International Shipping Corporation. The oil giant would not say how much
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      Fireworks expected at Metalock AGM
      240 17  -  By- Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Fireworks are expected at the Sept 9 annual general meeting of Metalock (Singapore) Ltd as a disgruntled major shareholder and director is proposing changes which he thinks will bring about better management of the company. Kuah Kok Kim, a 24.9%
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        Lock icon Tenaga to issue M$1b in long-term securities
        262 18 Utility giant using money raised to upgrade plants and improve network AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian power giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd will issue long-term private debt securities (PDS) worth Msl billion (Sss3B million) to finance infrastructure upgrading, reports said yesterday. "We have already appoint-
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        Sunright ups stake in testing unit to 87.2%
        173 18 (SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Sunright Ltd yesterday raised its stake in semiconductor testing subsidiary KES Rood Technology Pte Ltd (KRTS) to 87.2 per cent. Sunright has created 11 mUlion new shares of $1 each in KRTS, which provides testing services to major semiconductor manufacturers.
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        Uraco unit liquidates China joint venture
        140 18 [SINGAPORE] Uraco Holdings will receive U*****,000 (511.4 million) from the liquidation of its China joint venture, Chongqing Yuanda Appliance (CYA). The liquidation of the joint venture between Uraco subsidiary Vision Venture and Chongqing Sida Experiment Factory (Sida) was due to "irreconcilable differences", Uraco said.
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        Lock icon CCT Telecom to raise HK$2b through rights issue
        378 18 Ponds for expansion in China are vital for its future growth FT [HONGKONG] CCT Telecom, the fast-growing Hongkongbased telecommunications equipment manufacturer, is to raise HK$2.Ol billion (Ss3B7 million) through a rights issue to fund expansion in China. The move follows last month's
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        Lock icon HKCB Bank looking to buy financial institutions in China
        277 18 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] HKCB Bank Holding Company Ltd is looking to acquire financial institutions in China, Lippo Ltd managing director John Lee said. He said it is expected that the banking and financial sectors in China will further open up after the
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        Lock icon Cloud over RHB Sakura's debut on KL bourse
        519 18 Merchant bank's IPO comes as financial stocks lose favour Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd is one of Malaysia's best-known stock underwriters and corporate finance specialists. That could be the undoing of its initial public offering. Investors will likely give
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          Seksun Precision Engrg's profit dips 4.7%
          66 18 [SINGAPORE] Electronics counter Seksun Precision Engineering said yesterday its interim net earnings fell 4.7 per cent to $2.2 million. Turnover was down 4.1 per cent to $27.79 million. Earnings per share based on existing share capital was 3 cents, against last year's first half
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          Showpla's Osaka float fully subscribed
          39 18 [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Showpla Asia's public offer for a secondary listing on the Osaka exchange has been fully subscribed. Showpla offered 32 million new shares at 30.83 yen each. They will be listed on Friday.
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          Tong Meng Industries' interim up 120%
          97 18 [SINGAPORE] Tong Meng Industries has posted a 120 per cent surge in net profit to $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30 despite a 3.6 per cent fall in turnover to $1.9 million. Earnings per share more than doubled from 6.23 cents
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          Wepco's losses widen 2%
          65 18 [SINGAPORE] Wepco Ltd's net losses widened by 2 per cent to $699,000 for the first half. Turnover fell 31 per cent to $7.4 million. Loss per share based on existing share capital was 4.43 cents against a loss per share of 4.2 cents in the previous
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          SocGen buys 6.35% stake in Asean Fund
          31 18 [SINGAPORE] Societe Generate has bought a 6.35 per cent stake in Asean Fund Ltd. It bought 952,800 shares for U5515.75 each on Aug 14.
