The Business Times, 6 March 1998

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 85f SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, MARCH 6,1998
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    CORPORATE RESULTS
    25 1 ruM-year earnings NET (Ska) CHANGE KeppelCorp 171.1 -if Inter-Roller 0.8 <08 Interim WingTai 46.0 -49 Skrid Systems 22 ~-M Full reports on pg
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Intel profit warning spooks world markets
    485 1 US, European stocks open sharply lower but recoup losses later in the day Bloomberg, Reuters [NEW YORK] World stockmarkets were spooked yesterday by an overnight announcement by Intel Corp, the largest maker of computer chips and a bellwether for global corporate profits, that its
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    Lock icon Dow down 65 points at 1pm EST
    102 1 AFX-Asia [NEW YORK] Wall Street stocks slumped in morning trade yesterday and technology issues took the worst battering after an earnings warning by Intel Corp set off alarm bells. At Ipm EST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 65.27 points to 8,475.97.
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    Lock icon Rupiah skids 11.5% to 10,400
    760 1  -  Ringgit down other currencies, stocks in Asia slide By Larry Wee, R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The Indonesian rupiah skidded a sharp 11.5 per cent to 10,400 against the US dollar in one-way Asian trading yesterday, on fears of a delayed US$3 billion (554.95 billion) IMF disbursement
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    Vehicle tax revamp seen causing swings in COE prices
    425 1  -  Buyers, sellers likely to hold back and then bid aggressively By i Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] COE premiums, which have stabilised between $20,000 and $30,000, look set to fluctuate on the back of the newly-announced vehicle tax package. Motor traders said one
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    Lock icon Li Peng offers no spur for China's slowing economy
    877 1  -  HK-tistedCfameee share* tumble in the absence of measures to stimulate economy By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] China's outgoing prime minister Li Peng yesterday offered no stimulus for the country's slowing economy, to the disappointment of financial markets. In his keynote address at
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      94 1 ill HIDE The IMF has postponed a meeting to decide whether Indonesia will receive a USs3b second tranche payment P*s Moody's Investor Service has cut the ratings outlook for all six local banks to "negative" from "stable" because of their exposure to the region's economic conditions, Pgl7 thf mm The
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      16 1 IMF board delays meeting on 2nd tranche aid, Pg 5 Reactions to transport review, Pg 2
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      200 1 Intel warns of poor Ql, tech stocks tumble, Pg 21 m KVESTMENT AWARDS m >Twoofthe hottest investment gurus in the world share their thoughts. •The importance of being earnest about a regular savings plan. •Elizabeth Sam's plan for the newly-formed Investment Management Association of Singapore •A special supplement on the
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Sept 1 revamp date puts motor traders in a jam
      554 2  -  KHACnOHS TO TKAM3PORT REVIEW Customers to delay registrations to Draem irom redoctiozis in fees By I Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] It looks like the vehicle tax revamp which will come into effect on Sept 1 has unwittingly put the industry in
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      Logistics industry taken by surprise
      480 2  -  Companies see major impact on ops, potential for Hgsavinp Bv\ Felix Chan LOGISTICS and air express companies are not quite sure just how electronic road pricing (ERP) and the revamped road taxes for goods vehicles will impact business although they agree the overhaul will lead
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      Office prices need to fall at least 30%: Goldman Sachs
      307 2  -  By, Ang Wan May GOLDMAN Sachs says that capital values of office buUdings in Singapore will have to faU at least 30 per cent to be attractive to investors. The investment house said in its February property report that dim
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      Lock icon Public contracts hold sway
      319 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Construction By: Diana Oon PUBLIC building contracts, which are expected to support the local construction sector this year, accounted for 74 per cent of total new contracts awarded in November last year, and 60 per cent in December. Strong public sector spending
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      Rafidah to update businessmen here on M'sian economy
      299 2  -  By Diana Oon MALAYSIA'S Minister for International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz will be in Singapore on March 16 to update businessmen on the Malaysian economy and recent developments in its foreign investment policy. The seminar and dialogue —jointly organised by the
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      Provisional liquidators for Integral S'pore
      323 2  -  A few investors have shown interest in disk irtae maker By, Jennifer Lien DISK DRIVE maker Integral Peripherals' Singapore operations were yesterday placed under provisional liquidation and its US parent is in the process of filing for Chapter ll bankruptcy protection. Justice Lai Kew Chai
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        NUS wins US competition
        66 2 THE National University of Singapore has won an international business case competition for the first time. A team from its business administration faculty won the Marshall International Invitational Case Competition, held annually by the Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California. Among the other eight
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        Tender for market and food stalls
        63 2 THE Ministry of the Environment and the Housing and Development Board will be tendering out 101 vacant market-produce stalls in 27 markets and 34 cooked-food stalls in 15 food centres for rental to the general public. Details of the tender will be given in
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        Trade mission to western Africa
        76 2 THE Singapore Trade Development Board is targeting the west African region next as part of its efforts to pioneer Singapore's entry into the emerging markets. Eight Singapore companies will be accompanying the board on a business mission to Cote d'lvoire, Ghana and Nigeria on March
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Economic crisis could erode confidence in the govt: Abri
      622 4 JAKARTA Economic ministers I come in for veiled attack in an article by head of Abri faction in the MPR Bridge News, AFP THE head of the Indonesian Armed Forces (Abri) faction in the People's Consultative Assembly (MPR), or parlia- ment,
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      Lock icon Call to prevent attacks on Indon Chinese
      157 4 BANGKOK Reuters TWO Bangkok branches of a US-based Chinese group yesterday called on Indonesian President Suharto to prevent attacks on ethnic Chinese in his country. The Thai branches of the Chinese Alliance for Democracy said in a letter given to the Indonesian Embassy
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      Lock icon Jardine Fleming trims outfits in Indonesia, Malaysia
      216 4 mHONGKONG Reuters JARDINE Fleming has closed its domestic fund management operations in Indonesia and has trimmed back its unit trust development team in Malaysia. David Dodwell, director of group corporate communications, said the Indonesian domestic fund management operation had employed five staff. Jardine
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      Lock icon No govt help for costly KL housing projects in limbo
      203 4 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA has no plans to help developers of costly properties whose projects have been abandoned due to the economic slowdown, Deputy Finance Minister Wong See Wah said yesterday. "No, the answer is no at the moment," he
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      Lock icon Habibie quits top posts in three strategic industries
      300 4 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIAN Research and Technology Minister B J Habibie has resigned as chief executive of the state-owned aircraft, ship-building and arms-making companies, the official Antara news agency reported yesterday. The report said the controversial Dr Habibie, the sole vice-presidential candidate in
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      Lock icon Can't stand the protests
      71 4 [B ANDUNGJ An Indonesian beggar falls (centre) as she is caught between riot police and about 100 students during a demonstration on the campus of Padjajaran University in Bandung town, 120 km south-east ofJakarta. Student protests continued yesterday in a number of major cities in Indonesia
