The Business Times, 16 September 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/I^/96 85* SINGAPORE Internet- http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Ting said to be finalising new Bakun contract
    508 1  -  New terms call for firnip partner to initially bear financing cost of construction From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur TING Pek Khiing, the man behind the stalled multi-billion dollar Bakun dam in the East Malaysian state of Sarawak, plans to pull off
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    YHS mulling over split of food, property businesses into 2 units
    442 1  -  Move may lead group to take in food-related partners for FAB unit By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Food and beverage group Yeo Hiap Seng (YHS) is looking into splitting its food and property businesses into two separate subsidiaries. Such a
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    Lock icon Rumours fly of Salim taking. 51% stake in San Miguel
    486 1  -  Broking firm owned by San Mignel chief talks of US$L6b takeover From Al Labita in Manila RUMOURS of Indonesia's Salim Group taking control of San Miguel Corp intensified with a report yesterday by a broking firm owned by San Miguel's
    Source: Bloomberg  -  486 words
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    Daim was driver in Mahathir's U-turn
    299 1 He drove home the need to placate stock market investors [KUALA LUMPUR] Economic adviser Daim Zainuddin played a key role in persuading Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to reverse trading curbs on index-linked stocks, but it remains a mystery why the premier implemented the move
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      113 1 ROL's profit i««B 50% Neptune Orient Una yesterday reported a 80*/» drop in half-year profit to 16.1 m. Directors warned that the second half wffl be dSfficuh, F*lS v )S Pttpwty Galon September 10, the day that tile state land sale received lower bids, marked the turning point in the
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      76 1 Up a notch [BANGKOK] Customers walking past the headquarters of Bangkok Bank yesterday. Bangkok Bank with three other leading Thai banks raised lending ratesfrom half a point to one percentage point last week to ease the burden of paying interest after Thais shifted massive deposits from smaller banks and finance
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon SIA is world's first airline to offer video-on-demand
      453 2  -  fMandbasmegs fi«M pi nnfinfflr ft also pLty CDs whenever they want By. Ang Wan May SINGAPORE Airlines has become the first carrier in the world to allow passengers to pick out and play videos and CDs when they want to. Its much-awaited
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      Yock Suan to address reinsurance conference
      162 2 [SINGAPORE] The Minister for Trade and Industry and Second Minister for Finance, Lee Yock Suan, will give the keynote address at the fourth Singapore International Reinsurance Conference next month. About 600 delegates from Asia, Europe and North America are expected to attend the conference
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      GIC takes 60% stake in US$200m China project
      391 2  -  It will team ap with property groups HER Intl&ndlpohLtd From. Loh Hui Yin in ITrrtigkong THF. Government of Singapoi t Investment Corporation (GIC), in its latest investment in China, has taken a majority stake in a US$2OO million (Ss3o2 million) property development
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      CPF profit available end-Oct
      97 2 BY the last week of October, Central Provident Fund (CPF) investors under the CPF Investment Scheme can start withdrawing their net realised profits for the accounting year Oct 1,1996, to Sept 30, 1997. Only sale proceeds received by the end of this month will be taken
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      Audio-visual, projection trade show opens today
      276 2  -  By David Boey INFOCOMM Asia, the region's only one-stop audio visual and projection technology event, opens to a full house today at the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre at Suntec City. The three-day show will have over ISO exhibitors from 24 countries showing
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      Lock icon July bank loans up 12.5%
      351 2 EYE ON THE ECONOMY Lending Reuter BANK credit growth picked up for the first time in five months to 12.5 per cent in July, thanks to increased lending to the buUding and construction industry, latest figures from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) show. But
      Reuter; Source: MAS  -  351 words
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      Elton John's tribute album breaks all records here
      339 2  -  By Carol Eng ELTON John's recording of his tribute to Princess Diana hit the stores yesterday and broke all records as customers snapped up the single within hours. Record company Polygram Singapore reported a worldwide shortage, saying that it received only 6,000
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Manila devt seeks investors
      503 4  -  Fort Bonifacio's developer looks to partnerships with Asian companies By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] FORT Bonifacio. the 4,440 ha city being built close to Manila's Makati CBD, is looking to woo Asian investors for the project. The vice-president for marketing and sales for Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation
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      Marking Sept 10 in property history
      649 5  -  TBBPBOPBRTT COLUMN Lower bids at state land sale signal turning point In market's fortunes By Lee Han Shih WHEN a history of Singapore's housing market is written, the date Sept 10, 1997, will go down as the most significant one to follow the May
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Thai forex reserves drop another US$2b in 2 weeks