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          Lock icon Southern Bank plans 1-for-1 bonus
          90 18 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Southern Bank Bhd has proposed a one-for-one bonus issue of 199.84 million new shares of Msl each and a one-for-two rights issue 0f299.77 million new shares of M 52.50 each. The bank has also proposed to lift its authorised share capital to
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          Lock icon Mycom talks on sale of stake continues
          83 18 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Mycom Bhd said it is continuing to hold talks on a proposed sale of its controlling interest in a plywood mill. The diversified firm has asked for an extension of suspension of trading in its shares. It did not provide
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          Gadek banks on non-automotive business
          68 18 [KUALA LUMPUR] Gadek (Malaysia) Bhd expects its non-automotive businesses to turn in higher contributions of between 25 and 30 per cent to the group's earnings in the future. Gadek recorded a 369 per cent jump in group profit to M 5354.7 million (Ssl9l million) on
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        Lock icon HK paradox: lower profits boost H shares
        384 18 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Kunming Machine Tool Co shares surged to a three-year high as the company reported its sixth straight profit decline. It is one of the H shares, Chinese state companies that trade in Hongkong. The H share index is the world's best
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        Lock icon Taxes, tough markets take fizz out of Foster's profits
        532 19 Steep earnings fall hides strong performance of group's Carlton and United Breweries day's close. Reuter, Bloomberg {MELBOURNE] Australia's Foster's Brewing Group Ltd yesterday reported a steep fall in annual net profit, blaming the local tax collector as well as tough beer
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        Lock icon Yaohan shares rise 19% with news of 20b yen loan
        241 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Yaohan Japan Corp shares rose 19 per cent on reports that the financially troubled retailer will receive a 20 billion yen (***** million) loan, which it will use to repay overdue bills. The stock rose 25 yen to
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        Lock icon France's Bic raises offer for Sheaffer
        369 19 Threat to sue US firm's management over rival bid Bloomberg [PARIS] Societe Bic SA said it raised its bid for Sheaffer Inc by US$2 million (Ss3 million) after Sheaffer's management last week presented its own offer for the US pen maker, the world's fifth-largest
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        Lock icon Woolworths sees healthy FY98
        385 19 Aussie food retailer's 2nd half profit up on strong supermarket, general goods sales Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Strong supermarket and general goods sales have set up Woolworths Ltd, Australia's largest food retailer, for another good year ahead. "The group is well positioned to perform satisfactorily in an extremely
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        Lock icon Toshiba expects to sell fewer computers this year
        214 19 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Toshiba Corp said it expects to sell fewer computers in the year through March because of increasing competition in the US market. The world's largest laptop computer maker now expects to sell 3.7 million computers worldwide, 300,000 fewer than initially
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        Lock icon Competition erodes returns on Lloyd's funds
        551 20 Value of some insurance investment trusts down by np to 18% this month FT [LONDON] Specialist funds which back insurance syndicates at Lloyd's of London, the specialist international insurance market, have fallen out of favour with stock market investors despite bumper profits this year.
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        Lock icon Aussie insurer AMP sells Indon venture to Dharmala
        245 20 Selling price of joint venture with Panin not revealed Reuter [SYDNEY] The Australian Mutual Provident Society, Australia's largest insurer and funds manager, said yesterday that its joint venture Indonesian life insurance company AMP Panin Life would be sold to Dharmala Manulife. AMP
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        Lock icon Executive changes unrelated: Westpac
        200 20 Reuter [SYDNEY] Westpac Banking Corp chairman John Uhrig said yesterday the decision by John Morschel to step down from his day-to-day duties at the bank was not linked to Bob Joss' decision to stay on as the bank's managing director. "We would be more than happy
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        Lock icon Great-Wesfs C$3b bid for Canada insurer likely to succeed
