The Business Times, 18 August 1998

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  • 12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ TUESDAY, AUGUST 18,1998
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  • 67 1 □sni MBM (-28.62) □BT-SBI 373*64 (-14.78) riBTOOMP Mraa (-26.98) t nsrasA KJ G38L30 (-15.84) rTHiBXETHOOOe iubPua STOCK HAIXET INDICES Monday Charge Kf/SK COMP 316.24 -11.74 NIKKEI 14,794.66 429.27 BANG SENG dosed SET INDEX J35J4 -8.38 JAKARTA COMP dosed MANILA COW 1,***** 121 TAJPEl WP1 7J73.8& -9759 SEOUL COMP
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  • 77 1 ran wis uss s$ ISS I TfiA £(IS$/S$pcr£) 1611 2.836 DM 1.806 0.975 YEN— 146.4 1502 RM 4236 0.416 HK$ 7.7SO 0.227 BAHT 41.780 0 042 WJP1AH 12J00 0.014 'St to UO units PRIME SATES SINGAPORE* 788 KUALA LUMPUR 11.50 JAKARTA 28.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA 2110 HONGKONG 1025 TAIPEI
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  • 861 1  -  Dow up 54 points at lpm; all eyes now on the Hongkong dollar and Chinese ynan By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] World financial markets pulled back from the brink yesterday as Wall Street stood firm and European markets clawed back early morning losses sparked
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  • 441 1  -  Rouble devaluation, fears of plnnge in HE rattle investors By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Asia's already battered stock markets were yesterday sent reeling by the double-blow of a rouble devaluation and fears that the Hongkong market will collapse when it reopens today. Losses in
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  • 699 1  -  Loss believed to be Ist by a S'pore bank in recent memory By i Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Tat Lee Bank yesterday exceeded analysts' worst expectations by reporting a net interim loss of $123.3 million believed to be the first by a Singapore bank
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    • 144 1 imnPß Valuing Fsqf Smmu How much is this prime condo in the Orchard area really worth for the investor? Lee Han Shih shares his views in The Property Column, Pf 4 Hsteffiag in Australia After several good years, profits for Singapore hotel owners in Australia are tipped to fall, Pgl7
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    • 63 1 HK intervention sends bearish signals, Pg 6 KLSE slides on 'shocking' measures warning, Pg 6 Powerhouses in 21st century MK NUS and NTU must do more. To become powerhouses for Singapore s economic growth in the 21st century, the two universities must become engines of entrepreneurship and innovation. 9 WjV^H
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    • 164 1 Limited downside seen from Russian devaluation, Pg 12 \srx.?« fi Win ii 11 < "nit sin news »>n Asi.i, out pit tun is complete in depth. .will professional Will- n< «.\s ijalht ruui hurt anv ihn uujhout the n qion, .1 U am of •> n •iciii 111 'fit spondt
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • 596 2  -  Supermarkets' move follows Fair Price's earlier price cnts for 33 items Carol Eng IN quick succession, both Carrefour and Tops supermarkets have cut prices, following NTUC's price reductions for 33 items over a week ago. Both Carrefour and Tops declined to give the range
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    • 506 2  -  995 ha project's target completion date is 2003: officials Hy] Ronnie Lim WORK will start shortly on the final, largest and most expensive reclamation phase the 995-hectare Phase 3b of the $7 billion Jurong Island oil/chemical hub. The project is targeted
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    • 293 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Money supply By i Clarissa Tan GROWTH of M 2, the most common measure of money supply, dropped marginally to 8.1 per cent year-on-year in June. M 2 which comprises currency in cir- culation, demand deposits and quasi-money rose 8.1
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    • 350 2  -  By\ Siow Li Sen SINGAPORE can compete successfully for a slice of the growing Islamic banking market despite being a latecomer because it is already one of the premier financial centres in Asia, said Community Development Minister Abdullah Tarmugi yesterday.
