The Business Times, 16 June 1998

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) 110/12/97 0&* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    70 1 SIH MKLB4 (-38.65) BT-SBI ***** (-23.29) nnoov MWQS4 (-40.11) BTMGA S3SJ4 (-30.28) MOOD: Mm Down STOCK MAEKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE COMP ***** -29 tt NIKKEI 14,825.17 -197.16 HANG SENG 7,***** -***** SET INDEX 263J9 -15.98 JAKARTA COMP __4MUH -157 MANILA COMP _1,746.86 -82.16 TAIPEI WP! 7,283.83 +166.72
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    FINANCE
    79 1 FOBEX BATES uss s$ IBS 1.763 £(USS/S$ per 1.631 2.869 DM 1.816 0.966 YEN 146.1 15OT RM 4.07 #.431 HKS 7.74 0.226 BAHT 43 JW 0.040 RUPfAH ***** ».Oir St to m units PUKE SATES SINGAPORE* 7.88 KUALA LUMPUR 11.50 JAKARTA 28.00 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA .22.90 HONGKONG 10.25 TAIPEI
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    Lock icon HK bourse leads rout of region with 5.7% plunge
    812 1  -  Regional equities mauled as yen's plunge pnts more pressure on yuan From. Loh Hui Yin Ven Sreenivasan in Singapore THE Hongkong stockmarket plunged a massive 5.7 per cent yesterday, pulling down Singapore stocks 3.5 per cent, as nervous investors bailed out
    Source: Bloomberg  -  812 words
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    Lock icon Yen's further retreat slaps Asian markets hard
    519 1  -  By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] With no respite in sight for Japanese markets, further sharp slides on Asian currencies and bourses set the stage yesterday for what could be another bone-chilling week ahead. As trade numbers came in weaker than expected, the Japanese yen
    Source: Bridge Info  -  519 words
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    Lock icon Not clubbed by recession
    44 1 [TOKYO] The Japanese economy may be hurting, but this discount golfing goods store in Tokyo is doing okay. Thanks, no doubt, to the Japanese love for golfing and customers that include staffers working in the various government ministries nearby. REUTERS
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    Lock icon US buy-outs of Asian firms hit US$8b
    489 1 FT [NEW YORK] US acquisitions of Asian businesses so far this year have reached US$B billion (5513.8 billion), double that of the previous record, reflecting a drive by US corporations to take advantage of Asia's deepening crisis. Securities Data, a USbased monitoring agency,
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    Lock icon Dow dives 112 pts at 1 pm EDT
    63 1 Reuters [NEW YORK] Stocks tumbled in morning trading yesterday as Wall Street was again caught up in the latest Asian markets' downdraft. At 1 pm EDT, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 111.85 points at 8,723.09 after closing 23 points higher
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    Lock icon Yen falls will hurt Japan firms: Keidanren official
    496 1  -  From the business point of view, yen should be 110-120 By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] In an assessment of the impact of the sliding yen by an official close to the ground of Japanese business, the vice-chairman of the Keidanren said yesterday if
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      7 1 Where Asia shouldn't emulate Japan, Pg 5
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Premium rate competition will hot up: insurer
      305 2  -  By\ Soh Tiang Keng WITH the economic slowdown in Singapore, premium rate competition arising from excess underwriting capacity will hot up as demand in the general insurance market shrinks. This warning is given by Ng Kee Choe, chairman of the Insurance Corporation of
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      Emporium Holdings assures suppliers
      412 2  -  Move comes amid concerns over impact of parent's woes and retail downturn By. Ang Wan May EMPORIUM Holdings has been busy assuring jittery suppliers who were concerned about the impact of its parent company's problems and the severe retail downturn on the department store chain. Responding
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      We don't influence credit card firms' rollover interest rates: MAS
      419 2  -  Amex's new credit card charges up to half the 24% imposed by other firms Ryl Clarissa Tan THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) says it will not influence the interest rates that card companies charge on the rollover amounts on
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      Minimum cash balance of finance firms to stay at 6%
      395 2  -  Hopes for redaction to 3%, similar to hanks, dashed By i Conrad Raj FINANCE companies will continue to maintain a minimum cash balance (MCB) of 6 per cent with the Monetary Authority of Singapore when that requirement for banks is
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      Lock icon Glenn Knight case an abuse of legal process: defence
      590 2 Ex-CAD chief had immunity letter from A-G, his lawyer says The Straits Times THE case against former Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) chief Glenn Knight should be thrown out because it was an abuse of the legal process, his lawyer said yesterday
      The Straits Times  -  590 words
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      Lock icon Bank loan growth still falling
      303 2  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Bank loan By{ Clarissa Tan BANK loan growth continued to tumble in April this time by almost 2 percentage points making it the sixth straight month of declining growth. Overall loans totalled $140.3 billion in April, up 7.3 per cent compared
      Source: MAS  -  303 words
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      Unit trusts starting to slash minimum investment limits
      577 2  -  Fond managers plan to focns on benefits of regular savings plans in marketing By\ Suiv Taneja WITH the new rules on regular savings plans (RSPs) for unit trusts, fund managers have begun revising downwards their minimum investment limits, with plans to reorient
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      Travel association's theme fair to focus on quality tours
      356 2  -  By i Carol Eng GO FOR the bottomiine and not just revenue, the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (Natas) has urged tour operators taking part in its new theme travel fair coming up in September, which will sell on quality
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Under the hammer
      1055 3 Property auctions coming up THURSDAY, JUNE 18 (11.30am) Grand Plaza Parkroyal, Ballroom 1 Residential: 58 Fort Rd, Paterson Mansion: 3-brm apt. 1,281 sq ft/FH" 12QA FideJio St: 3-sty semi-D, 5,101 sq ft/FH* 32 Jin Lebat Daun: 2-sty semt-D, 3,442 sq ft/999 yrs** 17-46 Mandarin Gdns, 5, Siglap
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      Lock icon Data from IRAS shows 6.7% fall in Q1 home rents
      410 3  -  Year-on-year, figure's down 7.9% at end-March; condos in western part worst-hit sliding to $1.83 psf per month By Diana Oon [SINGAPORE] RENTALS for residential property fell by 8.59 per cent for the whole of 1997, and continued to fall by
      Source: MAS  -  410 words
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      Lock icon Frisco's property market turns frenetic
      466 3 Records cropping up daily; houses snapped up almost within 24 hours FT [LONDON] San Francisco's property market is experiencing a second gold rush and has managed to avoid so far catching a nasty cold from the financial troubles in Asia. Fuelled by money from Silicon
      FT  -  466 words
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Yen falls to 146.20 to US$; hits new lows against mark, pound
      403 4  -  Weak yen having damaging effect on Japan's imports from Asia and elsewhere From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE yen yesterday continued its now daily slide, falling to 146.20 to the US dollar and to new lows against the
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      Korean stocks plunge 5% on yen fears
      495 4  -  From, Jennifer Veale in Seoul INVESTORS dumped Korean stocks yesterday over fears that the yen's fall could puncture exports and the nation's currency, dimming hopes for a smooth economic recovery. The stock index sank nearly 5 per cent after falling more than 8
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      Lock icon Outlook bleak, says Bank of Korea chief
      282 4 Reuters [SEOUL] The Bank of Korea governor yesterday said the outlook for the nation's economy was bleak for the rest of 1998 with unemployment only getting worse. Chon Choi Hwan, in an advance copy of a speech commemorating the establishment of the Korean
