The Business Times, 14 December 1998

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    14 1 85C MITA (P) 04W12/98 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1998
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    FINANCE
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    Lock icon Expected wave of Asian takeovers not happening
    1230 1  -  This year is likely to fiwigh off with abontUSs6obin MAAs, down a fifth from 1997 By< Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] This was supposed to be the year when Western multinationals swoop into Asia to pick up prized assets of companies ravaged by the financial
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    Belt-tightening does not extend to holidaying, it seems
    524 1  -  Sell-out destinations Japan, Korea, Thailand, HE, NZ and Australia By* Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] Notwithstanding the economic crisis, almost all flights out of Singapore have been booked for the year-end holidays. The top sell-outs are holidays in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Hongkong, New Zealand
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    Lock icon Mahathir still won't appoint deputy
    470 1  -  Focus will be on candidate's policy stance instead of personality, he says From, Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad continued to keep mum on his choice of a new deputy amid mounting pressures for him to appoint a new No 2
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    Nippon Credit Bank next to be nationalised
    744 1  -  From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN demonstrated its aggressive new official approach to solving the chronic problems of the nation's banking system over the weekend when Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi ordered the Nippon Credit Bank (NCB) to come under state control. This will
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      162 1 DfSPE (Mas watch There are many flaws in Indonesia's idea of a "people's economy" as currently conceived. The result of such a scheme can only be anti-people, P*4 Tackling property ghit Malaysia, which is suffering from a massive property overhang, is mulling over the possibility of introducing new laws so
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      13 1 DBS, POSBank may face integrating woes, Pg 2 Investment banks beef up M&Ateams,Pg2
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      10 1 Umno top posts? No plans yet, says Razaleigh, Pg 5
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      DBS, POSBank seen facing difficulties integrating ops
      513 2 MBMBEaS lim tngiiiMWUllg POSBank is geared to smaller depositors, unlike DBS: M&A experts Reports by Catherine Ong DBS Bank and POSBank are likely to face difficulties integrating their operations as they were two institutions formed for different reasons, mergers and acquisitions specialists said.
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      Lock icon Investment banks beefing up M&A teams
      445 2 BANKS in Asia are beefing up their mergers and acquisitions (M&A) teams as they expect 1999 to see more M&A business despite this year turning out to be a let-down. The Chase Manhattan Bank said M&A is one of its fastest-growing bytsinesses in Asia.
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      SingTel's ATM service to HK, Australia
      212 2  -  By i Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] Singapore Telecom's Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) service, which offers speeds much faster than existing networks, is now available to Hongkong and Australia. This adds to ATM's international network, which also covers Japan and the US, said Sing Tel in
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      Lock icon F&B turnover down 23% in Sept
      365 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Food and beverage By< Carol Eng FOOD and beverage sales plunged 23 per cent in September in one of its worst falls in recent years. The September decline matched the record set in June, which also saw a 23 per
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      S'pore IT trade team visits HK this week
      476 2  -  From, Loh Hul Yin in Hongkong A SINGAPORE trade team, comprising information technology firms, will be here this week to tap business opportunities arising from the Hongkong government's strong push to enhance IT knowledge in schools. "Singapore started its Ss2 billion IT
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      7 2 Thursdays China Watch bfj Lu. Ning TiikßijsinrssTimes
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      284 2 UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE ■p t4 ute*. It**' Kentucky, USA iAiti«ican MBA Internationally Accredited by AACSB t. Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the SACS 3rd Intake in Singapore February '99 100% completed in Ranked 7th among "Top 25 Business Schools" Singapore in US by the Success Magazine 608 seminar
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      Lock icon Two Chinese banks merge
      146 3 Bridge News (SHANGHAI] China Investment Bank (CIB) and the State Development Bank of China (SDB) have merged, and all of ClB's assets and liabilities will be assumed by SDB, the China Securities News reported on Saturday. The merger of the banks took effect last Friday, the
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      Malaysia hit by RM80b property overhang: minister
      653 3  -  Govt looking at drafting new laws and setting np monitoring agency From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is suffering from a property overhang totalling a staggering 80 billion Malaysian ringgit (5534.7 billion), Second Finance Minister Mustapa Mohamed said on Saturday. He said
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      Lock icon Taiwan to look at how it can lift stock market
      299 3 Minister will meet stabilisation fond members today Reuters [TAIPEI] Taiwan's finance ministry will hold a meeting today to discuss ways to boost the sagging stock market, officials said yesterday. "Finance Minister Paul Chiu will meet with members of the stock
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      Lock icon South Korean chaebol face new deadline
      420 3 Govt bus to battle unrest to keep reforms on track AFP [SEOUL] South Korea's overstretched conglomerates this week face a new restructuring deadline, as Seoul's reform crusade is tested by the threat of labour unrest and the collapse of a key deal. While the
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      Lock icon Nearly half of Indonesia's 202m people live in poverty
      138 3 AFP [JAKARTA] There has been a four-fold increase in the number of poor people in Indonesia following the Asian financial crisis, with some 100 million people now living in poverty, a report yesterday quoted a minister as saying. Social Affairs Minister
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      Flaws in people's economy
      759 4  -  CRISIS WATCH Jakarta's economic policy driven by pork-barrel politics By Vikram Khanna IF you're Indonesian and have at least four friends, the thing to do these days is start a cooperative. You can then borrow at 16 per cent and place the money on deposit at
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      Lock icon China mulling over special T-bond issue, says report
      369 4 It would be part of fiscal policy to stimulate economy AFP [BEIJING] China is undecided over whether to launch another special issue of Treasury bonds as part of an ongoing campaign to use fiscal policy to stimulate its economy, a report said
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      Lock icon Most big HK firms will still pay bonuses: poll
