The Business Times, 13 February 1998

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 110/12/97 85e SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asia 1 .com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13,1998
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  • LATEST
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      Lock icon Ruud Gullit guits
      43 1 Reuters Ruud Gullit has resigned as manager of English premier league Chelsea and Gianluca Vialli will take over as playermanager. A Chelsea spokeswoman said the club's negotiations with former Dutch international Gullit on a new contract had broken down. Reuters
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    FINANCE
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    Currency pressure ends markets' 8-day rally
    583 1  -  Indonesian rate fears, currency board plan trigger regional sell-down By] R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] In an abrupt end to a rally that has seen most regional markets rise for eight consecutive trading days, all regional stock markets fell sharply yesterday in response to widespread pressure
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    US, IMF lukewarm to Indon currency board plan
    659 1  -  Jakarta most fad with a number of iasaes first: Robin From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA'S plans to establish a currency board came under friendly fire yesterday with both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin voicing
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    Lock icon Wiranto is new Abri chief; Golkar names Habibie for VP
    764 1  -  Froml S N Vasuki in Jakarta IN a strategic move ahead of next month's elections, President Suharto has named a key ally, General Wiranto, 50, as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri). This followed Wednesday night's unusual
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    Prime condo asking prices down 25% in last few months
    588 1  -  SISV data show transactions slowing to a trickle Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE) Asking prices for prime top-end condominiums such as Ardmore Park and Scotts 28 have come off by at least 25 per cent over the last few months. Buyers seem
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      73 1 PHBPB Rwug-DBS im4y t» ptnct The troubled Malaysian broking industry is set to see its first landmark merger, Pg 13 jufißiVinr 1 The Urban Redevelopment Authority is holding, possibly for the first time, a presentation overseas for a tender site, 2 liOMTHMTS SINGAPORE 2 S-E ASIA 3 MKTS IN TURMOIL
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      17 1 Why US may turn its back on Indonesia, Pg 10 Abri'a banking Habibie for VP, Pg 6
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon URA to hold presentation in HK for tender site
      435 2  -  Tender for prime 121,789 sq ft Marina Sonth 'white' site closes on Apr 2 By, Abdul Hadhi THE Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is holding possibly for the first time a presentation overseas for a tender site. The property in question is
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      Full picture of economy not reflected in bourse: analyst
      425 2  -  Companies doing well are not listed: SocGen-Crosby research head By, Audrey Tan THE problem for Singapore's stockmarket is that companies which are doing well are not listed, said SocGen-Cros-by's head of regional economic research Neil Saker yesterday. "There is a sense
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      NTUC Income adds Mercs to car co-op fleet
      282 2  -  By Christopher Tan NTUC Income has added Mer-cedes-Benzes to its cooperative fleet. It is also in talks with private developers to package its car cooperative facilities with their new condominium projects. During its "national launch" at the Singapore Science Park yesterday, the
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      Lock icon Commanding presence
      62 2 [SINGAPORE] STI, Singapore Telecom as well as Singapore s first satellite, will be launched into its orbital slot 36,000 km from earth in the middle of this year. The satellite, costing about USs2oomillion (SS32B.3million), will be used primarily for broadcasting purposes and will be controlledfrom the ground by
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      Lock icon Labour force participation at 64%
      367 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Labour By, Audrey Tan THE labour force participation rate the percentage of population aged 15 and above who are working or seeking work was 64 per cent in June, latest figures from the Ministry of Labour show. This overall indicator has
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      Power liberalisation set for Q2
      485 2  -  PowerOrid named pooling and settlement administrator By Ronnie Lim ELECTRICITY liberalisation here is set to kick off in the second quarter with Singapore Power subsidiary PowerGrid just appointed the administrator of the pooling and settlement (P&S) system, which will allow independent power producers (IPPs) to
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      Aussie group markets A$115m student apartments here
      307 2 LOCAL real estate agency HSR International Realtors has teamed up with Becton Corporation of Australia to market here a All 15 million (Ssl2B million) privatelyowned student residential project in Melbourne. Commissioned by the University of Melbourne. College Square will consist of 880 one
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      Lock icon Hawke concerned over Indon VP choice
      460 2  -  Market aversion to mi> hiiITM lri« nomination rifky Hy\ Louis Beckerling FORMER Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke yesterday added his voice to the concerns over Indonesian Research Technology Minister B J Habibie getting the nod as the country's new vice-presi-dent. But on the subject
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    • HEWSRoundup
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        Economic Society annual dinner
        57 2 THE Economic Society of Singapore will hold its annual 11 dinner on March 7 at the Shangri-La Hotel, with Trade and Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan as guest-of-honour. He will speak on "The Singapore Economy: Strategic Directions for the 21st Century". The dinner is open to
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        Chinese chamber's retail mission to US
        78 2 THE Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce Industry and the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board are orl organising a mission to Arkansas and Oklahoma during u Feb 15-21 to learn more about discount stores. "We need to do more, and the focus for the retail
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        Easier Internet relay chat software
        78 2 A NEW Internet Relay Chat (IRC) client software which promises to greatly simplify chatting on the Internet for new users will make its official debut on Feb 16 at the Celebrity Internet Relay Chat Festival organised by local Internet service provider (ISP) Pacific Internet. Called
