The Business Times, 17 November 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Home rentals seen sliding another 5-10%
    754 1  -  Non-prime condos, flats likely to be hardest hit, say property consultants By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Rents in the private home market are expected to slide a further 5 to 10 per cent next year, with condos and apartments in nonprime areas expected to be
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    Lock icon Chinese Yahoo! out next year: founder
    337 1  -  By] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] With a successful Tokyo listing under his belt, Jerry Yang has every reason to yell "Yahoo!" in Asia. Next year he could be yelling out his company's name in Chinese, too. The 29-year-old co-founder of Santa Clara, Californiabased Yahoo! revealed
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    Thai property for sale: pay by stocks
    284 1  -  From Harish Mehta in Bangkok IN A novel scheme to beat the Thai cash crunch, a private property developer facing a mountain of debt is offering homebuyers the opportunity to use their stocks and securities to buy property it owns valued at eight
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    Thai banks the new targets for foreign investors
    1314 1  -  Fresh capital roles make finance firms less attractive From] Harish Mehta in Bangkok FX)REIGN investors previously shopping for bargains in troubled Thai finance companies are now shunning them after their capital adequacy ratio (CAR) was raised. Instead, investors are now eyeing Thai
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      160 1 nwpii A year ago, Packard BellNBC agonised over whether to place its desktop PC plant in Singapore or Malaysia. Penang, Malaysia, won out This time, if s looking again to Asia, and probably S-E Asia, for a place to make notebook PCs for worldwide distribution. Is Singapore in with a
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon SingTel's new marketing approach
      438 2  -  Group joins rivals in promoting products, sorvicesvia ■on-traditional alas channels By\ David Boey AFTER six months of wait-and-see, Singapore Telecom Paging has Anally decided to join in its rivals' game of using non-traditional sales channels to promote its products and services. Sing Tel Paging launched the
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      EXECUTIVE MOVES
      341 2 J Brian Ferguson has been appointed president and managing director of Singapore-based Eastman Chemical Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. He will be responsible for all of the company's operations in the Asia-Pacific. Mr Ferguson was made managing director of greater China in January 1996 after four years in Washington,
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      Phone exchanges upgraded for ADSL
      360 2  -  By I Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Telecom has upgraded all its 27 telephone exchanges islandwide to accommodate the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) technology which allows subscribers with personal computers to access highquality multimedia content that will be available on the Singapore ONE multimedia network. Speaking
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Next batch for HDB upgrading
        50 2 HDB blocks 811 to 618 in Bedok Reservoir Road are part of the next batch In the government's Interim Upgrading agenda, Senior Minister of State for the Environment Sidek Saniff announced yesterday. The whole cost of about $5.7 million will be borne by the government.
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        Private sector urged to cater to elderly
        54 2 FINANCE Minister Richard Hu yesterday said the private sector should look into ways to serve the growing number of senior citizens. Speaking at the launch of Senior Citizens Week, he said there was a profitable market for companies who can cater to the
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      Lock icon Q3 growth seen at 9.4%
      279 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY GDP By. Audrey Tan DOUBLE-DIGIT growth is expected for the financial services, transport and communications sectors in the third quarter, which should boost economic growth to 9.4 per cent, says Socgen-Crosby. In its latest Quarterly Economic Review, the securities firm says:
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      Expo targeted at SMEs draws 200 exhibitors
      195 2 SITEX '97, an exhibition targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and small and home office (SOHO) sectors will be held in Singapore from Dec 4-7. This will be the event's 10th year of being staged and it has already attracted 200 exhibitors
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      74 2 Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore The Singapore Accountancy Academy (SAA) is the training arm of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore (ICPAS), the professional body governing the accounting profession in Singapore for over 30 yean. TheSAA wasestabfished It 1985 to coadnct training for ICPAS members and
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      304 2 The Certified Diploma In Accounting And Finance (CDAF) (Awarded by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, U.K.) A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR EXECUTIVES/MANAGERS The CDAF is a post-graduate qualification offered by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom). The minimum entry qualification is a degree or diploma in any discipline
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon KL: region's top business city
      137 3 MELBOURNE Bernama AMERICAN business magazine Fortune has named Kuala Lumpur the best city for doing business in the Asia-Pacific. Sydney polled second, Singapore third, Hongkong fourth and Melbourne fifth. The magazine's ninth annual "best cities" list for each region was drawn up with the help
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      Lock icon Effects of new faces in Myanmar govt unclear: diplomats
      353 3 ■YANGON Too early to say if new rating council will mean policy changes Reuters DIPLOMATS yesterday said it was too early to tell if Myanmar's new ruling body would lead to major policy changes. The State Law and Order Restoration Council
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      Lock icon Chirac in M'sia to discuss crisis and ties with Dr M
      338 3 LANGKAWI Visit to Malaysia marks the first by a French president AFP FRENCH President Jacques Chirac flew here yesterday for talks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on issues ranging from the financial crisis in Asia to future cooperation
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      Lock icon No cause to delay exit from IMF watch: Manila
      210 3 MANILA It expects to end 35 years of IMF supervision by Dec Reuters THE Philippines said yesterday it had told the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that there was no reason to delay the country's exit from the Fund's supervision at the
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Former treasury official sees M'sian rates creeping up
      367 4 This will discourage unnecessary spending, shore up ringgit AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Former senior treasury official Ramon Navaratnam yesterday said Malaysian interest rates would creep up further to discourage unnecessary spending and to shore up the ringgit. The former deputy secre-tary-general of the
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      Lock icon Asia's financial crisis worse than Mexico's, observers say
      699 4 Nature of excesses, inadequate responses, weak big neighbours, deepen woes AFP [HONGKONG] Asia's financial crisis is more severe and will last longer than that triggered by the collapse of the Mexican peso in 1994-95, according to a growing number of observers. They
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      No change to renminbi/US$ rate for now: Li Peng
      331 4 f!hhia HIT fiimnHnlg now stable, he tells Japanese papers [TOKYO] Prime Minister Li Peng said China has no plan for now to adjust the exchange rate between the renminbi and the US dollar, Japanese papers reported yesterday. Mr Li told Japan's
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      Lock icon Taiwan central bank vows to prop up NT dollar
      183 4 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwan's central bank yesterday pledged to step in to prop up the local currency amid concerns of growing inflationary pressure stemming from the Taiwan dollar's dive against the greenback. "The central bank will never sit idly by if the
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      Lock icon Thai market awaits government reform plans
      488 4 Reuters, AFP [BANGKOK] A rout in banking stocks saw the Thai stock market plunge 7 per cent last week and analysts said sentiment is expected to remain soft this week as investors wait for the new government to announce plans to reform the country's
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      Lock icon IBCA to lower debt ratings for 3 Japanese banks
      451 4 Downgrades affect Asahi, Tokai banks, Bank of Yokohama Bloomberg, Reuters [LONDON] IBCA, a European credit rating company, said it will lower its ratings for another three Japanese banks, raising their borrowing costs. The long-term ratings of Asahi Bank and Bank of
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      Lock icon Who will lead Asian emergency fund?
