The Business Times, 29 November 2000

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    23 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 s i. N G A p o R E Internet- http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 29. 2000
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    Lock icon MARKET SUMMARY
    77 1 □OT Unas (-13.26) MBT-fIU U 797.21 (+135) ST INDEX FUTtJIES U6&00 (-25.06) SXXSCI FUTURES ***** (4.60) STOCK MARKET INDICES Itaesday Change KL8E COMP m*t *m NIKKEI 22a RO&87 -61-6* HANO SENG UMAX -S&W SET INDEX MSH7 -lW JAKARfA COMP I2U4 -4J© MANILA COMP —1,41&« rlUt ttlilR. UB| 71JS
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    72 1 FOBEX BATES ust s# US$ i.TM £(l!S$/S$ per U» 2.486 EURO(US$/S$/E) 0.863 1.496 DM MN L668 YEN 116* 63.96 RM 18N 4166 HKS 7m 4.416 BAHT 4J.66 24® RUHAH 6,466 M87 PRIME SATES SINGAPORE* 5.86 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA BANGKOK —*88 MANILA lLN HONGKONG 8.80 TAIP0 .7.84 SYDNEY 8J6
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    Lock icon Next year's govt land sales to yield up to 7,000 homes
    1019 1  -  Developers relieved that supply will be about 30% lower than this year's By\ Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] The government yesterday said it will sell land for 6,000 to 7,000 private homes and executive condominium (EC) units next year, 30 per
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    Lock icon PM's Office responds to Gus Dur's criticisms
    433 1 It's responsibility of PM Goh to sum up consensus views of Asean leaders [SINGAPORE] The Prime Minister's Office yesterday clarified and put in perspective criticisms made by Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid against Singapore's role at the justended Asean Informal Summit held here. Ong
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    Lock icon Venture capital in Asia at the crossroads
    924 1  -  Co-head of Draper Fisher Jurvetson's Asia operations quits Prom* Andrew Wee, Audrey Tan in Hongkong THE resignation of a top executive from the Asian arm of a high-profile Silicon Valley venture capital firm has sparked a spirited debate over the future of Asia's
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      205 1 inside Top Stories Kumpulan Guthrie to buy over Salim's plantations. Next Page Bid for Sime Singapore fuels 36% price rally. Pg 4 >, .->i .'4 BT Comment v v. i V y Japanese banks not out of the woods yet. hi < v,. i New Asia Biz Woman Making 11
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      35 1 j: X *r S2O-a-day in ERP charges: in the making? Why it is a to pay iMMiiiiMi ii— Mil— nmnm—■ —BHwrf r 11 Behind Gus Dur's j a: a < 'X- ".7? l Mail Bag, 23
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Into thin air
        109 2 MANY stock markets around the world have been under water for the year and a cool US$4.2 trillion has evaporated because of the global downturn in equity markets. So says J Paul Home, an economist at Schroder Salomon Smith Barney. The peak in total world stockmarket capitalisation
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        Lock icon From First World to Third
        167 2 FLOATING around the Internet is an interesting take on an event that's much in the news these days. Some excerpts: ♦Imagine an election occurring somewhere in the world in which the self-declared winner was the son of the former president and that former president was
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        Lock icon Gastro-conferencitis
        88 2 LAST week, French President Jacques Chirac kicked off the international global warming conference at The Hague with the remark that "each American emits three times more greenhouse gases than a Frenchman". One British tabloid newspaper thought this did not go far enough. Americans emit more of other gases too,
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        Lock icon Yes, tell us how much they make
        61 2 LAST weekend, BT ran an online poll about the Corporate Governance Committee's key recommendations. Readers were asked whether there should be disclosure of individual directors' remuneration. Here's what they thought: Yes, that is in the interest of shareholders: 90% No, that is too
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      Lock icon Kumpulan Guthrie to buy over Salim's plantations
      444 2  -  It will pay Ibra USs3som for the 25 palm oil plantation companies Froml Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta MALAYSIA'S palm oil giant, Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd, will acquire 25 palm oil plantation companies from the Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra). The companies were formerly owned
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      Lock icon WTO official attacks Asean Plus 3 move on trade pact
      674 2  -  Planned pact could dfgr.rimimiiA against outside trading partners, he says From. Anthony Rowley in Manila A SENIOR official of the Ge-neva-based World Trade Organization (WTO) yesterday launched an unexpectedly sharp attack on the agreement reached in Singapore last week among
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      119 2 Stock Challenge Top Performers: Nov 28 NAME GAIN 1 Mr Chew Kok Um 303*586 v 2 MrPangYingKrt 96,965 3 Mr Urn Seng Huat 61,666 4 Mr Tan Ah Yen 46,146 5 Mr Zhou Hong 40,392 6 Mr Lim Chin Choon 40,350 7 Mr BsonAng 35,953 8 Mr Yeo Horng Chiat
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      315 3 BP 1 JWiHKL iPnLL if? ■if m \l f i 4 n iWSt' V 1 iff V V J PATEK PHILIPPE Wml Wfz*. fmSJ mMti/' geneve ■Ml I S Mk* < \>r IL IH| lbV" v HHRfcJ B A M m JLf Begin your own tradition. Hli I |i lai»4
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Bid for Sime Singapore fuels 36% price rally
      490 4  -  General offer at premium also spurs interest in other motor stocks By Christopher Tan THERE'S nothing like a general offer to put the roar back into a rusty old engine as shown by Sime Singapore's performance on the stock market yesterday. A
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      Lock icon Sime paying 36% premium to take HK unit private
      115 4 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Sime Darby Bhd, Malaysia's oldest industrial group, said it will take Sime Darby Hong Kong Ltd private, making the unit its second overseas business to be taken private as part of a reorganisation plan. The move to delist
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      Lock icon DBS to integrate finance arm back into the bank
      339 4  -  150 staff to be absorbed by bank which will also take over unit's clients Byi Siow Li Sen DBS Bank has decided to integrate its wholly-owned finance arm, DBS Finance, back into the bank as part of its continuing efforts to
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      Lock icon More CapitaLand shares in public hands in due course: CEO
      190 4 IT'S just a matter of time before more shares of Capita Land Ltd —currently 60 per cent owned by government-linked Singapore Technologies (ST) —end up in the hands of the public, says president and chief executive officer Liew Mun Leong.
