The Business Times, 19 June 1999
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Title Section13 1999-06-19 1 OTE BUSINESSTlMES MITA(P) 04(V 12/98 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/ SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 199913 words
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Article73 1999-06-19 1 FOBZIilBB IB) St U8I- 1.797 £(US$/Slper£) lJM 1718 ELM)(USS/Sf per E) 1.IM 1.788 DM L899 UN YEH lift* 1.431 RM 1999 0.449 HKI 7.718 0.220 BAHT 9M? 0.948 KiPIAH 7J49 9.024 •89*MwUt» ruSjjEa SINGAPORE* 5.83 K1 ALA LUMPUR 7.26 JAKARTA 40.68 BANGKOK 1«M 11.0 8.25 TWPHL. 8 07 SttHEf73 words
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Article, Illustration826 1999-06-19 1 Conrad Raj - Move to fund growth opportunities, reduce debt and diversify investor base Ryi Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Barely a month into his new job, Neptune Orient Lines' president and CEO Flemming Jacobs has moved quickly to strengthen the company's finances and fund new growthCHRIS LOH - 826 words
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361 1999-06-19 1 R Sivanithy - SES says it is only a review; HE dollar stocks sparkle By. R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Amidst continued interest in foreign currency stocks yesterday, it was the Hongkong dollar issues that shone in yet another hectic trading day. Brokers said trading361 words
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685 1999-06-19 1 Ang Wan May - Analysts upbeat despite signs of slowing home sales By. Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Despite signs of slowing home sales, analysts and brokers expect residential property prices and stock values to continue their climb, with several putting the gain at about685 words
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Advertisement160 1999-06-19 1 nmPB Analysts should really test out i-One's electronic kiosks before touting the IPO, says Catherine Ong, If 11 AmMjaux at Una* Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad did not deliver the surprise he promised yesterday but waded into his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim in a stronglyworded speech at the general assembly160 words
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Advertisement11 1999-06-19 1 Market reports, Pgs 16-20 Hiap Seng's IPO debut t140%fl Page 1111 words
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Advertisement62 1999-06-19 1 Motor traders upset by emission Mr h /Jl^M rage 10 !i» I S/S/U//J /Stftf -mwk ■/I -■11 ■II *^H J The J&" i., Heir to a proud watchmaking tradition 65/737 64 51. Fax 65/235 82 00. Dickson shops: The Centrepoint. shops: Lucky Raffles City. Paragon \Xatch Ngee For more information:62 words
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SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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471 1999-06-19 2 Audrey Tan - Manufacturing pick-up in Q1 fuels optimism among economists polled By, Audrey Tan ECONOMISTS expect Singapore's non-oil exports to have surged 11.5 per cent in May, as a buoyant trade recovery looks set to lead to strong second-quarter economic growth. A BT471 words
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267 1999-06-19 2 SINGAPORE cannot resort to cutting Central Provident Fund contributions "regularly", as the CPF is a blunt instrument which affects both healthy companies and poor performers, the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) said yesterday. Instead, a monthly variable wage component (MVC) would267 words
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304 1999-06-19 2 Toh Han Shih - Bank talking to 1,000 S'pore firms about joining e-commerce service By' Toh Han Shih DBS Bank and bex.com, a Singapore electronic commerce firm, are aiming to get more companies to make use of ecommerce. DBS is talking to 1,000 firms in Singapore to304 words
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881 1999-06-19 2 Anna Teo - EYE ON THE ECONOMT By* Anna Teo THE "bad news" first the great Japanese economic turnaround in the first quarter is but a statistical mirage. The not-so-bad news all's not lost, however, for the Asian economies looking to Japan to boost their recovery881 words
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120 1999-06-19 2 ENG Lim Construction has won a $49.8 million deal to be the main contractor in building Maybank's headquarters in Battery Road. The 32-storey building, with a gross floor area of 15,740 square metres, will cost $110 million and will be completed in 2001.120 words
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550 1999-06-19 3 Association says it never agreed to a rate freeze and wants a free market Reuters A CONTROVERSIAL rate freeze agreement in Singapore's fire insurance market works against customer interests and should be removed, the Singapore Insurance Brokers' Association (Siba) said yesterday. "AsReuters - 550 words
