The Business Times, 25 August 2000

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    Lock icon Rizal Ramli tries to calm nervous markets
    579 1 Investors seriously concerned about possible Megawati-tins Dor Mont INDONESIA'S new economic czar, Rizal Ramli, yesterday sought to calm nervous financial markets by presenting a united picture of his team even as rumours swirled in Jakarta that Vice-President Megawati Sukarnoputri planned to resign. While
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    Lock icon SM Lee's emotional valedictory visit
    1248 1  -  His KL trip was to build bonds, not break them, says aarim Baalaa in Kuala Lumpur Karim Rasian HOW times change. Five years ago. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's rwniwUs about Or Mahathir's mishandling of Anwar Ibrahim any form of criticism whatsoever would have sparked
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    Lock icon Li Ka-shing may buy into SingTel if govt divests
    368 1  -  Fromi Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONGKONG tycoon Li Kashing said yesterday that he may consider buying into Singapore Telecom (Sing Tel) if the Republic's government decides to divest more of the telco's shares to the public. Asked if his companies
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      19 1 v w That is going to smcJ the then straight-shooting economist in a 1997 interview with The Business Times
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      28 1 Rial: 7,000 rupiah to US$ is fair value, Pg 4 New Cabinet dashes hope of asset price recovery, Pg 4 Editorial: Gus Dur hits another whammy, Pg 12
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      11 1 Mf Li K3-shing threatens to cut back HK investments Pg 15
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      Lock icon Early-90s forex losses led to '98 capital controls success: Dr M
      596 2  -  Costly experience gave M'sia skill to frustrate currency traders and help recovery, he argues Prom. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S "costly experience" in the foreign exchange market in the early 1990s helped the country to fashion and implement
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Hen-dling criticism
        126 2 MCDONALD'S wants to make life easier for the hens that supply its eggs. It is ordering formers to give them more space and stop withholding food and water to increase egg production. Under new rates, caged hens must have 72 sq in (464.5 sq cm) dfspSweTcompaied about 50
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        Lock icon Sail your blues away
        118 2 THE topping-out ceremony at Unity Towers in Robinson Road last week was rather low key and clearly designed not to attract media attention. Immediately afterwards, all the guests were whisked off the site for a cruise. Perhaps the idea was to impress potential tenants by giving
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        Lock icon No local rub
        71 2 IT seems qualified Singaporean male masseurs can't find employment in many of the city's finest health clubs and spas. One masseur said he had been told more than once it was against the law to hire local men, but foreigners were okay. One wag suggested the prohibition
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        66 2 FOR those wondering how new credit card players Maybank and Keppel Tat Lee Bank are doing, here's a tidbit. Maybank's credit card unit has had to hire extra people because applications have been pouring in at a furious pace. Maybank launched its card several months ago, offering IS
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        Lock icon Poll results from BT Online
        58 2 m vffi m wwtvw if w9 m v v. w> wwww vw Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) is investing in Ave Singapore dotcom companies. That shows Singapore firms are up there with the best of them —28% That proves PCCW doesn't know what it's doing— 21%
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      Lock icon SM awarded Global Integrity Medal
      106 2 rectcniaM MBL: MS iJMTiii iiinj •fTiiAtow liW'IM 9 PWVI Wl 1 UBHWI Bernama has been chosen by the Kuala Lumpur Society for Transparency and Integrity to be tha first recipient of its Global Integrity Medal Thehonoar "I cannot think of another statesman anywhere in nmlninf
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      Lock icon Daim is chief negotiator in talks will S'pore: official
      298 2  -  Bnt timing of talks with Singapore has not been fixed yet From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to appoint his trusted aide Daim Zainuddin, who is also finance minister, as the chief negotiator in
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      Lock icon CM Telecom to convert SGX listing to secondary one
      486 2  -  Hongkong tympany cites cost considerations Byl Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Hongkongbased CM Telecom International is giving up its primary listing on the Singapore Exchange, citing cost considerations. The company, which had dual primary listings here and on the Hongkong Stock Exchange,
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  • INDON cabinet
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      Lock icon An insider who analyses like an outsider
      846 4 Rizal Ramli was named top economics minister in Jakarta on Wednesday. In October 1997, he was asked what he would do if he was appointed to the very job. Excerpts of that interview with The Business Times HAT is never W going to
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      Lock icon Rizal: 7,500 rupiah to US$ is fair value
      272 4 Reuters AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] Indonesia's new Chief Economics Minister Rizal Ramli said yesterday the rupiah's drop was temporary and its fair value should be 7,500 to the US dollar. He made the comments in an interview with SCTV Television. The rupiah has dived
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      Lock icon New Indon Cabinet dashes hope of asset price recovery