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      Lock icon MPH's H1 profit slips 18% on weaker A$
      292 4  -  By] Eugene Low MPH Ltd suffered an 18 per cent drop in net profits to $5 million for the six months to September as its property development business in Australia was hit by the country's weaker currency. Group turnover was $409.3 million,
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      Lock icon Japanese banks not out of the woods yet
      717 4  -  locksiew anthony rowley THE current reporting season for corporate profits in Japan has produced some dramatic gains among a wide variety of companies, thanks to strong export demand and cost-cutting. One sector that has failed to share such good fortune is banking,
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      Lock icon Companies can now call Woof! to extend their reach
      374 7  -  Listed firms can webcast events to shareholders at $5,000-$lO,OOO per event By Serena Ng SINGAPORE'S listed companies may soon have fewer excuses for the patchy information they give their shareholders. Woof!, the Internet broadcasting channel of MediaCorp Interactive, is looking to
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Sim Lian gets $66.5m HDB job
        80 7 SIM Lian Group has announced that Sim Lian Construction Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been awarded a contract worth $66.5 million by the Housing Development Board to design and build public flats at Punggol East. The project is scheduled to commence in December 2000
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        Lock icon Powermatic Data trims first-half loss
        74 7 POWERMATIC Data Systems said it has narrowed its net loss for the half year ended Aug 31 to $1.62 million from $1.89 million a year ago dus mainly to exchange gains. Turnover rose 10 per cent to $24.6 million, thanks to strong sales of disk
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        Lock icon Miyoshi's net gain dips 15% to $6m
        64 7 MIYOSHI Precision Ltd's net profit for the financial year ended Aug 31 fell 15 per cent to $6 million. Turnover rose 10 per cent to $48.8 million. The company said higher costs and lower gross margins led to the profit decline while a
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      Lock icon TPA Strategic gets nod for Sesdaq listing
      315 7  -  Byi Candida Ng TPA Strategic Holdings Pte Ltd, a local company, announced yesterday that it had been granted in-principle approval by the Singapore Exchange to list on Sesdaq. The company, which had its ranking on the Andersen Consulting and The Business Times' Enterprise
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      Lock icon SingTel's Mercurix ties up with BMG Entertainment
      327 7  -  Another unit partners doAsia to launch dining portal By Tang Weng Fai TWO Sing Tel-related companies have separately announced tie-ups with partners yesterday. Mercurix Pte Ltd, a SingTel subsidiary launched in April this year dealing with digital rights management, said in Hongkong that
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      647 4 LIONHEAD ACQUISITION, LLC and SOLECTRON INVESTMENT COMPANY, LLC (Formed in Delaware, USA) (Formed in Delaware, USA) wholly-owned subsidiaries of SOLECTRON CORPORATION (Incorporated in Delaware, USA) VOLUNTARY CONDITIONAL CASH OFFERS to acquire all the Shares and all the outstanding Bonds issued by NATSTEEL ELECTRONICS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)
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      198 5 •nniih t»-i 4 V •>1 h V. i.i* *1 $L V-, f ■.;«-«rtm > \xx* r ir INTRODUCING A NEW FORCE IN THE WORLD OF PROPERTY -1;.,'"-'.! !L -f v.". tjp 1 $i J v >-. >,'J H a--, v4O "MM.- Pidemco Land and DBS Land are now CapitaLand.With combined
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Second-liners see churning as defensive-stock play fades
      564 6  -  -li comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THE push on defensive stocks last Thursday and Friday faded into a distant memory yesterday as the local market continued its gentle but frustrating slide in everdwindling volume. The promise of further delay in announcing the winner of the
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      Lock icon To issue or not to issue calls in volatile market
      214 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By: R Sivanithy THE issuing of covered warrants is a tricky business, a point we've made several times in this column. When markets are down, issuing a call may be the right thing to do from a customer
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      Lock icon Marco Polo rally depends on volumes
      240 6  -  HOT STOCK By\ Serena Ng THE stock of Marco Polo Developments has been consolidating upwards and could see a rally if trading volumes pick up. The counter yesterday ended flat at $1.74, on volume of 267,000 shqres. It recently bounced off the $1.60-level and
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      142 6 ♦ROTARY Engineering will hold its EGM on Dec 15 at 3 pm at 17 Tuas Avenue 20. ♦COLIN Au Fook Yew has resigned as managing director ofGenting International on medical grounds effective Nov 16. Consequently, Ong Moh Pheng has ceased to be Mr Au's alternate director on the
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      Lock icon Profit-taking pushes US$ lower in Asia trade
      352 6 AFP [TOKYO] The US dollar suffered more profit-taking against major currencies in Asia yesterday after rising in advance of Republican George W Bush's declaration of victory in the US presidential race. With Democrat Vice-President A 1 Gore vowing to fight the crucial Florida
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      468 6 Stocks Votume ChewEuHock 20c 16,341,000 PCI 25c 14,981,000 SGX1C 13,502,000 PohLian 10c 11,997,000 AddvafTech 2.5c 10,868,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 10,498,000 PacificCenturyl 0c 9,421,000 OUB DB eCW*****3 8,020,000 CSC W*****7 7,778,000 Omni Ind 10c 7,536,000 Stocks > Chart Semiconductor 26c 69,599,400 DBSGrp 39,216,478 OUB 26,658,788 SPH 24,352,321 Omni Ind 10c 23,366,040
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      60 6 0 PRIVATE EQUITY The Management of Prudential Asset Management Asia Limited One of Asia's Largest and Longest-Established Management Buy-Out and Private Equity Finns has Acquired through a Management Buy-Out 100% Ownership of the Company from The Prudential Insurance Company of America The Company has been Renamed PAMA GROUP INC. NOVEMBER
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      37 6 Grow Your CPF With eiBht must Ik- mode on the. application forms i units and fWwnay full as well (is use ►!<> H'.SKAf VEHICLES f The Straits Times Classified. Classifications 302 393. Buy it. sen it Find h.
