The Business Times, 6 December 1999

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MiTAjts^«4e/+e/98 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1999
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    57 1 STOCK MAMET INDICES Wwk Change ST1 _£227.81 -8.01 S1MSCI RIHIRES._J08.2e +3.10 BTSRI 843.35 -8.62 KLSE COMP 724.63. _.-21.28 NKKEL. 18.368.14__.-546.36 HANG SENG 15,840.41 +565.88 SETLNDEX. 414.42 +2.11 •JAKARTA COMP 613.49 +17.13 MANILA OOMP 1.936.90. -22.65 TAJPHWPL 7,964.49 +369.05 SEOUL COMP 966.59. +17.43 CLSA CHINA B 774.54 +2.13 ACST
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    81 1 FOREX RATES us$ s$ L'SS 1.688 £(l,'S$/S$ per 1.599 2.694 El!ROfllS$/8S/E) 1.001 1.687 DM 1.963 0.863 YEN 1013 1.648* RM 3.800 0.443 HK$ 7.773 Oil? BAHT 38.90 0.043 RUP1AH 7,240 0.023 •St to 100 units PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 580 KI ALAU MPI R 7 25 JAKARTA 4<MN> BANGKOK 10.00
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    Lock icon Flood of new IPOs set to hit S'pore market early next year
    667 1  -  Industry watchers expect 10 to 20 new listings in January alone By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The Singapore stock market is expected to see a flood of new listings early next year, with anywhere between 10 and 20 new
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    Lock icon Pioneering spirit decides it for former NCB chief
    633 1  -  i-i (exclusive By. Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] In the end it was the excitement of being a player in a pioneering period that decided it for Michael Yap. "It's an internal motivation," Mr Yap told BT in a telephone interview. "I want to
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    Lock icon Markets watch for telltale signs in Japan's GDP figures today
    649 1  -  Next week's tankan business survey will also be keenly watched From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo FINANCIAL markets will be sieving through crucial economic data to be released today and next week for indications as to whether Japan's economic recovery is
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      90 1 nrsroE Top stories Asian stocks headed for good run next year. Pg 4 Raffles Hldgs: a stock to buy and hold. Pg 5 Foreign firms weigh benefits of Sing dollar listings. Pg 5 IP Property Fund to buy stake in Cattex House. Pg 7 jjl World Bank's vice-president for Asia
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      54 1 Tips for underaged entrepreneurs PgB Picking up the pieces Jk 6We all need to go back, take a shower, have a good night's sleep, wake up, Jk rethink through what has happened and y then stiffen our political will and move forward again. Trade Minister George Yeo on the breakdown
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      6 1 Fed seen raising rates in Qlnextyear,Pg2
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      Lock icon Corporate disclosure: a new norm
      773 2  -  I :j j comment ECONOMICS The demands of the knowledge economy will trigger a minor revolution in arhat mmpanina tnii themselves vikram khanna ONE of the less explored aspects of the so-called knowledge economy into which we're fast moving is what it means for corporate
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      Lock icon Wall Street expecting another Fed rate rise by 1st quarter
      589 2 Two-thirds in poll of primary dealers see rate rising to 5.75% Reuters [NEW YORK] Betting that America's economy will steam into 2000 on red-hot growth rates, most of Wall Street now expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in
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      292 2 J The Hull MBA OF HULL MBA (General) 27th Intake "Ranked Among Starting in Singapore January 2000 MBA\ MBA (Investment Finance) 10th Intake Universities, 1999" Starting in Singapore March 2000 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA "Ranked Among Australia's Best Universities" PhD® MBA Doctor of PMjcetpfcy in BatiwoM ft Mtfit 19IH Intake
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Asian stocks set for good run in 2000
      439 4  -  1»H exclusive Few threats to region's recovery, says Prudential Portfolio strategist w Wong Wei Kong THE way is clear for Asian equity markets to have another good run next year, with few threats on the horizon to endanger the region's recovery, said
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      Lock icon 10 listings this year trade below IPO prices
      524 4  -  By' Ven Sreenivasan MOST of this year's new listings are trading above their issue prices but those which are below the water level seem to be mostly recent issues. Ten of this year's 47 new listings closed below their offer prices last
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      Lock icon Guthrie unit wins $76m contract from LTA
      210 4  -  It'll expand expressway monitoring system to another 93 km By\ Kalpana Rashiwala A UNIT of mainboard-listed Guthrie has bagged a $76.3 million contract to expand the Expressway Monitoring and Advisory System (Emas). The award of the job from the Land Transport Authority to
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      Lock icon Foreign firms mull benefits of Sing dollar listings
      841 5  -  Higher liquidity needs to be weighed against funding requirements, say some Ling Su Ann, Wong Wei Kong NOT all foreign companies listed on the Singapore Exchange are rushing to convert their shares into Singapore dollar listings, even after the government said last
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      Lock icon Raffles Hldgs: stock to buy and hold
      689 5  -  ki i«'»j [< watch At 85C each, its P/E is high at 37 but company's prospects are good By Carol Eng THE initial public offer of Raffles Holdings Singapore's third largest this year is more of a buy for its potential rather than
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      142 4 Raffled ■pF HOLDINGS Raffles Holdings Limited INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING 300,000,000 New Shares at 550.85 each r CLOSING 9 December 1999, 8:00 a.m. V Applications for Offer Shares may only be made by way of printed Application Forms or Electronic Applications as referred to in the Prospectus dated 1 December 1999.