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      Top execs found to be still in demand as smart firms revamp
      313 4  -  SINGAPORE Exec search firm says talent is needed to torn turmoil into an opportunity By Carol Eng JOB insecurity may be a growing concern across Asia now, but top executives would still be in demand as companies consider
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      Lock icon Estrada likely to be president, says poll
      136 4 MANILA Reuters A FORMER movie actor is likely to be the next Philippine president, according to poll results released yesterday that also show President Fidel Ramos' choice lagging far behind. Vice-President Joseph Estrada, who played roles of a fighter for the poor in
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Lock icon Malaysia's Jan trade surplus hits RM2.6b
      203 5 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's trade surplus widened to a greater-than-expected 2.6 billion Malaysian ringgit (Ssl.l billion) in January as demand among consumers and businesses for imported merchandise cooled, Bernama said. The surplus, the third in as many months, is more than double December's revised
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      Lock icon Philippine Feb inflation hits 7.4%
      343 5  -  18-moath-hitfirate mainly feh in food, beverages, tobacco From, Al Labita in Manila THE Philippine inflation rate rose to 7.4 per cent in February, the highest in 18 months. The National Statistics Office (NSO) said the figure was one percentage point higher than in January and
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      EU studying S'pore's guarantee proposal
      189 5 [SINGAPORE] The European Union (EU) is reviewing Singapore's proposal to help Indonesia acquire up to US$2O bUlion (Ss33 billion) worth of multilateral guarantees to pay for imports, British Prime Minister Tony Blair's special envoy Derek Fatchett said here yesterday. Mr Fatchett, minister of state at
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      IMF postpones meeting on Indon 2nd tranche aid
      462 5  -  News prompts rupiah to plunge 11% to 10,400 against the US dollar From S N Vasuki in Jakarta IN A development that is likely to further unnerve investors, the International Monetary Fund has postponed a key meeting to decide whether Indonesia will
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      Lock icon US compromise in sight over IMF funding bill
      356 5 Reuters, Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Leaders in the US House of Representatives Banking Committee on Wednesday hammered out compromise legislation to fUnd the International Monetary Fund and make it more accountable after negotiations with the Clinton administration. Passage of the legislation by the committee
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      Lock icon Taiwan can boost S-EA economies: Mahathir
      211 5 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday that Taiwan was in a "very good position" to help stimulate the battered economies of Southeast Asia. Dr Mahathir said he hoped to discuss prospects for trade, investment and transfers of technology during a
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      Lock icon Japan banks face largest risk among int'l lenders: Moody's
      390 5 Exposures to region 13 times larger than pre-pro vision profits of top 10 Japan banks AFP, Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese banks face a larger risk from the Asian financial crisis than any other international lenders, the US ratings agency Moody's Investors Service
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      Lock icon Tarrin welcomes IMF nod for US$270m loan
      184 5 Reuters [BANGKOK] Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda yesterday welcomed news that a US$27O million (*****.8 million) loan for Thailand was approved by the International Monetary Fund from the country's US$l7.2 billion rescue package. Bullish US and Japanese comments on the country's economic reform progress
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      2393 6 I ©DBS BANK j I THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD I II THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES I I (Incorporated in tfw Republic of Singapore) I BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 1997 I I jyS.AHK IiSMNK D6SGROUP I I More 1997 1996 1997
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Hanoi's greatest challenge
      949 8  -  A recent peasant revolt in a country where 80% of the people are farmers unleashes nightmarish visions David Lamb LAT-WP [QUYNH HOA, Vietnam] LAST summer, a remarkable event happened in this isolated commune: Peasant farmers protesting corruption, high taxes and government unresponsiveness rebelled against their local leaders,
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Chaotic times ahead for investors: analysts
      411 9 KAnOMAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS Asset transfers into red chips may be disrupted Bloomberg [BEIJING] The radical rewiring of China's state-corporate relationship announced by outgoing Prime Minister Li Peng yesterday raises fresh uncertainties for investors, analysts said. Companies that have their parent ministries eliminated will now
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      All-out bailouts unlikely
      726 9  -  LBTTBSFKOK TiVD To help Asean neighbours, Taipei Is more likely to back Its own companies wtth regional interests By Lawrence Eyton CASH-strapped Asian countries hoping that Taiwan might come to their aid are likely to be disappointed, said economists here. For example, a package of measures given
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Daewoo boss calls Kim's reform policy excessive
      464 10 SEOUL S Korea needs chaebols, he says in first open attack by conglomerates AFP SOUTH Korea's leading business mogul Kim Woo Choong of the Daewoo Group openly challenged President Kim Dae Jung's economic reform policy, describing it as "excessive" in remarks published yesterday.
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      Lock icon S Korea expected to post first negative growth since 1980
      273 10 SEOUL Economy will contract 0.9% this yean gort agency Bloomberg, AFP SOUTH Korea will post its first negative economic growth since 1980 due to shrinking domestic demand and sluggish investment. The state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI) predicted that the economy
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      Lock icon 28 killed in Colombo bomb blast
      303 10 COLOMBO Reuters AT LEAST 28 people were killed and more than 230 wounded when a powerful bomb exploded yesterday near a busy railway station in Colombo during the lunch hour, police said. Several vehicles and shops were damaged in the blast in the Sri
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      Lock icon Two Japan finance ministry officials arrested
      270 10 TOKYO Reuters AFP TOKYO prosecutors saftTffesterday that they have arrested two Ministry of Fnranfce (MOF) officials on suspicipn of accepting bribes from financial institutions. Prosecutors said the suspected bribes came from Sumitomo Bank, Nomura Securi ties and Nikko Securities. 1 The two officials arrested
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      India enters period of political turbulence
      516 10  -  HfPlAff RfJMfTHHf Uncertain nature of allies poses dilemma for BJP, Congress From' Yogi Aggarwal in New Delhi WITH no political party or alliance having a clear majority in the just concluded parliamentary elections in India, the world's largest democracy is entering a period of
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon US Jan factory orders up 0.5%; inventories up 0.1%
      427 11 WASHINGTON Adtn f-Hgjg rftmaing a threat especially with a weak Japanese economy Bloomberg ORDERS placed with US factories registered a subdued increase in January as aircraft recovered from a December slump, Commerce Department figures showed yesterday. Orders rose 0.5 per cent
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      Lock icon UK to probe mobile-phone charges
      344 11 LONDON Analysts say action comes too late as mobile charges have already come down Bloomberg THE UK telecommunications regulator asked anti-trust authorities to investigate whether prices for mobile-phone calls are too high, a move that yesterday drove down shares of telecommunications companies. The UK Office
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      Lock icon Budget approval is a victory for Russian economy
      367 11 MOSCOW Reuters RUSSIA'S government has won a major victory for the economy with the State Duma's approval of the 1998 budget, economists said yesterday. But they warned it is still too early for ministers to rest on their laurels. "This is extremely
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      The tangled web they weave
      714 11  -  LETTER FROM WASHIHGTOH The Lewinsky Affair has shifted focus to private eyes, alleged smear campaigns and other obscure sub-plots By Leon Hadar EMEMBER the Monica J Lewinsky Affair, that lurid tale of sex and politics, allegations of I I .lying and obstruction of justice, -M.