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      642 7 INVESTOR" AN^BB The 3-day course aims to cover the essential elements of company analysis by focusing on the key items found in financial statements and the ways in which they can be reported. The course will provide participants with a full understanding of financial accounts, the uses and abuses of
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  • TOURISM awards
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      Lock icon Heady brew for Victor Sassoon
      508 9  -  Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf founder named Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year; Star Cruises honoured too Reports by Andrea Tan IT COULDN'T have been a better anniversary gift. Exactly four years after Victor Sassoon opened his first Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf outlet in Singapore,
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      Lock icon Tourism will always be about service
      686 9 STB chief nrges S'pore to deal with service issue Source: STB SINGAPORE Tourism Board chairman Edmund Cheng yesterday raised the issue of Singapore's quality of service and urged the industry to boost its standards. "Tourism will always be people reliant. No matter how much
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      198 9 I Sime Darby Berhad (Company No. *****-M) ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS OF UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR THE IST QUARTER OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDING 30TH JUNE 2001 Quarter ended Quarter ended 30th September 30th September 2000 1999 RM Million RM Million +1 GROSS REVENUE 3,034.7 2,625 7 16 PROFIT BEFORE
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      80 9 -v V > (g> gerald genta W^ i rrr _*elßp BI RETRO "The simplest of the complicated watches" SINGAPORE THE HOUR GLASS Takashimaya S.C. Tel 734 2420 Scotts S.C. Tel 235 7198 Lucky Plaza Tel 733 1262 Peninsula Plaza Tel 337 8309 Raffles Hotel Arcade Tel 334 3241 Millenia Walk
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon E Asian hotels doing well: Arthur Andersen director
      504 12  -  Those in S'pore, HE, Tokyo, Seoul had occupancy levels of over 80% for Ist 9 months Reports by Vince Chong SINGAPORE, along with Hongkong, Seoul, and Tokyo, recorded hotel occupancy levels of more than 80 per cent for the first nine months
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      Lock icon Corporate clients key to higher room rates for S'pore hotels
      361 12 CORPORATE clients hold the key to higher room rates for Singapore hotels, says Arthur Andersen consultant Andreas Flaig. It therefore makes sense for hotels here to target that market sector if it wishes to raise room charges, he said. Mr
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      Lock icon STMicro Asia-Pac bags EDB award
      286 12  -  Award is highest corporate award given by govt By. Andrew Wee STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific yesterday received the Distinguished Partner in Progress (DPIP) award from the Economic Development Board. The DPIP award is the highest corporate award given by the Singapore government to recognise companies for
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      Lock icon PowerGas tariffs to go up one cent per unit from Dec 1
      143 12 SINGAPORE Power's subsidiary Power Gas will raise gas tariffs by one cent per unit from Dec 1. Under the fSMral tariff category, the price per unit of gas will rise to 15.23 cents. Prices under thebulk tariff A
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      Lock icon S'pore top Asia-Pacific direct marketing hub: US study
      173 12 SINGAPORE is the top direct marketing hub in the AsiaPacific, said the Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS). Citing a study by US research firm International Business Market published in Export Today's Global Business last month, DMAS said Singapore has the most
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      Lock icon Q3 wholesale trade up 35.5%
      236 12  -  141=1 on the economy wholesale trade By] Eugene Low THIRD-QUARTER domestic wholesale trade rose by 35.5 per cent compared with a year ago, boosted by a surge in the trade for petroleum and petroleum products. Excluding petroleum, the wholesale trade index went up a mere
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      Lock icon Comfort should justify rise in rental rate
      97 13  -  MAIL ran Joyce Chan Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article "Comfort to raise daily taxi rental from Dec 4: source" (BT, Nov 27). This is disgusting considering Comfort is already operating profitably. There is a social obligation not to tax the
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      Lock icon Higher taxi fare as well, Comfort?
      127 13  -  Yvonne Tay Executive Secretary Triaton Asia Pte Ltd Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article "Comfort to raise daily taxi rental from Dec 4: sources" (BT, Nov 27). I would like to know if the $2 rise in daily taxi rental will mean
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      Lock icon Bid by Sime Darby a model for others
      149 13  -  Denis Distant Singapore via Internet THE announcement of the offer by Sime Darby Bhd of 92 cents for each share in Sime Singapore Ltd should be a model adopted by other companies intending to make takeover bids. Trading in Sime Singapore was
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      Lock icon Taking Gus Dur's outburst in stride
      100 13  -  Ong Jhon Seon Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article, "Gus Dur says S'pore has only profits on its mind" (BT, Nov 27). There is no surprise when an Indonesian politician lashes out at Singapore during a period of political difficulties back home.
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      Lock icon There is no free lunch in this world
      140 13  -  Steven Ho Singapore via Internet I REFER to the article, "Gus Dur says S'pore has only profits on its mind" (BT, Nov 27). I am not surprised at his comments. Tomorrow he will comment on Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, etc. He makes
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      Lock icon Prudential sells Pama to top managers
      630 13  -  Renamed Pama Group will be owned and ran by same management team From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SENIOR management of private equity investment specialist Prudential Asset Management Asia (Pama) have bought out the company from Prudential Asia Investment, a subsidiary of US-based Prudential
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      201 12 You've found a way to succeed. Now learn to find another. of Michigan Singapore Strategic Marketing Planning February 19 23, 2001 Finance for the Non-financial Manager February 26 March 2, 2001 Leadership in Action March 19 23, 2001 Corporate Financial Management April 23-27, 2001 Management of Managers May 7 -11,
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      16 12 L TODAY Lianhe laobao Petroleum industry group a moneyspinner for China's Shanxi province KffiUfW mi 1*88:
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Take the hightech hype with a pinch of salt
      728 14  -  fclTT^ bottom line OPINION robert reno WHEN someone remarked that Brazil had a great future, Charles de Gaulle is said to have replied: "It always will." This was more than just an insufferable Frenchman being condescending. Much the same could be
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      129 14 'We have basically been somewhat victimised by information. And in markets like this, people aren't waiting around for the truth.' -Mike Fries president ofUnitedGlobal Com Inc, on the decline of shares of the No I cable-television provider outside the US, and its European unit, United Pan-Europe Communications
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      Lock icon The economics of gridlock
      607 14 EDITORIAL AS the drama surrounding the still-inconclusive US presidential election held on Nov 7 drags into its fourth week, financial markets are pondering what sort of economic policy will emerge from Washington. With the matter of vote counts and recounts now being taken up by the
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      Lock icon Asia at a crossroads
      1111 14  -  Dependence on outsourcing limits Asia's power over its own economic destiny By, John Miller The writer is head of Singapore and New Market Development at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) THE West is often accused of exploiting the Asian countries of the Pacific Rim.
