The Business Times, 31 August 2000

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES Mrr*/puas«aa»9 m SIN GAPORE f -v t --vC Ssra* V hi v* THURSDAY, AUGUST 31. 2000 Internet: http: business-times.asial com.sg/'
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
    73 1 □m (-1.34) fiBT-ffi U 837.46 (+055) n ST INDEX FimilES mm aottjM (-20.00) ntammvw mm sumo (4.70) STOCK 1UIBBT onncBS Wednesday Cfeaofe KLSECOVP 786.84 166 NIKKEI 226 iS.Mi.17 —-HtIB HANG SENG 17JMJB—.-144.21 SET INDEX SMJ7 +44J JAKARTA OOMP—HtM -1.78 lUMMOOMP UtfJt +IU4 nurawn __ztxh SEOUL OQVP 7t&]l lltt
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    71 1 ran bars U8S 8$ uss -—im £(USt/SSper£) I.44S 2.489 ETHOfliSS/SJ/E) MM 1532 DM tltt 1177 YEN 1M.B IIJ9 Rll LSN 13» HKS 7JM 4J529 BAHT 4MI 2177 RUPIAH 8X1 4*72 PUB BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.«7 JAKARTA MM BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPBl 7.84 SYDNEY -8.S0
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    Lock icon Broking firms may setup lobby group
    834 1  -  iiexclusive Body will higjiligit their worries over liberalisation By' Ven Sreenivasan, Conrad RaJ [SINGAPORE] Local broking firms are considering setting up an association to highlight their worries over the accelerated liberalisation of the industry. They are increasingly concerned that falling fees and commission rates
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    Lock icon Rizal pushes Indon asset securitisation plan to cut debt
    770 1  -  It is part of broader goal to rednce IMF's role in country's economic recovery Froml Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S new economic czar Rizal Ramli has emerged as the man who is pushing the country's plan to reduce its crippling international
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    Lock icon Hutchison close to bagging Westport stake: source
    419 1  -  From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur HUTCHISON International Terminals (HIT), which is controlled by Hongkong tycoon Li Ka-shing, is close to acquiring an interest in Malaysia's Westport, although a Malaysian investor is said to have made an eleventh hour bid for the same
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      79 1 ihhiiek Exec Suite Quiet 2nd quarter for caveats. *40 mm m. Moiofing BT Comment Car recalls should be early and voluntary. Top Stories CityDev interim up 20% to $157 m. *9 4 U Ka-shing's critics take out ads to attack his threat Pw 20 Kerry Packer loses l)Ss2om in las
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      85 1 From Jan 1, you can put all your investible CPF savings with a fund manager to invest on your behalf. But if you want to invest in individual stocks yourself, you can only use 35 per cent of the savings. Join our poll and tell us what you think. We
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      Lock icon BT Stocks wins Website of the Year award
      392 2 Financial Planner magazine readers cite its rich content [SINGAPORE] The Business Times' stock service on the Internet, BT Stocks, has emerged as Financial Planner magazine's Financial Website of the Year. The award was based on the results of an e-survey and an
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      Lock icon No conflict in PwC being auditor and reviewer of eWOS affair: UOB
      659 2  -  Some observers had raised the issue of independence in eWOS review By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank said there is no conflict between PricewaterhouseCoopers' role as the bank's external auditor and its role in conducting an
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      Lock icon Islandwide ERP could cost you $20 a day
      309 2  -  Byl Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] $20 a day. That's what motorists may eventually have to pay in electronic road-pricing (ERP) charges, according to Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology John Chen. "If you like, that's the rough guide we give to
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Caught napping
        130 2 THERE are bound to be a lot of music industry people who'll be watching what happens to Napster, the Internet file-sharing phenomenon which crept up on the music industry. While there will be many who cry foul, there's no doubt that the business model in th© music industry
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        Lock icon Gore vs Bush a la Hoover
        176 2 SO where is Wall Street headed? Will Fed chief Alan Greenspan raise rates again? Does anyone really care anymore? Well, assuming that there are people who still watch the US market, here's a prediction from Critical Factors, one of many US investment advisory services:
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      Lock icon From dotcom lab to world of business
      767 2  -  l i comment TECHNOLOGY The spins in Kent Ridge Digital Labs' spin-off strategy provide valuable pointers for the local dotcom community kenneth james Talk about a baby boom. Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL), formed in early 1998 from the marriage of two of
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      Lock icon Some UOB Asia staff suspended
      334 2 They will csotime to cooperate in CAD probe an eWOS IPO, says bank Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] United Overwas Bank Ltd (UOB) said it suspended some staffers of its investment banking arm amid a investigation by Singapore's white-collar crime squad into the unit*s handling of an Internet
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon PCI profit up 41.6% to $14.3m on 54% jump in turnover
      269 4  -  North America accounts for $87.3 m of the group sales of $185 m By David Boey MAINBOARD-listed electronics company PCI yesterday reported a 41.6 per cent rise in earnings to $14.3 million, buoyed by its telecommunications division. Turnover grew
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      Lock icon CityDev's interim profit rises 20% to $157.1m as sales grow 23%
      683 4  -  Good showing due to higher profits from both property and hotels Reports by. Kalpana Rashiwala CITY Developments yesterday reported a 20.3 per cent increase in interim group net earnings to $157.1 million on the back of a 23.2 per
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      Lock icon CityDev buys freehold site in Ang Mo Kio for terrace homes
      303 4 CITY Developments yesterday revealed it had bought a sprawling 223,437 sq ft freehold site at Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 a few months ago for $80 million on which it plans to develop terrace homes. The purchase price works
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      Lock icon Multi-Chem's net jumps 39% to $4.3m
      292 4  -  Sesdaq firm thinking of upgrade to main beard ston: CEO By' Vivien Ng PRECISION drilling specialist Multi-Chem Ltd yesterday posted a 39 per cent net profit jump for the half-year ended June 30 on increased turnover and higher contribution from its subsidiary, Hawera Precision
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      Lock icon Shangri-La's depreciation policy at odds with trends
      657 4  -  lock siew paul thompson THE Shangri-La Hotel group's much-improved half-year performance was encouraging but again raises questions about its depreciation policy. This is not the first time concerns over the group's accounting practices have surfaced. The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore
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      Lock icon Short-form unit trust prospectus acceptable
      373 5  -  Bat buyers can ask for normal prospectus if they wish toe MAS By Serena Ng THE Monetary Authority of Singapore will soon allow unit trusts to be sold using just a short-form information document, instead of the lengthy prospectus now required. The impending change was
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      Lock icon World ups Osprey stake to 24.98%
      416 5  -  Move brings European firm's share just below 25% takeover trigger Byl Eugene Low WORLD Shipholding has bumped up its stake in Osprey Maritime to 24.98 per cent, a shade below the 25 per cent takeover trigger. Last Friday, World Shipholding bought 500,000 Osprey shares
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      Lock icon DataOne sets up first overseas data centre in Bangkok
      459 5  -  From Harish Mehta in Bangkok LEADING Internet facilities management company Data One Asia yesterday launched its first overseas data centre in Bangkok, with an initial investment of 230 million baht (559.7 million). A second centre will also open soon in the
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    • OTHERResults
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        Lock icon Medi-Rad H1 profit up 15%
        71 5 Bloomberg MEDI-RAD Associates, the radiology unit of Parkway Holdings, said first-half profit rose 15 per cent as it introduced new services and earned interest from share-eale proceeds. Profit far the six months to June 30 increased to $0.9 million, or 0.6 cents a share, from
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        Lock icon Ong Asia interim falls to $2.9m
        76 5 BROKING house Ong Asia said after-tax profit was $29 million in the first halfof2ooo, compared with $9.6 million in first-half 1989. The group's turnover was $29.6 million, about 44 par cent lower than $523 million in the previous period. This was due to the
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        Lock icon SMB H1 not down 20.8% to $3.4m
        87 5 SMB United's net profit for the first half of2ooo slipped 20M per cent from $437 million to $&38 million due to a sharp increase in depreciation and interest expense arising from the consolidation of new subsidiaries. Margins also continued to be under pressure
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        Lock icon MIT Interim profit falls 24%
        90 5 MANUFACTURING Integration Technology (MIT), which supplies equipment to the semiconductor industry, saw interim earnings fall 24 per cent to $671,000 despite a 98 per cent rise in turnover to $18.4 million. MIT said its expansion programme, coupled with start-up expenses of two units and low-margin
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        Lock icon Corrections & clarifications
        33 5 Corrections clarifications APOLLO Enterprises' group turnover rose 6.3 per cent to $26 million In the first half of2ooo, not $262 million as reported in this column yesterday. We are sorry for the error.