      777 4 Analysts see the pros and cons of the lineup but on the whole, it's a thumbs down Reuters [HONGKONG] Indonesia's latest cabinet reshuffle has dashed hopes of any short-term recovery In asset prices, adding fresh political risks for investors considering a
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Keppel, SPH said to be keen on M1 listing before new partner steps in
      518 5  -  Listing will give market value to C&W-controlled 30% shareholding By Catherine Ong MOBILEONE (Asia) is likely to seek a listing on the Singapore Exchange before a new strategic partner takes over a 30 per cent stake
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      Lock icon Telstra to pay US$3b for CyberWorks stake, ventures
      594 5 Bloomberg Reuters AFP [MELBOURNE] A PAN-ASIAN alliance between Australian telco giant Telstra Corp Ltd and Richard Li's Pacific Century CyberWorks Ltd moved a step closer on Thursday after they agreed on key terms. Melbourne-based Telstra will invest US$3 billion (555.2 billion)in ventures
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      Lock icon DBS staff take a hike – to serve their fellow man
      177 5 DBS staff take a hike to serve their fellow man TWENTY-FOUR DBS employees, from senior managers to tellers, were missing from work yesterday and seen taking a stroll at Macßitchie Reservoir, But it was all for a good cause. Led by senior managing director Philippe Palliart, they were the first
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      Lock icon FailSafe to invest $lb in Asia over five years
      408 7  -  IT joint venture also plans Nasdaq listing in Q3 2001 and dnal listing here By] Daniel Buenas INFORMATION Technology group FailSafe Corporation (Singapore) announced plans yesterday to invest at least $1 billion in equipment and infrastructure in Asia over the next
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      Lock icon Pricing the crux of eWOS debacle
      643 7  -  HOCK I j m MUJ r sivanithy HOW that the flap over the eWorldofSports fiasco is behind us, it's worth taking a look at what really went wrong. To some, the issue revolved around poor disclosure by lead manager UOB Asia, which eventually earned
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      Lock icon Ernest Wong steps down as SPH AsiaOne chairman
      383 7  -  Conflict of interests tited in his expected new appointment as CEOofMediaCorp By Siow Li Sen BANKER Ernest Wong, who is tipped to join governmentowned broadcaster MediaCorp as chief executive, has stepped down as chairman of Asia One, the Internet arm of Singapore
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      Lock icon Robinson caps 72% profit rise with 1-for-5 bonus
      617 8  -  Full-year results beat expectations; shareholders to get higher dividends By Kalpana Rashiwala BLUE chip retailer Robinson is rewarding shareholders with a one-for-five bonus issue after boosting full-year group net profit 72.3 per cent to a record $38.5 million. Shareholders will also receive
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      Lock icon SIA plunges on fears rising fuel prices could hit profits
      225 8 SINGAPORE Airlines shares took another beating yesterday on fears surging jet fuel prices could take a toll on profits. The counter was the day's top loser, shedding $1.30 to close 7 per cent lower at $17.30 on volume of 2.8
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      Lock icon ST Engg falls on talk of failed bid, but it denies rumour
      452 8  -  By) David Boey RUMOURS that Singapore Technologies Engineering may not win a US$7 billion (Ssl2 billion) contract to supply the US Army with armoured vehicles dragged the counter down 13 cents, or 5 per cent, yesterday to a
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      Lock icon L&M says it has deal with Indon firm to buy sea sand
      405 8  -  By* Conrad Raj IN a surprise turn of events, L&M Group Investments appears to have stolen a march on another Singapore company for the right to purchase sea sand from Indonesia. Just days after local company Starfort Corporation
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Hong Leong Asia slips into the red
        88 8 HIT by lower margins and poor demand in the construction sector, Hong Lung Alia yesterday reported a net toes of 13 million, compered with a profit of» 2 million previously, and said it would remain in the red for the current financial year.
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        Lock icon Hor Kew interim gain slides 32%
        79 8 CONSTRUCTION and concrete pre-febrication company HorKew Corp posted poorer results for the half-year ended June 30, and said it will turn to property devetopment to improve its profitability. Turnover for the six months foil 32 per cent to $67 million while net earnings dropped
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        Lock icon Presscrete incurs
        54 8 PRESBCRETE Hokltngi said lower turnovay arifr slimmer margins in the six months to June 1 pushed the company into the red by $462,000, compered with again oi 1206,000 previously. Turnover MliJlpenMnt to 4M7 million. Lota per share was a 7« osttfc while net tangible assets slipped to 14.34
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        Lock icon Gul Tech interim s up 3%
        89 8 PRINTED circuit boardlfcg Qui Technotogtsa yesterday reported agpfifrcent rise in net prcrfit to $8.6 m million in the first Mtand said profitability would be better in the second kaltSalesJumped 46 per cent to $118 million onincrsaaed capacity and higher demand from the teteOQtritamications and
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        Lock icon Superier Multi-Packaging profit dives
        82 8 METAL container maker Superior Multi-Packaging yesterday suffered a 76 per cent &11 in interim net profit to $727,000 due to lower sales and reduced margins. Weak sentiment in the building industry and a downturn in Singapore's paint industry trimmed turnover by 18 per centto $26.4 million.