      Reuters  -  282 words
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      Lock icon US, Japan must stop yen fall: SM Lee
      447 4 The Straits Times THE United States and Japan must work together to prevent the Japanese yen from tumbling while also avoiding a sudden slide in the value of the US dollar, said Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Attempts to talk down the
      The Straits Times  -  447 words
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      Lock icon Li Peng urges Japan to stabilise its economy
      187 4 Reuters [BEIJING] China's parliamentary chief Li Peng urged Japan yesterday to stabilise its economy, saying the slide of the Japanese yen had put fresh pressure on Asia's economies. Xinhua news agency quoted Mr Li, chairman of the National People's Congress, as saying
      Reuters  -  187 words
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      Lock icon Philippine markets hit by Asia meltdown fears
      427 4  -  Interest rates soar dimming economic recovery prospects From, Al Lahita in Manila FEARS of an Asia-wide meltdown rattled financial markets in the Philippines, sending interest rates higher and dimming the economy's recovery prospects. The 91-day treasury bill, the benchmark for banks' prime lending
      AFP  -  427 words
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      HK bourse wants to double market cap to HK$6t
      617 5  -  Five-year strategic plan aims to ha ve 1,000 firms listed, up from today's 664 From'. Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong ALTHOUGH the Hongkong bourse slumped to a threeyear low yesterday, the Stock Exchange of Hongkong (SEHK) is pressing ahead with an
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      Lock icon Banks to be short of HK$: HKMA
      265 5 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong Monetary Authority head Joseph Yam said there had been heavy Hongkong dollar selling in New York last Friday and the banking system would be short of the local currency, a newspaper reported yesterday. Adding to earlier activity, the sale of
      Reuters  -  265 words
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      Asia should not emulate Japan in cleaning up banks: economist
      482 5  -  By' Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] Japan's gradual approach to dealing with its financial system's bad loans has proved "very hazardous" and should not be adopted by Asia, a Japanese economist said yesterday. Speaking at a conference here on the regional economic
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      Lock icon Indon lawmakers query IMF over loan
      333 5 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian legislators yesterday questioned the International Monetary Fund's top Asian expert on why the IMF was delaying the disbursement of a further bal-ance-of-payments loan to the country. Hubert Neiss, director of the Asia-Pacific department of the IMF, explained the procedures the IMF
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  333 words
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      Rates could soar as rupiah falls further: analysts
      391 5  -  One-month rate at 58% choking off much of corporate sector From\ Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta INDONESIA'S already stagnant economy could be further hammered by a hike in interest rates if the country's currency weakens further, analysts told BT yesterday. Over the past
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Jakarta outlines graft probe plan; sacks A-G
      466 6 JAKARTA Investigation will root ont contracts that were a warded without open bidding Bloomberg AFX-Asia INDONESIAN President BJ Habibie's government unveiled details of a plan to investigate and "wipe out" official corruption, and sacked its attorney-general Soedjono Atmonegoro to lend credibility to the
      Bloomberg; AFX-Asia; REUTERS  -  466 words
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      Lock icon Riots were spontaneous: Indon general
      233 6 JAKARTA Reuters THE riots that rocked Jakarta in May were spontaneous and there is no evidence that any group co-ordinated the violence, the military commander for the Indonesian capital was quoted as saying yesterday. The Jakarta Post said MajGen Sjafrie Syamsuddin told reporters some of
      Reuters  -  233 words
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      Lock icon M'sian inflation at lower than expected 5.4%
      491 6 KUALA LUMPUR Bat analysts see pressure on prices continuing as a result of the drought Reuters MALAYSIA yesterday announced a smaller than expected annual inflation rate for May but economists predicted price pressures would continue in the months ahead. The consumer price index
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      Lock icon Thai govt halves official jobless figure to 1.4m
      170 6 BANGKOK AFP THE Thai government yesterday revised its official jobless figure down from 2.8 million to 1.4-1.5 million because the earlier number had flated by duplication in the count, deputy government spokesman Parn Pungsucharit said. The new figure was based on data
      AFP  -  170 words
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      Lock icon Indonesia notifies tin body it intends to leave after Dec
      322 6 mSYDNEY Producer nations' group will be left with just 5 members Bridge News INDONESIA, one of the most influential members of the Association of Tin Producing Countries (ATPC), has decided to leave the group from Dec 31, government sources told
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      Lock icon Philippine GNP seen falling below target
      250 6 MANILA Govt panel suggests scaling figure to 2.5-3% from 3-4% Reuters A PHILIPPINE government panel has said the country should expect lower economic growth and higher inflation this year than earlier targeted. The panel of technical experts, in a report to the cabinet, has
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      Lock icon Kit Siang calls for special panel to probe nepotism
      364 6 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S opposition leader yesterday challenged Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to establish a special commission to investigate nepotism, which he said had contributed to a looming economic recession. Lim Kit Siang, secretary general of the Democratic Action Party (DAP),
      Reuters; REUTERS  -  364 words
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      200 HK firms tied to PLA or China defence industries
      361 7 HONGKONG And experts sec mainland groups opening more 'window' firms, says newspaper NEARLY 200 Hongkong companies have been identified as being linked to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) or Chinese defence industries in a Sunday Morning Post probe. And, according
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      Lock icon China electrical exports still strong
      258 7 BEIJING Sales to EU, Latin America, Africa help offset Asean Haiti and fall AFP CHINA'S exports of machinery and electrical goods remained strong in May despite a drop in overall exports, reports said yesterday. Machinery and electrical exports jumped by 19.1 per cent during January-May,
      AFP  -  258 words
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      Lock icon Chongqing central bank branch punishes 19 bank officials
      160 7 SHANGHAI AFP THE Chinese central bank's branch in the municipality of Chongqing has punished 19 officials of financial institutions for violating regulations, a newspaper reported yesterday. The Shanghai Securities News said the offences included raising interest rates to attract deposits, lending money
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      Lock icon Jiang to open new HK airport on July 2
      202 7 BEIJING AFP CHINESE President Jiang Zemin will officially open the new Hongkong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok at a ceremony on July 2, a government spokesman announced yesterday. Mr Jiang will unveil a commemorative plaque to open the airport off
      AFP; REUTERS  -  202 words
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon NZ business, consumer confidence fell in Q1
      451 8 WELLINGTON Economic activity down 1% in period, the largest decline since Q***** Bloomberg NEW Zealand business and consumer confidence fell in all regions in the first quarter, indicating the economy had its widest set-back since 1986, when the government introduced a consumption tax.