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      Lock icon Latest loony idea: supply-side spending
      1045 14  -  COMMENTARY By Caroline Baum Bloomberg [NEW YORK] THE campaign season has produced many new economic ideas and hypotheses, some in support of the two presidential candidates' programmes and others the concoction of those who stand to benefit or lose from them. For example, the bond
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  • New Asia Biz Woman
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      Lock icon Making good in an all-boys club
      1299 15  -  Professional cooking is male-dominated. sakxnah man aft meets four women who have successfully defied the reign of testosterone SAKINAH MANAFF The writer is with newasiawoman.cdm CULINARY maestro Paul Bocuse was resolute when it came to female chefs in his kitchen. "I'd rather have women
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  • UNIT TRUSTS
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      Lock icon Relief in store for Asian equity next year
      741 16  -  So says Schroder, Which is taking a defensive stance on Asia By Genevieve Cua ASIA ex-Japan equities are expected to yield double-digit returns next year, given their steep corrections this year, says Schroder Investment Management director and chief investment officer Leong Wah
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      Lock icon UNIT TRUST SCORE BOARD
      341 16 CHANGE BENCHMARK CHANGE TaptOfmtfi M ItI bmgapore Hooonai moex ro/ Singapore E&i 17.62 anggoraST 8.99 2 ACIMF Ml Heaftcart/ iiw»cwQiefr 16.81 ma o/*c 10.7s 3 Aberdeen Singapore Eqty/ Singapore Eqty 7 16.06 Sbgapore ST 8.99 4 Schroder Singapore Trust/ 90VW 13.48 apOteST 8.99 5 Scfaodof Worldwide
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  • PERSONAL FINANCE
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      Lock icon Insured returns, guaranteed
      496 17  -  NTUC Income's Growth Policy is a savings product with coverage and a guarantee. serena no reports SERENA NG NOT only new capital guaranteed plans and fashionable funds are hot. NTUC Income's Growth Policy, which has been around since 1994, is still as hot as ever with a
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      Lock icon In the long term, we must have net gains
      668 17  -  YOURII'.M.M'I william cai The writer is a director at a life insurance brokerage firm. Write Associates. The article was first posted on the Netresearch site (www.netresearch-asia.com). THE CPF Board recently announced the cessation of the regular premium (RP) insurance schemes with
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      Lock icon New guidelines for life insurance sales
      390 17  -  COVER STORY Fact-find, financial needs analysis a most from Jan with penalties for non-compliance By l Genevieve Cua THE Life Insurance Association has issued a 10-page fact-find and financial needs analysis form as a model for its members. It has also spelt out the
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      Lock icon INTERNET RATES FOR SAVINGS AND SAVINGS-CUM-CURRENT ACCOUNTE
      116 17 BANKSffVMNCE COMPANIES BELOW $3000 $3000*99 (5000-9999 $*****-***** $***** UP r ABN-AMRO Bank (Millennium Account) 1.3750 1.37S0 1.3750 1.3000 2.2500 DBS (Auto-Save) 1.0000 J .250IQ 1.2500 1.2500 1.5000 Hong LeornTfinance (Savers Plus) 1.5000 1,5000 1.5000 1.5000 1.5000 Singapore Finance (Savers Plus) 1.1250 1.1250 1-1250
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      991 18 Stock shoppers, can we interest you in a little something in small and midcaps or defensives? FT THE long weekend after Thanksgiving is supposed to be the busiest shopping period of the year in the US. With their stomachs lined with turkey and pumpkin
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      688 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] The last time the US corporate bond market had a year like this with bluechips like General Motors gaining and junk bonds dishing up losses was a decade ago when the economy was contracting. Young businesses such as Linc.net
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      1101 19  -  [MflMmarßets Buyers dominant last week; Capital getting ont of GES bnt stays bullish on Datacraft, ST Engineering 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 Singapore insider
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      848 19 STOCK IffßEl Semiconductor report Equipment orders for North American-based semiconductor companies appears to have accelerated, suggesting that such manufacturers could be gearing up for increased activities, if the latest figures released by global trade association, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International or SEMI,
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      628 21  -  An exchange for scrap parts could' not only be a revenue spinner but help in the greening of Singapore By Raymond Teh The writer Raymond Teh (raymond.teh@i2.com) is president, Asia Pacific, i 2 Technologies Analysts have acknowledged that 828 e-com-merce is now the fastest growing
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      631 22 Companies plan to reduce plant investment next year after aggressive expansion this year on fears of real downturn Reuters [TAIPEI] THOUGH analysts say recent weakness in the microchip market is a shortterm dip amid a broad upswing in the semiconductor cycle, Asian firms are starting to
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      390 22 TOKYO Move aimed at Afiha.nr.iiig competitiveness Reuters JAPANESE electronics giants NEC Corp and Hitachi Ltd said yesterday they will invest 160 billion yen (552.5 billion) to build a memory chip plant, expanding an existing venture to boost competitiveness. The factory to
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      66 22 AFP [BEIJING] A Chinese worker on Sunday apparently being "grabbed"-by an Internet advertisement for the new "E- Tower'' apartments being built in central Beijing. The apartments, like many under construction in China's capital, are being designed and marketed with the
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      399 22 Registered in 1994, site ku become major money-spinner on Internet Reuters (SAN FRANCISCO] A judge ordered a major sex change on the Internet on Monday, ending a hot-blooded struggle over arguably the most valuable piece of real estate in cyberspace the rights to
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      337 22 WASHINGTON Washington Post ARGUING that the Microsoft anti-trust trial had been "infected with error", attorneys for the software giant on Monday asked a federal appeals court to throw out the landmark case, including a judge's order to break up the company for violating
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      Lock icon Star Cruises lists in HK by way of introduction
      388 23  -  It'll issue 685.6 m new shares to three parties through a placement From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong STAR Cruises Limited will list its shares from tomorrow on the Hongkong bourse by way of introduction. When a company lists by introduction
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      140 23 KLSE move will be effective from Dec 20 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia said it will cut the time for investors to settle stock transactions to three days from five from Dec 20, to help attract more equity investments by large international funds.