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        59 8 AFX-Asia [HONGXOIWJ DBS Bank has targeted Bank<)fBaitAl®|" aiwl Deo H«og Bank tor a possible acquisition, the Poo DaUy 8ald- However, the report cite«H*dastrfel ip sources as saying Bank ofKast Asia haa rejected the w* aoqi^tep^^^httB X among the top five bank# in year, DW[^ t acquired
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        Lock icon SGX to trade index
        79 8 Reuters THE Singapore Exchange saw its cenvaovesinaiKJ Singapore Exchangw Derivatives Trading, I] H ITBjVMg Stock Exchange oflndla and the India ftwVnr Sarrlcesjfl Products Ltd said in a statement they had sitfMd a, <i$ memorandum of understanding and an agrawasnt to i forge a cooperation partnership. The
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        Lock icon Inno-Pac in PT tie-up with TEC
        71 8 INNOPACIFIC Holdings taid wholly-owned subeidia» Inno-Pacific Technologies Pte Ltd, has tied up w#h -<B Tecnetlnc, which is a subsidiary of America* Tekpta® Electronics Corporation (TBQ, to s«| up and mMglgp: Tec TdecomPte Ltd Tte venture will providi™ goods and services to the infocom industry
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      471 6 Stocks Voksws STEngg 10c *****,000 ParkwayLab 5c 14.776,000 Medi-RadSc 12.472,000 Wing Tai 25c 6.942,000 SunfcghtGrp 10c 6.424.000 Ionics PS1.00 5.622.000 TTInt15c 5,560,000 Goodpacklc 5,430,000 CytachHK5c 5,309,000 Rssd6ip5c^™™™^ Stocks I S1A 50.156,070 ST Engg 10c 46,875,830 Chart Semiconductor 26c 42,295,558 PaoficCentury.._ 36,666,850 DBSQip 29.223,842 U06 23,43*949 SPH 20.368*64 C*vDsv50c 16,165,728 CTAassmMy
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      Lock icon Adverse news extends correction for 2nd day
      562 6  -  STOCKS r. sivanithy THE sentiment in the local stock market weakened yesterday as the post-US interest rate meeting correction entered its second day. A stodgy overnight showing by US equities contributed to the softness. But it was probably the sudden loss of upward
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      Lock icon Currencies move nervously around key levels
      322 6  -  CURRENCIES larry wee MAJOR victims of a recent sell-off corrected modestly yesterday. But with most still trading nervously around key levels, the fear is any recovery could prove tentative. Two examples yesterday were the euro, which was pinned down close to 90 US cents
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      Lock icon New Toyo wrt: time, low absolute price saving factors
      198 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy UNFORTUNATELY for those hoping for a mini-bull run during the third quarter, sentiment already seems to have taken a turn for the worse. The surge in the Straits Times Index has not really spilled over into
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      Lock icon Parkway Lab looks toppish
      263 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong SHARES of Parkway Laboratory Services rose yesterday, with the stock finishing as the session's second-most active issue. Parkway Lab shares closed up five cents or 6.3 per cent at 84 cents. The stock opened at 79 cents and hit a
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      130 6 ♦MPH will bold ita AGM on Sept 2atloam at The Sheraton Tower%BaQroom 3 and 4, Level 2,39 Scotts Road. ♦Trading of Hal Sun Hup shares will go ex-dividend on Sept 13 and the book closure date is Sept 18. The date payable for the first and final dividend
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      47 6 YOU CAN NOW PUT YOUR CPF SAVINGS IN EIGHT. important All applications tor units 111 eight must be made on the application forms accompanying the prospectus investors must iead the prospectus The value of the units and the income from them may fan as well as rise
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      114 8 5-year/100,000km warranty ABS dual airbags engine immobiliser anti-submarining front seats leather-trimmed steering wheel height and reach adjustable steering column headlamp-on warning chime courtesy light with delay and dimming function 4-speed aircon with pollen filter height-adjustable driver's seat •First 50 units only. Hire purchase must be from DBS Finance through Regent
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon New institutions needed to train workers: DPM Tan
      423 9  -  Employers may have to consider helping employees move to By. Audrey Tan SINGAPORE may need new tertiary institutions to help workers acquire skills to remain gainfully employed, Deputy Prime Minister Tony Tan said yesterday. Speaking to some 600 employers, unionists and government
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      Lock icon 72,000 households to benefit from HDB scheme
      412 9  -  By] Bryan Lee ABOUT 72,000 households with monthly incomes of $1,500 to $2,000 stand to benefit from an HDB programme to be launched on Sept 1. The Special Housing Assistance Programme or Shap announced by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the National
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      Lock icon Life-science firm PhytoCeutica to set up operations in S'pore
      405 10  -  Tale spinoff, which develops drugs based on traditional Chinese medicine, also eyes listing By] Eugene Low PHYTOCEUTICA, a Yale University life-science spin-off which develops drugs based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), aims to set up operations here within six months and
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      Lock icon Deakin University to confer PhD on Pillay
      203 10 SINGAPORE Exchange chairman Joseph Pillay will receive an honorary doctorate of laws from Australia's Deakin University next week for the role he has played in government, business and international affairs. "Joe Pillay has been one of the main architects of Singapore's remarkable financial
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      Lock icon Raffles Int'l sponsors $400,000 horse race
      277 10 RAFFLES International Hotels and Resorts will sponsor a $400,000 horse race at the Singapore Turf Club. The company's chairman and chief executive, Richard Heifer, said the Raffles International Cup is another step in the company's participation in high-quality sporting, cultural and artistic events. "Prestigious
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      Lock icon NTUC Choice Homes bids $114.9m for Bishan EC site
      360 10  -  By Marissa Chew NTUC Choice Homes Cooperative yesterday submitted a higher-than-expected bid of $114.9 million for the executive condominium site at Bishan. And at the Bukit Batok site, the tender for which also closed yesterday, sole contestant Sim Lian Construction bid
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      Lock icon CMB board has taken steps to protect investors
      367 10  -  MAILI.MiB Anthony Cheong Company Secretary CarnaudMetalbox Asia Limited Singapore WE refer to Hugh Young's letter "CMB Asia minorities were kept in the dark" (BT, Aug 24). The Takeover Code (the Code) and Companies Act regulate strictly the timing and sequence of events
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      Lock icon CPF to pay 2.5% rate for Oct to Dec period
      162 10 THE CPF Board will pay 2.5 per cent interest per annum for savings in Ordinary and Medisave accounts from Oct 1 to Dec 31, unchanged from the current quarter. The rate is normally computed from commercial savings and fixed-deposit rates.