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    • 1088 3 We reproduce below extracts of the speech by Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan on Sunday, titled "What must Singapore do to prosper in the 21st Century?" THE Asian economic crisis has widened and deepened, sparking off political turmon and uncertainty in some
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    • 605 3  -  Tax holidays for start-up firms; 'high risk-high reward' bourse suggested Byi Carol Eng ENTREPRENEURS and industry players yesterday applauded Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan's announcement on Sunday on the need for changes in education, tax and stockmarket regulations to encourage innovation. And they were
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    • 269 2 The Regional credit crunch is spurring a resurgence of interest in Countertrade. Attend I this forum to equip yourselves with the necessary techniques in Countertrading. Network I with several established international traders, banks and financial institutions that have I already registered. I International experts and practitioners will present the following
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
    • 677 4  -  THE PROPERTY COLUMN Putting hopes of capital gains aside, a case could be made to value the condo at $550psf based on investment considerations By Lee Han Shih HOW much is a condomini um in Four Seasons Parfc worth? On pure invest ment grounds in
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    • 712 4  -  Twice as many caveats lodged in Q2 as in Ql despite cautions mood By i Ong Choon Fah The writer is Edmund Tie and Co's executive director for corporate advisory, research and consultancy. [SINGAPORE] Activity in the private housing market improved in the
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    • 232 4 [SINGAPORE) The government is inviting members of the public to give their views on the Land Titles (Strata) (Amendment) Bill for the consideration of the Select Committee on the bill. Written representations may be submitted in English, Chinese. Malay or Tamil to
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    • 566 4 Property auctions coming up WEDNESDAY, AUG 19 (2pm) Grand Plaza Parkroyal Hotel, Ballroom 1 Development: Lots 1621,113-2,113-1.112-2,112-1,110-4, TS18 at Race Course Rd: 4,318 sq ft/FH* Residential: 60 Joo Chiat Lane: 3-sty bungalow, 4,309 sq ft/FH* 201F Ponggol 17th Ave: 2-sty bungalow, 6,160 sq ft/FH* 61 ChartweM Dr:
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    • 272 4 About University of Southern Queensland: Excellent graduate placement as reflected In the "Good Fully-funded by the Australian Federal Government Universities Guide to Australian Universities* The Member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities placement ratio is 5 out of 5, the highest ranking amongst (ACU) which gives its graduates the international
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    • 167 4 Prime Freehold Bungalow Sites at Chatsworth Road I FOR SALE BY TINDER Site Area: 19,045 sq ft 1 Site Area: 13,580 sq ft Beautifully refurbished Rar&qcant plot along < conservation bungalow y CfiatlWorth Road 3 Building extension approved Approval granted for a g Good tenancy/vacant 2-storey bungalow with possession possible
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
    • 204 6 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday the global financial system was flawed and rich Western nations were gaining from Asia's economic turmoil. Echoing Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's view that foreigners were largely responsible for Asia's troubles, Mr Anwar
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    • 164 6 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan Banking Bhd, Malaysia's biggest bank, said it will cut its key lending rate for the third time in six weeks, to 10.9 per cent from 11.4 per cent. The cut, which comes into effect today, came 10 days after
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    • 581 6  -  Index falls to almost 10-year low; rouble devaluation also hnrts sentiment From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE badly buffeted Malaysian bourse took another pounding yesterday following Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's remark that there could be further "shocking" measures to overcome
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    • 464 6  -  Rouble devaluation will add to markets' volatile ride today By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] The Hongkong government's unprecedented intervention in the stock and futures markets last week to ward off currency speculators has further undermined confidence in regional stock markets, some fund managers say.
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    • 534 6  -  From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo A MAJOR reconstruction of one of Japan's most problemridden financial institutions, the Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB), is expected to be announced later this week including a substantial injection of public funds. The move would pave the
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    • 482 6  -  Bat investors eyeing property may support yen at 155 By\ Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] Japan will not come to the rescue of Asian economies next year, and will barely stay out of recession itself. That was the warning issued at a client briefing here yesterday
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    • 398 6 Buy It. Sell 11. Find It Classified. 0 > |«'AI-V MM-7.17-1166 till linhiv I'm AY.uillx liiinonow. IHtl.l.fJlT&T I Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1998 The Directors of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd advise the following
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
    • 589 7  -  Strong military presence in Jakarta; no disturbances despite earlier fears From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA yesterday celebrated its 53rd Independence Day unmarred by any incident despite earlier fears of possible outbreaks of violence which led to another exodus of ethnic Chinese. While President B J
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    • 263 7 BEIJING AFP BEIJING university students yesterday led a chorus of protests across the region to demand Indonesia punish those responsible for atrocities committed against ethnic Chinese. Two groups of university students gathered at the compound of the Indonesian embassy to condemn the violence inflicted
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    • 192 7 MANILA Reuters ASIA'S economic crisis is spurring regional integration, which may eventually pave the way for one market and a common currency, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Domingo Siazon said yesterday. "The roiling economic crisis in the region has indeed been a big jolt to us
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    • 156 7 HANOI Reuters VIETNAM'S central bank governor Nguyen Tan Dung has reassured the European Union that local banks will honour letters of credit, an official said yesterday. Mr Dung, who is also deputy prime minister with responsibility for the economy, made the pledge
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    • 301 7 SINGAPORE Change not timely amid Asian financial turmoil: analysts Bloomberg OIL-rich Brunei is unlikely to sever its currency link to the Singapore dollar because the change would create more problems than it would solve, analysts said. On-again, off-again speculation about an end
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    • 285 7 Is technology helping you Sink JHHK c^, a c m- fIL iL. Av JjßSfl^^^^H or swim? I" troubled economic waters, technology decides how well you survive. When survival is crucial, you need to identify the substance behind the promise. But you probably have been seduced by promises more than once.
