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Title Section15 1999-04-07 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 046/12/98 85C singaporr Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 199915 words
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Article60 1999-04-07 1 m MMJfi (+24.55) fiir-on U COM (+12.81) JlsmsanmjiEs U «jo (+3.10) g£ttBB»00D: STOCK MARKET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSECOMP UUJ +tlJ* NIKKEI 1M7171 +***** HANO SENG rw SET INDEX fV-J JAKARTA OOMP _J*I1 +H1? MANILA COMP +l!f TAIPEI WPI 7.I6JJ9 -1831 SEOUL OOMP £66.73 +19* CLSA CHINA B Closed60 words
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Article74 1999-04-07 1 FOBEX KATES USt S9 U8S 1.73k £(USS/"S$per£) 1J98 177S BURO(USS/S$ per E) 1.073 tJd DM L822 0961 TEN 121.1 L«* KM 1800 MS7 HKS 7.710 UM BAHT 37« 0.044 BJPUH 8,706 ****** mmmM* PUKE SATES SDWAFOBE* L8S KUALA LUMPUR I 1L60 JAKARTA BANGS** 14.7* MAIttA 2LM HONGKONG 1616 TAIPH74 words
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1025 1999-04-07 1 R Sivanithy - Changes to promote Singapore as > fond-raising centre By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The Stock Exchange of Singapore yesterday announced major changes to its listing rules that increase up to Ave times the amount companies can raise via pre-approved share issues. The amendments,1,025 words
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Article323 1999-04-07 1 R Sivanithy - By] R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Wall Street's Monday rally to a record high and Tokyo's late push to an eight-month high yesterday meant a vibrant, liquiditydriven session for the local market which was led by bank stocks and ended with the Straits Times Index at323 words
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342 1999-04-07 1 Catherine Ong - Broadband network partofßT-AT&Tg global project By l Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] British Telecommunications, which has spent a cool US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) in recent months snapping up phone companies in the region, plans to link all its related operations in the region342 words
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Article, Illustration651 1999-04-07 1 Eddie Toh - Daim asks ELSE to quickly resolve issue of frozen dob shares From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur A WHITE Paper on the status of the Malaysian economy, presented in Parliament yesterday, has claimed that the country lost Ss4.B billion651 words
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Advertisement131 1999-04-07 1 MgDlB Money Matters picks highs and lows for yen, Singl baht, rupiah and Euro, Pg4 umiiiM rnnec The little-known SafUan Group has proposed a reverse takeover of troubled Promet Bhd in a RM292m deal expected to eject Ling Hee Leong and Soh Chee Wen from the listed company, Pgls Fewer131 words
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Advertisement18 1999-04-07 1 Market reports, Pgs 20-24 Another British invasion ofAsia, Pg 11 Taking the lead in telecoms revolution, Pg 1118 words
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Advertisement11 1999-04-07 1 y. K- Paradise is never far away with Asia Miles. iUfy11 words
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Advertisement14 1999-04-07 1 KL says it can raise RMlo2b, Pg 6 Foreign commitments hit RM5.6b, Pg 614 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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Article, Illustration389 1999-04-07 2 Raju Chellam - Investment will generate $10b in sales and 700 jobs for research scientists, engineers By Raju Chellam A TOTAL of 41 companies in the electronics, manufacturing and information technology sectors committed to invest $700 million in research and development in Singapore last year389 words
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387 1999-04-07 2 Corinne Kerk - Ailing exec club's creditors switch to Ernst Young 200 tarn up at Sir Stamford Raffles Onb meeting By\ Corinne Kerk THE major creditors of the two companies which own and operate Sir Stamford Raffles Club (SSRC) have appointed Ernst Young as liquidator, instead of another liquidator proposed initially. This took387 words
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138 1999-04-07 2 AFP [TAIPEI] Taiwanese authorities have approved plans by the island's largest chipmaker to invest US$22l million (Ss3B3 million) in a Singapore venture, officials said yesterday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co plans to invest the money in a jointventure semiconductor plant in Singapore, Taiwan's in- vestmentAFP - 138 words
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Article, Illustration293 1999-04-07 2 David Boey - By] David Boey MUTIARA Crest, a small freehold condominium project billed as the tallest in the Grange Road/River Valley Road area, will hit the market this weekend at an average price of $920 per square foot. Lim Chap Huat, managing293 words
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Article, Illustration302 1999-04-07 2 Marissa Chew - E7E ON THE ECONOMY Prices By] Marissa Chew WHOLESALE prices in Singapore fell 4.7 per cent year-on-year in February, but compared to January, prices were flat. The domestic supply price index fell to 81.3 in February from 85.3 in the same month last year. ComparedSource: Dept of Statistics - 302 words
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269 1999-04-07 2 THIS year's productivity campaign, which kicks off on Friday, will focus on the individual worker, the Productivity and Standards Board (PSB) announced yesterday. Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew will officially launch this year's campaign, which carries the theme "You make269 words
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Article, Illustration496 1999-04-07 3 Audrey Tan - Just 8% say they will cat staff, down from 26% in '98; MNCs more vulnerable By, Audrey Tan FEWER companies expect to retrench staff this year, as they turn more optimistic about their performance in the second half, aSource: Watson Wyatt - 496 words
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NEWS Roundup
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85 1999-04-07 3 THE Building Authority's office has beeh redesignated as thte-Commissioner of Building Control. The name change follows the formation of the Building and Construction Authority on April 1. The BCA said yesterday that its chief executive officer, Chua Koon Hoe, has been appointed Commissioner of85 words
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Article, Illustration71 1999-04-07 3 SINGAPORE'S tourist attractions will now be more prominently pointed out with new signs erected by the Land Transport Authority in consultation with the Singapore Tourism Board. About 200 brown signs with white lettering are being put up around Singapore at a cost of $75,000. Almost 8071 words
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Article87 1999-04-07 3 FROM next Monday, the Registry of Land Titles and Deeds win be known as the Singapore Land Registry, or SLR for short. The registry said yesterday that the new name will "better reflect" its statutory functions as the national land registration authority. It added: "It87 words
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Article52 1999-04-07 3 IN our article "Property, business services see 5 per cent rise in operating receipts" yesterday, we reported that employment In the real estate and business services sector grew 8.3 per cent in 1907 compared with 1906. It should have been 9.1 per cent. We are sorry fbr52 words
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372 1999-04-07 3 Marissa Chew - Freeze on land sales shrinking income from agency fees By\ Marissa Chew THE Urban Redevelopment Authority, the agency in charge of land sales in Singapore, expects its operating income to slip further to $79.8 million for the year ending March 31, 2000,372 words