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      Lock icon Consumption set for double-digit growth
      311 10  -  By Anna Teo WITH higher disposable incomes spurring domestic demand, private consumption looks set to for the first time in seven years—record doubledigit growth this year. Already, private consumption expenditure has grown over 9 per cent in the first six months of the year. Household
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  • e-NEWS
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      Lock icon Computer virus featuring Pikachu found, but spreading slowly
      447 11 TOKYO 'Pokey 9 similar to 'Love Bitf virus bnt doesn't appear to be as devastating Reuters Bloomberg A COMPUTER virus featuring the cuddly Japanese cartoon character Pikachu has been found in computers in the United States, leaving some operating systems devastated, an
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      Lock icon Aussie raises scare about online banking security
      213 11  -  Frorni Steve Jacobs in Sydney AN AUSTRALIAN who banks on the Internet has raised concerns about the security of online banking after finding an extra account on his screen. The customer, who wants to remain anonymous, runs two electronic accounts through his personal
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      Lock icon Bye to hacking and hello to books
      404 11 UmßagciMtarttfs MMHtiblmi ■IwM be free far >11 AFP [MANILA] The suspected Filipino author of the most destructive computer virus to attack the Internet, said he had given up hacking and would return to his studies, a report said yesterday. "I'll go straight from
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      Lock icon Clinton clears NTT-Verio deal, sees no national security threat
      430 11 WASHINGTON Reuters US President Bill Clinton has decided to allow Japan's NTT Communications to buy US Internet service provider Verio Inc. the White House said on Wednesday, saying the deal would not threaten US national security. The US$5.5 billion (559.5 billion)
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      Lock icon Amazon.com to host site offering car sales online
      344 11 DEARBORN. Michigan Shopping, fiwawingj trade-in options on Greenlightxom site AP NYT AMAZON.COM, one of the world's largest online retailers, announced on Wednesday that it would begin offering a car-selling service on the Internet, the latest and potentially most serious challenge to the
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      Lock icon Hutchison barred from Germany: report
      127 11 HONGKONG AFX-Asia HUTCHISON Whampoa Ltd could be barred from the German mobile telecommunications market for two years under a clause in its agreement with former business partner KPN of the Netherlands, the South China Morning Post reported. KPN management confirmed the existence of the clause
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon The US will stop being special if...
      816 12  -  BTTTTTITmiT^I OPINION robert samuelson Dear kids, I know you don't read my columns, and thafs OK At 10,13 and 15, you're a little young for my serious stuff. You'd find most of it boring. But I want you to read this one. Here
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      79 12 'Do you need to be a paper billionaire if you are going to be a paper pauper in five months?' -laa Fleming chief operating officer, NA V Global, on Hongkong's Internet start-ups, which he sees as get-rich-quick schemes. There's a reasonably strong case to be made that
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      Lock icon Gus Dur hits another whammy
      604 12 EDITORIAL IS Indonesia about to sink into yet another round of political uncertainty? It would appear so, given how the new Cabinet of President Abdurrahman Wahid has been greeted with disappointment Far from being a major turning point for Indonesia the line-up has become a
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      Lock icon The role of guanxi in workplace ethics
      1026 12  -  Singaporean Chinese managers have their own way of looking at gnanxi-based moral considerations By Doreen Tan This report is based on interview findings of a study conducted among a sample of Singaporean Chinese managers from both multinational companies, and small and medium-sized local
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      354 13  -  Purchase excludes non-banking assets of parent Pacific Bank Bhd From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MAYBANK, the largest bank in Malaysia, will acquire Pacific Bank for 1.25 billion ringgit (***** million) in cash from listed parent Pacific Bank Bhd. However, Maybank will not
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      104 13 Bernama [JOHOR BARU] A smart coil system for frequent travellers between Malaysia and Singapore will be introduced at the Causeway before the end of the year, said Immigration director general Aseh Che Mat He said the system will facilitate Immigration and Customs clearance. "A
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      397 13 KUALA LUMPUR Company's casino ops hit by stiff overseas competition Bloomberg GENTING Bhd, a Malaysian casino, power and plantations group, said first-half profit dropped 66 per cent as casino revenue fell and it set aside money to offset declines in the value
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      425 13  -  Renong needs 3-month gap between listing of Pins and Time dot Com: Halim Saad From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur THE listing of highway operator Plus will be delayed till next year, Renong executive chairman Halim Saad yesterday. "It may
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      667 14 KUALA LUMPUR Higher equipment write-offs expected; smaller losses seen at TRI, Time Eng Reuters MALAYSIA'S largest phone company, Telekom Malaysia Bhd, is likely to see a fall in six-month earnings because of higher equipment write-offs, but two other key telecoms firms are expected
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      411 14 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters US electronics companies, part of the backbone of Malaysia's economy, yesterday forecast sizeable increases in sales and exports over the next three years and a rebound in investment in the country. The Malaysian American Electronics Industry (MAEI) said
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      237 14 MANILA AP THE Philippines central bank will punish any banks found to have violated foreign exchange trading rules once it has completed a probe into recent heavy losses in the peso, an official said yesterday. The central bank is currently investigating several banks suspected
