The Business Times, 4 March 1998

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    10 1 TheBusinessTIIs MITA(P) IKVI2/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,1998
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    CORPORATE RESULTS
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    S'pore Power to develop telephony using electricity lines
    481 1  -  Joint effort with UK, Canada firms to pioneer cutting-edge technology By Ronnie Lim [SINGAPORE] Singapore Power (SP) plans to jointly develop with British and Canadian companies leading-edge technologies which will pioneer the transmission of telecommunication signals over electricity power lines. "SP has
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    Sime Bank shocks with RM1.57b interim loss
    1963 1  -  EHB expected to lead reaciie by toning new shares to EPF for cash From, Eddie Toh and Meant Thannaratnjua in Kuala Lumpur IN A shock announcement yesterday evening, Malaysia's central bank said that Sime Bank, the country's fifth largest bank, had incurred an
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    Sime's S'pore deposits guaranteed by KL govt
    147 1 [SINGAPORE] Deposits in the Singapore branches of Sime Bank and SimeFinance are guaranteed in Hill by the Malaysian government, Bank Negara said yesterday. "Bank Negara reiterates its assurance to all depositors of Sime Bank and its subsidiaries in Malaysia and overseas that their
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    Earnings worries depress S'pore, KL stocks
    229 1 [SINGAPORE] Regional stocks turned in a mixed performance yesterday, with Indonesia enjoying the best gains but with prices in Singapore coming under pressure because of lingering budget disappointments. Brokers here said there was still some dissatisfaction with the lack of a corporate tax cut
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      125 1 Tiwlomwlan txniomnm Edwin Soeryadjaya has snapped ud a contro&ina stake in listed LJfcM Group Investment tees than a week after he appeared to have given up oil the company, PflS Evidence from interest rates, the stock markets »nrf wnhnnga rates potntl to a shift in regional markets, IfcS star-* Negotiations
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      6 1 SP monopoly to end, Pg 2
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      SBC, ÜBS expected to send out redundancy letters today
      444 2  -  Staff in 14 Asian countries affected in first stage of rationalisation move By, Audrey Tan THE first Asian casualties of the merger between Swiss Bank Corp (SBC) and Union Bank of Switzerland (ÜBS) will emerge today, as the axe flails on
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      49 firms join worker retraining programme
      252 2 ANOTHER 49 companies committed 2,000 workers for retraining under the Skills Redevelopment Programme (SRP) yesterday. This brings the number of firms in the scheme to 76, with the total workers being retrained at over 5,000. This year's target, if funds are forthcoming, is to
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      Lock icon RSAF replaces ageing Scouts with high-tech Searchers
      306 2  -  Remotely-controlled recce system works even at night By] David Boey IT MAY buzz around the sky like an over-sized radio-con-trolled plane but the Republic of Singapore Air Force's latest airborne surveillance asset, the Searcher, is a no-nonsense unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with capabilities
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      US firm to offer Net roaming worldwide
      383 2  -  Subscribers pay only local rates for fax or phone calls abroad By Toh Han Shih GRIC Communications will offer in several months' time roaming for fax and phone through the Internet through out the world, its Asia-Pacific managing director, Chang Mun Kein, told
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      Lock icon Building qualify improving: CIDB
      330 2  -  EYE OK THE ECONOMY Construction By Diana Oon IN what is a boost for the construction sector's long-term growth prospects, the quality of Singapore buildings has, with higher productivity and better worker skills, risen in recent years. According to the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), overall
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      SP monopoly to end in about a year
      425 2  -  By Ronnie Lim THE liberalisation of electricity supply, marking the end of Singapore Power's monopoly, is likely to start only around April next year, although the pooling and settlement (PAS) mechanism for it will kick off in a couple of months, a
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      Coming soon: satellite phones
      280 2  -  By' Toh Hooi Ling THE much-talked about global communications system global mobile personal communications by satellites (GMPCS) will be available to Singapore users by yearend. Speaking at the GMPCS Asia 1996, Minister of State for Communications John Chen said the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) has
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      Lock icon Immigration and registration depts to merge in April
      294 2 The Straits Times FROM April 1, Singapore Immigration and the National Registration Department will merge to offer a one-stop service to the public. The new department, named Singapore Immigration and Registration, or SIR, will also reorganise the services into three new sections
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      36 3 A Sound I ■■BfHß*£?. >'-• f >X fa jsgr I AXA UAP I The merger of AXA and UAP now makes the AXA Group one of the world's largest insurers. I you can rely on us 1
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      EU role in LC scheme hinges on Indon reforms
      352 4  -  Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Whether Europe will take part in a Singa-pore-proposed multilateral system to guarantee Indonesian letters of credit (LCs) will depend on how rigorously Indonesia implements the IMF reforms, director of the Treasury of France Jean Lemierre said yesterday.
