The Business Times, 18 August 2000

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/I^/19^9 86* SINGAPORE j Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg' FRIDAY. AUGUST 18. 2000
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
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    Lock icon Soh Chee Wen's Inno-Pac has stake in Links Island
    714 1  -  Listed company owns firm that is sixth largest shareholder of links By Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] Fugitive Malaysian businessman Soh Chee Wen has cropped up again in the Links Island Holdings saga it turns out he has an interest in Links itself
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    Lock icon L&M wants controlling stake in Links Island
    368 1  -  L6M chief denies that Mr Eon is fronting for him By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Civil engineering company L&M Group Investments would only settle for a controlling stake in Links Island Holdings, whose shares have been suspended from trading pending investigation into whether the
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    Lock icon S'pore ready to compromise on railway land if KL reciprocates
    675 1  -  Senior minister optimistic bilateral problems can be sorted ont in the next few months From Eugene Low in Kuala Lumpur Singapore is willing to amend the Points of Agreement (POA) with Malaysia on the railway land if Malaysia is also
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      70 1 IMSIDB Cxte Monty Housing loans: The maths on sweet loans. Off Exec Lifestyle IP% v*' Jaime Ee on the perfect maid. EL I Top Stories HK starts real-time US$ clearing from Monday. Mmxt Pmgm OH prices couW rise to US$4O a barrel by year-end. MmxtPmgm SembCorp Industries misses IVU9W »w
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      25 1 Hook Lock Stow: Short-sellers may be Links victims Bmla at Links stake realistic move: chairman Toagh stock market lessons for Links Island boss. Pg 3
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      Lock icon HK starts real-time US$ clearing from Monday
      819 2  -  While move will boost US$ securities trading, it could mean gradual dollarisation, some say From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG will launch a real-time US dollar clearing system from next Monday, a move which will propel the territory ahead of rival financial
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      Lock icon Malaysia impresses yet bewilders: SM Lee
      473 2  -  Economic achievements incredible bat political situation is confusing From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE'S Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew said he was impressed with the economic development of Malaysia, but was also "bewildered" by the country's political climate after an absence of 10
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon CIOs just wanna have fun
        128 2 ONE would hardly place CIOs (chief information officers) up there in the fun category with Sarong Party Girls, but give fiill marks to Singapore's CIOs for trying. At yesterday's opening of the 13th CIO Workshop, you could tell the handfUl of journalists immediately from the
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        Lock icon Catch me if you can, mate!
        146 2 THE Australian Tax Office (ATO) intends to take a bite of the winnings at the Sydney Olympics. Many athletes have incentives and bonus agreements with their sponsors and countries which will see them get paid huge amounts for a medal placing or a record-breaking
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        Lock icon Sizing things up
        109 2 BY now, we all know Richard Li is very good at making things bigger. The chairman of Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) has managed, after all, to swallow telecoms giant Cable Wireless HKT. His budding Internet startup, PCCW, is today the fourth-largest company in Hongkong. Well, it has
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      Lock icon S'pore July non-oil exports surprise with 15.2% jump
      626 2  -  By Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singaporemade non-oil exports rose by a higher-than-expected 15.2 per cent to $9.8 billion last month from a year ago. While the growth number surprised many economists, the reasons for it did not. Strong demand for integrated circuits
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      Lock icon Oil prices US$40 may hit by year-end
      430 2 AFP [LONDON] Oil prices could rise to US$4O a barrel in New York by the end of this year, analysts have forecast as price levels remained around 10-year-high levels here yesterday. The chief economist at the Centre for Global Energy Studies Leo Drollas
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  • LINKS island
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      Lock icon Short-sellers may be Links victims
      923 3  -  HdOKII.TJ't-IMM r sivanithy THE Links Island affair has raised a host of intriguing questions and is certainly one of the hottest market topics in many months. The big question, of course, is: Has the stock been cornered? The authorities seem to think this is a
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      Lock icon Tough stock market lessons for Links Island boss
      664 3 WINSTEDT Chong, chairman of suspended Links Island Holdings, may have been brought up in the school of hard knocks. But it seems he was led like a lamb to slaughter in a stock market where sharks devour the unwary. The once-poor boy
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      Lock icon Sale of Links stake realistic move: chairman
      750 3  -  $65m for business they built is once-in-a-lifetime offer, says his wife Reports by Siow Li Sen LINKS Island chairman Winstedt Chong and his wife yesterday defended their sale of a majority stake in the company to a little known businessman as a realistic
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      377 3 JMii T sk* fc. JL 1 5 7J»i» /s probably the fastest deal in Singapore's A Ifc corporate history. IWo men who said they did not know (SJ| Share pHCe "~T™ I each other previously met for one hour last Friday and 1.25 -t stocK is suspended —.—Ai signed a
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  • SINGAPORE comapanies
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      Lock icon SingTel lifting 40% limit on foreign ownership
      441 4  -  But do chan# of control seen since it's keeping 15% cap for individual owners Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecommunications (Sing Tel) is lifting its cap on foreign ownership of the firm, paving the way for strategic foreign owners and the selldown of the
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      Lock icon SCI misses 20% growth target, half-time profits up only 10%
      669 4  -  Interim net earning* increase t#s67m, while turnover falls 2S%tesL4b By Conrad Raj LEADING infrastructure player SembCorp Industries (SCI) has missed its 20 per cent earnings growth target for the first six months of this year, slowed down by the poorer
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      Lock icon Ignore not SingTel's many successes: Hsien Yang
      610 4  -  Globe Telecom cited as an example; president slams US double standards By Kenneth James IT was a by-the-way to another question, but Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel) president and chief executive officer Lee HsienYang wasn't letting this one go. Taking questions from an audience
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      Lock icon Banking, property stocks in favour as rate hike fears fade away
      879 4  -  By Serena Ng BANKING and property stocks have shone since the beginning of the week, as fears of interest rate hikes recede further and funds appear to be returning to the market, analysts said yesterday. They said further upside
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      Lock icon ABN Amro's ex-chief economist to become DBS Securities MD
      335 4  -  By Ling Su Ann ABN Amro's former chief economist Raymond Lim will take over from Chong Chin Cheong as managing director of DBS Securities just 17 months after Mr Chong was seconded to head the unit. Mr Lim will take over
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      Lock icon Datacraft net profit soars 47%, beating expectations
      566 5  -  OOBPOBATB RESULTS Romta lifted by pick-op in China, growth of services business By Ling Su Ann DATACRAFT Asia yesterday posted a set of results that again exceeded analysts' expectations and the company is poised to double revenue and profits in the next two
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      Lock icon NBL half-time earnings soar 21%
      286 5  -  Plastic, metal divisions help to boost profits By David Boey NATSTEEL Broadway Ltd (NBL) saw interim earnings rise 21 per cent to $16.8 million on better takings from its plastic and metal divisions. The Hongkong-based contract manufacturer, which focuses on consumer electronics, expects its second-half
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      Lock icon Eastgate interim profit falls despite higher turnover
      188 5 CD replicator Eastgate Technology yesterday announced a 29 per cent slump in net earnings to $3 million despite a 29 per cent rise in turnover. Turnover in the six months to June 30 surged $4.9 million to $21.4 million as production capacity rose.