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      Lock icon UOB Asia to proceed with IPOs it has on hand
      357 7  -  Applications moved for five IPOs while the rest are at planning stage: official By Eugene Low WHILE UOB Asia would not be accepting new initial public offering commitments, the company said it would continue working on the more than 10
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      Lock icon Inchem launches 12.6m shares at 28 cents each
      279 7  -  By 1 Vivien Ng SURFACE-COATINGS maker Inchem Holdings International yesterday launched an initial public offer of 12.58 million new shares at 28 cents each on Sesdaq. The shares are priced at 10.1 times earnings for the financial year to June 30, 2000.
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        Lock icon US$200m redeemable bonds from PCRD
        100 7 AFX-Asia PACIFIC Century Regional Development Is Issuing US$2OO million (***** million) of redeemable bonds exchangeable for shares in Pacific Century CyberWorks at an initial exchange price of HK$l9 per CyberWorks share. The bonds are exchangeable over a six-year period up to 2006. PCRD has the
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        Lock icon Nera bags US$1.3m Philippine order
        55 7 NERA Telecommunications announced yesterday it has signed a contract to supply an SDH Microwave Radio Network to a cellular operator in the Philippines. The contract is worth more than US$l.3 million (552.2 million). Nera said it is not expected to have a significant impact on
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        Lock icon Chip Eng Seng unit gets HDB contract
        94 7 Reuters CONSTRUCTION firm Chip Eng Seng Corp said yesterday a subsidiary had been awarded a $39.78 million building contract by the Housing and Development Board to build public housing at Bukit Batok. The contract starts in November 2000 and ends in March 2003.
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        Lock icon Van der Horst chairman quits
        41 7 VAN der Horst, which is under judicial management, has announced the resignation of Johanes Budisutrisno Kotjo as chairman and director. It also announced the resignation of Freddie Heng as director and member of the audit committee.
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      Lock icon Federal Int'l offers 44m IPO shares at 30¢ each
      451 7  -  4.4 m for public; UOB Asia steers clear of placement shares By Eugene Low FEDERAL International, which provides equipment and services to the region's oil and gas industry, is offering 44 million new shares at 30 cents apiece in its initial
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      237 4 --r. <D TM INCHEM INCHEM HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 17 August 1999) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 12,580,000 NEW SHARES OF 550.15 EACH COMPRISING: (0 1,258,000 OFFER SHARES AT Sso£B FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBLIC OFFER; AND (II) 11,322,000 PLACEMENT SHARES AT
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      277 5 Hay into to give when selling unit trusts, Pg 12 f v r F' ri J "Never thought I'd deal with stress so well" BkT" ■F' I^l HSfW v ,f.. f'--*rZ*' r > -iVv v *mt'*\ J^-r -> -^O'*' t -'j-L *J- S .*£~V *tr r vV i.". Til'*'/'' Difficult
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  • CPF changes
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      Lock icon Investors keen on withdrawing profits
      475 6  -  Many even thinking of selling CPF share holdings and reinvesting profits elsewhere before deadline By' Teh Hooi Ling INVESTORS are looking to withdraw stocktrading profits from their CPF Investment accounts before the government disallows the practice on Oct 1, 2002. "I'll take out my profits
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      Lock icon $25b more available for investment
      322 6  -  By 1 Serena Ng REMOVAL of the Minimum Sum requirement under changes to the Central Provident Fund Investment Scheme announced on Tuesday has resulted in an additional $25.1 billion in investible savings from members' Ordinary accounts, the board explained yesterday. The board was responding to
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      Lock icon People can still service loans despite CPF cut
      514 6  -  B&nks see no problem with lower CPF contribution By Teh Hoot Ling THE government's move to cut the proportion of contributions going into CPF Ordinary accounts will not affect people's ability to service home loans, banks and analysts say. "A customer's ability
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      78 6 IN yesterday's report "Govt makes major changes to CPF scheme", we said that from Jan 1 next year, the new Special Account contribution rates will be four percentage points for members aged 35 and under, six percentage points for those aged 35-45, and eight percentage points for
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      Lock icon Fund managers don't see huge inflows
      794 6  -  But opening up Special Accounts will be good for long term, they say By Serena Ng FUND managers yesterday welcomed the government's move to free up more money in the Central Provident Fund for investments under the CPF Investment Scheme but said the industry
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      16 7 EDUCATION/ TRAINING The Straits Times Classified. f tp* Classifications 703 794. Is*!*] Buy k. Sdllt. FindH.