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      383 6 'Nov 26 Source: JM Sassoon Ooota Voluw AMiFoodAPropUSS 110,507,000 MidltRIng 10c 91,275,000 HOBmSC 90.905,000 L4M50C 57,384,000 PCI 25c 45,148,000 CWn® Toti20c 48/440,000 Qoktan Agri US 10c 43,553.000 41,959.000 SlngT«H5c 39,878,000 Atit Dttor HK15c 34,597,000 Stocta > DBSQrp 280,227,861 OA 204,543,700 UOB 170,022,278 MrttaWnglOc 148,580,220 SlnaTWlSc 128,452,318 OCBC 123,483,374 K#pp#ICoip 96,918,820
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      Lock icon Stocks likely to gain from Wall St's Friday surge but...
      616 6  -  I I comment STOCKS r.sivanithy IT'D be easy to say that with Wall Street's Friday surge, stocks here in Singapore will rally this week. After all, with the way the rather anaemic local market has been drifting recently, it looks
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      Lock icon Expiring LC Dev warrants: time to consider selling
      186 6  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy THE honour of having the first expiring warrant in the year 2000 falls to LC Developments, whose instrument lapses on Jan 23. As noted in our last column, expiring warrants are interesting creatures, mainly because often, the
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      Lock icon PCI may lose hold on $1.20
      244 6 HOT STOCK ELECTRONICS counter PCI Ltd was a big gainer last Friday, rising 8.8 per cent in active trade. PCI closed up 10 cents at their dayhigh of $1.23, after having opened at $1.13 and trading to a day-low of $1.10. Volume was over
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      Lock icon Diary of events Monday, Dec 6
      87 6 Singapore* ♦10am. Launch of Productivity Action 21 Plan (proact 21) by Lee Buan Hiang, chief executive of Singapore Productivity Standards Board ♦10am. Press briefing and nffirfai launch of Dl, Singapore's new business Internet access service provider ♦11.30 am. Official opening of Saudi Arabian Airlines'
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      Lock icon Fears of MAS intervention expected to cap gains by S$
      549 6 Euro likely to keep weakening against US$ THE Singapore dollar should remain steady this week, as worries over instability in nearby Indonesia fade. Internationally, the euro is likely to keep sinking against the US unit. The local dollar followed the
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      Lock icon M1 growth slows to 12% in Oct
      335 7  -  I*i =1 on the economy money supply By I Soh Tiang Keng GROWTH of Singapore's money stock eased in October, according to latest Figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Narrow money Ml cash in circulation and current accounts grew by a
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      Lock icon IP Property Fund to buy stake in Caltex House
      398 7  -  m exclusive MftiHflti purchase will be for under 30% of bnilding Pidemco bought last month fiy Kalpana Rashiwala THE IP Property Fund Asia, set up jointly by Pidemco and ING Real Estate a year ago, will make its maiden investment soon
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      Lock icon More hi-tech incubator space from JTC
      525 7  -  30 more units at Technoprenenr Centre by next Jane By Kalpana Rashiwala THE Jurong Town Corporation plans to offer another 30 units for hi-tech start-ups by next June at its Technopreneur Centre in Ayer Rajah, following brisk take-up of the first 29 units it
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      Lock icon Cartier has new store under wraps
      629 7  -  exclusive Largest store here is being set up behind the bold red shades Andrea Tan IT WOULD be hard to miss the yet-to-be opened Cartier store at Ngee Ann City, with its bold red wrapper and signature black logo plastered all over the glass
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      Lock icon Wharton can wait – for this budding entrepreneur
      1526 8  - Wharton can wait for this budding entrepreneur PEOPLE Aged 21, Jerel Kwek gears up to l&nnch his second high tech business in four years By, Jennifer Lien HIS friends are all immersed in exams and essays, but this 21-year-old Singaporean is so busy with his Net start-up that he's shelved
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      431 7 HASSAN'S ASSETS of Past Generations VALUE for Future Generations Respectfully and Powerfully Announce IMPORTANT RESTRICTED HIGH EXCELLENCE LEVEL LOYALTY AUCTION INTERNATIONAL STANDARD CLASSIC CARPETS DIRECTED AT SINGAPORE'S PERCEPTIVE AUDIENCE High Level Selection skimmed from Singapore Inventory Destined for Europe's Important Specialist Dealers Superb Rare Persian Powerful Ottoman Central Asian Examples
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      148 8 METALOCK (SINGAPORE) LIMITED t^V V Metalock (Singapore) Limited wishes to announce that it has successfully completed the acquisition of Dynamic Turbocharger Group, the leading turbocharger sales and service organisation in the southern hemisphere, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Dynamic Turbocharger Services (Australia) Pty Ltd. From its branches which are centrally
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Petronas close to buying 27% of Proton: report
      297 9 Paper says RMlb agreement with Hicom expected to be signed this month Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Petroliam Nasional Bhd (Petronas) is close to signing a deal with Hicom Holdings Bhd to buy a 27.2 per cent stake in national car maker Perusahaan
