The Business Times, 4 May 1996

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 046/12/95 Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes SINGAPORE WEEKEND EDITION, MAY 4-5,1996
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Guangdong investment arm eyes Singapore listing
    531 1  -  Cempany plans te diversify fnnding base and expand into inS-Eisia From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong GUANGDONG Investment Limited (GDI), a Hongkonglisted investment vehicle of the Guangdong provincial government, plans to expand its business into Singapore with an eye to a listing on the
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    PM Goh asks for cheques to be returned to SM and BG Lee
    322 1 Premier intends to debate the iarae ia ParUuMat m May 21 [SINGAPORE] Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong has asked the Accountant-General to return to Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew and Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong the
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    S'pore has a key role in defining Sony's strategy
    351 1  -  Company to test Internet pilot scheme in Republic By] Kevin Sullivan [SINGAPORE] The Republic will play a leading role in defining Sony Corporation's global strategy for the next half century, Sony's new managing director here said yesterday. Koichi Tsunoda, who took
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    Lock icon 2.8% US growth can't last: Blinder
    293 1 Reuter [NEW YORK] Former Federal Reserve vice-chairman Alan Blinder said on Thursday that, given the level of resources utilisation, the US economy cannot keep on expanding at the rapid 2.8 per cent pace of the first quarter. "That is a surprisingly strong report, almost
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    Property stocks ease in wake of MND statement
    351 1  -  Byl Abdul Hadhi Ven Sreenisivan [SINGAPORE] Property stocks were edgy yesterday as investors weighed National Development Minister Lim Hng {Clang's remarks that foreign buyers were not the main cause of Singapore's property price increases but that the government was closely monitoring the
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Shandong investment arm plans to launch fund here
      473 2  -  US$3O-50m scheme draws positive response in early talks; Sitic sets op Singapore subsidiary By] Lu Ning SHANDONG International Trust and Investment Corp (Sitic), the investment arm of the Shandong government, plans to launch a US$3O-50 million investment fUnd in Singapore this year
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      Economist warns of a worrying trend
      269 2 HIGH unemployment in the industrial countries has led to growing regional protectionism, which is likely to undermine the gains being made in Asia, an Australian economist said yesterday. Professor Helen Hughes, a former World Bank economist and currently a senior fellow at the Institute
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      Computer network to help grocery shops boost sales launched
      343 2  -  Shopoet links retailers to suppliers, reduces paperwork and labettr casts By\ Soh Tiang Keng SHOPNET a new computer network to help grocery shops boost sales and productivity by linking retailers to suppliers was launched yesterday by Minister of State for Trade
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      Hng Kiang on property policy
      667 2 We reproduce below in full National Development Minister Urn Hng Kiang's reply in Parliament on Thursday to two questions: +Will the minister consider introducing measures to curb property speculation such as imposing a levy on foreigners buying property in Singapore? +Is there a need to
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      SM leaves for Boston check-up
      235 2 SENIOR Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who had a second operation in March to clear a blocked heart artery, leaves for Boston tonight for a check-up. The Prime Minister's Office said yesterday that Mr Lee will be accompanied by his wife, primary physician John Wong and
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      Panasonic in $30m research programme
      218 2 NEWLY-incorporated Panasonic Singapore Laboratories (PSL) is shifting its research focus from audio and video coding to multimedia and vision technologies in a $30 million programme over Ave years. It announced yesterday it would focus on areas such as digital video disks (DVD), digital broadcasting via
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      AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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  • FOCUS: PERSONAL FINANCE & INVESTMENT
    • BULL'S EYE
      • Article, Illustration
        BT Sentiment Index
        585 4 Those polled fix* their views on the Singapore stock market's outlook in the week ahead are: Alliance, ING Barings, Daiwa Securities, GK Goh, Deutsche Morgan, Nomura, Phillip, Merrill Lynch. tafcranOHV ♦Most of the negative news concerning Sembawang has been discounted as its share price did not suffer
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        In My Opinion