      460 6  -  BANGKOK But b&ht and stocks stay stable because numbers still better than forecast By Harish Mehta THAILAND'S dwindling foreign reserves have hit a three-and-a-half-year low, falling by another US$2 billion (Ss3 billion) in two weeks to U5525.9 billion, but analysts said
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      Lock icon Report on banks unduly negative: Singson
      332 6 MANILA Deutsche Morgan Grenfell warns of rising bad loans AFP THE Philippine central bank yesterday refuted a report which warned of rising nonperforming loans and slowing earnings growth for the local banking system. Conclusions made by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell "were unduly negative and failed
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      Big Thai banks flooded by deposits
      470 6 BANGKOK Lending rates raised after depositors abandon small banks MAJOR Thai commercial banks are facing tough capital management problems after a crisis of faith in the country's smaller financial institutions caused a massive influx of deposits, analysts said. Four leading banks announced a lending
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      Lock icon Malaysia prepares emergency measures to tackle haze
      344 6 KUALA LUMPUR AFP THE Malaysian authorities yesterday prepared emergency measures to counter a worsening health-threatening haze which has been declared a national disaster. Proposals included limiting traffic into Kuala Lumpur, while one regional expert recommended wearing special masks to minimise the risk from
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      Lock icon Troubled Finance One lays off half its workforce
      248 6 BANGKOK Reuter AILING Thai finance firm Finance One pic laid off about 500 employees or approximately half its workforce yesterday, a senior executive said. Retrenched staff will be paid compensation according to their length of service with the company with most receiving
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      Lock icon Indon shares rise as govt cuts key interest rate
      145 6 JAKARTA Bloomberg INDONESIAN stocks rose as investors welcomed the outlook for improved profit growth after the government cut a benchmark interest rate. The rate on the government's benchmark 3-month SBI was cut to 21 per cent from 23 per cent, creating
      Bloomberg  -  145 words
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      US-Beijing WTO deal unlikely on Jiang's trip
      634 8  -  15TB OQMMPIIIST PARTY CONGRESS Substantial gap still exists, especially in form goods and trading services, says Chinese official Reports from Lu Ning in Beijing CHINA and the US are unlikely to reach agreement on China's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) before
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      Lock icon Help on the way for firms hit by removal of duty-free perks
      257 8 CHINA is drafting new measures aimed at alleviating the adverse impact of its removal of duty-free import privileges previously enjoyed by foreignfunded enterprises. This was disclosed by Sim Zhenyu of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
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      Lock icon Japan softens over China's WTO bid
      481 8 LONDON Mm condemned by US,EUas& compromise for political gains FT JAPAN has broken ranks with the US and the European Union by signalling that it is ready to let China join the World Trade Organisation without Beijing substantially reducing many of its biggest import
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      Lock icon Stepping into Deng's shoes
      79 8 [BEIJING] A visitor on Sunday comparing pictures of the late patriarch Deng Xiaoping (right) and the current President Jiang Zemin (left) which are displayed side by side, at a Beijing exhibition on China's technological achievements over the lastfwe years. Mr Jiang is attempting to cement his
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      Lock icon China minister rules out social unrest
      458 8 BEIJING Country can cope with rising unemployment: labour minister Reuter CHINA'S Minister of Labour Li Boyong has ruled out social unrest despite higher unemployment as a result of a far-reaching streamlining of state enterprises unveiled by President Jiang Zemin, state media said yesterday. "Although
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      Lock icon Beijing gets vote of confidence from Moody's
      290 8 BEIJING AFP RATING agency Moody's Investors Service has given China a vote of confidence, saying its sovereign foreign-currency rating is on solid ground and could improve, depending on the results of the 15th Communist Party congress now in session. "If the authorities manage
      AFP  -  290 words
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      Lock icon HK investors celebrate removal of capital gains tax threat
      621 9 HONGKONG Property index outstrips Hang Seng after Tang rules out introduction of tax to curb speculation Reuter HONGKONG investors and developers celebrated removal of the threat of capital gains taxes in the government's fight against sky-high home prices, but a "soft
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      Lock icon HK polls will be free and fair, pledges Anson
      447 9 HONGKONG New rales not aimed At keeping out pro-democracy forces, says Tang's deputy Reuter. AFX-Asia HONGKONG'S top civil servant Anson Chan vowed yesterday that legislative polls in 1998 would be free and fair, and denied allegations that new election rules were
      Reuter.; AFX-Asia; AFP  -  447 words
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      Lock icon Taiwan says no cut in bank reserve requirements
      189 9 TAIPEI Reuter TAIWAN central bank deputy governor Hsu Chia-tung reiterated yesterday that the bank had no immediate plan to cut banks' reserve requirements, but vowed to continue injecting funds into the banking system as needed. "The bank sees no reason to cut
      Reuter  -  189 words
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      Lock icon HK-US rates difference to narrow in weeks?
