The Business Times, 24 September 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MTTA (P) 023/12/96 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,1997
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    CORPORATE RESULTS
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Asian telcos including SingTel plan to sue FCC
    674 1  -  US federal agency's move to slash phooe rates faiftftff concflrtod challenge in court By i Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] About 10 Asian telephone companies, including Singapore Telecom, are planning to band together to sue the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its unilateral
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    KL brokers set to close stock borrowing lending divisions
    348 1  -  Hany houses daim impact will be minimal as they are not active in area From. Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur STOCKBROKING companies are expected to shut down their stock borrowing and lending departments now that Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has
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    Thai, M'sian markets rebound
    210 1 [SINGAPORE] Two of the region's most troubled currencies the Thai baht and Malaysian ringgit recovered yesterday, enabling their respective equity markets to recover a large portion of the ground lost on Monday. Here, demand for govern-ment-linked companies like ST Aerospace and Sing Tel helped the Straits
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    Anwar defends Mahathir's record on liberalisation
    631 1  -  MjdaysunDPMalso calls fir ooi to Mahathir-Soros spat Prom 1 Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong MALAYSIA Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday defended the track record of his boss Mahathir Mohamad on economic liberalisation and said it was time to call an end to the
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      58 1 Holdings plans to list its recently acquired arte Hongkong in three ymritixm, P|U mnwmc^TlS^major ■BTastructure projects J*orth SO trflttm rupiah that wifl be postponed or nUeweil IHbuhii Him currency crisis, Pg pjPOIfTMfTB SNGAPORE 2,3 MS ASIA 8,7 CSNA 8 ASIA 8 WORLD 10 UVBBTYLE 12 TV 13 COMPANIES 15-18 MONEY
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      76 1 ■k, ;h r- u >4- J On Mnr street [B ANJ ARMASIN, Indonesia] A thick haze firm nearby forestfires shrouded this provincial capital of South Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo on Monday, forcing motorists to turn on their headlights at high noon. Scores of students were taken to hospital with breathing
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      2 S'pore groups plan to buy gas from different Indon sources
      541 2  -  !3th ASIA PACIFIC PETROLEUM CONFERENCE will result in diversity of energy sources for power (stations here •Reports by] Ronnie Lim TWO rival Singapore power groups are seeking to buy Indonesian natural gas from different sources offshore West Natunas and
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      Oil prices not expected to move much: Subroto
      162 2 OIL prices in the coming 12 months will not move very much from the current US$lB- per barrel range, and this trend should continue till the end of the decade, former sec-retary-general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) Subroto said.
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      Lock icon Jakarta looks at raising oil production
      380 2 Minister: Alternatives to building new refineries under study INDONESIA is carrying out studies on how to raise production capacity of its oil refineries without having to build costly new ones in view of current financial difficulties, Mines and Energy Minister Ida Bagus Sudjana said.
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      Lock icon Inflation rises to 2.3%
      343 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Inflation By\ Diana Oon INFLATION stayed above 2 per cent for the second consecutive month in August, creeping up to 2.3 per cent on higher transport costs. Last month's hike in the consumer price index (CPI), following July's 2.1 per cent rate,
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      Lock icon Court of Appeal urged to uphold decisions on Tang
      501 2 The Straits Times LAWYERS for 11 People's Action Party leaders yesterday urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the High Court decisions Tang Liang Hong is contesting in 14 appeals. Answering points by Queen's Counsel Charles Gray on Monday and yesterday,
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      Govt can nurture spirit of risk-taking, senior managers tell Feedback Unit
      386 2  -  Panel sessions offer proposals on opening up financial sector By. Audrey Tan MORE measures can be taken to liberalise and boost the financial sector, and the government can help encourage the "spirit of risk-taking", senior managers told the Feedback
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      US hopes to put Net trade on Apec agenda
      396 2  -  By' Toh Han Shih THE US government hopes to put electronic commerce high on the agenda in upcoming Apec meetings in Canada in November and Kuala Lumpur next year, as well as in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a senior adviser
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      Visitor arrivals fall 1.5%, the first since last Sept
      312 3  -  Dipi wlliagfif SratarflNil,ka»i flxpocted ti persist m next few moths Byi Carol Eng IN its first fell since last September, total visitor arrivals dipped by 1.5 per cent in August to 645,082, due mainly to weak holiday traffic, figures from the
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      LRT depot to have shops, apartments
      225 3 A COMMERCIAL and residential complex will be built at the depot of Singapore's first light rail transit (LRT) project at Bukit Panjang, Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan said yesterday. TO be located at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Road and Woodlands Road, the
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      Allgreen buys Cairnhill site for nearly $85m
      348 3  -  Byl Diana Oon ROBERT Kuok's Allgreen Properties has bought a freehold site in Cairnhill Circle fbr close to $85 million, effectively paying $2,128 per aq ft fbr the 38,915 sq ft plot Francis Lim, executive director for investment at Knight Frank, which handled
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      Insurance market grows at 20% a year
      227 3 SINGAPORE chalked up the second highest growth among Asia-Paciflc insurance markets in the past five years, according to a study by Datamonitor, a management consultancy with offices in Europe and the US. The study covered insurance markets in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China,
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  • IMF/WORLD BANK MEETINGS
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      Lock icon Camdessus confident of S-E Asia's recovery
      410 5  -  B«t to stream need to teas «i current acctaft >ii findftl PfXJttli Anthony Rowley in Hongkong INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund managing director Michel Camdessus yesterday registered a strong vote of economic confidence in Southeast Asia despite the currency and financial crises that have erupted in
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      US backs plan for crisis fund
      543 5  -  UM»m»»UU MBtriM, IMF, OS to sftf achate farther from. Loh Hui Yin, Anthony Rowley in Hongkong THE US yesterday lent its support to what appears to be mounting consensus for a new regional facility to protect the region from farther financial turmoil. US Treasury
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      Lock icon Asia urged to prepare for euro's launch
      212 5 Reuter [HONGKONG] Asian industrialists should start planning for the introduction of the euro now, European economic affairs commissioner YvesThibanlt de Silguy said yesterday, warning that the currency would change investment patterns. Speaking aft a conference on European monetary union held on the fringes
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      Cooperate more on financial issues, Li Peng urges
      472 5  -  i —■■■ilj ■mMp«awtah stability, he says From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong CHINESE Premier Li Peng hassaid international cooperation in financial affairs must be enhanced, as developing countries are vulnerable to currency speculation. Opening the annual meetings of the World Bank and
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      Lock icon 1.1% not bad for Japan?