      210 4 They'll continue with 13th month payout despite slowdown Bridge News [HONGKONG] Most of Hongkong's biggest companies will continue to pay employees the traditional 13th month bonus despite the current economic downturn, the South China Morning Post reported yesterday. In an informal
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      227 3 v H *<? Technically speaking. Fraser Suites isn't 3 concert hall or amphitheatre. Certainly, its designers didn t design it for a mass audience in mind. Rather, as a premium serviced residence for the discerning corporate traveller. That, however. V T didn't stop it from becoming a marvel of audio
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thai Airways to pay out US$1OO,OOO for each victim
      673 5 BANGKOK Police and hospital officials said 101 people were killed in the crash Reuters AFP THAI Airways International said yesterday it would pay US$lOO,OOO (*****,750) in compensation to relatives of each person killed in Friday's crash of one of its planes
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      Lock icon Asean ministers plan new investment incentives
      397 5 HANOI Meeting will also try to forge closer China financial links Reuters AFP A PLAN to boost foreign investment will be put to Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) leaders this week along with an attempt to create closer financial links with China, Thailand's
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      Lock icon No plans yet to contest Umno polls: Razaleigh
      219 5 KUALA LUMPUR Bernama FORMER United Malays National Organisation (Umno) vice-president Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said he has no plans as yet to contest any of the top party posts in next year's Umno general assembly. Tengku Razaleigh said it was too early for
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      Lock icon Indon army pushes ahead with civilian militia plan
      383 7 JAKARTA An initial 40,000 civilians to be recruited AFP THE Indonesian military is forging ahead with a plan to set up a civilian militia to help police maintain law and order, armed forces chief Gen Wlranio said yesterday. An initial 40,000 civilians
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      Lock icon Tension high after Bali brawl despite heavy security
      274 7 JAKARTA, Supporters of Golkar, Megawati clash; three killed AFP TENSION remained high in northern Bali despite heavy security following a brawl among villagers that left three dead and scores injured, reports said yesterday Groups of men armed with traditional weapons remained on
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      Lock icon Don't politicise Islam: Indon Muslim leader
      208 7 JAKARTA AFP POPULAR Muslim leader Aburrahman "Gus Dur" Wahid called on Indonesians yesterday not to politicise Islam or use the religion as as .T the main principle of political J parties. *t do not agree if Islam is polrticised," Mr Aburraftman said at the
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      121 5 ■f H1 Vhl* HH^H 4^^KE?<' Introducing the Sharp Ultra Slim notebook PC. With the speed, Tl m— TICMHOLOOT tMHMZ. MM MUMMY storage and connectivity of a desktop computer in a Win9B notebook wto «o«m /jjjy •attihyuniwiTMomowu.urmm. I ;n(jflv/ no bigger than a magazine, and only 2cm thin. Complete with a
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      117 5 We Wish All Our 'Diners A Merry Christmas fk&A Prosperous flew year! Vk .WM Mm""**" UoW». P"" 1 f1 V. crwwnv V, l\ .1 1 I m\ -leeeeeafldfttl. Your $3000 win is in the bag. Vf. CggHS Ag J X- Ik tS Zt-~-v i7iM rt iTrtiTTf t!r^ i' iJMHj I
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      115 6 Liberate your telecommunications and your mind will f o llow. Imagine a company that can take you beyond conventional approaches to telecommunications. A company not bound by traditional ways of thinking. Telstra gives you freedom to discover unexplored opportunities. We dig deep, ask questions and seek ingenious solutions to improve
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      1003 7 a.. tm hi >n rw iimiiwl Standard Chartered ELC 'Z—, (Incorporated in United Kingdoiftl) Head Office: 1 Aldermanbury Square, London EC2V 7SB Audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 1997 Consolidated Balance Sheet Consolidated Pro** and Loss Account °»De&«Kb*l9s> T 'of the year ended 31 Dumber 1997 1997 1996
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      1211 7 ftjjh'l ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED (Incorporated in Hie Republic of Singapore) Financial Statement And OMdend Announcement The Directors wish to announce me unaudited results for the year ended SO September 1996 —1 m I Mnan 80 Seo 97 Change 50 Seo 98 50 Sen 97 Change 1. PttOfrr STATE MEWT
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  • CHINA – HONGKONG – TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China paves way for direct exports by private firms
      340 8 BEIJING Firms most have capital, net assets of at least USslm AFP CHINA has set conditions for private firms to participate in foreign trade in a bid to boost flagging exports, the official press reported yesterday, saying their capital and net
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      Lock icon China set to lay off 6m workers next year
      196 8 BEIJING AFP CHINA will lay off six million workers next year, half of them from state enterprises and the other half from party organs, institutions and social organisations, a news report said yesterday. The Press Digest quoted the Ministry of Labour
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      Lock icon HK govt accused of opposing democracy
      410 8 HONGKONG Human rights group urges democrats to take strong lead AFP THE Hongkong government is desperately opposed to democracy and unless local democrats take a strong lead, the chance for universal suffrage is slim, a human rights group warned yesterday. The Hongkong Human Rights
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      Lock icon Labour issue plagues HK's textile industry
      427 8 HONGKONG Plan to be fashion hub hinges on import of foreign workers AFP HONGKONG'S ambitious vision to remodel its ailing textile sector into a fashion hub for Asia may come unstitched unless it gets the go-ahead to import labour, industry officials say. Although the
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      159 8 Connecting People A J r T W"* s That's why we created the Nokia 8810. CO A masterpiece in every sense. i f s At Nokia, we've seen that the world is changing. settings and a 505 name and number memory People are more discerning. More sophisticated. capacity*, the Nokia
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      403 9 4URONG TOWN CORPORATION THANKFUL AND PROUD OF THE PAST READY AND EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE Faith, as you know, can move mountains. It was faith, and the support of you, our partners, that made it possible for us to turn the wasteland of Jurong into a bustling industrial hub. International
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Economic reformers gain upper hand in India
      379 10 BOMBAY Bill to allow 40% foreign ownership of insurers may be passed today Reuters RECENT provincial election results appear to take India's shaky politics into the hands of economic reformers, analysts said. Leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) know the only
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      Lock icon Macau to boost trusts, offshore banking