      174 9 ■HONGKONG AFP THE chairman of the Hong Kong Association of Banks said he expects the difference between Hongkong and US interest rates to narrow within weeks, reports said yesterday. Chris Langley, who is also general manager of Hongkong Bank, told China's official Xinhua
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      Lock icon Reverse Tiananmen verdict: Zhao
      512 9 BEIJING Disgraced party chief said to have made call in first political mm since purge but party denies iradvwg letter Reuter, AFP CHINA'S disgraced Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang, sacked after the 1989 student demonstrations for more democracy, has appealed to the party to review the
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Telstra experts record net profit of A$2.8b for FY98
      510 10 MELBOURNE But picture less rosy in this future, says the soon-to-be-listed telecoms company Reuter, Bloomberg AUSTRALIA'S state-owned telecommunications group Telstra Corp has predicted it will ring up a record net profit of close to As 3 billion (US$3.3 billion) in its
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      Lock icon An old hand at the game
      78 10 [TOKY OJ A grandfather getting advice from his grandson yesterday during a computer game contestfor people over 60 years old here during a national holiday called Respect for the Aged Day. Japan has a record 19.73 million people over 65, representing 15.6 per cent
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      Lock icon Australia brushes off the heat over global warming
      365 10 PERTH Canberra wont submit to force to cot gas emission levels AFP AUSTRALIA yesterday brushed off international pressure over global warming, saying the energy-exporting country would not be forced to reduce "inequitable" gas emission targets. "We're not prepared to turn around to
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    • ASIA Notes
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        Lock icon N Korea claims corn harvest will rise
        85 10 Reuter [TOKYO] Famine-threatened North Korea is expected to have a 30 per cent increase hi its corn harvest this yew, the Stalinist country's official media reported yesterday. As of last Sunday, the North Korean corn harvest was on course to exceed last year's
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        Lock icon Ex-PNG army chief charged with sedition
        62 10 AFP [TORT MORESBY] Former Papua New Guinea military commander, Jerry Singirok, has been charged with sedition over a military revolt against the government in March, officials said yesterday. Hie sacking as military commander in March sparked a week of civil unrest which led to
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        Lock icon Typhoon damage in Japan
        104 10 Reuter [TOKYO] Typhoon Oliwa stalled off the coast of Japan's main south-western island of Kyushu yesterday after causing the death of a farmer and snarling transport nationwide, the Meteorological Agency said. On Amami |1 Oshima island, more than ***** homes were without electricity after winds cut
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        Lock icon NZ$95m to move tower by 100 metres
        111 10 Reuter [WELLINGTON] New Zealand's cabinet yeeterday *j§ endorsed a NZ$95 million (5t81.5 million) scheme to elide a landmark tower block about 100 m to make way fix* an extension to parliament Engineers say the unusual feat could be accomplished by slicing the tower,
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      Lock icon South Asia escapes fallout from currency shocks in S-E Asia
      571 11 NEW DELHI Strong fdrex reserves shield region, but trouble may lie ahead, analysts warn AFP SOUTH Asian nations have escaped the worst of the currency crisis sweeping through neighbouring countries but analysts warn there may be trouble ahead. In India,
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      Lock icon Late entries, stumbles leave the field wide open
      589 11 S KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Reuter [SEOUL] South Korea's presidential election, once a straightforward two-man race, has been thrown wide open by the late entry of new candidates and stumbles by the favourites. With three months until the Dec 18 election, the presidential
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      Lock icon India fire: sabotage not ruled out
      333 11 HYDERABAD AFP A HUGE blaze which claimed at least 30 lives and blew out thousands of tonnes of oil and petroleum gas in southern India raged for a second day yesterday, officials said. Huge clouds of black smoke soared into the sky more than
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Jittery Asian markets may stall global financial pact
      383 13 GENEVA Vibes not good, S-EA pre-occupied with domestic issues, say diplomats AFP BILATERAL talks aimed at sewing up a December global accord to free up financial services resumed here yesterday as diplomats warned that South-east Asia's jittery markets could impede progress towards
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    • WORLD Watch
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        Lock icon Progress on all tracks essential:Albright
        54 13 Reuter [BEIRUTI US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright told Lebanese leaders yesterday that progress on Israeli peace talks with Lebanon and Syria was "absolutely essential" for a regional settlement. "We must go forward on all tracks," Ms Albright said at a joint news conference with
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        Lock icon Russian bankers to halt attacks on govt
        56 13 Reuter [MOSCOW] Russian President Boris Yeltsin said yesterday six powerful bankers had agreed to halt attacks on the government and its two young economic reform chiefs, Interfax news agency reported. "They are stopping their fight with Chubais, Nefntsov and the government," Mr Yeltsin
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        Lock icon Netanyahu hits oat at settlers