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    • 73 8 I ASSUMING THERE'S ANYDNE AROUND TO I IMPRESS. I.' >t#^j I w J iim'W)'»U I ***<?*'*?** '*i •>"•» ~y t I >I- f ANT ROD U'C IN P T H-E WORLDS FIRST HANDHELD GLOBAL SATELLITE PHONE. •> A/SID PAG{NG NETWORK. 06 SAT ELLITES B L.A NKETtNG THE EARTHS AT MOSPHERE
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
    • 402 9 Daqing oil fields now in danger; they make up 50% of domestic production SHANGHAI Reuters FEARS over the impact of worsening floods swamped prices of China's A shares for domestic investors yesterday as tens of thousands of Chinese soldiers were
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    • 254 9 HONGKONG Bloomberg THE number of jobless Hongkong people is likely to have doubled from January to July as the territory's economy tumbled into its worst recession in a generation, economists said. They warn the July unemployment rate will rise to about 5
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    • 263 9 BEIJING Reuters CHINA'S cabinet has approved a special bond issue worth 270 billion yuan (5557.1 billion) to recapitalise stateowned banks, the Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The finance ministry wiU issue the 30-year bonds, which will carry an annual interest rate of 7.2
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    • 62 9 'Bull run' at Block 221, Pasir Ris. TL,p, I TTI A lIIIIM to over 530.000 Follow the fortunes of Lee Hoonq and ?K- other players m The Game Star-lord Chartered investment competition, n the weekend edit, of The Business furies ll' '111 I' 111 \|i lli <| \|'M!..\ll I iinpk'loil
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  • ASIA
    • 409 11 TOKYO In the same month, corporate bankruptcies rise 2&5% to 1,673 cases Bloomberg JAPANESE banks terminated business with more companies in July, the 14th straight rise, as ongoing deregulation of the financial industry forced lenders to take a tougher
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    • 266 11 NEW DELHI Half of them are in power and chemicals sectors survey AFP, Reuters, AFX-Asia INDIAN firms delayed or dropped nearly 80 investment projects worth US$2l.2 billion (5537.3 billion) in the past 12 months, according to a survey published yesterday. The survey by the
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    • 203 11 ULSAN Reuters, AFP THOUSANDS of workers at Hyundai Motor Co Ltd joined a company-organised rally on Monday to urge resumption of production halted in a standoff with unions even as the office of President Kim Dae Jung warned it was considering force to end
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    • 130 11 CANBERRA Reuters THE Australian government's tax reform package achieved one of its major aims yesterday when a newspaper poll showed a four percentage point drop in support for populist politician Pauline Hanson. The Sydney Morning Herald's AC Nielsen poll of 2,072 voters
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    • 285 11 TOKYO But overall prices still falling, says land agency AFP PRICES for prime land in Japan have risen for the first time in six years but overall prices are still falling, according to a survey released yesterday by
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    • 7 11 Editorial: Australia ponders tax reform, Pg 13
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    • 2227 11 TO THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED ANNOUNCEMENT OF 1998 INTERIM RESULTS INTERIM RESULTS REVIEW AND PROSPECTS The Directors of The Bank of East Asia, Limited (the "Bank") announce that the unaudited results of the Hnnn Knnn Pmnnmu Group for the six months ended 30th June, 1998 are as follows:-
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  • THE WORLD
    • 530 12 Investors will be wary of emerging markets but bargain hunt later: analysts LONDON Reuters RUSSIA'S effective devaluation and partial debt moratorium will scare many investors off the emerging markets in the immediate term, but the broader downside for the sector could be limited, analysts
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    • 48 12 [SIENA, Italy] Jockeys taking the San Martino turn during the annual Palio of Siena horse race in the Tuscan mediaeval city, on Sunday. Dario Colage of the district ofNicchio won the famous and colourful horse race, which dates back to the 16th century. AFP
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    • 457 12 KARACHI Intelligence sources say he confessed, but US denies it AFP A PALESTINIAN arrested in Karachi confessed to a role in the bombings of US missions in east Africa, intelligence sources here said yesterday but the claim was flatly denied by the
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    • 303 12 LONDON Bloomberg CONFIDENCE among UK exporters has fallen to its lowest level since the recession of the early *****, as the strong pound and Asia's slump hit orders, a survey revealed yesterday. Only 30 per cent of exporters expect to see demand rise
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    • 286 12 BRUSSELS Reuters GROSS domestic product of the 15-nation European Union rose a real 0.6 per cent in the first quarter of 1998 from the fourth quarter of last year, EU statistical agency Eurostat said yesterday. Real GDP of the 11 EU
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 751 13  -  THE BOROMLXME OPINION By Harish Mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent. He is also BT's Indochina specialist THE fragile Chuan Leekpai coalition will face a test of survival when the Election Commission delivers its final verdict in the next few weeks on
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    • 157 13 'I'm clutching my Teddy bear, pulling the blanket over my head, and waiting for the market to settle down. In markets like these, it's an approach that works as well as any.' -li^kWu^n 1 manager of the US$4 billion (Ss7 billion) Acorn Fund for the past 28
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    • 655 13 EDITORIAL THE Australian government is trying to sell its tax reform proposal as a bold new measure that will deliver economic growth, change the face of business and investment and remake the nature of the Federal-state relations. It even promises more money in people's pockets at