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      474 24  -  After a year, NSTP has no takers for its stake; UEM may face same problem From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur IT won't be easy for United Engineers Malaysia to dispose of a stake in Commerce Asset-Holding Berhad (CAHB), the parent of
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      Lock icon Petronas to take controlling 27% stake in Proton
      468 24 KUALA LUMPUR The deal will be completed on Dec 4, says DRB-Hicom Reuters MALAYSIA'S oil company Petronas will step into the driving seat at Proton next week, taking a controlling 27 per cent stake in the national car maker as it prepares
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      220 24 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg RESORTS World Bhd's shares fell 6.2 per cent, its biggest one-day drop in Ave months, after the casino operator said it'll sell its 3.9 per cent stake in Norway's NCL Holding ASA at a loss. Resorts, |5 per cent owned by Genting
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      361 24  -  The USs2som issue tobesold&sa quasi-sovereign debt From] Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur TELEKOM Malaysia's recently announced 10-year global bond issue is expected to receive a good response despite the recent flood of telecom bonds in the European and US markets. It will
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      514 25  -  High-flyers hope to raise level of economic decisions, says Harlsh Mehta in Bangkok rri Harish Mehta HE coming Thai election is attracting f I 1 many high-powered and high-profiled f II candidates —sons and daughters of busi--1 1 ness dynasties and tojnlrawer Us££l m
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      Lock icon Philippine economy surprises with 4.8% GDP growth in Q3
      449 26  -  Tribunal throws out Estrada's plea seeking dismissal of impeachment suit Fromi Al Labita in Manila THE Philippine economy grew more than expected in the third quarter of this year, weathering a series of crises ranging from the Moro kidnapping spree to
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      257 26 MANILA Ex-official claims he was forced out of business for Estrada's benefit AP A CABINET official closely associated with President Joseph Estrada said yesterday he has filed a 22.5 million peso (S$800,000) libel suit against a former tourism secretary who claimed to have been
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      Lock icon Tisco Finance leading bid for Siam City Bank: report
      165 26 BANGKOK Bloomberg TISCO Finance pic, one of Thailand's biggest non-bank lenders, is leading a bid by a group of international investment funds to buy state-owned Siam City Bank pic, the Bangkok Post reported, citing unidentified people at the Financial Institutions Development
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      887 26  -  I-li comment ASEAN yang razali kassim THE day after his outburst against Singapore in Singapore itself President Abdurrahman Wahid set off to the nearby Indonesian island of Batam to address an Asean-related NGO conference. His foreign minister Alwi Shihab did not go along, proceeding straight to
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      Lock icon Withdrawals continue, Regent fails to get loans
      263 26 SEOUL Merchant bank wanted 150b won loan from KorAm Bloomberg REGENT Merchant Bank, a Korean unit of Hongkong's ißegent.com Ltd, failed to get a 150 billion won (*****.2 million) loan from Kor Am Bank, as customers continued withdrawing money after allegations of illegal
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      Lock icon Thomson 'played central role' in murder of Taiwan colonel
      353 26 TAIPEI AFP AN adviser to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian yesterday accused French company Thomson CSF of having "played a central role" in the murder of a Taiwanese colonel who opposed the sale by Thomson of six frigates to his country. "Soon
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      419 27 BOMBAY Televentures unit may go for local listing first because of volatility overseas AFX-Asia BHARTI Televentures Ltd may change its initial public offering (IPO) plans due to the volatility in overseas markets and launch a domestic offering before an ADS issue, Bharti Enterprises vicechairman and
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      Lock icon Tamil Tiger leader calls for peace talks
      223 27 COLOMBO Bloomberg THE leader of the Tamil separatist movement in Sri Lanka again called for peace talks and an end to the economic embargo over rebel-held areas. Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, said his group was prepared
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      Lock icon Pakistan plans sale of government bonds
      301 27 KARACHI Govt names 7 commercial banks as primary dealers Bloomberg PAKISTAN'S central bank has appointed seven commercial banks as primary dealers to underwrite the sale of government bonds, the first step in a plan to develop a domestic debt market in the South Asian
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      457 27 JORHAT, India AFP GROWERS in the Indian tea-producing heartland of Assam say hundreds of planters could go under unless the government and industry captains take urgent steps to improve and monitor quality. The India tea industry, hit by a massive crash in
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      Lock icon HK bourse acts to draw more mainland listings
      407 27  -  Move prompted by fears that merged China bourses will draw business away From. Audrey Tan in Hongkong AMID growing fears that the merged exchanges of Shanghai and Shenzhen will draw business away, Hongkong Exchanges and Clearing chief Kwong Ki-chi said yesterday that
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      2836 28 I NOTICES IfTOl LIM KAH NGAM LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company will be held on 22 December 2000 at 10.30 a.m. at 27 International Business Park, sth Level, Primefield-Landmark Building, Singapore
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      Lock icon Secretive Cazenove to become public company
      535 29 LONDON IPO will raise capital for European expansion for one of UK's top M&A firms FT AFP CAZENOVE, one of the City of London's most secretive and powerful firms, is to abandon its partnership structure and become a public company. The firm, which advises
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      Lock icon Buffett's purchase of 15% stake sends USG surging 30%
      410 29 WASHINGTON Wallboard maker's shares had fallen 68% this year Bloomberg BILLIONAIRE Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Monday said it is holding a 14.98 per cent stake in the biggest US maker of wallboard, USG Corp, sending its shares up almost
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      Lock icon Chretien clinches strong third majority for Liberals
      577 29 OTTAWA It's Ist time any Canadian has won 3 straight majorities Reuters PRIME Minister Jean Chretien steamrolled on Monday to his largest election win yet, the first time since World War Two that any Canadian leader has won three consecutive majorities in Parliament.