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      Jakarta-IMF talks on new targets may delay release of US$3b
      544 4  -  But delay of Mar 15 tranche procedural, unrelated to currency board plan: sources From S N Vasuki in Jakarta INDONESIA and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are negotiating new performance targets, which may well result in a delay in the
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      Lock icon Mondale conveys strong message: implement IMF reforms
      533 4  -  From! S N Vasuki in Jakarta PRESIDENT Clinton's special envoy Walter Mondale yesterday gave President Suharto an unequivocal message: that he "fully and demonstrably" implement the International Monetary Fund's reform programme. However, Mr Suharto, while reaffirming his commitment to the programme, told the
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      Lock icon Mr Yen says Asia recovering promises more help
      391 4 OvwiapMinwia USS&CMMOf tnnnail, he nya Reuters AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Japanese Vice-Finance Minister for International Affairs Eisuke Sakakibara yesterday said Asian countries affected by a regional currency turmoil are firmly on a recovery track and promised greater help from Tokyo. In Malaysia at
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      Lock icon Chavalit govt to blame for bail-out fiasco: panel
      209 4 AFP (BANGKOK] Thailand's last fovernment was responsible for authorising around 800 billion baht (5529.9 billion) in financial secfto* bailouts which helped bring the economy to its knees, a probe revealed yesterday. The administration of Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, which lost power in November as
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      Lock icon Matsuzakaya falls victim to HK retail gloom
      475 4  -  HKsttraUdoaeMi Aug 31, leading to iMßrfjtiMfar 155 From, Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong THE gloom in Hongkong's retail industry deepened with another major department store shutting down resulting in further job losses. Matsuzakaya of Japan, which lost more than one billion yen (5512.8
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      US expects trade imbalance with Asia to worsen
      221 4 (WASHINGTON! The US trade imbalance with Asia is expected to worsen in the wake of the Asian financial crisis, which has heightened the need for more open Japanese and Chinese markets, according to the US Trade Representative's 1997 trade review and restatement
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      Lock icon Philippines to slash banks' reserve requirements
      131 4 AFP [MANILA] Philippine monetary authorities are to slash the reserve requirements of banks with the aim of lowering interest rates, Central Bank of the Philippines governor Gabriel Singson said yesterday. The reserve requirement "may be lowered from the present 13 per cent to 10
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  • FOCUS: MONEY MATTERS
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      Lock icon Gap between Indonesia and others growing
      973 5  -  Lack of credit lines suggests this is unlikely to improve soon By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] THE past week has provided yet more evidence that, instead of lumping all of Asia together as a barrel of bad apples, players are beginning to differentiate. And the
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      Habibie choice a power plav
      491 5  -  His nomination is a demonstration of Suharto's raw power By] MIchael Leifer [LONDON] It seems virtually certain that B J Habibie, incumbent Minister of State for Research and Technology, will be Indonesia's next vicepresident. He is a most unlikely choice at a time when underlying
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      ANALYSIS
      390 5 trtili fhamii pMI, lit nut iumgh THE recent Group of Seven meeting in London foiled to boost Asian markets, and its accord offered only verbal support for Asia, though there was a commitment to provide additional trade finance. The consensus expectation is that Asian exports will prove a key
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      Lock icon THE WEEK AHEAD
      355 5  -  Compiled by, Larry Wee Sources: Independent Economic Analysis Holdings (IDEA). JP Morgan (JPM) and MMS International (MMS). United State* Friday: Once again, strong US employment statistics are expected. Starting off with the overall unemployment rate, a drop to 4.6 per cent (from January's 4.7 per cent) is
      Sources: Independent Economic Analysis Holdings (IDEA). JP Morgan (JPM) and MMS International (MMS).  -  355 words
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Indon students step up protests, hunger strikes
      335 6 JAKARTA Bailies in Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Bandnng JwmiiH political, economic reforms AFP UNREST escalated in Indonesia yesterday as President Suharto prepared to return to office for a seventh consecutive five-year term. Hundreds of students demonstrated in the central Java city of Jogjakarta and more
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      Lock icon Megawati snubs Suharto's address
      201 6 JAKARTA AFP INDONESIAN opposition leader Megawati Sukarnoputri snubbed a major address yesterday by President Suharto and told the veteran statesman to reassess his time in power. "We urge the president to give another more complete, honest and objective accountability," she told a press conference, referring to
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      Lock icon Don't be hasty in lifting short-selling ban: Dr M
      184 6 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday a review to lift the ban on short-selling of shares needed careful consideration as it could result in a weakened stock market. 'That needs to be reviewed very carefully we always
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      Regional crisis grounds Saeaga Airlines, an Ekran subsidiary
      212 6  -  KUALA LUMPUR Carrier also defers plans to buy more aircraft By\ Eddie Toh REGIONAL carrier Saeaga Airlines' wings have been clipped by the regional economic crisis. The airline, a whollyowned subsidiary of listed Ekran Bhd controlled by tycoon Ting Pek Khiing, has
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China set to tighten fiscal policy, cut national debt
      453 7 NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS Li Peng expected to announce moves to streamline bloated bureaucracy AFP [HONGKONG] Chinese Premier Li Peng will tell the National People's Congress that Bering will tighten fiscal policy, increase revenue and reduce the national debt in response to
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      Lock icon NPC: a good quality rubber stamp?