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      Lock icon Buba rates unchanged as unemployment falls
      322 13 FRANKFURT Sate move expected on low inflation, record low bond yields, stable mark Bloomberg THE Bundesbank yesterday left its full set of interest rates unchanged, as expected, amid signs last year's export-driven growth may be starting to create jobs. The German central bank left
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      Lock icon Tapping demand for super-liquid dollar bonds
      321 13 LONDON v Reuters DEMAND from investors 'burned by last year's Asian financial crisis is the driving force behind the World Bank's plans to issue super-liquid dollar bonds, World Bank treasury official Gumersindo Oliveros said yesterday. "A highly liquid bond seems the right type of
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      Lock icon Credit Lyonnais sale timing seen as obstacle
      300 13 PARIS Bloomberg THE timing of Credit Lyonnais's sale to the public is the main obstacle to an accord between the European Commission and the French government clearing the bail-out of the French bank, a top EU official said. EU Commissioner for Competition Karel
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      Consumers: spanner in the works?
      760 13  -  HUaOFBAV YXHW The public decides the lifespan of a product from PC software to pftH+t^aw By Kevin Sullivan BILL GATES is a lucky man. His current difficulties with the US Justice Department are a consequence of Microsoft's astonishing success—astonishing because the multi-billion-dollar fortune is based
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      799 11 WING TAI HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Announcement of unaudited results for the six months ended 31 December 1997. GROUP COMPANY Six months ended Six months ended 31 Dec 1997 31 Dec 1996 31 Dec 1997 31 Dec 1996 SfOOO SI'OOO SS'OOO STOOP 1 (a) Turnover 404,125
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      EU's belated bid to help can still benefit Asia
      684 14  -  TBB BOTTOM LIMB OPINION By Shada Islam The writer is a Brussels-based journalist who contributes toBT FIRST came several months of silence as the European Union's top policymakers struggled to allay concerns that Asia's financial woes could endanger the launch of
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      128 14 'If I don't work hard, I will go to hell and we already have Stalin and Lenin very well placed there, so they may torture me.' -Lech Walesa former Polish president on why he started the anticommunist revolt with the Solidarity movement. 1 am the most famous
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      Indonesia's fate in Suharto's hands
      654 14 EDITORIAL INDONESIA'S President Suharto faces a painful dilemma The international community wants him to implement vigorously the IMF's reform programme. But he believes the IMF programme is not working. The Indonesian leader wants to supplement the IMF programme by introducing a controversial currency board system
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      Lock icon Battle looms over rales of the market
      1085 14  -  The new world trade war will not be over tariffs. It will be over market regulation flj/l Guy de Jonquieres FT WHAT does Asia's crony capitalism have in common with Europe's mad cow scare? The answer is that both show different aspects of
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      Armed forces should join to fight haze
      350 14  -  MAW.WHT Tan Kok Tim Singapore via Internet I REFER to your editorial "Haze again: Key role for Singapore?" (BT, March 4). The haze will be back soon. This year, it will return earlier than expected. Ministers from the three countries have completed their
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      511 14 CMm*i Im of raionn HE LEFT as quietly as he came. In doing so, departing National People's Congress chairman Qiao Shi strengthened the practice of orderly power transition in China started by the late Deng Xiaoping. That alone was a substantial contribution to national politics by
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
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      781 16  -  A former Singaporean model leaves the glamour world and finds tranquillity in a chateau in France, suir jay reports SIAN JAY IT'S just another way of living, explained Jeane Seah about her life in a chateau in the heart of France. This former Singaporean model
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      Moody's cuts Singapore banks' outlook from stable to negative
      409 17  -  BANKS TAKE A BEATING Agency says it is not responding to banks' results but to their regional exposure By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE! Moody's Investor Services has cut the ratings outlook for all six local banks to "negative" from "stable" because of
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      Lock icon Measured fall for S'pore bank stocks
      339 17  -  By< Clarissa Tan BANK stocks put up moderate resistance yesterday, against recent announcements by DBS Bank, Keppel Bank and Tat Lee Bank of their worst results in recent history, and rating agency Moody's cut in Singapore banks' ratings to "negative". After a rocky day
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      DBS' $1b rights issue gets thumbs-up
      318 17  -  Right move to cash in on expansion opportunity: analysts By\ Siow Li Sen (SINGAPORE] The timing may seem awful but tapping shareholders for cash now is the right thing for DBS Bank to do if it wants to grab "opportunities of a lifetime" that
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      Little cause for alarm in DBS Bank results
      796 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong IS THE stock market being overly pessimistic about DBS Bank? It would appear so. Yesterday's selling, which took the DBS Foreign tranche down 90 cents to $11.60 and the Local 20 cents lower to $8.60, came a
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      Lock icon Mainboard listing nod for piling contractor CSC Hldgs
      280 17  -  By, Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] Piling contractor CSC Holdings has received in-principle approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore for a mainboard listing. At a briefing, company officials disclosed that the initial public offer (IPO) to be fixed at a later date will
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        Keppel's 16% earnings fall worse than expected
        455 18  -  Slide blamed on softer property market, Eeppel Pels, hanking arm's provisions Ry\ Conrad Raj KEPPEL Corporation surprised most analysts by reporting a worse-than-expected plunge in group net earnings to $171.11 million for the financial year ended Dec 31, 1997, down 16 per cent
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        Serial Systems' interim profit falls 29%
        228 18 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Serial Systems yesterday posted a 29 per cent decline in net earnings to $2.18 million from $3.04 million for its first half-year to December 1997. Turnover rose by 6 per cent to $96.26 million from $90.91 million in the previous corresponding period,
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        Allseas case: no SembCorp provision in current year
        158 18 [SINGAPORE] Sembawang Corporation yesterday said it wiU not be making provisions in its current year earnings for its ongoing litigation with Swiss-based Allseas over the pipe-laying vessel Solitaire. An arbitration tribunal in London has issued two non-fi-nal awards on the matter of
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        Turmoil slices value of Brierley's Asian investments by one-third
        502 18  -  Market value of NZsB3m against book value of NZsl29m From Russell Baker in Sydney THE market value of Brierley Investments Ltd's Asian investments has been savaged by the regional turmoil with the company admitting it is now trying to "weather the
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        Lock icon Wing Hang Bank plans HK$1.5-s2b securitisation
        450 18 Sluggish market delays mortgage securitization scheme AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Wing Hang Bank Ltd said it is seeking to launch a HK$l.5-$2 billion (*****.2-$425.6 million) mortgage securitisation scheme in the second half after a first attempt in November failed due to poor market conditions. Chairman Patrick
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        Wing Tai interim profit falls 49%
        360 18  -  It provides $35m for potential loss in value of devt properties By Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Property company Wing Tai has knocked off $34.8 million from its interim profits for potential loss in value of development properties, resulting in a 49 per cent drop
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        Inter-Roller profit dives 58%; firm sees better year ahead
        218 18 (SINGAPORE] Inter-Roller Engineering yesterday reported a 58 per cent dive in 1997 net earnings to $787,000. But it expects 1998 turnover and profits to be "significantly better" due to strong order books. As at December 1997, the group had outstanding orders
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        561 18 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday blamed currency speculators for Malaysia's banking woes, but a US rating agency questioned the central bank's ability to supervise the industry. The divergent views reflected concerns over fallout from large losses at the fifth largest bank,
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          AFP to sell JTC factory for $5.5m
          69 18 [SINGAPORE] Asia Food Properties Ltd plans to sell a factory for $5.5 million. Its subsidiary, AFP Industry Pte Ltd, intends to give Paper Box Industries (1988) Pte Ltd an option to buy its Jurong Town Corporation factory whose lease expires on April *****.