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      Lock icon Boom in Internet sales in US during summer
      616 31 1&3% jump in Q3 helped atnag (Iftumml for cirS) books m&iiy AP Bloomberg Reuters BOLSTERED by strong demand fix- cars, books and many other consumer goods, sales over the Internet in the US boomed during the summer even as more traditional retail
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      Lock icon Regulator asks BOJ to boost money supply
      427 31 TOKYO Banks nrged to cut cross-shareholdings sales to aid stocks Bloomberg JAPAN'S top banking regulator, Hideyuki Aizawa, said he wants the central bank to crank up money supply and banks to scale back the sale of cross-shareholdings to try to prop up the
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      Lock icon Tokyo Life solvency hit by policy cancellations
      372 31 TOKYO It plans to ask for a capital injection of around 20b yen Reuters TOKYO Mutual Life, seen as the most vulnerable of Japan's troubled life insurers, said yesterday a key measure of its solvency fell sharply in the past six months, as
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      Lock icon US vinyl maker Armstrong defaults on US$50m
      211 32 NEW YORK Bloomberg IN the first commercial paper default since 1997, Armstrong World Industries, a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings Inc, last Wednesday failed to repay US$5O million (5587.8 million) in maturing commercial paper. North America's largest vinyl-flooring maker faces about 173,000 pending personal
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      1224 32  -  Despite publicly backing Gore, some Democratic lawmakers are actually hoping that Bush will become president From Leon Hadar in Washington As the "Indecision 2000" drama continues into a new political week, all major Democratic lawmakers are expressing strong backing publicly, at least
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      318 32 New GE chief Immelt a natural leader PBOKB He inspires by example and, being only 44, could be in charge for the next 20 years Reuters {NEW YORK] To many, it seems Jeffrey Immelt, the designated successor to the renowned Jack Welch as head of General Electric Co, was waiting
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      Lock icon Blacks accuse Texaco of defying commission settlement
      401 32 NYT [NEW YORK] A GROUP of black employees has asked a federal judge to order Texaco to arbitrate their charges of racial discrimination, saying that the oil company is defying the terms of an earlier settlement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
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      402 32 ZURICH Concern over lagging returns; ÜBS says net ontflow slowing Bloomberg ÜBS AG, the world's biggest money manager, said institutional clients pulled a net US$5 billion in the third quarter amid concern about lagging fund returns. Investors, including the New York State Teachers
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      1014 32 THE SUMITOMO BANK, LIMITED Annual Report For the Year Ended 31 at March 2000 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS In millions of Yen CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME In millions of Ysn 2000 1999 2000 1999 ASSETS: INCOME: Cash and due from banks 1,323,157 846,201 Interest income: Deposits with banks 2,642,560 866,144 Interest
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      293 33  -  SGZ Derivatives fadingReport CT Index/MSCX SFpore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market closed lower following the weaker close of Nasdaq on Monday. The Straits Times Index finished at 1966.26 points, a loss of 13.26 points, or 0.67 per cent, with 21
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      236 33  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan stock index closed lower for a second day in a row yesterday following a drop in Nasdaq on Monday, even as the on-going political squabbles between the government and opposition parties continued
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      163 33 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices slipped yesterday despite growing signs that Iraqi exports may be suspended later this week. London Brent blend futures fell 31 US cents to U5532.75 a barrel and US light crude dipped 34 US cents to U5535.08. Dealers shrugged off
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      330 33 Reuters London THE euro rose to a one-and-a-half-week high against the US dollar and a four-week peak against the yen yesterday, bolstered by wariness the European Central Bank could intervene in its support. The US dollar, meanwhile, came under fresh selling pressure against the yen, Swiss franc and
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      2870 34 HONGKONG AFP, Bloomberg CI Hang Seng -36.54 HONGKONG share prices fell 0.30 per cent yesterday on late selling of hi-tech and telecom stocks and ahead of the expiry of the November futures contract, dealers said. The falls were led by fu-tures-related trade ahead
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      1047 34 AFP, Reuters i"! Shenzhen Binder +L 26 SHANGHAI B-shares climbed 2.90 per cent yesterday on institutional support but underlying sentiment remained cautious. The Shanghai B Index, which tracks shares nominally reserved for foreigners, advanced 2.13 points to close at 75.10 on turnover of 154.95 million yuan. The Shenzhen B
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      346 34 AFP □WP Index -7L52 TAIWAN share prices closed 1.3 per cent lower yesterday amid cautious sentiment following losses on the Nasdaq in the US, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 71.52 points to 5,362.26, following a 0.3 per cent rise in the previous session. Turnover
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      2025 34 TOKYO AFP QNfkkc>22s -«L 52 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 0.4 per cent lower yesterday as investors took profits on big gains notched the previous day when the headline index jumped 2.8 per cent, a dealer said. The market took little encouragement from reports that Shizuka
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      340 35 AFP Composite Index +7.33 MALAYSIAN shares closed one per cent higher yesterday due to window-dressing activity in some blue chip stocks, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 7.33 points to finish at 738.42. The Second Board Index was down 0.54 point at
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      747 36 AFP n SET Index -LQ6 THAI stocks fell 0.40 per cent yesterday with profit-taking on some stocks in the absence of market-moving factors to lure investors, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index edged down 1.06 points to finish at 283.67, while the SET 50 Index
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      277 36 AFP Ownponte Index -1&21 PHILIPPINE share prices fell 1.10 per cent yesterday as investors awaited the start of President Joseph Estrada's Dec 7 Senate impeachment trial on corruption charges. The Composite Index fell 16.21 points to 1,418.04 on volume of 657 million worth 633 million pesos. —AFP an 21
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      650 36 AFP £2 Composite Index •430 INDONESIAN share prices yesterday closed one per cent lower on profit-taking and concerns over President Abdurrahman Wahid's critical comments about Singapore, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed down 4.30 points at 426.94 on volume 0f207.40 million shares worth 175.40 billion rupiah.