        539 4  -  Liew Yin Sen i|" AKING sense of the IVI Mala sian econoIXA my and the course of policy actions (or a seeming lack of it) has never been easy for many observers. But it is now increasingly clear to us that policy-makers are once again on top
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      Lock icon Buying a piece of NZ
      1232 4  -  Australia may beckon but NZ property market conditions make Auckland among most attractive in terms of capital gains By\ Shahiron Sahari [SINGAPORE] J* OME destinaM tions are great for holidaying but not so great I to live in. 1 New Zealand, Ik W it would
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      Call to underweight S'pore stocks
      473 4  -  By Lee Yoko Har TWO broking houses HG Asia and DBS Investment Research reckon current prices on the Singapore market may not be sustainable, citing the relative maturity of the local economy. HG Asia has recommended that investors underweight Singapore stocks in the next six
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      Lock icon BT Golf Index held steady in April
      399 4  -  TknahMenh Country Club again the biggest gainer By\ Shahiron Sahari THE Business Times Golf Index saw no real gain in April, but thankfully for most investors, it didn't Call either. Instead, the index, which tracks the advertised membership prices of eight local golf
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      Market mood remains upbeat
      558 4  -  Attractive returns spur foreign buying averting the 'great correction' seme kai anticipated From, Al Labita in Manila PHILIPPINE stocks, given their high valuations, look overdue for a major correction. But strong foreign buying has kept these stocks on an upward trek, analysts said. The 30-Bhare Phisix
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon New M'sia Plan seen setting slower growth target of 8%
      408 6 KUALA LUMPUR Focus on increasing productivity with better skilled labour and technology AFP MALAYSIA'S new economic blueprint to be unveiled next week is expected to apply gentle brakes to surging growth while pushing the service sector and an inadequate labour
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      Lock icon Suharto says he'll continue with state duties
      326 6 JAKARTA Reuter AFP INDONESIA'S President Suharto said yesterday he had been deeply affected by his wife's death but would continue to ftilly perform state duties. The comments, broadcast on state-run television, were Mr Suharto's first public reaction to the death of his wife
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      Lock icon Train that's no myth
      39 6 [BANGKOK] A surveyor looks down at a statue of a mythological beast, while holding a surveying rod atop a concrete pylon yesterday as he works on the construction of the capital's elevated rati system. AFP
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    • Article
      Look out for stolen cancelled GM scrip
      227 6  -  From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IF YOU are offered General Motors Corporation share scrip at an unbelievable bargain or as a collateral for loans, check twice before committing your money. Cancelled GM common stock scrip which were stolen two years ago have
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      Lock icon Taiwan urges China to end stalemate
      234 6 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN expressed regret yesterday over China's rebuff of its latest initiative to end a festering stalemate and urged its communist rival to embark on a "new path" towards renewed talks and better ties. "The Chinese communists are conjuring up too many obstacles
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      Lock icon S Korea fights burden of bad loans
      357 6 SEOUL There are structural weaknesses in its banking system FT SOUTH Korea is viewing with alarm the banking crisis in Japan, fearing its own banking system may be engulfed by similar troubles. Seoul now appears set on cleaning up the balance sheets of
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      Lock icon Gandhi's grandson new envoy to S Africa
      93 6 NEW DELHI Bernama-PTI GOPAL Krishna Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, has been appointed new Indian High Commissioner to South Africa exactly a century after his grandfather began law practice and launched civil disobedience movement in the former apartheid regime. Mr Gandhi, who succeeds
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      Lock icon Sabah chief minister quits in line with power sharing pact
      331 6 KOTA KINABALU Reuter THE head erf Malaysia's Sabah state government has resigned in line with a promise made to share the job among the state's three main ethnic groups, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday. Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
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      Lock icon Indonesia to announce new export incentives
      165 6 JAKARTA Reuter INDONESIA will issue new fiscal, monetary and administrative policies for selected labour-intensive industries in a bid to boost exports, Bisnis Indonesia reported yesterday. The newspaper quoted Trade and Industry Minister Tungky Ariwibowo as saying that the new fiscal policies would include regulations
