The Business Times, 20 February 1998
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Title Section19 1998-02-20 1 TheBusinessTIies MITA (P) 110/12/97 85c S I N G A P O R E Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20,199819 words
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Article80 1998-02-20 1 EXCHANGE RATES* LSI St IS$ 1630 1.641 2.675 DM 0.551 0 m YEN 100 0.794 MS 0.267 0436 HKS 0.129 0111 BAHT 0.022 0097 Rl'PIAH 100 0.012 0.019 Interbank rata PUKE BATES SINGAPORE* 7.85 KUALA LUMPUR 10.49 JAKARTA 22.00 BANGKOK 15.25 MANILA 27.31 HONGKONG 10.25 TAIPEI AM SYDNEY A4580 words
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804 1998-02-20 1 Catherine Ong - Problem loans to 5 crisis-hit Asian countries now at $2b, or 5.7% of loans By Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Singapore's six banks will next month report 30 per cent lower earnings for 1997 after setting aside $1.6 billion in804 words
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566 1998-02-20 1 Conrad Raj - By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] The exposure of Singapore companies to four Asean countries Indonesia. Malaysia. Thailand and the Philippines amounts to some 53.5 billion. Disclosing this in parliament yesterday. Trade Industry Minister Lee Yock Suan said this included loans by566 words
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Article, Illustration60 1998-02-20 1 [JAKARTA] "Infour months you are dead." Dramatic words from US economist Steve Hanke yesterday as he told journalists why he thought Indonesia needed a currency board now. However, there were growing indications yesterday that President Suharto, who met Dr Hanke in the morning, was backing away from theREUTERS - 60 words
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347 1998-02-20 1 Govt reviewing limits on global use of Sing [SINGAPORE] The government is reviewing some of the specific restrictions on the international use of the Singapore dollar to further develop the Republic's capital markets, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in parliament yesterday. However, this must be done with caution347 words
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578 1998-02-20 1 Audrey Tan - This is in response to uncertainties ahead: BG Lee //.</• Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE) The salaries of ministers and top civil servants will be frozen or even cut slightly this year, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien I,oong said in parliament yesterday.578 words
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Advertisement107 1998-02-20 1 WSTOE Varsity admission criteria to be revised University admission criteria will be revised to be less focused on "A" level grades, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan announced yesterday, Pg2 One-way auctions Why two property auctions drew a blank this week, Pg2 work^bSSssfaT A senior lecturer in business107 words
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Advertisement13 1998-02-20 1 MAS setting aside up to $2b for lndon import guarantee scheme, Pg 313 words
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Advertisement95 1998-02-20 1 Bank stock* slip on news of 30% less profit, Pg 15 The Mauboussin 'Open Heart* mechanical watch. IKK white gold with diamonds and jade. <M» MAUBOUSSIN since iH27 EXCLUSIVELY AVAILABLE AT: ROY EASTERN WATCH #01-86/88 #01-74 Lucky Plaza 304 Orchard Road Singapore *****3. Tel: (65) 734 3139 (65) 734 193595 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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224 1998-02-20 2 RECENT layoffs and the possibility of more have led to the formation of a tripartite panel to help axed workers. The labour ministry said yesterday the panel will help it to "better assist the retrenched workers and advise companies contemplating retrenchment to consider other224 words
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Article197 1998-02-20 2 [SINGAPORE] Singaporebased businessman Gerd Kraemer is developing a hotel, residential and commercial complex in the Gold Coast, Australia, with an estimated retail value of $50 million. His firm. East West Trade Links, said yesterday that the development would occupy a 6,077 sq m site at Coolangatta197 words
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449 1998-02-20 2 Ang Wan May - Panel to determine new criteria after study of practices in universities overseas By* Ang Wan May UNIVERSITY admission criteria will be revised to be less focused on 'A' level grades. Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Tony Tan yesterday said the449 words
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458 1998-02-20 2 Reasonable doubt that info in charges was price-sensitive: judge The Straits Times TWO former Amcol Holdings directors were not guilty of insider trading, district judge Yap Siew Yong ruled yesterday at the end of a 40-day trial. Tang Siu Shing. 50. andThe Straits Times - 458 words
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373 1998-02-20 2 Michael T H Lim - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Michael T H Lim I REFER to your report yesterday, headlined "STB effort to woo visitors sparks price war among hotels". The Singapore Tourism Board provided a detailed response to your reporter's queries regarding the Singa pore Spectacular package. As373 words
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Article, Illustration372 1998-02-20 2 Teh Hooi Ling - EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce Teh Hooi Ling THE currency crisis hitting the region has taken its toll on retailers in Singapore, judging by the retail sales index which fell by a sharp 13.3 per cent last December its fourth consecutive decline. Almost all pnxluctSource: Dept of Statistics - 372 words
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Article, Illustration440 1998-02-20 2 Abdul Hadhi - Units offered see no or low bids; poor sentiment to blame Abdul Hadhi TWO more property auctions conducted this week by Ed mund Tie Co and Knight Frank drew a blank. In fact, the Knight Frank auction at the Grand Plaza Hotel yesterday sawARTHUR LEE - 440 words
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313 1998-02-20 2 Toh Han Shih - /If/' Toh Han Shih TIIK eninomic slowdown has hit the largest advertising agency in Singa|mre the lia try Croup has minced its Sin gapore stall' from 160 to MO since Septemlier. Over the past six months, the Singapore based group's313 words
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NEWS Roundup
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81 1998-02-20 2 ABOUT 50 developers and investment companies attended a tender site presentation by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in Hongkong yesterday. URA said they included AIG Real Estate. Carnes World. Citic. Hongkong Land, Hang Lung Real Estate Agency. Hysan and Sino Land Company. The presentation81 words
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76 1998-02-20 2 THE Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre was the venue for 779 events last year, 31 per cent more than in 1996. There were 424 conventions, 177 food beverage events, 124 exhibitions and 54 "special events", the company of the same name said.76 words
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PARLIAMENT
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484 1998-02-20 3 Catherine Ong - Funds to come from pledged $sb; plan still nnder discussion, says DPM Lee i Catherine Ong THE Monetary Authority of Singapore will pledge up to $2 billion for a scheme to guarantee Indonesian imports but other central banks have484 words
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IN Brief
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91 1998-02-20 3 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew sits on Ave international advisory boards. Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in a written reply to Non-Constituency MP J B Jeyaretnam. They are the Stanford University Institute for International Studies Advisory Council, the Board of the Institute91 words