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          Serial System clarifies private placement
          54 18 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Serial System Ltd has clarified that the 17.81 million shares to be privately placed to US-based Marshall Industries for $11.94 million constitutes 9.5 per cost of its existing issued and paid-up capital. Marshall Industries has the option to raise the stake to 18
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          FMR, unit raise stake in Flextech
          48 18 [SINGAPORE] Flextech Holdings has new substantial shareholders, FMR Corp and its subsidiary Fidelity International Ltd. Their stake in the listed company is now 5.08 per cent, up from 4.91 pa- cent previously. The Flextech shares are held by four fonds they manage.
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          Lock icon Konsortium, PNSL request suspension
          58 18 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] [Consortium Perkapalan Bhd and PNSL Holdings Bhd yesterday requested immediate suspension of trading in their shares, pending an announcement of "a development". Both companies are controlled by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's eldest son, Mirzan. TheKonsortium stock fell eight sen to RM3.62 in recent
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          49 18 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Johor Port Bhd has reported a group pre-tax profit of 65.51 million Malaysian ringgit(Ss27.s million) for the year ended Dec 31, down 5.8 per cent from RM88.58 million a year earlier. Turnover came to RM213.9, up from RM194.7 million. —Bernama Regency
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        Li Ka-shing flagships spin off hotels into new vehicle
        384 20  -  Move by Cheong Kong and Hutchison to set up Harbour Plaza Hotels Resorts cotild lead to another listing From* Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IN their latest spin-off and what could be a prelude to another profitable listing, Li Kashing's Cheung
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        424 20 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's BHP said it would cut 300 jobs as ratings agency Moody's Investors Service warned yesterday it could downgrade the big miner after the shock departure of its chief executive. John Prescott's resignation on Wednesday after 40 years with the once-great mining
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        Lock icon LG Electronics '97 net jumps 41% on brisk exports
        431 20 It sees 30% fall in domestic sales in '98 on economic woes Bloomberg [SEOUL] LG Electronics Co, one of South Korea's big three electronics makers, said yesterday its net profit surged 41 per cent last year to 91.6 billion won (Ss94
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        Lock icon Deal may save Procter & Gamble's Viet unit
        247 20 Deal may save Procter Gamble's Viet unit AFP [HANOI] US giant Procter and Gamble and its Vietnamese partner have reached an agreement that will keep the troubled joint venture in operation, a Vietnamese official said. "The two sides have come to an agreement and will submit it to the responsible
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        Lock icon HK court okays sale of Peregrine equities unit to BNP
        219 20 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] A Hongkong court has approved the sale of failed investment bank Peregrine Investments Holdings' Greater China equities team to Banque Nationale de Paris whUe criticising the way it was handled. High Court Judge Anthony Rogers said Price Waterhouse,
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        527 21 Surprisingly weak demand from personal computer makers, it says Reuters [SAN FRANCISCOI Semiconductor giant Intel Corp stunned Wall Street on Wednesday with a warning that its first-quarter results would be disappointing due to surprisingly weak demand from personal computer makers. "Weaker-than-anticipated
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        Lock icon Mitsubishi may quit PC business in Japan
        121 21 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Electric Corp said yesterday that fall ing prices of desktop personal computers in Japan may force it to leave the business. Increasing competition and shrinking demand are making the business less profitable, said a company spokesman. "We are not profiting
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        Lock icon BA seeks to fly high in financial services business
        259 21 It aims to exploit its brand, offer broader product range FT [LONDON] The world's favourite airline wants to be the world's favourite personal finance provider. British Airways is aiming "to become as successful in global financial services as we are in
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        53 21 [NEW YORK] Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates talking to Jose Ramirez, 11, as he works on a laptop computer at the Mott Hall School in the Harlem section of New York City on Wednesday. Mr Gates was visiting the class that uses laptops as personal
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        Lock icon Degussa and Huls agree on chemicals merger
        307 21 FT DUSSELDORF Veba, the large German power and industrial conglomerate, has agreed to plans to merge the Frankfurt-based Degussa chemicals company with its Huls chemicals operations, forming a separately-listed company with a 25 billion marks (5522.6 billion) turnover. The move follows Veba's acquisition
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        Lock icon Dutch drinks company Bols up for sale
        187 21 FT [AMSTERDAM] Bols, one of the most esteemed and well-es-tablished spirits brands in the world, was on Wednesday put up for sale in what will be only the third time it has changed hands since the distillery was founded in Amsterdam in 1575.