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    • NOTE Book
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        Lock icon Boosting Australia's fighting forces
        55 6 Reuter [CANBERRA] Australia's military will boo* its contort capability, including beefing up ofhhore fighting ferns, to kesp pace with Asian powers locked In an arms-buying spree, the new conservative government said yestardty"We will increase combat elements and capability by carefully redirecting resources," Defence Ministsr ian McLachlan
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        Lock icon HK emigrant's concerns about 1997
        54 6 Reuter [TORONTO] Hongkong Governor Chris Patten said on Thursday that Canada's growing community of Hongkong emigrants is hoping that the freedom snd economic viability of the colony will remain intact after the lfl(W handover. He was completing the Canadian leg of a 104 ay ij
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        Lock icon Hindu guru arrested for swindling
        76 6 AFP [NEW DELHI] A controversial Hindu guru who counts Prime Minister P VNarasimha Rao among his followers has been arrested for alleged swindling, news reports said yesterday. Chandraswami was arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation officers in a Madras hotel on Thureday. He had allegedly
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        Lock icon Govt plans to break union's powers report
        69 6 Bloomberg Business News [SYDNEY] The Australian government plan* to encourage new stevedoring companies to operate on Australia's waterfront in a plan to break the power at the Maritime Union of Australia, Th* Sydney Morning Herald reported. Transport Minister Jo)m Sharp said companies wonld
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        Lock icon KL may step in to settle Tenaga talks
        64 6 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] The government may intervene to settle the price thatTenega National Bhd has to pay tor power from the Bakun dam, said Leo Moggie, Energy, Telecommunications and Posts Minister, yeetettSay. TenagaU in drawn-out talks with Bakun Hydroelectric Corporation over the
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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  • REGION/WORLD
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      Lock icon Major says he will hold general election in 1997
      460 7  -  LONDON Tories trounced in local elections; PM says he won't quit By\ Neil Behrmann BRITISH Premier John Major said yesterday that he intends holding a general election in 1997, after his party was trounced in the local government contest this week.
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      Lock icon France, Germany may miss EMU target: OECD
      310 7 PARIS Reuter THE secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Jean-Claude Paye, said that the rich nations' think-tank is forecasting that France and Germany will show public deficits of above 3 per cent of their gross domestic product in 1997.
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      Lock icon KMT to build Aussie railway
      129 7 TAIPEI AFP TAIWAN'S ruling nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party plans to invest NT$22 billion (551.14 billion) to build a railway in Australia, the China Times said yesterday. The planned 1,400 km railway linking Darwin and Alice Springs in the Northern Territory will be completed in four
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon EU to probe merger of drug giants
        95 7 Reuter [BRUSBELS) The European Commission said yesterday it was launching a (totalled competition probe into the merger of Swiss pharmaceutical giants Sandoz AO and Ciba-Oeigy AG. The rare move to open a four-month probe, which happens only in one in every 10 cases
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        Lock icon Baltic states won't join Nato: Russian PM
        72 7 Reuter [STOCKHOLM] Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin said yesterday he did not believe the Baltic states would join Nato but ruled out any military action against them if they did. "We are categorically against the expansion of Nato (eastwards)," Mr Chernomyrdin said, adding
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      Lock icon April job growth well below analysts' forecasts
      398 7 WASHINGTON Only 2,000 more jobs last month against expected 117,000 Bloomberg Business News US JOB growth stalled in April as manufacturers and construction companies cut jobs, Labour Department figures showed yesterday. Last month's gain of just 2,000 jobs, which could send US Interest
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      517 7 THE BUSINESS TIMES LIFESTYLE EXCLUSIVE A GIFT OF A WATERMAN IS TRULY A PLEASURE TO RECEIVE. (Especially when it is a soficfyofomasterpiece worth $15,450. top ma solid gold Man 100 Fountain Pen Today, gift giving has become an important worth $15,450. Specially created for Waterman's centenary, this is perhaps concern.