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97 1998-02-20 3 THE Electronic Road Pricing (ERP) implementation plan will be announced next month before the Budget debate, along with details of a new vehicle tax structure and a road tax rebate package. Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said. "Hie Land Transport Authority will also be97 words
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62 1998-02-20 3 PARLIAMENT also amended the Economic Expansion Incentives (Relief from Income Tax) Act in line with changes announced in the 1997 Budget Statement. The amended bill extends the Investment Allowance incentive to approved space satellite projects. It also enhances the Overseas Enterprise Incentive by allowing the62 words
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69 1998-02-20 3 THE Undesirable Publications (Amendment) Bill was passed, raising the penalty for those caught trafficking obscene publications. They can now be fined up to <10.000 and/or jailed up to two years. Those caught distributing objectionable material may now be fined up to $5,000 and/or jailed up69 words
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43 1998-02-20 3 PARLIAMENT approved the Copyright (Amendment) Bill to bring it in line with the World Trade Organisation's Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property and the Berne Convention. The bill will also widen the enforcement powers under the Copyright Act.43 words
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Article53 1998-02-20 3 Audrey Tan - By Audrey Tan THE House also voted to repeal and re-enact the Holidays Bill so that official executive and judicial acts done and contracts entered into on Sundays or public holidays are not invalid, and also to validate all such past acts done on Sundays53 words
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Article, Illustration493 1998-02-20 3 Conrad Raj - Ity Conrad Raj THE minimum consent levels for en bloc property sales have been spelt out. Under proposed new rules announced in Parliament yesterday. those living in strata developments that are more than 10 years old need the approval of at leastLUDWIG ILIO/ST - 493 words
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Advertisement107 1998-02-20 3 This Evening Talk/Seminar at the Singapore Art Museum (Patron's Club) 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore *****5 Friday 20th February 1998 at 7pm sharp on the Art Wealth Preservation Aspects Antique and Museum Level Persian Carpets and The Current Manu/facture of Hand Knotted Carpets from The Traditional Countries with Pure Symbolisms107 words
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MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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446 1998-02-20 4 US, Australia, Japan act as private sector imports dive 90% Reuters [JAKARTA] The United States, Australia and Japan have offered trade assistance to Indonesia in a move that should slow the fall in commodity imports this year, government officials and importers said yesterday.Reuters - 446 words
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Article, Illustration774 1998-02-20 4 S N Vasuki - US and the IMF say currency board may be an option for Indonesia in future /•htm S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday appeared to back oIT from a controversial plan to establish a currency board but the government continued toREUTERS - 774 words
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256 1998-02-20 4 Reuters WASHINGTON] The US State Department on Wednesday urged Indonesian President Suharto to stick to economic reforms prescribed by the International Monetary Fund, warning that a proposed currency board was too risky. "Both the IMF and G-7 states have expressed someReuters - 256 words
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310 1998-02-20 4 Reuters [LONDON] Micro economic errors and complacency in the markets helped fuel last year's South-east Asian financial contagion, a panel of experts told delegates at a conference on Wednesday. However the crisis could lead to an expansion of the bond markets if capital raisingReuters - 310 words
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Article, Illustration590 1998-02-20 4 Walton Morais - Commerce Secretary meets PM Goh, SM Lee in S'pore today !ty Walton Morais [SINGAPORE] US Commerce Secretary William Daley yesterday sent another clear signal of Washington's opposition to Indonesia's proposal for a currency board system. "I think we have been very clear inAZIZE HUSSIN/ST - 590 words
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178 1998-02-20 4 AFP [KUDAT, Sabah] Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad renewed his attacks on foreigners and short-term investors yesterday during a visit to this remote fishing town. "Foreigners are the ones who press down our currency until we become poorer than before," Dr Mahathir said atAFP - 178 words
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623 1998-02-20 4 But concrete plan for overcoming region's problems not in sight Reuters (WASHINGTON] US Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin will travel to London this weekend to meet his counterparts from the Group of Seven top industrial nations with one prime worryReuters - 623 words
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131 1998-02-20 4 Bloomberg |.JAKARTA| Indonesian police may question former Bank Indonesia governor Sudradjad Djiwandono in connection with a corruption investigation. a police spokesman said. "In an investigation like this, anyone can be called in for questioning if they're found to be involved no one is beyondBloomberg - 131 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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237 1998-02-20 5 BANGKOK AFP THAILAND'S Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda yesterday said the Thai government will consider reintroducing controversial fuel oil taxes in a bid to raise revenue. But Mr Tarrin told reporters here that he did not know when the cabinet would discuss theAFP - 237 words
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Article, Illustration508 1998-02-20 5 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters ASIAN nations will press European Union member states to contribute to a new fund to stimulate trade and investment in Asia. Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan said yesterday. Mr Surin said here that several AsianReuters; FILE PHOTO - 508 words
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323 1998-02-20 5 Toh Han Shih - SINGAPORE Move to lift curbs on economic ties imminent, says envoy By' Toh Han Shih A US law that applies to Vietnam will be waived, paving the way for expanded trade between the US and Vietnam. US ambassador to Vietnam Pete Peterson said at323 words
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269 1998-02-20 5 CANBERRA AFP, Reuters AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday that he was concerned about the potential for civil unrest in Indonesia if its economic woes continued. Mr Howard also said he was watching the situation carefully. "The Indonesian economy has taken aAFP,; Reuters - 269 words
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206 1998-02-20 5 ■KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S Information Minister Mohamed Rahmat yesterday ordered local radio stations to play fewer foreign songs to help reduce the country's current account deficit, Bernama reported. "We are playing a lot of foreign songs," the minister reportedly said. "WeAFP - 206 words
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FOCUS
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Article, Illustration1704 1998-02-20 6 Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw - The global economy is gradually giving over to the whims of the marketplace, but it does not mean that government will take a back seat By I Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw [WASHINGTON] AS THE 20th century draws to its end, we are returning toFILE PHOTO - 1,704 words