      Bloomberg  -  451 words
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      Lock icon Fleeing the floods
      48 8 [DHEMAJI, India] Villagers crossing a makeshift bamboo bridge as they fled theirflooded village of Dhemaji on Sunday. Heavy floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have claimed at least 60 lives and hit more than 2.5 million people in north-eastern India in the pastfew days. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Hanson's win could upset govt agenda
      408 8 CANBERRA Canberra may be forced to re-think economic strategy Reuters THE stunning electoral debut of Pauline Hanson's rightwing One Nation party could upset the economic agenda of Australia's conservative government, analysts said yesterday. Ms Hanson's populist economic policies which include restoring tariff protection and
      Reuters; AFP  -  408 words
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      Lock icon Ex-president says Pakistan's on road to disaster
      343 8 LAHORE Reuters FORMER Pakistani President Farooq Leghari said on Sunday Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs anti-sanctions budget was steering the country to disaster. "Nawaz Sharifs errors will cost us much more than the sanctions imposed on us," said Mr Leghari, who resigned after a
      Reuters  -  343 words
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      Lock icon Australia shifts tourism focus to US, Europe
      337 8 CANBERRA Reuters THE Australian Tourist Commission (ATC) yesterday announced a Allso million (*****.1 million), four-year advertising campaign which would have an increased focus on markets such as the United States, Britain and Germany. The shift of focus from Asia reflected the impact of
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Japan recession won't stop our growth: EU
      554 9 CARDIFF Ministers urge Tokyo to make further reforms in banking and finance Bloomberg EUROPEAN Union finance ministers said Japan's recession won't halt growth in the 15-nation group, although they urged Japan to make further reforms to its financial system to help the world's
      Bloomberg; REUTERS  -  554 words
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      Trade stats confirm Asian turmoil's effect on UK exports
      554 9  -  Exports to Asia-Pac slumped 19% to £3.1b in first quarter From. Neil Behrmann tnLondon TRADE statistics are confirming previous anecdotal reports that the Asian economic downturn and the steep appreciation of the sterling have badly damaged British exports to the region.
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      Lock icon Declining yen will pressure yuan: Brittan
      346 9 BRUSSELS Reuters EUROPEAN Trade Commissioner Leon Brittan said yesterday that if the Japanese yen continued to decline it would "clearly" put pressure on China's yuan with potentially far-reaching economic consequences. He said it was regrettable that Japan was not in a position to exercise
      Reuters  -  346 words
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      Lock icon Non-proliferation tops US agenda for China-US summit
      268 9 BEIJING AFX-Asia NON-PROLIFERATION of nuclear arms and missile technology has been pushed to the top of Washington's agenda for the upcoming Chi-na-US presidential summit, US ambassador James Sasser said. Asked which of the bilateral issue "baskets" should dominate the summit later this month
      AFX-Asia  -  268 words
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      S'pore can be centre of Asia's comeback
      740 10  -  THE BOTTOMUXE OPINION By David Mason The writer was a partner in an international accounting firm in Singapore for 14 years. He is now a business consultant in the United Kingdom. He contributed this article to BT THE unfortunate events in Indonesia have
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      145 10 The King's burning love for Pepsi was no secret' -Jon Harris Pepsi spokesman, as the company signed an agreement making Pepsi and its other drinks the only ones to be sold at Graceland, the former home bf rock legend Elvis Presley. The government does well at measuring
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      Hanson's support among Aussies
      609 10 EDITORIAL IF last weekend's debut of an-ti-Asian politician Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party in Australian politics came as a surprise to anybody, it was mainly to Australians. Asian media and observers have long been watching her party's rise with alarm and dismay for the past two
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      Lock icon Don't put all blame on hedge funds
      991 10 Mnch-maligned villains of global finance deserve a better reputation The Economist MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad called them the "highwaymen of the global economy". Others have described them as "buccaneers" and "gunslingers". Modern currency crises the fracturing of Europe's ex-change-rate mechanism in 1992,
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      WHAT THE OTHER SAY
      840 10 HaMMo*! transitional role AFTER sending confusing signals, Indonesian President B J Habibie announced last week that he had no intention of running for election next year. He had earlier announced that the government planned to hold a general election for the legislature next year. According to
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      169 11 CIKKWIC CROSSWORD across Pp I 1 Linesman who is ready to ||rjrjß~kE —W~— to create this musical piece sound sleep (8) DOWN make the most noise (5,7) KmfUmrg SOLUTION 14 Discover and get rid of llflAlVlgt&lfrlflUlMft^MiMPffM 2 As an occupant, I'd resent weeds, perhaps (3,2) AHdMoWnffl being put out (8)
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon England win on the field
      534 12 WORLD CUP 98 But shamed on the beaches as English hooligans attack peaceful Tunisian fans Reuters ENGLAND'S soccer team triumphed on the field in the World Cup yesterday but its hooligans once again tarnished the country's reputation by running amok in Marseilles for the second
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      Lock icon Great Ilie goal gives Romania 1-0 win
      331 12 Reuters [LYON] An outstanding goal from striker Adrian Ilie in the 45th minute gave Romania a deserved 1-0 victory over Colombia in a World Cup group G match yesterday. Romania looked the sharper side throughout the game and their slick passing was reminiscent
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      Look to African teams for World Cup thrillers
      636 12  -  Exuberant players from continent liven up game compared to tepid Europeans By I Shahiron Sahari [SYDNEY] What must surely remain one of the funniest moments in the annals of the World Cup finals happened in 1974, when a defender from Zaire ran
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      Mario's best
      271 12  -  By Shahiron Sahari World Cup viewing guide IT Tho ono to watch Brazil vs Morocco (Grp A, 2.30 am, Wed) Brazil coach Mario Zagallo says Morocco has been the most impressive team he has seen in the first round so far, and on the evidence of the Africans'