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      MUI set to take control after buying another 13% of Pengkalen
      404 8  -  Company and its backers now have a 50J% stake in PHB in their bag From] Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lztmpur MALAYAN United Industries Bhd (MUI) appears set to take control of property and stockbroking group Pengkalen Holdings Bhd
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      Lock icon Jet firm set up by Suharto sold 95% of shares
      200 8 AFP [JAKARTA] A Arm set up by Indonesian President Suharto to finance the development of Indonesia's first jet aircraft has already sold 95 per cent of its 400,000 shares to the public, Bisnis Indonesia said here yesterday. "What is certain
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      Lock icon Nod for TAC debentures
      91 8 Bloomberg Business News [BANGKOK] Thailand's Total Access Communication pic shareholders approved a plan for the company to sell up to US$l billion (Ssl.4 billion) in debentures to fluid mobile phone projects. Terms and timing of the sale would be decided by the directors and depend on
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      Why government should end SingTel's monopoly now
      726 8  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih PERHAPS the best thing the government can do is to end Singapore Telecom's monopoly not in the year 2007, nor in 2002, but right now. The simple reason is that the undertaking to protect Sing Tel when
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      Founder fails to wrest back control of Kanzen
      465 8  -  Lim Kim Bong feilad to get PUB'* backing Moras From Ho Kay Tat in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN businessman Lim Kim Hong has failed to wrest back control of Kanzen Bhd the mattress and steel pipe company he founded but sold off two
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      Lock icon B Leisure makes M$132m from sale
      217 8 Bloomberg Business News [KUALA LUMPUR) Berjaya Leisure Bhd, a real estate company with interests in gambling, said it made a MJ132.2 million (5174.3 million) gain from selling part of its stake in a subsidiary. Berjaya Leisure said it sold a 4.1 per cent stake
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      Lock icon S Korea, S'pore firms in US$600m paper plant deal
      266 8 Reuter [SINGAPORE] South Korea's Hansol Paper Co Ltd and a Singapore-based paper maker, Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd, yesterday signed an agreement to open a US$6OO million (SIB4O million) paper plant, one of Asia's largest, in Indonesia, company officials said.
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      Lock icon Wearnes cuts Behavior stake further
      140 8 Bloomberg Business News [TAIPEI] Wearnes Technology Ltd has notified Taiwan's Securities and Exchange Commission of its plans to sell one million shares in computer equipment maker Behavior Technology Corp, the commission said in a statement. It was the third time in the past month that
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      Albert Hong quits L&M's M'sian ops
      195 8 [SINGAPORE] Architect businessman Albert Hong has quit his posts at the L&M group's Malaysian operations, together with his resignation from holding company L&M Group Investments (LAM). L&M Corporation (M) Bhd (L&M Corp) said Mr Hong resigned as deputy chairman and director of the company
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Eltech appoints 3 new directors
        57 8 directors—Phan Sin Chong. Chua Phuay Heeandl Yeo Wee Kiong—to its board, with effect from next Monday. Mr Phan to director of engineering at National Semiconductor Asia Pacific, Mr Chua is an executive vice-preeident of Tat Lee Bank, and Mr Yeo is an executive director with
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        Ho Wah Gesttag to sell stake in Heritech
        62 8 [SINOAPORK] Ho Wah Genting International will sail its 63 per cent stake in Horitech to ICI Australia Investments Proprietary Ltd for M*662,500 (*****.457). The disposal will give Ho Wah Genting an extraordinary gain of about 5530,000. Ho Wah Genting said Horitech's finances
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        Int'l ups stake in subsidiary
        54 8 (SINGAPORE) Parkway Holdings said its subsidiary Gleneagles International Pte Ltd (GlPL)has subscribed for another 51,000 shares of fl each in GIPL subsidiary (OPT) Twoo<h4r GDI shareholders had slso subscribed fbr another GDI shares in total will be used for working capital for GDI, which develops
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        Lim Kah Ngam wait raises hotel stake
        42 8 [SINGAPORE] Developer Lim Kah Ngam's Malaysian operation Augustisnd >Bdn Bhd has raissd its investment Hotel &h> Rhri hy mihmrHhing fr>r ipiQther 3.6 million redeemable {deference shares. Augustland now owns 45 per csnt of Augustland Hotel.