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon F&N boosts new ventures team
        76 5 FRASER and Neave has appointed Elsa Tan Hwee Kboon corporate general manager (Infomedia Development) for its New Ventures Division and Charly Gatot vice-president (Technology) for Fmnet Online. In ho* new position, Ms Tan is responsible for the planning rod implementation of strategies in the development
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        Lock icon IPC ta complete debt plan by Aug 26
        147 5 IPC Corp said yesterday it expected its debt restructuring to be completed by Aug 26 and it would issue 635.12 million new 40-cent conversion shares to creditors to satisfy 60 per cent oftheir approved claims. Hie shares will be held and discharged
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      Lock icon UBS-led group buys PCB business of Wong's Circuits
      384 7  -  USs2oom leveraged buyout among the largest in HK debt market, cited as a model for more of such deals By Catherine Ong A CONSORTIUM led by ÜBS Capital has bought the printed circuit board business of Singapore-listed Wong's Circuits (Holdings) in a
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      Lock icon SGX-bound Federal Int'l plans Thai, Houston offices
      319 7 Oil, g?u3 equipment distributor expected to bunch IPO within a month OIL and gas equipment distributor Federal International (2000), which is expected to launch its initial public offer within a month, will use the funds raised for expansion. "Without public fUnds we can't
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      Lock icon Tan Chong condo to stay in family
      594 7  -  HK-based owner to sell Wilby Residence toasisternnit By Kalpana Rashiwala TAN Chong International is considering disposing of its Wilby Residence condominium in Bukit Timah to another company within the group rather than selling it to a third-party. This, sources say, would "preserve the
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      Lock icon Sunlight IPO 69.6 times subscribed
      115 7 SUNLIGHT Group Holdings said its IPO closed on Wednesday 69.6 times subscribed. The company's public offer of 2.5 million shares at 26 cents each drew applications for 174 million shares. The total offer amounting to 20 per cent of Sunlight's enlarged share capital also included
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Eyes on KepTatLee shares as warrants near expiry
      188 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THERE are always interesting little plays that develop in close-to-expiry warrants. Often, the underlying shares exhibit unusual behaviour, especially if the warrant is close to or at the money. The next expiring warrant, Keppel Tat Lee Bank's
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      433 6 a>OC— Ww— Cytoch HK5c w *****8,000 KepTatLee Bank Wt 24,908,000 DBS Land 17,287.000 Wing Tai 25c 17,275,000 L&MSOc 13,628,000 Ionics P»1.00 11,807,000 ISoM5c 11^66,000 Stratech5c 10,276,000 Nat Bee 10c— 10,170,000 Kappa<Land60c. 9,886,000 Stop— OUB 86,336,060 DBSGip 73,068,703 0C8C 67,588^45 NatEJeclOc *****,224 Cytoch HK5c *****,066 OBSUffd 47,568,198 SPH 43,329,560 S1A 42.087,129
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      Lock icon Banking, property stocks push STI beyond 2,200-mark
      542 6  -  STOCKS r.sivanithy ONCE again, banking and property shares fuelled a rally on the local stock market yesterday, hoisting the Straits Times Index for the seventh straight day and sending it beyond 2,200 points. In contrast, second-liners experienced a choppy session and their gains
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      Lock icon DBS Land may face resistance
      242 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan DBS Land edged up four cents or 1.5 per cent to $2.74 yesterday its highest close in six months. A total of 17.3 million shares changed hands, making it the third most active stock on the bourse. The counter has
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      140 6 ♦SINGAPORE Telecom will be trading ex-dividend (final dividend of SJS cents) on Sept 28. The last day for buying-in on a cum basis is Oct 3. Date payable is Oct 23. PSL Holdings Ltd announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, An tar Cranes Services, had acquired a plot of
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      Lock icon US$ leans on strong demand; stock rally fails to bolster S$
      331 6  -  CURRENCIES larry wee THE US dollar slipped alter an indifferent response to benign US consumer prices for July overnight, but was in good demand versus regional currencies in Asian trading yesterday. Greenback's slippage in the morning met with good
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      133 7 This announcement appears as a matter of record only August 2000 Sunlight' SUNLIGHT GROUP HLDG LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 9 December 1998) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 25,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.10 EACH AS FOLLOWS: (A) 2,500,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0.26 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY
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      751 7 SunUght SUNLIGHT GROUP HLDG LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 9 December 1998) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 25,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.10 EACH AS FOLLOWS: (A) 2,500,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0.26 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBLIC OFFER; AND (B) 22,500,000 PLACEMENT SHARES AT $0.26
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon BT Wireless to bid for 3G rights all over Asia
      602 8  -  The British Telecoms unit says it will bid with its existing venture partners By Catherine Ong BT Wireless, the new parent company for all British Telecoms' mobile operations, said yesterday it intends to bid for Third Generation (3G) phone licences
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      Lock icon StarHub hopes to get 300,000 mobile users in first year
      364 8  -  This is half of what Ml did in four years, says outgoing official By Catherine Ong STARHUB is optimistic it can sign up 300,000 mobile phone customers in its first year of operation, or half what Mobile One (Asia) did
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      Lock icon Let Zone1511 get you the best IDD rates