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CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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SINO Briefs
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69 1998-02-20 7 Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's new chief negotiator with Communist China said yesterday that Taipei would not rush to hold political reconciliation talks with Beijing. Shi Hwei-yow, appointed secretary-general of the Straits Exchange Foundation on Feb 7, said reopening the long-stalled negotiation channel was aReuters - 69 words
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Article, Illustration66 1998-02-20 7 Reuters, AFP [BEIJING] An office worker holding up envelopes bearing first-day issue Deng Xioaping commemorative stamps as China yesterday marked the first anniversary of the death of the paramount leader. The set has six stamps and costs 5.10 yuan (Ssl). Meanwhile. President Jiang Zemin called on the peopleReuters,; AFP - 66 words
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48 1998-02-20 7 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa is to attend the opening ceremony of the first session of the Ninth National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. the government said. He will also attend the closing ceremony on March 19. AFX-AsiaAFX-Asia - 48 words
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346 1998-02-20 7 BEIJING State sector reforms making it harder for firms to foot tax bills AFP CHINA's tax revenue rose just 7.6 per cent in January, down from double digit increases in previous months, official reports said yesterday. This is because fewer andAFP - 346 words
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Article, Illustration933 1998-02-20 7 Quak Hiang Whai, Loh Hui Yin - REACTION TO HE BUDGET Shares surge, then fall on fears package may not be enongh to stimulate economy It,, Quak Hiang Whai, Loh Hui Yin in lloiifikotifi CAUTION prevailed in Hongkong yesterday as the initial optimism over the government's budget was quickly doused by fears933 words
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243 1998-02-20 7 BEIJING AFP CHINA'S tourism industry is suffering the faii-out from South-east Asia's financial crisis with visitors from South Korea and Thailand down 50 per cent, the official China Daily reported yesterday. He Guangwei, director of China's State Tourism Administration, said thatAFP - 243 words
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Advertisement224 1998-02-20 7 A celebration. And a good cause. 1997 Investment fund awards Organised by The Business Times and Standard Chartered Be a part of the fund management industry's annual Bank, the Investment Fund Awards is an annual event celebration of its best performers. honouring the best performing funds and the people who224 words
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ASIA
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574 1998-02-20 8 TOKYO Asian trade in deficit for first time in 8 years; snrplns with US soars 65% AFP JAPAN'S trade surplus in January reached 381.5 billion yen (Sss billion), reversing a 24.5 billion yen deficit from a year earlier, the finance ministry saidAFP - 574 words
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153 1998-02-20 8 TOKYO AFP JAPAN is considering emergency loans of up to 300 billion yen (553.9 billion) for Asian countries hit by the economic crisis, a newspaper reported yesterday. The loans, through the Ex-port-Import Bank of Japan, will be provided by the end ofAFP - 153 words
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143 1998-02-20 8 SYDNEY AFP AUSTRALIA and China shored up ties yesterday with the signing of an agreement for regular meetings between defence ministers and senior defence commanders. There will also be enhanced dialogue on defence policies and continued exchanges of middle and junior level officers. DefenceAFP - 143 words
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Article, Illustration50 1998-02-20 8 (SKOUL) A laughing South Korean girl pops her head through a hole in a poster for the movie French Kiss in Seoul, in which the star 'sface has been replaced by that of South Korean president-elect, Kim Dae Jung, who takes office on February 25. AFPAFP - 50 words
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331 1998-02-20 8 TOKYO Jan orders ap 6.9% as small firms cut back on capital spending Bloomberg JAPANESE machine tool orders grew at their slowest rate in three-and-a-half years in January as small manufacturers scaled back capital spending plans, industry figures showed.Bloomberg - 331 words
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122 1998-02-20 8 SEOUL Bloomberg SOUTH Korea's central bank said it will allow J P Morgan Co's Morgan Guaranty Trust and three other foreign banks to operate in Korea this year as part of its effort to open up markets to foreign companies. Two of theBloomberg - 122 words
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Article, Illustration687 1998-02-20 9 Anthony Rowley - TOKYO Widespread sweep by prosecutors triggers 4th suicide connected with govt corruption By. Anthony Rowley THE anti-corruption purge by Tokyo public prosecutors claimed another victim yesterday when legislator Shokei Arai was found hanged in a hotel room just hours before the JapaneseREUTERS - 687 words
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485 1998-02-20 9 Aruna Srinivasan - NEW DELHI US' Rice tec claims to have invented new way of growing crop By. Aruna Srinivasan INDIA will challenge a US patent for an aromatic rice that is said to be similar to the basmati strain grown in northern India485 words
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133 1998-02-20 9 CALCUTTA AFP AFTER ruling the Indian state of West Bengal for more than 20 years, Jyoti Basu is hoping for a change of scene, and a shift to New Delhi as the country's first communist prime minister. While he campaigns for hisAFP - 133 words
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138 1998-02-20 9 CANBERRA AFP CANBERRA is to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in 2001, to coincide with the centenary of federation, Prime Minister John Howard said yesterday. If Australians decide to cut ties with the British crown in a referendum next year,AFP - 138 words
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THE WORLD
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479 1998-02-20 10 WASHINGTON This follows larger than expected 24% rise in December gap to USslo.Bb Reuters. AFP THE US trade deficit last year rose to its highest level in nine years after posting a surprisingly large 24.3 per cent rise in DecemberReuters.; AFP - 479 words
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314 1998-02-20 10 LONDON Market now more receptive to larger issues, say bankers FT THE World Bank is planning to issue a US$5 billion (SsB.l billion) bond in the next few weeks in what would be the largest ever fixed-rate offering on global capital markets. TheFT - 314 words
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287 1998-02-20 10 FRANKFURT Bloomberg THK Bundesbank left its full set of interest rates unchanged. as expected, amid fresh evidence that inflationary pressures are low. The (Jerman central bank left its floor discount rate at a historic low 2.M per cent and its ceiling I»mbard rateBloomberg - 287 words
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Article271 1998-02-20 10 MOSCOW AFP THK International Monetary Fund will boost its loans to Russia and extend its US$lO billion (Ssl6.:t billion)credit to the year 2000, a joint statement issued by the IMF and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Cher nomyrdin said yesterday. The Kremlin said the IMFAFP - 271 words