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        Hwa Tat Lee forms Japan unit
        35 8 [SINGAPORE) Furniture concern Hwa Tat Lee is stepping up its presence in Japan with a newly incorporated subsidiary, HTL Japan, with an authorised capital of 40 million yen (*****.800).
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Royal Insurance and Sun Alliance plan to merge
        320 9 Move to form a £5.4b life and general insurer called Koyal Sun Alliance Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] Royal Insurance Holdings pic and Sun Alliance droup pic plan to merge and form a £5.4 billion (5511.35 billion) life and general insurer called Royal
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        Lock icon Hutchison Whampoa's US$1b loan
        136 9 Reuter [HONGKONG] Conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa plans to seek US$l billion (Sfl.4 billion) via a term loan facility, bankers said. They said Chase Asia and HSBC Investment Bank Asia have been mandated arrangers and joint bookrunners for the deal. The facility has two tranches. The first tranche
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      • COMPANY Briefs
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          Lock icon Run Run Shaw quitsTVE chairmanship
          44 9 Reuter tBONOKdNO} TVB (Holdings) Ltd said fwterday Run g|fe t Run Sbawpulretigned as chairman with aflfcetfirotn April M m ftlkmiiiitho company's acquisition by South S wHlllllg PINK LW (BvMP)t TVB^ dliwtofi ChyeKuok Klwwi Ho» luui (mb tftfffttlitwf chairman, itsafct—i'teufcr
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          Lock icon EU to probe proposed drug firms' merger
          50 9 AFP m&VTQOVt ttTfca f*il.i»«iiit«ii I run —A* [MKUtBMwJ TfllWWyfliß UHHIBaIIOB UtO Cttty QUI KB in-deptn investigation into the competition ppciooM ptopoeed smtdw between SwlUorlßiid iCilMhQct|]fBQd The merged operation, to wffl abo be the leadbf worldwide supplier of crop v |g j protection products,—AFP
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          Lock icon News Corp rebuts PT article
          40 9 Bloomberg Business News Band unbtfTHiting compsn)l|^l jf ftilTy mmpltarf with If* niMkr il) toy |f|tif »o wA ftw?«irrfd tpyyw l ff* Hf^^ll i *y 'jg 4%< ftffcm r Ttm ■a JW ltfe>i 'i n -> jWMKp^iNMfiiMFyjNitfßMiK^
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          Lock icon Turner Broadcasting Q1 cash flow falls
          35 9 Bloomberg Business News mainly m because of a US$BO million (5584.3 million) writeoff fwm ft* K* $WM, rath flnr Ml ti> ffifflTf 9 tv n mmmnrmr —Bkfdminrg Businett wi
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        Lock icon Emerging markets guru says HK's best
        192 9 Reuter [LONDON] Hongkong is the most attractive emerging market, despite possible political turmoil when China assumes control in 1997, Mark Mobius, president of Templeton Emerging Markets Fund said on Thursday. "There is a 25 per cent chance of disaster when the Chinese take over,
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        Lock icon AST posts US$115m loss, will axe more workers
        143 9 Bloomberg Business News [IRVINE, California] AST Research Inc said its first-quar-ter loss widened, hurt by slower sales of personal computers, lower prices and excess inventory. The company will take a charge of US$lO million (Ssl4 million) to US$l5 million in the second
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        Lock icon British Telecom, C&W call off merger talks
        368 9 Price and mismatch of opportunities *nA HA« FT [LONDON] British Telecommunications and Cable Wireless, the UK's two largest telecoms companies, called off merger talks unexpectedly on Thursday. The talks which could have resulted in the world's third largest telecoms operator valued at some
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        Lock icon Matsushita to enter Japan's domestic telecoms market
        239 9 FT [TOKYO] Matsushita, Japan's largest consumer electronics maker, is set to become the first big Japanese company to take advantage of government deregulatory measures and enter the domestic teledoms market by providing long-distance telephone and network services. Matsushita said it planned to connect
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Commodities at start of a long bull run: Goldman
        374 10 Agriealtire, energy sectors expected to centime to outperform metilo Reuter Bloomberg Business News [LONDON] The latest rally in commodity prices is likely to be the first leg in a long bull market, according to the latest Goldman Sachs Commodity Watch report
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        Lock icon Is the US dollar losing steam?