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      Lock icon Chicago Bulls win, but Jordan stands alone
      674 12  -  NBA FINALS By\ Harvey Araton ATT [SALT LAKE CITY] If this was the end, it looked suspiciously like the beginning. Michael Jordan against the world, a celebrated solo act. But even with his odds reduced by age, this wasn't the place, or the
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      682 12  -  a FESTIVAL OF ARTS Interplay ef stage ictinaiimMitirs atts an interesting dimensien to tfce play By\ Susan Tsang THE First Emperor's Last Days by Theatre Works brings us into a bleak existentialist world, where four writers are trapped. They have no sense of time, and no means
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      Thakral net profit up 3% to $70.4m despite fall in turnover
      543 13  -  'China play* consumer electronics distributor declares By. Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE) Mainboardlisted Thakral Corp yesterday announced a 3 per cent rise in group net earnings to $70.42 million for the year ended March 31,1996 and has declared a special dividend
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      F&N drops 9.6% to 12-yr low on 70% profit fall
      391 13  -  Byt Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Fraser Neave shares sank to a 12year low of $4.14 yesterday after it reported on Friday a 69 per cent drop in first-half group earnings to $26.17 million Speculators hammered the property and food beverage stock
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      Does Proton really need the additional stake in Lotus?
      1163 13  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Ruth Wong MINORITY shareholders of Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton), the Malaysian national carmaker, have reason to be unhappy. In a statement at the end of last month, Proton said it had entered into an agreement with Proton
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      Lock icon Mobile One is worth $1b, says ING Barings
      369 13  -  Brokerage expects firm to post $9.2 m net profit in 1998 Byl Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Singapore's second mobile phone operator Mobile One Asia (Ml) is worth about $1 billion, according to broking firm ING Barings. And going by the valuation, Singapore
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      AsiaMatrix to write off goodwill
      199 13 [SINGAPORE] Asiamatrix Ltd, a plastics injection mould-maker, yesterday said it plans to write off $22.8 million worth of goodwill this year. The company has decided to classify the goodwill as an extraordinary item under the current financial year rather than amortise it over the next
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        Lock icon AMP makes spectacular debut on Australian stock exchange
        539 14  -  When stock hit As4s apiece, it was briefly the largest listed Anssie company From, Russell Baker in Sydney AUSTRALIA'S biggest insurance group, AMP Ltd, briefly became the country's largest listed company when it made a spectacular debut on the Australian Stock Exchange
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        CityDev to lend US$7.4m for Indon project
        253 14 [SINGAPORE] City Developments has agreed to lend up to U557.35 million (5512.9 million) interest-free to an Indonesian condominium developer that it partly owns. The Indonesian company, PT City Island Utama, is developing the Oseania Kondominium Resor in Jakarta. CityDev owns 30 per cent
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        Lock icon Indon firm pledges 15% of unit to OCBC as collateral
        175 14 Bloomberg [JAKARTAJ Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd (OCBC) has been pledged 15 per cent of Indonesian property developer PT Surya Semesta Internusa as collateral for a loan to one of Surya's parents. PT Arman Investments Utama, which owns 143 million
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        Comfort invested before crisis
        189 14  -  Lettish TO THE EDITOR Peter K W Leong Group financial controller Comfort Group Ltd We refer to the comment by Christopher Tan that "it would seem Comfort said 'yes' merely to lend support to NTUC" in the article that appeared in BT on June 6 under
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        CP seeks partners for telecoms unit
        623 14  -  From. Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S giant Charoen Pokphand Group is urgently seeking strategic partners to bail out its debt-burdened and loss-making telecommunications subsidiary, and has been talking to a telecoms firm owned by the rival Shinawatra conglomerate to buy its shares or consider
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        Jardine Fleming begins trading as full SES member
        539 14  -  It reaffirms its commitment here despite slowdown By" Wong Wei Kong [SINGAPORE] Jardine Fleming starts trading today as a full international member of the Stock Exchange of Singapore and has reaffirmed its commitment to Singapore despite bearish market conditions. "It is quite
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        UEM resumes toll collection on Philippine highway
        412 14  -  From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur CONSTRUCTION group United Engineers (Malaysia) has resumed toll collection for an expressway in the Philippines following the lifting of a court order. The debt-ridden company said late last week that a 20day restraining order on May 27
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          HPL associate sells Hard Rock stake
          57 14 [SINGAPORE] An associate company of Hotel Properties Ltd has sold a 5 per cent stake in the Malaysian branch of the Hard Rock Cafe chain. HPL said yesterday that HRC Holdings Pte Ltd sold the stake in wholly-owned Hard Rock Cafe Enterprise (M) Bdn
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          Metalook proposes 2-for-1 bonus issue
          66 14 [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-listed Metalock (Singapore) Ltd yesterday proposed a 2-for-l bonus issue of 4B million new ordinary shares of 25 cents each. The company the proposed issue would raise its capital base to better reflect its current scale of operations and could lead to a transfer
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          SAP takes RHB Bank off credit watch
          68 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] US-based rating firm Standard Poor's said it has taken Malaysia's RHB Bank Bhd from its creditwatch list and reaffirmed its 888 long-term and A3 short-term counterparty ratings. It said the ratings were reaffirmed following RHB Bank's disclosure of details of its
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          KIE appoints new executive chairman
          50 14 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Integrated Engineering will have a new executive chairman from today. He is Wong Boon Kong, a former vice-president of marketing for Otis Elevator's Pacific Asia Operations. KIE said Mr Wong replaces Loh Wing Siew, who is stepping down from the board of directors.