      174 5 Reuter [HONGKONG] The IMF's projected growth rate for Japan of 1.1 per cent for calendar 1997 is not a bad number, following negative growth in the April to June period, Yukio Yoshimura, IMF executive director for Japan, said yesterday. "The estimated 1.1 per cent growth
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      Lock icon News break
      33 5 [HONGKONG) US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan looking up while reading a business newspaper during the opening ceremonies of the annual meetings cf the IMF/ World Bank in Hongkong yestenkty. AFP
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      Plans for new Thai financial watchdog
      453 5  -  From. Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong A DOZEN officials from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are now in Bangkok to help draft a comprehensive plan which will see the creation of a new independent agency to supervise the troubled financial sector.
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Indonesia lists major projects to be postponed
      654 6  -  JAKARTA But it will gp ahead with some items, like triple-decker road By\ S N Vasuki INDONESIA yesterday formally announced a list of major infrastructure projects worth 50 trillion rupiah (Ss2s billion) that will be postponed or reviewed to contain the adverse fall-out
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      Lock icon Petition to amend constitution quashed
      163 6 MANILA AFP THE Philippine Supreme Court yesterday quashed a "people's initiative" petition to change the constitution, effectively ending a campaign by supporters of President Fidel Ramos to have him stand for a second term. The 13 sitting justices unanimously ruled that the Commission on Elections
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      Lock icon Fanta's new face
      47 6 [BANGKOK] A tuk-tuk adorned with a giant can of Fanta bearing its new logo waiting at a market here yesterday. Coca-Cola Company chose Thailand for the worldwide introduction of Fanta's new graphic as the country is thefourth-largest market in the world for Fanta. AFP
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      Exposed: more KL firms with links to probe on Indon fires
      353 6  -  Five companies with S'pore shareholders also under scrutiny From Meera Tharmaratnam, S N Vasuki in Jakarta MORE Malaysian shareholders of the 18 Indonesia-based palm oil joint ventures being investigated by Jakarta authorities for starting forest fires in Sumatra were
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      Limit on foreign stakes in Thai banks may ease
      239 6  -  HONGKONG By] Loh Hui Yin THAILAND may allow foreign investors to keep a 51 per cent stake in financial institutions on a permanent basis, rather than have them divest to 49 per cent within five years. Olarn Chaipravat, president of the
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      Lock icon Respite for M'sian markets but mood still bearish
      397 7 KUALA LUMPUR Buyers staying away after several flip-flops in govt policies: analysts Reuter, AFP MALAYSIA'S battered financial markets enjoyed a rare respite yesterday, but analysts said they remained vulnerable to further declines as underlying sentiment was still bearish. The markets remain edgy
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      Lock icon Currency crisis: KL to seek Asean strategy
      185 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA will raise the regional currency crisis issue at the 29th Asean Economic Ministers' meeting here in October, International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said yesterday. She said Malaysia will seek the cooperation of South-east Asian countries to minimise
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      A pressing need to clear the air
      730 7  -  ASXAVTBW It's notjnit a physical hare, there*! smog over regional currencies By Yang Razali Kassim AN old friend from Jakarta called the other day asking about the haze in Singapore. How bad has it been? Have people fallen ill? What steps have been
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      Lock icon Sarawak's pollution index crosses 800 mark
      372 7 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg, AFP MALAYSIA'S eastern state of Sarawak's air pollution levels deteriorated yesterday, crossing the 800 mark on a pollution index, an all-time high as the smoky haze from forest fires in Indonesia worsened. The index has reached "a very dangerous level", said
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's tax cut may not cover all foreign firms
      306 8 BEIJING It will ghre boost to high-tech indnatriftfl Imt may not apply to carmakers Bloomberg CHINA'S plan to cut foreign companies' import taxes aims to attract investment in hightechnology industries and won't apply across-the-board, a government official said. The tax cuts,
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      Lock icon Jiang's US trip to be first of its kind in nearly 2 decades
      441 8 WASHINGTON US officials hope he will sign deal to buy more Boning aircraft LAT-WP CHINESE President Jiang Zemin plans to visit seven US cities this Call in the first trip to the United States by the leader
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      Lock icon HK office vacancy expected to rise but rents won't fall
      238 8 HONGKONG Bloomberg A of nek olflce buildings around Hongkong's Central business district may push vacancy rates up to 12 per cent in the next two years, according to a property consultancy. Currently, supply is tight in the main business district
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      Lock icon Anti-graft drive in 'rust belt' recovers US$84m
      129 8 U BEIJING AFP GRAFT probes in China's northern "rust belt" province of Liaoning have led to 34,000 cases reaching the courts and the recovery of US$B4 million (Ssl2B million) of public fUnds, the China Daily reported yesterday. The scale of the corruption resulted
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Support for NZ govt at new low
      209 9 WELLINGTON AFP NEW ZEALAND'S fraught coalition government has slumped to an all-time low with the junior partner, the New Zealand First party, registering less than 2 per cent support in a new opinion polL The Television One poll released on Monday night showed
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      Lock icon Quality of Aussie boardroom queried alter losses top A$5b
      490 9 MELBOURNE Largest write-off of As2L3b made fay govt-owned telecom carrier Telstra Corp Reuter THE quality of leadership for some of Australia's largest corporates is being questioned after one-off losses totalling more than Ass billion (555.48 billion) were wiped off balance sheets
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      Lock icon South Korea blasts Australia over tariff protection move
      264 9 SYDNEY AFP AUSTRALIA was rebuked by South Korea yesterday over its recent decision to extend tariff protection of its car manufacturing, textile, clothing and footwear industries in a major policy reversal. Ambassador Dong Suk Moon said all "mature" economies such as Australia's
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      Lock icon Creditors mulling over court protection for Kia
      242 9 SEOUL Bat banks want new terms for group's flvlll lunCDvfllUlD^ AFP CREDITOR banks are considering accepting a court-medi-ated debt rescheduling for South Korea's troubled automotive Kia group but not on the terms proposed by the conglomerate, bank officials said yesterday. The Kia group
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US budget gap shrank in Aug
      412 10 WASHINGTON Federal govt's annual shortfall headed for its lowest reading in 23 years Bloomberg THE US budget deficit narrowed in August as the federal government's annual shortfall headed for its lowest reading in 23 years aided by the ebullient economy and strong tax revenues.