      463 7 BEIJING Key issues have already been resolved by the party elite AFP THE lights are on, the band is ready and delegates are arriving for Thursday's opening of China's National People's Congress (NPC) but the key issues have already been resolved. The major decisions
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      Lock icon China warns of difficulty in implementing reforms: report
      241 7 BEIJING AFP CHINA warned yesterday that hard-hitting reforms designed to separate business from bureaucracy would be difficult to implement. "China has already launched government reforms on three occasions but each time after the fervour for reform had died down, government institutions became
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      Lock icon China on verge of telecoms industry shake-up: sources
      424 7 SHANGHAI Bering said to be planning merger of 3 telecoms ministries Reuters CHINA is on the verge of a major shake-up of its telecommunications sector aimed at quickening access to the "information superhighway" and wresting regulatory control from network operators, industry officials
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      Lock icon US: China not ready for WTO
      100 7 NEWYORK AFP US Commerce Secretary William Daley said on Monday that China is "nowhere near" ready for entry into the World Trade Organisation. Speaking at the Asia Society here, Mr Daley said China will have to show more flexibility in negotiations on market openness
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      Lock icon Hongkong apartment sales plunged 38% in February
      279 7 I HONGKONG Bloomberg HONGKONG apartment sales last month tumbled to 4,647, their lowest level since February 1995, according to figures released by the government Land Registry. The 37.7 per cent drop in transactions compared with January come as property prices fell as much
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      399 7 30March 1998(9.00amt05.00pm) Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre Ballroom 2 Suntec Effects and Implications Aftermath of The Indonesian Elections Regional Business Opportunities Currency and Stockmarket Recoveries Singapore Tax Budget 1998 Reliefs and Incentives Risk Alerts for Accountants With the recent regional economic crises, uncertainties, issues, developments, and stability of the region
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Debt-ridden Japanese couple hang themselves
      171 8 TOKYO AFP A CASH-strapped Japanese company president and his wife hanged themselves in their living room, police said yesterday, the latest in a string of suicides that have rocked the country. "We have money trouble," said an 11-page note left by 54-year-old Yasuo Nakajima and
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      Lock icon BJP and allies forge ahead, leading in 249 seats
      693 8  -  INDIAN SUCTION But several United Front members appear ready to back govt led by Congress By\ Rajendra Bajpai in Neiv Delhi THE rightwing Hindu-revival-ist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies forged ahead of rivals last night and came tantalisingly close
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      Lock icon N Korea's food warning
      97 8 ROME Reuters THE UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday a warning from Pyongyang that the secretive Stalinist state was set to run out of food within two weeks confirmed that the food situation there was "critical". The Rome-based agency said in a statement it
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      Lock icon Corporate Japan to see first profit slide in 4 years: Daiwa
      296 8 TOKYO Earnings to fall &5% due to domestic slump, Asian crisis Bloomberg JAPANESE companies this year will see aggregate earnings drop for the first time in four years, pushed down by the slumping economy and Asia's financial turmoil, Daiwa
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      Lock icon More Japanese firms expected to go bust
      320 8 ■TOKYO Credit crnnch behind rising business failures: researcher Reuters THE number of Japanese corporate bankruptcies caused by the current credit crunch will rise significantly in the coming months, Noriyoshi Kobayashi, a senior researcher at Teikoku Databank says. "There's no doubt there'll be a
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      Lock icon Kim Dae Jung announces cabinet line-up
      409 9 SEOUL Conservative career adminl«l ntiir mhuml to key post of finance and economy minister AFP SOUTH Korea's new president, Kim Dae Jung, announced his cabinet line-up yesterday, appointing conservative career administrator Lee Kyu Sung to the key post of minister of finance and economy.
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      Lock icon Call to probe Mr Yen triggers currency fall
      399 9 TOKYO involved in share trading scandal AFP JAPAN'S finance minister called yesterday for investigations into renowned "Mr Yen", bureaucrat Eisuke Sakakibara, over an alleged share trading scandal, triggering a sudden fall in the currency. Finance Minister Hikaru Matsunaga said the ministry will
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      Lock icon Australia's current account deficit in Dec qtr jumps 22%
      206 9 SYDNEY AFP (SYDNEY] Australia's current account deficit blew out by 22 per cent to A 55.7 billion (556.3 billion) in the three months to December, the biggest shortCall in two years, according to official data released yesterday. The Australian Bureau of
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      Lock icon Asian middle class to hit 1b by year 2000
      296 9 LONDON Kegtaoranaiai futest-growiagin th« world: report Reuters OVER one billion Asians will have middle-class spending power by the turn of the century despite the region's current economic turmoil. Euro monitor said in a new survey. The market research company said in
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      94 9 Let's talk For a long time now, BT (British Telecommunications pic) has realised that no two businesses have precisely the same communications needs. Which is why we've developed one of the world's most advanced global networks, supported by local customer service, tailor made to suit your individual needs. So we
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Crisis won't be the end of Suharto
      1527 10  -  BLBCnOM WATCH History is unlikely to repeat itself as he maintains firm grip on power By Yang Razali Kassim IN JUNE 1966, Indonesia's first president Sukarno was forced by the then provisional People's Consultative Assembly (MPRS) to account for his failure to effectively
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      192 10 HW§H MANAGING CURRENCY RISKS STRATEGIES FOR SMES Saturday 28 March 1998 (8.45 am to 12 pm) Vanda Room Singapore Polytechnic HBBQBpQ 500 Dover Road welcome address > Mr V. Maheantharan Head, Department of Business Administration OPENING ADDRESS Mr Derek Goh President ASME, CEO Serial System Ltd FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET OUTLOOK
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon UN Council warns Iraq of severe consequences
      477 11 UNITED NATIONS It accepts pact signed by Annan; stresses this dees not authorise use ef force Reuters THE United Nations Security Council on Monday, in a unanimous vote, warned Iraq of "severest consequences" if it again bars UN arms inspectors from any suspected
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      Lock icon Westland deal with India cost UK govt £105m: audit
      261 11 LONDON AFP BRITAIN'S decision to deliver 21 Westland helicopters to India as part of an aid and trade deal and to prop up the ailing company turned out to be a £106 million (***** million) disaster for the government, according to
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      Lock icon Andersen Consulting's revenue up 25%
      175 11 NEW YORK Bloomberg ANDERSEN Consulting said it had revenue of US$6.6 billion (5110.7 billion) for 1997, up 25 per cent from the previous year. Andersen Consulting is the consulting unit of Andersen Worldwide, the world's largest accounting and consulting firm, which reported combined revenue of
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      Lock icon Clinton attacks proposal to drop US tax code
      278 11 WASHINGTON Reuters PRESIDENT Bill Clinton lashed out on Monday at a Republican proposal to abolish the US tax code as an irresponsible scheme that would generate uncertainty and jeopardise America's economic strength. Mr Clinton found an easy target in Republican proposals in
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      Lock icon Windows 98 will come out by mid-year: Gates
      274 11 WASHINGTON Justice Department's prebeww't delay the product, he aayi Bloomberg MICROSOFT Corp's Windows 98 operating system will be released by mid-year on schedule without delay by the Justice Department's antitrust probe of the company's business practices, said its chairman and CEO Bill
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      636 11 HSBC Holdings pic Results for 1997 Comment by Sir William Purves, 1997 For the year 1997 1996 HSBC Group Chairman ussm £m £m The ncia Performance of HSBC Holdings in 1997 was satisfactory, with pre-tax profit up 8 143 Profit before tax 4 971 10 per cent and strong growth
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Umno leaders in a bind over Malay policy
      857 12  -  TMIB BOTTOMLXXB OPINION By Mohan Kuppusamy The writer is BT's editorial page editor IT should not come as any surprise that Malaysian leaders find it difficult to sound coherent when trying to explain how the tenets of pro-Malay policy will be changed
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      78 12 To ensure that the Marcos wealth will go directly to the Filipino people.' -I—Mi Mirr— on why she is running for president in May. The sanctions are the real weapons of mass destruction.' Dr Faiq Al-Bazazz a doctor on the United Nations economic sanctions on Iraq. 'Monks
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      Haze again: Key role for Singapore?