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      Lock icon Hicom turns around with RM250m interim profit
      398 9 KUALA LUMPUR HICOM Holdings Bhd staged a dramatic turnaround in the first half of its financial year ending March 31, 2000 with a hefty group pre-tax profit of 249.88 million Malaysian ringgit (SSI 10.7 million) from a RM105.49 million pre-tax loss in the
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      Lock icon Gaming curbs sideline investors
      596 9 KUALA LUMPUR D&im tries to allay concerns, says KL not planning lottery tax; market reacts to state government's moves Reuters MALAYSIAN shares may be undervalued but investors are staying clear of the market for now because two state governments have penalised gaming firms and Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Loss of support a 'wake-up call' for Umno, says Najib
      536 10 Votes were not for PAS but a Malay protest against Umno, he says AFP, Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The loss of support for Malaysia's ruling party in general elections was a "wake-up call" for it to change its attitude, a minister
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      Lock icon Kris Components to set up US plant
      312 10 KUALA LUMPUR It wiD invest RMl2.5m in JV with Omnilndand Amtek IN a bid to become a global player, KL-listed Kris Components, a precision parts maker, is building a plant in the US to assemble computer casings with in-house produced metal and plastic
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        Lock icon Engineering firm to list on KLSE
        36 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Engineering and construction firm Ranhill has applied to list on the malnboard of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange to raise 96.6 million Malaysian ringgit (Ssl6 million). —Reuters
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        Lock icon Don't use E-W highway,police warn
        29 10 Bernama [KOTA BARU] Police have advised motorists not to use the East-West highway due to the likelihood of landslides along the Jeli-Grik stretch. Bernama
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        Lock icon Cabinet first, then budgets Dalm
        38 10 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Finance Minister Daim Zainuddln said the date for fresh tabling of the 2000 federal budget would be known after the new cabinet was formed. Parliament was dissolved far snap polls.—Reuters
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        Lock icon Rafidah slams US for 'intervention'
        58 10 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] A Malaysian minister yesterday slammed a US move to congratulate opposition parties after elections here. The State Department congratulated Malaysia on the results of its national elections but said the process was neither free nor Atfr. "This is direct intervention," International Trade
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      Lock icon Medical software maker to open in MSC
      175 10 ■KUALA LUMPUR AFP A FRENCH-MALAYSIAN joint venture software firm intends to use Malaysia as its platform to penetrate the Asia-Pacific market with its integrated blood transfusion software. Team Software Engineering Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between France's Team Partners Group SA and Harta
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      Lock icon M'sian IT sector set to gain fresh wave of investors
      313 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama FOREIGN direct investment in Malaysia's information technology sector is expected to increase following the National Front's two-thirds majority win in the recent general election, The Star on Saturday quoted a leading IT expert saying. Biztone.com Sdn Bhd
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      1859 10 NATIONAL KAP LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of National Kap Limited (the "Company") will be heW at 11.00 a.m. on 28 December 1999 at 1 Third Chin Bee Road, Singapore *****9 tor the purpose
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      151 10 P' INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL F -THE FUTURE(An Exclusive Seminar for CEOs, General Managers, Human Resources Managers, Finance Managers and other top level management team) In 1998, Mr Edvinsson won the prestigious Brain of the Year award in iISfiESE competition with the likes of Bill Gates and Paul McCartney. Mr Edvinsson f1
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon PLDT looking at broadcast firms to grow cable business
      240 11 MANILA Bloomberg PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co, the nation's biggest telecommunications provider, is looking to invest in broadcasting companies to complement its cable television business, said president Manuel Pangilinan. "Let us just say that the group has got to move into
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      Lock icon Indon president urges A-G to investigate Texmaco scandal
      415 11 JAKARTA Damsman should prosecute those behind hnige loans to textile firm, he says AFP, Reuters INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid has called on the attorney-general to investigate and prosecute those behind huge loans to a giant textile company allegedly authorised by former leader
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      Lock icon At last, the Skytrain arrives in Bangkok
      304 11 BANGKOK AFP BANGKOK citizens welcomed the capital's first mass transit system, the Skytrain, yesterday when it opened two years late after hitches over financing and construction. The first train rolled on to tracks elevated 12 m above Bangkok streets at 6 am, heralding