      493 4 The wr&ngUngs have already started ahead of a meeting on the fond Reuters [TOKYO] Asian officials and representatives from the US and the IMF (International Monetary Fund) meet in Manila tomorrow to discuss an Asian economic emergency fund, but there may be more haggling
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China leaders meet to revive banking system
      391 5 BEIJING Conference will look at lessons China can learn from financial crisis in S-EA Reuters AS AN economic chill settles over much of Asia, China is to open a major financial conference aimed at reviving its ailing banking system and stoking the fires
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      Lock icon Hongkong legislator blasts Tung's policies
      177 5 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG legislators were accused yesterday of being too afraid for their political future to speak out against the government of Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. Legislator Chan Choi-ki accused his colleagues in the provisional legislature, set up by Beijing following the July 1 handover
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      Lock icon Historic landing on replay
      52 5 [HONGKONG] Afire engine standing by as a replica ofa Farman biplane flies overhead at Hongkong's new airport Chek Lap Kok on Saturday. The Hong Kong Historical Aircraft Association re-enacted the first landing ofan aircraft here early 90years ago to commemorate the birth of aviation in the
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      Further privatisation of Taiwan banks shelved
      463 5  -  TAIPEI Big 3 suspends share issues; regulators fear slumping market would be decimated By: Bruce Cheesman A PLAN to sell more shares in the Big Three provincial banks to the public by the end of the year has been shelved for now, no thanks
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      Lock icon Top China dissident Wei freed, leaves for US
      363 5 BEIJING Reuters CHINA'S top dissident Wei Jingsheng flew out of Beijing for the United States yesterday after being freed on medical parole from a 14-year term in a labour camp. The 1997 Nobel Peace Prize candidate, accompanied by an American diplomat, boarded
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon South Korea set to pass 'Big Bang' reform bills
      449 6 SEOUL But financial sector workers vow to strike if parliament passes bills in current form Reuters SOUTH Korea will set the stage for the modernisation of its financial sector this week as the National Assembly is expected to pass "Big Bang"
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      Lock icon N Korea pulls top official out of UN meeting
      274 6 SEOUL Highest level North-South Korean economic meeting in 19 months scuttled AFP NORTH Korea late yesterday said it would not send a top official to a United Nationssponsored conference in Beijing this week, crushing hopes for the highest-level economic contact between
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      Lock icon US, Japan end aviation talks without agreement
      382 6 WASHINGTON Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Negotiators from the US and Japan reported progress towards expanding air travel between the two countries, yet remain divided over key issues such as access to Japanese airports for US carriers, a US State Department official said. Two days of
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      Chinese PM ends Japan visit on friendly note
      489 6 TOKYO Li says he accepts US-Japan security accord as 'defensive' CHINESE Premier Li Peng yesterday wrapped up a visit to Japan that set a new warm tone in relations including Beijing's tacit understanding of higher profile security arrangements between Washington and Tokyo.
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      Lock icon Indian minister raps industry, rules out devaluation
      335 6 NEWDGLHI AFP INDIA'S finance minister yesterday hit out at domestic industries, saying despite a string of pro-reform incentives it failed to achieve growth. Palaniappan Chidambaram, an advocate of free-mar-ket policies launched in India in 1991, also rejected speculation that the national currency would
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      Lock icon Cracks in NZ coalition widen with Peters' weekend switch
      771 7  -  AUCKLAND HZ First to stay with Shipley after Labor leader Clark rejects Peters' offer By David MoLoughlin THE future of New Zealand's increasingly unstable government looks even shakier following a weekend of political brinkmanship by the country's erratic Deputy Prime Minister
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      Lock icon Lanka graft fighter's husband charged
      224 7 COLOMBO AFP THE husband of Sri Lanka's anti-bribery chief has been charged with falsifying documents, plunging the country's main anti-corruption body into scandal, officials said yesterday. Premalal Gamage, husband of Nelum Gamage, was formally charged before a magistrate on Thursday with providing incorrect information and
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Albright's diplomatic offensive against Iraq
      463 8 DOHA She ays Saddam had Bed, delayed, efatructed far years Reuters, AFP US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright yesterday launched a whirlwind diplomatic offensive against Iraq, telling Middle East allies President Saddam Hussein had lied, delayed, obstructed and tried to deceive for six years since
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      Lock icon Blair to advocate flexibility at EU jobs summit
      395 8 LONDON He will argue for UK method of job creates despite miagfringi about it in Europe AFP BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair will advocate job market flexibility, considered the key to Britain's success in reducing unemployment levels, at this week's European Union
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      Lock icon Blair apologises for mishandling F1 row
      279 8 LONDON Reuters BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair apologised yesterday for his government's handling of a row over Formula One tobacco sponsorship. "I take full responsibility and I apologise for that," he said alter his Labour administration suffered its worst week since a landslide election
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      Lock icon Chubais budget at risk after bribe claims
      329 8 MOSCOW Book payment acuial desUbOJsngeTOn after purgK analyst* AFP RUSSIAN First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais was spared in a Kremlin corruption purge, but the scandal has left him a lame duck in his battle to push the 1998 budget through parliament, analysts
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Packard-Bell plans to make notebooks in Asia
      522 10  -  Feasibility studies on project to be completed in two months By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] PC maker Packard Bell-NEC is looking at making notebooks in Asia for worldwide distribution, though probably not in Penang where its desktop PC factory is located. "The requirements are
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      Giant Comdex show will provide important clues for business
      514 10  -  Mega-event is a key barometer for emerging IT trends and solutions From. David Welcher in Las Vegas WITH business in many parts of the Pacific Rim facing a rocky and difficult year, the bellwether Comdex Fall IT megashow which officially opens
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      S'pore firms double booth space