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Taiwan pledges to invest in M'sian joint ventures
      307 3 TAIPEI Anwar's trip also secures NTslb investment in KL bourse AFP TAIWAN has agreed to invest in several joint ventures in Malaysia and pump NT$l billion (5549.9 million) in the stock market following the visit of Malaysian Deputy Pttme Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
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      Lock icon Thailand to waive VAT for tourists: report
      186 3 BANGKOK AFP THAILAND is expected to waive a 10 per cent value-ad-ded-tax (VAT) for tourists from next month to help boost spending by foreign visitors, a report said yesterday. Deputy Finance Minister Plchet Phanvichartkul said his ministry was drafting legislation for the tax
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      Lock icon Tokyo offers loan to help ease Thai joblessness: report
      435 3 BANGKOK Loans to boost reserves, liquidity also being considered AFP JAPAN has offered to loan Thailand money to help ease rising unemployment resulting from the country's economic downturn, a report said yesterday. Following a meeting between Foreign Minister Sunn Pitsuwan and
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      Lock icon Vietnam to improve foreign investment climate
      133 3 HANOI AFP A SENIOR Vietnamese official yesterday pledged a broad effort to create a more favourable foreign investment climate and outlined initiatives to enhance the country's falling allure as an investment destination. Nguyen Nhac, deputy minister of the ministry of planning and investment, said:
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      Lock icon Another one for the album
      72 3 SKI'A N<; Malaysian I'rime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (centre), chairman of Acer Incorporated. Stan Shih (left) and chairman of Alcatel Alsthom, Serge Tchuruk wait for the rest of the International Advisory Panel (lAP)for Malaysia s Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) to gather for a group photograph in
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      Thai property reforms may be scuttled by govt
      570 3  -  I BANGKOK Chnan leadership faces local business, political pressure 1 Hariah Mehta A PACKAGE of reforms to boost Thailand's ailing property sector raising the limit for foreign ownership of condos. allowing foreigners to own land, and granting them 99-year leases is under
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      Lock icon El Nino seen affecting M'sian water supplies
      225 3 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S water supply is' expected to dwindle in the next few months following-tfie prolonged dry spell due te.the El Nino weather effect, a minister was reported as sayingyesterday. "A number of areas in the country will face water shortages," Science,
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Region-wide currency board system improbable: MAS
      249 4 Economies in region very different, says S'pore central bank Bridge News [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore said yesterday that a region-wide currency board system is a "hypothetical" development. 'This is a hypothetical and improbable development," it said in a statement replying to questions
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      Lock icon US business lobbies for huge payments to IMF, UN
      401 4 Reuters [WASHINGTON] America s largest business federation said on Wednesday it would launch a grassroots campaign urging members of Congress to approve huge payments to the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations. The US Chamber of Commerce said it would
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      Lock icon Korean banks roll over 25t won debt
      384 4 Move a farther reprieve for ailing corporations Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korean banks rolled over 25 trillion won (5525.2 billion) of short-term corporate debt for at least two months, prodded by the incoming government to give thousands of cash-starved companies a chance to stave
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      Lock icon Thailand not required by IMF to achieve small budget surplus
      464 4 Thai official says Bangkok only needs to ensure fiscal '98 budget is balanced AFP Reuters [BANGKOK! The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to relax a key condition requiring Bangkok to achieve a small budget surplus In fls cal 1998.
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      Tokyo officials meet PM Goh for talks on Indonesia
      489 4  -  Trade financing, stabilisation of rupiah discussed Walton Morals (SINGAPORE) A Japanese fact-finding mission led by a special adviser to the finance minister held talks with Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and senior government ministers on the economic crisis in Indonesia, in
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      Lock icon 5.6t won to flow into Korean bourse: report
      150 4 AFP (SEOUL] The net inflow of foreign money into the Korean Stock Exchange this year is expected to reach 5.6 trillion won (555.6 billion), the highest since it opened to foreigners in 1992, a research institute predicted yesterday. Daewoo Economic Research Institute
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      Lock icon Bad news for Indon papers
      52 4 [JAKARTA] An Indonesian boy selling newspapers on a Jakarta street. Local newspapers face an uneasy future due to increases in newsprint prices and pressure from the government regarding the reporting of the economic crisis, and the resulting unrest in some towns in East and Central
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      Lock icon Indon economy still in a critical state, says IMF official
      321 4 Political situation in Jakarta needs to be clarified, he says AFP (BANGKOK] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said the Indonesian economy was still in critical condition despite improvements in the outlook for the rest of the region. IMF Asia-Pacific
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      Lock icon Blair to send envoy to SE-A: report
      267 4 AFP (KUALA LUMPUR] British Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to send a personal emissary to Malaysia and other South-east Asian countries to discuss the regional economic crisis, a report said yesterday. The New Straits Times quoted British High Commissioner David Moss as saying
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Two HK residential plots fetch good prices at state auction
      419 5  -  HONGKONG Sentiment improving &fter govt hints at more flexible land sales, say analysts By\ Quak Hiang Whai THE Hongkong government yesterday sold two New Territories residential sites at pretty good prices, reflecting improved sentiment after the government indicated this week
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      Lock icon Noisy protests as Qiao Shi visits convention centre