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Article, Illustration779 1998-02-20 11 Kevin Sullivan - When France, US agree for different reasons EUROPEAN VIEW Both unhappy with multilateral Investment Treaty as It stands Kevin Sullivan THERE was a marvellous documentary on French television this week, about the people who populate the Hotel Matignon, the official residence of Prime Minister Lionel Jospin. The camera, fly-on-the-wall fashion,779 words
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181 1998-02-20 11 WASHINGTON AFP US President Bill Clinton's lawyer friend Vernon Jordan met four times with Monica Lewinsky after she was called to testify on her alleged relationship with the president, according to media reports. Mr Jordan contacted the former White House intern at theAFP - 181 words
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WORLD Watch
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85 1998-02-20 11 Bloomberg [PARIS] French executives expect industrial investment to rise 10 per cent in 1998. their most optimistic prediction in three years and a sign that the economy may grow the 3 per cent the government is predicting for this year. The French government is countingBloomberg - 85 words
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Article57 1998-02-20 11 Reuters [PARIS] Unions representing Bank of France employees have called a 24-hour strike on March 10 to oppose restructuring plans at the central bank. The Bank of France plans to close 94 of its 211 cash distribution points in France and unions say theReuters - 57 words
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51 1998-02-20 11 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Five giants of the computer and electronics industries Sony Corp, Intel Corp. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, Toshiba Corp and Hitachi Ltd have agreed to deploy encryption technology designed to protect Hollywood's most valuable products from being illegally copied, the Los Angeles Times reported.Reuters - 51 words
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69 1998-02-20 11 Bloomberg [ZURICH] The Swiss Bankers' Association said that administrators had received 14,000 claims to accounts at Swiss banks after bankers published lists of account holders who had not been heard from since the end of World War 11. Swiss companies, including commercial banks andBloomberg - 69 words
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87 1998-02-20 11 Bloomberg [AHMEDABAD, India] Arvind Mills Ltd, India's biggest denim maker, said it started production at its denim plant here in western India. The plant was shut down after the company's denim warehouse here caught fire on Jan 27. Production at the plant "has been restoredBloomberg - 87 words
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432 1998-02-20 11 CALGARY Reuters PRIVATE investigators hired by Bre-X Minerals Ltd to probe the world's biggest-ever gold mining fraud described the company's former chief geologist John Felderhofs behaviour as "curious in the extreme", but stopped short of alleging he was involved in the crime. ReleasedReuters - 432 words
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131 1998-02-20 11 LONDON Reuters BANK of England Governor Eddie George said yesterday that one of his main worries for the British economy was the worsening trade position. "It is very clear that after a surprisingly long lag. that we are now seeing a very sharpReuters - 131 words
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523 1998-02-20 11 WASHINGTON Proposals range from child-care credits to simplifying capital gains taxes Bloomberg THB US Congress and President Mill Clinton are prepar inn an encore to last year's US$95 billion (Sslsf> billion) tax cut. Republicans and the president are compiling lists of promised taxBloomberg - 523 words
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182 1998-02-20 11 GENEVA Bloomberg US Deputy Trade Representative Rita Hayes asked World Trade Organisation members to agree to keep the Internet a duty-free area, amid expectations electronic commerce will increase. Ms Hayes, speaking at the WTO's General Council Meeting, said this would "send the right message toBloomberg - 182 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration824 1998-02-20 12 Tye Kim Khiat - THE BOTTOXLDrE OPINION By Tye Kim Khiat The writer is BT's deputy foreign news editor AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister John Howard's visit to Malaysia next week is rich in symbolism, coming at a time when the region is roiled by economic crisis. In824 words
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Article114 1998-02-20 12 'Snouts in the trough, the Indulgence Index. -The title of a Tory report that claims Britain's Labour Government has spent nearly US$l9 million (5530.9 million) on official junkets, formal receptions and renovations. Taiwan is in the position where we can do something for our neighbouring friends, to114 words
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Article596 1998-02-20 12 EDITORIAL AFTER being told repeatedly to expect nothing, the people of Hongkong were given a raft of surprise tax cuts from the previously tight-fisted Financial Secretary Donald Tsang. They have generated a welcome buzz of good feeling which has been missing from Hongkong in the past few596 words
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Article, Illustration1167 1998-02-20 12 Benny Tabalujan - The business culture prefers private negotiations but legal proceedings can be taken under the law By, Benny Tabalujan The writer is a senior lecturer in business law at the Nanyang Business School. He is the author of Indonesian Company Law: A Translation andFILE PHOTO - 1,167 words
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Article821 1998-02-20 12 OSBAdMMomlraq THE economic sanctions supposed to bring Saddam Hussein to his knees have helped put enormous numbers of Iraqi children in their graves, while Mr Saddam remains as defiant as ever. So now we are going to bomb again. To what end is not at all821 words
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Miscellaneous723 1998-02-20 13 TV&RAPIO p l-i-rT j2 11.00 Business Day. 8.00 Berita 12. 11.15 Friday Supper Treat: 8.30 Tekno Ma. C 2.30 PM TV Innovations. Love And Romance On 5! 9.00 Teater Komidi. 4.00 Kidz Blitz: Alf. p our Weddings And A 10.00 Ilhamku. 4.30 Dexter's Lab. Funeral (See Our Choice). 11.00 Saudagar723 words
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Miscellaneous283 1998-02-20 13 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Man on motorway has scope for part of the planet H|| HI 6 Come up against an objec- 3 9 May get on as a rule (5) M| TBE 10 A light covering (9) HH Hi 12 It's what a ledger records presumably (62,5) LJ wmm H283 words
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Article, Illustration1038 1998-02-20 14 BEN MUNROE - Now on at the Art Museum: a Pop artist story of M'sian art and some regional works. BEN MUMKOE reviews BEN MUNROE CHINESE paintings by an American Top artist, pieces ofbroken glass in the gallery and paintings by Georgette ('hen in an exhibition of Malaysian art1,038 words
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474 1998-02-20 14 mFASHION Italy, the US ani UK race atari m Frcocfa designers fall hack Bloomberg [PARIS] France's clothing industry, overtaken by Italy at fashion's cutting edge, is missing an export boom, causing hardship for companies built on feeding the world's appetite for things French. WhileBloomberg - 474 words
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496 1998-02-20 14 PERSONALITY A new festival will showcase the pair's richly decorated body of work NYT IN the movies, where working partnerships generally have the shortest shelf life, the team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory is a phenomenon. Over 35 years, they have made over 40NYT - 496 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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Article, Illustration562 1998-02-20 15 Clarissa Tan - DBS Foreign leads fall as all trat OCBC Foreign, Tat Lee shares decline By i Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Bank stocks stumbled yesterday when the market learnt that bank earnings for last year would be 30 per cent lower than the previousSource: Bloomberg - 562 words