      294 10  -  By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] A total of 23 Singapore companies have taken up exhibition spec* at Comdex/Fall *97 which opens today at Lee Vega*. They Include 16 companies taking part at the Singapore Pavilion, hosted by the Singapore Trade Development Board (TDB). Almost 40 per
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    • IT TAKES
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        Indus sets up regional HQ in Singapore
        108 11 [SINGAPORE] Indus International, an enterprise asset management software firm, has selected Singapore as its regional headquarters. In addition, the US company plans to establish the Singapore office as its centre for excellence to allow its regional customers to conduct computer simulations. The company
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        Datacraft Asia's cabling system solutions
        62 11 (SINGAPORE) Mainboard-listed Datacraft Asia, a communications and network systems integrator, has joined AMP, a cabling systems provider, to offer cabling system solutions across the Asia-Pacific. These cabling systems include the fibre optic and copper cables over which voice, data and image network can run. The
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        ATM show on Oct 28-29
        65 11 [SINGAPORE] ATM Year Asia '98, an exhibition and > conference on Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) technology, will be hosted in Singapore, on Oct 28 and 29, at the Singapore International Conference and Exhibition Centre. Exhibitors include Bay Networks, Cisco Systems, Fore Systems and Hewlett-Packard. The
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        New Dell vice-president
        27 11 [SINGAPORE] Steve Haslett. previously the Asia-Pacific personal information products marketing director of Hewlett-Packard, has been appointed Asia-Pacific business development vice-president of Dell Computer Corporation.
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        New regional database distributor
        54 11 [SINGAPORE] Btrieve, the database that is embedded in several software including Netware, the network operating system of Novell, is now being exclusively distributed in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Indochina by Standard Western Consultants, which is based in Singapore. Standard Western will also provide OEM licensing, technical
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        Unisys-Microsoft partnership
        64 11  -  Compiled by Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Microsoft and Unisys have partnered to deliver business-critical solutions based on Microsoft's NT operating system and Microsoft's enterprise platform technologies. Worldwide, Unisys will train up to 2,000 professionals on Microsoft enterprise products and establish in South Korea, China, Taiwan and Malaysia its
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      Lock icon Borland to focus on development tools for corporate sector
      344 11  -  Three new products slated for release thi« quarter By Raju Cheilam [SINGAPORE] Borland International Inc will focus more on producing development tools for the enterprise, client/server and Internet markets, instead of for individuals. Revenues from Borland's products sold to the corporate
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      New products from Cisco and Lucent invade each other's turf
      709 11  -  Gadgets unveiled combine voice and data in same network By Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Cisco Systems and Lucent Technologies have announced new products that take them into each other's turf. Both companies have just launched in Singapore products that combine
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      Cisco's Asian performance poor
      339 11 [SINGAPORE] Asian sales of Cisco Systems, the leading networking firm, have softened recently as a result of the economic downturn in Japan and South Korea. The Asian contribution to the US firm's revenues used to be 15 to 16 per cent last year but has dropped
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      Platinum Technology cashes in on region's currency crisis
      281 11  -  By 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] South-east Asia's currency crisis gives Platinum Technology a good opportunity to invest in this region, says its president, Andrew Filipowski. During a visit to Singapore last week he told BusinesslT: "I feel good about it (the
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      Digital re-engineering with SAP as backbone
      377 12  -  Asia-Pacific operations to be integrated by end-1998 By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] America's Digital Equipment Corp has begun a massive, internal re-engineer-ing process to streamline and integrate its global products and manufacturing operations. At its base, Digital will implement SAP's R/3 system throughout its operations
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      Bitter fruit from season of discontent
      713 12  -  By Kenneth James The writer is BT's Technology Editor EVEN by the usual pugnacious standards of the information technology industry, these few months stand out for their bad temper and fractiousness. Some see this as evidence that the forces of competitiveness are alive and
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      Toshiba unveils enhanced Libretto, first DVD-enabled notebook
      370 13  -  New Libretto packs LSGB hard disk and runs at 120 MHz with MMX By\ Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Notebook leader Toshiba Corp last week announced three new models, including a new version of its Libretto mini-note-book that works on Intel's newest mobile 120 MHz,
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        HP's new network printer for SMEs
        67 13 Hewlett-Packard last week introduced the LaserJet 6P network printer, targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and small workgroups in the corporate sector. The printer, available only in the Asia-Pacific, can be directly connected on a network and comes with Jet Admin software *c
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        Dell's new notebook line
        92 13 Dell Computer's new Latitude CP notebook line was launched last week, with two models. Dell said these are "the thinnest and lightest full-featured notebook computer line the company has ever offered". Both models come with 32M8 RAM, 12.1-inch SVGA active-matrix screens, 20-speed CD-ROM drive and 33.6
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        Software Artistry's Expert Discovery
        69 13 Software Artistry Asia-Pacific has announced the availability of SA-Expert Discovery, a decision-support solution that transforms support centre data into useful information for corporate use. The software helps "organisations view data from different perspectives through multi-dimensional analysis and customise the data views to assess a variety of
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        Cabletron switches for desktops
        62 13 Cabletron Systems has introduced two new switches within its Smart Stack family of Ethernet switching products for the desktop. The Smart Stack Ethernet switch (ELSIO-26TX) has 25 ports with two Fast Ethernet uplinks and is available now at US$B7 per port. The Smart Stack Fast Ethernet
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        Four new Compaq Proliant servers