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      292 14 CQSTUERI.imiM RANTAU PANJANG, Malaysia Back to normal far petrol stations in lTsian border town IT IS back to normal for the four petrol stations in this Malaysian town, that enjoyed a roaring business from Thai vehicles coming from across the border to take
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      254 14 SINGAPORE Bloomberg THAILAND, Asia's largest sugar exporter, may allow ethanol from sugarcane to be added to car fuel for the first time to help offset the effects of soaring petrol prices. The government, which faces an election in three months,
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      496 14  -  Beport says it made up for smaller white economy dnrint rational crisis From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S massive black economy, which is estimated to account for 10 per cent of GDP, may have taken up some ol the slack of the white
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      549 15  -  Group makes larger-than-expected provision for Yodafone shares Frorni Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong LI Ka-shing's Cheung Kong (Holdings) and Hutchison Whampoa Limited yesterday unveiled interim results which were below market expectations after the group made a larger-than-expected provision for shares in UKbased Vodafone Airtouch.
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      192 15 HONGKONG Bloomberg HONGKONG export growth slowed for a second month in July as global demand began to cool. Exports rose 9.6 per cent from a year earlier to HK5134.4 billion (5529.6 billion) after growing 14.1 per cent in June, the government said. Economists
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      534 15  -  From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong LI KA-SHING, Hongkong's richest man, hit out at his detractors again yesterday and threatened to cut back his investments in the territory should the media and politicians continue to orchestrate attacks against him and his business
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      509 16 TAIPEI It stays positive despite Chunghwa's disappointing show last week Reuters TOP mobile phone service operator Taiwan Cellular Corp struck an upbeat tone on its initial public offering (IPO) despite the disappointing showing of stateowned Chunghwa Telecom's share auction last week. Taiwan Cellular is
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      327 16 BEIJING AFP CHINA had 59.3 million mobile phone users at the end of June, making it the secondlargest market in the world after the United States, state media reported yesterday. The figure is up 37 per cent from 43.3 million at the end
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      271 16 BEIJING World's No 2 mobile phone firm has deals with foreign MNCs FT CHINA Mobile, the world's second largest mobile phone company, is preparing to expand abroad for the first time and has already struck agreements with a number of foreign multinationals.
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      413 16 SHANGHAI Reuters BAOSHAN Iron and Steel Co Ltd, a unit of China's largest steelmaker, plans a massive domestic share listing which analysts say will receive a much warmer welcome than its plans to tap overseas markets. The listing vehicle of the Shanghai Baost*el Group
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      394 17 TAIPEI 70% of listed firms also report losses tnH damage totalling NTs23om AFP Reuters TAIWAN'S agricultural sector has suffered NT$2.7B billion (*****.18 million) of damage, after the strongest typhoon to hit Asia this year swept across the island, authorities said yesterday. Separately, the
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      223 17 ISLAMABAD Govt wants to make up for lost time Reuters PAKISTAN said on Wednesday it was focusing on information technology to make it an engine of growth for its creaking economy, after neglecting the sector for years. Minister for Science and Technol-
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      377 19 TOKYO Japanese department store operator looking into possible embezzlement Bloomberg SOGO Co's senior managers, including former chairman Hiroo Mizushima, are the subject of an internal probe for possible embezzlement or other unlawful actions at the failed department store operator, the company said. "We'll investigate
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      319 19 TOKYO Daiwa Securities also inspected as FSA poshes ahead with its probe into brokerages Bloomberg ÜBS AG, the world's biggest money manager, Its Investment banking unit and trust bank received a surprise inspection by regulators in Tokyo, the government's second unannounced probe in
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      344 19 ■SYDNEY Reuters AUSTRALIAN-based insurance and funds giant AMP Ltd unveiled higher-than-ex-pected first-half earnings yesterday and said on it was well-positioned for even higher returns in the second half. AMP. which has been rebuilding after the disastrous takeover of insurer GIO and the departure of former
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      464 19 TOKYO Exports earnings fall 7.7% while imports drop 4£% Bloomberg JAPAN'S trade surplus shrank in July as a drop in export earnings outpaced a decline in imports. The trade surplus narrowed 16.3 per cent to 927.4 billion yen (5514.8 billion), seasonally adjusted, in
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      601 21 VIENNA Cartel sees no shortage of crude on global market Reuters Bloomberg AN Opec official said yesterday the exporter cartel would act if prices stayed at current high levels but the group saw no shortage of crude on international markets. "We don't
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      301 21 WASHINGTON But challenge is to maintain high growth while controlling inflation, it adds Bloomberg THE International Monetary Fund lauded South Korea's "impressive recovery" from a severe economic crisis beginning in 1997 that required an IMF-led US$57 billion (5597.5 billion) bail-out. Saying Korea's "short-term macroeconomic
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      450 21 He says USSL3 trillion cot over 10 years is a risky giveaway Reuters [PRINCETON, New Jersey] US President Bill Clinton on Wednesday ridiculed Republican presidential candidate George W Bush's tax cut plan as a risky giveaway and mocked Republican attempts to broaden its appeal
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      231 21 WASHINGTON Reuters TOP world central bankers will hole up in an exclusive Rocky Mountain resort this weekend for a high-level symposium on global economic integration and the problems it poses for monetary policy in their countries. The topic of the meeting of policymakers, academics