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      Lock icon Abdurrahman to tell 3 ministers to quit or face trial
      328 11 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid said he would ask three ministers suspected of involvement in corruption to resign or face I trial, reports said yesterday. "As soon as I get the information from Marzuki (Darusman), the attorney-general, I will
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        Lock icon 40b pesos of revenues lost to smuggling
        45 11 Reuters [MANILA] Smuggling costs the Philippines ovw 40 billion pesos (511.6 billion) In revenues each year, Finance Secretary Edgardo Eepiritu said Saturday. Smuggled goods cut revenues of the Bureau of Customs, one of the country's top revenue earners.—Reuters
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        Lock icon Aceh rebels warn of more violence
        55 11 Reuters [LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia] Separatist rebels and student leaders in Indonesia's restive province of Aceh yesterday warned of more violence after the start next week of the Muslim fasting month. The warning comes a day after security forces opened fire on protesters in Aceh, wotmding
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        Lock icon Philippine govt to take oa Napooor debt
        67 11 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippine government has agreed to assume 100 billion pesos of the debts of stateowned National Power Corp (Napocor) in exchange for additional equity. Napocor head Federko Puno tokl reporters the debt-foreqnity scheme would be implemented next year after Congress passes
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon World Bank to cut loans to China by up to US$1b
      142 12 BEIJING AFP THE World Bank is to cut its lending to China by up to US$1 billion (S$1.7 billion) over the next three years, official media reported here yesterday. Yukon Huang, director of the World Bank's operations in China,
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      Lock icon And now for the all-time record
      744 12  -  I :jg comment HANG SENG INSIGHT Falling interest rates, rising liquidity and high-tech hype seen propelling Bang Seng over 16,673 quak hiang whai TWO weeks ago, I predicted the Hang Seng Index could gun down the 16,000 barrier soon, boosted by easing interest rates,
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      Lock icon HK's strong economic data raises eyebrows
      513 12 HONGKONG Economists question jump in GDP deflator from -3.6% to -5.4% IHT THERE is no doubt that Hongkong's economy is slowly on the mend. But doubts are rising about the credibility of its official data, not least the ban-ner-headlined government forecast last week that
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      Lock icon Taiwan firms eye GEM springboard to China
      365 13 TAIPEI Growth Enterprise Market offers Taiwan Net firms quick access to mainland market Reuters HONGKONG'S Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) offers impatient Taiwan Internet firms hungry for a piece of the ever-growing mainland China market a quick springboard over local restrictions. The head of
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      Lock icon Taiwan may relax China barriers in exchange for less WTO hostility
      361 13 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN Economic Minister Wang Chih-kang said yesterday that the island may ease its decades-old ban on some direct links with China if Beijing renounces its hostility over issues like its bid to join the World Trade Organization
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      388 13 4m ASIA H PLACE YOU R BETS! 10 December 1999 Friday 5.30pm 7.30pm Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Auditorium Level 3 Suntec City Don't lock up capital in the bank, capitalize on speakers Asia's roaring comeback.... e STEPHEN BROWN HEAD Of RESEARCH, KIM ENG SECURITIES. HONC KONG Asia's economies are
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      853 14 NOTICES To advertise call 1011-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 i I.i m Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Keppel Telecommunications Transportation Ltd ("the Company") will be held at the
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      345 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP 50 ARTWARE UNION PTE LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Artware Union Pte Ltd held on 26 November 1999, the following resolutions were passed pursuant to Section 179(6) of the Companies Act Cap. 50:1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION WINDING-UP IT
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      522 14 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 AND IN THE MATTER OF SMTRA MERCHANTS PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Winding-up) FINAL MEETMQ NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 308 of the Companies Act. Chapter 50. that the Final Meeting of the Members of the abovenamed Company
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      307 14 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. SO BILLION RESOURCES PTE) LTD (In Voluntary Liquidation) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of BILLION RESOURCES (PTE) LTD duly convened and held at 9001 Patch Road 114-01 Golden Mia Tower. Singapore *****9 on the 30 day of November 1999.