        116 13  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam Compaq Computer Asia has announced four new Proliant servers, of which three are the first to feature "highly parallel system architecture. The Proliant 5500 supports up to four 200 MHz Pentium Pro processors and up to 3GB of system memory and
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      891 14  -  Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal's performance brimmed with contemporary flair and gusto, says benmdmbob BEN MUNROE POR three days last week, audiences at the World Trade Centre were treated to darkly comic dances choreographed with contemporary flair and danced with gusto by Les Ballets Jazz de
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      385 14  -  MUSIC But S&llinen fail* to sustain tension; Beethoven marred by some harsh tones By Benjamin Loh [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Symphony Orchestra, under principal guest conductor Okko Kamu, was brimming with energy and enthusiasm last Friday evening as it presented a programme of works by Strauss,
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      1366 16  -  From a history of trading, the family-owned Hiang Kie group has grown to pioneer Singapore's coffee bar scene, writes rahitabuas RAHITA ELIAS COFFEE Club owner Ong Siong Kai doesn't consider himself a coffee addict: "I drink only four or five cups a day, which
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      246 16 IF YOU run your own business, it pays to be prepared for a computer virus attack. Two commonly asked questions are: What does anti-virus software do? In general, it has to perform three tasks: ♦test files and directories for the presence of viruses ♦clean
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      492 17  -  CEO says its investments are in robust property markets like London From* Catherine Ong in Auckland LIANG Court Holdings expects to achieve at least 20 per cent growth in its annual earnings despite the Asian currency crisis, according to chief executive Paul Chain.
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      153 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Perfect Food Industries Bhd said it has signed an agreement to allow it to subscribe for up to 49 per cent of the equity of a company involved in the development of a high-technology city. Perfect said the agreement
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      768 17  -  More automation, re-deployment can help raise productivity MARKET MATTERS By Eddie Toh THE appointments section in Malaysian newspapers is getting noticeably thinner these days, perhaps an indication that employers are more cautious about hiring workers ahead of an expected economic slowdown. In less than
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        Lock icon Sarawak's Ngiu Kee to buy Sabah's Yaohan
        210 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Sarawak's largest retail chain, Ngiu Kee Corporation (M) Bhd, has agreed to buy Sabah's biggest retail company, Yaohan (East Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, for RMIO million (554.7 million). The company said on Friday that it would take over Yaohan Japan Corporation's
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        265 18  -  M'si&n group's Aussie nnit lifts its stake in Norwest to 63% with As4lm purchase From Surinder Singh in Sydney MULPHA Australia, the Australian subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate Mulpha International Bhd, has lifted its stake in Australian property developer and brickmaker Norwest to 63 per
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        640 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Tycoon Francis Yeoh Sock Ping has reason to be happy. His family controlled YTL Power International Bhd, Malaysia's second-largest independent power producer (IPP), is considered a choice stock in an unstable market. YTL shares have outperformed the
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        KL's Reliance in control of Sydney hotel
        348 18  -  From Surinder Singh in Sydney RELIANCE Pacific, listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, has paid Asls million (5516.5 million) to gain control of a three-star hotel in Sydney through subsidiary Prime Heritage while another, Renaissance Assets, has been active in Melbourne, paying
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          41 18 [SINGAPORE] Industrial products company Bousteadco Singapore will change its name to Boustead Singapore, subject to approval from the Registrar of Companies. The resolution was approved by shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting over the weekend.
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          33 18 NST [KUALA LUMPUR] Tru-Tech Holdings Bhd sold subsidiary Tru-Tech Electronics Pte Ltd for *****,508. The buyer, Transtech Electronics Ltd of Singapore, will be listed soon on Singapore's Main Board. NST
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          68 18 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The Westmont Land (Asia) Bhd stock will be requoted today after a two-week suspension, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange said over the weekend. The counter was last traded on Oct 29 at 1.56 Malaysian ringgit. The property and plantations concern said on Friday
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          33 18 NST [KUALA LUMPUR] United Malayan Land Bhd has sold 4.95-ha of land in Selangor to Pernas Properties Sdn Bhd for 26.93 million Malaysian ringgit (SI 12.8 million). —NST
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          85 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Shareholders of Mercury Industries Bhd have agreed to buy back almost all of the new Mercury shares that will be issued to the bumiputra shareholders of Esphere Enterprise Sdn Bhd. These Esphere shareholders are to be issued 19.5 million shares at 1.59 Malaysian ringgit
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        436 19 On top of historic break up, it may also shot some overseas units, cut staff Reuters, Bloomberg [TOKYO] Embattled Yamaichi Securities, whose share price plummeted to critical levels last week, said yesterday that it was considering a restructuring plan which would split the
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        46 19 [WHITFORD, New Zealand] The soon to be opened Formosa Country Club showing off some of their 105 new golf carts yesterday. The course, which opens next week at Whitford, 30 km south of Auckland, was developed by Taiwanese businessman TY Tseng. REUTERS
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        147 19 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Corp will shore up Thailand's faltering car business by lending up to 10 billion yen (*****.8 million) to dealerships run by its local joint venture, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun said yesterday. The funds will be extended to dealers operating under Tri
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        573 19 Institutions to pay A 53.40 a share; govt tobagAsloom more Bloomberg, AFP [MELBOURNE] Telstra Corp shares will be sold to institutional investors at A 53.40 each, valuing the one-third sale of the telecommunications company at A 514.3 billion (5115.7 billion), Australia's biggest ever sale.
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        301 19 FT (NEW DELHI] Microsoft, the world's biggest software company, is to set up a software development centre in India. The move reflects India's growing importance as an offshore software development centre for US and European companies facing shortages of software professionals.