      287 5 HONGKONG Reuters HONGKONG activists stepped up their campaign against China's visiting parliament chief, Qiao Shi, dogging him yesterday with noisy protests and splattering an official ceremony area with red paint to symbolise blood. Mr Qiao toured the Hongkong Convention and Exhibition Centre,
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      HICs chicken crisis is nothing to crow about
      789 5  -  LBTTBE FROM HO KOSOVO Tung govt appears too eager to please public By Quak Hiang Whai IT WAS probably the biggest media event since Chinese troops crossed the border last July. In fact, much comparison has been made about the media coverage
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      Lock icon Private-sector Chinese firms' share of taxes rising: reports
      168 5 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S private firms are contributing an increasing share of tax revenues, and are providing an increasing number of laid-off state-sector workers with jobs, official reports said yesterday. "The non-state sector has become a major driving force behind the growth of
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      Lock icon China unveils 450b yuan plan to cut acid rain
      315 5 BEIJING 30% of country polluted; Korea and Japan also damaged AFP CHINA unveiled plans yesterday for a 450 billion yuan (S$BH.B billion) attack on acid rain which has already polluted 30 per cent of China's landmass and caused damage in Korea
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      Lock icon China's rural enterprises told to merge
      348 5 11 KM INC That will help beat overcapacity and competition: paper AFP CHINA'S rural based businesses were urged yesterday to merge to beat the problems of overcapacity and increasing competition from foreign joint ventures. The call by the official China Daily came despite growing
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Abri's backing Habibie for VP
      1662 6  -  Choice of new commander-in-chief signals army's choice for vice-president By Yang Razali Kassim The writer isßT's regional analysis editor [SINGAPORE] IN TOTAL defiance of the financial markets, and acting on a script by President Suharto, the top brass of Abri, the Indonesian military, further consolidated
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Violence mars run-up to Indian election
      253 8 REWARI, India Reuters INDIA'S election campaign reached fever pitch yesterday as rival parties jostled for lastminute support around the country. With three days to go before the first day of voting, the Congress party and the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded their
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      Japan's current account surplus up 60% last year
      596 8  -  TOKYO Sharp rise likely to strengthen criticism that Tokyo is not doing enough to help Asia pull ont of crisis By Anthony Rowley JAPAN yesterday announced that its current account surplus leapt by 60 per cent to 11.4 trillion yen (*****.9 billion)
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      Lock icon Japan's banking crisis far from over: Moody's
      329 8 TOKYO AFP JAPAN'S banking crisis is far from over despite government attempts to resurrect the sector struggling under the weight of bad debt, Moody's Investors Service said yesterday. "Events seem to be conspiring to make the return to health more difficult, most notably
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      Lock icon Militant S Korean unionists call off strike: reports
      303 8 SEOUL Union leaders say it is not the right time for a strike AFP MILITANT labour unionists early yesterday called off plans for a nationwide strike by 100,000 workers at the 11thhour citing the country's economic crisis, television reports showed. The union
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      Kim Dae Jung may drop barriers to North Korean broadcasts
      287 8 SEOUL SOUTH Korea's presidentelect Kim Dae Jung yesterday gave the most concrete hints to date on how he hopes to reduce tensions with rival North Korea by gradually opening the South's hermeticallysealed windows to the communist state. In a paper
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      235 8 Editorial: India recasts the die, Pg 10 ■tl A Logistics Asia 14-16 October 1998 Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre "*Hf iii Jt IJn-' The ONLY exhibition in Asia that brings together the entire logistics chain of service providers, consultants, IT and equipment suppliers and end- J j users. That's what
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      71 8 PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA U.S. $500,000,000 Floating Rate Notes Due 1999 In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Notes, the interest rate for the period 12th February, 1998 to 12th May, 1998 has been fixed at 5.*****% per annum. The interest payable on 12th May, 1998 will be
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Italy has done enough to join Euro currency, says Prodi
      369 9 MUNICH PM lobbies against German resistance to Italy's participation in monetary nnion Bloomberg ITALIAN Prime Minister Romano Prodi, lobbying against German opposition to Italy joining the common European currency, repeated that Italy's economy is in good enough shape to be
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      Lock icon Optimistic economist Julian Simon dies
      330 9 NEW YORK NYT JULIAN L SIMON, an economist and professor who spent much of his professional life taking on scientists, demographers and other academics who argued that mankind was stretching the resources of the earth to the breaking point, died at his home in Chevy
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      Lock icon Clinton secret agents subpoenaed
      348 9 WASHINGTON AFP SECRET Service agents assigned to the White House have been subpoenaed to testify in the sex-and-perjury investigation involving President Bill Clinton, The New York Times said yesterday. Unidentified government officials confirmed the subpoenas but were unable to say whether independent counsel Kenneth Starr was
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      Lock icon Russia warns US on Iraq strike
      357 9 MOSCOW Reuters RUSSIAN Defence Minister Igor Sergeyev yesterday warned visiting US Defence Secretary William Cohen that a military strike against Iraq could damage Russian-US defence ties. "I would like to relay to you our deep concern over the possible prospects for Russian US relations
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      It's Friday the 13th, but evil can be stared dawn
      818 9  -  BOIOPBiXTIBW A 'disaster* movie has triumphed and assassins have been foiled By Kevin Sullivan FRIDAY the 13th! The thing to note about superstition is that it's the natural habitat of self fulfilling prophecy. Burdened with an ominous but vague sense
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      Lock icon France wants talks if US slams Total
      288 9 PARIS Warning comes as US decides whether to sanction oil firm Reuters FRANCE will push for "serious discussions" with the US If Washington goes ahead with a threatened condemnation of French oil company Total for Investing In Iran, a French minister said yesterday.