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      1206 14 The Norinchukin Bank (Incorporated in Japan) Balance Sheets Statements of Income As of 31 st March, 1999 and 1998 Years ended 31 st March, 1999 and 1998 Millions of Yen Millions of Yen 1999 '998 1999 1998 ASSETS INCOME Cash and Due from Banks 6,959,284 V 12,367,921 Interest on: Call
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        86 15 Ratters [DHAKA] Bangladeshis awoke yesterday to another trademark strike by the country's political opposition, trying to force the government to resign and call snap elections. It was the first nationwide stoppage since the opposition formalised an alliance of four parties led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party
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        76 15 AFP [BOMBAY] India is likely to miss the government target for the sale of stakes in state-owned firms in the year to March 2000 as the government dithers in its search for decent sell-off prices. In the 1999-2000 Budget, Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha
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      255 15 BOMBAY Regulator says its job is to be cantions and eosnre safety Reuters THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has asked the country's stock exchanges to keep a wary eye on the booming market, a senior official of the
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      141 15 ISLAMABAD AFP PAKISTAN on Saturday told a visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation that its new military government would launch a homegrown economic programme to revive the country's ailing economy. "We told them the programme will be home-grown and they have supported it," Finance Minister
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      586 15 ■COLOMBO Expected economic revival and brighter prospects for plantation sector cited by analysts Reuters MOST Sri Lankan firms posted sluggish results for the quarter to September, but analysts say an expected economic revival and brighter prospects next year for the key plantation sector herald
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      1133 16  -  The US is blamed as prospects for the MillAimifim Round go np in flames From yang razali kassim in Seattle IT'S recrimination all round at the Convention Centre here. But if there is any country which should be most disappointed at the
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      1617 16  - Why WTO talks failed a post-mortem from BG Yeo Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister George Yeo was given a key mediating role in the just-ended Seattle talks of the World Trade Organization. He was asked to chair the extremely difficult working group on agriculture, a central issue upon which the
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      953 16 But the obvious question is: why was everyone here to begin with? NYT [SEATTLE) In the end, there were no victors in the globalisation battle of Seattle. Everyone just went home angry. As the negotiations to rewrite the rules of
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      571 17 FRANKFURT Report says group wants management to stop resisting takeover bid Reuters, Bloomberg A GROUP of German Mannesmann AG shareholders has sought a court injunction to prevent its management from fighting a hostile takeover bid by Vodafone Airtouch pic, a German newspaper reported yesterday. The shareholders,
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      150 17 LONDON Bloomberg VODAFONE Air Touch Pic, the world's biggest wireless services provider, could pay as much as ISO million euros (*****.9 million) in fees for a 30 billion euro loan that backs its hostile bid for Mannesmann AG, bankers said. Vodafone picked Bank of
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      84 17 [WASHINGTON] Actor Sean Connery on Saturday grabing US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright at the State Department in Washington, DC, following a dinner for the Kennedy Center Honours. The event celebrates the careers of five performing arts legends: comedian and pianist Victor Borge, actor Sean
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      194 17 LONDON Reuters BRITAIN'S Lloyds TSB Pic bank is seeking an agreed £70 billion (*****.5 billion) merger with home loan lender Abbey National Pic, The Observer newspaper said yesterday. "The English bank has also not ruled out a takeover of Royal Bank of Scotland following the
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      378 17 MONACO Recovering from stab wonnds, he has been questioned thrice AFP, NYT POLICE investigating the mysterious death of billionaire banker Edmond Safra concentrated their attention yesterday on the male nurse who raised the alarm on Friday after apparently being stabbed by intruders.
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      532 17 TOKYO Business down by 30-40% as Y2K fears keep people at home AFP JAPANESE travel agents, once hoping for a tourism bonanza in extravagant packages for the New Year, are already bemoaning a major millennium flop. Thousands of potential travellers are staying home
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      415 17 raons Reuters JEAN-MICHEL Severino, who masterminded the World Bank's response to the Asian financial crisis, will leave his job by March next year.the bank said In a statement. Mr Severino, 42, has been the batik's vice-president for Asia since 190T,the year
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      1409 18 SPfQAPORE QOVEBMMEMT SECURITIES DfPICATTni PRICES AMP YIELDS Week ended Dec 3 TAX-FREE BONOS Yield to Grossed Grossed 15.06.2001 4H* 103.50 103.60 2.16 no m Maturity/ up up 01.09.2001 2h% 100.30 100.35 2.07 no no Price Discounted (13% (26% 01.09.2001 2%% 100.45 100.55 2.11 no no ISIXI Coupon Si* Offer Yield
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      555 18 COMMODITY Weekly Roundup AFP [LONDON] Gold prices fell after the third bullion auction from the Bank of England this year, which saw far lower demand than the previous sales. The 25-tonne sale came as part of the central bank's drive to
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      670 19 NEW YORK Some pretty good deals may come up in a volatile market Bloomberg WHEN the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped on Tuesday to its lowest point in two weeks, Uri Landesman, chief investment officer of AFA Management Partners LP, saw opportunity. He
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      326 19 LONDON AFP INVESTOR appetite for technology issues boosted the London market to record highs last week. The FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares rose to a new record closing high of 6,742.2 points, which was 0.85 per cent higher than the previous week.