        82 13 AFP [JERUSALEM] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday criticised 15 Jewish settlers for taking over a home in Arab east Jerusalem on Sunday as Palestinians warned the move could spark violence and derail peace efforts. "We believe that what is happening right now in Ras
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      Lock icon US firms expect Fed to raise rates over next six months: poll
      367 13 NEWORLEANS CPI seen rising at 2.6% next year after 2.4% rise this year Bloomberg AMERICAN companies are bracing for Federal Reserve policy-makers to raise borrowing costs over the next six months, according to a survey by the National
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      Lock icon France Telecom IPO to raise 34b francs
      326 13 PARIS FT GLOBAL co-ordinators of the France Telecom initial public offering intend to price the shares at between 170 francs (Ss43) and 200 francs, raising at least 34 billion francs for the country's Socialist-led government. The disclosure follows suggestions the shares might have
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      Lock icon Tietmeyer fuels rate hike speculation
      368 13 WIESBADEN. Germany Bundesbank's scope to change rate will narrow by early 1998 Reuter BUNDESBANK President Hans Tietmeyer on Monday fuelled speculation about an early interest rate rise by saying the bank's scope to change interest rates would narrow after the members of Europe's planned single
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon World's best performing market
      1264 14  -  The Russian bourse last year rewarded investors with a 143% return and the best is probably still to come By Paul Hofheinx PaulHofheinzisaMoscouhbased journalist and frequent contributor to Emerging Markets Investor magazine, tie contributed this article to BT [MOSCOW] THE best victories are won by people
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      World Bank needs foresight, not hindsight
      810 15  -  OPINION 9BBBOTTOM 108 m Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent SO NOW we know. Thailand and other Asean countries were dealt such a savage blow by foreign-exchange markets because they neglected their "soft underbelly", namely their inadequate financial systems. Now that this
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      90 15 'It's a good time to buy a used Mercedes. The rate of repossessions has gone up. But I wouldn't touch the share market' David Backe fund manager of Independent Strategy when he was asked ifit was time to go bargain hunting in Thailand. 'Unless the Palestinians make
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      Thailand's troubled new charter
      605 15 EDITORIAL Thailand's economic crisis has reached the inevitable point where it has seriously threatened Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh's position. What was, at the beginning of the year, a property and financial crisis has become a tangled political conundrum that is complicating the passage of a new
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      1093 15  -  Yes says touting political analyst, wke claims only AM can provide the strong leaders needed By\ S N Vasuki The writer is BT's Jakarta correspondent JUWONO Sudarsono is a highly regarded political analyst, whose articulate views on Indonesia are eagerly sought by foreign
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      161 15 NO WORDS can express the revulsion that we feel when we read reports of Australian politicians spouting near-Hitlerian hate. And a news item received from Sydney on Sunday certainly made sickening reading. What could be more sickening than the assertion that Asians can best be controlled
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      Asian investments are safe in Scotland
      518 15  -  mmilboz Tom King I WRITE in response to your report filed by correspondent Neil Behrmann headlined "Scottish devolution seen affecting Asian investments", (BT, Sept 11) in which he has reported a very one-sided view of events unfolding in Scotland. Asian investments are safe in
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      23 15 POOMESBUBY By Garry Trudeau HAPPY TO I GXXJKRBStGNA XS,fTt5, W POORMQMAN-\ TAKBAHr\7VN&rtcme LWPMWN \/msK m &£&Auyrs J H&L&. JRf 3 pgg., J FARGONBf
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      Lock icon It's Frasier again at the Emmys
      972 16  -  Ifs the best comedy for the 4th year; Law Order gets its first Emmy for best drama, btbvb jambb reports STEVE JAMES Reuter PRASIER was named best comedy for the fourth consecutive year on Sunday while Law A Order was a first-time winner as
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      Lock icon Celebrities speak out against tabloids
      472 16 Security tighteoed at fItQjWMTs first MIMHWsdHUfc Reuter [PASADENA, California] Celebrities lambasted the tabloids at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, Hollywood's first major star-studded event since Britain's Princess Diana died in a car crash on Aug 31 following a high-speed chase by paparazzi in Paris. "There's
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      925 18  -  MiCKZJius d'cruz enjoys the scenery while honing his skills on a fine championship course in Mauritius NICKLAUS D'CRUZ The writer is editor of The Asian Golf Review. SANDWICHED between turquoise waters, deep green vegetation and the ebony volcanic earth of Mauritius is the Belle
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      812 18  -  Architects Falkson, Barnard worked on volcanic terrain to carve finest course in Indian Ocean By Nicklaus D'Cruz ANTHONY Falkson and Alan Barnard were the two architects who first walked the site on the eastern shores of Mauritius, envisioning a golf course on the rugged, volcanic
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      Lock icon NOL interim profit halves despite higher turnover