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      Lock icon Higher revised UK growth raises rate hike fears
      261 10 LONDON AFP THE growth of the British economy accelerated to an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the second quarter of 1997, revised data showed yesterday, strengthening sentiment that interest rates might be increased within months. An unexpected upward revision to
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      Lock icon US experimental consumer price index rises 0.2% in August
      305 10 WASHINGTON Other govt reports suggest inflation still nnder control Bloomberg THE US experimental consumer price index rose in August, though other government reports suggest inflation remains under control. The experimental index increased 0.2 per cent, the Labour Department said. That matches
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      Lock icon Clinton denies wrongdoing in scandal
      157 10 NEW YORK AFP PRESIDENT Bin "Clinton denied any wrongdoing on Monday in the rand-raleing scan*, dal tint is now directly targeting Him ami Vice-Presi dent AlGore for the first time. '1 believe that what the vice-president did and what I did was legal," Mr Clinton
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        Lock icon Iran secretly building missiles:Gore
        79 10 AFP [MOSCOW] US Vice-President A 1 Gore yesterday said Washington and Moscow had new proof that Iran was secretly working to build baUistic missiles and nuclear j weapons. "In a sense this is not new, but the kind* of 1 details provided by both sides hi
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        Lock icon US to raise labour issues to OECD
        57 10 Reuter [WASHINGTON] US Labour Secretary Alexis Herman said on Monday she would press the world's economic powers next month to bolster efforts to combat child labour and eradicate sweatshops in the garment industry: She said at a news conference she would raise the
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        Lock icon delay in trosy withdrawls
        55 10 AFP £IW*t®ALEMjlsrael has asked tor a one-year delay in tMUngftnther troop withdrawals from Paleetinian aiefci of proposals on reviving peace talks, F>pftrtriyffirtnrliiy fn a ***""—*l to be preadfeed to US mediators. Israel also offered a 1 In fwrk one new Jewish housing project' ip east Jentedem,
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        18 10 Reuter confirmed yesterday 14 on Imports •yntbetkgrowth jailing July.—««u*r i\ ¥.<& Al 1 'I
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Asia should not wall in its financial sector
      795 11  -  bottom lute OPINION By Vikram Khanna The writer is BT's regional economics editor J 1 S bankers and officials attending the f\ IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings are 1 finding out, the opening up of the bankjL financial services sectors in Asia could
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      96 11 'Smoking is bad for health but with the haze, it's a disaster/ Datnk Chaa Jui Heog Malaysia's health minister advising people to take precautions during the current haze. There were more than a few people out here (in East Asia) who thought their success was cultural, if
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      Asean alone can clear the air
      608 11 EDITORIAL Sarawak's plight when the Air Pollution Index surged yesterday to a record of more than 830 points —against only 500 being considered "hazardous" in Malaysia might befall other regional countries as well unless prompt and effective collective action is taken, most appropriately through
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      Lock icon Who gains from new financial juggernaut?
      1139 11  -  Whether Price W&terhonse merger with Coopers Lybrand serves both firms and their clients is open to question By Tony Jackson Financial Times THE proposed merger of the accountancy firms Price Waterhouse and Coopers Lybrand, announced last week, will create a financial services monster. With
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      883 11 INDIAN Industry Minister Murasoli Maran deserved a rap on the knuckles for his utterly irresponsible remark that Suzuki was welcome to leave Maruti and that dozens of others would be glad to step into its shoes, and he has received it from the Delhi High Court.
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Sahara tourism heats up
      480 12  -  Tunisia has much to thank The F/nnl-ish PnHent for aayg ABDELAZIZ BARROUHI Reuter THE tourist jeep was moving along an old camel caravan route through the Sahara Desert when it suddenly bumped across a dune and stopped. "Here is Onk Ejmel (The Camel's Neck)— The English
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      Lock icon High fashion to go on show in Moscow in Oct
      539 12 FASHION —bit it'll stay a dream in a country where werkers earn US$2OO a mentk AFP [MOSCOW] Top labels and the most beautiftil models in fashion will be on show in Moscow next month, but for cashstrapped local designers, not
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      Airline race for Net access
      899 14  -  But service remains a dream unless current technology constraints can be resolved, says baju nmi.T.AW RAJU CHELLAM IMAGINE browsing the Internet on your notebook at more than 10,000 m above sea level. Or downloading your e-mail messages via a "celestial phone" over the Pacific Ocean.
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      Battle lines drawn over encryption
      397 14  -  US Congress debates whether the government should control 'keys'to the software By\ Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] The hottest battle in electronic commerce today is being waged in the US Congress and it isn't over taxes. It's about whether there should be government control over the software
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Theme plans to list Emporium here or in HK in 3 years
      493 15  -  Tins will be achieved by first turning ardbnd S'pore chain within a yean Theme chairman Reports by, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Hongkonglisted Theme International Holdings plans to list its recently acquired Emporium Holdings in three years' time either in
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      Pidemco's ex-MD is Scotts' new CEO
      445 15  -  LteHengShnen's appointment brings to six the number of < independent directors By i Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Scotts Holdings. the beleaguered service apartments operator which has been without a chief executive officer since the beginning of the month, has appointed former Pidemco Land managing director
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      Citra Marga resilient so far, but what about future risks?