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251 1999-04-07 3 VARIOUS industry associations will come together for the first time to discuss national issues like Singapore's competitiveness and manpower matters at the inaugural National Congress for Industry Associations on April 30. The congress organised by the Singapore Confederation of Industries (SCI) will "provide a251 words
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476 1999-04-07 3 Juthika Ramanathan - MAII.B M Juthika Ramanathan Registrar of Companies and Businesses Singapore TOH Chun Toh ("Differentiate between shelf, operating firms", BT April 3) wrote that he was not told of the statutory provision concerning "officer in default" by officers of the Registry of Companies and Businesses476 words
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329 1999-04-07 3 Jayne Goh via Internet Singapore - Jayne Goh via Internet Singapore I WONDER why so many people are upgrading but downsizing to a smaller house and yet paying more than double for it Look at those private properties in East Coast, especially those built by the329 words
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128 1999-04-07 3 Denis Distant via Internet Singapore - Denis Distant via Internet Singapore I REFER to your report "Sesdaq aspirant Colex sweeps In steady profits for Bonvests" (BT, April 5). As a long-time shareholder of Bonvests, I would like to comment on the proposed IPO. I keep a stake in Bonvests because128 words
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Advertisement193 1999-04-07 2 R&D holds key to competitive S'pore, Pg 12 The grass is always greener on the other side. With so many choice properties for sale in The Straits Times Classified daily, it's no wonder our readers are tempted to seek greener pastures. Advertise in the Properties section (Classifications 402 to 568).193 words
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FOCUS: MONEY MATTERS
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Article, Illustration1120 1999-04-07 4 Larry Wee - Asian units may see bouts of volatility but a disaster is unlikely By Larry Wee THE Dow closed above 10,000 again on Monday this week, and the greenback is reasserting its dominance once more. It is back above 120 yen, and close to testing keySource: HypoVereinsbank - 1,120 words
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768 1999-04-07 4 THOSE who've invested in Singapore government bonds (SGS) in the first three months of this year have not been disappointed. The Re--public's 10-year SGS scored high returns compared to most leading benchmark sovereigns, recording a very attractive annualised rate of768 words
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Article369 1999-04-07 4 ANALYSIS DESPITE the benefit of a very positive backdrop, we do not expect players to buy Japanese government bonds (JGBs) aggressively. Rather, we would suggest that JGB rallies should be seen more as opportunities for profit-tak-ing. The spectre of farther economic stimulus measures continues to369 words
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Advertisement526 1999-04-07 4 KPNlGSaiiinarSmes Fraud Awareness: 'The buck stops where?" The duty of directors and senior management to prevent fraud and corruption Wednesday, 28 April 1999, The Orchard Hotel, Singapore Seminar 9.00 am to 12.30pm; Workshop 1.45pm to 4.45pm What Estimated losses to organisations worldwide due to fraud and corruption amount to billions526 words
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ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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Article, Illustration673 1999-04-07 5 Keid&nren and bank officials discuss ways to get rid of excess capacity that hampers growth Bloomberg, AFP [TOKYO] Top officials of Japan's banks and companies met for the first time yesterday to thrash out a govern-ment-supported plan to erase excess manufacturing capacity and wipeBloomberg,; AFP; FILE PHOTO - 673 words
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259 1999-04-07 5 It underlines focus on fundamentals over market trends AFP [SINGAPORE] US ratings agency Standard and Poor's yesterday said its sovereign credit ratings worldwide have been stable despite market volatility. It said unchanged ratings had far outnumbered changes at all rating levels and that even amongAFP - 259 words
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154 1999-04-07 5 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Indonesian foreign investment approvals plunged to a hundredth of last year's level in the first 11 weeks of 1999, showing investor confidence in the country remains low. As of March 15, foreign investment approvals declined to 187 projects worth US$56 million (5597.1Bloomberg - 154 words
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175 1999-04-07 5 Bloomberg [SEOUL] South Korean companies expect business conditions to improve this month, in line with expectations the economy is recovering from recession, a survey by the Federation of Korean Industries found. The survey's index of revenue of the nation's 508 biggest companies rose toBloomberg - 175 words
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Article, Illustration77 1999-04-07 5 [HANOI] Children walking past a pig in the streets of Van village, in the northern Vietnam province of Bac Ninh, yesterday. Rural life in the countryside is largely influenced by the market economy that was adopted in Vietnam ten years ago. Like many other VietnameseAFP - 77 words
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WHITE PAPER ON M'SIAN ECONOMY
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Article, Illustration758 1999-04-07 6 Ruth Wong - Govt needs RM62b to revitalise economy; says it can get RMBlb locally From, Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA said it could raise 102 billion Malaysian ringgit (5546.6 billion) between 1999 and 2000 from domestic and foreign sources, outstripping the RM62FILE PHOTO - 758 words
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406 1999-04-07 6 Diana Oon Abdullah - Almost four-fold increase a reflection of long-term inverter confidence: report From) Diana Oon Abdullah m Kuala Lumpur FOREIGN investment commitments approved by Malaysia's Foreign Investment Committee (FIC) reached 5.6 billion ringgit (552.6 billion) last year, 3.7 times the RMI.S billion approved in 1997,406 words
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Advertisement93 1999-04-07 6 1 t rA A N The new-look Parkway Thai Restaurant. Centrepoint re-opens today and is beautifully upgraded to serve you the finest authentic Thai cuisine in an even more luxurious and comfortable ambience. So. whether it is business entertainment, family dinner or a gathering of friends, be the first to93 words
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SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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625 1999-04-07 7 JAKARTA Portugal and rebel leader Gusmao call for UN peacekeeping force to ease tension Reuters, AFP FORTY people were killed in East Timor on Tuesday when anti-independence militiamen fired indiscriminately and threw grenades at a church housing more than 2,000 refugees, theReuters,; AFP - 625 words
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252 1999-04-07 7 JAKARTA Madurese houses burned; mob attacks Chinese shop in Rian AFP COMMUNAL violence flared in both Indonesian Borneo and the Maluku islands yesterday with burning and clashes leaving at least one dead and seven injured, officials said. In the West Kalimantan district of Sambas inAFP - 252 words
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NOTE Book
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109 1999-04-07 7 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia, struggling with a viral epidemic that has killed 88 people, yesterday reported the I first death from a pig-breeding area near the capital's airport as auHrarltiM reassured tourists the country was •aft. Officials said two more people had diedReuters - 109 words
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77 1999-04-07 7 Bernama lALOR SKTARj Police need time to probe the case involving a telephone call to former Menteri Besar OsmanAroffthreatwiing to assassinate Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Kedah police chief Nik Ismail Nik Yuaoff said yesterday the probe now centred on male staff ofBernama - 77 words