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Article248 1998-02-20 15 Henry L Foster - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Henry L Foster IN your weekend edition for Feb 14-15. Lee Han Shih wrote an article entitled "Behind F&N unit's profit rise was an accounting change". He did an excellent job of detecting F&N's "paper gain" that appears to have resulted248 words
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178 1998-02-20 15 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Flextech Holdings has moved to consolidate its back-end semiconductor equipment and services operations by bringing together four subsidiaries under one holding company, the company said yesterday in a statement. The new holding company, STI Holdings, has been formed to integrate the group's visual mechanical,178 words
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778 1998-02-20 15 Anthony Rowley - HOCK LOCK SIEW Anthony Rowley THERE could be no clearer indication of a new era in the Tokyo stockmarket than that signalled by Merrill Lynch's decision to form a new Japanese brokerage based upon the remnants of the failed Yamaichi Securities. Some778 words
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298 1998-02-20 15 AFP (MANILA) DBS Bank has been given the go ahead to buy majority stock in a Philippine commercial bank, the central bank said yesterday. DBS Bank will pay 1.7 billion pesos (SJ69 million) for its controlling interest in Bank ofAFP - 298 words
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392 1998-02-20 15 Eddie Toh - Sources say tycoon's Konsortium may call off earlier RMI3 offer AW nn Eddie Toh in h'uii lii um/riir SIIII'I'INCi tycoon Mirzan Mahathir is expected to sw.'k a waiver for an expensive man datory general offer that his Konsortium I'erkapalan has to make in392 words
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Article, Illustration700 1998-02-20 16 Quak Hiang Whai - HE billionaire, known for his nose for lucrative deals, shares his business philosophy Front l Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IT WAS a cold winter and Li Ka-shing had just parked his car at a golf course. Before he could proceed700 words
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403 1998-02-20 16 Eddie Toh - Deal seen lower than RMlb due to growing non-performing loans From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur AFTER being rejected' last week, tycoon Rashid Hussain has returned with another offer to buy Bank of Commerce (BC). The fresh deal is expected to cost his403 words
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322 1998-02-20 16 Reuters IWKLLINGTONI New Zealand's largest listed company. Telecom Corp of New Zealand, yesterday said business and growth would continue despite the decision of Babyßells Ameritech and Hell Atlantic to quit their shareholdings. "If you look at the results we have consistentlyReuters - 322 words
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411 1998-02-20 16 Harish Mehta - Fntm Harish Mehta in tUimjkok .JAPAN'S Nikko Securities is considering raising its stake in the brokerage business of Thailand's Union Asia Finance from 7.6 per cent to 49 per cent, after the Thai firm gets approval to separate its fi nance and securities411 words
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463 1998-02-20 16 Failed brokerage still believed to have net assets Bloomberg [TOKYOI Three months after its collapse, Japan's oncemighty Yamaichi Securities Co is still one of the hottest stocks in town. On 11 of the last 16 days, Yamaichi's shares have ranked among theBloomberg - 463 words
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155 1998-02-20 16 (SINGAPORE) Nat Steel Electronics Limited <NEL) has bought a building in California for U552.53 million (SS4.I million) to expand a subsidiary's business. The company said yester day that the building in Santa Clara has a built-up area of 30.840 sq ft. and land155 words
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Article386 1998-02-20 16 Reuters |SYI)NKY| Qantas Airways expects ihe impact of Asia's economic problems to become more significant in the second half of its current fiscal year, the airline said yesterday. Hut it said it continued to target an improvement in operating profits for the full year liecauseReuters - 386 words
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63 1998-02-20 16 {SINGAPORE] Sin Soon Huat Ltd has secured blanket orders from the Shell group of companies in the region including other Shell participating companies in Pakistan Vietnam, Philippines and South America. The order is estimated to be worth some $40 million over the next63 words
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80 1998-02-20 16 [SINGAPORE] Aztech Systems yesterday confirmed that the company and rival Creative Technology have settled their legals suits against each other in Singapore. It said that given market changes and the macroeconomic issues now besetting Asia, further litigation between Creative and Aztech is not a good80 words
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81 1998-02-20 16 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Sime Darby Bhd said yesterday that it is in talks with Conoco Jet (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd tp form a joint venture to market and distribute refined petroleum products. But the negotiations have yet to be finalised, Sime said. The AsianReuters - 81 words
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389 1998-02-20 17 Glaxo '97 earnings down 7% on patent expiry, strong The results, within forecasts, follow 22% drop in sales of anti-nicer Zantac Bloomberg [LONDON] Glaxo Wellcome pic said 1997 net income dropped 7 per cent, within analysts' forecasts, as Britain's largest drugmaker suffered from competition to its biggest selling drug andBloomberg - 389 words
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Article, Illustration418 1998-02-20 17 Bloomberg [GOTHENBURG. Sweden] Volvo AB. Sweden's largest automaker, said fourth-quar-ter profit fell 39 per cent as tax charges tripled, and quelled hopes that it will return excess cash to investors soon. Fourth-quarter net income fell to 1.106 billionBloomberg - 418 words
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Article149 1998-02-20 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Lonrho pic could receive up to US$675 million (SJl.l billion) for seven of the nine hotels in its Princess Hotels International Inc unit, said Phillip Noblet, vice-president of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell in New York, which is handling the sale. Lonrho said in December it wasBloomberg - 149 words
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403 1998-02-20 17 The maker of Swatch watches plans to buy back 10% of shares Bloomberg [BIEL, Switzerland] SMH SA, the world's largest watchmaker, said 1997 net income rose a lower-than-expected 17 per cent, adding it plans to buy back as much as 10 per centBloomberg - 403 words
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351 1998-02-20 17 Bloomberg (TOKYOI Softbank Corp. a Japanese distributor of computer software, said it will list its wholly-owned US unit. ZifT Davis Inc. on the New York Stock Exchange in April, hoping to raise US$46O million (*****.9 million) in an initial share offering. The shareBloomberg - 351 words
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404 1998-02-20 17 Bloomberg |HOFFMAN KSTATKS. 1111 nois) Sears. Roebuck Co said it is taking steps to improve the profitability of its creditcard business as more customers fall behind on credit-card payments. The department-store chain said more employees are calling delinquent customers at night and onBloomberg - 404 words