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        Soros in US$45m deal for Philippine private equities
        434 22  -  Money committed to two funds in deal with firm managed by Next Century From! Leon Hadar tn Washington SOROS Fund Management has committed US$45 million (Ss74 million) to two funds that invest in private companies in the Philippines. The company agreed to
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        Lock icon Daiwa's US unit to pay US$690,000 in fines and restitution
        229 22 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Daiwa Securities' US unit agreed to pay a US$lOO,OOO (*****,450) fine and U*****,000 in restitution to settle allegations it overcharged American customers trading Japanese securities on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. The National Association of Securities Dealers,
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        Lock icon Top 18 banks apply for funds in Tokyo's first financial bailout
        413 22 Move seen as govt bid to restore public confidence Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's 18 biggest banks and three regional lenders applied to the government yesterday for more than 2 tril l lion yen (Ss26 billion) as part of the nation's
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        Lock icon Market maker drops Liffe's new German bond contract
        194 22 FT [LONDON] The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange was dealt a further blow on Wednesday when it was revealed that a new futures and options contract had been abandoned by its market maker. The contract, the futures and options on
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        Lock icon US regulator warns banks to maintain lending standards
        252 22 Bloomberg [HONOLULU] Faced with mounting competition for financial services, US banks are easing their lending standards, a move that could lead to trouble for the industry in the next century, Currency Comptroller Eugene Ludwig said on Wednesday. Mr Ludwig told about 2,700
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        Lock icon Ruling means Names must pay Lloyds
        283 22 Bloomberg [LONDON] Lloyds of London said the High Court has ruled in its favour on a dispute with 616 investors, which will allow the insurance market to begin collecting money they owe. These individual UK investors, called "Names", had rejected a market-wide settlement offer
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        Futures down on worries about electronics
        183 22  -  MSCI TAIWAN VOTDBES Charlie Kuo 5,1998. Charlie Kuo, service dealer, Refco S'pore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract declined on suspicion of lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings from US electronics companies. Intel Corp said its first-quarter earnings will fall short of
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        Lock icon Opec's bid to boost prices set to fail
        231 22 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg (VIENNAJ Opec's attempt to prop up sagging oU prices is likely faU after Venezuelan oU minister Erwin Arrieta said he won't attend a proposed meeting of all 11 members later this month. Rllwanu Lukman, secre-tary-general of the Organisation of
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        273 22 AFP London DOLLAR/yen gains were overshadowed late in Europe, by the rally dollar/mark staged after a German central banker was quoted by a newspaper as saying he saw no need to raise German rates before 1999 and that conditions may be in place for a cut The dollar
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      2289 23 LONDON Mistrials ItarS N«ci *h 31 Group 574 *2 AB Ports 341 2 APPey National 1145 -48 Allied Domecq S66 14.600 Amec 160 *6 Asfla Group 190 -7.600 BATmd 636 -4 BG Pte 305 7 BtCC 147 *7 BOC Group 971.400 11.400 BR Petroleum 857.400 -2 BTR
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      1640 23 AFP Q Nikkei 225 -247.05 JAPANESE share prices closed 1.4 per cent lower yesterday due to a lack of follow-through activity after falls triggered by banks' reluctance to make active use of public funds, brokers said. The Nikkei stock average of 225 selected issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange
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      1332 24 AFP QHaagSeag -547J3 HONGKONG share prices dropped a sharp 4.8 per cent yesterday on worries about Arming domestic interest rates and currency volatility in the region, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index fell 547.13 points to close at 10,803.68, off a high of 11,161.49 and a low of
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      584 24 Reuters Q Shenzhen BJnlex -110 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed sharply down yesterday, mainly due to renewed fails on the Hongkong stock market, brokers said. In Shenzhen, the B Index fell 2.10 points, or 2.18 per cent, to 94.10 as turnover rose to HK$25 million from HKJII million.
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      280 24 AFP □wpfata -ma TAIWAN stocks dipped 2.4 per cent yesterday amid bearish sentiment on strong selling of technology issues, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index dropped 212.22 points to 8,765.32. Turnover dropped to 2.99 billion shares worth NTJ182.83 billion from 3.37 bil- lion issues valued at
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      660 24 AFP H&apont»M«x INDONESIAN share prices ended 2.7 per cent higher yesterday amid higher turnover among overseas-listed shares and a weaker rupiah, dealers said. "It's the same old story: we're up on arbitrage," said a dealer with a Hongkong-based brokerage, referring to the rise on heavy trading of overseas listed
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      785 24 AFP □set Mm -MuM THAI share prices ended yesterday a sharp 3.6 per cent lower amid heavy foreign-led selling in blue chips as regional worries and the weakening currency spooked investors, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index fell 19.01 points to close at 509.23 points,
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      265 24 AFP □Muni* -1L77 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.5 per cent down yesterday as the government announced that February inflation had risen by a higher than expected 7.4 per cent year-on-year, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 11.77 points to close at 2,207.54 points. Turnover fell to
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      366 24 AFP nOmpwitehiß jjJg SHARE prices nosedived to close 6.5 per cent lower on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday on foreign profit-taking which intensified panic-sell-ing by local investors across the board, dealers said. Foreign investors placed futures-led selling orders, triggering mass profit-taking by institutions, dealers said. The Composite Index closed
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      565 24 AFP QillOriaana -52.7 AUSTRALIAN shares slumped 1.9 per cent yesterday as fallout from the resignation erf The Broken Hill Pty (BHP) chief executive John Prescott impacted on the market, broke"'thbik the extent ofBHFs rise on Wednesday was a kneejerk reaction and it's no surprise it pulled back today," one
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      241 24 AFP □Wellington -3MO NEW Zealand stocks fell 1.4 per cent yesterday in reaction to a 1.9 per cent fall in Sydney. The NZSE-40 lost 32.90 points to 2280.38 on turnover of NZ$75 million with market leader Telecom Corp losing 8 NZ cents to NZ$B.23. Brierley Investments fell 3 NZ
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        9074 25 INDUSTRIALS Conmtr proivcts ••M Lest V«4 Day Net Cap MM* Law Company Sal* OOP Hiqh Law P/C $mll 310 180 Ajinoftvoto 260 unch 2 260 260 14.4 105.4 M» 73 Anqkasa 117 2 59 120 115 2.7 172.5 290 123 Apollo Food mg 210 10 30 211 203 6.1 M.O
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        591 25 Bloomberg Transaction Date Mar 5 Ci Composite Index -915 MALAYSIAN stocks fell for a fourth day, led by banks, on concern that a teetering property industry and rising interest rates will saddle banks with more bad loans. The 100-stock Composite Index dropped 9.15 points, or
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        Antah wrt: stock's high beta helps
        179 26  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy IT'S been some time since we reviewed what was once one of the local market's favourite punting counters the Antah 1999 warrant. Since it has not been in the picture much lately, perhaps an update might be timely. The
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        64 28  -  by Shiv Taneja THE Foreign tranche of Public Bank closed four and a half cents lower yesterday at $0.85 on a volume of 11.02 million shares, compared with its lOday traded average of 7.68 million units. The daily and weekly RSI and Stochastics indicate further downside in the
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        Lock icon Market shrugs off jitters to achieve first gain this week
        653 28  -  Selling of bank stocks well-contained; a big surprise is Tat Lee Bank's 2-cent gain after an 8% plunge over its $38m loss STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The local stock market as represented by the Straits Times Industrials
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          Blue-black chip
          58 28 OVERHEARD at Raffles Place: "What do you mean by Sime Darby is a blue chip? It's a blue-black chip!" For the uninitiated, Slme Darby, the Malaysian plantation conglomerate, took a hit this week when its 90.4 per cent-owned Sime Bank announced a 1.57 billion Malaysian ringgit ($5658.14 million)
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          Lion's car park
          55 28 THE Lion group, controlled by William Cheng, has scrapped its plans to build a ritzy office tower block along Jalan Raja Chulan due to the economic crisis. Instead, the land, which can easily accommodate 100 cars, will revert to its old status as a car park. Old
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          Mouse tells a story about Asia
          62 28 DURING a discussion on Asian markets, a fund manager lifted his computer mouse and pointed to the "Made In Mexico" label. His point? Other countries have caught up with Asia and can produce the same goods, leaving Asia with few differentiated products. He added
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          Expensive body parts
          77 28 WHEN the British Tourist Authority called BT to confirm the paper's attendance at a ceremony to unveil Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew's wax likeness by Madame Tussaud, the caller said, "We cannot release any photos yet because only the head has arrived. The rest of the body
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          Bakun to be revived?