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97 1999-04-07 7 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR} Berjaya Group Bhd chairman Vincent Tan has filed a2BO million Malaysian rioggit (SIII4 million) libel suit against the Asian Wall Street Journal and a Malaysian professor for an article entitled "Malaysia props up crony capitalists," which appeared in the newspaper onAFX-Asia - 97 words
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72 1999-04-07 7 Bloomberg JAKARTA] Indonesian interest rates are likely to be cut, starting with a decline in today's government treasury papers (SBI), sakl Miranda Goeltom, the central bank's managing director. The drop in consumer prices is making it possible to move rates lower, she said. ConsumerBloomberg - 72 words
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94 1999-04-07 7 AFP [HANOI] Vietnam has failed to advance structural reforms far enough, hurting its economic performance and risking the eroetoti of past achievements, Moody's Investors Service warned to a report received yeeterday. "The negative outlook on Vietnam's B1 country ceiling for foreign currency bonds reflects aAFP - 94 words
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446 1999-04-07 7 KUALA LUMPUR Awinistmlikaty,but DAP hopes to reduce UMNO's majority Reuters PRIME MINISTER Mahathir Mohamad's rivals know they can't win Malaysia's next elections outright but hope to prevent his ruling coalition from getting a two-thirds majority in Parliament, the opposition leader said yesterday. "If weReuters - 446 words
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244 1999-04-07 7 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is in hospital with bronchitis and his condition remains stable, his deputy said yesterday dismissing speculation that the leader was suffering from a heart problem. "He is suffering from bronchitis. It has nothing toReuters - 244 words
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Article, Illustration282 1999-04-07 7 KUALA LUMPUR Only one named and yen knew who he ic chief of probe team AFP A ROYAL commission investigating injuries suffered by ousted deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim in custody yesterday recommended action against a police officer in a report to King TuankuAFP; REUTERS - 282 words
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CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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Article, Illustration478 1999-04-07 8 Leon Hadar - But a deal on China's WTO entry is expected despite contentions issues From Leon Hadar in Washington CHINESE Premier Zhu Rongji will arrive in Washington tomorrow for an official visit, during which he and US President Bill Clinton are expected toAFP - 478 words
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318 1999-04-07 8 WASHINGTON Without a deal, Zhn summit will be seen as a failure: analysts AFP US and Chinese experts on Monday debated China's proposals for admission to the WTO "line-by-line", with Washington pressing for additional offers from Beijing, a senior US trade officialAFP - 318 words
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SINO Briefs
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Article68 1999-04-07 8 Reuters [TAIPEI] About 100 senior executives or fUnd-managers of North American asset management firms will visit Taiwan for an April 15-16 seminar about the local stockmarket. the Securities and Futures Commission said yesterday. The US and Canadian executives will arrive on April 14 forReuters - 68 words
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65 1999-04-07 8 Reuters {SHENZHEN] China's Guangdong province plans to boost flagging export growth with a package of tax rebates and cheap loans, the Special Zone DcUfy said yesterday, The provincial government has set aside 30 million yuan (596.3 million) to provide discount export credits for trading firmsReuters - 65 words
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86 1999-04-07 8 Reuters [BEIJING] China is on track to achieving its 7 per cent economic growth target for 1999 but must do more to sustain state investment, WangMengkui, director erf the Cabinet's Development Research Centre, was quoted yesterday as saying. "Economic growth is expected to reachReuters - 86 words
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57 1999-04-07 8 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China plans to set up a national cable television company which could introduce more competition into thetelecoms market, the official International Finance News said yesterday. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and local cable television stations would form theReuters - 57 words
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Article66 1999-04-07 8 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's stock market watchdog has banned eight firms from securities consulting for three years for conducting unauthorised operations, the Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday. They included the Zhengzhou branch of big Beijing-based securities firm China Guotai Securities, though its other branches were.unaffected. ItReuters - 66 words
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239 1999-04-07 8 BEIJING He is alleged to have misused Bullions of yuan in public funds AFP CHINA yesterday announced the formal arrest of the former vice-chairman of Beijing's investment vehicle, China International Trust and Investment Corp (Citic), for misusing millions of yuan in public funds.AFP - 239 words
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ASIA
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Article, Illustration614 1999-04-07 9 government or crisis BJP-led coalition govt on shaky ground after key ally pulls ont two ministers AFP [NEW DELHI] India's Hindu nationalist-led government was closer to collapse yesterday after a key ally withdrew two ministers from the coalition Cabinet. Ms Jayalalitha Jayaram, whoseAFP - 614 words
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336 1999-04-07 9 NEW DELHI Reuters Indian Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha said yesterday that the current political uncertainty will not cast a shadow on the economy and he was confident of Parliament approving the 1999/2000 (April-March) federal Budget. It is also unlikely to affect the rupee dueReuters - 336 words
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423 1999-04-07 9 TOKYO Govt panel to submit recommendations later this month Reuters GROWING worries about Japan's ability to finance rising government debt have prompted officials to get serious about promoting the yen as a global currency after years of talk but little action on theReuters - 423 words
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THE WORLD
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Article561 1999-04-07 10 NEW YORK Index of leading economic indicators shows fifth straight monthly increase Bloomberg THE index of leading United States economic indicators posted its fifth consecutive monthly increase in February, suggesting the economy should keep growing well into its ninth year of expansion. The ConferenceBloomberg - 561 words
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209 1999-04-07 10 LONDON Bloomberg THE British pound fell to a 19month low against the dollar in afternoon trading yesterday on expectations Bank of England policymakers will lower the benchmark United Kingdom interest rate when they meet this week. "The pound has gotBloomberg - 209 words
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431 1999-04-07 10 SAO PAULO Further cuts seen as inflation eases, real firms, stocks gain Reuters BRAZIL'S central bank on Monday cut its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 39.5 per cent to take advantage of sinking inflation and soaring optimism overReuters - 431 words
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Article, Illustration479 1999-04-07 10 Neil Behrmann - Rates forecast to fall because economies are still slack From. Neil Behrmann in London EUROPEAN stock markets are hoping that the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England will cut interest rates this week. In early trading yesterday, the FT 100 indexAFP - 479 words