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        63 22 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] ING Groep NV, the largest Dutch financial-services company, said first-half profit rose 28 per cent as its investment bank, ING Barings, earned higher commissions from securities trading. Profit from operations rose to 2.071 billion euros (553.2 billion), or 2.16 euros a share,
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        70 22 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Fisher-Price Inc. manufacturer of toys for infants and small children, is recalling about 2.5 million Lift*n Lock swings after reports erf injuries after children fell out ofthe swings, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The East Aurora, New York, unit of Mattel Inc
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        76 22 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Orders for costly manufactured goods tumbled at the sharpest rate on record during July, more than reversing a big gain in June as demand for new aircraft abruptly softened, the Commerce Department said yesterday. The value of new orders for durable
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        84 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Telecommunications Pic's long-term credit rating was exit four notches to "A" from "AA+" by Standard Poor's because of its spending on acquisitions and new mobile licences. The rating company reiterated concern about the US$6.7 billion (5511.5 billion) BT is paying to double
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      482 22 ROME Hutchison among contenders; prices likely to be lower than UK, Germany FT AP JUST one week after the much-lauded auction of thirdgeneration mobile licences in Germany which raised U5545.5 billion (5578.26 billion) Europe's telecommunications companies are lining up for another contest. Italy's
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      724 22 PEOPLE Lane will be general partner at Kleiner which ha* invested mere than US$L2b Bloomberg [MENLO PARK, California] Former Oracle Corp President Raymond Lane, one of the most sought-after US business executives, said he is joining venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufleld Byers. Mr
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      326 23  -  SOZ Derivatives TnMn&Reports STUtat/IDGIS>K«bIn Chan Yet San THE Singapore stock market closed weaker yesterday. The Straits Times Index was down 16.49 points or 0.75 per cent to end at 2,173.96 points. Within the index, 21 counters advanced while 22 declined and 12 remained unchanged.
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      246 23  -  BflSCl Taiwan Index Chan Yet San THE Taiwan stock market closed lower despite trading on the positive side for most of the session. The MSCI Taiwan Index lost 1.26 points or 0.35 per cent to close at 357.19 points. A total of 552.15
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      180 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil held at lofty levels near 10-year highs yesterday amid discord between Opec exporters enjoying windfall revenues and importers hit by mounting fuel costs. Brent blend futures were eight US cents higher at U5530.77 a barrel while US light crude was
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      329 23 Reuters London THE euro clung on to gains made a day ago against the dollar and yen, underpinned by strong German producer prices data yesterday and the dollar's weakness against the Swiss franc. The euro recovered more than 1 per cent from threemonth lows against the dollar and
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      2860 24 HONGKONG AFP P Hang Seng +12.30 HONGKONG share prices rose just 0.1 per cent yesterday as investors stayed on the sidelines awaiting corporate results, dealers said. The key Hang Seng index gained 12.30 points to close at 17,439.70 points on a turnover of
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      2030 24 TOKYO AFP QlOfai&S ****** SHARES in Tokyo rose 1.4 per cent yesterday after a strong finish by high-tech-nology stocks in the US, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index closed 234.17 points higher at 16,670.82 points. The Topix benchmark of all first-section
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      1009 24 Reuters P Shenzhen B Index -ol3> CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed mixed yesterday with the Shanghai market bouncing back after a two-day correction relieved some profit-taking pressure. But analysts said they expected more falls to come in the near-term because of the staggering gains B shares have made
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      379 24 AFP QWP Index -11.21 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index slipped 19.21 points to 8,098.84 points, on a turnover of NT580.93 billion. Decliners led advancers 382 to 127, with 73 issues unchanged. "The market opened
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      340 25 AFP QOsmposite Index ■121 MALAYSIAN shares ended 0.8 per cent lower yesterday on institutional selling especially of bank shares, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 6.21 points at 802.84 points. Volume was 105 million shares worth RM305.46 million. Losses
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      285 26 AFP Q Composite Index -OJ3 SOUTH Korean shares closed down 0.93 point at 718.86. Volume was 282 million shares. Decliners outnumbered advancers 468 to 353. AFP A* 24 Arvjm Stmt 109S0 50 Bra* Tort »*5 125 CwrtrM Bonk 655 -30 ChoMConwn *****0 unch DooGuBonk 2050 -35 Dttung Corp 1725
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      269 26 AFP n Composite Index -0.06 PHILIPPINE share prices edged barely lower yesterday with the Composite Index falling by 0.06 point to 1,491.25 points. Volume fell to 293 million shares worth 734 million pesos from 549.83 million shares worth 700.51 million pesos on Wednesday. AFP tat 24 Hm *1- mm
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      255 26 AFP QIBSE-40 4jg NEW Zealand shares fell 0.5 per cent yesterday as market giant Telecom New Zealand fell to a 39-month low, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed 9.17 points lower at 2,091.72 points, on total market turnover of NZ5177.84 million.— AFP km** m v- WW Advantaga HOS
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      529 26 AFP HinOrilMriM *7.7 AUSTRALIAN share prices rose 0.2 per cent yesterday with gains in key blue chips and a rally on Wall Street helping to lift confidence, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index added 7.7 points to 3,330.4 points. The SP/ASX 200 was 8.0 points higher at 3,372.4 points.