      275 19  -  fenfctfiAktt (ELlm; directors warn that amod half trill he difficult Audrey Tan (SINGAPORE] National carrier Neptune Orient Lines yesterday reported a SO pa* cent drop in half-year profit to tf.l million. And directors ilorned bluntly that the rest of the year is expected
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      CM Telecom gets HK approval for primary listing
      266 19  -  Listing will censistef aUftsissaedand folly paid shares By David Boey [SINGAPORE] Foreign board listed telecommunications company CM Telecom International Ltd announced yesterday that it has received approval in-principle from the Stock Exchange of Hongkong (SEHK) for a primary listing there. A statement
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      Osprey maintains interim earnings growth of 10%
      345 19  -  Use tapite heftier fiaaßdal charges from acquisitions Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Osprey Maritime Ltd managed to maintain Interim earnings growth despite much higher financial charges arising from two major acquisitions in a two-year period. The shipping giant yesterday announced a 10 per
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      Lock icon Rise in Asia refining capacity seen hitting SPC interim
      214 19 Reuter Singapore] An increase in Asian refining capacity and sow demand is expected to hit Singapore Petroleum Co Ltd's (SPC) first-half net earnings, analysts said yesterday. SPC made a spectacular net profit of $80.83 million in the aix months to June
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      Philippines ought to rethink crackdown on foreign funds
      457 19  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Al Labita THE Philippines' securities regulators must think twice before cracking the whip on foreign funds. Just look at what happened in Malaysia when the authorities there recently imposed trading curbs on foreigners stocks dived and the curbs had
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      GPB aiming for 15-20% growth in profit turnover in FY98
      339 19  -  By Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted battery maker GP Batteries International is aiming for profit and turnover to both grow at the same rate of 15-20 per cent for FY9B, a company official said yesterday. Chairman and chief executive officer Andrew
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        Indomobil goes for backdoor listing
        318 20  -  Sftlim unit to merge its vehicle interests with the group's listed Indomnlti From\ S N Vasuki m Jakarta THE Salim Group plans a backdoor listing of its vehicle interests through a proposed merger of its auto arm PT Indomobil Investment Corporation with another car company
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        YHS' Parry Green likely to average $1.2m a unit
        409 20  -  99-year landed prefect te be laancked later this manth By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Yeo Hiap Seng (YHS) will launch its newest residential property Parry Green later this month, most likely at an average price of $1.2 million per unit. Located at
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        MRCB to appeal for exemption from NSTP, TV3 general offer
        464 20  -  From Meera Tharmaratnam m Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) said yesterday that it would appeal to the Foreign Investment Committee to see whether it can be exempted from making a general offer for shares of listed associates NSTP
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        Lock icon Petronas bought MISC stake to optimise LNG business
        201 20 Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian state oil firm Petronas said yesterday it bought a stake in Malaysian International Shipping Corp Bhd (MISC) to optimise the transportation of its liquefied natural gas (LNG). "We have acquired MISC in order to rationalise the transportation of
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        Lock icon Inchcape pic plans to axe 1,200 marketing staff
        305 20 Restructuring mm seen to beest firm's profit by £9m a year AFX-Asia (LONDON] Inchcape pic plans to cut around 1,200 workers from its marketing services division by the year-end as part of an ongoing £55 million (Ssl33 million) restructuring, said finance director
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          Lock icon DBS unit lodges HK$m CD issue
          62 20 Reuter [HONGKONG] DBS' Hongkong branch has lodged HK9900 million (8999 mlllian) fixed-rate certificate of deposit (CD) issue with the Hongkong Monetary Authority's central money markets unit Ths 7 per cant certificates due on Aug 19, 1980 were issued at per. and the deal was
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          LKN posts 99% fall in group profit
          63 20 [SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed property sad construction group Lim Kah Ngara yesterday reported a 99 per cent fidl in group profit to $51.O0»for the hatfyeer ended June 90. Turnover rose 9Jfnroentto99l million and net tangihle asset backing per share rose to 99.17. Earnings per share
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          Wee Poh profit surpes 27% to $4.5m
          67 20 Wee Poh profit s urpes 27% to $4.5m [SINGAPORE] Wee Poh Holdings posted a 97 per cent rise in profit to Hemillkm for the year to June 90. Turnover jumped 129 per cent to 9146£ million and net asset becking per share rose to X 7.35 cents from 22J9 cents.
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          Lend Lease chief joins Clipsal
          32 20 YongHai as awn-executive director and a member ofthe audit a>mmlttee.DrChua is a partner in Heidrtek and Struggle#'Singapore office and is also chairman of Lend Lease Asia Holdings.
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          Winston Chee joins Keppel Fels
          40 20 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Fels yesterday announced the appointment of Lee Tsao Yuan and Winston Choo as director Dr Lee is the director ofthe Institute of Policy Studies, while Lt-Gen Choo was Singapore's High Commissioner to Australia.