      417 8  -  Zonelsll service from HE firm makes it possible, without the hassle By Teh Hooi Ling PAY a single bill even though you use multiple telecoms service providers. Forget about remembering the various access codes and enjoy the best rate every time. These
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      Lock icon M1 unveils its own 002 IDD service
      299 8  -  IDD battle hots np as it says its rates are np to 40% lower By David Boey MOBILEONE will today launch its own premium international direct dial service to more than 230 countries. The move just a week after Star Hub and Singapore
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      Lock icon Trade Alliance e-mart sets up global HQ here
      268 8 INTERNET marketplace Trade Alliance was launched yesterday by TDB chief executive Barry Desker, marking the establishment of the company's global headquarters in Singapore. The e-commerce exchange is a US$3O million (Sss2 million) joint venture between US e-commerce giant Commerce One, international trading
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      Lock icon Hotels' revenue per room up 19.4% in first half of this year
      491 8  -  Stronger occupancies lead to rise across Asia-Pac By Marina Chew REVENUE per available room (revpar) in Singapore grew 19.4 per cent in the first half, mainly driven by improved occupancies, a study by Arthur Andersen (AA) shows. Presenting
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      Lock icon ABN Amro to launch AXA Life products
      101 8 ABN Amro Bank will launch bancassurance from AXA Life Insurance this month, saying it will allow customers to enjoy potentially greater returns on their savings. "We are excited about the impending launch at our three branches," said Andrew Liew, head of consumer banking
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      Lock icon Higher fuel prices worsen S'pore's terms of trade
      275 8  -  By Marissa Chew SINGAPORE'S terms of trade continued to worsen in June, as higher fuel prices pushed up import prices faster than export prices. According to figures from the Department of Statistics, the import price index rose 11.1 per cent in June
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      Lock icon Inlis Plus – a one-stop site for property buyers
      316 9  - Inlis Plus a one-stop site for property buyers In January the Ministry of Law will launch the enhanced phase of Inlis By Andrea Tan COME January, those looking to buy a property will have an easier time when doing their due diligence. The Ministry of Law will then launch the
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      Lock icon Tong Eng bags Prospect Court for $11.2m
      224 9  -  It plans to build semi-detached and terrace houses there By Marissa Chew TONG Eng Brothers, the small developer behind Stratton Green, has bought Prospect Court for $11.2 million The deal, brokered by DTZ Debenham Tie Leung via private negotiation, was closed on Aug
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      Lock icon Forget penalty, educate public on IPOs
      587 9  -  MAlLKgffl Narayana Narayana Singapore, via Internet I REFER to your article "IPO rules need some fine-tuning" (BT, Aug 14). Some years ago, when banks were prepared to accommodate customers with up to 100 per cent finance for IPO applications, it was not unknown for
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      Lock icon Correct market image or lose small investors
      417 9  -  Adrian Ho Singapore, via Internet WHO is looking out for the little guy in the Singapore stock market? In the name of progress we have shifted to a disclosure-based, caveat emptor system with the regulator taking a back seat. Have we moved too
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      Lock icon UOB Asia's excuse is absurd and unacceptable
      198 9  -  Joshua Ang Singapore via Internet I REFER to your article "UOB Asia apologises for insufficient disclosure" (BT, Aug 15). I was amused by the following statement: "Where UOB Asia erred...is its failure to make sufficient disclosure that would have given a fuller and
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      Lock icon SGX must review its rules and adopt a pro-active stance
      233 9  -  Jeffrey Ho Loon Poh Singapore, via Internet THE back-to-back fiascos involving eWOS and Links Island clearly show the SGX has some way to go in keeping up with its regulatory role while embracing liberalisation plans to allow for a more
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      Lock icon Curb short-selling, or explain why not
      195 9  -  Denis Distant Singapore via Internet THE Singapore Exchange's (SGX) indefinite suspension of the settlement of Links Island trades is not in the interest of sellers who are able to deliver the shares and have to wait indefinitely for payment. But it is clearly to
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      Lock icon S'pore Design Award gets foreign competitors
      233 9 TO help the local design sector stand up to the best in the world, this year's Singapore Design Award includes foreign participants. And in another first since it started in 1988, the biennial event is being organised jointly by the Trade Development Board and
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      10 8 British Telecom to take control of Viag Interkom, Pg 18
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      17 9 U» GARAGE SALES Rummage here for a treasure trove of great finds. [CATJL Th# Straits Tlm#s Classify
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon CyberWorks aims to double its value
      781 10  -  Chairman pledges to do so soon, focusing on IP backbone, B2C business From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong INTERNET tycoon Richard Li yesterday relaunched the merged unit of Pacific Century CyberWorks and Cable Wireless HKT, pledging that he would at least double the market
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      Lock icon DoCoMo in talks to join SBC-Bell South venture
      622 10 NEW YORK It wants to introduce in US the mobile Internet service which has proved successful in Japan FT, AP, AFP DOCOMO is in talks that could give the Japanese mobile communications company a stake in the second biggest US company in
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      Lock icon Thai inventor's robot controlled via Net
      188 10 AFP [BANGKOK] A Thai inventor has developed an armed robot guard that can shoot intruders when ordered to via the Internet, according to reports here yesterday. "The robot is equipped with a camera and sensors that track movement and heat. It is armed with