      609 12 EDITORIAL BEFORE the haze gets any worse, Singaporeans need to know exactly how to meet the threat Appeals for international help must also spell out precisely what is expected of the wider community, and how its assistance can most effectively be brought to bear
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      Lock icon Race to be Coca-Cola of financial services
      917 12  -  Creating a global brand for retail fieamaal products is last great marketing challenge By Peter Martin Financial Times YOU may not have noticed it, but the race Is on. It is the last great marketing challenge of the century: creating a global brand
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      884 12 BmvllaflMldatN THE birth pangs of the European Monetary Union's euro currency have been so protracted that the news that 11 nations are likely to meet the criteria for membership at the start of 1999 has aroused little attention outside Europe. This may be because the eyes
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      Lock icon There's substance behind the hype
      1213 14  -  The fashion shows that ran through London last week still offered drama and spectacle. But there were also some very realistic clothes, son mum ma reports SUZY MENKES IHT THE hell-fire glow at the end of Alexander McQueen's runway was symbolic. London has become a
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      Lock icon S'pore prodigy eyes $1.5m violin
      327 14  -  MUSIC Shell perform at gala benefit dinner and a concert to raise funds By: Frances Lui VIOLINIST Lee Huei Min, at 14 the youngest student ever to be admitted to Yale University's School of Music, is now on a quest for a world-class violin which
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        Lock icon Titanic breaks record, raking in US$1b
        98 14 Bloomberg [LOS ANGELES] News Corp said Titanic became the first fUm in film making history to gross more than US$l billion (511.6 billion) in box-office receipts. About 11 weeks alter it was released, the film brought in about US$427 million in the US and
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        Lock icon Makers of The Full Monty sued
        126 14 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Two New Zealand playwrights sued the makers of the Oscar-nominated movie The Full Monty on u$ Monday, alleging that tike film about out-of-work English steel workers who take up stripping was taken from their play. Stephen Sinclair and Anthony McCarten claim
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        Lock icon No big money from stripping
        125 14 AFP (LONDON] An actor who played one of the leading roles in The Full Monty, the biggest grossing British film of all s time, was paid for his work, he said yesterday. Steve Huison. who is growing his own vegetables to save money, said he
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      Soeiyadjaya snaps up controlling stake in L&M
      484 15  -  Indon businessman holds 24.9% of LAM, just below the takeover point of 25% By\ Lee Han Shih (SINGAPORE) Indonesian businessman Edwin Soeryadjaya has snapped up a controlling stake in listed L&M Group Investment, less than a week after he appeared to have given
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      Keppel Land posts 3% earnings rise
      398 15  -  By( Conrad Raj (SINGAPORE] Keppel Land yesterday reported slightly better profits for the financial year ended Dec 31, but fears 1998 will be difficult in the light of current economic uncertainties. The property arm of local conglomerate Keppel Corporation posted a 3 per cent
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      When times are hard, smallish HK banks should think big
      752 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Quak Hiang Whai SOME interesting figures emerged in Hang Seng Bank's results on Monday. The bank's deposits expanded by a meagre 3.6 per cent last year while loans surged by 26 per cent. This boosted its loan-to-deposit
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      Nat Steel Electronics' net profit doubles
      455 15  -  Its maiden results beat pro-listing forecasts By« Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Nat Steel Electronics Ltd (NEL), in its maiden results announcement, yesterday posted a 106.3 per cent rise in net profit to 136.1 million for the year ended Dec 31, beating its own pre-listing forecasts
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      United Pulp and Paper ahead by 43.5%
      259 15 {SINGAPORE) United Pulp and Paper Co (UPP) yesterday reported a 43.5 per cent surge in net earnings to *3.07 million. This was achieved despite a 21 per cent drop in turnover to *53.2 million for the year ended Dec 31, and a translation
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      Tat Lee Fin posts 10% drop in group profit
      204 15 [SINGAPORE] Tat Lee Finance yesterday announced a 10 per cent drop in group net earnings to $8.9 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 1997. It gave three main reasons for the profit decline: ♦Erosion of profit margin with interest
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        IPOs hotting up as 4 firms set to list by month's end
        432 16  -  Mould-maker Li Xin latest to get nod for I mainboard listing to offer 74m shares By Annette Pan [SINGABORE] Initial public offers are coming out of the woodwork in a hurry, hot on the heels of a recent
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        Creative to slash DVD drive prices
        320 16  -  By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] In a push to lead the digital video disk (DVD) drive market, Creative Technology is set to slash prices and offer six different DVD drive packages at prices as low as US$l49 (Ss24l). The move is in line with the
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        Salim property arm posts 203% surge in profit to 3b pesos
        336 16  -  FBDC results achieved on 161% leap in turnover From, Ai Labita in Manila A PROPERTY arm of Indonesia's Salim Group posted a hefty 203 per cent jump in net profit last year to 3.276 billion pesos (*****.3 million). Fort
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        105 16 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Cosco (Hong Kong) Group Ltd said yesterday it has agreed with Salomon Brothers International Ltd, Jardine Fleming Securities and SocGen-Crosby Securities for the issue of guaranteed bonds convertible into unit Cosco Pacific shares. The bonds will be issued by Cosco (HK)'s wholly-owned Hipman