          58 28 WILL the stalled Bakun dam project in Sarawak be revived? Ting Pek Khiing, the main promoter of the project which was shelved last year due to Malaysia's economic crisis, seems to think so. An indication: his Ekran Bhd has changed Its registered address from Kuala Lumpur
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          Fiancial musical chairs
          99 28 THE game of musical chairs in the financial world continues. At Deutsche Morgan Grenfell where, In recent times, changes appear to be an everyday affair, Its equities division announced yesterday the appointment of Pauline Gately, formerly from BZ w Asia, as regional strategist for the Asia Pacific
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          Kidneys from executed prisoners
          115 28 FRESENIUS Medical Care AG, the world's largest supplier of kidney-dialysis services, said it was abandoning a Joint venture in China because it was squeamish about using kidneys from executed prisoners for transplants, Bloomberg reported yesterday. Fresenius was responding to an article scheduled for the next edition
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      86 18 I BlUll BANQUE INTERNATIONALE I 1W A LUXEMBOURG BIL < ASIA LTD I We are pleased to announce that I I Butterfield Trust (Singapore) Limited I I Butterfield Corporate Services (Singapore) Re Ltd I m have changed their names to I 1 BIL Trust (Singapore) Limited I I BIL Corporate
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      176 19 Qourt o°hospitality, is the first service apartment operator to achieve such an impressive figure. Jm L Judged on diverse aspects of quality from management responsibility to service excellence, the award is recognition that Liang Court Hospitality succeeds in its stated corporate mission: simply, to make you feel at home. URfiG
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      360 20 BIFSIM t!gg Notices To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 r THE COMPANIES ACT A CHAPTER 50 SECTION 290(2Xb) NOTICE Off RESOLUTION WEfTOfl INVESTMENT PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of Weitor Investment Pte Ltd held a? 3C Tanglin Hill. Singapore *****4 on the 26th day of
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      362 20 r THE COMPANIES ACT A CHAPTER 50 SECTION 290<2Xb) notice Off resolution caao CONSULTING PTE LTD (IN MEMBERSVOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) At an Extraordinary General Meeting of CMG Consulting Pte Ltd held at 78 Shenton Way, #13-03, Singapore *****0 on the 24th day of February 1998, the following special resolutions were duly
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      407 20 f RVT ASIA RTE LTD 1 /la. >!■ ■■ill UAlimtaMi (in MvmDvrs voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed company, which is being wound up voluntarily, are required on or before 11 April 1998 to send in their names yd addresses, and particulars of their
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      863 20 BARNACLE PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE COMPANY WILL BE HELD ON THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 1998 AT 19 AM AT 19 HOE CHIANG ROAD #18-88 KEPPEL TOWERS SINGAPORE *****5 FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: Agenda 1 To consider
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      192 20 r IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, (CHAPTER 80) AND ■•THE MATTER OF JACKSON PrmOLBUM PTE LTD (In Members' Voluntary Winding Up) NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Section 306 of theCompanieeActCap 50the final meeting of tha members of the Company wilt ba held
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      145 20 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER* AND IN THE MATTE* OP WEST-ASIAN INTERTRADE PTE LTD. (MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) NOTICE OP FINAL MEETING NOTICE b berebj girea that the FINAL MEETING af the aboreaaated cow pear will b« bdd el 9 Battery Road #13-I#, Strait* Trad kg Baildia*,
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      301 20 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CHAPTER 80 AND IN THE MATTER OF OMR ON SINGAPORE (PRIVATE) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the creditors of the abovenamed Company, which Is being voluntarily wound up. are required on or before 6th April. 1998. to send In their
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      9 20 PLEASE REFER TO PG 28 FOR MORE NOTICES ADS
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      140 21 Fly of I on Thai, and tee oft in. Bangkok tor as little as $440, or in Bangkok and Pattaya for a mere $480. Fach package includes a round trip economy class ticket hotel accommodation on a twin-sharing basis plus breakfast, Singapore airport tax, transfers and weekday green fees. For
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      54 22 FOR SALE r'i 4. Offices, hotels, condominium and retail properties in central Tokyo Prices from US$5 million Commercial land prices are about 80% lower than their peaks in 1991 Attractive returns Freehold properties Interested buyers please contact: TOKYU REAL ESTATE (S) PTE LTD Mr J Quah 732 9533 Mr TTakano
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      14 22 The Simez report was not available c fJeAlcle& HR22SH Straits Times Classified Classifications 302-394
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      40 28 BLUE CHIP STOCK As famousas the ole greenback I You've arrived. You're at your prime. It's time to get what's due. [HftflLEY-DAVIDSON! SOLE AUTHORISED DEALER: HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF SINGAPORE* 1994. PTE LTD 255 ALEXANDRA ROAD TEL: 475 0123 FAX 472 8900
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      1358 28 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED YOUR GUIDE TO MORE PRODUCTS SERVICES y£j ATntinoe To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 IN THE MATTER Of THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 90 AND IN THE MATTE* OF SUPREME ACE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (IN MEMBERS' VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP) Al an hx inordinary General Meeting of the member* of
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      332 28 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 50 AND IN THE MATTER OF KLOECKNER SINGAPORE PTE LTD (In Creditor*' Voluntary Liquidation) NOTICE OF SPECIAL ANO ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS [PURSUANT TO SECTION 290<2Xb)l At an Extraordinary Ganaral Meeting of me Company held at 1001-2 Evergo House, 36 Gloucester Road. Wanchai. Hong
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      312 29 Bridge News, Reuters FIRMER levels were talked on the key US Gulf to Japan grain run with a vessel repohedly fixing at over US$2O.OO without' combination port discharge. The Baltic Freight Index dutifully rose as it was told to, up 7 to 1102, Clarkson Securities Ltd, said in
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      227 29 CWTOMribnUan _.OTO *0.02 57 ChOMHu* 0.44 uncfi 7 Cotco »>vntm«nt 0.80 rrataMLM* 0.33 unch 2*4 GSHoMnqt 0 33 -001 3 HaiSunHup 0.545 -0.025 SO* NRacMZMM 0405 -aoos 20 IMCMaMnfi MK 5.60 Jmt* I HMh>9i 045 -0.005 a JW9M Shipyard —7.90 *010 1*2 HmSOtrp 4 JO -0.10 1458 mppiirm
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      529 29  -  Its planned sale by parent unlikely to result in major changes to status qno By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE! Unperturbed by the economic turmoil in the region or its planned sale by its UK-based parent, Inchcape Shipping Services is planning to add new offices