      598 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW S N Vasuki CITRA Marga Nusaphala Persada, Indonesia's listed toll-road operator, has weathered the recent currency storm rather well.» True, Citra Marga lowered its 1997 net earnings forecast to 141 billion rupiah (5171.49 million) from 167 billion
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      Expanding the Emporium
      326 15 Stere te be familiar nameinlTsia, Indonesia, China? PLANS are afoot to grow the Emporium department store into a familiar neighbourhood name in Malaysia, Indonesia and China. "The Emporium stores are smaller than the regular department stores which make them easier to manage and ideal for setting up
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      SembProperties' Paterson Edge project sold out
      205 15 (SINGAPORE] Sembawang Properties has sold all 61 units in The Paterson Edge, its maiden residential project, just five days after launching it. Leong Weng Chee, SembProperties' general manager, said one in every 12 visitors bought a unit. Selling prices for the two and three-bedroom
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      Sembawang unit overtakes L&M as biggest contractor
      173 15 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Engineering and Construction emerged as Singapore's biggest contractor in 1996, overtaking listed L&M Group Investments which hogged the limelight from 1993 to 1995. The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) yesterday said the Sembawang group subsidiary's win was secured on a record
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Sino Land posts 61% jump in net profit to HK$1.85b
        474 16  -  Better than expected results boosted by 44% rise in property sales From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong NG Teng Fong's Hongkonglisted property arm. Sino Land, has reported net earnings of HK$l.B5 billion (***** million) for the year ended June 30,
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        FJB net profit falls 23% to $8.4m
        347 16  -  it warns of At least <10% fall in earnings :;for current FY 8? >By, Jenny Lam Fashion retail&.«r FJ Benjamin (FJB) yester'•Tjiay announced a 23 per cent -tfall in net earnings to $8.36 >« million for the year ended June 30,1997. No immediate
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        QAFs interim profits dropped 14%
        164 16 Group tnrns in profit of $s*3m while turnover rises 15% [SINGAPORE] QAF Ltd, which is involved in a billiondollar takeover of Indofood Sukses Makmur, yesterday reported lower interim group net earnings for the six months ended June 30. Net group profit at medi-um-sized food company
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        Amtek disappoints with 8% fall in net earnings
        175 16 [SINGAPORE] Mainboardlisted Amtek Engineering yesterday posted an 8 per cent drop in net earnings to $20 million, from $21.6 million, for the financial year ended June 30, falling short of analysts' expectations. Twenty-four stockbroking houses had forecast a modest full-year earnings increase
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        Omni Industries to buy 51% of IC Equipment for $3.7m
        194 16 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Omni Industries yesterday said it wUI buy a 51 per cent stake in semiconductor equipment maker IC Equipment Pte Ltd for $3.7 million. The transaction, to be funded by Omni's internal resources, is expected to be completed by
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      • CORPORATE Results
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          Hong Fok reports $1.9m interim loss
          135 16 HIT by poor property sales and higher interest on borrowings. Hong Fok Corp yesterday reported a loss of $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30. In the same period last year, Hong Fok had group net earnings of $9.1 million. Loss per
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          ASJ 1st-half earnings edge up slightly
          96 16 ASJ Holdings yesterday posted acme per cent rise in net earnings to $2.4 million for the half year endsd June, despite a 21 per cent drop in turnover to $15.9 million. The drop in turnover was due mainly to the group ceasing its distribution
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          General Magnestics cuts interim losses
          94 16 GENERAL Magnetics Ltd yesterday reported a group lots of $157,000 for its half-year to June, compared with a lose of $1.6 million in the previous corresponding period. Turnover fell 9 per cent to $21.1 million. The company said losses declined mainly because of'the cloture of
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        Lock icon SingTel jumps 6.25% on bargain hunting
        249 16 (SINGAPORE] Shares of Singapore Telecommunications rose 14 cents or 6.25 per cent to $2.38, possibly due to bottomfishing by investors. The prospects of slowing earnings growth as a result of increased competition and falling IDD rates had led investors to dump Sing Tel shares
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        Lock icon Proton, Citroen tie up to build new car
        190 16 Bloomberg, AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Proton Bhd, Malaysia's biggest carmaker, has agreed to manufacture a new car with PSA Peugeot Citroen based on an existing model of France's largest carmaker. Under the agreement signed yesterday. Proton's unit Usahasama ProtonDRB Sdn will make and
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        Lock icon Berjaya chief given waiver on general offer
        120 16 AFXAsia [KUALA LUMPUR] Berjaya Group Bhd said its chairman and chief executive Vincent Tan has been given a waiver by the Securities Commission from making a mandatory general offer for remaining company shares and irredeemable convertible unsecured loan stocks that he, and parties
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          See Hoy Chan raises stake in Granite
          93 16 PCUAM LUMPUR] The See Hoy Chan group has raised its stake in listed Granite Industries Bhd from per cent to 1M per cent Theproperty-based group bought an additional 4.1 million shares in the open market, it announced yesterday. It now controls 15.812 million
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          ST Auto to get new chairman
          50 16 [SINGAPORE] Lph Chuk Yam, currently deputy chairman of Singapore Technologies Automatlv*, will take over as chairman from Oct 1. He win replace Lye FW, who win resign as chairman and director ofSTAfron that date. Boon Swan Foo win become deputy chairman from Oct l.
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          Super Coffeemix bonus issue gets the nod
          55 16 [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore has given in-principle approval to the one-fbr-two bonus issue of 141.1 million new shares of 50 cents each of Super Coffeemix Manufacturing. The company has also been given similar SES approval for the listing and quotation of
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          Pacific Andes subsidiary forms new unit
          44 16 [SINGAPORE] Natprop Investments, a fully-owned subsidiary of Pacific Andes (Holdings), has formed Paco Delta Limited (PDL), a subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands. PDL has an authorised share capital of US$5O,OOO (8176,000) and a paid-up capital of US$l.
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        Lock icon Yaohan Japan to divest stake in Shanghai store?