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      Lock icon EU ministers set out tobacco ad ban accord
      182 9 BRUSSELS Reuters EUROPEAN Union research ministers yesterday rubberstamped plans to phase out tobacco advertising within the 15-nation bloc. In a compromise deal on Dec 4, EU health ministers agreed to a phased reduction in tobacco advertising and sponsorship, allowing Formula One motor
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      Lock icon Financial crisis is over: Chubais
      317 9 MOSCOW AFP RUSSIA'S financial crisis is virtually over, First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais said yesterday, citing a recent fall in treasury bill yields. The government and central bank "have succeeded in repulsing the attacks" on the rouble. Russian news agencies quoted Mr Chubais as
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Murdoch's low taxes attract taxmen's ire
      808 10  -  TttE 80TT0MLZVE OPINION Peter Lynch The writer is a Sydney-based journalist who contributes to BT WHAT have Rupert Murdoch and Canberra's burgeoning sex industry operators got in common? Apart from a love of celluloid sensation, both are being actively investigated by the Australian Tax
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      90 10 'He must be laughing in heaven.' Ferdinand Bong Bong Marcos son of the late Philippines dictator, on the search for his ill-gotten millions which his son says does not exist. 'In Texas, the death penalty is as sacred as the Bible.' John Hermann a political scientist on
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      India recasts the die
      611 10 EDITORIAL ON Monday, the 600 million voters of India will begin to make their way to polling booths across the country, for the second time in less than two years. The alternative outcomes, and their likely implications, can be reasonably foreseen. They point to another weak
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      Lock icon Why US may turn its back on Indonesia
      978 10  -  Critics in US equate Suharto regime with all that's corrupt and don't trnst it to cleanup its act By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent TALK about bad timing. In the week that the Clinton administration was trying its best
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      880 10 room oo Tadaaa gu ptpatiM THE pronouncement this week by the Thai prime minister to the effect that protests against the Yadana natural gas pipeline have come too late is probably correct... Given that Thailand has a pressing need for energy, despite the present economic lethargy,
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
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      Lock icon An unforgettable star, in every way
      482 12  -  Monroe Kent 111 proved more than capable of holding together the one-man show Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story, reports ben mdnroe BEN MUNROE A ONE-MAN musical needs a strong performer to hold the show together, and in Monroe Kent 111, Unforgettable: The Nat
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      Ex-Raffles Hotel chef stirs up the Net
      596 12  -  FOOD Peter Kmpp's Web site offers Asian recipes, tips from top chefs, kitchen designs By Toh Han Shih FORMER Raffles Hotel chef Peter Knipp, who has prepared meals for luminaries from Thai royalty to US presidents, has decided to hang up his apron
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      Lock icon Male brain shrinks faster than female's: study
      418 12 HEALTH Finding may help explain behavioural differences in ageing Reuters [DETROIT] Adding new fodder to the battle between the sexes, US researchers said on Wednesday that they have discovered evidence that the male human brain shrinks faster with age than the female brain.
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      1236 12 HEALTH A Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, grains, vegetables helps fight heart disease, cancer NYT OF 12,000 men in seven countries studied in 1960 by Dr Aneel Keys, those least likely to develop heart disease lived on the Isle of Crete. His co-investigator,
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      197 12 THE WEATHER Singapore Fair and warm. Temperature (31-25) AaU-P»otSo HVTxi* Good. Europe HVLo* Good. America HVLo* Cood. Airtland »19 (V»d> An—mint tW.O2 Showers nns. Tstor* Ka«fr* Jtts t v«d> Mkm ***** ivwh —zi/is I l RepK -I' ll Sunny Bali to 2 Shower! Chrafl) 2&SI CVwjjr Boohay Si/18 Cloudy Boa
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      Lock icon Tuan Sing puts off Robinson-IFB redevelopment
      402 13  -  Decision reached after Management review of $260 m project, fey sources •i By< Jenny Lam {SINGAPORE] Diversified group Tuan Sing Holdings is not going ahead with its proposed redevelopment of flagship Robinson Towers and the $tiacent International Factors Building (IFB), sources said. BT understands
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      Banks shrug off mega-merger talk
      420 13  -  By i Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Local banks yesterday said that a newspaper report in Hongkong about a merger between DBS Bank and four other banks Overseas Union Bank. Tat Lee Bank, Keppel Bank and Credit POSB was "pure speculation". Cheng Lee Ching, vicepresident of public
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      Hwang-DBS may buy stake in Capitalcorp
      147 13  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur LISTED brokerage HwangDBS, which is 30 per cent owned by Singapore's DBS Securities, is close to buying a substantial stake in troubled Capitalcorp Securities, sources said. The merger, if successful, will be the first in Malaysia, which has
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      Bull-headed US investors ignoring caution signals
      777 13  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Andrew Marks THE fourth-quarter earnings season is nearly complete, but despite the less than spectacular results, investors' heads are filled with optimism instead of worry and the bull has come charging back into US equity markets. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones
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      Dragon Land stuns with 71% gain on debut
      309 13  -  Analysts speculate that manipulators cornered the stock Ang Wan May |SIN(iAPORK| Dragon Land rose a stunning 71 per cent on Its trading debut, leading analysts to speculate that manipulators had cornered the stock and pushed the price up. "The stock is easily
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      CAM paving way for trading to resume?
      280 13  -  Another AGM possible after '97 results are audited By Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Long suffering shareholders of CAM International Holdings could be able to resume trading in their shares in the next few months, if the company is able to get its 1997 accounts
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        Lock icon London funds aren't too sure Asian rally will hold
        633 14 Unlike Motrins and Merrill, they fear a rash of bankruptcies and a lot of risk Reuters [LONDON] Mark Mobius calls Asia the world's best place to buy stocks. Merrill Lynch believes the region is where global value lies. London-based fund managers
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        Lock icon Arab-M'sian Securities expects profit for 97/98
        168 14 Reuters KUALA LUMPUR] Arab-Ma-laysian Securities Sdn Bhd. a unit of AMMB Holdings Bhd. is in healthy financial condition and expects to report a profit for the year ending on Mar 31, a senior executive was quoted as saying. Malaysia's official news agency, Bernama, yesterday
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        Wearnes making lm VC cameras
        287 14  -  By Toh Han Shih (SINGAPORE) Wearnes Technology will manufacture in Singapore and Malaysia a new video-conferencing (VC) camera. the Xirlink XVP-500. for the world market. One million cameras will be manufactured in Singapore and Malaysia over the next 12 months. Wearnes Technology chairman Wong Chun
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        Lock icon Celcom official denies rumours of merger
        302 14 Bernama [PETALING JAYA] Celcom (M) Sdn Bhd, a unit of Technology Resources Industries (TRI), yesterday denied industry rumours that it would merge with other cellular phone companies. Executive director and group executive vice-presi-dent Bistamam Ramli said Celcom was not involved in any such discussions.