        335 10  -  By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Analysts are divided over whether the US dollar's bullish trend against the yen is still intact after this week's slump to a two-month low. The greenback tumbled to 10&90 yen on Monday on expectations that Japanese interest rates will
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        US$ expected to stay buoyant
        428 10 IMIAmHb The greenback rallied strongly to a high of ***** by Thursday before retracing on the same day to close at 1.5296. Although the long-term outlook remains bullish, some short-term correction could be in stove, given that a bearish reversal day and bear divergences on
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        Thai oil firm aims to be regional energy company
        277 10  -  Prom, Loh Hui Yin in Bangkok THE international unit of state-owned Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) will invest 13 billion baht (*****.1 million) over the next five years to transform itself into a regional energy company. PTT International will set up
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      • Article
        £ edges up after fear of slide over local polls
        252 10  - edges up after fear of slide over local polls FYorn, Neil Behrmann in London THE British pound revived marginally after the Conservative Party performed better than expectations in UK local government elections. The pound closed at U551,504 in London yesterday compared with a low of U551,492 early Thursday. That nadir
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        Lock icon Eurodollars soften on US data
        230 10 HIMKI fieport Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Eurodollar ftitures ended softer yesterday, pressured by selling on the back of the robust US economic figures released on Thursday, dealers said. "The sell-off was a carryover from yesterday's release of numbers," said one dealer. "The GDP headline figure was
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        153 10 Reuter AFP THE US dollar hugged modest trading ranges throughout the European session, refusing to quit them even for the day's big attraction, US non-farm payrolls data. Dealers said confusion rather than apathy had greeted figures showing a meagre 2,000 rise in April payrolls —far below average market
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        Lock icon Oil prices up amid strike threat in Norway
        309 10 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON] Oil prices rose yesterday amid threats of a strike by Norwegian oil workers which could seriously disrupt output by the world's second largest oil exporter. Benchmark North Sea Brent blend crude oil futures for June delivery were up
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      1429 12 Reuter Q Hug Seng SHARES closed sharply lower yesterday alter Wall Street stocks dived 77 points and the US long bond yield jumped above 7 per cent overnight on the stroriger-than-expected US GDP figure, players said. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index plunged 195.66 points, or 1.79 per cent, to
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      551 12 Reuter DShaaghallfate -MB SHANGHAI'S B shares ended down yesterday on a technical correction after heavy gains over the past few days because of a cut in bank interest' rates, brokers said. The B share Index fell 0.48 point or 0.91 per cent to 51.53, on volume of 11.9 million
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      307 12 Reuter HWFMn »MIT 4 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday, although below their morning highs, despite China's rebuff of Taipei's suggestion that they resume talks, brokers said. Brokers attributed the rise to a technical rebound following Thursday's late buying and three straight days of falls. The Weighted Price Index ended
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      653 12 AFP PflHittiMw -KM SHARE prices closed 2.4 per cent lower yesterday following a fall on WsQl Street. "I would not call it a crash but there was some panic selling at the beginning of the second session," said an analyst at Vicker Ballas Tamara. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite
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      755 12 Reuter PSETMg -m STOCKS ended slightly lower yesterday on profit-taking after Thursday's strong gain and falls on Wall Street and elsewhere, but some buying support prevented a sharper drop, brokers said. The SET Index ended 0.64 points down at 1,318.59 on 5.55 billion baht trade. Decliners led gainers 151
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      296 12 Reuter QU SHARES finished up in mixed trade yesterday as investors nibbled on select stocks ahead of the release of April inflation figures which are expected to be lower than March levels, brokers said. The PSE Index gained 19.56 points to settle at 2,975.56 following Thursday's 18.02-point rise. Turnover
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      316 12 AFP dCwjultiMit *US SHARE prices rose 0.4 per cent on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday, as a late rally in the telecommunication and banking sectors offset earlier losses, brokers said. "The market was still in a cautious mood, as a prosecutors' probe into financial corruption is underway," said an
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      544 12 AFP PinOrthMtw -HI SHARES closed one per cent weaker yesterday as industrial stocks came under pressure after the Wall Street fall The All Ordinaries Index fell 24.0 points to 2,299.0. The All Industrials Index dropped 39.2 points to 3,362.0 and the All Resources Index fell 12.4 points to 1502.4.