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      473 8 Stadia Votom PCI 25c 8,630,000 SingTel 15c 7,850.000 ST Engg 10c 7,661,000 Brieriey NZ10c 7,158,000 SunSgWGrp 10c 5,474,000 ITechGrp4c 4,958,000 Partway H 50c 4,910,000 Ionics P$1.00 4.894,000 CytochHK5c 4.764,000 PNEIndlOc 3,961,000 9>ock» > OUB._ 33,848,800 DBSGrp 28,393,765 SIA 27,795,984 SingTel 15c 22,287,823 Parkway H 50c 21,374,180 NatEtoclOc 19,789,050 STEngo 10c
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      Lock icon STI dips in quiet trade but clears 2,150 on late push
      519 8  -  l-l i comment STOCKS r.sivanithy A LATE push in the five-minute post-clos-ing period between 55.05pm yesterday ensured the Straits Times Index kept its nose clear of 2,150 and provided the only talking point on an otherwise quiet day. Traders
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      Lock icon DB Nikkei covered wrt: bank in pole position
      178 8  -  WARRANT WATCH Byl R Sivanithy THE covered warrant business can be a minefield for the uninitiated a host of technical factors need to be understood. 3ut sometimes these factors are purely external and beyond any party's control. In the case of Deutsche
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      Lock icon Parkway still on gradual uptrend
      214 8  -  HOT STOCK By' Ven Sreenivasan PARKWAY Holdings shares surged yesterday on optimism that the group would be selling its loss-making London hospital. The stock gained 18 cents or 4.3 per cent to $4.34 on 4.91 million shares. The price recovery comes after recent fears interim
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      Lock icon Market Notices
      174 8 ♦GP Batteries will trade ex-final dividend of $0,065 per share of $0.80 each, tax exempt, on Oct 4. Its book closure date is Oct 9 and the date payable for the dividend is Oct 27. ♦Shangri-La Asia will trade ex-dividend of HK$O.O7 per share ofHK$l.OO each on Sept
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      Lock icon Sterling, euro hammered down on US rate fears
      356 8  -  -3 i comment CURRENCIES larry wee STRONG US data on Tuesday, especially a very solid housing number, rekindled fears of higher US interest rates and sent the euro and pound sterling crashing again despite an amazingly powerful German Q2 GDP number of
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      47 8 YOU CAN NOW.PUT YOUR CPF SAVINCS IN EIGHT. important All applications for units in eight must be made on the application forms accompanying the prospectus investors must read the pro-.pectus The value of the units and the income from them may fall as well as rise >I<l
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Rdemco teams up with Mitsubishi Estate
      328 9  -  First joint project will be to develop roriAmrial project in Tokyo By Marissa Chew PIDEMCO Land yesterday solidified its strategy in Japan with a partnership with Mitsubishi Estate Co, one of Japan's largest real estate developers, and said the two partners have already agreed
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      Lock icon Macau wants to woo S'pore IT firms: chief exec
      611 9  -  It is offering gateway ti China market, IT expertise By, Audrey Tan MACAU, a Special Administrative Region of China, wants to attract Singaporean IT companies to set up there. It is offering them a gateway to the mainland market and a
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      Lock icon Visitor arrivals at record high in July
      260 9  -  on the economy visitor arrivals ftyi Andrea Tan VISITOR arrivals grew 123. per cent year-on-year in July to hit an all-time high of 706,318 after two months of single-digit increases. The growth was led by Africa with a 13.9 per cent rise, followed
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      Lock icon ATMD, Freehills awarded formal law alliance
      185 9  -  By. Andrea Tan adding that it would be dons "as soon as torney-General Chan Sek Keong had earlier this month approved seven out of sight applications for JLV licences as part ofthegovornmsnt's move to liberatiss the legal profession. ATMD had submitted an application for
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      Lock icon NCH launches 1st private residential project
      248 9 NTUC Choice Homes Co-operative (NCH) will be launching its first private residential project at Sengkang this weekend. Called Rivervale Crest, the 99-year leasehold development is close to an LRT station. NCH will put the first phase of 111 units up for sale on Saturday,
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      Lock icon This year's trade awards emphasise creativity
      364 9  -  Ten get awards for adapting strategies t# fit New Economy By. Audrey Tan TEN companies will receive the International Trade Award (ITA) next week, in recognition of their contribution to Singapore's international trade. This year's awards have an additional focus: Creativity and knowledge. These
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      Lock icon Refining margin set to hit 5-year high
      317 9 Reuters SINGAPORE refiners are poised to chalk up their best quarterly returns in five years as margins for the first 10 days of August soared to a blistering $5.25 per barrel, Jardine Finning Securities said in a report. According to the research note
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  • MAIL bag
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      Lock icon Address hotel sector's imbalance holistically
      831 12  -  Christopher Khoo Research Director (Asia Pacific) Hospitality and Leisure Group Price waterhouseCoopers I REFER to the article "The burden of an unrealistic target" (BT, Aug 22) by Mr Lee Han Shih. I do not intend to address the validity of the long-term arrivals target of
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      Lock icon Well-done article on SM Lee's visit
      63 12  -  Anthony Ho I REFER to the article "SM Lee's emotional valedictory visit" (BT, Aug 25) by Karim Raslan. This is a very well-written article. For an expat Singaporean living in Sydney, and growing up in Singapore during the Separation period, your article took me
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      Lock icon Are we ready for deregulation?
      70 12  -  Mark Yeo I REFER to the article "Shaking things up a little" (BT, Aug 26). I share the writer's disappointment that deregulation of the markets has resulted in this current state. I reckon if we still need laws to prohibit chewing gum consumption, then perhaps
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      Lock icon Case for UOB Asia to buy back eWOS shares?
      297 12  -  Daniel Soh I REFER to the article "CAD to probe UOB's role in eWOS IPO" (BT, Aug 28). My view of the eWOS affair is that UOB Asia misled the public by failing to disclose that the IPO they are managing
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      Lock icon Verify true state of short-selling
      278 12  -  Narayana Narayana IRKMKMBKR having written to your paper some time in the mkH9Bos In regard to accusations of short-sell-Ins. Then, as Indeed now, I commented that every time the general share market or a particular counter reacted unfavourably to the projections of some players, the
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      Lock icon Why broking fees lower in HK
      252 12  -  Tan Keng Soon I REFER to the letter "Learn from the experiences of other bourses" (Mailbag, Aug 29) by Ho Kai Weng. In general, I think he is right there should not be fixed commissions. These should be set according to market forces. But
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      Lock icon Key info to give when selling unit trusts
      159 12  -  Toh Yong Chuan Assistant Director (Corporate Communications) Monetary Authority of Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article "Why unit trust promotion won't change soon" (BT, Aug 21) by Stewart Aldcrofl. I thank him for his suggestion that unit trusts be allowed
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  • WOMAD 2000
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      922 13  -  Argentinean singer Barbara Luna shares with iaah rat the story of how architecture's loss became music's gain LEAH RAY Asked what message she hopes Singapore audiences will get from her music, Argentinean singer Barbara Luna answers in one word: "Love." Luna was born in a small village in
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon The power of personal responsibility
      794 14  -  STTT3 bottom line OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group WE now have the results of a huge experiment in human nature that teaches a critical lesson about social progress. Hie lesson emerges from the 1996 US welfare reform, the mandated end to bilingual
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      112 14 The show is simple to follow. I am not so smart, and I know many of the answers. Maybe I will be a millionaire.' -Haqbool Ahmed a 41-year-old fan of the Indian version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire', which has boosted Star TVfrom the No
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      651 14 EDITORIAL STRATEGIC partnerships with ports around the world is the right way for PSA Corporation to go if it is to sustain its remarkable pace of double-digit annual growth in the face of growing competition. The Singapore port operator is well aware that its
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      248 15 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg RHB Capital Bhd, Malaysia's third largest lender, said yesterday that it had swung to profit for the year ended June, on lower bad loans and greater margins from its lending business. It made a profit of RM393.7 million (*****.3 million),