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Article, Illustration474 1998-02-20 17 Q4 earnings boosted by company's direct sales strategy NYT |NKW Y()HK| Dell Computer Corp reported quarterly earnings on Wednesday that exceeded Wall Street analysts' estimates, as the company's strategy of selling computers directly to consumers continued to fuel torrid growth. Revenue at Dell roseNYT - 474 words
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511 1998-02-20 18 Move to keep track of increasingly tangled web of global financial services Reuters [ZURICH] International banking, insurance and securities overseers are taking a stab at doing what their industries have been doing for a while combining forces. Aiming to keep track of an increasinglyReuters - 511 words
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Article, Illustration83 1998-02-20 18 [BANGKOK] Workers loading rice for export onto a ship at the pier outside a rice production company on the outskirts of Bangkok. Thai rice, along with other agricultural commodities, provided a bright spot amid a gloomy backdrop of the country's worst economic turmoil as it contained almost noREUTERS - 83 words
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298 1998-02-20 18 Reuters [LONDON] The arrival of Europe's single currency the euro next year could lead bond investors to diversify their portfolios outside the European Union, delegates at an international bond forum heard on Wednesday. Fund managers would have more trouble outperforming markets after theReuters - 298 words
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286 1998-02-20 18 Reuters [HONGKONG) Hang Seng Bank Ltd is set to report healthy 1997 results with a contraction in margins during the second half of the year offset by solid growth in the first half, analysts said yesterday. The subsidiary of HSBC HoldingsReuters - 286 words
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455 1998-02-20 18 Momentum for consolidation building Moody's Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Australian banks' exposure to Asia's economic troubles is not the only threat they face at the moment. Problems are also brewing at home, led by falling income from home loan lending, Moody's Investors Service said. AndBloomberg - 455 words
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243 1998-02-20 18 SSXEKReport Reuters (SINGAPORE) Simex Japa nese government bond (JGB) and Kuroyen futures were a tad firmer yesterday, but the mood was cautious on the eve of Japan's economic stimulus package, dealers said. "The markets were largely driven by speculations over what the LDP will announceReuters - 243 words
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165 1998-02-20 18 Cecilia Loh - MSGI TAIWAN FUTURES Cecilia Loh Cecilia Loh, Service Dealer, Refco S'pore Pte Ltd ISINGAPOKKI The Slmex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index fu lures contract rose 8.3 points at 377.8 yesterday, with the Talex up M 1.2 at 8,978.5. Declining Interest rates In response to signals165 words
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236 1998-02-20 18 ENERGY REPORT Reuters (LONDON) Saudi Arabia's latest bid for collective output restraint among fellow Opec members to lift sagging world oil prices looks doomed to failure, analysts said yesterday. Saudi Oil Minister All alNaimi on Wednesday said the kingdom was seeking "meaningfulReuters - 236 words
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Article, Illustration1165 1998-02-20 18 DTHRBAME CROSS RATES Feb 19 AS C$ ECU F» W HO 0» 1m 9m m tUjftkH N» 5} W t W 9m Nwrf US$ AustraM 0.966 6.178 0.620 4.105 L224 1220 ***** ***** 0J40 1L2S9 2524 LB5 29.734 26.990 1099 1334 0.*****-074 29.959 0.48 1674 Caw* 1-036 5.795 0.642 42521,165 words
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Article272 1998-02-20 18 AFP, Reuters London THE US dollar rallied at midday yesterday in quiet trading, as operators waited for the announcement of the Japanese government's economic stimulation package and for the Group of Seven meeting over the weekend. The dollar was up in early afternoon to 1.8198 marks against 1.8153AFP,; Reuters - 272 words
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Article1788 1998-02-20 19 SICOM FUTURES b\ h in RUBBER (Mures ctounq u at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS centsAq) Close Volume Open Month Hiqji Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Mar 98 130.00 128.00 128.00 150 225 Apr 98 131.50 131.50 131.50 25 3525 May 98 134.50 134.50 134.50 150 3375 Jun 98 137.50 137.50 136.50 251,788 words
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Article1674 1998-02-20 19 AFP Q Nikkei 225 +159 SHARE prices ended marginally higher yesterday as investors took profit on earlier gains due to slim hopes for large tax cuts in today's economic package. Brokers said investors turned sellers in the afternoon following strong gains earlier on speculation the ruling Liberal Democratic PartyAFP - 1,674 words
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Article2483 1998-02-20 19 10NMM Fa»l» hKi 3)6raw» 5Q9 56Q0 AB Ports JOS .5 AM»y National 1293 72 W V2 A*ad Oomacg 549 5 AflWC '34 3 *Ul Group 200 4 6OC •AT Ind 584 400 4 BG Pic 323 2 BJCC 134 -5 BOC Croup 93C -10-400 BR Patrolawn 8062,483 words
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Article, Illustration1583 1998-02-20 20 AFP QHangSeng -BMB SHARE prices dropped 0.8 per cent yesterday as profit-taking erased earlier gains on a government budget offering economic stimulants and tax reliefs, dealers said. "With the market rising sharply, people were tempted to take profit," said a broker, adding that investors were still cautious over theAFP - 1,583 words
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Article, Illustration678 1998-02-20 20 Reuters Q Shenzhen B Index +L 35 THE Shenzhen B share market ended higher yesterday with sentiment boosted by greater stability in the Hongkong market. The B Index added 1.35 points to 94.22 points as turnover expanded to HK$24 million from HKSU million on Wednesday. "B shares strengthened todayReuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 678 words
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Article388 1998-02-20 20 AFP QWP Index +14U7 STOCK prices rallied 1.6 per cent yesterday to their highest level so far this year, powered by overnight gains on Wall Street and upbeat local sentiment, brokers said. "The market opened high, fuelled by the rally on Wall Street. The momentum grew on reports thatAFP - 388 words
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Article251 1998-02-20 20 Reuters n Wellington -13^6 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday, with the leading index reversing a promising start to the day's trading, brokers said. At the close of trade, the NZSE4O Capital Index was down 13.56 points or 0.59 percentage points at 2,293.60. Mil HS _*tworn AN2 Banking 11.00 (inchReuters - 251 words
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Article, Illustration959 1998-02-20 20 AFP QSETIofcx -186 STOCKS gave way to profittaking in the afternoon yesterday to close weaker despite a stronger baht and resilience in regional markets. Analysts said prices close off their highs in active trading due to profit-taking in blue chips, led by local investors selling in banks and finances.AFP - 959 words
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Article466 1998-02-20 20 AFP Q Composite Index +25.72 SHARE prices rebounded for a second successive day to close 5.3 per cent up yesterday with heavy foreign buying of core blue chips fuelling the recovery. dealers said. The buying spree was boosted by expectations for a stronger won. dealers said, adding that foreignersAFP - 466 words
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Article600 1998-02-20 20 AFP n AD Ordinaries -14 SHARE prices slipped 0.1 per cent yesterday despite Wall Street's lead, amid growing uncertainty about the economic outlook in the face of the regional crisis. "I think the market generally lacks confidence at the moment." said a broker. The All Ordinaries Index eased 2.4AFP - 600 words