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543 1999-06-19 3 David Boey - It expects to get 20% of fixed line market 3-5 years after starting services Hy David Boey WITH just 285 days to go before its commercial launch on April 1, Star Hub Singapore's newest info-communi cations company unveiled its corporate identify amid much fanfare yesterday543 words
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198 1999-06-19 3 TO streamline the business and company registration process for foreigners, a new procedure will be implemented on Monday, the Registry of Companies and Businesses and the Ministry of Manpower said yesterday. Under the new procedure, a foreigner who intends to become a business owner cum manager198 words
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Article, Illustration290 1999-06-19 3 Christopher Tan - Byy Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] After an absence of several months, Rover is back. The new agent. Rover Singapore, opened for business yesterday with the unveiling of the Rover 75 the world's first showroom launch of the car. "The UK (Rover's home market) is launchingCHRIS LOH - 290 words
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Article210 1999-06-19 3 Chia Shi Teck - MAILBAG Chia Shi Teck Executive chairman Heshe Holdings I REFER to your report "Thumping Sesdaq gains put blue chips in the shade" (BT, June 17). I was surprised to read that Heshe was classified in your article to be one in financial trouble and needing "rescue". This210 words
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249 1999-06-19 3 Goh Chyan Pit - Goh Chyan Pit, Manager. DBS Bank WE refer to your article "Brokers expect hot reception to 1-One.Net IPO" (BT, 16 June). The article quoted various figures in respect of the number of i-One booths that the i-One.Net group has installed to date and plans to install249 words
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165 1999-06-19 3 John Khew Singapore - John Khew Singapore I WAS shocked to receive a letter from the Company Secretary of Gold Bridge Engineering Construction Berhad (KLSE) which had as its agenda of its EGM an item stating "that no allotment be made in favour of, and no provisional letter165 words
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Advertisement1086 1999-06-19 2 Indian Bank I (Wholly-Owned by Government of India) Head Office: 31 Rajajji Salai, Chennai 600 001, India BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 ST MARCH 1998 AND PROFIT LOSS ACCOUNT FORTHEYEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 1998. Capital 1 2403,96,00 653,96,00 INCOME Reserves and surplus 2 399,08,33 403,55,10 Interest earned 13 1464,21,45 1563,16,431,086 words
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Advertisement400 1999-06-19 3 Network Solutions Sector (NSS), South Asia Division Our Vision: To be the global leader of end-toend wireless network solutions to operators and service providers worldwide for all their telecommunications needs. Motorola's Network Solutions Sector is responsible for the manufacturing, sales and integration of Motorola's cellular infrastructure. The group works closely400 words
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ASIA ON THE MEND
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Article, Illustration760 1999-06-19 4 Shoeb Kagda - Changing to fixed exchange rate would hurt economy, reforms: Fischer FYom\ Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta THE International Monetary Fund yesterday reiterated its opposition to a fixed exchange rate for the rupiah with its first deputy managing director Stanley Fischer noting that the existing flexible exchangeREUTERS - 760 words
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Article, Illustration584 1999-06-19 4 Reuters [TOKYO] The Japanese government is seeking more cost-effective means of boosting the economy, choosing for now to shun its pork-barrel tendencies of yore, and intervening in foreign currency markets may be one such method. "The government has been adopting a variety ofReuters; FILE PHOTO - 584 words
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290 1999-06-19 4 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea yesterday reinforced its commitment to economic reform but offered a 2.02 trillion won (552.96 billion) package to support ordinary workers whom it acknowledged had borne the brunt of the country's financial crisis. "Faithful implementation of restructuring plans remains theReuters - 290 words
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172 1999-06-19 4 Reuters [JAKARTA) Indonesian shares surged almost 4 per cent yesterday as the key composite index closed above the 700-point level for the first time since August 1997. Confidence increased ahead of the completion of the vote count from last week's election amid encouraging statementsReuters - 172 words