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      560 15  -  Arab-Malaysian, ITtflmftj Affin »mi BSN among those which scrambled to qualify for tax perks From] Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur THE last of Malaysia's bank meftjers finally took off with a flurry of announcements late yesterday evening, effectively marking the
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      280 15 KUALA LUMPUR Profits drop fl% to RM 770 m, instead of RM646m expected Bloomberg SIME Darby Bhd's fiscal 2000 profit fell less than expected as higher earnings from the power division of Malaysia's oldest diversified company offset a decline in the contribution from
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      216 15 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S balance of payments posted a surplus of RM11.6 billion (SIS.2S billion) in the first quarter to March, compared to a deficit of RM2 billion in the previous quarter, the Statistics Department said yesterday. The first-quarter current account surplus
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      620 16 KUALA LUMPUR Better tonic would be scrapping profit exit levy for foreigners analysts AFP MALAYSIA'S stock exchange yesterday announced cuts in brokers' fees to woo more business to the sluggish market but analysts said a better tonic would be scrapping
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      232 16 MANILA Reuters THE Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the debt reprieve of National Steel Corp (NSC) by another 30 days, documents obtained by Reuters yesterday showed. NSC, once the country's largest maker of cold rolled steel coils for galvanised iron sheets, has debts
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        106 16 Bloomberg TELEKOM Malaysia Bhd. fell 20 sen, or 1.8 per cent, to 10.80 Malaysian ringgit its first decline in six days. The fall came after the country's third-largest company by market value said profit for the six months to June slumped 46 per
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        62 16 Bloomberg GUINNESS Anchor Bhd, Malaysia's second-largest brewery, fell 10 sen, or 2.8 per cent to RM3.48, its lowest level in more than two months after it reported a 57 per cent drop in full-year earnings to RM6I million from a year ago. Guinness said
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      523 18 JAKARTA Ex-president eager te attend trial, bnt dectors might rule against it: lawyer AFP THE private doctors of former Indonesian president Suharto will not decide until three hours before his trial today whether he is fit to
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      251 18 JAKARTA Biady to come under scrutiny over alleged illegal fending AP INDONESIA'S attorney-gen-eral has asked police to help US investigators probe allegedly illegal contributions by a prominent local businessman to Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign. "We have asked the police to
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      115 18 JAKARTA Bloomberg HONDA Motor Oo paid UB trillion rupiah lion) to increase its stake and became an equal ptttnsr rf a nxXorblkejotat venture with PT Astra International, Indonesia's biggest sutoi—her. Honda, the world's biggest motorbike maker, botgfai a 4JLS per cent in PT
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      301 18 MANILA Current laws d§ art allow fall takeover of Manila thrift banks Bloomberg HSBC Holdings may have to settle for owning up to three-fifths, rather than all, of PCI Savings Bank, a small lender that it is seeking to buy.
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      257 19 JAKARTA AFP THE Indonesian coast guard has nabbed and impounded two tankers and a barge which were trying to smuggle thousands of tonnes of diesel ftiel to Singapore, reports said yesterday. The Indonesian Observer identified the vessels seized on Monday along with 18
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      505 19 BANGKOK Liberalisation of securities industry conkl lead to major fee war Reuters A LIBERALISATION of the rules governing securities companies in Thailand is likely to lead to a war for fees and commissions that could put many brokers out of business. "The liberalisation is
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      438 19 BANGKOK Central bank surprises with higher than expected exports of USs6b in July Reuters THAILAND'S economic recovery and export growth stayed on track in July but sharply higher oil prices began to hit industrial output and inflation, analysts said yesterday.
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      399 24  -  Big boost from 26% fall in bad, doubtful debts to HKs3J>b Fromi Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong BANK of China, one of three note-issuing banks in Hongkong, yesterday reported a 58.3 per cent jump in interim earnings for its branches in Hongkong
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      155 24 MfiptNyi i mm I wttk rMbftlkv AFP operation, Admart, in an attempt to col :)oeiee,itvas reported yesterday. Mr Lai has sold all of Ms ildareot tn Admart unit e-iooe, which seDs mobile phonee sad provides communicationa eervteee, tbaJMßft China
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      564 25  -  Li has kept using the threats against those with different political views: ads Frorni Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong MORE than 250 people took out advertisements in two leading Hongkong Chineselanguage dailies yesterday to criticise billionaire Li Kashing for his
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      98 25 a NEW DELHI AFP INDIA'S most famous political dynasty grew another generation on Tuesday when Priyanka Gandhi, the great granddaughter of the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, gave birth to a baby boy. SK Sama, chairman of the Ganga Ram Hospital, said Ms Gandhi, daughter
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      308 25 NEW DELHI High oil prices, weak rupee compel them to do so AFP DOMESTIC Indian airlines said on Tuesday they were being forced to implement stiff air fare hikes because of surging global oil prices and a weaker rupee. The country's largest
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      192 25 HONGKONG Reuters FRENCH retailer Carrefour will shut its Hongkong operations on Sept 18 due to difficulties in finding sites big enough to grow its business, the South China Morning Post said yesterday. Carrefour, which runs four stores in Hongkong, will lay off about
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      512 21 SEATTLE Office 10 will be nost significant product to be released nnder firm's'.NET strategy Reuters MICROSOFT Corp on Tuesday said it is releasing the first test version of its new Office software package, adding features like voice recognition and "smart" Internet links to
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      289 21 TOKYO Reuters SONY Corp, Japan's flagship high-tech manufacturer, said yesterday it would spend a total of 100 billion yen (Ssl.6 billion) by March 2006 to build a new semiconductor plant in Japan, accelerating its drive fcto the potentially lucrative component business.
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      52 21 [TOKYO] Takahiko Higashi, board director of marketing services at Microsoft Co Ltd annowingtte launch c^of the Japanese version of Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me) here on Monday. Microsoft in Japan said it will launch the operating system designed for the home user on Sept
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      244 21 WASHINGTON It deletes all the programs in a Palm device AP ANTI-VIRUS experts are warning consumers about the first intentionally destructive program for Palm handheld computers: It appears as an update to a Palm program, but instead deletes all programs on the device. The author
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      588 22 PEOPLE Amazonxom chief rejects alarmist analyses on group's financial health Reuters [PARIS] E-commerce pioneer Amazon.com wants to preserve its independence despite its recent stock market misfortunes, founder Jeff Bezos said on Tuesday. Mr Bezos, chairman and chief executive officer of the online book and music
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      313 22 WASHINGTON AP FEDERAL regulators on Tuesday filed a suit to stop an allegedly fraudulent pyramid scheme said to be masquerading as an Internet investment club and had bilked some 2,000 investors of US$5.6 million (559.6 million). For a U551,495
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      334 22 PORTLAND, Oregon Hewlett-Packard, IBM, NEC, Dell among 13 sponsors Bloomberg INTEL Corp and International Business Machines Corp said they and other companies will open a lab to help develop electronic-commerce software that runs on the Linux operating system. Intel, IBM, HewlettPackard Co
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      622 26 LONDON OM says response was positive; Deutsche Boerse may make connter-bid with others FT Reuters Bloomberg LONDON Stock Exchange shareholders on Tuesday dismissed the £822 million (Ss2.l billion) hostile bid from OM Gruppen as too low, but said it could prompt
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      546 26 LONDON At the heart of the matter is how to attract liquidity FT THE takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange by OM Group of Sweden has cast a spotlight on their differing visions for the consolidation of European stock markets. On one side,
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      502 26 MMWIJii OWSUakuatrkiaM with may beat tart OH is wkmUshMurt*a Reuters [STOCKHOLM) Swedish businessman Olof Stenhammar, the man who set off the world's first takeover battle for a stock exchange, started his career 35 years ago seUi&g swimming pools in southern Sweden. One of the
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      Lock icon Hutchison and NTT to bid for C&W Optus?