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          Tye Soon's half-year not stands at $2.3m
          88 20 [SINGAPORE] Recently-listed Tye Soon has recorded net earnings of US million tor the half year anted June 80. n» group, which did not prspare interim accounts prior to its listing, said its ftdl-year earnings far the U months ended Dec 81 wasfftamilttrm Tumuvet
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          Rotary's earnings up 11%
          85 20 (SINGAPORE] Rotary Engineering hat announced an ll per cent higher group nst profit of litmillion on a 16 per cent rise in turnover to HO million. Earnings psr share tor the interim Just ended improved trorn 1.3 cents to L 8 cents. For the first half
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        Lock icon Coca-Cola sales double in Vietnam
        366 22 Firm expects growth in first eight months this year to continue for at least 3 years Bloomberg [HANOI] Coca-Cola Co said its sales in Vietnam almost doubled in the first eight months of the year, a growth rate that should continue for at least three
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          Lock icon Michelin confirms talks to sell bank stake
          81 22 Reuter [PARIS] French tyremaker Michelin confirmed a newspaper report yesterday that it was in negotiations along with Les Mutuelles du Mans to sell control of Banque Industr ielle and Mobiliere Privee (Bimp) to Kredietbank Luxembourg. A spokesman said the negotiations were expected to
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          Lock icon China Resources on expansion path
          68 22 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China Resources Enterprise Ltd is now "embarking on its expansion phase", with its long term strategy to develop a well-balanced investment portfolio between Hongkong and the Chinese mainland. Group chairman Zhu Youlan said in a statement yesterday that apart from expanding its businesses,
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          Lock icon Changes in NZSE indices
          82 22 Reuter [WELLINGTON] The New stock Exchange yesterday announced the following changes to the NZSE indices, effective Oct 1. Restaurant Brands New Zealand will be added to the NZSE-40 Index while Tasman Agriculture will be removed. ANZ, Cultus Petroleum and Restaurant Brands NZ will be in the
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          Lock icon BHP to invest in S American pipeline
          63 22 Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] Broken Hill Proprietary Co said it plans to spend as much as AIIB6 million (*****.5 million) to buy a 7 per cent stake in a 3,100 km gas pipeline running from Bolivia to Brazil. BHP will pay A|34 million in equity
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        China plays in HK now worth US$80b
        543 22  -  Red chips, H shares make 1912% of From l Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong RED chips and H shares account for US$BO billion (SII2I billion) or 12 per cent of the market capitalisation of the Hongkong bourse, Stock Exchange of Hongkong chairman Edgar
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        Lock icon Nestle to buy out Dairy Farm's stake in joint venture for US$40m
        236 22 AFX-Asia {LONDON] Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited said Nestle SA Group will acquire Dairy Farm's remaining 49 per cent interest in the dairy products manufacturing business, Nestle Dairy Farm, for US$4O million (5560.5 million). Nestle bought its original
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        Lock icon Dickson Concepts signs pact to take control of Barney's
        385 22 HE firm offers to boy 51% of New York retailer for USs322m Bloomberg [NEW YORK) Dickson Concepts International Ltd has signed an agreement to take control of Barney's Inc for US$322 million (Ss4B6 million), the New York high-fash-ion retailer said. Barney's,
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        Lock icon Microsoft pulls Sun's Java from its Web site
        543 23 Other popular si tes also cite speed woes, and say they have cat back on Java use Bloomberg, Reuter [REDMOND, Washington] Sun Microsystems Inc's wellknown Java language is being replaced on some Web sites by faster ways to deliver information, with Microsoft
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        90 23 [SYDNEY] Ferries yesterday passing a new apartment block (centre) on Bennelong Point which has been widely condemned for blighting the views of the Sydney Opera House. The developer, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Group, provoked a renewed wave of community anger when it announced last week it had
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        Lock icon IBM unveiling nine PCs including an under-US$1,200
        297 23 Bloomberg [ARMONK, New York] International Business Machines Corp was set to introduce here yesterday nine personal computers in its Aptiva line, including its first-ever foray into PCs that cost less than US$l,2OO (551,812). The world's largest computer maker and software company now has
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        Lock icon C&W Communications sees £100m savings
        213 23 Reuter [LONDON] Cable Wireless Communications pic said yesterday it expected cost savings of over £100 mUlion (***** million) this year foUowing its creation through a four-way merger. "We will achieve over £100 million in synergy savings this financial year compared with the stand-alone plans of
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        Lock icon Westinghouse Electric may sell mobile refrigeration unit for US$2.6b
        379 23 Bloomberg, Reuter [WOODCLIFF LAKE, New Jersey] Ingersoll-Rand Co may buy Westinghouse Electric Corp's Thermo King mobile refrigeration unit for about US$2.6 billion (553.9 billion), people familiar with the negotiations said. The companies may announce an agreement this week, the people said.
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        Lock icon Currency crisis seen hitting regional oil firms' earnings
        306 24 Merrill tynch expects lower sales volumes and slower growth in production Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] The devaluation of South-east Asian currencies will likely narrow margins and erode profits for oil companies, said James Brown, head of Asian oil and gas research for Merrill Lynch
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        Lock icon Asian funds that remain buoyant in currency crisis
        465 24 Investing in China, HE and avoiding Asean pays off Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Stock markets in South-east Asia have had a disastrous year falling as much as 53 per cent in dollar terms. So why aren't holders of the Montgomery Emerging Asia Fund
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        Lock icon Fund group opposes risk ratings in sales material
        231 24 Reuter [WASHINGTON] Investors would be misled if funds are aUowed to include in their sales materials special ratings designed fo measure the riskiness of a mutual fund, leaders in the mutual fund industry maintain. The group, Investment Company Institute (ICI), told the
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        Lock icon Allianz gets nod for China life assurance joint venture
        334 24 FT [SHANGHAI] China has given public approval to Allianz, the German insurance group, to set up a joint venture in Shanghai, marking another cautious step in the slow liberalisation of the potentially vast life assurance market. Allianz, the second foreign company
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        Lock icon Asian gold prices fall, sparked by fear of more central bank sales
        367 24 European central bank said to have sold 200 tonnes Bloomberg, FT, AFX-Asia [SYDNEY] Gold prices fell in Asia as investor confidence was further eroded by confirmation that central banks are selling a lot more than they used to.