      135 10 ■HONGKONG Bridge News MACAU'S government will implement a series of measures allowing more flexible conditions for offshore banking and international trust businesses, The Hong Kong Standard reported yesterday, quoting a recent announcement made after the enclave's 10th plenum of the government's Economic Council. The
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      Lock icon Fears of violence as BNP-led strike hits Bangladesh
      418 10 DHAKA Reuters AN opposition-led general strike brought much of Bangladesh to a near halt yesterday amid fears of violence as the ruling Awami League threatened to resist the stoppage. Police said they had had no report of any "untoward incident" so far
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      Lock icon Seoul may cut interest rates to 6% next year
      234 10 SEOUL Bid to boost domestic consumption, says state radio Reuters SOUTH Korea is considering lowering its interest rates to 6 per cent next year to revive its sagging economy by boosting domestic consumption, state radio said yesterday. Korea Broadcasting System radio
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      Lock icon Australian coal miners to strike over price issue
      397 10 SYDNEY Hove comes after reports of steep price cats for Japanese Reuters AUSTRALIA'S main coalmining union yesterday called a 48-hour strike after local media reported that re-cession-hit Japanese coal consumers had won deep price cuts from Australian producers. A spokesman for the
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      245 10 >»-*- .wr t j v.. I p^ rT I -»«.».v.- l«d>lf U.;xUkr«|-< < < l ;r»<. I v.l*-|f%t ■i l-v ,4, 1 i y IN A CRISIS, KEEN EYES IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES. j§ I -"•> STEADY HANDS SEIZE THEM. v» ,j H i- -,v -r« ».„1 M. t l J" XX
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  • THE WORLD
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      House to vote on Clinton's impeachment this week
      882 11  -  Senate may have to start a trial in early '99; Clinton conld be removed from office From. Leon Hadar in Washington A SENSE of doom set over the White House over the weekend as the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee completed its
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      EU leaders pledge strong action to fight unemployment
      520 11  -  But they are deeply divided over reforming finances From Shada Islam in Brussels EUROPEAN Union leaders ending a two-day summit in Vienna over the weekend have pledged strong action to combat unemployment but remain deeply divided over key proposals for reforming the
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      Lock icon Solid growth for US in '99: Rubin
      281 11 WASHINGTON As for resignation rumours, he says he's focused on work Bloomberg THE US economy will stay on a path of "solid growth and low inflation" next year, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin said in an interview with CBS Weekend News. And he said
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      Lock icon Brits told to stock up for Y2K
      111 11 LONDON AFP A BRITISH government agency has warned the country to stock up at least two weeks' food supply in the event of shortages caused by the millennium bug, The Observer newspaper reported yesterday. The newspaper said the head of the government's millennium
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  • BUSINESS IT
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      Lock icon Internet: S'pore managers score highest in global survey
      573 12  -  New Renters study mips global responses of managers to IT and the Internet By] Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Corporate managers in Singapore have emerged tops in the use of the Internet when compared to their counterparts in other countries, according to a global
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      ISPs going big on VPN offers
      307 12  -  By Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are offering virtual private network (VPN) services in a significant way in Singapore and the rest of Asia. VPNs are private networks based on Internet technology, whose set-up and operating costs are much cheaper than
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      Top Microsoft exec slams anti-trust proceedings
      830 12  -  Real issues are being ignored, says Microsoft COO Bob Herbold By\ Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] So what did he think about his boss Bill Gates being hauled over the coals in the ongoing antitrust trial? And come to think of it, the Microsoft Corp chairman
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      SAP and partners offer quick low-cost ERP
      307 13  -  It is aimed at small and medium enterprises in Singapore By x Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] German software giant SAP, together with a host of partners, has launched an enterprise resource planning (ERP) product that is aimed at small and medium enterprises in
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      New consultancy uses multi-site approach
      174 13 [SINGAPORE] Newly-opened Kanbay (Singapore) will use a multi-site approach to help its clients here solve Year 2000 (Y2K) and other IT problems, executives of the Chica-go-headquartered consulting firm said. The firm will focus on business-to-business electronic commerce, drawing on its expertise in the US and
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    • IT TAKES
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        Cisco wins StarHub contract
        56 13 [SINGAPORE] Cisco Systems has won a contract from Star Hub, which will start basic telecom services in Singapore in the year 2000, to supply an internal data network to support mission-critical operations. The agreement comprises a variety of Cisco hardware and software, including the Cisco 7500
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        Crayquest 99
        115 13 [SINGAPORE] Crayquest aims to encourage the use of high-performance computing to further research and development in Singapore. Researchers and developers in Singapore are invited to participate in Crayquest 99 by nominating a project or submitting an existing project or creating a special project. The project must be created
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        IBM and Nanyang Poly sign MOU
        58 13 [SINGAPORE] IBM and Nanyang Polytechnic recently signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in developing capabilities in Java software technologies and applications for the polytechnic. The MOU will see IBM and Nanyang Polytechnic collaborating in the development of Java solutions for industries like e-commerce,
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        ATM at your fingertips
        63 13 [SINGAPORE] Looking for a nearby ATM machine? 3Corn's Palm VII handheld organiser can pinpoint any of Visa's 450,000 ATMs in 120 nations by wireiessly accessing Visa Global ATM Locator, which is an Internet service. This technology will go on trial in the US in January, and
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        OTC forges new alliances
        90 13 [SINGAPORE] The Online Technologies Consortium (OTC) has forged new alliances with local and international partners in 12 Memoranda of Understanding. The new international partners include Community Connect, Fortune City.com, TRUSTe, CommTouch Software and Paralogic Software. New local partners include Aretae Interactive, Educom, Ednovation, Cybersource, Kent Ridge
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        Platinum Software clinches deal
        34 13 [SINGAPORE] Platinum Software has clinched a deal with local office automation equipment distributor, Toshiba Data Dynamics, to provide an integrated financial and distribution system for the latter's offices in Singapore.