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    • 920 13  -  Asian govts used to be lenders to the West, but they will soon have to borrow from a wary market By! Simon David FT and, Jeremy Grant FOR international banks, one of the few benefits to emerge from South-east Asia in the
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    • 1179 13 Waiting lor actions to hurt THE government's Ram-bo-esque intervention in the markets on Friday achieved its short-term goals with spectacular success. It caught speculators by surprise, pushed the Hang Seng Index safely over the 7,000 mark at the start of a long weekend when Hongkong would
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
    • 664 16 Alan Gerry's project could become a centre for American music, saystuupmiux Bloomberg THIS is not your father's Woodstock. There's a tie-dye factory, an ATM and everyone takes American Express. Billionaire Alan Gerry, the 181 st richest US citizen according to Forbes, wears a
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    • 608 16  -  GOLF Hitting far may be the mantra in the US but in majors, super long hitters have a low ratio of wins By. Al Barkow NYT [NEW YORK] When legendary British golf champion Harry Vardon made an exhibition swing through the United States
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 410 16 /C\ ft njUTAT LEE BANK LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) To: All Shareholders The Board of Directors wishes to announce the following:THE BANK THE GROUP 1998 1997 lncr/(Decr) 1998 1997 lncr/(Decr) SS'OOOs SS'OOOs SS'OOOs SS'OOOs 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30 JUNE (a) Interest Income 278.171
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    • 476 16 IU J•! i Marine Industries Keppel Marine Industries Limited I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 1998 The Directors of Keppel Marine Industries Limited advise the following unaudited results of the Company and the Group for the half year ended
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • 505 17  -  H&i Son Hap, Hotel Plaza most exposed: over half of earnings from Down Under By, Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] After five good years, profits for Singapore hotel owners in Australia are tipped to fall over the next one to two years on
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    • 267 17  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Two Keppel Corp listed units yesterday reported a rise in interim earnings while a third posted a sharp drop in profit. Net earnings for the six months ended June 30 for Keppel Telecommunications Transportation were up 28.1 per
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    • 311 17 AFX-Asia, Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corp is expected this week to report a 20-30 per cent fall in first-half net profit due to lower contributions from core property and banking units. Analysts said stronger results from Keppel Corp's shipyards and improved earnings from telecommunications associate
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    • 702 17  - Is there really a need for banks to keep separate finance arms HOCK LOCK SIEW Conrad Raj DBS Bank, following its acquisition of the Post Office Savings Bank, will have the largest network of any commercial bank in Singapore, with a branch or an automated teller machine in almost every
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    • 296 17  -  By I Siow Li Sen (SINGAPORE] Spooked by the de facto rouble devaluation, investors bailing out of the stock market yesterday dumped DBS Bank shares, sending the Foreign tranche to a seven-year low. The DBS Foreign share price sank to a low of $6.85, or
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    • 331 17  -  By\ Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] Geneva-based Capital International Perspective SA (Cipsa) has decided to remove seven mainboard stocks and add two to the Morgan Stanley Capital International Singapore Free Index (SiMSCI). Making their exit are Chuan Hup Holdings, the JJai Sun
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    • SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
      • 423 18  -  But proposals most not affect investor protection or disclosure standards /•Yorn Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur IN view of Malaysia's economic difficulties, the Securities Commission (SC) is willing to consider fund-raising proposals even if they go against its guidelines, SC chairman
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      • 339 18  -  It needs to remain credible, says exchange in response to M'sian criticism By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] The Singapore International Monetary Exchange yesterday said its decision to launch regional stock index contracts was made purely from a business perspective. "These
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      • 233 18 [SINGAPORE] Thakral Corporation, which sees the Chinese market as a main engine of growth, has implemented a US$llO million (Ssl92 million) plan to hedge its long-term renminbi exposure. Deputy CEO Elie Baroudi said the move was part of its philosophy of managing all the
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      • COMPANY Briefs
        • 73 18 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Corporation and Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation chairman Wong Kok Siew has assumed chairmanship of both companies' logistics subsidiaries with effect from Aug 15. This is in preparation for the merger of SembCorp and STIC, under which the two logistics companies will become part
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        • 39 18 [SINGAPORE] Teledata has signed a distribution partnership with Packeteer Inc, a leading US supplier of Internet Protocol bandwidth management devices. Teledata will distribute and market the PacketShaper family of products in the Asean region.