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        Mid-East investors keen on Asian stocks, says French fund manager Indocam
        336 16  -  They see a potential reboundin region's markets By Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] French fund manager Indosuez Credit Agricole Asset Management (Indocam) plans to offer a package of Asian equities products to Middle East investors who are keen to invest
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        Lock icon Hersing Realty offers 21m shares at 36 cents each
        576 16  -  Only 3m shares set aside for public subscription By. Ang Wan May (SINGAPORE] Hersing Realty Ltd is offering 21 million shares at 36 cents each, but only three million will be made available to the public. The Sesdaq-bound real estate broking
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        Lock icon Changes to price rules for untraded KL stocks
        321 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange yesterday announced changes to its Prescribed Regulations for Automated Trading System aimed at facilitating the trading of securities on the exchange. The changes apply to securities untraded for two consecutive sessions on one trading
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        Koh Brothers clinches $217m building contracts
        179 16 {SINGAPORE] The listed Koh Brothers group recently clinched three building contracts worth some $217 million. Two of the contracts were for the construction of Housing and Development Board flats while the third was for a mixed development project called Sun Plaza. A statement from
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          Datacraft bags US$1m Thai bank deal
          48 16 [SINGAPORE] Communications systems specialist Datacraft Asia has clinched a US$l.l million (551.78 million) deal from Bangkok Bank Public Company which appointed Datacraft's Thai subsidiary, Datacralt Thailand, to design and implement the bank's local area network infrastructure for enhanced banking and customer services.
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          CM Telecom buys HK$157m property
          73 16 [SINGAPORE] Three wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hongkong-based CM Telecom have separately entered into agreements with Mable Road Co to buy commercial space totalling 40,000 sq ft in Towers I, n and 111 in Enterprises Square, Kowloon Bay, for HK5157.16 million (5132.8 million). The property is acquired
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          AFP to buy dormant companies
          72 16 [SINGAPORE] Asia Food Properties (AFP) the Singapore listed arm of Indonesia's Sinar Mas group yesterday announced the acquisition of two wholly-owned dormant companies whose main activity will be trading. The first acquisition is British Virgin Islands-incorporated Paganin Investments, with an issued and paid-up capital of
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          NatSteel ups Southern Steel stake
          32 16 [SINGAPORE] Nat Steel Ltd has acquired another 200,000 ordinary shares in Malaysian company Southern Steel Bhd. This raises its stake in the company to 27.01 per cent.
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        Lock icon US merger boom runs on as US$22b deals unveiled
        408 17 Mere companies using inflated stock prices to make acquisitions; analysts Bloomberg Reuters (NEW YORK] US companies on Monday announced about US$22 billion (5535.8 billion) of proposed mergers and acquisitions, extending a two-year explosion in corporate purchases. PaciflCorp's US$lO.3 billion bid for
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        Lock icon Intel again ranked world's No 1 chipmaker
        132 17 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Intel Corp of the United States remained the world's largest computer chipmaker in 1997 for the sixth straight year, according to research company Dataquest. NEC Corp of Japan remained the world's secondbiggest whUe Hitachi Ltd feU to sixth place from fourth
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        Lock icon All dolled up
        80 17 [TOKYO] A model wearing an 18th<entury-style dress and the turquoise and diamond tiara owned by the late Queen Marie Antoinette. She is holding a "Licca-chan" doll also in a French 18th<entury style dress at Japanese toy maker Takara's press preview of"Licca<han "products in celebration of the year
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        Lock icon AIG ups bid for American Bankers Insurance
        467 17 Reuters [NEW YORK] In what was shaping up as a showdown between two powerful corporate chieftains, American International Group Inc on Monday raised its offer for American Bankers Insurance Group Inc to match a rival bid from Cendant Corp. AlG's latest offer put
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        Lock icon Computer Sciences rejects bid by Computer Associates
        240 17 Bloomberg [EL SEGUNDO, California] Computer Sciences Corp said Computer Associates International Inc's US$9.B billion (5115.8 billion) takeover bid is inadequate and recommended that shareholders reject the offer. The company also said it's willing to consider "strategic options", which it did not explain. The
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        Lock icon UK funds against hostile bid by Glaxo
        436 17 Aggressive move may imperil £Lsb in expected cost savings Reuters [LONDON] British fund managers think that any hostile takeover bid by Glaxo Wellcome for SmithKline Beecham is probably the wrong way to go about increasing shareholder value. Sources close to Glaxo said on
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        Lock icon Prudential earnings up 24% to US$1.7b before charges
        326 17 Insnrer agreed te pay USs4lom to clients misled by agent! Bloomberg [NEWARK, New Jersey] Prudential Insurance Co of America said on Monday its earnings from operations, excluding the costs of repaying policyholders who were misled by agents, rose 24 per cent last
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        UOBAM gets a first in Bear Sterns bond issue
        440 18  -  Management deal for S'pore's first eellateralised bond obligation issue Reports by Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] US investment banker Bear Sterns has engaged UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) to manage Singapore's first collateralised bond obligation (CBO) issue. Though fUlly-subscribed, the issue will be the