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Article, Illustration69 1999-04-07 10 RIO DE JANEIRO] ARiode Janeiro shoe shop employee re-arranging the display in his store on Monday to attract costumers. The Brazilian Statistics Institute announced that Brazilian workers lost 13.6 per cent of their buying power between January 1995 and January this year because of the economicAFP - 69 words
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Article206 1999-04-07 10 LONDON Reuters BRITISH companies risk being left out of the industry consolidation sweeping Europe, a report by British investment bank Close Brothers said yesterday. "UK companies still seem strangely reluctant to take firm steps on the continent.. There is a big risk that UKReuters - 206 words
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511 1999-04-07 10 THE KOSOVO CRISIS Bloomberg, AFP, Reuters [BELGRADE] The Yugoslav government has declared a "unilateral ceasefire" in Kosovo from Bpm (1800GMT) yesterday, the Serbian and Yugoslav governments said in a joint statement. The statement said that on the occasion of the Orthodox Easter,Bloomberg,; AFP,; Reuters - 511 words
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177 1999-04-07 10 TOKYO AFP JAPAN'S farm minister yesterday attacked a US decision to revive its Super 301 trade weapon allowing Washington to impose sanctions on trade partners. "I don't think it's a good idea to bring the* notorious law back when everybody is proceedingAFP - 177 words
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WORLD Watch
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Article45 1999-04-07 10 Reuters in February itom January, but rote 3.3 per cent compered with the same period in 1MB, the Semicoodiietor Industry Association said on Monday. Japan was theonly market showing a monib-to-month increase, gaining by 0.4 percent from January, The US, ssaaBSSssBBBSs 1 respectively.—ReuttfiReuters - 45 words
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Article70 1999-04-07 10 Bridge News [LONDON] The UK will have tojoin the European single currency Ifthepntfect proves successful, says Romano Prodi, former Italian premier and European Commission president-in-waiting. Mr Prodi told the Financial Timer. "Either the ewro will fail or Britain cannot stay out" He backed coordinating policiesBridge News - 70 words
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Article49 1999-04-07 10 AFP [UNITED NATIONS] The UN Security Council on Monday suspended seven-year old sanctions against Libya. The suspension was linked to notification from UN chief Kofi Annan that two suspecti wanted for the 1968 bombing of a Pan Amjetliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, had arrived in the Netherlands. —AFPAFP - 49 words
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Article53 1999-04-07 10 AFP [MOSCOW] Russia's prosecutor-general has aufeorised the arrest ofbiQionaire tycoon and one-time Kremlin insider Boris Berezovsky in connection with aerobe into the airline Aeraflot, Interfax cited police as saying yesterday. Theproeecutor also gave the green light for former Awoflot deputy director Nikolai Glushkov to beAFP - 53 words
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Article46 1999-04-07 10 Nikkei [WASHINGTON] The Global Internet Project has aaktd Qm European Union torule that th» temporary tfonußtf P<:,MM ''S Yatlto a 0 0««tltttl» copyright infringement The move by the grotm m p t> dgiSßO U^ ct t tr 0 "py^ProacaoßaatracMrtlTNikkei - 46 words
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Article, Illustration1525 1999-04-07 11 Catherine Ong - In just the last six months, British Telecom has spent some £650 m to buy into and build phone networks and ventures in the region Reports by\ Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] AT the rate it is writing out cheques in Asia, British Telecommunications pic may soonFILE PHOTO; Compiled by BT - 1,525 words
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769 1999-04-07 11 BritTel's venture with AT&T will have revenues of US$l Ob THESE are exciting times for telecommunications industries around the world. Barriers are coming down, markets are opening up. Analogue is making way for digital, copper for optical fibre. Circuit switches are becoming769 words
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EDITORIAL & OPINION
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Article, Illustration738 1999-04-07 12 Raju Chellam - THE BOTTOM LINE OPINION By Raju Chellam The author is a BT correspondent FIRST the good news: High-tech domestic exports from Singapore crossed $60 billion last year and grew faster than total non-oil domestic exports. Next, the challenge: Singapore's gross expenditure on research and738 words
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Article105 1999-04-07 12 'If Mr Milosevic does not do what is necessary, Nato will continue an air campaign. It will be undiminished, unceasing and unrelenting. It will inflict such damage that either he will change his calculation or we will seriously diminish his capacity to maintain his grip and impose105 words
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Article654 1999-04-07 12 EDITORIAL THE bullish forecast by Thai Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanhaeminda last week that the Thai economy will recover within the next four to five months has reinforced the perception of Thailand as a front-runner on the road to recovery. Mr Tarrin delivered his upbeat assessment before unveiling654 words
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Article, Illustration1199 1999-04-07 12 Mark Landler - HK, Singapore and other countries expand high-tech industries to remake their economies By] Mark Landler NYT in Hongkong WHY would Richard Li live anywhere but this capitalist Klondike on the South China Sea? After all, he was born here 32 years ago.NYT; FILE PHOTO - 1,199 words
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Article, Illustration922 1999-04-07 12 Russia can bslp main psaes THE road to peace in Kosovo may yet run through Moscow. Despite Russia's rhetorical belligerence about the Nato air campaign and Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov's failed diplomatic mission to Belgrade last week, Russia has the credentials and motivation to play a922 words
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EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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Article, Illustration477 1999-04-07 13 ANDY SOLOMAN - Rare footage of Viet wars available commercially next week, reports akdy solokan ANDY SOLOMAN Reuters PILM footage never seen before from Hanoi's secret archives of the wars in Vietnam against the United States and France will be commercially available next week for the first time, aReuters; FILE PHOTO - 477 words
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Article, Illustration1135 1999-04-07 14 GEOFF BOUCHER - The shelf life of new music has fallen shorter than ever, chsoit 1 boucher finds out why GEOFF BOUCHER LAT-WP POR the music industry, the true power of hit albums is measured in years, not months. Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and Led Zeppelin may beLAT-WP; FILE PHOTOS - 1,135 words
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Article286 1999-04-07 14 MUSIC Reuters [LOS ANGELES] Folk-rock legends Bob Dylan and Paul Simon will perform together for the first time when they team up in June to launch a 30-date United States tour, it was announced on Monday. "We have been great fans of each otherReuters - 286 words
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Advertisement167 1999-04-07 13 The freshest seafood dishes come with unlimited wine in St. Gregory's Brasserie in the Grand Plaza Parkroyal on Friday and Saturday evenings. Delicious Rock Crab with Tang Hoon, juicy cold Oysters, Prawns and Green Mussels on ice, Baked Slipper Lobster and many more. Plus as much wine as your heart167 words