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        Lock icon Euros stable as rate hike fears fade
        205 24 iwii Report Reuter (SINGAPORE] Simex Eurodollars futures held steady yesterday as fears of a rate hike by the Federal Reserve were dispelled by uninspiring US economic data. On Friday, the US Labour Department reported a 0.3 per cent rise in the August Producer
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        Futures drop on rumours of insider trading
        155 24  -  MSCITAIWAN FUTURES By Perry Gilbert day. By Perry Gilbert, vicepresident, Refco Singapore [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index September contract yesterday opened on its highs at 380.7 points and closed at 375.5. AUegations of insider trading by a leading securities house weighted on
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        268 24 Reuter [SINGAPORE] China's state oU Arms are expected to accelerate stock market listings and mergers following the Communist Party's ambitious plan to restructure state enterprises, economists and industry sources said yesterday. "OU firms wiU have to increase their ability to raise funds, but
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        281 24 Reuter THE US dollar suffered losses against the mark as the German currency benefited from a rise in German wholesale prices, or dealers said as they waited for economic statistics to be announced this week. The dollar was down to 1.7587 marks at 1245 GMT compared with 1.7728
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      800 26 AFP PSETMg *118 SHARES rose in sluggish trade yesterday as investors hugged the sidelines amid political uncertainty, having already written off a drastic decline in foreign reserves. An analyst warned that the country would be in serious trouble if foreign reserves continued to fall rapidly. She noted that a
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      1521 26 AFP UlLuttSeng ♦lW HONGKONG share prices rose 1.1 per cent yesterday on bargain hunting of selected blue chips following gains on Wall Street last Friday, dealers said. "The sentiment is quite good as a result of the stronger US market as well as positive responses to the ongoing 15th
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      625 26 Reuter QShenzhen B Index -130 THE Shenzhen B share market closed lower yesterday as investors pulled out of the market ahead of the promulgation on Oct 1 of a new law cracking down on securities crimes. The B Index fell 2.30 points to 135.48 on turnover of HK$35 million.
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      383 26 AFP QWFMg -MLB SHARE prices dropped yesterday as investors retreated to the sidelines amid speculation that the central bank would lower bank deposit reserve requirements to boost trade. "Investors are awaiting the central bank's move before jumping in to buy more shares," said a trader. The TSE Weighted Price
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      WELLINGTON
      237 26 FlWeflingtoo +11.71 SHARES closed firmer after a quiet session yesterday, with sentiment buoyed by Wall Street's bounce on Friday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended the session 12.76 points higher at 2,495.94. v- mm AHZ Banking 11.75 ♦0.15 ***** AOvantagai HMgs 0.77 -0.11 ***** Air Nt> Zealand (A) 2.80 -0.03
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      750 26 AFP Composite lifei +4J2 SHARE prices closed higher in thin trade yesterday on the back of gains in selected stocks led by banks following a further cut in Bank Indonesia certificates (SBI) rates. The JSE Composite Index rose 4.12 points to 550.76. Turnover was 254.7 million shares worth 320.3
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      310 26 AFP Q Manila -18J6 SHARE prices fell yesterday as investors remained sidelined amid regional currency uncertainty and concern over planned protests against proposed constitutional changes. The PSE Composite Index lost 18.68 points at 2,123. Turnover was 3.9 billion shares worth 1.4 billion pesos. PLDT rose 15 pesos to 890
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      597 26 AFP FlAflftriiMriM +22J STOCKS rose yesterday as renewed speculation about another rate cut combined with a rising Wall Street to spark interest in the bank and finance sectors, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 22.9 points to 2,662.9. Turnover was 275.8 million shares worth A 1768.9 million. Among
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        Lock icon Shares ease on moderate profit-taking
        231 27 AFX-Asia POwnpoßtehlg 4MB SHARE prices closed lower in range-bound trade yesterday on moderate profit-taking, dealers said. The KLSE Composite Index closed down 8.02 points at 844.06. The Emas Index fell 2.19 to 240.69 points, while the Second Board Index eased 4.07 points to 441.84. Turnover
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        210 28  -  WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan IF THERE is one warrant that should be avoided at all costs for now, it must surely be that of Asia Food Properties. The company, which was resurrected from the ashes of the now-deftinct Amcol Holdings when Indonesia's Sinar
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        596 30  -  STOCK MARKET GOMMHMTAKT Uncertainties en regional currency markets and concerns ever corporate earnings expected to weigh on sentiment, say analysts By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The stock market had another lacklustre session yesterday, with few investors willing to take positions despite many stocks
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      492 20 OSPREY MARITIME LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) HALF YEAR UNAUDITED PROFIT The Directors wistUDiafinotince the following unaudited results of the Group tor the six months ended 30 June 1997. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS AS AT 30 JUNE 1997 Revenue US$ 56.4 m 69% Net Profit US$ 8.4 m +10% Earnings
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      331 31 Bridge News, Reuter TRADE was sluggish on the freight market ahead of the holidays in the Far East. Little activity was reported for Panamaxes, although the Capesize market remained buoyant with rates in the Pacific holding firm. The week has been very indecisive, Clarkson Securities Ltd said in