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      Lock icon Big telcos delaying fast Net: lawyer
      399 10 LONDON Former monoplies want to continue selling expensive leased lines Reuters EUROPE'S former national telecoms monopolies will hold up the creation of fast and cheap Internet services in order to protect their revenues, a lawyer who has worked for one of those companies said
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      Lock icon Online broker Schwab offers pre-market stock trading
      363 10 SAN FRANCISCO Reuters CHARLES Schwab Co, the No 1 US discount and web broker, is set to launch a service for trading stocks before US markets open, the company said on Wednesday, extending hours that investors around the world can place orders for
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      Lock icon S'pore firms to get more help in e-commerce
      483 10  -  SINGAPORE Govt to widen scope of incentives to include cost of e-transactions By Andrew Wee SINGAPORE businesses setting up e-commerce operations can look forward to more help and incentives from new government initiatives in the near future, said Minister of State for
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      Lock icon Net registrar under fire for hoarding good names
      542 10 NEW YORK AP AS unique Internet addresses become scarcer, the company that long held a monopoly on registering them is under attack for keeping thousands of valuable names. Some critics are accusing Network Solutions Inc (NSI) of trying to profit off the
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Gore does fine when it comes to the crunch
      704 12  -  mSSSBSSES^M OPINION william safire NYT IN his you-never-had-it-so-good stemwinder the other night, Bill Clinton twice deftly stepped on applause lines for Joe Lieberman. Concentred all in self, the reluctantly departing president failed to impart a single be-hind-the-scenes anecdote to dramatise the
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      131 12 'Under their plan, the middle class get a little and the wealthy get a lot Their tax plan operates under that old theory that the best way to feed the birds is to give more oats to the horses. Joseph Uebennan the US Democratic vice-presidential candidate, on
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      Lock icon Is Goldilocks back in the US?
      634 12 EDITORIAL EVEN as central banks from Australia to Canada and Europe seriously contemplate raising interest rates —and even as unlikely candidate Japan has actually done so —the US Federal Reserve appears to be one of the few who will have the luxury of sitting
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      Lock icon The Democrats''Third Way' and its malcontents
      1068 12  -  A 1 Gore must work hard to preserve the support of core traditional Democrat voters By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent DURING eight years of Democratic control of the White House, US President Bill Clinton and Vice-Presi-dent A 1 Gore have
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      875 12 Don't postpone It EVERYONE has known for what seems forever that we were going to have a money laundering law. The law is now in effect but the banks and finance companies which have been part of this problem for so long say they are not
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Abric MD ties up with OCBC's Lees in oil and gas venture
      520 13 KUALA LUMPUR Albert Ong buys 23% stake in Saag Corp, while the Lee family new holds 13.5% in the company IN a surprise move, Abric Bhd managing director Albert Ong has joined forces with the Lee family of
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      Lock icon Telekom to buy 15% of Ghana telco for US$100m
      161 13 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd said it has agreed with the Ghana government to acquire a 15 per cent stake in Ghana Telecommunications Company Ltd for US$lOO million (Ssl7l million) in cash. The company said in a statement it will
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        Lock icon Telekom extends gains
        87 13 Bloomberg COMPANIES with large market values rose as Investors bet recent declines made them cheap relative to their earnings potential. Telekom Malaysia, the country's biggest phone company, rose 50 sen, or 4.6 par cent, to RM11.50. The stock has gained &8 per cent in the past two
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        Lock icon Techs tooks rise for fourth day
        83 13 Bloomberg TECHNOLOGY-RELATED companies rose, led by chipmakers, on expectations demand for semiconductors will keep rising after similar US companies and analysts forecast further growth in the industry. The KL Technology Index rose 6.93 points, or 6.3 per cent, to 116.97, its fourth day of
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      Lock icon TimedotCom IPO timed for October
      351 13  -  It will have a foreign partner by then, says BID From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN telecommunications group TimedotCom will at the very least have sewn up a technical agreement with a foreign partner before its initial public offer (IPO) "sometime in mid-
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      Lock icon Flat casino receipts seen hitting Genting earnings
      592 13 KUALA LUMPUR Sour investments cited as another negative factor Reuters MALAYSIAN blue chip Genting Bhd, a core holding for foreign funds, looks set to report lacklustre interim earnings because of flat casino receipts, overcapacity in a cruise unit and some sour share investments.
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      853 13 It'll be the first rise in petrol prices in Malaysia in 16 years; analysts expect 5-10% hike from the current RMI.IO per litre Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] MALAYSIAN drivers and road transport companies are preparing for an event almost as infrequent as a change in
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      Lock icon Gus Dur may delay his new-look Cabinet
      364 16 JAKARTA President wants mere time te got advice en govt make-ups Reuters INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid, under fire over his running of the country, might postpone announcing his eagerly-awaited new Cabinet until the end of next week, the Antara news agency reported yesterday.