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578 1999-06-19 4 Effects on health, labour and education widespread: experts AFP (MANILA] Asia's currency crisis could leave widespread social effects on education, health and human resources even after regional economies recover, experts warned yesterday. "The social crisis is deeper than the financial crisis," warned LeeAFP - 578 words
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439 1999-06-19 4 Harish Mehta - Agency revises its outlook for Bank of Ayudhya to stable From Harish Mehta in Bangkok INTERNATIONAL ratings agency Standard Poor's yesterday revised the outlook for Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) from negative to stable in a move analysts said could foreshadow similar439 words
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227 1999-06-19 4 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Kuala Lumpur City Corporation Bhd said it does not rule out rescuing more than one brokerages now under the control of government restructuring agency, Danaharta Nasional Bhd, the daily Sun said yesterday. It quoted the chief executive of Kuala LumpurReuters - 227 words
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THE REGION
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Article, Illustration833 1999-06-19 5 Eddie Toh - Dr M's promised surprise fails to materialise; no word on 'hot' topics like election date fiYom Eddie Toh in Kuula Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad did not deliver the surprise he promised yesterday but waded into his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim in a strongly-worded833 words
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406 1999-06-19 5 KUALA LUMPUR EL won't folly lift capital controls until sufficient global reforms are in place Bernama AFX-Asia PRIME Minister Mahathir Mohamad is confident that Malaysia and Singapore will be able to resolve the ongoing Central Limit Order Book (Clob) issue as bothBernama; AFX-Asia - 406 words
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580 1999-06-19 5 KUALA LUMPUR They are agents trying to incite trouble: Razaleigh Bernama JUST as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was warning Malaysians of attempts by foreigners to meddle in Malaysian affairs, a Singapore daily has seen fit to suggest that Malaysia would be better offBernama - 580 words
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NOTE Book
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122 1999-06-19 5 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai said yesterday that there were differences among members of his seven-party coalition over a cabinet reshuffle expected later this month but that he would try to minimise the problems. Members of the Chart Pattana and Social ActionReuters - 122 words
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81 1999-06-19 5 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Brunei authorities have closed down 10 restaurants in the past week following an outbreak of cholera that has struck more than 70 people, local media reported yesterday. Authorities ordered the restaurants, mainly in Gadong and the capital Bandar Seri Begawan, temporarily shutReuters - 81 words
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110 1999-06-19 5 Bridge News [BANGKOK] The Thai Bankers' Association, representing all the 13 banks in Thailand, decided on Thursday to set up the country's first-ever centre of borrowers' credit data, to be called the Credit Bureau, according to a statement issued late on Thursday.Bridge News - 110 words
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73 1999-06-19 5 Reuters [SHANGHAI] China's biggest securities mutual fund, the Anshun Fund, will list on the Shanghai stock exchange next week, the Shanghai Securities News reported yesterday. The fund, with a value of three billion yuan (Ss6l7 million), will list on Tuesday, the official newspaper said.Reuters - 73 words
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Article, Illustration531 1999-06-19 5 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was told six years ago that his former deputy Anwar Ibrahim had had sexual relations with two individuals including a man, a former police chief said yesterday. Former inspector-general of police (IGP)Reuters - 531 words
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377 1999-06-19 5 SHANGHAI AFP MOODY'S Investors Service has discounted China's chances of successfully reforming its debt-troubled trust and investment companies, the so-called Itics, despite strenuous efforts to trim down and restructure the sector. The New York-based ratings agency said in a report received here yesterdayAFP - 377 words