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        Lock icon Goldman Sachs partners finally back plan to go public
        683 15 Investment bank likely to offer 10-15% of its equity; average exec to be worth USs76m Reuters Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Investment bank Goldman Sachs Co Inc said yesterday its partners had voted to scrap its 129-year-old partnership and issue shares to the
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        537 15 Reuters [COLOGNE] Rupert Murdoch on Sunday put the German Industry on notice that he wants to become a major player in the world's second largest television market. In the run-up to a highprofile appearance in Germany, the global media magnate set
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        Lock icon LTCB sells part of operations to German bank for US$1.6b
        445 15 AFP [TOKYO] The struggling Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd said yesterday it has sold a major slice of its operations for US$l.57 billion (552.75 billion) to a German bank. LTCB sold its aviation and shipping financing division, based in
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        Lock icon Volkswagen considers buying Bugatti
        130 15 AFP [FRANKFURT] Volkswagen, which has recently moved to buy Rolls-Royce of Britain and Lamborghini, based in Italy, is negotiating to acquire yet another luxury marque, the Italian company Bugatti, the Wall Street Journal Europe (WSJE) newspaper reported yesterday. The paper quoted Volkswagen spokesman Kurt Rippholz as
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        Lock icon The paradox in US stocks' risk premium
        576 15 Changes in conditions but premium likely to stay the same FT [LONDON] Is a higher risk premium creeping back into the US stock market? Last week's bounce in bonds and slide in equity prices seemed to point to something of the sort. The
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        361 15 Canadian phone firm topayUSs3Jbin stock for US long-distance carrier Bloomberg [MONTREAL] Teleglobe Inc, a Canadian phone company, said it agreed to acquire Excel Communications Inc, the fifth-largest US long-distance phone company, for about US$3.l billion (555.4 billion) in stock to expand its presence in the
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Credit Lyonnais Asia units largely intact in sale plan
        372 16  -  Aussie unit will be the only mayor asset in region to be sold fft/i Clarissa Tan (SINGAPORE] An Australian affiliate will be Credit Lyonnais' only significant Asia Pacific unit to be sold as part of a plan to divest assets worth
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        Lock icon Japanese net buyers of foreign securities in April
        310 16 In search of higher returns, they hny a net 2JSt yen in bonds, 405iH> yen in stocks Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese investors were net buyers of foreign stocks and bonds in April as they sought higher returns overseas. Japanese investors bought a net
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        Lock icon BP sells chem-distribution units to Dutch group
        264 16 Bloomberg [ROTTERDAM] InternatioMuller NV, a Dutch trading and transport company, agreed to buy British Petroleum pic's chemical-distribu-tion activities for an undisclosed sum to gain access to the British and Italian markets and as it seeks a top slot in Australia and New Zealand.
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        Lock icon Crude oil sinks below US$l2 a barrel
        415 16 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Crude oil sank 5 per cent, falling below US$l2 a barrel for the first time since 1986, on signs that export sanctions against Iraq could be lifted this year, allowing it to sell freely to a market awash in supplies.
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs firm as stocks languish
        202 16 rumriJi Report Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures firmed yesterday alongside Japanese government bond (JGB) futures on flight-to-quality buying as stock markets across Asia slid on worries about the faltering yen. Tokyo's Nikkei stock average of 225 selected issues lost 1.31 per cent to end
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        Futures rise as NT$ rebounds
        171 16  -  MSCX TAIWAN FUTURES Charlie Kuo [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures rose yesterday morning after the New Taiwan dollar rebounded from an llVear low as the Taiwan Central Bank bought the local currency late last week and vowed to defend the exchange rate. The
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        Lock icon Oil prices sink to new depths
        266 16 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices plumbed new depths yesterday, defying urgent producer efforts to curb the downward march. International marker Brent crude extended heavy recent falls, losing another 15 US cents in early trade to U5512.26 a barrel. Brent now is within striking
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        293 16 Bloomberg AFP j THE dollar rose above 146 t Japanese yen for the first time since August 1990 and rose to a two-month high against the deutsche mark as economic turmoil in Asia and Russia drove investors to buy 1 dollars. Strong growth in the US j makes
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2046 17 LONDON Industrials Jm IS Mac* 31 Croup 659.400 -X600 AS Ports 337.000 V4.000 A obey National 1008.000 -10.000 AMad Domecq 590.000 -3.000 Amec 212.000 -6.000 Aula Group 192.000 0.800 BAT Ind 577.000 10.000 BGPtc 306.400 -2.600 B4CC 147.000 -3.000 BOC Group 864.000 -21.400 BP Petroleum 858.000 3.600
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      1623 17 Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 -II7JI JAPAN'S benchmark stock index fell to a fivemonth low after the government conceded the economy is in recession and the US dollar soared to an eight-year high against the yen. Companies dependent on the domestic economy, such as Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp and
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      691 18 AFP P Composite Indci -LB7 SHARES closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday amid fears that the fall in regional currencies would slow down a domestic economic recovery, dealers said. The Composite Index closed 1.87 points lower at 406.50. The Indonesian rupiah was trading at 14,700-14,900 against the US dollar
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1487 18 Reuters Q Hang Seng -4SIM STOCKS dived to a sharply lower close yesterday as buyers took flight in the face of higher interbank rates, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index slumped 452.94 points, or 5.72 per cent, to close at 7,462.50 after hitting a low of 7,438.72. "No one