        418 17 First* transfer 19% share in Nextage Dept Store to anether partner: aflidal AFP [SHANGHAI] Troubled retailer Yaohan Japan Corp is looking to transfer its share in a profitable Shanghai joint venture, an official said yesterday, amid reports the firm was planning to
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        Lock icon £300m windfall for UK's MEPC shareholders
        320 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] ME PC pic, Britain's third-largest property company, said it will sell its US and Australian holdings and return at least £300 million (5|733.5 million) to shareholders to focus fully on the UK. The company said the net asset value of the US
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        Lock icon Bank of China denies report
        292 17 It is Mt discussing asset swap with Bank if East Asia AFP [HONGKONG] China s foreign currency bank, the Bank of China, has denied it is holding talks with Hongkongbased Bank of East Asia Ltd over an asset swap, it was reported yesterday. Bank of
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        Lock icon Guinness profit hit by strong pound
        353 17 Bloomberg [LONDON] Guinness pic said first-half profit rose 4 per cent, as improved trading performances at United Distillers and Guinness Brewing were hurt by the strength of the British pound. Profit rose to £255 million (***** million) from £245 million a year earlier, hit
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        Lock icon BHP board rapped for poor results
        491 17 Top managers admit failings, promise better performance Reuter [BRISBANE] Shareholders in the Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd (BHP) gave top managers a grilling yesterday over a series of cost overruns and earnings letdowns that have dented the prestige and share price of "the Big
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Kodak may cut 10,000 jobs, take US$1b in charges
        445 18 Move will help it to compete with more efficient rivals like Fqji Photo FQm Bloomberg [ROCHESTER, New York] Eastman Kodak is expected to tafce US$l billion (551.52 billicffi) in charges this year to cut at least 10,000 jobs as the photography
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        Lock icon US$1.7b deal ends Seagram-Viacom feud
        171 18 NYT [NEW YORK] After weeks of complex negotiations, Seagram Corp has agreed to pay Viacom Inc US$l.7 billion (552.6 billion) for the SO per cent of the cable programming service, USA Network, that it does not already own. The settlement, announced on Monday, ends a
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        Lock icon Heading for the Paris exchange
        57 18 [PARIS] A woman talking on the phone in front of the Paris bourse on Monday in Paris. State-owned telecommunications monopoly France Telecom started the long road to privatisation on Monday as the government announced a price range, from USs2B.3oto U5532.60, for the 20 per cent
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        Lock icon Nike cuts ties with 4 Indon factories
        335 18 It says they didn't keep to standards for wags, work conditions Reuter {PORTLAND, Oregon! Nike said on Monday that it severed ties with four factories in Indonesia because they failed to adhere to the company's requirements over wages and working conditions. Speaking to
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        Lock icon Apple's move to stop licensing may lead to its demise
        352 18 Dataquest: Action will now initiate a firesale of existing done Iff A AM maoniosn inventones Reuter [SAN FRANCISCO] Apple Computer Inc's recent moves to halt its licensing strategy will have detrimental effects that will lead to the demise of the
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        Lock icon Complex programs boosting disk drive market: Komag
        333 18 Reuter (SAN FRANCISCO] Komag's president and chief executive said the market for disk drives is strong and is now being driven by increasingly complex software programs that need vast amounts of storage. Software in corporate markets, such as massive systems that store voicemail
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        Lock icon Sun vows it will not give up Java ownership
        377 18 But it wants Java to be certified as an intl standard NYT [NEW YORK] Sun Microsystems Inc lashed out at Microsoft Corp on Monday, saying that it would not give up its ownership of the Java computer language, as Microsoft and
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        Lock icon More volatility ahead despite brief recovery
        1070 19  -  Much depends on how M'sia will solve its interest rate-ringgit dilemma By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] Another rough week for regional markets ended in a selling climax on Monday, led by losses in the ringgit to 3.13 per US$, at which level the Malaysian currency
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        What affects market risk
        559 19  -  .meC howm factors include price, foreign rate and liquidity By\ Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] To start with, what is a market? It is a meeting place not necessarily physically, or even centrally, located where buyers and sellers of a given commodity can do business. But, in order
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        Lock icon THE WEEK AHEAD
        299 19  -  Compiled by Larry Wee Sources: ANZ Investment Bank (ANZ), Independent Economic Analysis (IDEA), JP Morgan (JPM) and MMS International (MMS) United States Tomorrow: Mixed opinion on August durable goods orders, a notoriously volatile number. After July's minus-0.6 per cent month-on-month figure, estimates range from minus-0.5 per cent
        Sources: ANZ Investment Bank (ANZ), Independent Economic Analysis (IDEA), JP Morgan (JPM) and MMS International (MMS)  -  299 words
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        Malaysia's August money stats*
        359 19 AMALYBS MALAYSIAN authorities must be satisfied that the August money growth figures suggest a relative degree of success in avoiding a liquidity crunch during the early stages of ringgit weakness. It seems to have been a specific policy prescription to let the currency and not domestic
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        Lock icon Global funds raise cash as equity concerns grow: poll
        415 20 Fond managers teatobackonUS, Europe shares, pare iown Asian holdings Reuter {LONDON] Global fund managers are treading lightly in world markets, raising cash in •quity portfolios while looking for safe bond plays as equity valuations continue to stretch. A Reuters poll of
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        Lock icon Fidelity to invest in property
        256 20 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Fidelity Investments said on Monday it's forming a business to invest its own money in commercial real estate properties in the US and Europe. Fidelity Capital, the firm's business development and venture capital unit, hired Peter Madsen from Gunwyn Co, a real estate
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        China influencing commodity prices