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253 1999-06-19 5 JAKARTA Ghalib's civilian deputy Ismudjoko made interim AG AFP INDONESIAN President BJ Habibie has bowed to public pressure by appointing a civilian lawyer to replace attor-ney-general Andi Ghalib, who is facing a corruption probe, the Antara news agency reported yesterday. Deputy attorney-general Ismudjoko was named interimAFP - 253 words
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162 1999-06-19 5 MBANGKOK Bloomberg THE sale of Thailand's stateowned Radanasin Bank Pel will be delayed by a month to give four foreign institutions more time to assess the lender, said central bank deputy governor Kitti Patpongpibul. Final offers for Radanasin, the nation's smallest bank,Bloomberg - 162 words
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347 1999-06-19 6 TOKYO AFP A REGIONAL Japanese bank yesterday admitted it was in a poor financial state as Japan's financial watchdog focused on the bank as its next target for reform. Namihaya Bank, based in Osaka, said its consolidated capital-to-asset ratio fell to minusAFP - 347 words
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330 1999-06-19 6 TOKYO AFP SWISS banking giant Credit Suisse group will sack up to 10 staff from its Tokyo operations in the wake of an investigation by Japanese financial authorities, a source said yesterday. Japan's Financial Supervisory Agency has been investigating theAFP - 330 words
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Article137 1999-06-19 6 TOKYO Reuters TOKYO Governor Shintaro Ishihara met with a senior official from the US National Association of Securities Dealers Inc (NASD) this week to seek help in setting up a junk bond market, a Tokyo metropolitan government official said yesterday. Soji Suzuki, a counsellorReuters - 137 words
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502 1999-06-19 6 Anthony Rowley - Info-communications industry gains from deregulation and now accounts for 12% of GDP Prom, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN'S info-communica-tions industry is growing at an explosive rate and has surpassed traditional industries in terms of its contribution to national output, according to502 words
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Article, Illustration67 1999-06-19 6 [SEOUL] Members of the cast and crew that made on the successful South Korean film, 'Swiri yesterday holding posters of the movie as they join a rally in Seoul. Some 200 South Korean film actors, actresses and film directors demonstrated on the main street in SeoulAFP - 67 words
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281 1999-06-19 6 SEOUL With cut, It won of stocks set to flood market in Jnly Bloomberg SOUTH Korea will further shorten the seven-year period that employees must hold company stock issued to them as options or bonuses, making it easier for them to realise gains fromBloomberg - 281 words
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545 1999-06-19 6 SEOUL It's a tactic to avoid structural reform, analysts say Bloomberg SOUTH Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) says the nation's conglomerates are continuing to shuffle funds between healthy and unhealthy units, in what analysts say is another tactic to avoid structural reform. Units ofBloomberg - 545 words
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270 1999-06-19 6 NEW DELHI AFP INDIA and China, two Asian giants with a history of troubled relations, do not pose a threat to each other, Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh said yesterday. "I have no difficulties to repeat it today: India is notAFP - 270 words
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ASIA Notes
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70 1999-06-19 6 Reuters [NEW DELHI] India will hold elections in autumn despite fighting in the divided Himalayan region of Kashmir, Home Minister Lai Krishna Advani said yesterday. "The elections will be held as per schedule. It does not matter even if the military strikes (in Kashmir)Reuters - 70 words
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Article76 1999-06-19 6 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's Federal Court yesterday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving scores of people who claimed they became ill last year from drinking contaminated Sydney water. In what was seen as an internationally embarrassing incident in the lead-up to the 2000 Olympics, Sydney's threeAFP - 76 words
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Article70 1999-06-19 6 AFP [PORT MORESBY] Investigators yesterday scoured the remote site of a plane crash in Papua New Guinea that left all 17 on board dead, as officials confirmed three Australians, four Koreans and two Dutch nationals were among those killed. The twin-engine turbo-prop Bandierante aircraft operated byAFP - 70 words