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      578 18 Reuters QShenzhenßlndex -182 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B Share Index lurched down yesterday, closing lower as losses in Hongkong stocks and the Japanese yen continued to buffet investor confidence, analysts said. The B Share Index tumbled 2.82 points, or 3.38 per cent, to 80.83 on turnover of HK$l2 million, dwindling
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      358 18 AFP HWP Index +166.72 TAIWAN stocks gained 2.3 per cent yesterday, buoyed by a firmer local currency and reported tax deductions for companies, dealers said. The Weighted Price Index rose 166.72 points to 7,283.83, following a 1.3 per cent drop in the previous session. The firmer New Taiwan dollar,
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      232 18 AFP n Wellington +LO6 NEW ZEALAND stocks closed up 0.05 per cent yesterday after wilting in the afternoon, only narrowly avoiding its 13th day in negative territory. The NZSE-40 capital Index closed up 1.08 points at 1,998.71. Turnover was worth NZ$239 million. AFP *ma COM) ANZBtnkinq 12.50 0.K) *****
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      744 18 AFP Qsgflndei -1&S8 THAI share prices plunged 5.7 per cent yesterday in extremely thin volumes amid the yen's continued decline and fears over the deepening economic recession at home. Analysts said investor confidence in Thailand was suffering at the hands of regional currency turmoil at a time when the
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      416 18 AFP CI Composite Index -14J SOUTH Korean stocks plunged 4.8 per cent yesterday to an 11-year-low on fears of the yen's further decline and a possible devaluation of the Chinese yuan. "We have no idea as to how much further the market will continue to fall," a Han jin
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      592 18 AFP PAUOrdmiriaß -42 AUSTRALIAN share prices lost 0.2 per cent yesterday as the market devoted most of its attention to the float of insurance and investment giant AMP Ltd, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index closed down 4.2 points at 2,567.5. The All Industrials Index gained 7.1 points to
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      302 18 AFP Q Manila -811g PHILIPPINE share prices closed 4.5 per cent lower yesterday on concerns the falling Japanese yen could trigger another round of currency depreciations in the region, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index fell 82.16 points to 1,746.86. Volume reached 405.16 million shares valued at 835.39
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        Lock icon Shares slump 4.3% on faltering yen
        363 19 AFP n Composite Index -20J3 MALAYSIAN shares lost 4.3 per cent yesterday, briefly slipping below the immediate resistance level 0f450 points amid regional declines sparked by a weaker yen, dealers said. The Composite Index fell 20.13 points from last week to close at 452.24
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    • WARRANTS&OPTIONS
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        HPL wrt: stocks a better option
        188 20  -  WARRANT WATCH -By Ven Sreenivasan THIS is the kind of market where one does not go looking for warrants. Thus it should not come as a surprise that quite a few warrants will die a natural death as they approach their expiry dates later
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      CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
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        220 22 VofcHM Easyfcnit HKKk 11,596.000 STEngglOc 6,784,000 DBS Land 6,256,000 SingTel 15c 5,058,000 U08 Foreign 5,022,000 City Dev 50c 4,870,000 OUB Foreign 4,844,000 Keppei Corp 3,778,000 •Refcapaciftc Bh 3.647,000 OCBC Foreign 3,625,000 Stacks UOB Foreign 27,850,123 City De* 50c 21,012,957 OCBC Foreign 20,448,174 DBS Foreign 20,421,640 Creative! 25c 20,395,228 SPH 19,209,129
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        HOT STOCK
        86 22  -  by Shiv Taneja DBS LAND closed seven cents lower yesterday at $140 on a volume of 6.26 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 6.7 million shares. Investors can expect a technical bounce of some sort in the next few trading sessions bd any sustained recovery
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        Lock icon Market slides to 9 1/2 -yr low, led by properly, bank stocks
        673 22  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Sentiment bashed by yen's fall, drop in S'pore bank loans; STII vulnerable to breaking below critical 1,000-point level \By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE stocks tumbled in line with regional equities and currencies as the Japanese yen
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          Weathering the storm
          103 22 A MAJOR advertising campaign to show why Malaysia will overcome the current economic uncertainty has to track the weather as well. When the haze, which blanketed Malaysia and the region fbr much of last year, disappeared, the advertisement said: There have been dark clouds hovering over Malaysia
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          Name your price
          51 22 OWNERS offering HDB flats for resale used to ask for the moon. But not any more. Take this recent ad in The Straits Times Classifieds, for instance: "dementi 3 room. Blk 312. Only for those with low budget and want a flat last Very cheap! Name your
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          From stocks to sheep
          120 22 WHAT do you do when the stock market doesn't go the way you want it to? For some, switching to farming appears to be an attractive alternative and that's what Michael Green, a top-rated property analyst and managing director at Salomon Smith Barney Inc, is planning
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          The Net stalls inflatics
          88 22 ELECTRONIC commerce and the internet reduced inflation in the US economy by 1.1 percentage points, according to the US Department of Commerce. If not ftrtfce > Internet, inflation in the US economy last year would have been 3.1 percent instead 4 of2 percent, k claimed. FT
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          Strip soccer
          23 22 150,000 marks <S»M4,7B2) ton the German Soccer Federation If they win the World Cup, 125,000 marks if they reach the final