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Miscellaneous980 1999-04-07 13 CBTPTIC CROSSWORD 30 Instantly, but not there and then (4A3) Sauce required for a formal YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION down dinner? (8) Iplultl i IxlrlMlglpl i iclTlutßlel 14 High church man? (10) gHAyAyNyN 1 Spora clubs naturally acttve 16Keepupsupport(8) 21'U get him prepared for pub- 18 Irrational belief in teaching licity's glare(9)980 words
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308 1999-04-07 15 Clarissa Tan - Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Controversial Malaysian magnate Soh Chee Wen has stepped down as managing director of Singa-pore-listed Inno-Pacific Holdings. The loss-making company said yesterday that Mr Soh has "relinquished his position" with immediate effect. Phua Teck Chew, who joined the308 words
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Article, Illustration469 1999-04-07 15 Eddie Toh - Newco to assume Promet's listing status; Ling, Soh expected to leave From] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE little-known Safuan Group has proposed a reverse takeover of troubled Promet Bhd in a 292 million Malaysian ringgit (Ssl33 million) deal expected to eject Ling469 words
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231 1999-04-07 15 Jennifer Lien - By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Sesdaq aspirant Teamsphere Ltd yesterday said its public offer tranche was 28 times subscribed. Teamsphere received 5,912 applications for a total of 83.58 million shares out of 2.95 million shares offered to the public. The public tranche represented about 10 per231 words
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763 1999-04-07 15 R Sivanithy - HOCK LOCK SIEW R Sivanithy OVER the past couple of weeks, there were two significant developments which illustrated the difficult and contrasting roles the Stock Exchange of Singapore has to play in a rapidly deregulating market. The first was763 words
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Article, Illustration397 1999-04-07 15 Marissa Chew - 10.4 m shares will be open for public subscription Byl Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE] Local contractor Lian Beng Group yesterday launched its initial public offer of 104 million shares at 16.5 cents each. The offer for the mainboard listing comprises 76 millionSIEW YAW HOONG - 397 words
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COMPANIES
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377 1999-04-07 16 Ruth Wong - Parties to appoint independent accounting firm to value banking assets From] Ruth Wong m Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S third banking merger proposal is a step closer to fruition with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Affin Holdings Bhd and377 words
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245 1999-04-07 16 Reuters, Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's central bank has exempted investments made in over-the-counter stock exchange Mesdaq from capital controls, the exchange's executive chairman Khairil Anuar Abdullah said yesterday. "Non-residents investing in shares listed on Mesdaq are exempted from payment of exit levy forReuters,; Bloomberg - 245 words
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Article263 1999-04-07 16 Reuters, AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] The Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) said it will not include the hugely capitalised PT Bank Danamon in the calculation of the composite index which started yesterday. The exchange said the exclusion of Bank Danamon was to avoid a sharp index fluctuation, asReuters,; AFX-Asia - 263 words
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Article101 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] Marco Polo Developments managing director David Lawrence has sold almost all his shares in the main-board-listed company. Mr Lawrence informed the Stock Exchange of Singapore that he disposed of 580,000 shares at $2.38 per share on Monday, representing slightly less than 0.15 per cent101 words
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459 1999-04-07 16 Move is part of its plan to sell Proton stake to Petronas Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's loss-making Hicom Holdings Bhd said it will sell its 32 per cent stake in the country's biggest auto distributor, Eon, to car maker Pipton, in aBloomberg - 459 words
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Article, Illustration294 1999-04-07 16 Siow Li Sen - By\ Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank chief executive Alex Au says he remains confident of delivering the targets set out in his road map comforting words for investors who have continued to keep faith with the company. Commenting on the recent priceCHRIS LOH - 294 words
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Article204 1999-04-07 16 Rahita Elias - By: Rahita Elias /ft/RahltaEliafl [SINGAPORE] Australian property developer Kyami, in which Parkway Holdings has a 30 per cent stake, will return As3s million (Ss3B million) to shareholders. Parkway said yesterday that Kyami had on March 26 repatriated the "net proceeds of As3s million arising mainly204 words
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234 1999-04-07 16 Carol Eng - Group has adequate resources to meet obligations: company Byi Carol Eng [SINGAPORE] Apollo Enterprises has rolled over all its revolving credit loans that have fallen due since Dec 31. "Hence, the directors are of the view that the group has adequate resources to meet its234 words
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194 1999-04-07 16 AFX-Asia [KUALA LtJMPUR] Tenaga Nasional executive chairman Ahmad Tajuddin Ali said the company may develop property projects on its landbank, currently at 240 hectares. The Bernama news agency quoted him as saying development will be undertaken by the company on its own or through jointAFX-Asia - 194 words
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242 1999-04-07 16 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Tan Chong International Ltd, Singapore's largest car distributor, will start selling Subaru vehicles in Thailand in the second half, hoping to ride a possible economic recovery there. The company, which is sole distributor for Japanmade Subaru vehicles in Singapore, Hongkong andBloomberg - 242 words
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47 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines has agreed to sell a Boeing 747-400 aircraft to CAT Air LLC, and to lease it back from CAT for five years and three months. This is the eighth time it has sold and leased back a 8747-400.47 words
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Article61 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] Koh Brothers has bought out its partners inßatam Vision Pte Ltd, paying |2 for the 40 per cent held by FooYuh Cheng and ABS Bowling Pte Ltd. Batam Vision owns PT Batam Vision Indonesia which operates a bowling centre. The acquisition is not expected61 words
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37 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] DBS Land has taken up its allotment of six million cumulative redeemable preference shares issued by Bang! Heights Development Sdn Bhd at RMleach, thereby maintaining its 30 per cent stake.37 words
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Article54 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] Provisions Suppliers Corp has raised its stake in subsidiary HSI Group to 95 per cent It bought 176,000 shares of $1 each at par. HSI, in turn, bought 30,000 shares of Asl each at par in Health Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd, making54 words
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131 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] Hotel Properties Ltd yesterday said it had concluded an agreement for the en bloc sale of 75 units of its C uscaden Road development, which has a total of ISO units and is expected to be a source of profit in131 words