        519 20  -  Global cotton, steel, fertiliser, soyabean markets in turmoil By] Peter Beidlitz, David Murphy {BEIJING] China is using its •normous strategic reserves to influence global commodity prices. By withholding or releasing its huge strategic reserves, China whose economic loom has created an unprecedented demand for commodities can
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        Lock icon S&P being sued over publication of retail data
        206 20 Reuter (NEW YORK] The publisher of a closely watched weekly report on retail sales said on Monday it is suing Standard poor's Corp for "misappropriation" for publishing the report without permission. The lawsuit was filed in the New York Supreme Court by
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        Lock icon US banks' Q2 derivatives revenues fall
        364 20 Earnings down 18% to US$L96b from record USs2.4b in Q1 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US banks held more and earned less from their derivatives trading in the second quarter than in the first quarter, according to a report by the Office of the Comptroller of the
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        Lock icon New ANZ chief hopes to up productivity
        317 20 Reuter, Bloomberg [MELBOURNE] John McFarlane, the newly-appointed chief of Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), said yesterday he hoped to reduce the bank's cost to income ratio. "It is very clear that traditionally the bank has had a high cost to income
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        Lock icon Listless trade in Euroyen, Euro$
        263 20 SI MUX Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Japanese and US interest rate futures dragged their feet yesterday as trade was heavily impeded by a holiday in Japan. Dealers said both markets showed a firm bias amid assurances of steady interest rates in Japan and the positive performance
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        Futures fall as easing of capital put on hold
        168 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert, By Perry Gilbert, vice-presi-dent, Refco Singapore (SINGAPORE) The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract fell yesterday due to concern that the reduction of bank reserve ratios may not be announced soon. Electronics stocks led the
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        Lock icon Russian oil investment policy still murky
        234 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [MOSCOW] If Russia wanted to confuse the West over its attitude to foreign investment in the oil sector, it could not have done a better job in the past few months. On the one hand, its top energy official, Fuel and
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        Lock icon CURRENCY REPORT
        266 20 Reuter THE US dollar was steady against the mark after two key west German states reported monthly declines in consumer prices, dampening expectations of an early increase in German money-market rates. The US currency was, however, unable to sustain gains above 1.7950 marks after Bundesbank President Hans Tietmeyer
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      699 22 AFP tohfa 488 SHARE prices rose yesterday amid rumours that the Salim Group's Bank Central Asia (BCA) was interested in a takeover of Bank Danamon. Dealers said rumours concerning a takeover of Bank Danamon by unlisted BCA were growing, with Danamon rising 75 rupiah to close at 725. The
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1455 22 Bloomberg Q Hug Stag -Hl* STOCKS closed slightly lower in light trading yesterday, as investors unloaded China shares in anticipation of an onslaught of new issues coming to market. China-related stocks dropped for a fifth day. Beijing's efforts to force state companies to rely more on private capital could
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      Lock icon CHINA
      602 22 Reuter Pshautaßhiai -LB FEARS of a spate of new listings sent Shenzhen's A shares into a free fall yesterday, pulling down the B share market as well. The B Index lost 1.92 points to 127.45 on turnover of HK$75 million. The A Index plunged 26.64 points, or 7.5 per
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      373 22 AFP Dtp Mm -Mm SHARE prices closed lower yesterday as investors chose to stay on the sidelines. "The prevailing uncertain sentiment about the prospects for electricals was largely blamed for the loss," said a dealer. "Newspaper reports that the central bank has no plans to cut reserve requirements also
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      249 22 Reuter QWiJHnflUn -7JI THE domestic bond market was blamed for a weaker finish in equities yesterday. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 7.16 points down at 2,566.45 on turnover of NZ562.56 million. GoednwiFtaMK 2.55 -OlOI )00M UMNathM 141 0.02 *****47 Manor Inns Group 0.13 wdi 4000 Mastartrada Grp 0.57 unci)
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      776 22 AFP HSETMc *1X23 STOCKS Armed yesterday with the buying of banking and finance shares as the baht rallied. Investors bought ahead of a no-confidence motion against the government due to start today, although some were sidelined due to the political uncertainty. The SET Index was up 12.23 points at
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      Lock icon MANILA
      272 22 AFP Q Manila -MM SHARE prices fell yesterday, dragged down by banking issues on fears of more firms defaulting on bank loans. The PSE Composite Index lost 46.56 points to 2,049.67. Turnover was 1.1 billion shares worth I.S billion pesos. Fears of more defaults were spurred when a local
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      Lock icon SEOUL
      407 22 AFP □OijmtaMn -14J6 SHARE prices fell 2.1 per cent yesterday with sentiment depressed by rising interest rates, the falling won and problems over the Kia group. The Composite Index lost 14.06 points to 654.37. Turnover was 26.4 million shares worth 397.8 billion won. "The fall in share prices was
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      582 22 AFP HADOrtoari* *1H SHARES rose to another record close yesterday after a volatile day's trading based on shifting sentiment. Resources remained unpopular as buyers continued to opt for industrial stocks. The All Ordinaries Index rose 12 points to 2,776.9. Turnover was 406.1 million shares worth at Asl.s billion. BHP
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        Lock icon Shares sharply higher on local support
        247 23 AFX-Asia nOwnpoatehig SHARE prices closed sharply higher yesterday, led by blue chips on a technical rebound supported by local institutional buying interest. The KLSE Composite Index closed up 20.70 points at 781.20. The Emas Index rose 5.59 points to 223.78, while the Second Board
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        Time wrt: unattractive numbers but possible double-barrelled play
        174 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By\ R Sivanithy THE Malaysian market never ceases to amaze. In yesterday's column, we featured RHB's deep-out-of-the-money warrant, with its huge 202 per cent conversion premium and its unattractively low gearing. Today's feature is even worse the warrant issued by