        358 20 Merger will create largest insurance group in Canada FT [VANCOUVER] Great-West Lifeco, the Canadian insurance holding company, is expected to succeed in its C 52.9 billion (Ss3.l billion) bid to acquire London Insurance Group, after the Royal Bank of Canada opted
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        Lock icon Aussie banks move closer to real-time settlement
        133 20 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Five Australian banks began exchanging funds through a new payments system yesterday in a step closer to the introduction in 1998 of real-time gross settlement of accounts. Deutsche Bank, Colonial State Bank, IBJ Australia Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Australia and the
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        Lock icon Comalco signals recovery with 37.5% profit rise
        411 20 Reuter [MELBOURNE] Australia's largest aluminium producer, Comalco Ltd, posted surprisingly strong half-year earnings yesterday, signalling a major reversal in fortunes. Comalco, 64-per cent owned by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto, said its 37.5 per cent rise in net profit to A 569.6 million
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs higher in slow trade
        238 20 SSMESLReport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures edged higher in line with gains in Japanese government bond (JGB) futures yesterday, but activity was limited by a London holiday. Brokers said players were also reluctant to take fresh positions ahead of a 10-year JGB auction today
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        Futures trading centres on August contract
        150 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert Perry Gilbert, vice-president, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract underwent a day of consolidation with most trading centred around the August contract which expires this Friday at 12.15pm. Main buyers were Ong
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        Lock icon Price hike delay riles India oil firms
        269 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [NEW DELHI] The Indian government's failure to decide on increases in crucial oil product prices is pushing the petroleum industry into a deep crisis and reflects the inherent contradictions within the ruling coalition, analysts said. "While the nation as well
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        288 20 Reuter AFP London THE US dollar was firmer but confined to narrow ranges at the European mid-session in cautious trading ahead of the Bundesbank's repo tender today, traders said. The US unit rose above 1.82 marks in Europe in a rebound after Friday's sharp sell-off but lacked the
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        1436 20 DtTERBAWK CROSS RATES Aug25 A$ C$f»CCU Ffr HKS \mt ti HjUk Y— Won X$ M2$ Hfc »S Peso 5$ to*4 Sfr WTS imt N—4 U5S Austral* 1041 6.178 0.694 4.599 1364 5.795 ***** 20.189 0.884 6.772 2.074 1154 30.379 22J71 IH6 3.502 1124 ***** 25,447 0.467 0.748 Canada 0.961 5.977
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      2148 21 mmmmmm mmm «eg 22 IrtBtrtab 34 Group 477.400 -12.600 A* Ports 271.400 -7 Abbey National 827 -5.400 AMed Domecq 461 -12 Aowc 151 *1 Aide Group 151.400 *1.800 BATInd 512 *4 SC P»e 263 4 B4CC 171 1.600 BOC Croup 1110 -21 BR PotroMum 878 -2 BTR
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      1612 21 AFP PffikkaMS *00 JAPANESE share prices closed narrowly mixed yesterday as short-covering pushed the key market index back into positive territory in largely technical trading, brokers said. "A wait-and-see mood was prevalent throughout the day, as investors tried nervously to assess the direction of Wall Street this week following
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      1575 22 AFP QjHangSeng +169J3 STOCKS rose 1.1 per cent yesterday, propelled by interest in mainland-listed H shares and gains in property developers and local blue chip Hongkong Telecom. Dealers report expectations of fairly stable prices for a government land auction tomorrow the First since Hongkong returned to Chinese rule. The
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      685 22 Reuter nShenzhen Blndex -156 THE Shenzhen B share market closed sharply lower yesterday, reflecting caution as the market entered the final week of the interim reporting season. The B Index fell 2.56 points to 146.59 on turnover of HKSI79 million. The A Index rose 4.54 points to 388.02 on
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      384 22 AFP Q VP Index +46.06 STOCKS rose yesterday thanks to good gains by petrochemical and banking issues. However, brokers said most investors stayed on the sideline on the lack of fresh news. The Weighted Price Index rose 46.05 points to 10,011.47. Turnover was 2.1 billion shares worth NT$l5O.B billion.