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        Software AG offers assurance on Y2K
        60 13  -  -Compiled by 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] Software AG recently announced the availability of "Quality Audit", a services program designed to ensure quality assurance of Year 2000 projects. This service is offered to companies, where Software AG specialists will check the completeness, accuracy and
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      Lock icon CA tie-up with Legend of China
      111 13 Xinhua [BEIJING] China's largest personal computer manufacturer, the Legend Group, set up a joint venture software company with US software developer Computer Associates (CA) last week. This is Legend's second major move to boost its exposure in the software business, after a cooperation agreement
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      Fuji Xerox sets up $5m regional centre
      317 13  -  ll'h Justyn Olby [SINGAPORE) The ongoing regional financial crisis has not deterred Fuji Xerox from investing more than $5 million in a new regional centre. Of the investment, $3 million was used to set up a hightech Data Technology Centre (DTC) that will
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      Lock icon US data storage firm EMC 'must ride NT wave to grow'
      632 14  -  This is what most senior executives in region say in survey By 1 Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] NT is growing rapidly and EMC, a US firm specialising in computer data storage, must ride the NT wave if it is
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      US firms hesitant to share Year 2000 info
      463 14 [WASHINGTON] A federal law aimed at encouraging businesses to share sensitive information about year 2000 computer problems has produced scant results in its first month and a half, according to corporate year 2000 specialists, consultants and lawyers. Congress rushed what it called
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      Sun takes on all comers with the new Solaris
      552 15  -  Solaris 7 operating environment touted as 'a better NT server than Microsoft's' By\ Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Sun Microsystems turned on the heat here last week at the local launch of Solaris 7, the networking software juggernaut that Sun is pitching against
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    • ON THE SHELF
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        Paradise's 56k external modem
        77 15 PARADISE Innovations (Asia) Pte Ltd is ready with its Wave Com 56K External Modem PRO, targeted at consumers and at small and home office users. The $235 product is made in Singapore and comes with 2 MB RAM to store faxes and voice mail, a hands-free
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        Zenith Xmas bundle
        65 15 ZENITH Computers (S) Pte Ltd will offer a special Christmas bundle on its One Up PC running Pentium n 350 MHz on an Intel motherboard with 64 MB RAM, 6.4 GB hard disk, 32-speed CD-ROM, 3D sound card, and convertible ATX casing that can be flatbed or
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        New Macromedia wares here
        95 15 MACROMEDIA Inc has announced Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio, a major upgrade of its authoring software; and Shockwave 7, a new release of its Web interactive multimedia player. The former is an enhanced version tailored for the Internet and helps developers build multimedia Web sites. The
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        Y2K fix for Win 98
        65 15 MICROSOFT said it has "identified and addressed minor year 2000 (Y2K) issues in Windows 98." These issues can potentially result jsf inaccurate display of dates in 2000 in certain areas of the operating system. Win 98 users can download the Y2K update free from: http://windows
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        Free Xircom RealView utility
        60 15 XIRCOM Asia-Pacific said its new Real View software utility is now available for free download at: www.xircom.com. Real View is a 32-bit Windows application that allows users to manage, configure and troubleshoot Xircom PC cards and Real Port Integrated PC cards. Adaptec said Real View will
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        Gateway notebook price cuts
        94 15 GATEWAY 2000 Singapore said it has cut pries on its Solo 5150 notebook series by up to 16 per cent, and will now offer special bundled packages. The Solo 5150 XL bundle offers a second battery or an airline/car adapter or an Ethernet/modem card with a
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        DG's Aviion NT servers upgrades
        79 15  -  -Compiled by Raju Chellam DATA General Corp has ramped up its Aviion Windows NT server line with the introduction of AV 2200, a new low-end server; and upgrades of the A V 2700 and AV 2700R servers to 450 MHz Pentium n processors. The AV
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      Lock icon 3Com extends Palm Computing line with Palm VII
      152 15 Reuters Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Palm Computing Inc, a 3Com Corp unit, is extending its line of Palm Computing platform products to include the Palm VII connected organiser. The Palm VII is a handheld product that provides wireless Internet access and two-way
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      Microsoft unveils major upgrade SQL Server 7.0
      296 15  -  First database to scale from laptop to large systems, company claims By Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE] Software giant Microsoft Corp last week launched its latest SQL (pronounced sequel) Server 7.0, a major upgrade targeted at medium to large companies. The product was unveiled at
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      710 17 Flamboyant British entrepreneur made and lost a fortune, before starting again Reuters BRITAIN'S flamboyant film and television entrepreneur Lord Lew Grade has died at the age of 91, British media reported yesterday. "Lord Grade went into the London Clinic for surgery two weeks ago and
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      808 18  -  DANCE Bigger cast, different sets to be featured in its third staging of The Nutcracker By\ Susan Tsang JUST because times are hard doesn't mean all gloom this season. The Singapore Dance Theatre is bucking the trend of downsizing with its production of The Nutcracker. This
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      285 18 FILM Box-office hit wins for best film, best director and cinematography LAT-WP SAVING Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg's harrowing World War II drama, was voted best picture of 1998 on Saturday by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. The box-office hit, which stars Tom Hanks,