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Article42 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] New Toyo International Holdings yesterday said the chief operating officer of its lamination division, Angela Heng Chor Kiang, and the chief finance officer of New Toyo Group, Peter Angelakos, had resigned with effect from April 1.42 words
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73 1999-04-07 16 [SINGAPORE] Liang Huat Aluminium has agreed to sell 340,000 shares in Siltech Pte Ltd, representing a 68 per cent stake, to China Asian Ltd Siltech is thus no longer a subsidiary of Liang Huat. The shares were sold for about $78,000. The sale is73 words
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402 1999-04-07 17 The combined firm will be world leader in prescription drugs Reuters [STOCKHOLM] Anglo-Swed-ish pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca leapt to the top of the global prescription drugs league table yesterday after shareholders in Sweden's Astra approved the US$36 billion (5562.3 billion) merger. "Today marks theReuters - 402 words
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Article, Illustration514 1999-04-07 17 USsl.43b stock swap for Liberty Media's stake in joint US sports network Bloomberg [SYDNEY] News Corp, the world's fifth-largest media company, agreed to buy Liberty Media Group's stake in a joint US sports network in a US$l.43 billion (552.48 billion) stock swap, toBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 514 words
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347 1999-04-07 17 Reuters [IVREA, Italy] Italy's Olivetti gambled its US$65 billion (*****.5 billion) offer for Telecom Italia yesterday, threatening to drop the hostile bid if Telecom shareholders backed key parts of the company's defence plan. Forced to show its hand by Italian regulators, Olivetti alsoReuters - 347 words
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417 1999-04-07 17 Hyundai, Daewoo renege on pledges debts up 27% Bloomberg [SEOUL] The Hyundai and Daewoo groups, two of South Korea's five biggest conglomerates, reneged on promises to cut debt last year, increasing their combined liabilities by more than a quarter, according to figures released by the government's Fair Trade Commission (FTC).Bloomberg - 417 words
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Article, Illustration82 1999-04-07 17 [TOKYO] Sony president Nobuyuki Idei displaying a device called the Memory Stick at a press conference to launch a new audio system called Super Audio CD at a jazz club in Tokyo yesterday. The Memory Stick, a square memory device that looksAFP - 82 words
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314 1999-04-07 17 Reuters [SAN JOSE, Calif) Texas Instruments Inc held on to its title as the world's No 1 analogue chip maker in terms of revenue in 1998, GartnerGroup's market research firm Dataquest said on Monday. With nearly US$2.3 billion (553.9 billion) in revenue fromReuters - 314 words
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249 1999-04-07 17 6M tops list for 11th year, but high-tech growth is fastest Reuters [NEW YORK] Automaker General Motors Corp topped the Fortune 500 list for the 11th straight year, but the business magazine warned that younger high-technology companies have "made it clear thatReuters - 249 words
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229 1999-04-07 17 Bloomberg [BOSTON] Gillette Co, the world's largest maker of razors and blades, said firstquarter profit will be slightly less than analysts' expectations because of weak sales in Latin America and in its line of Braun appliances. Gillette, which also makes Duracell batteries, Papermate pensBloomberg - 229 words
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359 1999-04-07 18 Buying stakes seen as more lucrative than buying stocks Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Asia Equity Partners, a unit of Chase Manhattan Corp and six other international money managers, are answering Asia's distress call. Chase is raising US$75O million (Ssl.3 billion) for its new Asian OpportunityBloomberg - 359 words
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205 1999-04-07 18 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Net.B@nk Inc shares surged 34 per cent on Monday after the first profitable Internet bank in the US said it added a greater-than-expected 8,000 new accounts in the first three months of the year. Atlanta-based Net.B@nk's goal was to openBloomberg - 205 words
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516 1999-04-07 18 Underwriting of stock sales his big goal; merger seen as a possibility Bloomberg [NEW YORK] William B Harrison Jr, who will become chief executive of the secondbiggest US bank in June, says Chase Manhattan Corp, still wants to get deeper into theBloomberg - 516 words
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375 1999-04-07 18 Bloomberg [TORONTO] KPMG Canada and Arthur Andersen called off plans to merge, less than a week after an Ontario judge extended the time given to partners to vote on the proposal. The April 1 injunction from Judge J M Farley "has created uncertainty withinBloomberg - 375 words
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Article, Illustration375 1999-04-07 18 Reasons to move to MasterCard include economies of scale, boosting Citi brand FT [NEW YORK] Citigroup's consumer chiefs, talking for the first time about the company's shift of business away from the Visa credit card association to its rival MasterCard, say economies of scale wereFT; FILE PHOTO - 375 words
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Article, Illustration504 1999-04-07 18 They are expected to reject offer bat vote may be less clear cot FT [PARIS] The first sign of internal dissent may emerge at Societe Generale and Paribas as the banks' boards meet later yesterday to vote on the two-prongedFT; FILE PHOTO - 504 words
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Article80 1999-04-07 18 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] 11m Chicago Board of Trade, the world's largest futures exchange, said March trading fell 0.7 per cent from the same month last year after a drop in the activity of its most popular contract, US Treasury bonds. CBOT members, who buy and sell futuresBloomberg - 80 words
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62 1999-04-07 18 AFX-Asia [BOMBAY] Citibank NA plans to cut its Indian workforce 0f1,560 by 10-11 per cent and will soon introduce a voluntary retirement scheme, The Economic Times reported yesterday. The newspaper said the decision is part of the bank's strategy to move towardsAFX-Asia - 62 words
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Article102 1999-04-07 18 A chance to gain from M As Reuters [NEW YORK] BT Mutual Funds on Monday launched a fUnd it says should outperform the Standard Poor's 500 stock index—and give individual investors a chance to profit from corporate takeovers. The Quantitative Equity Fund Is an enhanced index fUnd that will enableReuters - 102 words
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Article90 1999-04-07 18 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Fuji Bank and trucking company Nippon Express Co are to start home deliveries of cash, a bank spokesman said yesterday. In the new joint service, Fuji Bank account holders will be able to designate the place and time of cash deli variesAFP - 90 words
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245 1999-04-07 19 Bob Butcher, Jardine Fleming - sii—m Reports MSffl gngppnro ItiHor Bob Butcher, Jardine Fleming A ROUND of catch-up buying by those on holiday on Monday and follow-through buying on an overnight move in the US market got the MSCI Singapore Index off to a strong start yesterday. A245 words
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Article164 1999-04-07 19 Cecilia Loh Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan fatures Cecilia Loh Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures posted a slight gain of 0.20 point, negatively correlated to the Taiex, which slipped 18.21 points. Early gains in the Taiex, paced by the electronics sector, were wiped out foUowing164 words