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      253 22 Reuter n Wellington -9.86 SHARES closed slightly weaker yesterday with some investors staying on the sidelines to see if Wall Street continues its see-saw ride. The NZSE-40 Capital Index fell 9.66 points at 2,488.11. Reuter m *t- rmm ANZ B«n»,ng 11.55 -0.05 3508 A0»«nt»<)«» Hiag» 0.90 uncH ***** Air
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      832 22 AFP nSETlndoc -2M8 SHARE prices fell yesterday on expectations of tough times ahead for financial institutions and share dilution from expected capital increases. Analysts said investors are also waiting for economic indicators which will be announced on Thursday. "Their focus is on the Bank of Thailand's moves towards solving
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      426 22 AFP CI Composite Index -0.82 STOCKS closed lower yesterday as investors sold blue-chip stocks after news of a government financial rescue package failed to boost sentiment. "There was nothing special enough to boost sentiment. I think share prices already reflected the government's aid plan," a broker said. "What concerns
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      603 22 AFP Fl AD Ordinaries *1&8 SHARES defied a negative lead from Wall Street yesterday and rose to close just off their highs after a tentative start, brokers said. An analyst said the market had finished strongly for no obvious reason, adding: "I'm not really sure why it's got such
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      807 22 AFP {J Composite Index -3L75 SHARE prices fell 5.5 per cent yesterday as investors sold across the board on concerns at high interest rates and tight liquidity, dealers said. "People were selling at any price just to get out of the market," said a dealer. "Although we saw a
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      281 22 AFP IP Manila -64.70 SHARE prices fell yesterday as underlying peso concerns were seen to affect economic growth in the second half of the year. The Composite Index fell 64.70 points at 2.364.03. Turnover was 2.3 billion shares worth 1.1 billion pesos. Losers led gainers 103 to 18. Manila
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        8621 23 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 1997 Last Vol Day Net C»p High Low Company Solo 'OOP Low P/C Smll 790 48<T Ajinomoto 490 27.1 198.6 448 269 Angkasa 272 "8 11 280 272 8.1 401.1 90S 600 Apollo Food Hlg 625 -5 19 625 600 18.2 250.0 765 372 Berjaya Land 630
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        Lock icon Shares slump on late foreign selling
        295 23 AFX-Asia P Composite Index -21.04 SHARE prices closed sharply lower across the board yesterday on late selling by foreign funds on continued concerns over the country's economy. Dealers said S&P's downward revision on the outlook for Maybank and fears of a widening current account
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        3432 24 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS w 1997 Last Val Day Last Ouata Avg High Ln S*i»o Company Jala Hf COOOI HI# Law Buyar SaHar Wea 68 38 m 3000 mAMD«c5 5******6 38 37 81 41.5 3160 "Acar ******1USS «5 *2 58 65 63 *3 65 131 56 3164 Acma ******4 58 -4.5
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        Linde-Jacob shares appear a better bet than the warrants
        189 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -By I R Sivanithy NEW warrants are always interesting, for the simple reason that sooner or later, the market will want them. The latest warrant to list here is that issued by engineering firm Lindeteves Jacoberg, which, along with
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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        1608 25 TURNOVER f000) VALUE ('000) mm em r«w Mat* o* T«*H Mduttrtai 717*0 I4.7M 84.479 144,023 22.823 '»M«< F Inane# 4.138 3.245 K),083 4J.0« 7.440 *0.525 MM 929 477 1.404 IM4 595 2.479 PWrtJOT <m 4.192 8,303 2V922 4,193 28.H4 Plantation U44 1,244 2.T19 Llg MMnf 405 405 «M 694 BLW
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        231 26 Stacks Vata«a G&W Grp 20c 35,646,000 STIC 25c 4,304.000 Amau Hldqs Lt 3,993,000 CM Telecom 75c 3,570.000 SingTel 15c 3.204.000 'Renong Bhd 50c 2,835,000 •Rekapacifk Btt 2,640,000 Asia FoodSProp 2,594,000 Hotting Inv MT5 2,427,000 ST KtfO 50c 2.311,000 Stacks S G&W Grp 20c 28,096.055 SIA Foreign 20,625,853 STIC 25c 12,393.205
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        HOT STOCK
        63 26  -  by! Shiv Taneja BERGER INTERNATIONAL closed 13 cents lower yesterday at 71 cents on a volume of 1.73 million shares, compared with its 10~day traded average of 181.100 units. The stock has fallen below its longterm support of around 80 cents. Looking ahead, there is more downside in
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        Market hit by region's currency, equity woes
        710 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY At the heart of the dismal performance is the loss of interest in the region, brought on by plunges on the Thai, Indon bourses By R Sivanithy {SINGAPORE] Region-wide currency and equity weaknesses were the main preoccupations yesterday, which meant
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          New disease to keep managers busy
          104 26 WHAT do modern-day managers deluged with information get? Ulcers, for one. Tumours, for another. IFS, for a third. Short for Information Fatigue Syndrome, it's a new disease that managers are particularly prone to. How come? According to a recently-released study by Reuters, managers are
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          A&E and S?