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Article, Illustration728 1998-02-20 20 AFP Flfagpostelafax ♦23L57 SHARES rose 4.9 per cent yesterday on foreign buying and a stronger rupiah. Much of the buying was believed to be speculative, with the trend expected to fade next week. The Composite Index rose 23.57 points at 496.25. Turnover was 667.7 million shares worth 719.7 billionAFP - 728 words
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Article336 1998-02-20 20 AFP fl Manila +38.70 SHARE prices closed 1.8 per cent higher yesterday, taking their cue from other Asian markets, Wall Street's strength and a stronger peso. "The market is up because the peso appreciated further and other Asian markets are also up," said a trader. The PSE Composite IndexAFP - 336 words
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Article, Illustration533 1998-02-20 21 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index +18.60 SHARE prices closed sharply higher yesterday ahead of the Umno divisional elections to be held at end-March. Dealers said the stronger ringgit also aided gains. The KLSE Composite Index rose 18.60 points at 723.50. The Emas Index rose 4.28AFX-Asia - 533 words
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Article9088 1998-02-20 21 BfOUSTVlALS Cmmmt protecti I9M Last Vol Day Net Cap Hljll Law Cimpaay Sale '000 HM> Law M SaaM 310 180 AJtnomoto 280 unch 2 280 280 15.5 113.5 148 73 Angkasa 123 2 22 123 120 2.8 181.4 290 123 ApoNo Food Nig 243 13 25 244 230 7.1 979,088 words
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199 1998-02-20 22 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH -By! R Sivanithy IN TIIK past two columns, we've featured Sesdaq warrants because the local second board might swing back into favour if and when the speculative fever dies down on Clob. The main problem, however, is199 words
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Article3661 1998-02-20 22 BONOS, LOANS I WARRANTS wt 1997/96 Last Vol Day LMt OuoW A*« Mtqh Law StiM Company Sal* *or- COOO) Ml*h Law Buyaf Sallar Prtca 68 9 m 3000 m AMOB c5.5******6 15 16 18 81 8 3160 *Acar *010T31 US$ 17 -1 191 18 16 16 17 131 8.5 31643,661 words
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Article2370 1998-02-20 22 Transaction Date :Feb 19 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Or Gr 1997/9* Last VI Day LMt OwM D*> Ot« YM MM M Cap L— turn fiMiii hM rooot gg L—t 8»yr «a8ar C« M M 478 28 ms 5000 »MiOc <M *78 IO B4 107 100 55 3.3 15 4X7 n082,370 words
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Article1984 1998-02-20 23 TURNOVER COOO) VALUE COOO) Main Clod Total Main Clot Tatal Industrial H5.657 206.265 321.922 192.022 156,951 349,773 Finane* 16.832 81,610 98,450 118,972 79,257 19*228 Hotels 4.108 3.113 7,221 5.912 1.836 7,548 Prooortios 17,472 49.340 66,812 ***** 24.401 70.864 Plantation 8.030 8,030 8,024 8.024 Mironq 2.540 2.S40 1,896 1,896 BLW 5,3781,984 words
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Article, Illustration56 1998-02-20 24 Shiv Taneja - by Shiv Taneja KAMUNTING closed two cents higher yesterday at 42 cents on a volume of 3.2 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 4.5 million units. In the near term, the counter will experience more downside. Medium term investors should buy on weakness, according to56 words
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Article218 1998-02-20 24 Stocks Vataaa •Renong BM 50c 61,938,000 •M Resources 34,303.000 •RHB Cap Wt99 32.979.000 *MBf Capital 27.190.000 •Rekapacific Bh 26.860.000 •Multi-Purpose 17,933.000 Easyknit HMOc 16,656,000 •Renong WtOO 15,100,000 •Uniphoenix 14,246,000 Asia FoodiProp 12.354,000 Stacks •Renong BM 50c 48.827.930 •M Resources 37.607,380 DBS Foreign 31,018,000 OCBC Foreign 30,715,191 UOB Foreign 29,104.972 SPH218 words
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Article, Illustration676 1998-02-20 24 R Sivanithy - Some observers feel the knee-jerk reaction to BG Lee's comments about earnings fall for banks is niynstified STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY R Sivanithy (SINGAPORE) Investors chased stocks higher in the local market for the third consecutive day yesterday as regional currencies firmed.676 words
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Article122 1998-02-20 24 THK definition of a balanced budget has been re written by Donald Tsang, Hongkong's Financial Secretary. Mr Tsang projected a surplus of 1 1K110.7 billion (552.2 billion) Tor the next fiscal year but insisted on describing it as a "balanced" budget. This led a tax consultant from Australia122 words
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Article94 1998-02-20 24 BATIIR(X)M windows in flats figured in Mr Tsang's budget speech, along with esoteric concepts such as currency pegs and Asia's currency turmoil. It all came about when he responded to developers' appeals to do away with windows in toilets a move which would save millions of94 words
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Article110 1998-02-20 24 IT'S amazing what a little competition can do for advertising. Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel) registered a growth of 167 per cent in its advertising spending last year, over its 1996 advertising budget, according to Survey Research Singapore. At a total of $4 8 million, its110 words
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Article77 1998-02-20 24 JAPANESE investors count themselves among the big losers as a result of the currency crisis in the region. But then, one man's poison is another's meat or drink in this case. Asahi Breweries announced yesterday that its 1997 pre-tax profit soared 77.1 per cent to 45.57 billion77 words
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111 1998-02-20 24 THE landmark joint communique by Singapore and Malaysia, following Prime M inister Goh Chok Tong's visit to Kuala Lumpur earlier this week, addressed one glaring lacuna in business relations between the two close neighbours. Both governments "welcomed the establishment of the Malaysia Singapore Business111 words
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Article95 1998-02-20 24 ONE exasperated motorist recently complained about the inefficiency of a motor insurance division of a giant insurance group. It seems she was called three times by one inexperienced executive for details of the car she wanted insured. "I wanted them to give me a quote and they95 words
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Article6018 1998-02-20 23 Transaction Date: Feb 19 Or Or M Nt 1997/98 Last Vol Day Lest Ouott Olv Dlv VM Net Cat Aug High too StNo Company Saia COOO) High Law Buyer Seller C'vr H W/C Jmil Price INDUSTRIALS 157 18.5 e 1020 ACE Dynamic s60c.. 38 -I 36 38 356,018 words
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Article1342 1998-02-20 23 Or Cr M Wt •W* t»»« Vol Day LMt OvMtt Olv 01» VW Not Co Avg Mi*k Law StNa Compary SaM (0001 Hlf* Lao Suva' SaHar C »r P/l $m« Cftc, KSOAQ 10* 74 a 2000 tMHMdk K>4 «J 41 KM IM 10* I0T 10 60 01 140 01,342 words
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Advertisement348 1998-02-20 24 THE COMPANIES ACT 1 CHAPTER SO SECTION 290(2Kb) NOTICE Of RESOLUTION FLE4MAI (JAPANESE PRINTING) PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of FLE-imai (Japanese Printing) Pte Lid held at 133 Cec'i Street. #09-018. Keck Seng T ower Singapore *****6 on the 17th day of February 1998.348 words
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SHIPPING TIMES
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Article315 1998-02-20 25 Bridge News, Reuters RATES crept higher on the key US Gulf-Japan Panamax grain run with reports that U5517.50 or as much as U5517.75 without combination ports was agreed, brokers said. The Baltic Freight Index rose 18 to 967 quantifying this change. Volume totalled 279 lots of which MarchBridge News,; Reuters - 315 words