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        Simex trading volume up 40% in Feb
        157 18  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] Trading volume on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange soared by 40 per cent to 1.98 miUion lots last month. A breakdown of the contracts traded shows that turnover of Euroyen futures in February rose by 109 per cent
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        Lock icon Long-Term bank denies dropping share sale
        203 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB) has denied it is scrapping a plan to sell 200 billion yen (552.6 billion) worth of shares and bonds managed by Swiss Bank Corp in favour of accepting public money to raise capital. LTCB is still
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        US bonds looking attractive
        159 18 [SINGAPORE] A likely retreat of US interest rates in line with slowing economic growth, allied to a sharp contraction in US inflation, makes US bonds an attractive investment option in the present climate, says fund manager Betsy Hofman-Schwab. Add to this domestic scenario in the US
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        Lock icon Assessing overseas equities: onus on banks
        401 18 Mutual funds can delegate task to banks, says SEC Bloomberg [WASHINGTON The US Securities and Exchange Commission sided with mutual fund companies in their dispute with some of the nation's largest banks over who should safeguard billions of dollars in overseas securities owned by
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        Lock icon Taste of the sweet life
        46 18 [HANOI] Sugarcane being stacked at a warehouse in Hanoi yesterday. Official figures show that sugar consumption has risen sharply in Vietnam since market-oriented reforms were introduced in the late 1980s, but most of the country's refined sugar is still imported. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Basle Accord inadequate: Fed
        289 18 Financial innovations making Capital standards ineffective Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] A 10-year-old international agreement on bank capital requirements is no longer adequate for regulators trying to keep up with financial innovations, Federal Reserve Board governor Laurence Meyer said on Monday. "There is considerable concern that technological advances and
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        Lock icon Euroyen up in toppish market
        224 18 STMTIX Report Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures inched higher in thin trade yesterday but dealers said the market was looking toppish after recent gains. The short end of the Japanese credit market was supported by easier cash rates as demand for funds eased, but lingering
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        Futures rebound after Nasdaq-linked fall
        185 18  -  MBOI TAIWAN FUTUBES Charlie Kuo Charlie Kuo, service dealer, Refco S'pore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract tumbled right after the opening yesterday on anticipated correction in the Taiwan stock market which has followed closely the US Nasdaq Composite Index
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        Lock icon Lack of Opec agenda upsets delegates
        222 18 ENERGY REPORT Reuters (LONDON] Opec yesterday appeared to be floundering in its bid to find a formula which might attract the group's big Gulf producers to emergency talks designed to prop up sagging world oil markets. Opec delegates said they were concerned that without
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        285 18 AFP The dollar rose as high as 1.8197 marks yesterday from 1.8112/22 late Monday but was back at 1.8097/02 by 1627 GMT. Meantime, the mark eased to 984.30/40 Italian lire from 984.75/80 late Monday. Elsewhere in Europe, sterling was kept in check below 3.0 marks, with the spotlight
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      1486 19 Reuters QwdMias -noi TOKYO stocks closed slightly lower yesterday as investors took profits after the market's recent heavy gains, brokers said, adding that there were few fresh factors in the market. The benchmark 225-share Nikkei Average finished down 0.56 per cent or 96.01 points at 17,168.33. The Nikkei will
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      1401 20 AFP Reuter Hang Seng _+10M2 HONGKONG share prices closed 0.9 per cent higher yesterday and off morning lows in range-bound trading as investors consolidated positions, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 106.62 points to close at 11.425.46, just off a high of 11,447.59 and well above the
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      561 20 Reuters kJ Shenzhen B Index -OJI CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed lower in thin trade yesterday, as investors kept to the sidelines ahead of a meeting of China's parliament, brokers said. In Shenzhen, the B Share Index dropped 0.91 point to 96.06 on turnover of HK$lO million compared
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      TAIPEI
      358 20 □it Mat 4U» TAIWAN stocks dipped 0.7 per cent yesterday as cautious investors took to the sidelines ahead of corporate results to be released this week, brokers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index dropped 65.26 points to 9,211.83. Turnover rose to 3.60 billion shares worth NTJ198.20 billion,
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      260 20 AFP 71 Wellington +10JI NEW Zealand stocks climbed 0.5 per cent yesterday on light turnover of NZ555.6 million. The NZSE-40 rose 10.69 points to 2,299.09 with Brierley Investments Ltd lifting one NZ cent to NZ$l.l5. "The market has had a slightly better tone to it with good volume," said
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      798 20 AFP SET lain +L 56 THAI shares ended 0.3 per cent firmer yesterday after recovering from earlier drops amid a raft of poor corporate results, dealers said. Analysts said the market was flooded with results from the banking and industrial sectors, most showing drastic forex losses and earnings slumps
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      395 20 AFP QOniposteUn_4M SHARE prices reversed early gains and closed 0.6 per cent down on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday as institutional investors took profits towards the close, dealers said. Dealers said parliamentary deadlock over the appointment of Kim Jong Pil as prime minister seemed to affect sentiment in early