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      222 17 CEYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 How someone who was laden had influence? (7,6) sound of cows away from the mountains (7) H| 10 Shellfish for sailor on his own 11 "ll Danny, disheartened, un- 12 Burglar—-or comedian? (9) 19 Saying it's a grape I'm making "BtZ^MiIZZBKLZBtZ^JBZZJBZZBtZZ 21 Grab me violently, taking 1
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      528 19 But that doesn't mean they won't rise further as sentiment improves; analysts Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai bank shares have tripled in value in three months, to the point that analysts now see them fully valued on fundamentals. But that doesn't mean they won't rise
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      210 19 AFP [TAIPEI] A Taiwan-Singa-pore satellite will be allowed to carry direct communications between the island and mainland China bypassing a ban by Taipei on direct links, a news report said yesterday. The ST-1 satellite, which launched commercial operations last week, was viewed as a "third
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      841 19  -  MARKET MATTERS KL has to deal with Its balance of payment uncertainties By Eddie Toh MALAYSIA'S trade account has made a dramatic swing into the black, but it remains to be seen whether the process will continue and to what extent Malaysia can
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        427 20 Selected operator will also run Sengkang, Punggol LRT, says Mah The Straits Times (SINGAPORE] One of the two listed bus companies Singapore Bus Service (SBS) and Trans-Island Bus Services (Tibs) will be picked to run the North-East Mass Rapid Transit
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        330 20 Staff to work longer hours from next year, and cutting costs to be a priority Reuters [HONGKONG] Cathay Pacif ic Airways chief executive David Turnbull said 1998 had been a devastating year in revenue terms and cautioned that the pressure
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        Lock icon Tenaga selling 40% stake in plant
        198 20 Bernama [SHAH ALAM] Utility giant Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) has proposed to sell 40 per cent of its interest in the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Power Station in Kapar to independent power producers (IPPs), said its executive chairman Ahmad Tajuddin Ali. The sale is
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        Lock icon Shares of PNB in for bumpy ride after 37% surge
        251 20 Reuters [MANILA] Shares in Philippine National Bank (PNB) are expected to face a bumpy ride after surging last week on plans to replenish capital and sever ties with the government. "It's going to be a bit volatile from here on,"
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        525 21 Group under pressure to improve results after 56% slump in Q3 earnings Reuters [LONDON] Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group is expected to announce billions of dollars of asset writedowns when it meets analysts in London today to explain its strategy. The company is
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        397 21 It's 53rd among fund companies but wants to be Ist or 2nd NYT [NEW YORK] As Gary Wendt steps down as head of GE Capital Services, the financing arm of General Electric, he leaves behind a financial services juggernaut involved
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        431 21 It will pay USsl-85b for Cadbury's non-US beverages Bloomberg (ATLANTA) Coca-Cola Co agreed to buy most of rival Cadbury Schweppes' beverages outside the US for US$l.B5 billion (Ss3 billion) as the world's largest soda company looks to pump up slumping international sales, which it said
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        396 21 Reuters (LONDON] Rover Group, the loss-making British arm of Germany's BMW, got the green light for a major shake-up on Friday as union members backed plans for more than 2.500 job cuts and new flexible working practices. British trade
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        Lock icon Deutsche, Sakura banks may merge securities business
        536 22 Success in talks would mark latest inroad by West into Japanese finance Bloomberg [TOKYO] Deutsche Bank and Sakura Bank said they're in talks that may lead to a merger of their Japanese securities businesses, making Germany's biggest bank the latest entrant to Japan's
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        359 22 Reports say finance minister will block bank anions Bloomberg [OTTAWA] Bank of Montreal said it's confident it can satisfy any objections Canadian Finance Minister Paul Martin may raise to its planned acquisition by Royal Bank of Canada after reports yesterday that he
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        Lock icon Seagram raises US$3.5b in bond sale
        234 22 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Seagram Co, a liquor company that has just bought Polygram, boosted a bond sale by 75 per cent to US$3.5 billion (555.76 billion) after luring buyers with higher yields than similarly rated companies. Meanwhile, First Data Corp, Hospitality Properties Trust and
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        168 22 Bridge News [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Bank SinoPac president Paul Lo will meet his counterpart at Bank America Corp's Taiwan branch on Thursday to discuss a possible acquisition of Bank America's retail banking business in Taiwan, Mr Lo said at the weekend. "Bank SinoPac is wUling
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        US$2.5b claims for Hurricane Georges
        336 23  -  S'pore reinsurers unscathed as most do not write exposures in N America By i Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] American and international insurers are expected to pay US$2.5 billion (Ss4.l billion) to victims of Hurricane Georges' which ravaged homes and businesses along the US southern coast
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        1775 23 PRIME IJBatPDIO RATBB m± a. A8N Amro Bank NY 7W ABSABank United 7 Agrtcuttarai bank Of China 4W A#Z Banking Group 7 Atttd Irish Bank PLC 6 American Express Bank 7 Arab Banking Corp IVt Vat Bank PLC 6 AsaM Bank Ltd 7 Ban Mn Let Bank BM 7 [lane
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        Lock icon Yen expected to stay weak