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        Oriental Hldgs sees profit share from palm oil rising
        294 14  -  It will also convert rubber plantations to oil palm //?/< Christopher Tan ISINGAPOREJ Diversified Oriental Holdings has seen its future, and it lies in palm oil. The Malaysian conglomerate currently has three core activities: motor assembly and distribution, plastics manufacturing, and
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        Sales of new Accord seen doubling
        218 14 (SINGAPORE) Kah Motor, a fully-owned subsidiary of Malaysian listed Oriental Holdings, sees sales of the new Honda Accord almost doubling this year despite uncertain market conditions. General manager Tan Kheng Hwee Is banking on a 6-10 per cent rise in the vehicle Certificate of
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        HK securities watchdog reviews takeover rules
        467 14  -  Includes possible changes in criteria for privatisation From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG'S Securities Futures Commission yesterday issued a consultation paper to review rules on takeovers and mergers, including possible changes in requirements for privatisation of listed companies. This is the first review
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          IPC names new independent director
          66 14 (SINGAPORE] IPC Corporation Ltd has appointed Phillip it Lee Soo Hoon as an independent director with effect from Feb 9. On the same day, Lira Yian Poh resigned as a company director. Mr Lee has also taken over from Mr as chairman of IPC's audit
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          Penguin posts 34.6% profit rise
          90 14 [SINGAPORE] Penguin Boat International has reported a 34.6 per cent rise in net profit to $6.7 million for the 1997 financial year. Turnover for the ferry operator jumped 13.$ per cent to 142.9 million. H»e company said ft enjoyed not only more boat runs but
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          Jardine Fleming, DBS eye 9m GP shares
          104 14 [SINGAPORE] Jardlne Fleming international Securities and DBS have agreed to subscribe or obtain subscription for 9 million new shares in mainboard-listed GP Batteries at 14.72 per share. The placement shares amount to a discount of 9.6 per cent from GP Batteries' issued and
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        Lock icon Software giant offers US$9b for Computer Sciences
        404 15 Move comes after Computer Associates fails in friendly bid for services provider Reuters (NEW YORK] Corporate software giant Computer Associates International Inc (CA) on Wednesday offered to buy Computer Sciences Corp for US$9 billion (5514.8 billion) after failing to woo the technology services
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        Lock icon Royal Dutch/Shell's Q4 profit slips 23%
        195 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] The Royal Dutch/Shell Group's fourthquarter profit fell 23 per cent after crude oil prices tumbled and as weaker Asian currencies undermined the profit of the company's business in the region. Profit of the world's largest listed oil company fell to £1.046 billion
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        Lock icon Philips posts 1.4b guilder Q4 profit
        338 15 Turnaround from year-ago loss true to new CEO's pledge Bloomberg AFP (EINDHOVKN. Netherlands) Philips yesterday announced a stunning 355 per cent rise in net profit, showing the benefits of non-stop house-cleaning at Europe's biggest electronics maker under chief executive Cor Boonstra. Philips posted a
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        Lock icon Inco to fire 1,175 as nickel nears 4-yr low
        394 15 World's biggest nickel miner also to cat dividends by 75% Bloomberg [TORONTO] Inco Ltd will fire 1.175. cut its dividend 75 per cent and take other steps to save US$l65 million annually by next year, an effort to restore profits as
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        Lock icon British Telecom's 3rd-qtr earnings down 12%
        235 15 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Telecommunications said third-quar-ter earnings, excluding items, fell 12 per cent, as expected, after losses from expanding its European businesses deepened and international call revenues fell. It said third-quarter earnings per share fell to 8.3 pence from 9.4 pence a year earlier.
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        Aussie firm HIH takes stake in Thai insurer
        374 16  -  The 24.4% stake in non-life insurance company Nam Seng is worth 367 m baht From Harish Mehta in Bangkok IN a welcome development for Thailand's capital starved companies, one of the largest general insurance firms in Australia is taking a stake worth
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        Lock icon Shanghai to launch offshore banking
        218 16 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Shanghai will launch offshore banking services this year as part of China's financial reforms, the official Shanghai Securities News said yesterday. Shanghai will allow banks in the Pudong New Area, the city's premier development zone, to offer offshore financial services to non-residents of
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        Lock icon Merrill to open 30-branch retail brokerage in Japan
        282 16 About 2,000 staff to be hired, mostly from Y&m&ichi Securities Bloomberg [TOKYO] Merrill Lynch Co said it will open a 30-branch retail brokerage in Japan within six months and will hire about 2,000 people, mostly from failed Yamaichi Securities Co. "Let there
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        Lock icon Long wait for rice
        66 16 [DHAKA) Poor residents wait in line for trucks to deliver rice at a reduced cost under the government's open market sale (OMS) programme on the streets of the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka yesterday. The government launched the OMS programme after foodgrain prices soared by more than
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        Lock icon ING Barings cuts jobs in Americas
        385 16 Arian crisis and impatient bosses seen as reasons Reuters [NEW YORK] ING Barings fell victim to the double whammy of Asia's financial crisis and impatient corporate bosses as the company shed about 100 emerging market equity and fixed-income jobs based in the Americas. Sources