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      Lock icon Asia freight rates expected to keep rising due to Panama Canal's lower draft limit
      314 29 Reuters [TAIPEI] Asia freight rates are expected to go on rising sharply due to an expected draft restriction at the Panama Canal, shipping brokers in Taiwan said on Wednesday. Shipping brokers said the panamax-class freight rate
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      Lords uphold common law on shipper's liability in dangerous goods case
      777 29  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar THE House of Lords in England recently upheld a 142-year common law principle that a shipper of dangerous goods is responsible for the carrier's loss even if it was unaware that the goods were
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      Cheng Lie expands Asian service to S'pore, P Klang
      371 29  -  Taiwan company will make the first sailing from Malaysian port tomorrow By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Taiwan's Cheng Lie Navigation Co (CNC) is expanding its intraAsian service from Japan and the Far East to Singapore and Port Klang. The new weekly, fixed
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      World War Two mines found in S'pore waters
      159 29 [SINGAPORE] The Maritime Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has issued navigational warnings to ships and leisure craft after World War n mines were found in Singapore port waters. The three mines (labelled Ml, M 2 and M 3 on map) were discovered
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      Lock icon Breaking 8,000-TEU barrier
      1021 30 CONTAINER SHIPPING The industry, by ordering ever larger vessels, continues to test its limits but has yet to agree op the optimum size ABS Surveyor T HE maritime world has seen its share of failed technical and economic promises. For the moment, it remains unclear whether this
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      323 30 PACE ESP Lines 14 Amazon M Ethiopian 6 ANL 3 Evergreen 6 Accord S F *w"* M Ahrenkiel M FoongSun 8 Appenshtp 5 F »5 AsiaOCL 15 WLinfcs K Astro 3 G Link 4 Austral 9 Geraartrans S Avant 16 Genshpg 9 B'tang
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      SHIPPING GUIDE
      16551 38 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser V«sn Voy age Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser VMM* Voyage Telephone SM Oestti Nam* Nam* Number Number SIN Dest'n Nam Kama Number Number A 09/03 02/04 Straits KWANGTUNG VI (5-*****00 A 10/03 10/04 COSCO VU HE 01Z1C *5-22*1900 T0 To BUENAVENTURA (BUN) 2059
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        197 45 Mar IT United Kingdom: St Patrick's Day. ■arM Japan: Vernal Equinox Day. Mexico: Juarez Day. Greece: Independent Day. AprP Hong Kong: Chlng Ming Festival. AprT Brunei: Hari Raya Haji. Malaysia: Hari Raya Haji. A#r Denmark: Maundy Thursday. Mexico: Maundy Thursday. Apr M> Australia: Good Friday. Canada: Good Friday.
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        847 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. show* price range* In US dollars Instead of single price* for a more comprehen live description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are lndlcat ed. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        477 45 Cortoo MO Mm 10M.5 0J 15.8 O.M KM 0.06 Fat 24 OmhMt Motof BhMm AM II MM No Mom £25 5 0 0 4 1 0 JTZ- MO Am 944.5 0J t3J 0.01 24 0.01 bw 380 Ha 992.0 10 17.9 0.M 48 0.04 %in M/M
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        Lock icon United orders 30 Airbus jets worth US$1.4b
        393 46 US carrier expands fleet to take advantage of market opportunities Reuters [CHICAGO] United Airlines on Wednesday placed firm orders for 30 narrowbody aircraft from France's Airbus Industrie, a deal worth between US$l.33 billion (SS2.I billion and US$l.44 billion. United said the order consists
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        106 46 AFP [SHANGHAI] China Eastern Airlines, one of China's leading carriers, has signed an agreement with the US aircraft maker Boeing to buy three 737-300 aircraft, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Liberation Daily said the aircraft would be used on domestic routes and would
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        Lock icon 1,000 cars on show at Geneva
        42 46 [GENEVA] Car enthusiasts view vehicles at the annual Geneva Car Show on Wednesday. Around 1,020 models, among them several debut presentations, from 33 countries are on show to the public from yesterday until March 15. REUTERS
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        Lock icon Turbulence forces plane to make emergency landing
        169 46 Reuters [SEATTLE] Unexpected air turbulence rocked a packed Alaska Airlines jet on Wednesday, injuring seven people and forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, officials said. Alaska Air flight flight 684 was heading from Seattle to Las Vegas when it encountered the
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        Lock icon TNT in talks with Airbus to buy planes
        141 46 Reuters [LONDON] TNT Worldwide Express said it is poised to buy new aircraft and is in talks with the pan-European Airbus. TNT, part of Kon PTT Nederland, made the comments in a statement accompanying news that this week it started flying two
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        Lock icon World's longest bridge to open next month
        68 46 [OFF AKASHI STRAIT] Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, is near completion and due to open in western Japan in ApriL The bridge, linking Japan's western city of Kobe (far right) with Awqji island (left) over Akashi Strait is a three-span,
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        Lock icon Deutsche BA's Frankfurt-Munich route to be dropped
        256 46 Service will end on March 29, after only 4 months of operations Bloomberg [MUNICH] Deutsche BA, the German unit of British Airways pic, said it will drop its Frankfurt-Munich service after four months of operation, after business on Germany's third-busiest route fell short
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        Lock icon BA's Feb passenger traffic up 4.6%
        165 46 Reuters [LONDON] British Airways pic said on Wednesday paying passenger traffic in February rose 4.6 per cent, but capacity rose 9.7 per cent to give an overall load factor of 65.5 per cent—a drop of 3.2 percentage points from February 1996. BA said in
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        356 46 Higher sales tax continues to squeeze consumer spending Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan's imported car sales took a record dive in February as higher taxes continued to drag down consumer spending, industry figures showed. Sales of imported autos in Japan declined 39.8 per cent in
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        AIRCRAFT ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
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      18 29 Breaking the 8,000-TEU barrier The industry, by ordering ever larger vessels, continues to test its limits. Page 2
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      19 29 United orders 30 Airbus jets worth US$L4b US carrier expands fleet to' take advantage of market opportunities. Back Psfß