          66 26 REMEMBER the recent incident where a doctor in practice got caught on-camera scratching another colleague's car? Well, there's more. The security cameras, the story goes, revealed much more than car-scratching in the hospital car park. It seems clandestine trysts at unearthly hours also featured prominently, reportedly involving
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          CIA97
          92 26 AND while we're on the subject of acronyms, what would our readers think of CIA97 with more than 800 "operatives" attending? Well, the Central Intelligence Agency is not about to tell us all about their intelligence activities anytime soon. But there will be a four-day November conference here combining
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          The right stuff
          93 26 OVER the weekend, a local banker had a breakfast meeting with some high-level overseas bankers. When asked about developments at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, he proceeded to give his account of the "inside story" as he saw it But after his somewhat lengthy discourse, the overseas
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          Cheat, cheat
          107 26 HERE'S a tale based on that bronze statue fronting UOB Plaza 11. There was a recent car rally where participants were required to answer questions on different landmarks along the route. UOB's Salvador Dali statue was one of them. The question posed was: where are the two balls
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      292 27 Bridge News Reuter THE AMOUNT of Panamaxes available for prompt cargoes from east coast South America has been reduced to almost aero but equally most of the prompt cargoes have been fixed from the area, brokers said. Biffex traded much better volume, but again concentration was on spreads
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      Lock icon Corporatised PSA to be sole port operator for now
      588 27  -  liberalisation will be allowed in certain areas to enhance competition: Mah By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The Singapore government sees no immediate need to introduce another port operator when the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is corporatised later this year in view
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      Lock icon Plan to move Pearl delta boxes through Shenzhen ports
      358 27 Proposal may mean cargo will be shipped direct from southern China, bypassing HE South China Morning Post [HONGKONG] Shenzhen port authorities plan to have all container business which is being shipped through river ports in the Pearl River delta channelled through
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      Lock icon Australian maritime union's claims of higher productivity not true
      468 27  -  National Fanner's Federation says onion misrepresents state of ports From. Jerzy Farynski in Sydney CLAIMS by the Maritime Union of Australia that "productivity has never been better on the Australia waterfront" were a misrepresentation of the state of the country's ports,
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      Lock icon Fisherman killed in collision off Japan
      131 27 AFP [TOKYO] One Japanese fisherman was killed and two were missing after a fishing boat collided with another vessel off the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. The 184-tonne No 81 Ku-mano-maru with 17 people on board, collided with a cargo vessel at 1530 GMT.
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      KCT to handle 1m TEUs by year-end
      238 27 [SINGAPORE] Kelang Container Terminal Bhd (KCT) is on track to handle close to one million TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) by the end of the year, managing director Abdul Samad Mohamed said. "We will approach one million TEUs for the Ml year if the
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      Reviving Russia's ailing fleet
      831 28  -  RUSSIAN MERCHANT FLEET Russia has a history of surmounting improbable odds, so it may be too early to write off its shipping industry liy. Albert Axelbank The writer is a former Journal of Commerce correspondent in Moscow WK s comp a n ie s struggling for
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      272 28 PAGE Eurohans 6 acl n Evergreen 6 AM. 3 famous 7 Accord 12 FL-Bnght 6 AppensJxp 5 '""J*" Astro 3 0UBfc 4 Austral tl Gemartrans 13 Avant 6 8SA 7 Gkobelink Ma** 7 GuanGuan 4 Hai Sun Hud 12 CCNI 7 Hanoli 12
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
        1838 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Mine* Bstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Annmn o4on it/oioo a anno 24/0459 24/0900 a 25/1700 26/0659 26/0900 26/0700 26/115* 24/MOO 4 26/1200 26/145* 26/1700 mi war am i am bm mm 2* 25/1700 26/0651 24/0100 1
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAY
        205 41 Aug 29 Slovakia: National Uprising Day. Ad| 30 Peru: Santa Rosa of Lima. Turkey: Victory Day. Aug 31 Malaysia: National Day. Philippines: National Heroes' Day. Sap 1 Canada: Labour Day. Malaysia Day after National Day (as National Day falls on a Sunday). Slovakia: Constitution Day. United States: Labour