      388 27 SYDNEY NTT denies any jeint interest in Australian telco; Optns shares rise as much as 8% after HK report Bloomberg HUTCHISON Whampoa and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp are teaming up to bid for Australian telecommunications company, Cable Wireless Optus, a Hongkong
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      332 27 SYDNEY But rise fails to excite market, with shares re treating AFP COMMUNICATIONS giant Telstra Corp yesterday posted a 5.5 per cent rise in its annual net profit to A 53.68 billion (553.63 billion) the biggest in Australian corporate history. The result, achieved
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      520 27 Billionaire takes a big hit in three-day gambling spree Reuters [CANBERRA] Australia's richest man, Kerry Packer, known as one of the world's biggest gamblers, was reported yesterday to have lost at least US$2O million (5534.4 million) in a three-day gambling spree in Las
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      307 27 SAN FRANCISCO AP AFP Bloomberg A JUDGE allowed the first class-action suit to proceed against Microsoft Corp on allegations that the software giant's monopoly harmed California consumers. Dozens of similar suits linger nationwide. In a 21-page opinion released late on Tuesday, San Francisco
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      546 28 NEW YORK Swiss firm to pay in cash and stock; 2,500 will lose jobs Bloomberg CREDIT Suisse Group yesterday agreed to buy Donaldson, Lufkin Jenrette Inc for US$l3.4 billion (Ss23 billion) in cash and stock. DLJ shareholders will receive US$9O per share,
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      382 28 WASHINGTON The OJ% fall in July points to slowing growth in H2 Bloomberg THE index of leading US economic indicators fell in July for a third straight month, a sign that higher borrowing costs may restrain growth in coming months,
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      632 28 AMSTERDAM Gerard Kleisterlee to oversee 3rd phase of regeneration Reuters PHILIPS Electronics NV settled the question of succession yesterday, announcing that a relatively unknown company insider will take over from president Cor Boonstra when he steps down as expected in April 2001. Gerard Kleisterlee,
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      360 28  -  SINGAPORE By' Vikram Khanna BANGLADESH offers a wealth of investment opportunities at low cost, as well as access to major markets, the country's industry Minister, Tofail Ahmed, said yesterday. Pointing to the economy's projected 6 per cent growth rate this year, its self-sufficiency in food and
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      240 28  -  SINGAPORE By Engene Low NASDAQ-LISTED life sciences company Sangui Biotech International is setting up its first Asian research and development facility in Singapore as part of a move to make inroads into regional markets. Incorporated in 19%, USGerman Sangui is active
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        79 28 Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] Royal KPN NV, the Netherlands' largest phone company, unexpectedly posted a first-half loss, as charges related to the purchase ofE-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH, Germany's No 3 wireless service, wiped out earnings. The company lost 19 million euros (Ss29 million) compared with net profit
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        83 28 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's industrial outputfell for the first time in three months in July, as production ofautos and machinery fell. An expected rebound this month should fuel a rise in production this quarter, underpinning economic growth. Production fell 0.7 per cent in July, after gaining 1.9
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        95 28 [WASHINGTON] British participation in the North American Free Trade Agreement would have only a marginal economic impact on the US and UK, contrary to arguments by proponents of expanding Nafta, a new US study says. The report—being used by politicians on both sides
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      355 29  -  SOX Derivatives Tntitagßeports ST Index/HSCI STpore Index Chan Yet San Refco (Singapore) Pte Ltd THE Singapore stock market ended just a shade lower yesterday. The Straits Times Index gave up just 1.34 points or 0.06 per cent to close at 2165.34 points. Within the
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      241 29  -  MSG! Taiwan Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore THE Taiwan stock market suffered its biggest decline since May 20 yesterday to close at its lowest level of the year. The MSCI Taiwan Index lost 11.48 points or 3.33 per cent to close at 333.13
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      170 29 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Blazing oil prices showed no signs of retreating yesterday, trading steady despite reports of a big increase in US crude stocks as fears of heating oil shortages this winter in the West mounted. International benchmark Brent crude futures for October
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      329 29 Reuters London THE euro hit record lows against the yen and threemonth lows against the dollar yesterday, but staged a swift rebound amid wariness of central bank intervention. Dealers said the foreign exchanges were all the more sensitive to such talk after Japan's Vice-Finance Minister Haruhiko Kuroda reiterated
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      2779 30 HOMOKOMO AFP □Hang Seng ***** HONGKONG share prices fell 0.8 per cent yesterday on fu-tures-related selling, ahead of yesterday's expiry of the Hang Seng August contract, dealers said. Profit-taking dragged down property stocks, although Tuesday's land auction results were better than expected, they
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      1977 30 TOKYO AFP D Nikkei 225 -***** SHARE prices in Tokyo slipped back below 17,000 points yesterday with investors depressed by a decline in Japan's July industrial output, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index closed 240.06 points or 1.4 per cent lower
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      878 30 Reuters |Jfgw»n«hflnßhiai -M 8 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed a touch lower yesterday as investors retreated to the sidelines to watch for clues to where the markets might head next. Trade was slow as the Shanghai B share index fell 0.74 per cent to 70.82 points, with turnover
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      348 30 AFP QWPbfax -***** TAIWAN share prices fell 3.5 per cent yesterday to this year's low on panic selling sparked by fears that more troubled banks and companies would emerge, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index plunged 273.53 points to close at 7,543.96 points, on turnover of
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      313 32 AFP DjOwnpoatelafci -2J6 MALAYSIAN shares ended 0.3 per cent lower yesterday in dull trade before the National Day holiday, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 2.65 points to finish at 795.84 points. The market will be closed today. The
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      305 33 AFP Q Composite Index -12.63 South Korean share prices fell 1.7 per cent yesterday with the Composite Index down 12.63 points at 718.93. Volume stood at 208 million shares. —AFP *«i JO m— An»m Stmt ....***** -200 Br*n7ocll 840 -20 Control Bank 640 uncti ChoilComm *****0 -2500 Dm Gu