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Article37 1999-06-19 6 AFP FRAMINGH AM, Massachusetts] Sales of personal computers in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, jumped by 25 per cent in the first quarter, an International Data Corporation survey said on Thursday.—AFPAFP - 37 words
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THE WORLD
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Article256 1999-06-19 7 COLOGNE Reuters US President Bill Clinton said yesterday he was "thrilled" by the recent strong showing of the Japanese economy, calling it a tribute to the Tokyo government's economic reforms. Mr Clinton, speaking as he met Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi ahead of the G-7 (GroupReuters - 256 words
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269 1999-06-19 7 LONDON Reuters HEDGE fund activity in global financial markets may be on the rise, fuelled by a new willingness by banks to extend credit, a report by the Bank of England said yesterday. The BOE's Financial Stability Review, which monitors the stability ofReuters - 269 words
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WORLD Watch
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Article102 1999-06-19 7 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Long-Term Capital Management, which lost more than US$4 billion (Ss6.B billion) last year, plans to repay its original clients "in the near future", according to a letter to investors. The hedge fund founded by former Salomon vice-chairman John Meriwether will also returnBloomberg - 102 words
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85 1999-06-19 7 AFP [LONDON] British Prime Minister Tony Blair has ordered a two-year delay in the referendum on joining the euro after his ruling Labour party's mauling at last week's European elections, it was reported yesterday. He believes he needs longer to swing hostile public opinionAFP - 85 words
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70 1999-06-19 7 Reuters [BRUSSELS] The health scare over Coca-Cola soft drinks bottled in Belgium and France spread further yesterday as Spain withdrew 390,000 bottles of Coca-Cola from sale. Spanish media reported the withdrawal in six Spanish regions of the drinks imported from Belgium, just as Coca-ColaReuters - 70 words
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95 1999-06-19 7 Reuters [COPENHAGEN] Inflation in the European Union has been defeated and focus must now be turned to bringing the unemployment rate down, French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin said yesterday. "Inflation has been conquered, it has been contained. In Europe we must now give priorityReuters - 95 words
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Article, Illustration518 1999-06-19 7 THE G-7 SUMMIT Move to wipe out 70%, or USs9ob, of USsl27b owed; aid to be tripled to USssob Bloomberg Reuters [COLOGNE, Germany] The Group of Seven leading industrial nations agreed on a plan to slash tens of billions of dollarsBloomberg; Reuters - 518 words
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239 1999-06-19 7 LONDON Reuters, Bloomberg HUNDREDS of shouting protesters, many on bicycles, gathered outside London's Bank of England yesterday as the central bank became the focus of a day-long protest against capitalism. Earlier, some 300 cyclists disrupted traffic in London's financial heartland. Carrying banners with slogans like "MoneyReuters,; Bloomberg - 239 words
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361 1999-06-19 7 DENVER Productivity growth may be long-lasting amid investment rise Reuters, Bloomberg THE US economy is expected to grow 3 per cent in 1999 with moderate inflation, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank president Tom Hoenig said on Thursday night. "On theReuters,; Bloomberg - 361 words
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Article, Illustration676 1999-06-19 7 CHICAGO Markets celebrate Greenspan testimony with big gains Bloomberg CHRISTMAS is still six months away, but Alan Greenspan went up to Capitol Hill bearing gifts. For the bond market, the Fed chairman had a cute, fuzzy teddy bear, wrapped in colourful paper and tiedBloomberg - 676 words
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Article, Illustration61 1999-06-19 7 [NEW YORK] A brooch called "Liberty by Dutch artist Gijs Bakker is one of 71 brooches on display at the American Craft Museum in an exhibition entitled "Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K Albright." Sixty-one artists from 61 countries were invited to design broochesAFP - 61 words
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452 1999-06-19 7 LONDON Stronger yen would hinder Japanese recovery: analysts Bloomberg THE yen fell against the dollar and euro yesterday as the European Central Bank (ECB) said it intervened on behalf of the Bank of Japan to halt a rally in the JapaneseBloomberg - 452 words