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        • 94 18 [SINGAPORE] Khong Guan Flour Milling's 1952,000 net loss for the year ended April 1998 was due to a second-half loss erfs4.s4 million. The company said yesterday that the poor results in the second half were largely due to provisions $1.35 million for a fall in value
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        • 68 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] {Consortium Perkapaian has received the Securities Commission's nod for the proposed disposal of its shipping business and assets to Malaysia International Shipping Corporation (MISC) for US$22O million (Ss3B7 million). The sale involves the paid-up capital of PNSL Ltd and a 51 per cent
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      • 199 18 [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank aims to woo at least 5,000 bigsaving customers to join DBS One its new priority banking service within three months of its launch yesterday. In DBS One, the bank has "not only packaged face-to-face service, but also 24-hour services", said
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    • COMPANIES
      • 270 19  -  It is to give details of Japan parent's application for judicial management Byi Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Trading of Showpla Asia shares was suspended on the Singapore and Osaka stock exchanges yesterday pending an announcement. Showpla Asia said in a statement yesterday that
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      • 239 19 [SINGAPORE] Food group QAF yesterday posted flat interim results, with net earnings of $5.32 million on turnover of $189 million for the half year ended June 3a This works out to earnings per share of 1.7 cents, unchanged from the previous first
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      • 153 19 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Landmarks Bhd has posted a group pre-tax loss of 9 million Malaysian ringgit (553.7 million) for the six months ended June 30, compared with a pretax profit of RMIB.I million in the year-earlier period. Group turnover fell 14 per cent to
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
      • 344 20 Tear's profit may exceed 100 m crowns, says SingTel's Norwegian unit Reuters [OSLO] Norwegian telecoms firm Net Com ASA said yesterday that it swung into profit in the first half thanks to high sales and predicted that full year profit
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      • 116 20 [SCOTTS VALLEY, California] Alan Shugart, former chief executive of Seagate Technology, is joining Sierra Imaging Inc. a company specialising in digital imaging. His appointment to its board of directors was made last Monday. Sierra Imaging supplies specialised chips and firmware to digital camera makers.