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      281 33 AFP rl Composite Index +10.94 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 0.7 per cent yesterday with the Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index up 10.94 points at 1,525.19. Volume fell to 377 million shares worth 900 million pesos from 875.31 million shares worth 1.13 billion pesos on Tuesday. AFP *<*30 f*M COOC)
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      266 33 AFP QNZSE-40 -8.21 NEW Zealand's stock market closed down 0.4 per cent yesterday on weakness in index leader Telecom Corp, dealers said. The stock market's NZSE--40 Capital Index was down 8.21 points at 2,101.78 points on turnover of NZ$l4B million. —AFP W *h COOO) Advantage MOS -2 69 -0.01
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      538 33 AFP nADOrtatria jM AUSTRALIAN share prices lost 0.3 per cent yesterday after investors shied away from market heavyweights Commonwealth Bank and Telstra. The All Ordinaries index fell 10.4 points to 3,316.3 points while the SP/ASX 200 was down 11.6 points at 3,357.8 points. Turnover totalled 568.94 million shares worth
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      750 33 AFP FlsLTlndei *0.43 THAI share prices finished 0.1 per cent firmer yesterday in thin trade with foreign investors sidelined, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index was up 0.43 point at 309.67 points and the SET 50 index rose 0.02 point to 21.79 points. Advancing stocks
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      673 33 AFP n Composite Indei -L7B INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.4 per cent down yesterday, off their lows on growing expectations the trial of former president Suharto would run smoothly, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 1.78 points at 469.06 points, off a low of 459.64
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      940 36  -  rn commentary They are costly, they dent image, but damage can be contained, says Christopher Tan Christopher Tan THE other night, while happily vegetating with what must've been the 16th re-run of a Van Damme movie, I was rudely awakened by an ad
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      494 36 Govt allowing move due to EBP success, owners'appeals OWNERS of the 4,900 or so weekend-plate cars here will have cause for cheer soon. The government will allow the vehicles to be converted to normal-use cars from Oct 2, Minister Of State for
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      247 36 TOYOTA distributor Borneo Motors has started taking orders for the new Corolla, well before its official launch scheduled for Oct 25. "We've had a lot of inquiries," said general manager William Choo, when asked about response to the first print ad last week. The
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      Lock icon Comfort unit in talks to take over workshops
      300 36  -  AD reports by CHRISTOPHER TAN COMFORT Automotive Services (CAS), the fast-growing vehicle-repair and maintenance arm of listed Comfort Group, is set for another spurt. It is in talks to take over Singapore Power's 80,000 sq ft workshop at Übi industrial estate and
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        114 36 AUTOHUB2I is a consumer-to-businese used-car auction site that promises "live" bidding. It works like this. A -1 seller sends his car to be evaluated by the Automobile Association of Singapore to determine Its minium setting i price Ifthe seller agrees to this price, details
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        62 36 YOU can now book a Tibs taxi via a real-time site at www.etaxls.comag.Once logged on, account hoiflHrs are connected to the satellite-based Sky Trek cab-despatch system. Based on your specifications, the system will despatch the nearest cab availahle.Yoa will receive the confirmation and taxi nomber
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        71 36 BIDDING tot car registration numbers in the BDF aeries has started and will doae on Sept 2. Bids must be made on fonns obtainable at the Land Transport Authority's Sin Ming Drive office. To check which numbers are available, go to www.taLoov.ag or call the LTAinfottOe
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        Lock icon Jeff Beaumont is Falkon Rally change
        53 36 AUSTRALIAN Jeff Beaumont has done it agate. The veteran rally driver emerged overall winner at the Falken Rally over the weekend, (hiving a Mitsubishi Evo VL Second was stockbroker Bill Ng in his Subaru H Impreca WRX, followed by Itaenee Soh in anotiMr Mitsubishi
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        58 36 IF you've come across some shrunken-Looking yellow-top cab*, your eyes are not playing tricks on you. These are Toyota Corollas, part ofa consignment of SO ordered by private taxi operators here. The two-litre dieeekhriven Corollas are visibly smaller than theToyota Crowns and Nissan Cedrics plying our
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        69 36 OCCUPATIONAL therapist Linda Hirsekorn has helped develop a virtual reality driving simulator that aaaeaeaa snd rehabilitates injured or disabled drivers. Based on a new software, it provides realistic conditions and does away with risks involved in real-life tests. Temasek Engineering School and goDigitaLcom are working to
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        132 36 NASDAQ-quoted i 2 Technologies has signed Independent contracts with DaimlerChryaler, Toyota and Volkswagen. The contracts are part of major efforts at each company to improve business results using private online marketplaces tor collaboration internally sod with trading partners. DatmlerChrysler North America has awarded Q phase
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        Lock icon Now, programme your Volvo car
        110 36 VOLVO has become one of the first in the induetry to offer a host of cutting-edge technologies that allow cars to be individually programmed. Volvo On Call will send emergency messages to a predetermined alarm centre ehould you meet with an accident (introduced in the
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        112 36 IN AN uncommon no-holds-barred Aill-page advertisement this week, Nissan published results of crash tests conducted by Japan's Ministry of Transport and the National Organisation for Automotive Safety 4 Victims' Aid. While previous ads refrained from naming competitors, this (me did not shy from
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        57 36  -  Christopher Tan BUDGET Rent a Car has teamed up with Singapore Airlines' KrisFlyer frequent-flyer programme. KrisFlyer members, who rent a Budget vehicle between Aug 1 and Oct 31 this year, could win 250,000 KrisFlyer miles. This would entitle the winner to fly first-class anywhere on
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      55 36 Your problem is our problem. The Motoring Page will soon start an advice column with the able assistance qfthe Automobile Association# Singapore. Send us yourquerieson anything related to motoring and we'll try our best to help. You can fax to BT Motoring on 733-5171, or e-mail us at btletter%sph.comjsg. So
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    1682 37 Executive Suite Transactions for executive condos for selected districts lodged between Jan 24 and Aug 28. SUBTMME PKXJKT CONTRACT MLT-M PWCI PSF STflKTNAME PMJKT CONTRACT BULT-M PNCE W WINK Mil MA (STOOD! (SI) MMI QATE MCA (STOW) (SS) fMFT) 0OFT) PWot18 WestwoodAve TheFtoravale 25/06/00 1324 515 389 P»irRtsOr3 Eastvale
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      726 38  -  ICl's interactive Web site enables users to choose and experiment with a variety of colour combinations for different room settings. It also offers advice on decorating and planning paint purchases. vivium no checks it out VIVIEN NG A BEDROOM from hell. Colours gone wrong, walls of a