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      582 20 AFP DAPOriiMriM -13JB SHARES closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday as a weak bond market prompted speculation of an interest rate rise, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index fell 13.5 points to 2,684.4. The All Resources Index was down 4.5 points at 1,134.3 while the All Industrials Index dropped
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      641 20 AFP P Composite late *2111 INDONESIAN shares jumped 4.4 per cent and propelled the key market barometer back above the psychological 500point level yesterday amid programmed buying by foreign houses, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index Closed 21.96 points higher at 519.69, with large stocks recording heavy
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      264 20 AFP Pjwfc -2L71 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 1.0 per cent lower yesterday as investors locked in profits on recent gains, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index shed 21.71 points to close at 2,258.86 points. Turnover rose to 3.763 billion shares worth 2.342 billion pesos.— AFP ManHaWninqB 0015
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        Lock icon Bank stocks pull down market
        395 21 Bloomberg CI Composite Index -12dt MALAYSIA'S benchmark stock index fell for a second day, led by bank stocks, amid concern bad loans may affect the economy. "We're still a bit nervous about Malaysia," said Michael Watt at Hendersen Investors Ltd. "Banks are forced to lend
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        Metroplex '98 wrt worth quick punt
        180 22  -  WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy MALAYSIAN counter Metroplex's shares and warrants have been very active lately, so maybe a review of their numbers is in order. The company actually has two warrants in issue one expiring in November this year and another in 2001,
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        HOT STOCK
        61 24  -  -byi Shiv Taneja METROPLEX Bhd closed one cent higher yesterday at 56 cents on a volume of 10.3 million shares, compared with its lOday traded average of 2.68 million shares. In the near term, the counter could come under selling pressure. However, the outlook is more positive in
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        225 24 Stacks volume Easyknit HKIOc 26,440,000 •Reoong Bhd 50c 22,085,000 •MBf Capital 15,054,000 *Rekapacific Bh 14,869,000 •M Resources 14,627,000 •Metropte* 50c 10,268,000 UK 50c 9.634,000 Asia FoodS Prop 8,284,000 •RHB Cap Wt99 7,767,000 *Renong WtOO 6,518,000 Stacks DBS Foreign 32.189,282 SIA Foreign 29,167,626 •Renong Bhd 50c 15,670,240 •M Resources 14,958,195 F&N
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        Talk of large Sime Darby provisions hits sentiment
        592 24  -  STOCK MARKET COMMBMTARY Market also still facing post-budget bines, but volume shrinks further amid caution ahead of earnings report season By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A combination of postbudget blues and weakness in Malaysia on rumours that Sime Darby might report large provisions,
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          Powerful statement
          61 24 "STEADY, with no blackouts," Singapore Power chairman Ho Kwon Ping said yesterday of electricity supplies to the central business district here. Alluding to recent blackouts elsewhere, he tokl appreciative delegates at a power conference at Raffles City: "During your stay bare, I can assure you that there will
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          This thief a credit to Mobil
          100 24 ITS interesting how crooks work. Someone went on a shopping spree with the credit card of a BT journalist According to the billing statement, he first filled up at a Mobil station, probably bought a few cameras at two photo shops, filled up his
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          New Windows opens its doors
          103 24 FOR those of us who thought we're now fully familiar with Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system, think again. Windows 98 is here now. Just the Beta version first, but enough to give you a peek at what you got to learn next The new Windows
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          Silence that dreadful bell
          144 24 OTHELLO'S plea, "silence that dreadful bell", took on new meaning when British actress Maureen Beattie chided Hongkong theatregoers whose beeping mobile phones had disrupted a performance. According to Reuters she received the biggest applause of the evening when she issued an impassioned plea after the curtain
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          Where have all the dealers gone?
          87 24 WITH more dealers and research analysts losing their Jobs each week, fund managers are finding it difficult to keep track of who's servicing them. The Union Bank of Switzerland has sent fUnd managers a telephone helpline number for them to And out what has
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          The secret of service?
          150 24 LADIES of the night came in for honourable mention at, of all places, the gala dinner hosted by the Singapore Computer Society (SCS) last Saturday. Here's how it happened. The annual dinner of the nation's information technology (IT) professionals is also the occasion to honour the
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      509 17 lUll"»V»HlLand I Keppel Land Limited I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) 1. UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1997 The Directors advise the following unaudited results of the Company and of the Group for the year ended 31 December 1997: COMPANY GROUP 1997 1996 1997 1996 SJDOO
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      160 23 W R L D BUSINESS CLASS I'm in a business where time is of (he essence So the global network of Northwest Airlines and KLM LS pcfcct for me. because wherever in the world I I want to go they 're there to lakr me In the US. "From here
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      436 24 BUSIMESS Notices GENERAL SECURITIES INVESTMENTS LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING To: All Shareholders NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Twenty-Third Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company will be held in the Meeting Room of The Development Bank of Singapore Ltd.