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        475 20 Netscape, IBM, Novell, Oracle, Son cooperating on new technology LATWP JWASHINGTONJ Microsoft is facing an unusual alliance of five powerful companies that are working together on new technology that could topple the software giant from its perch atop the high-tech world. The five
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        316 20 Bloomberg [BURBANK, California] Walt Disney Co's fiscal fourth-quar-ter earnings will rise on the performance of films such as George of the Jungle and improving attendance at its Walt Disney World theme park, analysts said. The company is expected to earn 60 US
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        405 20 Bloomberg [BURLINGTON, Ontario] Maple Leaf Foods Inc's hogslaughtering plant here was shut at midnight on Friday after 900 union workers began a strike that quickly erupted in violence which had to be subdued by police, company officials said. Union leaders were
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        604 21  -  Devaluations could lead to investments from foreign firms, fbrex losses for locals By! Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] The currency turmoil in South-east Asia will sharpen the competitive edge of economies in the region, said a prominent Philippine business leader. At the same time, the
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        259 21 Bloomberg rSW YORK] Gold is expected fall in the days ahead on speculation that gold lending by central banks could lead to sales, flooding the market at a time of slack demand from jewellery makers. Signs that gold has lost its status
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        Cigna Insurance S'pore takes over INA unit business
        295 21 Both are units of US' Cigna Corp, created by merger of INA, Connecticut General [SINGAPORE] The business of the Insurance Company of North America's Singapore branch which has been operating here for nearly 50 years has been taken over by Cigna Insurance
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        308 21 Reuters [COLOMBO] Singapore's average daily foreign exchange turnover is expected to touch USssl6o billion (*****.2 billion) this year from nearly US$l3O billion in 1996, the president of the foreign exchange association said on Friday. Ronny C T Tan told the conference of South
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        248 21 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China is likely to be a major factor in the world rubber market as rising incomes spur car demand, but the domestic market must first overcome oversupply caused by a slowdown in tyre usage, analysts said on Friday. "By 2015, (China's) per capita
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        189 21 Bloomberg [CHARLOTTE. North Carolina) First Union Corp's chief executive said the bank might make a large acquisition, analysts said after a meeting earlier last week. Analysts said Edward Crutchfield Jr, the bank's chairman and chief executive, said he might break one of his
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        572 22  -  SIMBT Weeklyßoundup Latest stimulus package falls short of expectations to boost domestic demand Callum Henderson, MMS International This report does not constitute a solicitation to invest in any currency or Simex product. [SINGAPORE] The Nikkei's reaction to the Liberal Democratic Party's economic stimulus package said it
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        896 22 COMMODITY Weeklyßoundup AFP (LONDON) Gold prices plunged to a fresh 12-and-a--half year low at the end of the week, on fears that the world's central banks are offloading more of their bullion reserves. The precious metal succumbed to
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        123 23 Robinsons and Co, the local retailer and department store holding company, may be looking at a downtrend in sales growth for the year 1998. The regional currency crisis is one major factor affecting the retail market. The share had performed well despite the dull market at the beginning of
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        243 23 Market outlook Singapore stocks drifted higher in lacklustre trading last week with the Straits Times Industrials Index closing at 1,700.26, up 1.7 per cent. Looking ahead, expected data releases such as the October non-oil domestic exports and the third quarter gross domestic product may spice up an otherwise listless
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        120 23 Cerebos Pacific, the regional food manufacturer ana distributor, is likely to see lower earnings in FT97 and FY9B. A couple of reasons for the lower earnings are the depreciation of regional currencies, and the lack of confidence in the consumer market. Its operation is distributed around the Asia
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        263 23 Source: Analysed by Peter Coker, a director of Bridge Int'l Broking Relative Strength Index RSI measures the rate at which prices move. As a rule, an RSI above 80 indicates an overbought condition while RSI below 20 indicates an oversold market. RSI is more effective in detecting
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        477 24 I NEW YORK US analysts, investors beginning to challenge growth forecasts for US firms AFP THE New York Stock Exchange had another week of volatile trading because of the South-east Asian financial crisis, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday was almost unchanged from
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        905 24 El Sydney -313 THE Australian share market will ignore jitters on regional bourses and soar in the week ahead on the back of the massive Telstra float, brokers said on Friday. The flotation of the national telecommunications carrier is expected to raise as much as A$14 billion
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        322 24 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG stocks are expected to improve in cautious trade this week as interbank rates eased steadily after losing nearly 1.5 per cent during the week to Friday, dealers said. "Market sentiment is still bearish, but I think trading will improve as investors expect banks