        522 24  -  gTWT!T Weeklyßoundup Hiroko Komiya MMS International [SINGAPORE] The week is expected to start with yet another bearish report for the yen. The Bank of Japan is to release its quarterly tankan business sentiment survey today, which is expected to show further worsening in business sentiment
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        819 24 COMMODITY Weekly Roundup AFP (LONDON] Crude oil prices fell to a 12-year low last week, as the heavy flow of oil ran ahead unabated, while stock levels continued to rise and demand remained low around the world. Prices on the
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      1916 24 SICOH FUTURES Decil RUBBER (Mures cM* as at SJOyn) *SS 1 CONTRACTS ctrtjAg) Close Volume Open Mowtt Njqh Low Sett (towns) Interest Jan 99 107.25 BO Feb 99 108J25 1175 Mar 99 111.50 H0.50 110.50 350 1475 Apr/Jun 99 H5.00 2250 Jui/Sep 99 119.50 Oct/Dec 99 123.00 75
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      4135 25 N«t Mm CPS Lee Kun Teh Sep is I 2.901 L192 3.62 1.48 Data TY LY TY IY Lim Keh Ngam Sep 30 I 69.491 O.OSt 61L 0.03 Company win ($m) ($m> Icti) (eti) Lum Chang Sap 10 F 9.512 19.617 2.44 5.04 LungKee* Nov 30
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        Lock icon Hang Seng set for further consolidation as investors stay away
        265 26 HONGKONG AFP HONGKONG share prices are set for further consolidation with little buying interest due to a lack of fresh leads, dealers said on Friday. "Until we see some buying interest, the market is still quite soft," said Alex Tang,
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        724 26 NEW YORK They argue interest rates will fall and money will poor into mutual funds Bloomberg AS 1998 draws to a close, US investors and analysts said they are looking for another year of solid returns in 1999, even as stocks
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        434 26 LONDON AFP THE London stock market suffered modest losses last week, dragged down by a gloomy Wall Street and other international markets, amid fears for the earnings outlook of leading international blue chip companies. The FT-SE 100 Index of leading shares closed
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        327 26 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE stock prices are likely to be weak in the coming week, pressured by persistent concern over US share prices and selling to adjust positions ahead of the holiday season, brokers said. A broker at a major securities house
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        885 26 |*JSyJney_ -OJ THE Australian stock market will look to parliamentary testimony from the central bank chief and moves on Wall Street in the week ahead, analysts said on Friday. The semi-annual testimony on monetary policy by Reserve Bank of Australia governor lan MacFarlane should be the highlight
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        1932 26 Q Paris -42^9 PARIS stocks closed down but off lows on Friday, shaken by Wall Street's battle against Coca Cola's earnings warning and the fragile US dollar as US concerns mount over the outcome of impeachment hearings against President Clinton. The blue-chip CAC-40 closed down 1.37 per
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        9187 27 INDUSTRIALS Cofltiinwr products 1998 Last Vol Week Net Cap M0I IM Clin I* •OOP HH> L— P/I 320 170 Ajinomoto._ 306 17 316 288 16.9 124.0 148 35 Anqkasa 102 -11 1133 117 90 150.4 310 123 Apollo Food Hlg 279 -1 23 292 253 9.7 111.6 388 108 Berjaya
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        433 27 AFP Q Compositelndex +6.62 THE Malaysian stock market is likely to maintain its upward momentum in the week ahead after rising 1.3 per cent in the week to Friday but trading will be range-bound, analysts said. "Trading is likely to be locked in a
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        2701 28 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS wt 1998 Last Vol *eek LMl Ouota A»g MWjh Law Stna Company Sata ♦Of COOO) High Law Buyar Sallar Price 20.5 3 3160 "Acer W*****1USS 13.5 1707 15 12 13.5 14 95 4.5 3164 Acma W*****4 18 *3 5370 22 14.5 18 18.5 18 3161 AilTech W*****7
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        Ipco shares a better buy than the warrant
        182 28  -  WARRANT WATCH lif, R Sivanithy THE penny warrants segment has been active for the past week, so perhaps we should keep our focus fixed there. One instrument from the segment which hasn't been featured much in this column is the warrant issued
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        CLOB INTERNATIONAL
        232 28 HONGKONG STOCKS Or Gr *998 Last Vat Waa* Last Quoit Dtv D«v VM Nat M Cap High Law Stno Company Sata COOO) Hlqh Lao Buyar SaMar Cvr S P/I JmM 400 250 5123 COL (2000) HK 400 250 8.0 2.4 2.0 20.5 7744.7 5124 Cathay Pac 20c HK_
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
      5972 29 Wtrk rnd«'d D(f 11 Gr Or M Wt 1998 Last Vol Week Last Ouote Dlv Wv YM Met Cap Avg Hlqh Law StNo Come any Sal* 000) High Lew Buyer Sallaf Cw p Smll Price MULTI-INDUSTRY 142 49.5 ml K>00 AcmaSOc 74.5 *1 3118
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      1192 29 Or Of M Wt ,99a Last Vai Day LntOwta M* W* YM Mat Cap A** Hlqh Law StNa Camp any >P>a fOOO> 1*01 Law W» P* Wl W MANUFACTURING 243 30 a 2049 AS Auto Wc W9 -9 I SB58 122 105 108 109 15.0N 7.0 14 >0.3 124.5
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        544 30 Source: JM Sassoon Stacks Votama Keppel Bank 58.927,000 Keppel LandWOO 53,877,000 CSA Hldqs 20c 51,767,000 Van der Horst 47,624,000 DBS Land 44,323,000 Keppel Land50c 43,595,000 SembCorpI 25c 40,311,000 Wing Tai 25c 35,933,000 ST Capital 25c 34,081,000 Keppel Corp 31,211,000 Stacks OCBC Foreign 191,041,504 UOB Foreign 184,482,770 Keppel Bank 173,443.023 SPH
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        Market expected to wind 1998 down slowly
        698 30  -  the week ahead Wall Street, foreign funds and retail players who missed ont on the rally may prove to be wild cards By R Sivanithy IT'S actually quite telling that the newspapers on Saturday splashed F&N's 74 per cent earnings plunge for the
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        HOT STOCK
        73 30  -  by Shiv Taneja KEPPEL Corp closed 28 cents lower last Friday at $4.68 on a volume of 4.2 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 4.8 million shares. In the near term, there could be more downside, according to the daily RSI and Stochastics charts. However,
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      1746 23 jiT-M FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) RKUITS FOR THE YEAR BPffi K gIBM IMB Financial statement And Dividend Announcement The Directors wish to announce the unaudited results for the year ended 50 September 1996: ~ii' i'iniiiniii—'imi iit m*mm mmm o&tm MMI MSaot97 Change so Sent