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      266 36 AFP HHBB-40 ♦IUO NEW Zealand stocks rose 0.6 per cent yesterday after index leader Telecom Corp climbed sharply, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Index closed up 11.9 points at 1,972.89 on turnover of NZ596.4 million. Trading in Fletcher Challenge Energy accounted for nearly half the turnover. —AFP i>a cwo) Advantage
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      556 36 AFP PAllordin>riM +L4O AUSTRALIAN shares edged marginally higher yesterday following a lack of positive signals from Wall Street. The All Ordinaries Index rose 1.4 points to 3,251.90 and the S&P/ASX2OO Index rose three points to 3,306.20. The All Industrials rose 5.2 points to 5,658.30, while the All Resources fell
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      312 36 AFP PComposite Index -17J0 SOUTH Korean shares fell 3 per cent yesterday, with the index down 17.10 at 536.94. Volume was 339.10 million worth 1.50 trillion won. —AFP n»w W- A nam Semi 5140 -660 Brain Tach 570 -10 Cantral Bank 170 unch Chell Conxn ***** -1700 Dee Gu
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      1073 39  -  I=l I comment MOTORING It will smoothen out traffic congestion and Iron out the stark unevenness In today's vehicle tax regime christopher tan SEVERAL weeks ago, Minister of State for Communications John Chen revealed that motorists would have to pay an average of $20
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      303 39  -  Ail reports by Christopher Tan THE authorities are aware that some motorists are using commercial vehicles as passenger cars, and are monitoring the situation to see if the trend needs to be checked. BT understands that the Land Transport Authority has hauled up commercial
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      115 39 BMW is aiming for a hat-trick at the 23rd Rallye Paris-Dakar scheduled for Jan 1-21. IfßMWMotorrad Team Gauloises repeats its successes in 1999and2000, it will be the German marque's seventh victory in the history of the rally. The Paris-Dakar race starts at the Champ de Mars
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      1396 39 Source: LTA Average open market value (OMV) of cars registered in October. MOOa/MME CC AVEOMV($) ALFA ROMEO A1461 6TTS 1566 15.722 ALFA ROMEO A156 2.0 1570 24,628 ALFA ROMBO GTVOOUPE 2559 34.997 AUUA31.6A50R 1596 ***** AUOA41.QMCR 1506 ***** MJOA416A40R 1,781 28,547 AU0IA41BTnP40R 1.781 ***** A»nAei5rnP40R 1.781 38.964
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        104 39 CHIEF Justice Yong Pung How yesterday ruled that David Koh of deftinct Auto Asia did not break any law when he sub-pledged vehicle documents to a credit company as collateral. He dismissed the case at the High Court without even calling for the prosecution, which had
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        92 39 VOLKSWAGEN has approved 63.5 billion marks (Ss4B billion) to be invested in tangible assets throughout the group over a five-year period between 2001 and 2005. Product investment will account for about 41 billion marks. Production facilities like press shops, paint shops and assembly lines will be
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        95 39 HONDA'S new Civic (above) has won Japan's Car of the Year, along with two other cars built from the same platform. The Civic, Civic Ferio and Stream were chosen "because of their practicality and passenger capacity", the award committee, made up of
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        63 39 FORD's new Mondeo has won Germany's Golden Steering Wheel award, just over one month after its unveiling at the Paris Motor Show at end-September. It was the sixth Ford to land the award, conceived by German newspaper Bild am Sonntag 25 years ago. The
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        73 39 FIRESTONE, the American unit of Japan's Bridgestone that is in the throes of a massive tyre recall, will lay off a further 1,100 employees at two plants and make more production cuts. Last month, the tyremaker announced that it would lay off 450
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        154 39 THE Expo MRT station on the Changi extension line will begin service from Jan 10, Communications IT Minister Yeo Cheow Tong announced yesterday. Speaking to reporters during a progress tour of the site, Mr Yeo said shuttle trains will take commuters who stop
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        65 39  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan YOU can now take a night bus to Changi Airport. SBS* Nite Owl 36M plies two ways between Tomlinson Road and the airport via Orchard Road, Temasek Boulevard, East Coast Parkway and Marine Parade Road. Changi Airport is fast
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      558 40  -  It aims to match rivals' volume sales in 5-10 years, reports adruutlow ADRIAN LOW The writer is a freelance motoring journalist AUDI of Germany does not rule out assuming a bigger role in the distribution business here, according to a senior executive. "We
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      570 40 Corporate raider seeks USsBb in damages from Daimler, dissolution of merger AP [DETROIT] Kirk Kerkorian, the corporate raider who tried to buy Chrysler five years ago, sued DaimlerChrysler AG and three of its top officials on Monday, accusing them of having gained control of the
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      295 41 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) shed three points to 1,688, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) eased five points to 1,502, the Baltic Handy Index (BHI) dropped one point to 1,083, the Baltic Handymax Index rose one point to 9,623, and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) lost two
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      292 41 sex mm CWT Distribution 0.61 a03 25 Chuan Hup 0-36 -0.01 497 Cosco Investment —0.17 unch 0 Freight Links 014 -0.01 78 CB Holdings 0.60 unch 0 H« Sun Hup 0-25 unch 734 IMC HoMings-HK —5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.16 unch 270 KeppetCorp 3*2 -004 457 K*ppel
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      440 41  -  Demand growing for carrier's feeder and breakbnlk liner services By] Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Singaporelisted Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) recently placed orders for six vessels worth an estimated US$6O million (Sslos million) to US$7O million as it expands its container feeder and breakbulk
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      769 41  -  STRAIT TALE By I Seafarer 0 negotiators at the Hague failed in their desperate bid to try to put a deal aimed at reducing gas emissions and, perhaps, putting some sort of break on global warming. Instead, we have been entertained by
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      195 41 AP [TOKYO] A Japanese tanker spilled hundreds of thousands of litres of petrol into the Pacific Ocean after colliding with a Ashing boat, the Coast Guard said. About four hours later, a fire broke out near the bow of the fishing boat, No 35
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        74 41 [LONDON] UK-based mutual P&I insurer the TT Club has won a long-term deal to provide global liability insurance coverage for P&O Ports, five years after they parted company. The pact includes all P&O Ports' owned and managed global facilities including those in Asia,