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        WORLD STOCK MARKETS
        1589 24 DPm -OJ% FRENCH stocks closed mixed, paring early gains, as a drop in US shares offset the US dollar's rise against the franc. Defence electronics maker Thomson-CSF lost ground, while France Telecom SA gained. The benchmark CAC-40 Index fell 4.62 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,6%.04,
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        352 24 LONDON AFP LONDON shares slipped slightly last week as operators watched for signs that Asian markets and Wall Street were pulling themselves together, while fearing further rises in UK interest rates in the coming months. The 100-share Footsie Index closed on Friday at
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        Nikkei likely to face further pressure this week
        350 24 TOKYO JAPANESE share prices are likely to face further selling in the coming week, with pension funds remaining the only active buyers on the downside, brokers said. "It is hard to tell if all negative incentives have come out yet," said chief
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        378 25 AFP Q Composite Index -29.98 TRADING on the Malaysian stock market is likely to remain cautious with possible downside after tumbling 4.2 per cent over the week, analysts said. "The market is likely to drift downwards in thin volume in the absence of good
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        241 26  -  WARRANT WATCH -By Ven Sreenivasan WITH the market in the midst of intense turbulence, most investors would do well to stay clear of warrants. Nevertheless, even a bear market can offer opportunities to pick up warrants. Malaysian plantation stocks have generally held up better than
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        60 28  -  by Shiv Taneja DAIRY FARM International closed three cents higher to USfQ.BB last Friday on a volume of 3.7 million shares, compared with its lOday traded average of 901,800. Near-term direction for this counter is unclear, and trading in the stock could be quite volatile. Long-term investors should
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        609 28  - Worst isn't over more downside seen for stocks wwinii Spectre of rising interest rates and regional banking crisis suggest S-EA stock markets have not yet bottomed ont By Ven Sreenivasan THEY were words meant to soothe frayed nerves. Indeed most investors would have welcomed International Monetary Fund boss Michel Camdessus'
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      409 28 BUSINESS Notices To ady ertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP 80 ANO IN THE MATTER OP MICROPOUS (S) UMTTED (Provisional Liquidators Appointed) NOTICE OF MEETING TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN M pursuant to Sectton 296 of Km O—paniao Ad. Cap. 50 a imallng
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      343 28 M THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT CHAPTER M AM M THE MATTER 8F TIM IMULt I Ml M I rV*TW IVTYtS I MLN I PTE LTD (MMl«Mn'» Ill) MEMtERSj VOLUNTARY At an Extraordinary General Mertr*C of Me members ot M ibowunwd company duly coiMMd and held N 9 Temasefc
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      331 28 M THE MATTER OF THE COMPAHCSACT, CHAPTER Ml <4A OMEGA ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD MEMBERS'VOLUNTARY LKXNOATION At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company convened and held et 31 Loyang Drive. Singepore *****6 on 12 November 1987, the lokNnng rseolutnne were duly pasaed:1 SPECIAL RESOLUTION WMMNG-UP That the Company be
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      258 29 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young GENERALLY activity seems to have slackened somewhat in the last week, probably due to more concentration on the topsy turvey stock markets than shipping investments. Yhere has, however, been sustained activity in the panamax bulk carrier sector. Into the tanker market, Messrs Maritime
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      237 29 *0J0 ~~W OuaflHv 0.68 -0.005 4« Can, 11—wlimK -o.ao > FraUtfUnte 030 -0.02 us G8HoMin«s 0395 *0.005 10 Hatha Hi* 0325 *0.02 85 HRacMZoMfi 0.52 *002 22 MCHaMk*S HK 5.60 Jwrtwdeigs O.SJ *o.oi w Jureno SNyytrd 735 *0.0 280 HlMllCgT US -aw 1294 4.74 «Ott t7 KappaHlaflna 139
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      189 29 The 4th Interim meeting of the Asian Shipowners Forum Insurance Committee meets today in Hongkong to review a consultant's report on the setting up of a Marine Hull Insurance Market in Asia. A Regional Marine Hull Insurance Market is expected to
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      After P&0 Nedlloyd and APL-NOL mergers, expect the unexpected
      704 29  -  LDVER SCENE By David Hughes THIS year has certainly turned out to have been a memorable one for the liner trades. P&O and Nedlloyd merged right at the start of 1997. Now Neptune Orient Lines owns APL. It is of course
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      Lock icon Demand for reefer boxes overtaking that for reefer ships
      424 29  -  Charter rates for reefer vessels unlikely to recover before the torn of century: report By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Despite continued growth in refrigerated cargo, the demand for conventional reefer ships .is being overtaken by shipment in reefer containers, according to a
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      254 29  -  From David Taylor in Hongkong CHINA Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) is considering the dredging of the Tonggu Waterway, a deepwater channel proposed to the west of Hongkong's Lantau Island. The dredged 'waterway would allow ships up to 100,000 deadweight tonnes direct access to the
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      Biggest NYK box ship calls at PSA
      185 29 [SINGAPORE) Nippon Yusen Kaisha's (NYK Line) largest container vessel, the 5,800-TEU NYK Antares, made her maiden call at PSA Corp's Tanjong Pagar Terminal on Friday. Deployed on the Europe-Far East service, the NYK Antares is the first in a series of five new