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      263 19 TOKYO AFP SHARE prices in Tokyo are widely expected to rebound in the coming week on fresh buying in high-technology issues following heavy profittaking in the previous week, analysts said. In the week just ended, the Nikkei 225 Index on the Tokyo
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      301 19 HONGKONG Reuters HONGKONG stocks are likely to extend their gains this week, pushing the Hang Seng Index above the 16,000 level following Wall Street's rally on Friday and fUnd inflows ahead of the new millennium. "It has the momentum to trade over 16,000," said
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      853 19 P Svdnev +2180 RESOURCES and technology stocks are again expected to be the drivers of the Australian share market in the coming week, analysts said on Friday. "I'm expecting a tug of war between resources and technology stocks over the next week, with technology stocks still on
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      1548 19 QParto *TIM PARIS stocks shot to new records on Friday, boosted by US payrolls data which showed low wage inflation and soothed jitters about a possible US rate hike. The blue-chip CAC-40 closed up 113.06 points or 2.1 per cent at 5,468.05, a new closing high, after
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      7586 20 —Minim COMWMT pntfKtl i*** Last vol Week Net Cm HUti Low Company Sf OOP HUH Lot. P/t jm» 440 255 AJinomoto 300 urvch 2 310 300 19.0 121.6 T74 46 Angkota 85 -5 48 92 85 12X3 404 220 Apollo Food Hlg 320 T.6 128.0 294 115 Ber)oye Land 156
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      408 20 AFP pi Composite Index -2L28 MALAYSIA'S stock market is expected to remain weak in the coming week on concerns over gambling-related shares, analysts said on Friday. One local analyst said the concerns were affecting sentiment. He said the Sabah state government's decision to
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      625 21 SOX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßcmndup [SINGAPORE] Friday's US employment report for November suggested that the economy is continuing to barrel along at a heady pace with non-farm payroll employment rising 234,000. Although average earnings rose just 0.1 per cent, this may not be enough to alleviate
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      403 25 MSC head looks outwards The Multimedia Super Corridor cannot be developed in isolation,' Tan Sri Dr Otiunan Yeop Abdullah declares. Other regional hubs too; hence his push for more regional cooperation in IT and communications. As for Malaysia-Singapore t collaboration: Yes, but cautiously, he tells y HUimiflH JAMBS BntastveoaPagea Hie
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      721 26 Dr Othman Yeop believes a higher comfort level is needed to take Malaysia-Singapore collaboration further, but government-level initiatives will help NO HUB is an island, and Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor is no exception. Which is why Multimedia Development Corp (MDC) executive chairman
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      804 27  -  The high-tech industry supports creation of a "tariff-free zone" for economic transactions over the Net as well as other free-trade steps to encourage the growth of e-trade, says bUiOates BILL GATES The writer is chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corp. His comments first
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        33 27 managing director for Singapore since 1998, to vice-president ofOetronics' newly-restructured Asia region. Asia to one of the three regions in Oetronics' new operatlonai structure in the Asia-Pacific, slongside Australia and Japan.
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        44 27 TOIASEK Polytechnic will become a certified (Simplicity training centre ft* GB Fanuc in Asia next year. GEFanuc and GE Industrial will donate over US$lOO,OOO (SH60.OOO) worth of automation software, power management hardware and software to Temaaek Engineering School.
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        27 27 GREAT Plains and Creative Software are organising a seminar on "Handling Payroll Efficiently with an ssea^tsussscs. Information or to register, call 773 9018 or e-mail aseaninfb@greatplains.com.
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        20 27 Citipower of Australia, Sabah EtoStty of Mighty River Power of New Zealand and Singapore &23stnsxssszs%s&.
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        42 27 SINGAPORE Polytechnic is launching a new networking option within the polytechnic's diploma in information technology course, incorporating SCom's Net Prep curriculum. This option will provide students with skills to meet the growing demand for networking specialists in Singapore.
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        32 27  -  Oottpilod Toh Han Shih i^^^ M^ty wfflbehrtdattheCar!ton Hotel on Dec 14,9.30 am to mopm. Thisseminar focuses cmdeyel^^teetlngsoftwarefore.businees.m seminar foe is 8180 including GST. To register, call 238 1488 or e-mail atan@strategicbdev.com.