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      769 26 AFP P SET Mm -106 THAI share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday in volatile trade and a continued sell-down of financial stocks, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index fell 1.05 points to 307.32 points while the SET-50 index slipped 0.07 of a point
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      701 26 AFP QOomponte^i|flK_^7s JAKARTA share prices plunged 4.1 per cent on panic selling yesterday amid renewed fears of escalating political tensions following wide criticism of Indonesia's new cabinet line-up, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 20.75 points at 482.65 points with a volume of 1.2 billion
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      977 28  -  Reuters aims to provide the financial world with content technology and connectivity, RTS chief executive Philip Green tells sebbna no SERENA NG REUTERS, the global news and information giant, is out to prove that its business is not just about news. As the London-listed
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        811 30  -  MARMALADE Mission statement: to combine style with mfastance, and simplicity with horary By Corinne Kerk THEY'RE fast talkers, these young, energetic proprietors of the year-old Marmalade Restaurant and Bar. And in future, they'll have even more to say when they create the Marmalade Group. That's right,
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        851 30  -  GAETANO Good food that's the bottom line when it comes to turning first-time guests into regulars By Tan Su Yen TRUST a seasoned businessman to parlay his property investments into a business venture that will soon grow into a select group of stylish restaurants throughout the region.
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        855 30  -  LES AMIS What began asa dream restaurant among friends has become synonymous with fine dining in Singapore Byl Tan Su Yen LES AMIS, Singapore's best known "brand name" among fine dining establishments, was never conceived as a restaurant group, or even as the highprofile restaurant that it has
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        1041 31  -  The new man at the helm of Four Season's innovative Jiang Nan Chun is none other than the chef who has been delighting diners at Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur's Lai Poh Heen. tamsuyhm bids a fond farewell to outgoing chef Sam Leong and meets his successor,
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      774 33 Bless The Child. Kim Basinger finds that her six-year-old niece can bring people closer to God. A cult wants the kid for their own purposes. Previewing at Suntec, West Mall, Toa Payoh, Sun, Bugis, Lido, Balestier, Century, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong, Oriental. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Director Ang Lee's
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        1132 35 MONEYHttCEM ...to buy a big house. How do you know if you've 'missed the boat' in property, and who or what steers this boat anyway? THE boom years of the mid-nineties were worrying times for Mark Tan. In four heady years from 1992 to mid-1996, property
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        1432 36  -  SERENA NG checks out two offerings from OCBC and Keppel SERENA NG OCBC Capital Guaranteed Fund There are capital protected funds, and then there are capital guaranteed funds. How exactly do they differ? In essence dare we say this they're the same in that your principal
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        1018 37  -  INSIDEII.MJVaH Buybacks in KepFels, Transit; Capital Group unloads JIT, buys Omni By Robert Halili The writer is bureau chief at Score Lab Asia Ltd (www.asiascores.com). He is assisted by Ngia Soon Chai, Singapore News Desk THE local market received a boost from strong
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        870 37 STOCKIT.EEW Fraaer ft Neave IN a bid to grow its information technology business, Fraser Neave (F&N) will cough up $17.6 million for an 8 per cent stake in CyberCity, a company specialising in Internet content and e-commerce. CyberCity's expertise is
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        753 37  -  Money and oil are two factors that US investors are sensitive to today Byi Andrew Hill FT US investors have liquidity on their minds, both the monetary sort, and the oil variety. Few expected the Federal Reserve's open markets committee to knock equities back by raising
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      176 30 A Production j». Two women, one man... a, 4T A forbidden love. Cavalieria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni. tells the story of Santuzza. a pregnant young peasant girl who decides to take revenge after her lover Turiddu jilts her for Lola the wife of Alfio. the most powerful man in town.