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      1311 30 BPSIHESS ilk. First Capital Corporation Ltd (Incorporated in The Republic of Singapore) First Capital Corporation Ltd ("FCC" or "the Company") wishes to announce the following:1. PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS DUE AND PAYABLE ON 8 JANUARY 1999 IN RESPECT OF 200,000,000 5 PER CENT REDEEMABLE CUMULATIVE PREFERENCE SHARES ISSUED BY FCC Pursuant to
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      330 30 There is no smoke without fire. With so many lucrative business opportunities and services sizzling in The Straits Times Classified daily, f it's no wonder our readers are a wa y s hungry for more. Advertise in the Business Services/ Products 5 J section (Classifications 201 to 266). f Call
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      264 31 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young THERE is a continuing story of on-going discussion and negotiations which point to an active market, but with little in the way of serious sales being concluded. The dry bulk market has continued to be active, especially for the handy/handymax tonnage. The major
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      461 31  -  Seven feeder lines meet this week to act against 30% plunge in rates over last 12 months By'. Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] A group of Singapore and regional-based feeder operators are planning a freight rate increase on the Singapore-Calcutta trade to combat a plunge in
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      650 31  -  LOVER SCENE By David Hughes MEDIA consultant David Cheslin has been involved in the shipping industry for a good few years now. Like your correspondent he remembers three large, modern tankers blowing up in quick succession in 1969. But Mr Cheslin
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      412 31 Move impedes drive to build national merchant fleet: shipowners Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The government's recent decision to allow foreign vessels to enter the trade between local ports, which was once restricted to only Malaysian-registered vessels, is a step backwards in Malaysia's drive
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      201 31 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesian shipping company PT Berlian Laju Tanker said it planned to buy a 60 per cent stake in state-run PNOC Shipping and Transport Corp. "The acquisition value of the company is around US$l2 million (5519.8 million)," Berlian corporate secretary
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      161 31 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China will spend over 20 billion yuan (553.9 billion), over the next 10 years to improve port of entry facilities linking Guangdong province with Hongkong and Macau, Xinhua reported. The plan, designed to cope with increasing passenger and cargo flows, includes upgrading
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        378 32 THE top classification societies say they will not allow standards to fall as a result of the current poor markets in most sectors of shipping. In a statement, the council of the International Association of Classification Societies (lACS) said: "Top management of the
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        289 32 THE single detention which gave Italy's classification society Registrano Italiano Navale (Rina) the worst record, in percentage terms, of any society in the recently issued Tokyo MOU Secretariat's Concentrated Inspection Campaign on ISM Code Compliance appears to be due to bureaucratic bungling
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        162 32 LONDON'S Baltic Exchange is to introduce a new index dedicated to panamax dry bulk carriers on Dec 21. The Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) will be issued in addition to the existing Baltic Freight Index (BFI) for a year. The exchange has brought out the new
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          50 32 MUTUAL P&I and hull insurer The Swedish Club is cutting the final P&I premium tranche for 1998/99 from 25 per cent to 16 per cent, reducing the call for the year by 10 per cent. The club will not be making a general increase in 1999/00.
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          74 32 CUNARD, now part of US cruise giant Carnival Corp, is seeking bids for a 100,000 gt, 2,000 passenger cruise ship from four European yards: Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Fincantieri, Meyer Werft and Chantiers de l'Atantique. Carnival committed itself to building two cruise ships at Kvaerner Masa-Yards when
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          92 32 THE latest edition of Lloyd's Register's (LR) Marine Bulletin reports on a recent study in which the UK-based classification society LR, using its FLEET simulation tool, compared two propulsion options for LNG vessels. These were diesel-electric powered Azipod propulsion with boil-off gas reliquefaction and conventional steam
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          68 32 THE United Kingdom's prime minister, Tonv Blair, has entered the European Union (EU) duty-free debate. Speaking in France recently, he said: "Most people can see the abolition of duty free, in the way it is being proposed, is harmful." Mr Blair secured French support for a
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          51 32 THE International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has elected Ivar Tonnesen, bunker manager of Gearbulk, as its chairman for 1998/1999. Other members of the executive council include Chris Leigh-Jones of Kittiwake Developments Limited, vice-chairman, Angus Ogilvie of Cockett Marine Oil. treasurer, and David Peart of Tyne-Tees Bunkering,
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          Reuters scraps broker service
          58 32 UNITED Kingdom information giant Reuters is axing its shipbroker messaging service in June next year. The system, originally developed for tanker brokers, is widely seen as having been rendered obsolete by Internet email-based communications systems. The Baltic Exchange's new Internet-based Baltic Information System (BIS), which offers
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          40 32 BERMUDA-BASED listed tanker owner Frontline, which is controlled by John Fredriksen, is selling and chartering back 12 ships to improve its liquidity. Ten of the ships are being bought by a company owned by Mr Fredriksen.