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      245 12 Reuter -TJB THE market closed weaker but off its lows yesterday, brokers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 7.81 points to finish at 2,139.92, having traded some 15 points off during the day.—Reuter ■gs a *f- mm AN2 Banking 7.00 1700 AtfvintMMHMW LAS -0.01 20*00 Air Now 2»mug (A)
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        7215 13 KUALA VOmPUßßeports announcement.—Bloomberg Business News, AFP Q Composite Index ■7.70 STOCKS fell for a second day, led by Tenaga Nasional and Malayan Banking, as prices have outrun earnings potential after the run-up to 19-month highs on Tuesday, a fund manager said. "Right now,
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        3339 14  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy YESTERDAY'S column featured Uniphone Telecommunications warrants, a deep-out-of-the-money instrument that commands a huge conversion premium but nonetheless has been a stellar performer in recent days. The stock and warrant of its sister company Sapura Telecommunications have also been among the
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        891 16  -  STOCK MAftXHT COMMENTARY Dealers report hesitancy en their clients' pert after aews that the US leag bead yield had creased 7* By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] An overnight plunge in US stocks and bonds extracted a predictable toll on local stocks yesterday,
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          92 16 IS God ever lonely? It seems that Taiwanese food manufacturer Want Want hat the answer. The company, whiclkis offering its shares for safe to the public in Singapore, has a brand of mark food called "Lonely God". TWa Una of product* includes audi goodies as pop
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          116 16 Luxury goods sellers are having a good ttma. Rolls-Royce pic's fintquamr or safee at its North America unit roeeabouta third from ayear ago. Bulgari Spa's safee of watches, perftune and jewellery expanded more than 80 per cent last year.Salvatore Ferragamo, the luxury feather goods producer,
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          97 16 Tired ofhavingcata and dogs as pets? Try tropical fish. They are non- intrusive, quiet odourtfree and require Httto upkeep. Studies undertaken by peychoto«tots i, ■in I 1 A.V A.m L y mat tropicat ma Btre« reliever for bueyurbemdweflere. This hasto a certain extent luMeMMHIto' -fl
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      1315 17  -  G K Goh talks to ooumra ebrz about his interest 1 inartandhowhebuiltuphisstockbrokingfirm CORINNE KERK CHATTY and personable, Goh Geok Khim is a man who is equally at ease discussing the latest fishing equipment or the high-powered world of stockbroking. But now, the
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        65 17 KIDS will be kids. After watching the movie Babe, a father who wanted to assess his daughter's reaction to the film asked her if she wanted to speak to the family dog. "No," she said. "Animals can't talk." But why not, asked the budding psychologist father. After all,
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        52 17 A TRAVELLER at an American airport was checking in at the gate when the airport employee asked: "Has anyone put anything in your luggage without your knowledge?" The traveller replied: "If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" The employee smiled and nodded knowingly. "That's why
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        48 17 A PHILIPPINE resort certainly has an unusual definition of cleanliness. The South China Morning Post's Lai See column reported that a hotel in Boracay had this sign at the swimming pool: "Please wash your feet off with dirt and sand before entering the swimming pool."
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        Trained to please?
        50 17 IN the classifieds of a Hongkong newspaper was this ad: "Certificated/Graduate mistresses are invited to apply" with a post box number in Kowloon for applicants to write to. What we'd like to know is, what kind of exams do these mistresses sit for before getting their qualifications?