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      Lock icon Ex-minister Ginanjar asked not to leave country
      236 16 JAKARTA No travel ban bat A-G says he's needed for questioning AFP INDONESIAN attorney-gen-eral Marzuki Darusman yesterday said he has asked former top economic minister Ginanjar Kartasmita who served under former president Suharto, not to leave the country. "A few days ago, I
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      Lock icon Philippines drafts rules to protect domestic producers
      283 16 MANILA Bloomberg THE Philippine government drafted rules giving it more power to control imports and protect domestic producers from cheap foreign goods. Agriculture Secretary Edgardo Angara said the rules will be published in Philippine newspapers before the end of the month, clearing the
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      Lock icon Cheung Kong unit interim profit up 2%
      322 16 HONGKONG Bloomberg CHEUNG Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd (CKI) said first-half profit edged up 2 per cent, as gains in its energy businesses narrowly offset declines in building materials and roads. The infrastructure arm of billionaire Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd earned HK$l.39
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      352 16 HONGKONG Increased competition among six operators has cut prices, improved services: official AFP THE number of mobile phone users in Hongkong has soared to 4.6 million, in a population of 6.9 million, amid increased competition in the telecoms sector, the Office of the
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      Lock icon China launches largest brokerage before WTO entry
      483 17 SHANGHAI Trust and securities sectors under reform before doors open to foreign rivals Reuters CHINA has launched its largest brokerage. Galaxy Securities, as part of reforms to prepare the troubled trust and securities sectors for foreign competition brought by the World Trade Organization,
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      Lock icon 2 Indian groups apply for insurance licences
      125 17 NEW DELHI Reuters TWO Indian firms and their foreign partners on Wednesday submitted applications to set up new private insurance companies on the first day the country's insurance regulator accepted applications, Indian media reported. Consumer products and traditional medicines maker Dabur India Ltd
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      87 17 [BOMBAY] Civic workers and a policeman sorting out the pile of plastic bags which they seizedfrom shops in Bombay yesterday. The Bombay Municipal Corporation has declared a ban on plastic bag and individuals nabbed carrying polythene bags thinner than 20 microns are fined between 500 and
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      Lock icon S&P gives thumbs-up to mortgage insurance in HK
      404 17  -  Endorsement comes as HKMC launches product allowing 90% home financing From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong AS the Hongkong Mortgage Corporation Limited (HKMC) prepares to launch today its new mortgage insurance product allowing property financing of up to 90 per cent, a
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      Lock icon 3 former Guangnan execs charged in fraud case
      246 17 HONGKONG AP THREE former executives with the Chinese food and supermarket company Guangnan (Holdings) Ltd Have been charged with cheating Guangnan by overstating profits, investigators said yesterday. The intent was to defraud Guangnan by misleading its shareholders, creditors, auditors and the Hongkong
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      324 17 Strategies for Individual Investers Amid Stack Market Downturn After hitting a new high early this year, the stock market has been drifting downwards, threatening to touch the STI2OOO point level. What strategies should individual investors adopt to tackle the situation? How can they make the best of the slow market?
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      Lock icon AT&T may decide on overhaul in Sept
      609 18 NEW YORK AT&T chewing on broad options, including leveraged buyout, to highlight strengths sources NYT WITH its stock price down, AT&T will probably decide on a significant restructuring next month, possibly including a leveraged buyout led by John Malone of the firm's consumer
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      Lock icon British Telecom to take control of Viag Interkom
      318 18 LONDON It is doubling stake in the German telco with 6.6b euro deal Reuters BRITISH Telecommunications pic boosted its European reach yesterday with an agreement to take control of Germany's Viag Interkom by buying an extra 45 per cent in the business
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      635 19 Democrat Joseph Lieberman, who became the Ist Jewish vice-presidential candidate, praises A 1 Gore and takes shine off Bush-Cheney ticket Reuters DEMOCRAT Joseph Lieberman, saying he was living the American dream as the first Jewish vice-presidential candidate, praised A 1 Gore on Wednesday as a leader of
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      Lock icon ThyssenKrupp cancels steel unit's listing
      382 19 FRANKFURT Usinor of France may buy unit if it's pat op for sale FT THYSSENKRUPP, the German industrial group, has cancelled its initial public offering (IPO)of its steel unit, barely three weeks after it insisted the offering would go ahead. The company blamed poor stock
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      Lock icon NTT must ease grip in Japan: panel
      392 20 TOKYO Adviser says access to NTTs intracity network should be guaranteed for anyone Reuters JAPAN'S telecoms powerhouser Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) must release its iron grip on local networks, a panel advising Japan's Trade Ministry said yesterday. "Access to NTT's intracity network
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      Lock icon US mulls over cutting one GDP report
      345 20 WASHINGTON Reuters BUDGET cuts may force the government to scrap one of three quarterly reports on the gross domestic product (GDP), the broadest gauge of the economy's strength, a US Commerce Department official said on Wednesday. Eliminating one of the GDP estimates is
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      Lock icon US unemployment claims up 14,000 to 313,000 in the latest week
      402 20 WASHINGTON AP, Reuters THE number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose for a third straight week, zooming past the level that is viewed as signaling very tight labour markets. The Labor Department reported yesterday that 313,000
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      Lock icon ABN Amro yet to decide on Asian operations
      448 20 AMSTERDAM Aim to strengthen position in Europe, Brazil and US remains Reuters DUTCH banking group ABN Amro plans to sell off operations in some as-yet-unspecif-ied countries, and focus on Europe, Brazil and the United States, as well as some retail banking in
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      Lock icon Reynolds may bid US$5b for tobacco group
      325 20 NEW YORK FT RJ REYNOLDS Tobacco, the group behind Camel and Winston cigarettes, is understood to be considering a bid of about US$5 billion (SSB.6 billion) for UST, the maker of Skoal chewing tobacco and Copenhagen snuff. Analysts said RJR could use the
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      380 20 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 RISC INTERNATIONAL ASIA PTE LTD (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of RISC International Pte Ltd are required on or before the 18th day of September 2000 to send their names and
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      342 20 MRH-CO PTE LTD (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) (In Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of MRH-Co Re Ltd are required on or before the 18th day of September 2000 to send their names and addresses, with particulars of their debts or claims, and the names and addresses of
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      347 20 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 ANO IN THE MATTER OF RIMS SERVICES PTE LTD (In Member*' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF SPECIAL AND ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS [Pursuant to Section 290(2)<b)] At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held at the Rm 1211 A, 12th Floor. Harbour Crystal
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      268 20 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 ANO IN THE MATTER OF SWIFTECH INDUSTRIES PTE LTD (Incorporated m the Republic of Singapore) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of SWIFTECH INDUSTRIES PTE LTD duly convened and held at 257 Seiegie Rd *06-277 Seiegie Complex Singapore *****0
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  • FINANCE & commodities
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      Lock icon STI futures show signs of being overbought
      334 21  -  SOX Derivatives Tr&din&Reports OT Indeat/MSCI S'pore Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market yesterday shrugged off some late profit-taking to close up for the sixth day in a row. The Straits Times Index gained 0.97 per cent to 2,207.05 points.