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        Lock icon European insurance up 7.5% in 1996, led by life sector
        334 16 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European insurance market grew 7.5 per cent in 1996 to a total premium income of 533 billion ECUs (Ss9so billion), the European insurance industry group CEA said on Wednesday. It said preliminary results showed that the growth
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        Lock icon Euroyen firms, JGBs weaken
        230 16 SIMEXReport Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures ended higher yesterday as Japanese government bond (JGB) futures weakened, but dealers said the credit market could extend its rise as stocks stagnated. "The undertone of bond markets is very firm worldwide. The US bonds and German bunds rallied yesterday
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        Electronics stocks push prices higher
        174 16  -  MSCITAIWAN FUTURES By Cecilia Loh day. By Cecilia Loh. Service Dealer, Refco S pore Pte Ltd (SINGAPOKKI The Slmex MSOI Taiwan Stock Index fulures contract rose two points yesterday, In line with the Talex which gained 86.6 to H.BOO. The Talex was boosted by electronics
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        Lock icon Refiners' loss is storage firms' gain
        264 16 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [SINGAPORE) While oil refining profits are sinking in the face of the Asian crisis, profits for oil storage operators here are on the rise, industry sources said yesterday. If the refineries cannot sell their product, they have to store it. "Storage
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        269 16 AFP London THE US dollar lost ground yesterday, pulled down by a Japanese current account surplus, while sterling rallied from morning losses resulting from profit-taking. Sterling was up to 2.9699 marks compared with 2.9629 in the morning and 2.9680 on Wednesday evening. It also stood at U551.6375 against
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
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      1657 17 AFP Nikkei 22S -30J* JAPANESE share prices closed lower yesterday, pressured by profit-taking and futures-led selling amid a lack of fresh leads, brokers said. "Institutional investors are reluctant to turn active buyers of cyclicals ahead of the endMarch book closing." said a broker. "Institutional investors moved to take profit
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1606 18 Bloomberg QH&DgSeng -17X38 STOCK prices fell yesterday, amid concern property companies' profit won't grow fast enough to sustain a rally that lifted the Property Index 15 per cent in five days. Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Sun Hung Kai Properties, the territory's two biggest developers, fell more than 3 per
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      Lock icon CHINA
      706 18 Reuters nShenzhen Blndex -0.63 SHENZHEN'S B share market erased earlier gains to close lower yesterday as investors moved to the sidelines amid caution over the performance of Hongkong shares. The B Index slipped 0.63 point to 97.15. Turnover shrank to HK524.9 million from HK539.4 million on Wednesday. "There was
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      394 18 AFP QWP Index +86.60 STOCK prices rose one per cent yesterday on strong buying of financial shares by investors who took their sights ofT the technology sector, dealer said. "The mainstream technology issues have jumped so high that investors switched to financials," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      668 18 AFP Jjj Composite Index 4U2 STOCKS fell 9.3 per cent yesterday as investor confidence plunged amid a host of political and economic concerns. Speculation that the proposed rupiah peg would send interest rates spiralling also weighed on the market. The Composite Index lost 45.32 points at 442.29. Turnover was
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      937 18 AFP □SETladei -15J» THE weakening of the baht plus profit-taking across the board sent stocks 2.9 per cent lower yesterday. "The market has been hit by profit-taking since Monday," said a broker. He added that the market had sunk further amid investor concern over the baht after the authorities
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      Lock icon MANILA
      326 18 AFP n Manila -5L87 SHARE prices fell 2.3 per cent yesterday on a technical correction and a weaker peso, which fell 2.3 per cent against the US dollar. "Investors took the peso's fall as an excuse to cash in," said a trader. The PSE Composite Index fell 51.87 points
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      427 18 AFP CI Composite Index -7.66 STOCKS fell 1.5 per cent yesterday on concerns about labour strife and commercial papers maturing in March. Dealers said the threat of strikes scheduled for today pounded the market at the opening, but bargain-hunting later limited the downturn. "Amid negative public opinion and the
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      587 18 AFP PAH Primaries jj SHARE prices slipped 0.1 per cent yesterday amid profittaking among the resource majors, disappointing jobs figures and a lack of positive domestic news, brokers and analysts said. The benchmark All Ordinaries Index fell 3.7 points to close at 2,674.3. National turnover totalled 343.6 million shares
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      261 18 Bloomberg PI Wellington +28J6 SHARE prices rose yesterday, led by Telecom Corp amid keen demand at a sale of bonds exchangeable for its shares, which bodes well for a planned sale of about onequarter of the company. The NZSE Top 40-share Index rose 28.95 points to 2,312.88. Bloomberg f*«*
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        Lock icon Shares ease on profit-taking, weak ringgit
        444 19 AFX Asia Q Composite Index -42.44 SHARE prices closed sharply lower yesterday on profit taking and a weakening of the ringgit amid concerns about the introduction of currency board systems in Indonesia and Thailand, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 42.44 points,
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        Tat Lee Bank warrant's main attraction is its 5.5 times gearing
        159 20  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy CONTINUING our theme of looking at warrants on fundamentally sound companies, today's feature is Tat Lee Bank's 2002 warrant, which has a decent set of numbers to its credit. The Instrument expires in July