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      629 31  - Great growth, but for whom JiVi we see IT kenneth james The writer is Technology Editor Here's a sobering set of figures, courtesy ofSingapore Power chairman Ho Kwon Ping. Set these against the almost euphoric projections of the GartnerGroup, and indeed almost any research forecast of technology growth trends. The
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      746 31  -  India and China to drive key mobile telecoms market, study shows Reports by' Toh Han Shih THE Asia-Pacific will witness tremendous growth in mobile telecommunications, electronic commerce and mobile personal computers (PCs), according to a wide-ranging seminar on the region's IT scene organised by
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      268 31 SINGAPORE'S software market will have a compound annual growth of 24 per cent over the next five years, according to GartnerGroup Asia-Pacific principal analyst Rolf Jester said at a seminar last week organised by the GartnerGroup. The software market in the Asia-Pacific excluding
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      479 31 Revenue from IT services in S'pore will have compound growth of 20% a year IT SERVICES will see good growth in Asia for the next few years, said GartnerGroup Asia-Pacific vice-president Craig Baty at a GartnerGroup seminar last week. Except
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      311 31  -  By. Andrew Wee THE just-ended SEARCC (South-East Asia Regional Computer Confederation) convention provided a timely look at the state of knowledge management in the region and will help Singapore's drive for a knowledge-based economy, Singapore Computer Society (SCS) president Alex Siow told
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      Lock icon Portal builds up rosy outlook
      737 32  -  =11 exclusive Local site servicing the lighting, mechanical and electrical communities to generate $9m revenues in first year By. Andrew Wee EI-NETS, a portal serving the M&E (mechanical and electrical) and building industry, is expected to generate revenues of $9 million in its first year
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      559 32  -  It is cheap and does not require any extra equipment other than a telephone and a personal computer with Internet access By\ Catherine Ong GROUNDED because of Y2K and couldn't attend an overseas conference? Singapore Telecom can get you to there without
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      309 33  -  Mini-notebooks gaining broad appeal in large organisations By. Andrew Wee BOTH IBM and Acer have launched ultraportable notebook computers which weigh less than 2 kg and are targeted at mobile professionals. Dubbed the "baby ThinkPad", IBM's ThinkPad 240 weighs 1.3 kg, is one-inch thick and
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      894 33  -  Meet the man responsible for the special effects in blockbuster movies By, Andrew Wee HE HAS spent the better part of two years with the likes of floppy-eared Jar Jar Blinks, a flying creature named Watto and Sebulba, a lean mean podracing machine. If
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        65 33 IBM has launched the Netflnity 5600, the first server to feature IBM's Software Rejuvenation technology which monitors when the operating system reaches a critical point and schedules a system reset to prevent system failure. The Netflnity 5000 supports up to two Intel Pentium in 077 MHz
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        56 33 HEWLETT-PACKARD has announced two new additions to its Omnlßook XE2 notebook series. The new Omnibooks feature Intel Pentium n 400 MHz or Celeron 433 MHz processors, 4.8 GB hard disk, 32 MB RAM, 2 MB graphics, 12.1-inch display, 24-speed CD-ROM and 58kbps modem and is priced from
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        42 33 VISIO Corp has launched Visio 2000 technical edition. Targeted at technical users in process engineering, facilities management and architecture, the product features new precision drawing tools and CAD file interoperability and costs $872. For product information, fax:*****88-
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        56 33 INFOCUS Systems has launched the LP755, a network connected projector which lets network administrators monitor and manage the projector using Light Port software. The projector management software provides Webconferencing and transmits presentations to remote locations using a Web browser. The LP755 costs $11,009 and Light Port costs
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        52 33 SYMANTEC Corp has released Norton Antivirus 2.0 for Microsoft Exchange, which provides automatic virus scannlng and cleaning for groupware environments. The program provides an HTML-based interface which allows administrators to access the software from a remote location and costs 1680 for 10 users. For product information,
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        Lock icon HP offers Y2K CD-ROM
        44 33 HEWLETT-PACKARD will provide a free Year 2000 PC and Net Server resource CD-ROM to help its customers address Y2K technology issues. The CDROM coversJHP's Vectra, Brio, Kayak, Omnißook, Jornada and Netflsrvsr series of products. For details, fox: *****510r visit www.hp.aMn/year2ooo/pc/.
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        54 33  -  -Compiled by. Andrew Wee EXABYTE Corp has launched the Mammoth-2(M2) tape drive for applications such as unattended network backup/restore, remote storage and automated archiving. The drive uses Smart Clean AME (Advanced Metal Evaporated) data cartridges which automatically cleans itself with built-in cleaning tape and costs U554,895.