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      230 21  -  MS& Taiwan Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore TAIWAN stocks yesterday continued their upward move for yet another day. The MSCI Taiwan Index gained 1.72 per cent to end at 361.56 points. Some 710.21 minion index component shares were traded with 36 counters up,
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      Lock icon Oil marches up amid Opec inaction
      177 21 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices clambered higher yesterday as Opec looked certain to deny parched markets any extra oil ahead of its official policy meeting early next month. New front-month Brent for October delivery increased 58 US cents higher to U5530.32 per
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      326 21 Reuters London THE euro continued to struggle yesterday especially against the yen as traders looked for possible structural changes in the composition of global equity indices by MSCI, which are tracked by fund managers. Talk that the reweighting of the indices would favour Japan at the expense of
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      Lock icon Hang Seng slips 0.6% on profit-taking pressure
      2852 22 HONGKONG AFP PHangSaig -112J4 HONGKONG share prices slipped 0.6 per cent yesterday as investors locked in profits following recent sharp gains, dealers said. "There is profit-taking pressure following two days of gains," said Ben Kwong, analyst at KGI Asia said. The key Hang
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      Lock icon Investors book profits in Tokyo market
      2028 22 TOKYO AFP Puma 225 -USJO TOKYO share prices tumbled 1.2 per cent yesterday as investors took profits after recent gains and a setback on Wall Street dampened sentiment, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's key Nik-kei-225 index retreated 195.00 points to finish at 16,161.03,
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      904 22 PShaghenßladei +&50 THE Shanghai B share index surged 2.82 per cent yesterday to 76.717 points, more than double its level at the start of the year. Turnover zoomed to a three-year high of U5556.95 million as investors bought second-tier stocks. The Shenzhen B share index, which has underperformed Shanghai
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      362 22 AFP QWP Intel ♦139.72 TAIWAN share prices closed 1.7 per cent higher yesterday on strong buying of technology stocks, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted price index rose 139.72 points to 8,143.25, following a 2 per cent rise in the previous session. "The index was led by strong
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      Lock icon Blue chips push Malaysian stocks up 1.4%
      389 23 AFP FlOwnpogte Index +ILG MALAYSIAN shares closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday buoyed by institutional buying and bargain hunting, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 11.06 points to finish at 821.53 points. The second board index was up 5.10
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      299 25 AFP Q Composite Index -7.65 South Korean shares fell one per cent yesterday with the Composite Index down 7.65 points at 743.49; 314 million shares were traded. AFP 9m Anam Semi MOO -700 Brain T«cli 905 50 Central Bank 770 100 ChtaConwx I32SOO ***** DaeGuBank 2110 20 DaesangCarp 1795
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      773 25 AFP n SET h>iei -4JI THAILAND shares fell 1.5 per cent yesterday on profit-tak-ing in bank, financial and energy stocks, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Composite Index fell 4.96 points to finish at 322.50 points, and the SET 50 index dropped 0.40 points to 22.78 points. Decliners
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      270 25 AFP PIBSMO *t2S NEW Zealand shares closed up 0.3 per cent yesterday with Fletcher Forests and second tier stocks the focus of attention, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index finished 6.22 points higher at 2,151.68. Turnover amounted to NZ$llB.B9 million. —AFP »mn *f- nm Advantage HOS 2.87 0.05 52
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      549 25 AFP QuOnbnries *10 AUSTRALIAN share prices rose 0.1 per cent to a record high yesterday with the market buoyed by higher-than-ex-pected earnings reports and demand for banking stocks, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index gained four points to 3,297.0, while the SP/ASX 200 climbed 4.50 points to 3,336.30. Turnover
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      243 25 AFP Q Composite Index +2&67 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 1.8 per cent yesterday due to selective buying of blue chips, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 26.67 points to close at 1,499.74 points. Volume rose to 5.37 billion shares worth 1.24 billion pesos. AFP Nw V-
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  • ANDERSEN breakup
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      Lock icon No real winner in Andersen split
      1775 28  -  And the days of the global multi-disciplinary one-stop provider of professional services may be numbered, adds PAUii Thompson PAUL THOMPSON IT seemed only yesterday that accountants still fitted that much-maligned and overused stereotype characterised by grey people in grey suits. Accountants were seen as
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      199 29 MONEY THE SINGLE WOMAN I^^H v'4^ /Qry **£Sr jj^HPr JB 11 111 1 11 ijMHiiliiKi hi 1 11 IHl'iim iii Vi| i'< 'i i" 1 Slew YAW HOONG M$ BIG SPENDER She's a well-educated, professional woman with few family impact on the retail scene here. JAIME EE looks at the
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        786 30  -  OFFn.TTTTUI We all want the perfect maid, but remember that we're getting human beings with no idea of what that means because that was not a subject taught to them in school jaime ee WHAT'S the latest four-letter word that is powerful enough
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        1636 30 COVER STORY THEY may not be getting married or procreating at a speed fast enough to make the government's fertility committee happy, but they are certainly doing their bit for the local economy. Singapore's better-educat-ed single professional women are following in the footsteps of their Western sisters
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      • STRAWS In The Wind
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          72 30 GOOD HELP is hard to find. A reporter trying to arrange an interview called his contact's secretary to ask if her boss was in town. To which she replied, "He's not back from his appointment." As the reporter was leaving his message to request
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          143 30 MARKETING communications breakdown: A good advertisement in one country is just a faux pas in another. Check out these US ads: Clairol introduced the Mist Stick, a curling iron, into Germany, only to find out that mist is slang for manure. Not too many
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          48 30 ENGLISH lesson for the day: Spotted on the back of a bus was this advertisement for air purifiers. It said: "You are what you breath." But never mind the grammatical error. If we are what we breathe, are we dust mites then?