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      455 22 BUSINESS Notices In the mailer of The Company Ai't- rap SO' In ihc matter of SEALIFT SHIPCHANIM IMT- PTF jp STATUTORY Pm MATION BY DIRECTORS Ot- COMPANY S INABILITY TO CONTINUE BIISINFSS BY REASON Of- rrs UABIt ITIF-S I. LEE CHIN HOCK, of 123 Pending Road #02-50 Singapore *****3, NRIC
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      601 22 CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (FAR EAST) LIMITED. (Incorporated in Singapore) Hb 3 J ALAN SAMULUN, SINGAPORE *****7 TEL: *****11 FAX: *****90 Y43<s*>:E.:iU£(l33K) iSis oft2£S) ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Thirty-fourth Annual General Meeting of Chemical Industries (Far East) Limited will be held at the Registered Office of the
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      421 22 IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. M AND IN THE MATTER OF SHARIKAT KUM LOONG (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD (Members' Voluntary Winding Up) NOnCt IS HKRHBY GIVKN thai pursuant to Section .108 of the Companies Act. Cap. SO that a Final Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company
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      548 22 THE STRAITS TIMES CLASSIFIED YOUR GUIDE TO MORE PRODUCTS SERVICES I I |CAXS| E To advertise call toll-free 1800-*****83 «5» I INNO-PACIFK HOLDINGS LTD (Incorporated in tKe Republic of Singapore) NOTia IS HBBY OIVW fot fo 24#» Annual General Meeting of fo members of fo Company wil be held at
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      315 23 Bridge News Reuters THERE was talk in late trade that a higher rate of U5514.75 has been agreed for a July cargo on the key US Gulf to Japan Panamax grain route. Fixtures 4 TANKERS! The market was characterised as "lacklustre" and "quiet" as there was very little
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      287 23 'ooo >1 9 *f- Vei CWT Distribution. 0.405 -0.01 14 Chuantop 0J45 *0.005 36 Cosco Investment .0*0 -0.045 26 —gj® ,unc S 7 <»B Mowings 0-24 unch 1 Hal Sun Hup 0.42 -0.005 100 S2-*2!.£ OMn 037 02 *9 IMC Moldings HK 5.60 JayvHoMngi 0.40 unch 51 Jurong
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      Congestion surcharge to be imposed on Madras
      475 23  -  From July 1, group of feeder lines serving sooth Indian port will levy US$lOO per TEU surcharge By. Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Feeder operators here and in the region serving the south Indian port of Madras are imposing a surcharge to offset delays caused
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      116 23 Reuters [AHMEDABAD, India] The cyclone-hit Kandla port in the western state of Gujarat partially resumed operations yesterday. Kandla Port Trust chairman A N M Kishore said two oil jetties would start functioning within a week and then "we will able to take ships from
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      Dalian shipyard to focus on offshore construction
      379 23  -  By] Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Dalian New Shipyard (DNS), China's largest shipbuilder, will shift its focus to the production of offshore structures from its traditional business of shipbuilding amid sluggish international demand and stiff competition from South Korean yards. The company's current concentration on
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      US defence dept backs Cosco's Long Beach terminal plan
      273 23 [SINGAPORE] China Ocean Shipping Group's (Cosco) plans to build a controversial US$3OO million (***** million) container terminal at the Port of Long Beach moved a step closer to fruition following comments from US Department of Defence (DOD) officials that a prohibition
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      Asian box imbalance critical
      1065 24  -  CONTAINER SHIPPING Shortage of container boxes for exports from the region is causing serious logistical problems, and economic pain From P T Bangsberg in Manila THE huge imbalance in Asian trade is causing serious and increasing logistical problems at a number of the region's ports, and
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        CONTAINER SCHEDULES
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        174 37 Jon 16 South Africa: Youth Day. Jon 10. Finland: Midsummer Eve Holiday. Jun 20. Finland: Midsummer Eve Holiday. Sweden: Midsummer Eve Holiday. Jun 23 Luxembourg: National Day. Jun 30. Brunei: Half Year Bank Closing. Jul! Canada: Canada Day. Hong Kong: SAR Establishment Day. Jul 2. Hong Kong: SAR
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        COCKETT BUNKER MARKET REPORT
        952 37 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description at the market Prices shown are based on average-sized stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the indi
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        379 37 Carbon 160 Max 992.1 1.0 18.0 0.10 72 0.07 Jwi 11 Dtmlty Water Residue Ask Aluminium Sediment No above E2S i 0 12 0 0 0 380 Ave 987.0 0.2 16.7 0.06 31 0.03 Cu«i 380 Max 991.6 0.9 19.5 0.11 S8 0.09 «W» mt Wo
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        394 38 Philippine carrier cites heavy losses for move to slash workforce AFP [MANILA] Crisis-hit Philippine Airlines (PAL) started slashing its workforce yesterday, and staff expect up to 5,000 workers, 37 per cent of the total, to lose jobs, union and other sources said.
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        263 38 Reuters [LONDON] National Grid Group said it was interested in Britain's air traffic control system which the government is planning to privatise. "Potentially we are interested but it is incredibly early days," a spokesman for the company, which runs the electricity transmission system
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        356 38 New safety checks being train delays to be expected Reuters [FRANKFURT] German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said it had again recalled 59 high-speed Inter City Express (ICE) trains for safety checks and passengers should expect delays as a result. A spokesman said
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        307 38 AFP [MANILA] A Japan Airlines MD-11 jet wrecked its landing gear on touchdown at Manila airport late on Sunday, leaving at least 23 passengers slightly injured and forcing the suspension of international arrivals for 12 hours. Flight 745 from Narita in Japan
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        474 38 More production expected to be halted this week Bloomberg [FLINT, Michigan] General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers were expected to resume yesterday morning negotiations to resolve strikes by parts-plant employees that have shut 12 North American assembly plants and idled 50,900 workers.