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      • 428 22  -  Hrm will become Australia's No 2 life insurer, No 4 fond management group From. Russell Baker in Sydney THE rationalisation of Australia's financial services sector continued yesterday with Colonial acquiring the Australian and New Zealand operations of UK-based Prudential Corp for A
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      • 304 22  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] The general insurance bodies of Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to carry out a procedure to guide motorists from both sides of the Causeway in making cross-border third party property damage insurance claims. This procedure, agreed between the General Insurance
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      • 197 22 SI M FiX Report Reuters (SINGAPORE) Simex Japanese government bond (JGB) futures ended firmer yesterday while Euroyen futures were easier as the market remained cautious following news of an overhaul of Russia's foreign exchange and debt policies. Traders said worries that Russia's move might trigger
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      • 163 22  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES Charlie Kuo Charlie Kuo, service dealer, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures continue its downward tendency as Nikkei 225 fell below 15,000 points yesterday morning, sharpening concerns that Japan is unlikely to lead the rest of Asia to recovery at
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      • 308 22 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON) Oil prices trudged lower yesterday, unable to shake off the grip of fundamental oversupply. Brent was trading down 17 US cents at U5512.27 a barrel by 1522 GMT, less than a dollar above last week's 10-year price low. Prices
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      • 276 22 AFP London THE mark continued to gather strength against the US dollar as the market reassessed the impact of Russia's earlier devaluation of its currency, dealers said. Russia's central bank said yesterday that it will relax restrictions on the currency, allowing the rouble to trade between 6 and
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    • 1856 23 SICOM FUTURES Aug 17 RUBBER (futures ctosmq ts at 5.30pm) RSS t CONTRACTS cMtsAf) CtOM VoiuiM Open Month Hjqh Low Stt (tonnes) Interest Sep 98 108.50 £0 Oct 98 HO.00 108.75 109.50 250 M50 Nov 98 110.50 M50 Dec 98 1J125 W50 Jan/Mar 99 113.75 2025 Apr/Jun 99
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    • 2267 23 LONDON industrials Aaf 17 PiMI 31 Group 520.000 -12.000 AB Ports 317.000 4.000 A bbey National 1068.4)0 8.410 Allied Oomecg 548.000 -5.000 Amec 151.400 -1.600 Asda Group 183.400 -3.600 BAT Ind 651.000 18.600 BG PIC 359.600 19.600 BICC 110.000 0.800 BOC Group 819.000 -6.000 BR Petroleum 852.000
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    • 1628 23 Bloomberg □Nikkei 225 -328.27 JAPAN'S benchmark stock index fell to a twomonth low, dropping for the 10th time in 11 sessions on worries that Asia's weakened economies will stunt global growth. Exporters such as Sony Corp led declines after US stocks ended trading last week at their lowest since
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    • 360 24 AFP QWPMg 4HM TAIWAN share prices closed 1.3 per cent lower yesterday with institutional investors selling before the release of first-half corporate results, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index dropped 97.99 points to 7,273.85, following a 0.3 per cent rise in the previous session. "Domestic institutional
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    • 184 24 Reuters QawAiA -3L23 SHENZHEN'S index of A shares for domestic investors closed down 8.32 per cent yesterday amid fears that flooding at China's largest oilfield would inflict heavy economic losses, brokers said. The A Share Index lost 31.23 points to 344.29. Turnover was 3.2 billion yuan compared with 3.1
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      741 24 AFP QSETlafcx -&38 THAI shares dived 3.4 per cent at the close yesterday as investors fled amid concerns over Russia's de facto devaluation of the rouble and the pace of the regional economic recovery, analysts said. "Russia's devaluation will take at least 2 per cent off most developing markets,"
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    • 286 24 AFP QManila jj PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday as investors took profits on last Friday's 2.7 per cent advance. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index lost 2.21 points to 1,335.71. Turnover fell to 223.7 million shares worth 621.4 million pesos compared to 238 million shares worth
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    • 388 24 AFP QOwyoßtihig -2JI SOUTH Korean shares inched down nearly one per cent yesterday on lingering concerns over steep regional market falls and dismal interim corporate results, dealers said. But the index managed to stay above the psychological 300-point mark despite an array of regional worries which have kept foreign
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    • 579 24 AFP Qm primaries -312 AUSTRALIAN share prices slid 1.3 per cent yesterday, dragged down by the tumbling Tokyo bourse. The All Ordinaries Index fell 32.2 points to 2,536.8. The All Industrials Index slipped 52.5 points to 4,496.3 while the All Resources index eased 16.5 points to 948.9. National turnover