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        HOT STOCK
        61 22  -  -by Suiv SELANGOR DREDGING fell 3.5 cents to 45 cents yesterday on a volume of 4.89 million shares, compared with its lfyday traded average of 1.12 million units. This downward correction after a fairly good run-up this month is expected to continue in the near term. The daily
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        Players make quick exit as regional currencies slide
        704 22  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Prices fall throughout the day with M'sian second liners bearing the brant as the ringgit plunges 4% against the greenback R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A slide in regional currencies yesterday provided the perfect excuse for players in a highly overbought
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          No Di, no deal
          98 22 IT SEEMS that former Kim Eng Securities managing director Douglas 00l was so upset with Princess Diana's death that he couldn't bring himself to attend the Princess Diana Gala Tribute that was held last September. We understand that the Action for Aids charity this week returned
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          KBS in Bangkok
          85 22 WE HEAR from the grapevine that Koh Beng Seng, former deputy managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has started work at the International Monetary Fund where he is the IMP consultant to Thailand. An Informed source said Mr Koh Is already in Bangkok and
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          Nagano gets more virtual hits
          112 22 GIVEN the currency crisis—and the shuddering cold the Winter Olympics now on in Nagano, Japan, is getting more virtual visitors than actual ones. Figures for actual visitor arrivals In Nagano are not yet available, but the virtual ones are. According to IBM, which is hosting
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          Dull, but reliable
          83 22 CREDIT card advertisements always show glitzy images, like rolling on the beach and riding fancy bikes, drinking martinis and so forth. The sober reality is that the more creditworthy cardholders are likely to be spending on mundane items like toasters and furniture, observes one industry commentator. "They
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          The scull and his oar-some eight
          97 22 IT SEEMS that the bulk of the former Schroders research and sales team have found a new home. Led by Kevin Scully, the eight-person team—three in research and Ave in sales—will soon be joining local stockbroker Kay Hlan. Kay Hian, which had a good
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          Virtual Valentine's Day
          92 22 TOO shy to meet your Valentine? No time to shop for that special gift for your Valentine? Fret no more. Just log on to tpv/www.intel.com/apac/valentlne, a special Website set up by Intel Corp for all those lovers who have the inclination, but not the time. The site
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      302 23 Korea Line.—Bridge News, Reuters Reuters TRADING remained slow and although rates were low, so far the drop in some rates seemed to have been halted. Brokers said those owners with spot ships in a loading area faced tough conditions, but there were signs of some business available for
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      294 23 IN M CWT Distribution 0.815 -0035 95 ChoanHup 0.47 -0.035 214 Coko Invastmant 0.825 *001 1 rralgM Links 0.345 -OOtS 262 GBHoMngs 0.34 -0.005 125 Hal Sun Hup 0.565 -0.01 266 Hitachi 2os«n 0.635 *0.01 337 IMC HoMngs HK 5.60 Jay* Holdings 0.43 -0.025 16 Jurong Shipyard —7.50
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      Lock icon Far East exports seen to stagnate in '98
      495 23  -  Bat Hamburg port uncertain if Asia's crisis will lead to rise in imports by region Felix Chan [SINGAPORE) The Port of Hamburg expects a stagnation in outgoing Far East traffic this year due to the Asian economic crisis. But the Europe an
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      Lock icon Leading players to address conference
      394 23  -  They will touch on wide range of key issues facing shipping industry By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] An impressive list of leading industry figures has been lined up for SingaPort '98, the International Maritime Conference. The speakers will address a range of the most important issues
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      732 23  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By 1 M Selva Kumar AN ENGLISH court has thrown out an attempt by a shipowner to avoid the arbitration clause in a voyage charterparty by seeking a summary (Order 14) judgment. The court held that UK's new Arbitration Act
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      257 23 AFP {SYDNEY] Hongkong investment guru Marc Faber was named in a report yesterday as the figure behind an aborted plan to turn Australian soldiers into strike-breaking wharf workers. The Australian Financial Review said Dr Faber, the high-profile funds manager and long-time market bear known
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      599 23  -  Court adjourns case till Feb 27 for directions hearing /•h>m Jerzy Farynski in Si/ilnry THE Maritime Union of Australia (MUA). turning the tables in an escalating row with stevedoring company Patrick, has taken the company to court for breach of contract.
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      863 24  -  LATIN AMERICA AMD THE CARIBBEAN Economic growth in the region is also generating a renewed sense of competition among Caribbean ports From Leo Quigley in Vancouver LATIN American and Caribbean ports, after several years of little or no growth, are now experiencing rapid expansion, driven by
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      367 24 PACE Evergreen 6 •MIL 3 fl-Bnght 15 Accord 8 Farwide M Ahrenfciel M FoongSun 8 Appenship 5 Fro<J 15 AsiaOCL 15 MLinks >6 Astro 3 C Link 4 Austral 9 Gemartrans 8 Avant 16 Genshpg 9 B'tang Mas 8 Clory Nav 16 BSA
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        199 39 FiklC United States: Washington's Birth day Holiday. F«k 23 Brunei: National Day. iMxembourg:Carnival Monday. FtbM Portugal: Carnival. Mar 2 Greece: Orthodox I*nt Monday. Mat 17 United Kingdom St Patrick's Day. IUrM Japan: Vernal Kqulnox Day. Mar 21 Mexico: Juarez Day. MM* 28 Greece: Independent Day. Ayr 0 Hong