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Article276 1998-02-20 25 M CWT 0UIH8mi» 0L7> -002 M ChuanHup 0.46 43 ||K«MMklM 0.81 *001 1 rmftuwa 0 33 unch 307 MMMtl 0.325 *a029 Sun Hup 0.60 *0.02 479 HKacNZoPOn 0.625 *0009 93 !MCHo«dto«s HM 5.60 Jaya HoMbtQt 0.435 -0.02 22 MMMM 7.90 *OAO 53 Him* Corv 4.48 *0.02 1409 K*pp«FlL3276 words
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Article, Illustration494 1998-02-20 25 P T Bangsberg - Taipei wants China to open more ports while Beying insists on easing of curbs From P T Bangsberg in Manila ATTEMPTS to unfetter direct China-Taiwan shipping appear to be moving again, although slowly. Representatives from shipping groups on both sidesAFP - 494 words
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740 1998-02-20 25 Selva Kumar - ADMIRALT7 CASEBOOK By I Selva Kumar CARRIER which issued a "freight prepaid" bill of lading in a shipment which involved three intermediaries has been unable to force the shipper to pay the freight. This is because although a "freight prepaid" bill usually makes the740 words
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382 1998-02-20 25 Journal of Commerce [LONDON] Oil tanker owners, caught with a temporary oversupply of large crude oil carriers in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, are betting on a speedy recovery in Asia to right the balance by the end of the decade. "IJournal of Commerce - 382 words
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428 1998-02-20 25 It's going ahead with capital plans after settling Liverpool dock workers dispute Reuters [LONDON] British port operator Mersey Docks and Harbour Co said on Wednesday that, with the long-running Liverpool dock workers' strike finally settled, it plans to almost double its investment programmeReuters - 428 words
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105 1998-02-20 25 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China handled more than 10 million twentyfoot equivalent units (TEUs) in 1997. up 24 per cent over the previous year. China Trade News has reported. The newspaper said the figure excludes containers handled through Hongkong and the volume handledAFX-Asia - 105 words
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Article, Illustration1003 1998-02-20 26 ASIAN AVIATION Despite fears deregulation and belt-tightening contributed to recent crashes, Asian airlines are safe, says US' Boeing AFP, Reuters .[SINGAPORE] SAFETY has become a major issue in the Asian aviation industry in the aftermath of a spate of disasters which are unprecedented in theAFP,; Reuters - 1,003 words
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377 1998-02-20 26 PAGE Evergreen 6 ANL 3 FL-Brigtit 15 Accord 8 f"""* M Ahrenkiel 14 FoongSun 8 Appenship 5 Frota 5 AsiaOCL 15 Frt links 16 tt Astro 3 G Lit* 4 Austral 9 Gemarlrans 8 Avant 16 Geflstipg 9 8 tang Mas 8 Glory377 words
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Article19106 1998-02-20 34 THEBUSINESSTIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1998 EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Oast'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest n Name Name Number Number A 21/02 13/03 misc no honshu oweor *5 *****2 ***** IJ/OJ OOCL NEDLLOVO HONSHU 0IWB07 *5 *****1)19,106 words
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Article734 1998-02-20 41 Vessel Voy Mo Brth Arrtvd Dopartur Janag Nrt BftuM ft 2 9804 J02 itongskH 20.02/0400 Bohmu ***** J04 Hooqudt 19.02/2X0 Bt AfrtzU ****** J01 itonqsk* 20.02/0600 HMTlkr *****6 J01 ik>ngsx>* 20.02/0600 6t 66 2994 0196 J01 HonguM 19 02/2300 8t Sontfl 4 *****6 JOt Hon** 20.02/0230 Cmm* Ho**734 words
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Article1739 1998-02-20 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boo*lnq/!UUnci Rttli Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Nriod From To From Acta* i on 2/itoo u n/Boo nmm nmm nmm nmm nmm U N/1700 20/0454 MOW n nmm 20/0454 worn nmo wn mm 4 iomm to/1499 to/mo ha Ml M MB*1,739 words
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Article204 1998-02-20 41 Fafc 33 Brunei: National Day. Luxembourg: Carnival Monday. MM Portugal: Carnival. lUr a Greece: Orthodox Lent Monday. Mat 17 United Kingdom: St Patrick's Day. Mar 30 Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mar 31 Mexico: Juarez Day. Mar 3S Greece: Independent Day. Apr# Hong Kong: Chlng Ming Festival. Apr 7204 words
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Article833 1998-02-20 41 TIIIS report, compiled by Cocked Marin* OU Lid. show* price rang** In US dollar* in •laad of tingle price* for a mora comprehen *.va description uf lha market Price* (hown are baaad on average ■Had atam Markat movamant* are Indlcat ad The Cockatt Bunkar Plica Index833 words
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Article423 1998-02-20 41 C»rtK» 180 Mai 1016.5 0.8 14.1 0.M 106 0.0S Fit I] IwRt *r«t»r InMn Mi MmMm Mtaaat No »bo»* £25 5 0 0 3 1 0 3* 985.5 0.4 12.9 0.06 27 0.01 Iuh 380 Mm 992.0 L0 16 6 0.09 43 0.04 Mflri %ufti mi423 words
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Article, Illustration485 1998-02-20 42 Felix Chan - Long-term view viable as air traffic growth will improve when Asia crisis blows over By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan yesterday urged airlines and airports against drastic changes to their plans in the Asia Pacific amid the current economic485 words
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223 1998-02-20 42 Reuters [HONGKONG] The International Air Transport Association (lata) said on Wednesday it was urging Asian airports to freeze landing fees for three years and that Japanese airports Narita and Kansai had accepted the proposal. "We had a very quick agreement actuallyReuters - 223 words
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Article, Illustration435 1998-02-20 42 Felix Chan - By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Unperturbed by the economic turbulence in the region, Germany's Lufthansa will be boosting Asian services in the coming months but said it would not be joining the price war being waged by airlines in the region. "We are still cool about435 words
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Article, Illustration366 1998-02-20 42 TAIWAN'S WORST AIR DISASTER Planem&ker says human error, limited visibility are more likely reasons Reuters [PARIS] European planemaking consortium Airbus Industrie said on Wednesday the control systems of an Airbus plane that crashed on Monday in Taiwan were not likely to be aReuters; REUTERS - 366 words
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Article, Illustration87 1998-02-20 42 ISKPANG, Malaysial A police officer standing watch on Wednesday at Malaysia's new KL International Airport in Sepang, 40 km south of capital Kuala Lumpur Airport authorities started full testing of the total airport management system (TAMS) and the baggage handling system before deciding the final date forREUTERS - 87 words
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580 1998-02-20 42 Resumption of long-dormant talks with UK are key to AA-BA alliance Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US negotiators are turning their attention to reaching a fully deregulated air trade pact with the UK now that the US has reached an aviation agreement with Japan,Bloomberg - 580 words
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Advertisement20 1998-02-20 25 Crashes put focus on Asia air safety Despite reasons attributed to accidents, Boeing says Asia carriers are safe. Page 220 words
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Advertisement86 1998-02-20 25 Asia airlines urged not tO rhanffl plant a Air traffic growth will improve when crisis ends: Mah. BackPage mm I ffiMMHJ I Lll\y VIJ AGENCIES PTE. LTD. I PURE NEUTRAL NVOCC TO: 1 1 USA HONG KONG PUSAN OTHERS M We Are Master Co-loaders, Call Us Now! ■t' bb SINGAPORE:86 words
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