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        HOT STOCK
        63 26  -  Teh Hooi Ling THERE may be a buying opportunity Jbr b&rmatics Holdings. The counter ami fts ant up yesterday to 99.5 ants on a volume ef 907,006 shots. Directional indicators suggest that the stock ts trending up. Daily MACD has also given a buy signal. DaUy RSI and
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        204 26 Stacks jhjjgt •Refcapacifk Bti 16,574,000 •RW Cap Wt99 12,906,000 IKCorpn R 9,066,000 Asia Food&Prop 6,927,000 •Nrjaya Group 6,218,000 HatanglnvNTS 5,150,000 •RMCapBhd 5.134,000 SingTel 15c 4,922,000 *MBf Capital 4,857,000 *tWti-Purpose 4,668.000 *MBankng 23,736,409 UOB Foreign 21,530,143 DBS Foreign 20,805,599 OtyOwSOc 18,341,610 OCIC Foreign 15,638,860 JMMUS25c400 14,175,435 0(J6 Foreign 13,477,450 •Rafcapacific Bfi
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        680 26  -  STOCK MARKET OOMMBMTABT An observer says people are tired of selling and are ready to boy, but although stocks are now very cheap, few have the money to do anything about it By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A decent recovery of the Malaysian ringgit
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          98 26 WITH the stock market as quiet and cautious as it Is these days, brokers have plenty of time on their hands to talk about other things. The weather is always a popular choice, and, inevitably, the haze. One of the comments heard from a dealer yesterday
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          99 26 A FORMER high flying Bangkok broker has fallen on hard times. Siriwat Voravejvutkuth. a former manager at Aaia Securities, has been spotted sailing sandwiches at a Bangkok hospital. He had handled stocks and property worth millions, until his low-rise condominium project went bust He then
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          81 26 A FAUX PAS was committed by the chairman at the opening session yesterday of the World Bank/IMF meeting when he thanked the "governor" for his speech—as the leader of Hongkong under British colonial rule was known. Oope. He quickly corrected himself and switched to "chief
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          132 26 FORTUNES can change dramatically, as Phislt Lee-atham, now of Bangkok Bank, knows to his cost. In Hongkong for the World Bank/IMF meeting, Dr Phislt recalled this week how some six years ago he thought It was crazy for Hongkong to seek to hoet the 1997 meetings,
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          66 26 STILL at that Hongkong meeting, when the spouses of central bankers were hosted to a lunch by Zhu Lin. Chinese Premier Li Peng's wife, they were given "fece-saving" souvenirs. The gifts look like rolling pins of marble, with gilt handles. Their function, it seems, is to
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          70 26 CHICKEN manure may be high on the nose, but it is environmentally clean and it is possible to convert it into electricity, according to a Dutch-based research institute called Kema. The institute calculated that a production plant with an annual capacity 0f200,000
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          91 26 A FILIPIMA who did not know the name of her husband's cat fade possible deportation from Hongkong, accused of feking marriage to get a residence visa. When Quizzed about the name of the cat, SS-year-old Alicia Aapuria told Immigration authorities it was "Meow Meow", though its real
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      58 22 MV tl -MM GENEVE {Q/VDD/V Master of Complications SINCERE SINCERE WATCH LIMITED: SINGAPORE NGE ANN CITY TE: 733 Mil lVf ASTFR RANKFR IMC -fAT I MARINA SQUARE TO.: 338 4006 LUCKY FLAZATH: 737 4593 SUNIEC CITY MALL TH: 337 5150 ITIAJILn U/\imLil MALAYSIA KLPUZATH: (03) 241 0540 STAt HILL SHOTTING
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      529 26 BUSINESS MINE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 ANOM THE MATTER OF PWTA SYSTEMS PTE LTD (Incorporate! Jn Singapore) (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) Al an Exlraordbiory General MeeBng of tie Company duly convened and Md at 10:00 am. at 6001 Beech Road *18-01. Golden MUe Tower. Singapore *****9 on
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      337 26 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. 50 ANO IN THE MATTER OF LUCKSOON MOUSTRIES (8) PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Liquidation) At an EXTRMMHNAHY GENERAL MEETWG of tie members of LUCKSOON MOUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD duly convened and held at 277 Orchard Rood #03-49 Specialists' Centre. Singapore *****8
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      617 26 To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 WW Jardine Matheson Payment of interim dividend for the six months ended 30th June 1997 Dividend An interim dividend of US$7.BO per share will be payable on 25th November 1997 to Shareholders on the register of members at the close of business on 3rd October
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      180 27 Bridge News, Reuter IT WAS typical Monday trading with activity sluggish in »Mt sectors brokers sa|d. In the Panamax market, levels are with the Atlanta remaining fragile fr while in the brokers are opdnMc that rates will pickupforthelarger modern vessels. Trade was uninspired in the morning with little
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      449 27  -  Local company is the first in A PMoUer group to receive ISM certificate By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] A P Moller Singapore has obtained International Safety Management (ISM) Certification for all 20 vessels in Its fleet. Certification on the last
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      181 27 Reuter [LONDON] Norwegian shipping group Frontline Ltd has signed an agreement to acquire London Overseas Freighters (LOF) in a transaction valuing the UK tanker company at U*****.3 million (*****.3 million). Acquiring LOF will add six tankers to Frontllne's fleet of 24 ships, which has
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      676 27  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer STAR CRUISES has been on a bit of a spending spree recently. The fast growing Asian cruise specialist has bought three vessels recently to swell its already impressive fleet. Lest readers are worried that they have missed
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      879 28  -  BULK CARRIER DESIGN Knowledge of the structural design and behaviour of containerships has been successfully applied to bulk carriers By\ Hans Payer The writer is a member of the executive board of Germanischer Lloyd. Germanischer Lloyd has been involved in the technical development of the
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      392 28 PACE Famous 7 A£l 0 fmMt 13 AAL 3 FoongSun 8 Aide 13 Frota 13 Accord 8 Frt Links 13 Ahrenkiel 13 FrtWorkl >3 Appenship 5 c Link Astro 3 Gemartrans K Austral 9 Genshpg 9 Avant 6 Glory Nav 13 B'tangMas 8
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      15613 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA VMM* VW TaMpAon. ETA ETA Advartlsar VOMAl W*W TaMph.* E SIN DMt'n Nam* Nama Nwntiar NumbiK 27/W 00/8 DIM Uoyd KASUGAI V.02S 15-*****7 b A 27/W 00/8 NYK KASUGA I 02S 15-20)0123 2*/W It/10 MSC Agy MSC OSAKA OKA 15-*****90 Z Tb ABIDJAN (ABJ)