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    • 246 24 AFP QWeOmgton -3JO NEW Zealand stocks fell 0.2 per cent yesterday on light turnover of NZ555.6 million, reversing intra-day gains. The NZSE-40 Index lost 3.60 points to 1,937.97 points with a four-cent rise in Brierley Investments Ltd to 87 NZ cents on speculation it was about to sell its
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      • 8114 25 1998 Last Vol Dav Mat Cm H M> Company Salt 000 High Lb« P/E $mN 300 80 l»CP Resources 84 3 10 84 80 33 5 I 400 70 UH Dove Hlg 71 -9 2 71 71 12 8 I 280 83 Ulbon 99 5 14 4 109 83 4.0
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      • 398 25 AFP Q Composite Index -11.74 MALAYSIA'S key stock index slumped 3.6 per cent yesterday as the defacto devaluation of the Russian rouble added to domestic and regional economic miseries. "The bourse fell sharply after news that the Russian central bank announced a de facto devaluation
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
      • 181 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy FROM being one of the deepest in-the-money warrants in the local market, the Parkway Holdings warrant yesterday slipped out-of-the-money. And time is running out as the warrant expires in less than two months. The warrant has an exercise
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      • 3237 26 BONDS, LOANS ft WARRANTS wt 1998 La*t Vol Day Loot Quott Avg MtQh Low Stno Company Sal* »«r- <000) High Low Buyer SoMor Price 23.5 a m 3000 m AMDBcS.5%*****6 ...ZHZZ. 8.5 ---7920.5 3 3)60 A Acer ******1 USS 4 3 4.5 95 6 3164 Acma ******4 6 -1 28
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  • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
    • 206 28 St«c*s Mm 6.072.000 TAC8t10 200 5,347,000 SingTel ISc 5,177,000 U08 Foreign 4.891,000 DBS Land.... 4.260,000 Enersave 10c 4,122,000 Keppe) Land50c 3.081.000 Heslie Hldgs25c 2.687,000 Kappei Corp 2.573,000 0C8C Foreign 2,206,000 Starts DBS Foreign 46,456,733 INK Foreign *****,809 SmqTei 15c *****,134 0C8C Foreign 11,633,632 SM Foreign 11,178,960 SPH 9,405,649 City Dev
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    • 629 28  -  STOCK MAUBT OOMHRMTAKY FJHTs 15% plmifle cnta 10 points off STII; dealers say market's selloffled by UK institutional fands By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Worries that Hongkong wiU collapse when trading resumes today and the spectre of a meltdown in
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      67 28  -  -by Shiv Taneja US dollar listed Thakral Corp closed one US cent lower yesterday at US$O.36 on a volume of 1.63 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 161,800 units. The counter is heavily oversold, according lo the daily and weekly RSI and Stochasfccs charts. Its
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    • ON THE GRAPEVINE
      • 113 28 IF you're hoping to be among the early birds to pick the turning point in Asian equity and property markets, you may want to consider what's happening to enrolments at one international school in Japan. Morgan Stanley's Tokyo-based chief economist for Japan, Robert Feldman, told a
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      • 123 28 YOU'VE got to give it to the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (ASMS) for leaving no stone unturned in seeking help in these troubled times. After strsnuous Ideas to the government for off-budget measures to help them toww costs, ASME is now tapping a
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      • 72 28 IT helps to have the cachet oftbe DBS Bank name ,in Thailand. Thai Dann Bank. s|pp which is now 503 per cent owned by Singapore's biggest bank, used to have to pay depositors interest which were two percentage points more than what Bangkok Bank, the
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      • 114 28 HAVING job-hunttng blue® in theas tough times? Try buffing your show, donning your best suit, and giving your hair some grooming. You may walk off with a $2,000j0b with a "company 1n the hospitality industry" at Ngee Ann City or Raffles Place. That's more money than what
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 303 29 Bridge News, Reuters THERE was talk of a cargo on the US Gulf to Japan run being covered at U5512.60 for late September-early October shipment, but confirmation was lacking. The Panamax market continues to look very bearish for the autumn months. TANKER* Clean Caribbean tanker rates strengthened rapidly
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    • 271 29 •Mmm- mm a m CWT (Attribution 0.29 -0.04 32 CNnoM* 0.375 ♦0.01 Cetco Invastmant 0.4*9 *0.005 10 rrMMUMn 0.12 -0.02 154 GBtfeMngs 0.205 unch 14 0.41 -0.02 M Hitachi 2osan 031 -0.005 J3 IMC HoMlngs —HK 5.60 Jaya Holdings 0.38 -0.005 20 Jwww Shipyard ..._7.30 -0.35 27 KappalCarp
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    • 509 29  -  Slowdown in newbuilding orders expected by torn of the century By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Excessive capacity borne out of active expansion by Japanese and South Korean shipyards in the last decade may backfire in the face of an expected slowdown in world shipbuilding
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    • 162 29 [SINGAPORE] A joint venture between Japan's Hitachi Zosen Corp and an affiliate of China State Shipbuilding Corp will begin full-scale production of diesel ship engine parts this month. The 50-50 joint venture was established in June with a capital of 11.35 million yuan (552.37
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    • 358 29  -  Shipping line's first loss since 1993 dne to three major events Froi David Taylor in Hongkong ORIENT Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL) announced a US$l4.6 million (5524.8 million) loss after taxation for the six months to June 30, 1998. Last year's corresponding