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      319 38  -  By, Andrea Tan SINGAPOREANS planning to buy or rent a property in Perth need no longer make frequent trips Down Under to view its potential. aussiehome.com, a property portal specialising in Perth properties, enables users to take a virtual 360 degree walkthrough of the
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      1864 39  -  Based on implied land values from current development charge rates, amv JLHOit expects new DC rates for residential and industrial land to remain largely unchanged AMY KHOR The writer is head of research at Knight Frank Developers, landowners and industry analysts will be keeping their
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      96 39 •O PLEASURE BOATS/ SEA SPORTS Glide your eyes over here if you love a splashing good time. The Straits Times Classified FOR SALE BY TENDER 331 YIO CHU RANG ROAD New 3-storey building with roof terrace and commercial space on ground floor/ basement Ideal for retirement care home and elderly
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      27 39 $26 sounds good. Turn used Hems into extra huchs Drum up a uhicK sale with Fastaris tor as linie as $?6 Call CATS at 1800 737 1166
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      1048 40  -  Q2 marks unusually low activity as the number of private home caveats falls 9%. It also sees fewer HDB upgraders who for the sth quarter account for less than 50% of caveats lodged. WLUUSBA CHEW reports MARISSA CHEW THE second quarter was unusually quiet, with the
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      313 41 Bridge Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose three points to 1,641, Baltic Panamax Index rose four points to 1,596, the Baltic Handy Index was up four points to 1,138 and the Baltic Capesize Index was unchanged at 2,197. It was a slow start following the long weekend
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      256 41 M30 g Ml CWT Distribution 0.70 -002 4 Cosco UmlwiiU 0.20 0.01 692 Freight Unfct 0.M -0.01 2* G9HoMMg» 041 -0X32 1 Mai Sun Hup 0.40 unch 541 IMCHoWng»-HK MO unch 0 Java llaMMgi 0.T7 unch 05 Mpa«ICorp 4.00 unch 1049 KappairCLS 143 -0.02 294 K*pp*i Marin* 0-23
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      580 41  -  Australia has no long term planning to preserve int'l competitiveness of its ports: port official From\ Evelyn Duffy in Perth AUSTRALIAN ports would reap a major boost to their ongoing efficiency quest if they enjoyed similar levels of political and
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      269 41 Reuters [HONGKONG] Ocean-Land Group Ltd said it expected to invest not less than HK$2OO million (Ss44 million) in a possible container logistics joint venture with China's largest transportation firm, China National Container Corporation (CNCC).;The trading and property company said on Tuesday
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      131 41 AFX-Asia [SEOUL] Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd said it has developed a 1,000-4,000 horsepower diesel engine for ships. The large-sized engine is environment-liiendly, with gas emissions lower than the level permitted by the International Maritime Organization, it said. "This is the first time a local
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      442 41  -  NOL unit to discuss ways of improving access to ports By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A high-pow-ered delegation from Neptune Orient Lines' container and logistics arm, APL, is in China to meet key businessmen and government officials. The visit clearly intended to shore up
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        338 42 ITWF Journal THE idea is seductive: getting paid to travel the world on some of the most modern and beautiful ships a glamorous, romantic adventure. However, not surprisingly, the image is too good to be true. Below decks on virtually
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        534 42 Occupancy rates for the big three companies in the industry are running at 100 per cent ITWF Journal THE cruise ship market continues to boom, creating record profits and providing one of the shipping industry's most buoyant sectors. Growth predictions, based on ships
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      195 42 PAGE Dongnama 3 ACL 6 E »trans 6 ML 3 Kl 4 Accord 8 ECU Line 6 Appenship 5 Evergreen 6 Assets 8 FoongSun 8 Austral 8 Futvii 7 Balajt Shpq 5 Clink 4 BSA 7 Cemartrans 6 B'tangMas 8 Hangli 7 CCm 7 Hanjin 3 CMA
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      18071 49 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 12/09 02/10 Austral CAPE JERVIS I5S0 65-*****22 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoire m/ot 24/09 Hanjin tenc yun he 515 *****0235
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        789 52 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Ocean Goto £326 'jO 30/08/6:50 3V08/5 00 Neptune Bree 12 J03 30/08/7:50 3V08/740 Spc Capricor *****8 J12 30/08/6:20 30/08/19:00 Great Happy 236/00 JM 30/08/8:45 02/09/8:00 Budibahari2 B6210a J04 30/08/7 35 30/08/22:59 SmMM 2 26 J05 30/08/9:10 3I/Mft00 TaohuaMng M2 J» 30/08/8:10 02/09/8:00
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        1954 52 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofclnq/Bclwice tot Is Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptriod from To Ftom AC£ CONT* MOWS 11/2240 21/1900 »/1*9* a/1*00 2* 2W00 30/0659 30/0900 21 29/1700 30/0*59 30/0900 30/0700 30/1159 30/1400 4 30/1200 30/1459 30/1700 ktvmm omoM a/ttoe ttnm iwwi ivm a
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        209 52 Ang 31 Malaysia: National Day. Bap 12 Korea: Harvest Festival Day. Taiwan: Mid-Autumn Festival. Sap 13 Hong Kong: The day following Mid-Autumn Festival. Sap 15 Japan: Respect for the Aged. Sap 23 Japan: Autumnal Equinox Day. Oot 1 China: National Day. Oot 2 Hong Kong: The day following
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        799 52 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        478 52 Carbon 180 Mu 990.1 0.6 M.1 0.08 79 0.0S Au$ 24 Density Hater Residue Ask Aluminium Sediment No above £25 0 0 4 0 0 0 TJ5T 380 Ave 987.6 0.6 U.2 0.07 35 0.03 bia 380 Mu 997J 6.9 17.4 0.17 73 0.07 M/IT3 »v/v
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        686 53 Biggest carrier's on-time performance only 4&3%, Northwest had best performance of 75% Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Major US airlines' on-time performance fell in June, dragged down as UAL Corp's United Airlines missed the schedule on more than half of its flights, the
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        Lock icon US airlines invest in Internet site that allows shopping with flier miles
        325 53 Bloomberg [MINNEAPOLIS] Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines and four other carriers have invested in Mile Point.com, an Internet site to let travellers use frequent- flier miles to help buy goods from electronics to fishing gear. Mile Point.com plans
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        Lock icon PAL to cut profit forecast due to rising fuel prices
        249 53 Bloomberg [MANILA] Philippine Airlines plans to cut its profit projection for the year ending in March 2001 because of increasing fuel prices, said Avelino Zapanta, the national carrier's president. He declined to give a new target. The original target was