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        754 43 Vwsrt Voy Mo Bftli Afrivl Doturturo m>»mn i P "XM mm 2109/1700 tapi P™» mm JOT m»iim 2*.09/DTOO Mm MM un J02 lllipll 23-01/2JOC MM *****7 JO) lliniHi 24.09/0600 MMl 54*23 J01 lllllill 2109/2359 MM* *****7 J01 «HIIM 23.09/1700 II Mm M *****7 J0I lllip ll 24.09/0430 CM
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        1647 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklno/Bilinc* Rttls SHIp Voy Mo Etfc/Btr Nrtod Froa To Frew kua< 7200 24/0100 M 21/B00 21/1499 21/1900 21/800 21/145* 23/1900 2* 21/1700 2VMM 24*900 2* 23/1700 24/0459 24*900 I 24/0700 24/099 24/MOO 4 24/1200 24/1499 24/1700 (a mm m a/an
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        169 43 Sept 28 Taiwan: Birthday of Confucius. Oet 1 China: National Day. Oet 2 China: National Day Holiday. Oet Australia: Labour Day. Out 10 Hong Kong Chung Yeung Festival. Japan: Sports Day. Taiwan Double Tenth National Day. Oat 13 Canada: Thanksgiving Day. United States: Columbus Day. Oet 23 Thailand:
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        887 43 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine OU Lid, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are baaed on average-sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index chance and the Individual
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        316 43 180 MM WO.2 0.9 15.4 O.M 59 0.04 *—<" OtMrty Rmdut Art Ummrmtm jgjgg Ho alow E2S 0 0 1 0 0 0 %a/H 310 Aw 905 J OJ 124 0.06 32 0.02 ton 380 Mm 994.0 0J 17.7 0.09 51 0J7 ■8/iin »tA »i*m %m/m
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        550 44  -  US trying to exploit large closed markets through such deals, says consultant Reports by Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Asian carriers could face severe problems resulting from "open skies" fc>acts between the US and Asian countries, a leading US aviation consultant warns. In an
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        342 44 [SINGAPORE] Federal Express (FedExX has said it would support sanctions against Japan if the US and Japan fail to reach agreement allowing the carrier to fly beyond Japan to destinations in Asia. Last year, the Japanese authorities blocked a proposal by
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        329 44 UK move for bigger profit share may hamper firm's FT [LONDON] With a week left before the deadline for Eurotunnel's 174 banks to approve the debt restructuring package, the UK Department of Transport has raised the stakes in negotiations to lengthen its operating concession. The
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        133 44 AFP [HONGKONG] Chinese railway authorities in north-east-ern China have for the first time introduced trains which can be flagged down by passengers, it was reported yesterday. The new train service in which passengers can get on and off where they want has
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        127 44 AFP [LONDON] A basic safety system on a high-speed train that crashed.in London last Friday killing six people and injuring 160 was not working, news re- ports said. All British television stations said the train driver of the crashed engine had
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        378 44 FT [LONDON] Karel Van Miert, the European Union competition commissioner, said yesterday he was not prepared to compromise on his conditions for approving the planned alliance between British Airways and American Airlines. But he said the two airlines would only have to
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        205 44 Bloomberg [BERLIN] Deutsche Lufthansa must alter its "Miles More" frequent flier plan to prevent the programme from being banned, German competition authorities said. Authorities have written to Germany's national carrier asking it to accept one of two proposed changes to the programme
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        163 44 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's stateowned train manufacturer PT Inka is preparing production of a 300 kilometre-per-hour train that will be operational by 2007, the Bisnis Indonesia daily reported yesterday. PT Inka's technical director, Roos Jatmiko, said the train, to be called the Agrobromo,
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        253 44 It wants to build up steady demand before building second plant: report AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Toyota Motor Corp raised exports to Europe by 24 per cent from a year earlier in the eight months to August, seeking a steady demand build-up before the construction
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        1558 44 COT FUCMT ETA FlICMT HO MMk $0230 MA MTU MM93 100 MM 0735 A—I jjjg"MSI KJW3 an TC407 2105 ***** 0020 tastrtai $0327 0750 KL838 2300 ji' 1 1 m 1335 m 205 GA893 1205 S0328 2330 S0977 1740 ***** BOO HJ37 M55 NoCMMMi VW74I 1310
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      21 27 Asia warned against open skies pacts with US US trying to exploit large closed markets through such deals, says consultant. BaokPage
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      88 29 ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED 5. >59-1, (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) vot ammu town ytssn voy nmu ww MEOHNA 830 29/09 06/10 MEGHNA 829 20/09 29/09 NOWXAP 417 03/10 12/10 NORDKAP 416 24/09 03/10 ALBERT BRIOGE 005 06/10 U/IO ALBERT BRIDGE 004 27/09 05/10 JUTHA PABICHART 008 08/10 16/10
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      1085 30 (jr DSRSENATOR jSISb Round the World Container Services TOIttPCQWWHBCT i; .< TBOMUK/CONTINBOT liaia larli I— Ihi lu. llwMa Iw u. IHI I HTM IK 1 hwi 1 CHOYMtt VOIBA VF74Z 27tt UK tt.ll tttt M.H H.tt tt.tt VUMVOSTOC SBMTON ttTtt KM MM D.N Mtt NMUM FBJXJTOBf BNMt tttt tt tt
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      1569 31 DIRECT SAILING TO 1 WW YOM 2S DAYS I MUIHOKS 10 DAYS I CMDUfIOM >IMYS J ISINWORI'S GfMRAL AGCMTS: 6 SHDfTON WAY TEL 22* I*oo FAX: *****01 OUTWARD (l/L) T" 420^2''"jSSoMoKoT™* 1 11 COSTAR SHIPPING TO LTD #17-MMSMK SAUS/MGS 4205*41/43 inward DIPT (o/o> 420S7SS COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD qMO:1t7l7MOOOMI
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      342 31 (TH PDZ LINES SDN BHD jMJf TONGJOO SHIPPING PTE LTD CR NO; **********0 C REGULAR CONTAINERISED SERVICES TEL; (65)535 7793 FAX: (65) 533 2952 KKWUTiST T9AMSIT/\ ftTU~/\ »0 CKIMIHH-DEDKATED AffU ***** 2S/09 GIHOCK 9724 25/09 jl ***** 30/99 G6OON ***** 21/09 HUBTIAMR 9701 24/09 GIWI ***** 07/10 6WRI 9744 29/09
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      695 39 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 Tal: *****66 (60 Unas) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOUDJOTON SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 29/09 CAPETOWN 27/09 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 27/09 VALPARAISO 29/09 JOHANNESBURG 27/09 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 28/09 VALENCIA/BARCELONA 29/09
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