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        1079 31  -  Hot fast and satisfying. But the most powerful Audi A 6 of all also possesses other ingredients that make jaded drivers salivate, says iww w "n taxi CHRISTOPHER TAN SHIOK is perhaps not a very kosher term to use in an upmarket business daily like this;
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        903 31  -  leah rat talks to homegrown philosopher Edwin Foo about his recently published book, Live Joyfully LEAH RAY WHEN businessman Edwin Foo decided to write and publish a book, his colleagues and friends were baffled. After all, the electrical-engi-neer-turned entrepreneur was already successful and couldn't hope
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        764 32  -  CINEMA Rales Of Engagement lays down demarcations of right and wrong with military-like precision By Parvathi Nayar THROW together a few good men in a courtroom drama involving the Marines and their military codes, turn on the pressure and see what cooks. The recipe sounds
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      829 33 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Director Ang lyrical tale of middle-aged martial arts exponents Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh, who try to get a young couple into shape. Causeway, Sun, Yishun, Eastshore. God* And Monsters. The last days of director James Whale (lan McKellen). The homosexual who helmed Frankenstein
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        1276 34  -  Part of the fun of staying at KL's Mandarin Oriental is in trying out its restaurants, says taw su yen TAN SU YEN HERE would you like to live when you retire? Australia, for its wide-open spaces, Thailand, for its gentle ways, or Bali, for its paradise-like ambience?
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        968 34  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR Bb N K Yong PIEDMONT producers are on a roll, with wonderful vintages every year since 1996, and now 2000 looks just as promising. I was there for a week in June. The slopes of the rolling hills were resplendently covered
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        1027 35  -  INSIDE in M«73 Wing Tai, KepFels, Progen, Noble in bnybacks; UOB president unloads By Robert Halili The writer is bureau chief at Scorebab Asia Ltd (www.asiascores.com). THE Sentiment Index moved in line with the market, rising by 23 points to close at a neutral score
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        849 35 STOCK rem Singapore Computer Systems Singapore Computer Systems' (SCS) half-time results this week reflected its new emphasis on higher-margin services business. However, IDEAglobal thinks the weaker-than-expec-ted set of earnings and intensifying competition could dampen its shares in coming weeks. SCS, a systems integrator
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        715 35  -  By Kwek Sing Cher The writer used to work in the fund management industry. This article was taken from his website www.financialvoyage.com. IT'S a seductive idea. A US smooth landing is good for Asian stock markets, and a hard landing
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        2661 36  -  As online fund distributors and unit trust portals continue to sprout consumers are now faced with a wealth of cheaper product choices and information on investing in mutual funds. However, lower front-end charges on funds on the Internet, as compared to their costs when bought from traditional distributors,
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        391 36 UMT TRUST/SECTOR (8 MONTHS: 11FEB00-11AUG00) CHANGE BENCHMARK CHANGE Top 10 funds 1 UOB Utd Global Capital/Fin Global 16.56 MSCIO/AC Rn 12.50 2 ACMIF Int Health Care/ Healthcare Global* 12.96 MSCI O/AC 15 08 3 AIG American EQ/USA EQ 10.91 SAP 500 7.73 4 Franklin Templeton F-Mut
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        1557 37  -  YOURI..M.t=I'J Will independent financial planners ever truly be independent, and does it matter anyway? In fact, the skilled financial advisor adds most value by understanding the client properly, and building an appropriate mix of products peter douglas The writer is principal ofGFIA Pte Ltd, a
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        787 37  -  With equity markets volatile while Internet battles rage on, the safe returns from bonds look appealing Bu Serena Ng THE bond funds you bought in the last few years may have disappointed, but don't lose hope they could well shine going forward, and be a
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      2100 38  -  How do I love thee home loan? I Let me count the ways. genevieve cua does the maths on. GENEVIEVE CUA IN how many ways can you pay off a home loan? More ways than you think! Repayments on a home loan
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      47 38 Other loan rates, in our Housing Loans table on EM 7 INSIDE net positions: A round table discussion on the impact of the Internet on the selling of unit trusts, EM 8 independent isA look at what it means to be an independent financial adviser, EM 9
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      135 39 Reuters THE grain and mineral sectors of the dry cargo freight market remained quiet despite the return of much of Europe following a holiday on Tuesday, brokers said. The Baltic indices presented a mixed but little moved picture. The Baltic Dry Index (BOI) slipped two points to 1,632,
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      159 39 cwTDMrtMton—0.7a 36 4 Chu— Hup 0J9 uncft 1372 CMcOkwMtMnt—(X20 OOI 60 FrsioMUnks 0.19 uneft 372 MfeMngi 0.63 OOI 3 M* Sun Hup 0-37 uncft 340 MC HMblQt-HK—5.60 URCll 0 JtHlHldfcHi 0.17 uncft 392 ,«nn -OXU 3279 Kappa! FttS 103 OjM 836 NappStMMlM 0L27 an 2904 maUT* 2J9 -404
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      436 39 Freight rate increases likely to offset rising fuel prices Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The drop in Asian maritime shipping stocks may be temporary when investors realise freight rate gains are likely to outweigh bigger fuel bills, said John Casey, an analyst at SG Securities