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        216 45 Dec 12 Mexico: Virgin of Guadalupe (optional). Dm 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday New Year Holiday. Deo 24 Finland: Christmas Eve. Dee 25 Netherland: Christmas Day. Mexico: Christmas Day. Finland: Christmas Day. Australia Christmas Day. Austria: Christmas Day. Belgium: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Denmark: Christmas
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        936 45 THIS report compiled by Cockctt Marine OU Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead erf sinfle price* for a more comprehensive description of the market. Price* shown an based on average-sued stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        501 45 Carbon 180 M« 990.2 3.9 17.4 O S 78 0.07 0*c 3 Density Water Stsidtw Ask Alumintun Saitotnt M» above E25 *****0 380 Ave 987.9 OJ 15.3 0.07 31 0.02 Eixm 380 Mm 995.2 0.8 19.6 0.11 61 0.06 WM*l »/y M/M M/M mi mm* Wo
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        406 46 Merger of Air India, Indian Airlines would hurt govt's plans to sell off its stake in both airlines AFP [NEW DELHI] Indian Civil Aviation Minister Ananth Kumar has defended the government's shock decision to sack the entire joint board of the country's
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        481 46 INDIAN AIR SHOW New opportunities created through partnerships in Asia AFP [BANGALORE] India's largest air show ended here last Saturday amid hopes that business opportunities for aeronautical and armament firms will boom in Asia despite the economic turmoil. Aeronautical giants including Airbus Industrie, Boeing,
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        81 46 [HALIFAX, Nova Scotia] Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators attach pieces of Swiss Air flight Ill's nose section in a hangar at Canadian Forces Base Shearwater, Halifax. The Swiss Air MD-11 crashed off the coast of Nova Scotia on Sept 2 claiming all 229 lives aboard. Investigators expect
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        323 46 Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Boeing Co said it was dropping plans to build 737 commercial jets in Long Beach, California, casting doubt on the job security of thousands of workers at the aircraft maker's southern California plant. Boeing said it would keep
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        312 46 Reuters [LONDON] British electronics and defence group The General Electric Company has made a late attempt to muscle in on the European defence merger planned by British Aerospace and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa), newspapers said yesterday. The Sunday Telegraph said GEC managing
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      28 31 Classifiers crack down on snb-standard ships They will not allow standards to fall as a result of the current poor markets in most sectors of shipping. Page 2
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      1490 34 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEANCANADA VESSH VOY 7T LtH RTM MIR HAM WV fU VtSSfl VOY SIN GIT SH FOS VIC MTW TRAD€ ETERNITY WOOS3 11.11 ID 01 KOI 0101 02 01 0312 PAOfIC SOUTOfI WIWS3 IB 12 77 12 20 12 31 12 02 01 00 01 HANJIN
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      1039 34 \mjkm MAC-lIELS STORE M'SIA I Carrier: MN COMTR LINES, INC P. QUDANQ: (07) *****26 I 1-IV/V- J C/H M» **********0 C SIBU: (084) *****9 MANILA: (832) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****38 BANGKOK: (882) *****87 SURABAYA: (31) *****0 P. KELANQ: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MDN: (81) *****3 KUOHNG (082) *****1-3 PUSAN
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      682 34 LINE 2W A TILj M ***** PAXt ISISIII r MUARA 1 j LABUAW 1 Vissa VOY ETD FU VBSa VOT CTt EU SPOtf MUAAA SPOtf UN SHUTS HOW V3X/N 10/1? 21/12 STRAITS HOK ViX/00 U/12 22/12 CABAKA JNB-32 V2II/W 24/12 27/12 CAtAJU MM-37 V2IE/M 24/12 21/12 STRAITS HOK V341/9I 21/12
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      1238 35 [VESSEL VOY SIN SIP PKO PEN POB PUB I SHJ IBA BIK IRAN TAKHTI PJLI324 08/12 18/12 17/12 19/12 21/12 IRAN SATTARI PJLI323 24/12 03/01 02/01 04/01 08/01 IRAN BABAEI PJLI326 01/01 11/01 10/01 12/01 14/01 POB* Mini Qaboos. OUB Dubai. SHJ > Sharjah, 8A Bandar Abbas, BIK Bandar Imam
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      998 36 g«PII PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PlLBuilding, Singapore *****0. I CR NO: **********06 \m» VQT m |sw w STB mi tm ta u* m m ["STI I ooamnr on 13/12 u/n 21/12 u/n M/ 12 4/i io/i n/i I I HIM6A TttATAI 4 Oil 14/1?
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      660 36 ft* NANTAI LINE FUUY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VESSEL VOT SIN PU) QUI iWI CfT IQ NANUINAGON VOIOS 20/12 79/12 02/01 05/01 04/01 NAMIAI ftlNCt ».02tS 27/12 10/01 13/01 14/01 ■MjjMlßjjjS YO3IS 03/01 11/01 IS/01 11/01 H/01 23/01 60LDEW DHAGOW V.009S 11/01 20/01 24/01 27/01 21/01 WAJfTAI ftIHCESS
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      1007 37 A, norwegion ipeoalized aukxamen Qsmxs Wilhelmsen Lines TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "RORO HEAVYUFT SERVICE" I VESSEL VOY IMP HEIGHT SIN I LAX CRI MIA SAV IM ORF NYC NEW MOI TOURCOING F824 400 Ton 6.3 M IMPORT 09/01 Wol 2T76T 23/01 25/01 2676T 27/01 01/1J 05/02 TAPKKA F9Ol 400
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      927 38 BANGKOK/MAP TA PHUT/LAEM CHABANQ| J A K ART A/PAN JANG VESSEL VOY SIN BKK MTP LCH VESSEL VOY SIN JKT PJN CHANA BHUM" 48N In Pt 16/12 VIRA BHUM 241S In Pt 18/12 17/12 XETHA BHUM 263N IVI2 19/12 18/12 ACX RUBY* 37S In Pt 17/12 KOTARATNA RNAO73 16/12 19/12
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