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271 1999-04-07 19 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices were lifted yesterday as confident investors put a six-week-old rally firmly back on track. Benchmark North Sea Brent blend traded 29 US cents a barrel higher to US$l5.Ol after profit-taking had knockedReuters - 271 words
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Article315 1999-04-07 19 Reuters, Bloomberg London RATE cut speculation in the euro zone and Britain boosted the US dollar against the euro and pushed it to one-and-a-half year highs against sterling yesterday, analysts said. A dismal outlook for Japan's economy as depicted in the quarterly Bank of Japan Tankan survey releasedReuters,; Bloomberg - 315 words
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Article, Illustration1166 1999-04-07 19 BTBiAHflMMMTM dELl AS C$ faro Ffr P» HKS Van W— Kit tt$E«ts H» S$ jgi Sir ITS ft N— US$ Austrafta 0.945 6.178 0.566 1842 1.146 4.874 26.886 54.757 0.761 7.699 2.390 1187 ***** 24.171 1091 3.897 0.934 ***** 23.786 0.394 0229 Cmd< 1058 5.526 0.620 4.067 1.213 5.159 28.4591,166 words
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Article1669 1999-04-07 19 SI COM FUTURES Apr 6 RUNS {MvwcM* «<t5J0»a) KS1 CONTRACTS cMtsAq) CtOM Vofcmo Opm A -> M|pBW MWy BPH UPMMWf WBWWf May 99 100.50 775 JM» 102.75 250 Jui 99 104.00 200 **99 105.75 200 Sop 99 WJ3 200 Oct/Soc 99 109.25 675 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cwtiAg) Vodmt Opm1,669 words
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Article2239 1999-04-07 20 LONDON Mntriais *h 31 Croup 6.29 0.01 A a Food* 4.12 -o.n A 8 Ports 2.77 0.03 AMad Domacg 4.61 unch AMMO Zurich ..8.85 0.09 Anglo Amarican GoM -31.10 1.70 ASDA Group 149 -0.02 Bank of Scotland 8.80 0.13 Barclays 18.80 0.22 Bass 8.44 -0.11 BG 3.532,239 words
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Article1611 1999-04-07 20 AFP Q Nikkei 225 ♦14M3 SHARE prices in Tokyo rose 0.9 per cent yesterday as institutional investors hunted for bargains in late trading after taking profits on recent gains, brokers said. Active position covering emerged in the final hours of trading as investors were convinced of strong buying supportAFP - 1,611 words
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Article373 1999-04-07 20 AFP □wp Index jjg TAIWAN share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday as late selling wiped out early gains on a lack of fresh leads, dealers said. "There were no substantial leads to stimulate the stock market," said Cooper Liao, manager of Jih Sun Securities. "Volume shrank asAFP - 373 words
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Article8579 1999-04-07 21 KOUSTMALS Consumer pro^ucts 1999 Last Vol Day Nat Cap Wt> Law Cswpny Sala -OOQ H>qh Law M tmH 310 255 Ajinomoto 270 14.9 KJ9.4 83 46 Anqkase 66 unci) 5 67 66" 97.3 283 220 Apollo Food Hlq 220 7.7 88.0 204 115 Berjaya Land 136 unch 164 141 1368,579 words
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Article, Illustration414 1999-04-07 21 AFP V% Composite Index +2L09 MALAYSIAN share prices jumped 3.9 per cent yesterday on strong buying of bank stocks after the central bank eased interest rates, dealers said. "There was buying interest in banking stocks due to the lowering of interest rates andAFP - 414 words
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Article2063 1999-04-07 22 ■OHM, LOANS ft VAMAMTS wt 32-Wh List Vol Dav Lift Ouot* Ava High L*w Stop Comnny Sato *or- COOO) HMjh Law Buytr MIm Me* S 3 3160 A Ac»r ******1USS 155 »L5 1041 16 143 15 16 27 4.5 s 3164 Acma ******4 21 ♦o.s 776 22 20 20.5 212,063 words
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212 1999-04-07 22 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH -Byl R Sivanithy THERE'S little doubt that by far, the best performing covered warrant to be Issued here is DBS Bank's call on SIA Local. It was offered last November at $1.28 and today stands at $2.93, a staggering 129 per212 words
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Article210 1999-04-07 22 6r Or M W V* 0«y Last Quata M> Hi M M Cap High La» Stno Company SaM COOP) HlgK L— 8uyar S—r CV p/t »nl 235 >73 5123 CD*. (2000) HK 230 cd 230 8 2.4 33 113 5124 Cathay Pac 20c HK_720 Cd 265 2.1 7.4210 words
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Article, Illustration683 1999-04-07 22 AFP nCbmpoateliMteg -MU7 INDONESIAN shares closed little changed yesterday, with declines in banking stocks more than offset by a rise in select blue chips and pharmaceutical issues, dealers said. They said the gains were capped amid concerns over the coming June elections. A dealer with a local brokerage saidAFP - 683 words
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Article407 1999-04-07 22 AFP yiOompogitaliidei ♦IMS SOUTH Korean shares jumped 3.1 per cent yesterday on institutional buying amid easier money market rates afi ter Wall Street's strong overI night close, dealers said. 1 Shinhan Securities analyst Park Hyo Jin said fUnds continued to flow into the market amid declining money market rates,AFP - 407 words
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Article671 1999-04-07 22 AFP FlADOrdimriai +615 AUSTRALIAN shares prices surged 2 per cent yesterday for its first close above the 3,000-point barrier after a rally on Wall Street and a sharp spike in News Corp shares, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index jumped 59.5 points to 3032.9. The All Industrials Index climbedAFP - 671 words
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Article317 1999-04-07 22 AFP n Wellington -1158 NEW Zealand stocks closed down 0.6 per cent yesterday as Telecom Corp weakened. The NZSE-40 Index was down 12.58 points to 2135.18. Turnover was NZ$B7 million. "It was a featureless day really, and in terms of volume it was a bit like a Monday afterAFP - 317 words
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Article324 1999-04-07 22 AFP fliah +1U PHILIPPINE share prices closed 0.1 per cent higher yesterday as the government announced a fall in the inflation rate for the month of March, analysts said. The Composite Index rose 2.19 points to close at 2,043.36. A total of 698.1 million shares worth 1.37 billion pesosAFP - 324 words
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6590 1999-04-07 23 Transaction date Apr C Or 0r M Wt 52-Wk Last Vol Day Laat Ouoti Mv Wv VM Nat Cap A** High Law StHo Campany Sata COOP) High Law Buyar Sallar C»r H P/t >m« Prtca MMLTHNMISTRY 128 17.5 m b 1000 Acma 50c 78.56,590 words
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Article1243 1999-04-07 23 Or Or mm 52-Mi LHt V« Day LMt Ow«i Oh Wv YM NX Ca» Ay* Hfi Law ttm Cinn ton C000) MN> law 8wyr «—or Cw W MANUFACTURING 195 30 C 2049 AS Auto K)C WO unch 4614 KJ7 100 100 K>l IS M 7 13 9.4 14-2 961,243 words
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Article369 1999-04-07 24 Stacks Volume JC-MPH WtOO 37.877,000 Chosen Hldgs 10c 31,443.000 Circuits Plus Hldgs 22,002,000 JC-MPH 21,697,000 Samudera 10c 20,876,000 KepTatLee Bk DBS WOO 20,786,000 GES Intl Ltd 20c 18,453.000 Singatron 20c 17,503,000 Van d«r Horst 16,481.000 UIC 16.004.000 Stacks DBS Foreign 39,309,605 KepTatLeeBank 29,294,700 OCBC Foreiqn 26,224,520 OBSLand 24,639.300 U08 Foreiqn369 words
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Article, Illustration610 1999-04-07 24 R Sivanithy - STOCIMARKET COMMENTARY Bank stocks the clear favourites; feverish rotational play seen in second-liners By R Sivanithy WALL Street's record high on Monday helped give the local market the extra push it was looking for yesterday, which when combined with the tide of610 words
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Article326 1999-04-07 24 We have received so many phone calls from listed companies on how they ranked in the latest corporate transparency survey that we have decided to run the full list. The survey is conducted by Corporate Transparency Ratings Pte Ltd and is available at US$BOO a copy The326 words
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Article, Illustration65 1999-04-07 24 Toh Hooi Ling - -By Toh Hooi Ling ALTHOUGH there are some small stirrings in hardware dealer Sin Soon Huat's shares, no strong and sustainable trend can be detected yet. This is despite the market's keener than usual interest in the shares yesterday. The counter rose one cent to 20 cents on65 words