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      672 39  -  ADMBALT7 CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar AN interpretation given by an English High Court judge to a sentence in clause 9 of the Norwegian Sale Form has been rejected by the country's Court of Appeal as being too restrictive. The first sentence
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      339 39 DNV comes np tops in survey with least nnmber of ship detentions FT [LONDON] The first international survey of detentions of sub-standard ships has revealed a wide disparity between the main classification societies that grant safety certificates. Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the Norwegian
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        619 40 With supersonic flights suspended, the glitterati could now be forced to take overnight commercial flights instead Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP [NEW YORK) WHEN Seagram's Edgar Bronfman Jr and Vivendi's JeanMarie Messier needed to promote the merger of their Canadian and French media and entertainment giants, they jumped
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      266 40 PACE ECl 4 AMI 3 ECULme 6 Accord 8 ESPL«« AhrenkM 14 Ewgrew 6 Appensltip 5 AsiaOCL 13 FrtLi,,ks M Assets 8 fl 7 Austral 8 GUnk 4 flyMt M Gemartrans 6 B'tanq Mas 8 Gew,| W 13 BSA Global 13 bti M WoryN* 14 BalajiStipg 5
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      21070 47 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Visul Voyage Telephone ETA ETA AdvertiMr Vnitl Voy age THephone SIN Destn Nam* Name Number Number SIN Destn Nam* Nam* Number Number IWHHHMHHHHMMHMHMaMHHMMMHMBMMHM MHHMHMMHMMHMRMHMMMMMHHHMMM To ABIDJAN IABJI2003 r«e. D -i»«ir. To BUENAVENTURA (BUN) 2059 Colombia To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D Ivoirt
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        629 53 Voy No Bfth Arrtvd Ptpartirt Jn|M '«Ja«** SaOSj JU 17/06/6:8 r9/08/6:00 < 1 J23 17/06/840 8/06/840 *Srtrto ***** JO) 17/06/645 17/06/23:5* I 8500 J03 17/06/7 J5 17AN/2359 »«"•!B M0202 J02 MIM 17/06/2100 lroptCi(32 07/00 J* 17/00/910 17ABA540 •W fr** 86 J02 17/06/9:45 17/06/17:* /urn JOI I7/06/WJ0 n/00/2359 Amq-IT
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        1914 53 RECEIVING OF EXPORT Fa CONTAINERS AND La CARGO Booklna/FUUnr* t«ti< SMp Voy No Etfc/Mr Ported Fro* To From Ad UtY 0341 B/BOO M/BOO N/NM 14/1*00 I* N/ffOO 17/MM 17/0900 lt/I700 17/MM 17/0*00 J 17/0700 17/IB* 17/MOO 4 I7/B00 17/MM 17/1700 SSi iSSS i n/bm ww mm U N/1700
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        454 53 Cortoo NO Mai 9904 O.S *1 0.06 79 0.04 *43 Density Motef ResMw Ask UmMm SifciH No Wow £25 0 0 8 0 0 0 535" 390 Aw 987.3 0.4 *0 0.06 34 0.02 (dm 380 MM 9919 L7 *2 0.09 73 0.05 m —< wo
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        181 53 Aug 37 Philippines: National Heroes Day. amgaa United Kingdom: Summer Bank Holiday. Amg 31 Malaysia: National Day. flop 12 Korea: Harvest Festival Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sap 13 Hong Kong: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival. flop IB Japan: Respect for the Aged. flap 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day.
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        768 53 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma line Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        572 54 Robust growth on key routes, hedging against fnel costs help boost profit 14% toAs43sm Reuters [SYDNEY] Qantas Airways Ltd's full-year earnings soared to a record high yesterday, buoyed by solid growth on key routes and savvy fuel hedging, but Australia's flag carrier warned of
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        520 54 Reuters [NEW YORK] Image-con-scious US airlines, naturally inclined to raise fares in the face of soaring fuel costs, could hold back due to pas senger resentment at frequent flight delays and cancellations. Still, a fare hike remains a possibility, analysts said, as
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        202 54 Reuters [HONGKONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said it will launch freight services to New Delhi, San Francisco and Malaysia's Penang in September. Cathay's Boeing 747 freighters will be used on the routes, bringing the number of destinations served by its freighters to 19, the
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        747 54 Reuters before the Concorde crash I [LONDON] Investigators said on Wednesday that a chunk of rubber had probably ripped open a wing fuel tank of the Air France Concorde that crashed on July 25, killing 113. Their statements over the past three weeks, observations of the crash
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        362 54 Industry study launched after TWA Flight 800 crash AP [WASHINGTON] A threeyear study launched in the wake of the crash of TWA Flight 800 has concluded that airline fuel tanks are safe, industry trade groups said "The world's commercial aircraft fleet continues to be
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      1120 52 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS I Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: Besin6singnet.com.sg DIRECT CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO •OSAKA/NAGOYA *LAEM CHA SANG •LAE/PORT MORESBY •PASIR GUDANG -CEBU ADELAIDE/BRISBANE •TAICHUNG/KAOHSIUNG SHANGH AI/XINGANG *MAHE •INCHON HAIPHONG/PHNOM PENH "YANGON •SEMARANG/BELAWAN SUVA/NOUMEA MALTA FOR BOOKING: *****51/3/6/60/61/62/67/68/69/79 PROJECT SHIPMENT HEAVYLIFT CARGO Lawrence Lim *****78 lawrence@flesin.com.sg WAREHOUSING LOGISTIC SERVICES ENQUIRY
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      122 53 LEGEND: Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore RI Thunderstorm A Showers Rain emperature Wind direction and speed in Knots Cloudy Day Wea,her Hazy Wind speed symbols Sea Conditions O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds Slight. < 1 2m j—«One half Heche represents 5 knots 1
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