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      Lock icon One killed and 3 missing alter collision in sea off northern Japan
      241 29 AFP [TOKYO] A Japanese cargo ship sank early on Saturday following a collision with a squid boat off Iwate prefecture, northern Japan, leaving one dead and three missing, officials said. The 499-tonne Seiun Maru, carrying five crew members,
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      731 30  -  CONTAINER SHIPPING Tfcey will continue to maintain market share but must focus on improving the bottom line S C Chan Cargonews Asia ASIAN carriers have risen to the same service levels as their western competitors and ar&oow dominating container shaping. Jprient Overseas Container Li*e (OOCL),
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      381 30 PACE EuroHansa 6 ami i Evergreen 6 m i Accord 8 f4moos 7 Ahrenklel M fmM* M Appenship 5 FoongSun 8 Astro j Frota 16 Austral 9 M Links 16 Avant 6 Link 4 B'tang Mas 8 Gemartrans 13 BSA 7 Genshpg 9
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      16917 38 THEBU sinesstimes THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telepnone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Oest'n Nam* Name Number Number SIN De$t n Name Name Number Number MNMMMMHMHMMMNMMMMMMMMNMMMMMMMNNMMMMMNMMMM SMMMHNMMMMMMMMWMHMMMMMMMMNMMMMMMMMMMNNMMMMMMMMMMHMMNNi 20n\ 30/11 Tritstino ITHA BHUM 361 65-*****35 A 2V1 «A2 Straits KWANGTUNG V* 65-*****M 22/11 02/12 RCL
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        598 45 jjgMj Voy Mo Brth Airhfrt Departure Mh Nugrakat mi JW aionqwJ* 17.11/1500 Bt Rak Ml* 01TI97 J01 aiongsid* 17.11/2000 EMUtwotri 775$ J08 itonquO* 17.11/0800 Enraigrici H J12 ttoogstde 16.11/1740 Ganda 2 01A/97 J02 aiongsid* t4.il/VM0 Handy tanner 1 J23 along site 18.11/2300 'Ttnitrrt I69-Hw J06 alongside 17.11/1200 Jiangtiiw
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        1586 45 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CAtgO tstts Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ported Fro* To From kg M4HI.I WW B/HW M MOWO M/MS4 WBW MOO M/M99 M/BW a M/ffw ff/ots» nmx a m/itw ir/out i7/o«c 1 17/0700 17/TB4 I7/M00 4 17/1200 17/MM 17/1700 «4»n«M«* lJ»744 WWOO B
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        194 45 Nov 17 Azerbaijan, Colombia Nor 18 Latvia, Morocco, Oman Nor 20 Mexico Nor 22 Lebanon Not 24 Japan Labour's Thanksgiving Day. Not 27 United States: Thanksgiving Day. Not 28 Albania, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Panama, UAE Not 30 Philippines: Bonifacio Day. Dnl Portugal, Romania Dm 2 UAE Dm 3
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        831 45 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. showi price range* In US dollars Instead of single price* for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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        357 45 Carte* 180 Hu 9919 tO 17J 0.» Si 0.04 »wO Pwtty m*r Hittm Art <U—W— SiMwut No atow E25 2 0 3 0 0 0 MO 906.4 0.4 at 0.07 33 0.02 (DM 380 Mix 997.0 0.9 16.7 0.09 91 0.01 %f/ %l>/ He obow 635
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        Lock icon Mazda's Scottish chief quits for family reasons
        288 46 FT [TOKYO] Henry Wallace, the Scot who became the first foreigner to head a Japanese car maker, has resigned as president of Mazda. Mr Wallace, one of the most widely recognised chief executives in Japan, is leaving for family reasons and will return
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        298 46 FT [FRANKFURT] A battle royal has erupted between two of Germany's biggest car makers after Volkswagen announced that it would take on BMW for control of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars of the UK. VW said it was interested in buying Rolls-Royce, the UK
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        Lock icon Cathay slashes fares to woo tourists to HK
        431 46 Hongkong carrier's promotion offer will spark off price war, analysts predict Financial Times [HONGKONG] Cathay Pacific, Hongkong's de facto flag carrier airline, is offering heavily discounted holiday packages in an attempt to fill its seats and the territory's hotel rooms left empty
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        Lock icon Boeing, jeep in near-miss at Delhi airport
        147 46 AFP [NEW DELHI] A jeep almost collided with a Boeing 737 as the passenger plane was taking off from an airport in the Indian capital, a newspaper said yesterday. It said airport officials in the jeep were inspecting a runway on Saturday ahead
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        194 46 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The European Commission will look into British plans to provide investment to Rolls-Royce pic towards the design and development of a new version of its Trent engine, an EU official said. But the official stressed it was too early to
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        Sale close to sealing deal with America West
        436 46  -  It will lease ***** planes to US regional carrier By\ Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Capping off an impressive year which saw two deals worth US$225 million (*****.5) million in the bag, Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (Sale) is poised to seal another contract, this
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        Lock icon India's Jet Airways plans to expand domestic market share
        432 46 Reuters [BOMBAY] Jet Airways, India's leading private carrier, aims to widen its operations by using more smaller aircraft and starting feeder services to boost its domestic presence, its chairman said. "We are making a study to induct small aircraft in the
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      23 29 Asia's container lines rule the waves They will continue to maintain market share but must focus on improving the bottom line. Page 2
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      266 29 Cathay Pacific slashes fares to woo passengers Hongkong carrier's promotion offer will spark off price war, analysts predict. Back Page H PS!. c ent ls 9 rowin 9 and leading agri business company with an expected turnover of USDSOO E B million. Operating across Asia, Africa Europe, they employ over