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      2244 31 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING USA I HMV&/VOT IMM siT" UMNMA/VOt SU HW |DMI TO CM W HT MT OOI""I* M. OM |TO TML TO KwmnmtM I m/m 1575i~ omct b/m m/m m/m w/m m/m m/m «/m oi/m h/m h/m m/m I io/m m/m m/m H.NOWDW6OMI M/M M/W SOKnOROTS. 01/ M M/M
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      103 31 ORIENT EXPRESS UNES (U.K.) LIMITED OS* I (MANAGER FOR SHREYAS SHIPPING LIMITED) WEEKLY SINGAPORE/MUMBAj_(BOMBAY)_SHUnLE_ VRSEI VOY jjjjjggjg tO<MAT VPSIi YOY MMHAY SWCAfOtt CXXL ADMIRAL 014 09/03 18/03 CAPE BONAVISTA 001 22/02 06/03 KEDAH 013 13/03 22/03 OOCI ADMIRAL 013 25/02 09/03 LfERORT 3H 16/03 25/03 KEDAH 012 01/03 13/03 ALBERT
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      1445 33 K VOX MTS I I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHBfTON WAY IB: 22* 19M FAX: 22*2201 OUTWARD d/L) 4295M2 JGHOKE OfHGE; COSTAR SHIPPING Ml lit «i7-mnshk salb/hcs (MSMi/« inwarddeft(d/«i (wtis COSTAI AGENCIES (M) SM BH awftiiTi/moiMi rownmoomw) qiNVßmoNtt otsm/ss t/shptpept 42tst2s ra.->M7-ismafax. i*47-mn7i «tw m a n s iw hx
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      606 44 IVESSEL VOY SJN^^KAA SIN I TIH3ER ISLAND 609N (3M7/03 11-1&03 19-2(V03 I TIGER BRIDGE 610N 09-1003 15-1003 23-24/03 I TKjER BAY 611N 13-IVO3 18-22/03 26-27AX3 I TIGER WAVE 612N 16-17AX3 22-2003 30-31,03 I TIGER ISLAND 613N 19-2003 26-2003 02-0004 I TIGER BRUOGE 614N 23-24Q3 2001 AX 0007/04 IVESSEL^^VOY!H^^CA^^SI^| TIGER SPRING
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      823 44 FREIGHT UNKS EXPRESS 62 Toh Guan Road, Singapore *****1 T#l: *****66 <60 Linas) Fax: *****33 E-mail flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE ARGENTINA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN BUENOS AIRES 12/03 CAPETOWN 18/03 CHILE ETD SIN DURBAN 18/03 VALPARAISO 10/03 JOHANNESBURG 18/03 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIRAEUS 08/03 BARCELONA 13/03
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      120 45 LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Ternperotur* c A v Show«r Weother _X Wind drection with speed in knots Ron W Cloudy Sky Wov Surfece winds or* indicated by orrows wMdi ffy wiffc tfce wM One tut orde represents colm or kghf and variable wind* W On* half Heche represents 5 knot, l—~
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      91 46 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE (S) PTE LTD is the shipping agents for Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd, Seoul and is part of the Hyundai Group. We have immediate vacancies for: Candidates must have Shipping experience in Liner Trade Self motivation Strong communication interpersonal skills Preferably possess own vehicle Interested applicants are
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      540 47 An across-the-board review of the ftind managawmnt <nHi«ttry te salt tn malm Slnffuprwfl tha nfn|in)«w for flinrt managar«SHXVTANEJA reports. IT seems only appropriate that we are honouring the best performing unit trusts at a time when the fund management industry is the focus of further development of
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      1379 47  -  WHAT THE GURUS SAY As the market is declining, smart investors will invest By I Shiv Taneja J MARK Mobius may not look like a rock star, but he certainly has all the trappings of one, including a private jet. But then he
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      740 47  -  By I Shiv Taneja ABBY Joseph Cohen, a managing director at Goldman Sachs in New York and the firm's chief equities strategist, is nothing If not consistent. A long time bull on US equities, Ms Cohen believes that even now, it isn't
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      1393 49  -  IMAS chief says it will like to assist the authorities to move the industry forward By\ Shiv Taneja THERE are not too many top jobs in the financial sector that Elizabeth Sam, deputy president of OCBCBank, hasn't taken a crack at
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      2397 50  -  By 1 Tan Keng Hock The writer is a director with Schroder Investment Management Singapore. This article represents his personal views and not that of the firm he works for. "The CPF is a social security savings scheme (and) the basic purpose... is
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      218 50 ANOTHER look at supplementary approved retirement funds might now be timely. This scheme, which operates outside the ambit of the Central Provident Fund, was announced in 1993 but has not taken off because it does not allow flexible multi-employer schemes whereby different employers come together
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      1487 53  -  These are dear in a year when Asia paid heavily for its free hutches and the New Paradigm of a technological age powered the West By I Sandy Nairn The writer is head of global research at Templeton Investment Management Ltd. FOR the world's
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      990 53  -  Unit trusts are meant to offer the investor of moderate means the same advantages as the large capitalists By\ Peter Douglas The writer is a director of Aberdeen Asset Management Asia, a locally based investment management firm. WOULD you like to be sure
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      1093 54  -  Here is how we pick the winners and compare apples with apples By\ Shiv Taneja THE Investment Fund Awards seek to honour Singapore unit trusts that outperform their peers. Given the relative infancy of the unit trust industry in Singapore, only two time
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      58 47 INSIDE ;=y®: ti®® B Chafttng a a»urs« lor the fund Industry Page 3 bCPF-a constantly for sK seasons, PiQt4 fl| The benefits of rosoorch and dtarsiflcation, Pigs 7 Boat the professionals wfth regular savings Pag* 7 Fund awardr. who gats honoured and Iww, Page 8 Editor. Shlv Tanefa Sub-editors: Achuthan
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      243 48 3$ r 4 V Vr** ,V» V .V The Kaiser Wilhelm by "A. Lange Sohne". When Kaiser Wilhelm made a to the Ottoman Empire, he brought along a valuable gift for Sultan Hamid II: richly decorated gold pocket watch by "A. Lange Sohne" a sumptuously finished hunter case embellished with
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      64 49 Bb 11 m m ji^BIr wB^^^^^^^^^BB^^^^^B ®'>. fr,, >, i tHp j'wrlv5vX *w> -J. *&X- «'«a3 ai <niili<¥rtff >& Yes! Please send me an information pack on Global Advantage .Postcode: ggtS 8wM ruMrt—Won «>oa» IBSI w®- 0 lUge j*y Facsimile: .^*<?1&k... Post to: DBS Asset Management Ltd V Tj 24
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      935 51 WITH THE RIGHT FUNDS, YOUR INVESTMENT CAN GROW EVEN WHEN THE ASIAN MARKET ISN'T. For investors in Asian equities, 1997 was hardly a banner year. Stock though the Nikkei 225 Stock Average ended the year with a loss of over 15%\ -y, market indexes across the region took a tumble,
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      175 52 If you're looking for the right fund bank on someone who knows ,he industry. When people are looking for a wide choice of independent funds, they developed the Risk-Reward ratings. A system that divides funds into our expertise, it should come as no surprise that Standard Chartered is come to
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      336 54 IBBMBHWWWWWipi^BiPlipg^g^piaap 1 IK, r r w Achieving a 3-month performance of Bt 12.26%* for Assured Growth Fund and I 9 X. 9.12%* for Balanced Growth Fund, it's B I V hardly surprising analysts are focussing H I I W ft ...-/j on AXA Life funds. I II l IE St
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