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        3114 18  -  ChangYun Chung left the shipping company he worked with for 19 years to start his own business at the age of 49. He tells MHLA*mtiHHW, in this extract from Leaders Of Singapore, how he built up his infant firm into a shipping giant MELANIE CHEW AMstw
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      627 20  -  NIGHTSPOT Hei<i E*n*i s ietends U start a few legends of its own By A Surendren IMAGINE a pub with lots of wood, lots of ceiling, lots of Irish whiskey and both Guinness and Kilkenny on tap. Yes, dreams come true when you
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      588 20  -  CINEMA In Eye For An Eye, Sally Field seems to have forgotten the finer points of acting ina John Schlesinger's directing doesn't help either By] Holly Harrison IT doesn't bode well for a film when the most Interesting part, dramatically speaking, is
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      533 21  -  TELEVISION Mid-week viewing has taken on a new leek with Frasier and CyMll By J Kevin Sullivan A NEW window of high-quality programming has opened up mid-week! Thank you, Channel Five! Wednesday evenings will now doubtless enter the pantheon of right-minded viewing folk. Frasier goes out at 11pm,
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      356 21  -  Compiled by Holly Harrison TALKS AMD iff*""* Nicholas Startup Talks About Stamps Christie's senior stamp specialist, Nicholas Startup, will speak on stamp collecting in Singapore. Bring along your rare stamps: after the talk there will experts on hand to offer appraisals.. Today at 2pm. Appraisals: 3pm to spm.
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        783 22  -  Panagopoulos' cheerful interior and menu are catered to families, reports omuiimbsbrk CORINNE KERK THERE'S something about a name like Panagopoulos. First of all, the word trips over your tongue when you read it and, secondly, it makes for troublesome spelling. But most of all, you wouldn't
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        481 22  -  RESTAURANTS TlaselHe« beasts quick and efficient service as wed By, Jaime Ee TINSEL Moon restaurant prides itself on <its Hongkong-style cuisine and I couldn't agree more—l couki immediately teH it was a "hongkie" joint from the moment I made my reservation over the phone. The
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        837 22  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR It'i werth baying seme eaprimeir as their prices are certain to escalate By] N K Yong TWO weeks ago I asked a negoclant in Bordeaux I know well whether he could get me 100 cases of Chateau Latour 1996. He looked at me incredulously
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        304 22  -  RESTAURANTS By< Corinne Kerk CHINESE New Year may be over, but if you feel the urge to splurge on some delicacies, then head out to Raffles Hotel's Empress Room. The guest chef this weekend is none other than Hongkong's Abalone King, chef Yeung Koon Yat.
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      1057 23 Bed Of Imm. Oddball actor Christian Slater redefines himself as a romantic guy in a charming film about love. Abo start Mary Stuart Masterson. Yishun: 10.30; 12.30; 7.10. Blshan: 1, 5.15; 9.90. Cathay: 11; I;* 119: 9.15. Tiong Bahrw 145; 9.15. Tampines: 1.15; 9.15; 7.15; 11.15. ■eed Bp«rt lli
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        1070 24  -  Amanpuri in Phuket has become a must for celebrities making their grand Asian tours, mars graham finds out what draws them to the Thai resort MARK GRAHAM HE cool-looking guy lounging by the pool with the ■I H expensive shades, movie-star looks r' and
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        411 24  -  TRAVEL BRIEFS Teirism Victoria, Ansett •ffor special package that includes flights and reserved Mats By Eileen Chan THE hit Broadway musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, is playing to packed capacity in Melbourne. Now, Tourism Victoria and Ansett are offering a novel way to
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      190 19 JBb§& JB rll A 3 YOIIR, STAFF ai it rnnH WsE*'& ***** W |V^^| 111 J riJIxViW r_ The Big Walk is the perfect occasion for a staff get-together. And an invigorating one too. There are also loads of Mil |I# MA P rizes for faBt watkers as well as
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      111 20 Where to wine, dine and entertain '[olalap at (karifr Mahal The "Aalap Group" from India h here! Peiforming nig/My (except Monday) at tx Rang Mahal Came and enjoy an of exotic food, amidst sensational mmwnemn mnuc on me lana ana sear, weo dance performances. Our new axtsnshm a la carte
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