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Article, Illustration540 1999-04-07 25 Felix Chan - Success of port of S'pore due largely to dedication and drive of PSA staff: Kah Bow Tan Byl Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Throughput volumes at PSA Corp's terminals in the first quarter of the year were up compared to the same periodARTHUR LEE - 540 words
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973 1999-04-07 25 Seafarer - STRAIT TALK By\ Seafarer THERE is a feeling, prevalent among politicians faced with a perceived crisis, that resolute clear-cut legislative action can provide a solution. There is often little inclination to look closely at the annoying complications which,973 words
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326 1999-04-07 25 Marcus Hand - Son Cruises offering couples cruises of love and passion this weekend By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Local cruise line Sun Cruises is promising loye and passion on the high seas, offering major prizes to couples travelling on two of its326 words
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Article243 1999-04-07 25 Bernama [IPOH] Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd (LMT), which owns and operates the Lumut Port, has registered substantial growth in cargo throughput and shipping traffic for the first quarter of this year compared to the same period last year. In a statement, the company saidBernama - 243 words
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Article, Illustration388 1999-04-07 26 State media claims Hyundai Duke chased N Korean ship, colliding with and sinking it Reuters [TOKYO] North Korea appeared to blame a South Korean vessel for a high-seas collision last week that sank a North Korean freighter and left 37 ofReuters; FILE PHOTO - 388 words
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285 1999-04-07 26 Reuters [SHENZHEN, China] Port facilities operator China Merchants Shekou Port Service Co Ltd said 1998 profits I slumped due to fierce pricecutting among rival ports in China's Shenzhen city. Under international accounting standards, the company's net profit fell to 70.68 million yuan (5514.7Reuters - 285 words
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172 1999-04-07 26 AFX Asia [SYDNEY] P&O Ports is close to finalising enterprise agreements for most of its terminals in a deal that win substantially reduce workforce numbers, cut costs and boost productivity, The Australian Financial Review reported. The proposed agreements, negotiated port by port with aAFX Asia - 172 words
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Article324 1999-04-07 26 PACE Frota 12 ANL 3 Wlidl M Accord 6 GLink Ahrenkiel 14 Gemartrans 8 AASCO 4 c ns M M Asia OCl 5 Gtor *4* M Appenship 5 Hup Austral 8 Avant 14 B'tang Mas 8 S ,1 BSA 7 Hoe 9 h '3 BTL 14 HutoLin<324 words
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Article18268 1999-04-07 33 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA £TA Advertiser Vassal Voy*q» Talapftona ETA ETA Advartlsar Vtsut Voyaga TMphon* sm DHH Nww Noma Numtoar Humbar SIN Dastn Nam* Nam* Numb* Number M 23/04 20/05 COSCO XIBOHE 0012E 65-226)900 a/L uw COt#D To BUENAVENTURA (BUN) 2059 Colombia nZ OTAMu £Ll 20/04 24/05 CSAV IY018,268 words
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Article905 1999-04-07 39 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jar*** tat Hi Si iters 3 JOS Howjwl* 07 04/0600 lata OrtMU 04/99 J23 ate««si*t 07 04/1200 It Atroat *****9 JOI Wmpx* 06 04/2300 «It Jaya *****9 JOI «onou<M 06.04/1600 It Horn *****9 JOI «on«ud« Oi 04/2300 MWIim *****9 JOI MonosiOf 06905 words
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Article1843 1999-04-07 39 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO Booklng/Manc* Rstls Ship Voy Mo Etb/Btr Period From To From kit DMi 0071 M/07M U 04/HM 04/1459 04/1*0 06/1500 04/1*59 04/HM U 04/1700 07/0451 07/0*00 04/1700 07/0451 07/0100 1 07/0700 07/H51 07/M00 4 07/1200 07/M51 07/1700 Hinjm i MM 01/07001,843 words
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Article192 1999-04-07 39 Apr I Greece: Orthodox Good Friday. Apr 12 Greece: Orthodox Easter Monday. Apr 17 Brunei: Hijrah Anniversary of Royal Brunei. Indonesia: First Day of Muharam. Malaysia: Awal Muharram. Apr 25 New Zealand: Anzac Day. Apr M Australia: Anzac Day Holiday. Apr 29 Japan: Greenery Day. Apr 90 Denmark:192 words
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Article762 1999-04-07 39 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the762 words
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Article511 1999-04-07 39 Carbon 180 Max 9981 14 H4 0.09 S9 0.07 Mar 25 Density Utter Hsidee Ask AJmnlnliini SUhnmt No abort E25 2 1 IS 0 0 0 1 %tUH 380 Ave 985.1 0J 12.9 0.06 38 0.02 bn. 380 M*i 994.2 1.1 18.9 0.11 250 0.06 M/lrl511 words
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Article, Illustration713 1999-04-07 40 Taiwan group approached by Eitairo Itoyama, who owns 60m shares or 4% of Japan Airlines Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Taiwan's Evergreen Group decided not to buy a stake in Japan Airlines from the airline's top shareholder, said Fanny Shih, spokeswoman for Evergreen chairman ChangBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 713 words
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Article, Illustration44 1999-04-07 40 [TAIPEI] David Fewchuk, general manger of the Strategic Industry Research Foundation, displays the latest concept car "aXess" during a five-day exhibition of the Australian Technology Marketplace in Taipei. The car has a 2litre engine and 160 horse power. AFPAFP - 44 words
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Article, Illustration121 1999-04-07 40 AFP {DHAKA] The trial run of a direct Bangladesh-India bus service left Dhaka yesterday for Calcutta. The air-conditioned luxury coach carrying 40 Bangladesh officials left without fanfare at 7.30 am (0130 GMT) and was expected to take nine and a half hours toAFP - 121 words
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207 1999-04-07 40 Reuters [SEATTLE] Boeing Co said it delivered 148 commercial airplanes in the first quarter, just shy of the pace needed to meet its goal of delivering a total 0f620 this year. The world's biggest aerospace company said it also delivered 24 military jetsReuters - 207 words
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Article, Illustration512 1999-04-07 40 PAL rh»ittrn>n J group led by Aussie firm willing to revive carrier AFX-Asia, Bloomberg [MANILA] Philippine Airlines Inc chairman Lucio Tan is among two parties said to be willing to invest an additional US$2OO million (***** million) in the company if otherAFX-Asia,; Bloomberg - 512 words
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275 1999-04-07 40 Bloomberg [HERNDON, Virginia] World Airways Inc, which flies charter passenger and cargo planes for other airlines, hired industry veteran Hollis Harris to become chairman, president and chief executive effective May 1. Mr Harris, 67, was chairman of Air Canada from 1993Bloomberg - 275 words
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Article1669 1999-04-07 40 cm fucwT cr* fucmt no UHM AM®2JO 1900 OMMrtliWC CZ3S 1045 CZ352 QMS LH630I 1900 Hwol VH741 1310 VK742 0905 SQZ30 WOO $0175 M30 SOI74 M05 *«it trtom $023 0705 U.0038 2300 WIT40 MIO 6**73 0945 KL838 2300 HatYal MI891 mo M892 0735 ft*37 >455 *****1,669 words
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Advertisement25 1999-04-07 25 S Koreans to blame for ship collision, says North State media claims Hyundai Duke chased N Korean ship, colliding with and sinking it. Pag© 225 words
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Advertisement180 1999-04-07 25 Evergreen wont buy top shareholder's JAL stake Taiwan group approached by Eitaro Itoyama, who owns 60m shares or 4% of Japan Airlines. Baok Page CLARKSON ASIA PTE. LTD. Is seeking to recruit a Dry Careo Chartering Broker I Clarkson Asia comprises the Asian offices of the H. Clarkson Group based180 words
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