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        59 41 [LONDON! The UK's Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers has launched a ground-breaking initiative using video conferencing to deliver education and training to students on its nine-month Understanding Shipping course around Europe. The link will enable students, initially in Italy, Spain and Portugal, to receive tutorials directly
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        101 41 [LONDON] The latest figures from the Japan Ship Exporters' Association show a marked jump in export orders made at the country's yards in October. A total of 41 ships 0f2,*****0 gt were placed on the contract books last month, up 31 per cent from the corresponding figure
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        601 42  -  The Japanese carrier is working with the German company to develop new integrated logistics solutions for heavy cargoes, reports P T BANGSBERG P T BANGSBERG Sceptics abound, but the German company hoping to revive the airship to move heavy cargo is getting some support from
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      292 42 PAGE EngLee 11 t Accord 6 ESPUnes 11 Ahrenkiel 12 Evergreen 6 Appenship 5 FoongSun 5 AsiaOCL 11 W Links 12 Assets 7 Fuh 7 Austral 6 L"* Avant 12 Gemartrans 6 B'tang Mas 6 &efishp<j 11 BSA 7 Glory Nav 12 BTL 12 Hangli 7 Balaji
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        762 53 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Cosmar V002 *JOT 28/11/1:45 30/H/64X) Ber Jasa Jan-00 J06 28/11/7:15 29/11/20:00 Aulia Seraya 40/00 J02 28/11/7:55 28/11/214)0 Budiman Inda 01-Hov J04 28/11/8:25 28/11/23:00 Bunga Tetuki Apr-00 J02 28/11/9:30 28/11/174)0 Winstar 1 120S00 J03 28/11/7:00 28/1V21KX) Bunga 2301 023N J17 28/11/10:00 29/11/6:30 Bayswater118
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        2039 53 RECEIVING Of EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO toofclnq/Botonco Rstls Ship Voy Wo Ett/Btr Ported From To From ACHIEVER 394 30/HM0 2A 27/1700 21/0*5* 2MK0 21 27/1700 21/0659 28/090C 3 21/0700 20/189 21/MOO 4 21/1200 20/M9I 20/T700 ACTUARIA 07*0(1 29/ltOO 2A 27/1700 2*0199 20*900 21 27/1700 28/0659 20*900
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        127 53 Nov 30 Philippines: Bonifacio Day. USA: Thanksgiving Day. Deo 3 Japan: Culture Day. Deo B Thailand: H.M. The King's Birthday. Deo 10 Thailand: Constitution Day. Dee 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. Deo 25 USA: Christmas Day. Philippines: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Hongkong: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Sweden:
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        791 53 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        580 53 Carton 180 Max 990.7 0.7 12.9 0.10 79 0.03 Nwv 23 Density Water Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E25 0 0 0 0 0 0 f %M/M 380 Ave 9873 0.2 13.2 0.06 26 0.02 Ium 380 Max 993.2 0.8 15.8 0.09 70 0.03 M/MM
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        290 54 European airlines pass on higher fnel costs to passengers Bloomberg [PARIS] European airlines raised fares on long distance routes by up to 35 per cent in the third quarter as they passed the cost of a surge in oil
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        493 54 US planemaker will also buy back 10 MD-11 planes from Japanese airline to convert to freighters Reuters [SEATTLE] Boeing Co said that Japan Airlines (JAL) has ordered 11 widebody jets eight 777-200ERs and three 767-300ERs worth a total of US$l.6 billion
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        332 54 AFP [HONGKONG] Several crew members of China's flag carrier, Air China, have been arrested on allegations of belonging to international syndicates trafficking in drugs, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Chinese-language daily, the Sun, cited unidentified sources as saying a case was uncovered
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        40 54 [SEVILLE] Spanish tenor Placido Domingo waves from an Airbus 321 passenger aircraft after its launching ceremony at Seville's airport. The plane, named after Domingo, is the second of this model bought by Spanish airline Spanair. REUTERS
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        375 54 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's House of Lords voted to reject government plans to sell a chunk of the national air traffic control service, forcing an olive branch from ministers. The unelected upper chamber of parliament voted by 132 to 125 for an opposition Conservative
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        332 54 This follows a near mid-air collision of Cathay, PAL planes AFP [HONGKONG] A Hongkong air traffic controller was suspended from duty after the latest near mid-air collision scare, a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Department (CAD) said yesterday. A Cathay Pacific Airways Airbus 330 leaving
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        227 54 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Korean Air Co, the world's fourth-largest cargo carrier, said it ordered two Boeing Co 747-400F cargo jets worth US$3BO million (5J667.8 million) to meet rising demand for freight. Delivery of the jets, which can carry as much as 118 tonnes of
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      143 41 NYK, Cargo Lifter in airship venture Pg2 JAL to buy 11 Boeing jets BackPg L Never has the competition for business in ship repair and conversion been ni With more new shipyards entering the fray, prices tumble while mk standards rise and time frames 11. shrink. Now it's aH hands
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      477 47 BSfl A. mm MYANMA mßm, FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmor National Line) Loading for Yangon VESSEL VOY SIN PKL KM PGU MONG LA 34W SU> PAGAN 205W SU) MALAYSIA AG! NTS: KHISTUD SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TEL 03-*****00 PKL TIL 03-*****101 PIN: HI 04-*****02 PGU: HI 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A service of
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      1094 51 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 Anson Road, #06-01 to 03, Singapore *****1 MAIN UNE/OUTWARD: 532 3688 INWARD (DID): 437 2368 IMPORT STATUS (DID): 437 2378 MVtNTOtY (DID): 437 2428 Wobsito http://www.sannuUra.ioin C* NO. **********0N BOOKINGS UNE: 535 6266 (Celiq/Je«»ica/Mei Chan/Jetlynn/Doro/Yvonno/Hanim) JSMMMSBMMSM 8 SLGS/WEEKLY BQSS2SH 3 SLGS/WEEKLY VESSEL VOT SIN I
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      660 52 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER RHYTHM 855N 02-02/12 07-10/12 15-16/12 TIGER BRIDGE 856N 11-14/12 19-20/12 TIGER METRO 857N 08-09/12 14-17/12 22-23/12 B TIGER STAR 858N 12-13/12 18-21/12 26-27/12 TIGER RHYTHM 859N 15-16/12 21-24/12 29-30/12 1 TIGER BRIDGE 860N 19-20/12 25-28/12 02-03/01 IVESSE^^^^VO^^SI^^^CA^^^SIP4| TIGER OCEAN 460CN8 03-04/12 10-12/12
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      1023 52 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Road, 3rd Level, Freight Links Express Logisticentre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg WEBSITE: www.freightlinks.net FOR BOOKING: *****35/5539/5541/5553/3494 PROJECT SHIPMENT HEAVYUFT CARQQ (CONVENTIONAL A RORO) Lawrence Urn *****7«, H/ft *****977 lawrenceOflesin^om.sg WAREHOUSING A LOGISTIC SERVICES ENQUIRY CONTACT: CLEMENT CHUA 9688 5404,
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