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      88 24 A SANKYU (S) PTE LTD 11 CLEMENTI LOOP, SINGAPORE *****3 TEL: *****40 FAX: *****11 CFS: KEPPEL DISTRIPARK BLK 513 #01-128 SINGAPORE *****9 JAPAW PORT> Hong Kong a aii ct+tm iivwy tmur i »un veemli VtSSIL VOY CTP Sw ETA TYO ETA KOI rrA YOK ETA WGO ETA OSA ALLIGATOR MIRACLE
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      1556 26 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO PRH SEA/M m U'i'ERRANEAN/CANADA Vt5StL WY SW LtH HTM MM HAW WV FIX VESttl VOY SIM JtD GIT Sft FOS VIC MTB POOOW SENATOR WNS7S 16 Ot 03 07 06 07 Ot (7 01 07 MO7 10 07 CHOYANG PHO€MX WMB2B 10 00 21 01
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      456 26 LINE ST TIL: M«34S« FAX: *****13 MUARA LABUAN vissa vot no ita vissa vor no m SPORE NUIARA SPORE UN APR*GU*Y VI SI/98 17/06 20/0* AP*aaO*T VISI/91 17/06 21/06 J.PROSPIR VI6I/98 22/06 2S/06 1 WOSPtt VI AC/98 22/06 26/06 AnWGIOtY VI6I/98 26/06 29/06 APMOOSY VI6C/9S 26/06 30/06 J.PROSPIR VI7I/98 02/07
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      1477 27 VESSEL VQY SIN PGU PKG PEN BLW SUR DUB BA BIK IRAN TEYFOURI PJL 1287 08/0« 17/06 18/06 IRAN MOBIN PJL 1293 21/06 30/06 01/07 IRAN QHEYAMAT PJL 1292 05/07 14/07 15/07 IRAN MATIN PJL 1297 20/07 29/07 30/07 ACCEPTING CONTAINER/BREAK-BULK SHIPMENTS TO INLAND POINTS IN IRAN CIS COUNTRIES I
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      2509 27 DIRECT SAILING TO SHANGHAI XINGANG I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHENTON WAY TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (B/l) COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #17-08 DBS 81DG SAIES/BKGS *****41/43 INWARD DIPT (D/ 0) *****8S COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN ftHD eg NO: **********0 M TOWER TWO (0*8809) CONVENTIONAL *****50/55 T/SHPMT PERT *****2S
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      717 28 p MAC-NELS S'Pftllti -Wm Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC p. guoano: (07) *****26 I ~IW J OWNOi iaOO67SOOOOK SIBU. (064) *****9 MANILA (632)*****24 PENANG: (04)*****36 BANGKOK:(662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31)*****0 p KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MON: (61) *****3 KUCHiNG (082) *****1-3 HAIPHONG MV "Jl XIANO SHAN" V.9812N ETA SIN:
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      468 28 risk NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VtSSEI VOY sm I Ptu IDW I CPT i/H GOUXN DRAGON VOOSS 20/06 30/06 04/07 0»/07 naktai r»mcEss was im 12/07 it/oT" r NARUIQUEfII Vo?ft 08/07 17/07 21/07 30/07 HAMIAIDRAGOR V.007S 14/07 24/07 28/07 02/ M NAWTAIPKIWCE VO23S 23/07 06/08
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      655 30 IANQKOK/LAIM CHABANQ JAKARTA/PAN JANG VESSEL VOY SIN BKK LCH VESSEL VOY I SIN JKT PJN 102N In Pt 20/06 19/06 ANRO JAYAKARTA' 043 ~n Pt 18/06~ f" UM 58N ln P* 19/ 06 THANA BHUM 291S 17/06 20/06 NANTA BHUM** 396N 17/06 20/06 21/06 GURU BHUM 82S 17/06 21/06 -NO
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      498 30 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LTD 39 NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE 0208 TEL: *****68 FAX: *****64 TLX: R*****5 SINMER CR No: **********0W Receiving Cargo at PTI I Biiitulu I Muara VtSSIL VOY SIN |TU 1 i |M BBcioit V9BOBC 17 11/06 73/06 MGoU V9BIIE Inptl7/06 21/06 JSJ 22® £S MJ 19 20/06
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      614 30 J| ACCORD MM SHIPPING PTE LTD TIL ***** IS (40 lin..) FAX *****30 WTKLAMG (03)347 1001 DI*KT ACCESS m *****55 (IXPOftY ROOKING) HSM GUDANG 107)351 1377 *****34 (IXPO«T DOC), *****39 (IMPOKT) nMmi 1! I«L:HTTP://WWW.ACCO«D.COM.SG mmA m)64C 0770 PORT EM SIN ~PORT ETA SIN PORT ETA SIN PORT ETA SIM (FAR
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      37 30 LNS EXPRESS (S) PTE LTD Blk 217 Henderson Road. #01-04 Henderson Industrial Park, Singapore *****5 CR NO: **********0/H Air-Sea International Freight Forwarders MANILA I Also accepting Heavy Lift Project Cargo Tel: 65-276 7996 Fax: 65-276 3740 I
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      413 31 INDONESIANATIONAnN^I TO EUROPE EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE VOV OAM/H DAM H BURG BREMEN ANTWERP A VESSEL 2?/0« 27/08 OMIT 02/09 TO AUSTRALIA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VDT FHf BWE SYD MEL ~HBA API FRg AOS! ENTCRPWSE VISS 11« 1M» 2406 2MK 2406 OZA7 06/07 API IVORY VO3S 18,06 20« ?&06 "Sfl7 OM7
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      1028 31 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD A I 140 Cecil Street. #12-00, PIL Building. Singapore *****0 14 1 m Li TEL: *****21, FAX *****19, TELEX RS ***** ACL PL. CR NO. **********0E OPERATIONS: *****6G *****05 BANGKOK JAKARTA (Weetly S Slqs PAT/2 Sips LCM/1 Slg BUT) (i S»ilingt7WM) VESSEL VOY BKK VESSEL
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      54 33 STE|T| Dial 740-6000 on d€mana —(Retrieve more schedules!) Press "1" cTcdhrk e ect P ort anc key in SJ our digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 sr£) Key in your fax number I i STJJjEnter your phone number Another Innovative service offered by e The document Will be
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      115 37 IQOE K*\jfs^P^OS LEGEND: R Thunderstorm Temperature o Q A V Shower Weather Wind direction with speed in knots Rom Cloudy Sky Wove Surface winds ore indicated by arrows which fly wMi the »md One fu« circle represents colm or light ond vonoble winds J— One holf Heche represents 5 knots
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      187 38 CHENNAI PORT CONGESTION SURCHARGE In view of continuing servere delays experienced in Chennai (Madras) port since April 1998, the following container feeder operators herewith announce the introduction of a USSIOQ/TEU surcharge on all laden container movements between Chennai and Colombo, Port Klang and Singapore. This surcharge shall take effect from
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