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      312 24 9 HONG FOK CORPORATION LIMITED 5520,000,000 UNSECURED FLOATING RATE NOTES DUE SEPTEMBER 2002 (TRANCHE A) In accordance with the provisions of the Notes, notice is hereby given that for the period 4 March 1990 to 4 September 1996 (184 days), the Notes will carry a rate of interest of 8.*****
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      349 24 M TNI MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT. CAP. SO AMO M THf MATTER OF NAV-COMM CORPN PTE LTD (In MmOm' ¥el—lai > SPECIAL WEEfH 111fiTTIS PASSED ON 2STN DAY OF FEBRUARY IMB At an Extraordinary General Mealing of the Cornomy Md at SO Jalan Sultan MS-01 Jaian Sultan Centra Singapore
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      317 25 Bridge News Reuters THERE was little change in Panamax levels with rates in the east still firm as tonnage remained tight for the early positions while in the Atlantic rates were generally static. Once again the usual Monday reluctance to trade. Players were unwilling to commit themselves before
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      572 25  -  Boost for Singapore's bid to become one-stop international maritime centre By. Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] The marine hull underwriting sector received a boost with the announcement of tax concessions in last week's budget statement made by the Finance Minister. The 10-year tax exemption is
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      206 25 AFP [MANILA] Philippine port handler International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has reported a 37 per cent fall in net profit in 1997 over the previous year to 299 million pesos (5512.2 million). ICTSI, operator of the country's only container port,
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      148 25 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong may face a shortage of experienced master mariners because young people are unwilling to take up a career at sea, a retiring marine official said. Lan Dale, director of Marine, said the shortage of fully trained master mariners might force the
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      211 25 Reuters [JAKARTA] Jakarta's main Tanjung Priok seaport remains busy in the run-up to Indonesia's presidential elections, the Indonesian Observer newspaper reported yesterday. It quoted Sudjarwo, spokesman for state-owned Pelindo II which manages the seaport, as saying most business activities usually slowed down
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      319 25 Vessel to sail from Shanghai to Keeling this week AFP AFX-Asia [TAIPEI] A Chinese container vessel is due to arrive In Taiwan via Japan this week, further strengthen shipping links between the two rivals. The 6,269-tonne vessel belonging to the Shanghai-based
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      207 25 Bloomberg [BERLIN] The German Federal Cartel Office said it approved Preussag AG's US$l.5 billion (552.4 billion) purchase of German travel and shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG and takeover of a majority stake in Touristik Union International GmbH. The approval came after Westdeutsche Landesbank
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      143 25 AFX-Asia [SYDNEY] BHP is close to sealing an agreement on shipping reform with the Maritime Union of Australia, The Australian reported. It quoted BHP shipping services general manager John Campbell as saying the company has been in negotiations with the MUA since last
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      795 25  -  STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer TECHNICAL progress at sea is to be welcomed. In particular, electronic aids have revolutionised the work of the watchkeeping officer over the past 30 years. There is no doubt that ARPA radars, used by properly trained officers, represent
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      708 26 CONTAINER SHIPPING Practices such as capacity management and price fixing are being challenged but shipping lines say they are justified Reuters ANTI-competitive practices in the container shipping industry are set to come under increased attack, regulators and shipping customers say. Practices such as capacity management, inland
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        1686 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklnq/BaiMC* Rstls SMp »>Y Mo Etfc/ttr Nriod From To From KuVty SO* M/Uft II MM 0V*51 Ol/WOO MM* NAM WW U MAM MM WW it :i."x x/o*oc 04*700 04/H91 CK^OC 4 MAM 0VW91 94/T700 Ma an mm Mm mm mm
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        200 41 United Kingdom: St Patrick's Day. MarM Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mar 21 Mexico: Juarez Day. Greece: Independent Day. Ayr C Hong Kong: Ching Ming Festival. Apr 7 Brunei: Hari Raya Haji Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. A#r Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Mexico: Maundy Thursday. Ayr II Australia: Good Friday. Canada:
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        826 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehen sive description at the market. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        483 41 C«ftM MO Mai 1016.5 0.8 M.I O H 106 0.05 Ml* teaafty Mater BmMm UaUw Sifciil Mo abovt £25 5 0 0 4 1 0 *0 984J 0.4 130 0.01 21 0.01 baa MO Mai 992 .0 L0 M 9 0 M 41 0.04 M*T» %in
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        460 42  -  US logistics company set to boost presence in Asia by 25% By\ Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] US-based logistics provider Circle International is negotiating possible joint ventures in Asia that would increase its presence in the region by 25 per cent.
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        76 42 [GENEVA] The Audi A 6 Avant, 2.7Tquattro V 6, is pictured at the Geneva Car Show on Monday. The A 6 is one of the highlights of the Geneva car show which opens its doors tomorrow. The Audi A€ Avant, which is one of
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        350 42  -  By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] All Nippon Airways (ANA) has postponed the planned signing of separate bilateral alliance deals with Deutsche Lufthansa AG and United Airlines this month with no firm date set yet for the announcement of the agreements. Both deals were originally scheduled
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        269 42 Reuters [BEIJING] China's air cargo volume is forecast to reach two million tonnes by the year 2000, based on an annual growth rate of 14.9 per cent from present levels, a senior Air China official said yesterday. Deputy general manager, Zhang Zehan said
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        599 42 Reuters [HONGKONG] The landmark opening of North Korean airspace will allow international airlines to save money through shorter flying times but analysts said overall benefits would be meagre. "In the scheme of things I would not think it is very material," said
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        506 42 Customer losses amounted to more than USslb Bloomberg (WASHINGTON] The United States' top railroad regulator blames management at Union Pacific Corp for its inability to cope with a year-long freight logjam, which led to factory shutdowns and more than US$l billion
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      103 27 Agy ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED} WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAI (BOMBAY) SHUTTLE WKa VOT SWGAHHtI KMMT VBSE VOT tomui MKjAHEI SHMARTOBA 225 06/03 15/03 CAPE BONAVISTA 001 22/02 06/03 OOCL ADMIRAL 014 09/03 18/03 (XXI ADMIRAL 013 25/02 09/03 KEDAH 013 13/03 22/03 KEDAH 012 01/03 13/03
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      1301 29 TO MHOS MRS, MONTEVIDEO, SANTOS mKYPmiv TO VfflttU I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: A SHENTON WAY TIL 72*1900 FAX: *****01 OUTWARD (I/U *****0^ I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-mdkilo6 sales/mgs 4MSMI/U inwardiwt(d/0) 420s7ts COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD LajgllZgwggg Tomimojoay) convpmomi wostsl/ss t/shpmtpgr imsms ffisliiy? ISCP H M tu MO W
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      441 38 Singapore Soviet Shipping Co. Pte. Ltd. CR NO: **********0N BOMBAY VESSEL VOY SIM BOM PNG PKL KOTARATU RTUOO3 00/03 10/03 20/03 30/03 ORIENT CORD 11 ON 14/03 21/03 01AM 02/04 KOTA RAJA RJAOO7 21/08 27/03 07/04 00AM KOTARATU RTUOOS 20/03 03AM 14AM 18AM REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA I
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