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        922 41 THIS report, complied by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are tndicat ed. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        518 41 Carton 160 Mm 992.9 0.9 15.4 0.07 75 0.07 km 21 OmsRt Hater Rtsidu* Ask Aluminium Sediment No above £25 2 0 1 0 0 0 380 AM 986.5 0J 12.7 0.06 33 0.02 bin 380 Mai 991.4 0.9 17.7. 0.10 73 0.09 M/Wl mi Wo
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        Lock icon Star Alliance seeks at least 3 more partners
        529 42  -  It is keen to get a partner from mainland China, North Pacific and Africa By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] United Airlines is looking for at least three more partners to join the Star Alliance, with two of them likely to come from the
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        EVA to sign alliance with Continental Airlines
        206 42  -  By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] EVA Airways of Taiwan is to sign an alliance with Continental Airlines in the US today. A spokesman for EVA based in Taiwan confirmed that the airline will sign an alliance with Continental Airlines. However, she declined to give
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        Lock icon Japan's car output up, with continued export growth
        384 42 AFP [TOKYO] Japanese car makers yesterday reported continued output gains in July, with strong exports offsetting stagnant domestic sales, a trend feared by analysts to refuel trade friction with the US. "Japanese car makers apparently made use of strong exports to offset
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        51 42 [SEOUL] South Korean employees of companies which supply parts to the troubled Kia Group rally to demand that the government and creditor banks help bail Kia out in Seoul yesterday. The Kia Group had total debts of 9.54 trillion won (5515.9 billion) at the end of May.
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        Lock icon Toyota to boost parts network in US, Europe, S-E Asia
        210 42 Delivery time of parts to be shortened from 2 months to abont3weeks AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Toyota Motor Corp will enhance its auto parts procurement systems in the US, Europe and South-east Asia in line with plans to boost overseas output,
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        Proton to use more local parts to cut import costs
        350 42 (KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's largest car maker, Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd, or Proton, will use more local parts to cut import costs and reduce export prices, its executive chairman Saleh Sulong. said yesterday. "We are undertaking costreduction exercises to bring our
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        441 42 Reuter [DHAKA] South Asian countries are planning to expand direct air links to boost trade and tourism, although the initiative could be hampered by a shortage of aircraft in some countries, Bangladeshi officials said. The plan would be the core issue of
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        Lock icon M'sia urges creation of Asean lanes at airports
        149 42 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia yesterday called for the creation of Asean lanes at the airports of Asean member countries to facilitate the smooth entry and exit of tourists from the nine-member regional grouping. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Tajol Rosli Ghazali said tourists
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        Lock icon 3 possible routes for trans-Asia rail link
        119 42 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Three possible routes have been shortlisted for the Trans-Asia rail link from Singapore to Kunming in China and only the most viable one will be chosen, Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik said yesterday. He said all the three routes will
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
        1592 42 CITY FLIGHT ETA FLIGHT EW AMjM* Of St 1930 Of82 2055 No CM MM VN74I 1310 CAS38 12W S0229 2220 GA839 1705 VM740 1410 Amsttrtem S0327 0805 KL844 0040 JJ5J] JJ? 5 m GA897 1045 KL838 2300 *"V~ **g—' 1455 £g IS IS SSS AttWl S0347
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      17 27 Reviving Russia's ailing merchant fleet Russian shipping needs federal funding, tax relief and radical restructuring. Page 2
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      247 27 Star Alliance seeks at least 3 more partners It is keen to get a partner from mainland China, North Pacific and Africa. Back Page People Emery Worldwide has named Peter OuantriU, 50. vice-president. international. He succeeds Chutta RatnatNcam who is now senior vicepresident and chief financial officer of Emery's parent
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