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        1120 34  -  That is the general reaction of Asian technopreneurs who gave their views on venture capital funding By' Toh Han Shih IF HAVING too little of it is a bad thing, having too much is grounds for caution. That was the view several Asian
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          78 34 AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team), a division of enterprise network security provider Network Associates, has issued a "High" risk assessment for exploreZip.worm.pak, also known as Mini Zip, which is a hybrid of the Explorezip. worm Internet worm, which struck thousands of computers in June. Mini Zip which is
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          43 34 WEBUY Singapore, a franchise of Sweden-based Weßuy AB, has launched its shopping Web site at Weßuy .com.sg. Online shoppers form "buying groups" which lets Weßuy.com negotiate for bulk discounts. The product areas include personal computing, home furnishings and mobile phones.
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          54 34 IBM has launched an Internet privacy initiative and is urging Web site operators to post privacy statements informing visitors how personal information they provide will be used. IBM's policy is baaed on principles of self-regulation supported by TRUSTe, the Online Privacy Alliance and the Organisation for
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          50 34 HEWLETT-PACKARD Company has announced that online retailer Amazon.com will use HP systems in its Web infrastructure, installing high-end HP9OOOV-clasc enterprise servers for its e-commerce business. Amazon.com will also source products directly from HP and will offer a wider range of products in its Consumer Electronics store.
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          59 34 ACER Computer International, the Internet business division of computer manufacturer Acer Group, has launched lto6o.com, which will provide learning-related products and services. Acer has tied up with Global English Corp, Embark.com and EF English Live to provide services such as English courses, college search and application
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          30 34 ONLINE book and music retailer barnesandnoble.com will be standardising its e-commerce operations on enterprise storage systems provider EMC Cocp's Enterprise Storage Network (ESN) systems totnanage its information infrastructure.
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          57 34 THE National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital have installed a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) network and Webserver. The local area network (LAN) links the institutions digital-capable imaging peripherals such as CT and MRI scanners, providing access to radiological data through
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      249 35 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THE market has remain active, although to a great extent this activity has centred on the dry bulk sector. Inspections and negotiations are continuing for a number ofhandy/handmax bulkers which are expected to be sold shortly, such as the Skaustrand (41,000/86) and Pacific
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      775 35  -  But their Greater China counterparts will get bigger share of region's throughput in next five years, it predicts By. Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] South-east Asian ports will in the next five years experience high growth in container volumes outstripping that of their
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      744 35  -  DOCKYARD By David Hughes THE retrenchments announced by Singapore's two biggest shipyard groups served as a stark reminder that competition is becoming still fiercer within the international shiprepair market. It is clear that shipyards in a relatively high-cost country like Singapore cannot compete
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      156 35 But it's still working at minimising risks from third parties [SINGAPORE] South Korea's Hanjin Shipping has become the latest shipping line to declare its computer systems Y2K ready. The shipping arm of the Hanjin Group said in a statement that computer systems at the
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        571 49 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Arm Siriu 9903 J08 05/12/9:00 06/12/&.00 C link 3 2 J04 05/12/8:45 06/12/9:00 Sodre World 21 J10 05/12/5:30 06/12/4:00 Bt Ketar *****9 J01 05/12/10:30 05/12/23:00 Bt P Mis Ind *****9 J01 05/12/8:00 05/12/23:00 Pmartaptano Jan 99 J18 05/12/11:35 07/12/*00 Bt Bakaiayal H299
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        785 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        377 50 Consumers enjoy lower fares, more seats on routes involving free market pacts: study Reuters [WASHINGTON] A report showing consumers had enjoyed lower trans-Atlantic air fares under unrestricted aviation agreements was issued by United States officials to bolster arguments for more freedoms to be
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        371 50 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Lufthansa Cargo AG said it may develop Shanghai into a hub for China, amid continuing strong double-digit growth in its business there. China, including Hongkong, is now one of the German cargo airline's top five markets and generates about 7 per
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        294 50 Investigators able to bypass security points in 68% of 173 attempts Bloomberg [WASffINGTON] Security at eight US airports easily was breached in recent undercover inspections, with investigators lacking tickets sometimes able to board planes unchallenged, according to the Department of Transportation. In
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        248 50 Reuters [MOSCOW] A cargo plane from the Central Asian state of Uzbekistan crashed at a Moscow airport yesterday, killing five of the seven crew on board. The press service at Domodedovo airport in south-east Moscow, where the crash took place at around sam (0200
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        192 50 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong's Airport Authority said it was cautiously optimistic about its Y2K readiness but could not be responsible for external system failures. Airport authorities carried out their fifth and last airport-wide Y2K contingency drill on Friday night and Saturday morning. "We have now
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        309 50 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Northwest Airlines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Alitalia won tentative US government antitrust immunity, clearing the way for them to integrate passenger and cargo operations and coordinate pricing. Northwest, the No 4 US airline, has had close ties to KLM,
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