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        1777 53 an FLIGHT £T* FLIGHT £70 S***** *05 S026 2350 UMW 6*7361 19)0 6*7362 2055 «*7)06 *05 om 1930 OTK 20i9 0F6 #05 *1*229 2230 SO 7 343 2335 LH6360 2230 F*nkl _S0989 15)0 S0990 OHO S0229 2230 S0603 WO C2352 0910 faM SO327 0715 H.0644 0040
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        340 53 Animal matter found sent for DNA testing AP [LOS ANGELES] Investigators have found the first tangible evidence that a bird might have been sucked into a jumbo jet's engine over the weekend, causing the airliner to spew big pieces
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        Lock icon Brick and mortar set to make a comeback
        673 54  -  The traditional companies have an edge over dot corns in B2C e-commerce and can kill them, says FedEx executive By Donald Urqahart THE Internet is changing the way business is conducted, but it is thanks to traditional brick and mortar companies and
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        380 54 Accreditation programme will ensure high standards in rapidly growing industry [SINGAPORE] A professional accreditation programme for logistics professionals, Asia's first, has been launched by the Singapore Trade Development Board (TDB) in collaboration with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and the Chartered Institute
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        321 54 [SINGAPORE] The logistics of transporting horses to the Sydney Olympics this year fell on German carrier Lufthansa Cargo. Between Aug 20 and 24, some 200 horses from 29 nations flew on its Boeing *****0F from Frankfurt and London to the Olympic venue. The equestrians
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      163 41 Brick and mortar set to make a comeback BBackPg Cruise ship market sails towards record profits «Pg2 US flight delays up In June; United has worst record m Pgl3 Aircraft schedules Pg 13 V *i; ;^^Py The movers and shakers of shipping are sailing into :-^/'V**> Singapore in September for
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      197 42 Keep in Touch When you need answers fast: Whatever, wherever and whenever you ship between Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Middle East, Europe and North America, you're always in touch with NYK with Real-Time Shipping Information (global home page) www.nykline.com 11 mi r t i SENLIM AGENCIES PTE. LTD. 133, Htm
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      665 42 Lines services represented by r Members of the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Shipping Association Members of the Singapore Logistics Association SUIT UNi MALI r Ivissa Tvor lw Tiu m P. KLANG SPORE MALE Empress Uly VO7OO 27/08 31/08 06/09 Princess Lily VO6OO 13/09 15/09 23/09 Empress Uly VOBOO
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      922 43 SAX SERVICE (DIRECT) vcsa w smeu uu om dm hou o« an mi ~~m nk mnaauos om 06/09 21/09 26/09 26/09 26/09 is/oa 15/01 is/oa it/os 16/00 API SARDONYX 023 13/09 28/09 03/10 03/10 03/10 03/10 03/10 03/10 05/10 OS/10 API TOURMAIM 0371 20/09 05/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10
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      1748 44 SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN ANAPA VtSKI VOY SMI L£H HTM WW HAM OHV FU VESSEL VOT SM «T S>l FOS VIC WW POHANG SfNATOfI 0013W 22 00 M M 10 M 11.00 12 00 13 00 14 00 CHOYANG CHANCI SOW 24 110) 12 H 14 IN 10
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      973 44 m, A■ MAC-NELS S'PfiRE M'&IA Carrier MN CONTR UNES, INC p. guoang: <07)3-3726 MV/XZJ SBU: (064) *****9 MAMLA: (632) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P. KELAWG. (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****46 KUORNG (062) *****1-3 MAWZANILLO (MEXICO) MV "P&0 NED SAO PAULO 0 V.3008E ETA SIN:
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      691 44 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER KM N SHEW (CFS MUUMO. MUMBMCOLOMM ALSO ACCEPTING TO ALL NORTHERN ANO WESTERN I.C.D. POINTS Vn*«l S PORE N SHEVA COLOMBO PKLANG CAPE CANAVERAL VI2IW U SEP 12 SEP 11 SEP 22 SEP TULSIOAS Vl3O II SEP II SEP 23 SEP 21 SEP CAPE CREUS VII2W 17
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      1702 45 IQVISSa VOY HKO KHH I SIN Pitt DX» lAI DMM IK IRAN TEHRAN PCL-170 01/09 03/09 07/09 00/09 13/09 16/09 T1709 20/09 IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-171 00/09 10/09 15/09 15/09 23/09 24/09 26/09 20/09 IRAN KERMAN PCI-172 16/09 14/09 20/09 21/09 21/09 29/09 01/10 03/10 IRAN ISFAHAN PCI-173 20/09 19/09 23/09
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      352 46 EXPORT VESStt VOYAGE SGP CMB DUB JBA ABU DRRN RAN KM NXV ZHUAN6HE 0154W 01/W- IZ/W IVW- 11/W--UM ADROIT 042R023W 04/W OR/W 13/W 14/W 15/W UM ASSURE *****13W 05/W- 14/W- 15/W- 11/W VUHE 0151* 01/W- n/m- 21/W- 25/WIrtNASPIRE *****25W 11/W 15/W 20/W 21/W 22/W UNAMGEL 0141-027W 12/W 21/W- 22/W- 25/W
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      973 46 a r*r= ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD Ml*! TEL: *****21, FAX: *****19, TELEX :RS ***** ACU»L CR NO *****M0000E fOt BOOKINGS PtEASC CALL *****22 SALES A MARKETING *****21-21 ■iMmrwr I g n nrin JAKARTA .(7 um Ut m+) *Bsa vm 9N ioc vtssa I vor I —if YANTRA 35$N 2/9
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      392 46 M TELOK ILANGAH ROAD IR2-Q2 CmPORT CENTRE STORE MM2S TEL *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR NO. **********0W ma «nr ra eid oesimow Mfiun 12am iwai imam mmguomg/pontmnm EMMA 3MM MUM Mm NLBWNUUITK"fIWM UMMU MM MKM MM KMTVMt For ew)»inti and bookingt please contact BEASPACE SHIPPING (S)
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      464 47 BSA x l 9 V MYANMA \BBBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myoanar National L!m) w Laadiag for Yongo. vissa voy sm m kn fgii SAGAMG 0M SU> SITTWI MW 03/09 MALAYSIA AGtNTV OOUSTIAO SHIPPING AGQKKS KUL TH 03-*****00 PU: TH 03-*****101 PEN: TH. 04-*****02 PGU: IU 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A $fYk«
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      732 47 uXw WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA 'CAR RORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE' |VKSa VOT I RAMP WIGHT LBC MAO MIA SAV lAL (Mff MTC IKW MOT TOM AHOII 4001hs AJM 12/00 00/10 17/10 10/10 27/10 247i0~257i0~ 27/10 Tf7lo~ OS/ll TARONGA AHOI9 4001 m AJM 24/00 25/10 02/11 05/11 07/11 00/11
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      1415 48 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO AUSTRALIA H RJRX COMBMNEW SERVICE va _wr m m m m stb ~m m m m —Htf PS M/WW/W IS/M 17/W N/N n/W *ajkai w ii/wivw li/» '"■"M *> ow n/w n/m ii/i> n/io n/i« wmh m «/i« i»/i» ij/i# FEEDER SERVICE TO INDONESIA va vot
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      53 51 Shantou, Dongshan, STL CONTAINER LINE ZhangZhou For Services To Vietnam Calcutta Turn to Pg 3 Mon/Wed/Fri Pg 7 Worldgate Express Lines STANDARD SHIPPING Wallenius AGENCIES PTE LTD Wilhelmsen Offers Weekly FCULCL New Europe To CACT MAI AYCIA MIDDLE EAST/ EAST MALAYSIA ec AC A PORTS AbIA service DETAILS Pg 8
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      393 53 Uwb OfMNoai Lis hi RnntHMP (to m nu 'tmatm smiGlasgow; Scotland, UK) Maioo Smi It Aucdon or Hum Fambcation Punt Eqummt, Imc Hugh Shin 5000 ton 4M 1200 TON X 3M VomCAl. PIATI tamic Rous (CAMMJ OMMOMC PIATIISOMM ft fSMM mo, cold Rbmcttvhj), Nicous IMmc Tmiibs (two f axu two
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      221 54 currencies. one currency. MngAddnw Import Expreaa A/C 96 123 4M7 XYZLMM #0"%- Jun 2000 Lava* 20 TkMc Bmtdmg > Curfancy r—-T r—l Ma HAM Ms Caw—H Pea Kg Imparl Expraaa OS/OVOO ********** 0 Ram Mo<Ma 1 S ''4 V* *di*u "7-—— .t m I 11/OWBO ********** PC 1 IS 490
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