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    • PORT Shots
      • 98 29 AFX-Asia [BOMBAY] The Indian government is to register 11 major ports as corporations to improve their financial leveraging capacity and give them more autonomy, the Business Standard reported, quoting government sources. Currently, ports function as trusts and require decisions to be approved by the
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      • 107 29 [SINGAPORE] Johor's second port in Tanjung Pelapas, near Gelang Patah, is expected to handle 1.2 miiii/m TEUs when its two wharves are ready by the end of next year. Four more wharves are expected to be completed by year 2000 to handle and
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      • 62 29 [SYDNEY] Hie cruise industry continues to be a major focus of Sydney Port activities, with 83 vessels booked to visit during the 1996/99 cruise season, up from 57 vessels in 1997/98. "With the impetus of the Olympics in 2000, the future for cruising is looking very
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    • 1161 30 RAIL TRANSPORT Transrapid's makers are hoping to finally get the superspeed train off the test track and on to the profit fast track Reuters [LATHEN, Germany] THE world's fastest train flashes by on a test track above the north German plains like a bolt of
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    • 232 30 PAOt Dtnvtron 4 ACL 9 < ANL 3 DJafcUoyd 9 Accord a Dongnama 3 Apptfijhlp 5 KL 5 i Astro 3 E*trgraan 6 Austral 9 FoongSun 8 8SA 7 C Link 4 Bayiwatff 6 Gamartrans 8 B'tangMas 8 Ganshpg 9 CCNI 7 Hal Sun Hup 8 CMA
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    • 23028 38 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest-n Name Mam, Number Number SIN Destn Name Name Number Number 25/08 19/09 Trfrstino EVER GRACE 0227-071W 6S-*****35 A 27/06 K/09 COSCO LUOBAHE 0005V* 65-*****00 .Bin IAU/ A# mnni 29/00 19/09 villedesagitta 2«w
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      • 184 43 Aug IS. Hong Kong: Victory Day. Aa|H. Luxembourg: Luxembourg City Kermeaae. Malaysia: National Day. United Kingdom: Summer Bank Holiday. lap 7 Canada: Labour Day. Hong Kong: Day following Midautumn Festival. Unittd Statu: Labour Day. ■a* IB Japan Respect of the Aged Day. Mtxlco: Independence Day. Japan: Autumnal Equinox
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      • 445 43 TTfIS report, oonpltod b* Cockatt Marina Oil Ltd. ttewa W* renin In US dolim intttad of nn*. flwmarkal m OOlB r,h n lv d*erlp»loo at Prlcaa ahown are baaad on innit-iiml atam Mark#t movamant* are Indlcattd Tht Cocktti Bunktr Prlea Indax chanc* and the individual chaagaa
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      • 460 44 Net loss balloons to 4.3 billion baht dne to accounting changes and foreign exchange losses AFP [BANGKOK] Thai Airways International pic (THAI) said yesterday that its net loss ballooned to 4.3 billion baht (*****.3 million) in the three months to June
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      • 50 44 [TOKYO] A dealer checks one of the latest models of the US made Har ley-Davidson motorcycle displayed at its showroom in Tokyo yesterday. Sales of car and motorcycle imports in Japan fell, depressed by a weak yen and a sluggish domestic economy, an importers group said. REUTERS
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      • 253 44 AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's biting recession has forced the country's air carriers to slash domestic routes as the number of internal passengers dwindles, reports said yesterday. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have both closed unprofitable domestic routes as the air travellers are hit
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      • 178 44 Bloomberg [CANBERRA] Boeing Co and Raytheon Co will modernise the Australian defence force's fleet of 71F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. "The upgrade is essential to ensure the F/A-18 maintains the capability for air superiority," said Defence Minister lan McLachlan in a statement. The planes
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      • 209 44 Reuters (LONDON] Rolls-Royce, the world's third-biggest jet-en-gine maker, said it won an order worth $390 million from AMR Corp's American Airlines for engines to power 15 Boeing 777 aircraft. Fort Worth, Texas-based American exercised options to buy the aircraft on Friday. The carrier agreed
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      • 80 44 Reuters [BEIJING] China plans to build a railway between the remote western region of Tibet and the south-western province of Yunnan, the Digest Weekly said. The Ministry of Railways had approved a feasibility study on the 1,654-km railroad from Dali city in Yunnan to Tibet's capital city
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      • 166 44 AFP [LONDON] British Airways is to blow the whistle on turbulent passengers by issuing "yellow cards" to tipsy trou-ble-makers, the company said. The new punishment system two yellow cards could lead to an arrest will be introduced on all international flights
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    • 372 29 People Roger Piazza has been named president and chief executive of IV! Emery Worldwide. Mr Piazza, 59, was Emery 1 s vice president for North America, and succeeds Chutta Ratnathicam, the compapresident since July. Ratnathicam is returning to Emery's parent company CNF Transportation his former as senior vice president and
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