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      615 31 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Maritime authorities will look at accelerating a ban on the use of single hull tankers responsible for a series of recent oil spills at a conference this week. The United Nations agency for marine affairs, the
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      497 31  -  Trade experiencing high volumes; Japanese arm of FEFC to restore rates from Oct 1 By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Liner conferences on the Far East-Europe trade have been restoring rates in response to high volumes on the trade. Following increases on the Far East, excluding
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      383 31 Lloyd's List [PANAMA CITY] Panama Canal Commission board president Joe Reeder is confident there will be a seamless transition of the waterway from US to Panama control at the end of 1999. "The credibility of the US and
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      203 31 Journal of Commerce [SAO PAULOI The sale of the prime container terminal at Brazil's most important port will create huge opportunities for global exporters in reaching the untapped markets of South America, experts say. Whoever wins the Terminal de Containers
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      1038 32  -  HEW SEAMEN'S STANDARDS Largest supplier of seamen faces problems in bid to comply with maritime world's 1995 STCW Convention From Alec Almazan in Manila THE Philippines, the world's single largest supplier of seamen, faces a host of problems in its bid to comply with the 1995
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        848 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars In stead of single price* for a more comprehen sive description of the market Price* shown are bated on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        184 45 Sept M Hong Kong: Chinese Mid Autumn Festival. Taiwan: Mid Autumn Moon Festival. Mexico: Independence Day. Sri Lanka: Binara Full Moon Poya Day. Sept 23 Japan: Autumn Equinox Day. Sort 28 Taiwan: Birthday of Confucius. Ootl China: National Day. Oot 2 China: National Day Holiday. Oct Australia: Labour
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        466 46  -  Its refusal to open up skies will canse its aviation sector to suffer, US official tells conference By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Japan's "intransigence" over aviation liberalisation should not be seen as a model for the rest of the region, a US
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        220 46 AFP [BEIJING] Chinese aviation company Xinjiang Airlines, based in northwest China has taken delivery of its first regional commuter plane ATR 71-210 A, the official Xinhua news agency said yesterday. The plane, built by the European consortium Aero International (Regional), will
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        255 46 AFP [BONN] A German military plane, a Soviet-built Tupolev TU-154, with 24 passengers is presumed to have crashed while on a flight to South Africa and may have collided with a US military aircraft carrying nine people that also vanished in the
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        277 46 Reuter [SYDNEY] The Australian government said yesterday it would impose cross-owner-ship restrictions on three airport pairings in the second phase of airport privatisations. The restrictions would apply to Brisbane/Coolangatta, Melbourne/Adelaide and Hobart/Launceston, Finance Minister John Fahey told a press conference. Fifteen airports
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        385 46 Reuter [WASHINGTON] Rising passenger and cargo traffic combined with lower fuel prices should propel US airlines to record profits in 1997, an industry group said. "Things are looking up for the industry and we expect that to continue through 1998," said David
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          118 46 AFP [KARACHI] Pakistan International Airlines (PLA) put off a decision on a multi-million dollar wide bodied aircraft to replace its ageing Boeings, airline sources said. At a marathon 10-hour meeting recently the board reviewed PlA's much awaited fleet replacement plan but could not finalise the
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          46 46 [JAVA] Passers-by looking at the wreckage of a Jaya Bakti Super Bus yesterday after it crashed into a dump truck on Sunday, killing 36 people. The bus was on its way to central Java when the collision occurred on a toll road. —AFP
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          111 46 Reuter [ST GEORGE'S, Grenada] National carrier Air Jamaica is hoping to form partnerships with several small Caribbean airlines to expand its network, a senior executive says. Tom Hill, Air Jamaica's Eastern Caribbean manager, told the Caribbean News Agency yesterday the airline aimed to complete
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        391 46 It aims to be leader in recycling old vehicles chairman Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Nissan Motor Co chairman Yoshifumi Tsuji said the car manufacturer will lead the world in developing technology to recycle old vehicles and protect the environment. Tokyo-based Nissan, the world's sixth largest car manufacturer
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      383 31 Asian nations urged not to follow Japan's air policy Its refusal to open up skies will cause its aviation sector to suffer, US official tells conference. Back Page People a KH Koo of Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Co (HK) Ltd has been elected chairman of the Intertanko Asian Regional Panel.
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      184 46 TOC ASIA 97 The Event for the Shipping, Ports and Terminal Industries Raffles City Convention Centre Westin Stamford/Westin Plaza Hotels 2 Stamford Road Singapore 16 -18 September 1997 TOC Asia is renowned as the international meeting place for senior decision makers from ports, terminals and shipping lines worldwide. The TOC
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