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      104 30 OFF THE CUFF STRAW* IN THE WIND wilt be back next week i>N i fi—!— 27 August 2000 (Sunday) Viewing :10am to 12pm Auction :12.50pm Mr Abid Mir, a collcctor of fine antique carpets is holding his first carpet auction. He has close to 100 pieces of carpets and rugs
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      221 31 70^^! j-, An Exquuite m• show your love and respect for the one you care. It is never complete a A- without a scrumptious spread of Topi mooncakes. uU iUOtX with Tradition made imw •yf Carefully baked with good old recipe, each mooncake is rich in k j£J ft t
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      604 32 7T| 0 0 b*erml Where to wine, dine and entertain..."™: mam^ C.rOSS*OaJ>S C*vPg 11- 230f*\. The Singapore Marriott Hotel is famous for its fine International cuisine. Now you can enjoy a leisurely Sunday Brunch with dishes such as Chilled Lobster. Sushi. Shark's Fin Soup and Roost Sirloin of Beef. Priced
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      2374 33 TODAY'S TV mm ■mwiiiiA Central 5.00 Asia Today. RBOOMME>,I>BI> 9.00 AM Kids Central: Sesa PKao+Kt Arts And Minds: Ikea, OM |lu r pp' 602 In Conversation (r). (jhOStly Jose Carreras and Brian encounters Central 23® lnJ a SfcSPBKSSft Swedish design IS Tur Hff South Korea. Ancestors Among Us: discussed, as
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      73 34 OCBC Arts Card proudly presents the Asian Premiere of tmfa r p i wise, thoughr tn 1, W w irt\ and f 1 J y w written K MARCiARLI LDSON directed K LkAt MAI 11 KROW.I HAM st.imivj SANPY PHILLIPS 15-24 September 2000 Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel j| v-A Spm
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      894 38  -  BTmnmmi I YOUR MONEY New rules for disclosure of commissions will break ground for both sellers and buyers of insurance products. Now more than ever, caveat emptor applies genevieve cua WHEN the news broke that insurance agents will soon have to disclose just how much they earn in
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      474 38  -  By Genevieve Cua ITS little knoam, but insurance companies are required by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to appoint an actuary to act as a watchdog over policyholders' interests. You may find that reassuring, but inherent in his role as "appointed actuary" lies what seems to
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      285 39 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose two points to 1,629, the Baltic Panama* Index was eight points firmer at 1,579 and the Baltic Handy Index gained two points to 1,117, while the Baltic Capesize Index fell five points to 2,200. At 1225 GMT, Biffex was six to
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      577 39  -  Panel of advisers also discussed strengthening port's feeder network Byi Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] Singapore has been urged to be more flexible to the needs of main lines, and to offer them not only efficient services but justifiable prices, to keep them
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      227 39  -  From] P T Bangsberg in Manila A young but fast-expanding regional carrier is adding a new trade lane between Inchon, the main northern port in South Korea, and Hongkong. Sinokor Merchant Marine Co Ltd said that it will begin the service today, a weekly
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      714 39  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar recently reported decision of the Singapore High Court involving the cancel of a voyage charter■lHH party shows how damages are calculated where a substitute charter was obtained by the vessel owner within two weeks of the termination
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      358 39  -  Fnmi P T Bangsberg in Manila CONSTRUCTION is under way on an improved navigational channel at China's northern Port of Tianjin, the largest in that area and gateway to Beijing and the hinterland beyond. It is designed to accommodate 100,000-ton ships, and is
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      149 39 [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore is organising an inaugural International Conference on Port and Maritime R&D and Technology from Oct 29 to 31 in Singapore. The conference's theme is "R&D and Technology for Port and Maritime Excellence". The conference aims to
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        831 40 Already a major player in the prestigious cruise-ship market, the German shipyard is investing in further expansion MacGREGOR News LARGE newbuilding projects for cruise ships are contested by an elite group of European yards, which have consistently shown an ability to satisfy the quality and scheduled
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        184 52 Aug 27 Philippines: National Heroes Day. Aug 28 United Kingdom: Summer Bank Holiday. Aug 31 Malaysia: National Day. Bep 12 Korea: Harvest Festival Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sap 13 Hong Kong: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival. Sep 15 Japan: Respect for the Aged. Sop 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox
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        802 52 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine 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 average sized stem. Market movements are indi cated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        488 53 Stndy finds strong alliances resulting from liberalisation could cnt fires Financial Times [LONDON] The British government will come under further pressure today to accede to US demands to liberalise transatlantic air services. A study will say that the strong airline alliances
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        585 53 Reuters [FRANKFURT] German national airline Lufthansa AG on Wednesday lifted its profit forecast for the full year and said a booming world economy had helped push first half sales and earnings higher. Lufthansa said it now expects fullyear operating profit
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        452 53 Reuters [WASHINGTON] Design flaws in the Boeing 747, the first wide-bodied jumbo jet, contributed to the mid-air explosion that destroyed TWA Flight 800 four years ago, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled. Capping the costliest investigation of its kind, the five-member board on
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        131 53 AFP [SYDNEY] Richard Branson's foray Into Australia's domestic aviation market wiU move a step closer today when safety authorities monitor a series of test flights. A spokeswoman for Branson's fledgling Virgin Blue airline said yesterday it would begin commercial flights as soon as Australian aviation
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        520 53 GULF AIR CRASH Flight recorder of Airbus plane has been found Reuters [MANAMA] The Gulf state of Bahrain is to ask the US government to help investigate the crash of a Gulf Air Airbus A-320 into the sea on Wednesday night killing
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      1132 51 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Rood, 3rd Ltvtl, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fox: *****77 E-mail: flesinQsingnet.coai.sg DIRECT CONSOLIDATION SERVICE TO XINGANG MV. HANJIN BREMEN VOSOE ETA SIN: 2/9/2000 YANGON MV. KENGTUNG VI4N ETA SIN: 30/8/2000 BUENOS AIRES MV. COSCO DURBAN VOOOSW ETA SIN: 30/8/2000
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