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        895 39 THIS report. compiled hy Corkatt Marin* OU Ud. »hnw» prWr range* In 118 dollars Inatead <4 linn I* price* for a more comprehenalve da •rrlptlon of Ihr market Prim shown an baaed tin average ilied atem Market movement* are Indicated The t nrliett Hunker Prlra Indei
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        Lock icon US aviation industry unveils campaign on safety priorities
        517 40 Topping list is reducing flight-into-terr&in accidents Reuters [WASHINGTON] Aircraft manufacturers and operators on Wednesday announced a campaign to focus attention on what they consider to be the most pressing aviation safety problems. The Commercial Aviation Safety Strategy Team (CASST) wants to direct
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        525 40 Bloomberg [BRUSSELS] Rival airlines are obstructing the European Commission's review of the alliance between British Airways pic and American Airlines in a tactic that will delay its ruling, a commission official said. Alliances led by United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc
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        291 40 Bntplnngewillbe offset by increased Asian exports Reuters [NEW YORK] Asian air cargo imports this year will grow at less than one-third 1997's pace, but this will be offset somewhat by increased Asian exports, according to investment research firm Gerard Klauer
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        400 40 Airline may forgo Airbus as move helps settle Boeing suit Bloomberg [ARLINGTON. Virginia) US Airways Group is likely to pick Boeing Inc over Airbus Industrie for an airplane order worth about US$2 billion (553.2 billion), partly because that would help the airline settle
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        249 40 AFP [BEIJING] China will slightly trim its massive expenditure on building and upgrading airports, as the rapid growth of air travel in China slows this year, official reports said. But while total investment in aviation infrastructure will fall
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        199 40 AFP (WASHINGTON! US carmakers General Motors. Ford and Chrysler posted a combined 21 per cent rise In exports last year but suffered a 17 per cent slump In Japanese sales, the American Automobile Manufacturers Association has reported. Preliminary figures from the AAMA show
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        161 40 Reuters [SEOUL] Samsung Motors Inc. a unit of South Korea's Samsung Group, said yesterday it was negotiating a strategic alliance with Ford Motor of the United States. The alliance could include cooperation in parts supplies and capital participation, the company said. Samsung is
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      437 26 LINE TlL< *****56 FAX: *****12 1 MUARA H LABUAN vissa vor nt iu vissa vor ire in SFOM MIMA SPOtf IM tfMGUDtT VO4I/9I SU> IS/02 tfMGUm VO4l/W SI H/02 j. nova vosi/w 17/0120/01 inosra voa/w 17/02 21/02 tfMGUXY VOSt/n 21/02 24/02 WMW VOSi/W 21/02 2S/02 J-POOSfB VOM/W 21/02 01/0) l«OW
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      1673 27 CARGO TO/FROM SHEKOU HUANGPU I WHIT DIRECT SAILING> SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY Til; 226 1900 FAX: *****04 OUTWARD (l/l) 4205W^ COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-O«DKIIOG SAUS/BKGS 4205M1/43 INWARD DEFT (D/OJ *****65 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO;»)*****0000* TOWER TWO (0*1109) CONVENTIONAt *****50/55 T/SHfMT DCFT *****25 TEL 02-07-35
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      545 27 EASTERN CAR UNER, LTD/HSSr 1 \LLJ Ed (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 1 SPIOAUZI IN RQ«O t HfAVT UfT UPTO 177 TOWS j ECI (SMGAPOtQ FTC tJD j LOADING FOR I CALCUTTA/MADRAS BATANG AS/MANILA T MV "WHITSKORES" V.6 MV "BAAB UUAH" V.9t ETA SJN 16/02/98 ETA CM 22/02/98 EU S*l 16/02/98 ETA
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      1326 28 I EUROPC/UK/SCAIHMmVWPtWLAIiD^USSIA nsri ROM ANW HBG THP ZS UN IHV THP ROM ANW HM PM. UP I ROUND RW-SJO 14/12 06/B3 1143 #7/03 M 43 1043 11M3 I GALLANT RE«4 1141 2141 2241 2VOI 1142 6. RENOWN RW-027 22/12 13*3 18*3 14/03 16.U3 1743 1143 E GROUP RE 067 7t/TI
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      847 28 ijfl MAC-NELS S'PORE M'SIA Carrion MN CONTR LINES, INC I K*A J CM NO. IMM7MMN SIBU: (084) 31*179 MANILA: (632) *****61 V PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (682) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT. (21) *****07 MDN: (81) *****3 KUCWMQ (082) *****1-3 MANILA GENOA/BARCELONA MV "UNI SHINE" V.*****N
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      387 28 Pl* NANTAI LINE FUIIY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VBSE VOY I sm I fUI I DUK I CFT I I/IAT miTOU tXUGOW 004S 10/D2 IW 1M! mmifiwg MB 11/02 02/03 Qt/03 MHUJ VBWS 02SS Yl/Vl 02/03 01/03 W/03 GOIDaOtAGO* 003S 01/03 11/B3 IS/03 IVP3 Ijjjgl rtWCESS 020S M/
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      797 29 nooMtgon y>cioiz>d OIdPOBHiW Bm%g"" se @°)§(°](3 TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA [VlSSft VOT RAMP WIGHT SIN LAX CKI jMU VAV lAL OCf NTC WW MM HRRSk 1H?~ WSST UT WSST ~WO~ WO~ TT75T5575T TS76T H7ST TW F7ST W«~ TAMO FIOS 4001 m 4.3 M 21/02 21/03 05/04 01/04 10/04 12/04
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      364 30 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 39 NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE 0206 TEL: *****68 FAX: *****64 KmJ TLX: R*****6 SINMER CRNo: **********0W Rccwving Cargo at PTI Blntulu Muara viSSil yfflt sin (jy *ai sa SSM ISn mO3( 14-IS/02 20/02 WWE tapIVHH/W IklM mO4( »?I/W 24/07 MM VWO* IH4/0? 23/02 IM VWO4( H-17/W
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      363 31 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE BXPWBBS SPW-COWPUWBWBS) BKBVICK VU I VOT TToSf DWH QAM H iUWB IMMtH ANTWERP XUTAI 42W1 27/2 1/3 OMIT 6/3 TO AUSTRALIA "1 FULL CONTAINER ggWICC wl wTpSffßrrnii" m iyp m. m m m XAtUQAI »w|lt« -TW WW WW PAO NHXIOYD MMMK vm|l««n«| M«3 MW (MS
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      544 36 ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE UDI I M S33M7S (4 Umil Pui 533M30/*****M I T CI Mw miMMHIC VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Moico Polo I? 03/98 12/0? 19/0? Oura/tam Buono Abodi 03/98 12/0? 14/02 Psrowona/Booton/P Boru Moico Polo 2 02/98 14/02 IS/02 I Ugd bn^ DwiOoyo 04/98
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