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      2150 31 HANJIN SHIPPING USA CANADA* iwtvsl/vot Im| Ml MM lbmhah/vot gimlDa 1 (M WT 1 M na» *os ovw otf ictc rvt rrc teg I'm' m Kwammnx u/u m/u j m/ii~ m/u w/u m/u m/u m/u m/u u/ii n/i? u/u m/ii mm m/u m7u"m7u" PUOONG StNlTOt 0031 17/11 H/11 H. BLZAKTH/027t
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      510 33 EASTERN CAR UNO, LTD. ""S.'SS.'?" ta (Singapore) m in> I SP€QALIZI IM ROftO 4 WAVY UFT UPTO 122 TOWS ECL (SBfGAPOtf) PTE LTD LOADING FOR CEBU/MANILA P BANGKOK/LAEM CHABANG MV "CIELO AZUL" V.I3A MV "IB EVERETT" V.5 ETA PKI 14/11/97 ETA SIN 16/11/97 ETA SM 20/11/97 ETA BKK 23/11/97 ETA
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      847 37 PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 CecH Street, <103-00 PIL Building. Singepore *****0. I CR NO: **********06 Murmmi Bm &n~ -9nr— Wi jta ff/i* ffht I tWIil fiOOAMI ftli 21/11 t/12 11/12 14/11 11/12 14/12 I 26/11 I lOTA HiHIAH HAB2I 4Z12 7/12 i»/ii «/n tt/n 27/12 l/l I
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      818 37 VESSELS VOY SIN JED PSO LEH HAM RTM Tup Ytx H VILLE D'ORION Y22W Wtl 28/11 30/12 07/12 00/12 11/12 10/12 ~~Myi2 WXEDEMWAOSA V22W 33/11 03/12 06/12 Wl2lB/12 17/12 17/12 Wl2 VME 06 CAPELLA T23H 08/12 12/12 14/12 22/12 23/12 25/12 28/12 27/12 pmlgirAQUAMus lU23W 00/12 ia/i 2 ayiz 27/12
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      354 41 SINO EXPRESS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE rSINOTRANSI S—* f J S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 >—rTLX: R*****1 SINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) VESSEL VOYAGE ETA SINGAPORE ETA HONGKONG ETA SHANGHAI JIN FU 9756 21/n U/U 30/11 WWWEiI 9722 28/11 03/12 ***** JINYU 9756 OV]2 02/12 13/12
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      285 41 l-N g I 8BU:(0M)>1«17» HAMLA:(O2)SI2MCI PENANG: (04) *****6 BANGKOK; (662)*****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELAHQ: (03) *****77 JKTi (21)*****07 MPH: (61)*****3 SHANGHAI USA/JAPAN MV "MASOVIA" V.MSVOIB MV "HJ CHUNGMU" VI6IE ETA SIN: 19-11 -97 ETA SIN: 24-11 -97 ROntRDAM/HAMBURG AUCKLAND MV "CHOYANG ARK" VOO2W MV "NYK PROVIDENCE" V.O2S ETA SIN:
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      120 41 Hi 2/12 Nan/FW*rVAtWBn*VUK I ■l FORTUNE 28/11 I BmV. Mateya. >ndon«— I 155"f URUS Hodaktah/Jaddah/AqatWAlgerta I IGIORGOS Dubai/BahrawVDamman/Kuwart I I FORTUNE I I I lAKARTHOS Duba»/A.Dhab»/Bahrairt/Damm»VKuw»t I *load» Singapore. E7W. Mataywa. Inrtonaaia I H r u» Anga»aa/Ma« OrtaanOMrtaaton/ I Norfofc?Camdan I R Loa Angataa/Ha* OrtearV Chartaaton/ I Nortofc/Camdan I Indonesia
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      1157 42 -w SAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S'PORE *****5 ■MMi TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 CH NO. IM7MHOitB CALL PIRECT LIWE: 2 *****1/43 JESSICA/CELIA/MEI CHAM 7 SLGS/WEEK E22EEEI 3 SLGS/WEEK I VESSEL VOY |«W I JAK ~1 [VESSEL I VOY I SW
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      530 42 NEWARK SHIPPING AGENCIES PTE LTD I 48-A Campbell Lane, Singapore *****1 s CHHTAGONG I a- BOMBAY a- CALCUTTA JJ^^NHAVASHEVA U WW" COLOMBO A a- MADRAS P DURAI/JEBEL ALI 0 nmcoßiN COCHIN E »KARACHI MALDIVES ALSO ACCEPTING ICD DELHI, ICD DHAKA 1 CALL: (65) 294 0949 FAX (66) 294 9396 Agtna
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      511 42 Ugji SIM FAR EAST 23/11 KEELUNG/KAOHSIUNG 23/11 BANGKOK 24/11 MANILA/CEBU 23/11 JAKARTA/BE LAWAN/S U RABAYA 23/11 PORT KELANG/PENANG/E. MALAYSIA 18/11 BUSAN 23/11 TOKYO/YOKO/KOBE/NGO/OSA 23/11 HONGKONG SIM CHINA 23/11 GUANGZHOU/HUANG PU/SHENZHEN FUZHOU/XIAMEN/SHANTOU/SHEKOU DALIAN/SHANGHAI/XINGANG TIANJIN/QINGDAO/HAIKOU SIM EUROPE/UK 24/11 LDN/FLX/LVP/SOU ROM/ANT/LEH/HAM/GOT/OSL also accepting cargo to EASTERN BLOCK COUNTRIES SIM USA/CANADA 23/11 LOS ANGELES/NEW
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      542 42 Singapore Soviet Shipping dbCe. Pte. Ltd. CR MO: **********0* BOMBAY VESSEL VOY I SIN I BOM PMG PKL ORIENT CORD 106N 18/11 23/11 00/12 07/12 HAI XtONG HXQO67 20/11 28/11 10/12 12/12 KOTACAHAYA CAHIO7 27/11 06/12 17/12 1«/12 TRADE FAST TFS2O3 02/12 10/12 22/12 24/12 REGULAR MONTHLY BREAK BULK SERVICE
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      1215 43 i ASIA MEPITtRRAhKAN BCPWESS (AMI) WESTBOUND SBTVICE i I VESSa I VOY I SIN CM* PW GEN jKN LEH I AN* I BL-— I NSINGA 9745-3 19 NOV 23 NOV 02 DEC 04 D€C 06 DEC 09 DK IQDK 11 DK MSC RAFAELA 9746-3 26 NOV 30 NOV 09 DEC
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      507 44 I VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN I TIGER WAVE 580N 15-16/11 28-28/11 I TIGER ISLAND 581N 17-18/11 22-2611 01-02/12 I TIGER BRIDGE 582N 20-21/11 25-29/11 04-05/12 I TIGER BAY 583N 23-24/11 29-03/12 07-0612 I TIGER WAVE 584N 28-28/11 03-06/12 11-12/12 I TIGER ISLAND 585N 01-02/12 0609/12 14-15/12 IVESSEL^^^VO^^SI^^CA^^SI^I TIGER RIVER
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      719 44 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapora *****1 Tal: *****66 (60 Linas) Fax: *****33 E-mail: flesin@singnet.com.sg REGULAR SERVICE BARCELONA(BCN) A ALEXANDRIA(ALY) Etd SIN Etq BCN Eta ALY Norasia Singa V 9745-3 19/11 07/12 12/12 MSC Rafaela V 9746-3 26/11 14/12 27/12 For Enquiries, Contact: Adrian Chia at Dir: 665
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      1020 44 lOOCL (Sinoopof) Pte Ltd CPS Keppel 79 bam Im4 #11-04 (S) *****6 *$13 #01-124 I mmty 46V, V 01 NO **********0N fcfc 272 7427 rJ t?i« im W a lilt *****13 F« 211 3942 F«: 272 7125 Va WORTH AMfttCA USA/ CANADA <*> JUWHUU TO USA STO OAK CHI MEM
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      140 46 The undermentioned shipping lines in the Intra-Asia trade would like to inform ail shippers that: (i) the Singapore Currency Adjustment Factor (CAF) will be revised to US$lO/20', US$l5/40* and US$O.BO/RT (LCL CAF) for the period Ist December 1997 to 31 March 1998. (ii) the Japan Yen Appreciation Surcharge (YAS) will
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