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311 1999-06-19 7 GENEVA Reuters ENVOYS from the World Trade Organisation failed yesterday to break the impasse over who will lead the global watchdog and will meet again in early July, trade officials said. "We agreed on the need for further consultationsReuters - 311 words
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WORLD CUP CRICKET
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Article, Illustration788 1999-06-19 8 SHAHIRON SAHARI - It is fitting that two teams so twinly embroiled in last year's bribery scandal now meet in the final, writes Pi SHAHIRON SAHARI SHAHIRON SAHARI SUDDENLY, it's like we're back in 1996 again. Spirited team from the Indian sub-continent enjoying the bulk of crowd788 words
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Advertisement457 1999-06-19 8 Whereto wine, dine and entertain.. a— Cafe Plaza (20 June) Japanese Food 8t Dessert Buffet Promotion $25 (Adult), 50% discount (Child) Receive a complimentary bottle of white or red house wine if 4 more adult family members join the celebration OR when you bring your Mother's Day Cafe Plaza buffet457 words
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EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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Article, Illustration863 1999-06-19 9 ART Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Few art lovers can fail to be familiar with the tragedy of misunderstood genius, madness and death that underpins the work of Vincent van Gogh. But the popular mythology surrounding one of the most influential painters of the last century affordsReuters; FILE ART - 863 words
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Page 9 Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous1850 1999-06-19 9 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD VIMMI E 5 I E H F i 1 Contribution from the same country (8) lH| 5 A way to confront the queen Hk IH—-JH 9 Fellow airman escorted in LnJ shackles 11 Briefly, it's a popular drink H H H H Hi Hh 12 Oriental warlord carries1,850 words
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MOTORING
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BUMPER to BUMPER
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Article66 1999-06-19 10 THE Land Transport Authority has been honoured with the "Outstanding Smart Card Application" award for its electronic road pricing system. The award was given out by the Smart Card Industry Association, in recognition of the LTA's use of contact smart card technology for the ERP66 words
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83 1999-06-19 10 RENAULT agent Exklusiv Auto has launched the new Megane Classic. The car has been given a facelift, Inside and out. A 1.4-litre variant will compete with established choices such as the 1.3-1.5-litre offerings from Toyota, Nissan and Mitsubishi. The smaller 16-valve engine packs 105 horses83 words
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Article85 1999-06-19 10 BMW has won this year's Le Mans 24 Hour. Its Vl2 LMR finished the gruelling event over the weekend after completing 366 rounds on the 13.6 km circuit—a new record. The six-litre, 580-horsepower car was driven by Pierluigi Martini, Yannick Dalmas and Joachim Winkelhock.85 words
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Article130 1999-06-19 10 THE Nissan Sunny could well become this year's top-selling model. Distributor Tan Chong has already sold out its first shipment of over 500 new Sunny VIP cars, and sources say it has bookings of over 1,000 units. While the Sunny has long been one of130 words
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58 1999-06-19 10 FORD Motor Co has launched a tender offer to buy Automobile Protection Corp, a provider of extended service contracts, for US$lBO million (Ss3o6 million). According to Reuters, the Atlanta-based company has 200 workers. Ford, which has been diversifying into other transportation and consumer-related58 words
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Article68 1999-06-19 10 Christopher Tan - Compiled by Christopher Tan JAGUAR Cars posted its best monthly sales in May with 7353 cars. It attained the all-time high on the back of the new S-Type. Worldwide May sales were nearly 70 per cent higher than in the same period last year. Jaguar68 words
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Article, Illustration581 1999-06-19 10 Christopher Tan - Sources say 60% of non-European cars will be knocked out; ministry urged to extend deadline to April 2001 By I Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] Nearly 60 per cent of non-Euro-pean cars currently imported here will not pass a new emission ruling, motor trade sourcesFILE PHOTO - 581 words
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237 1999-06-19 10 [SINGAPORE] Businesses with fleets of commercial vehicles will face substantially higher inspection fees soon. BT understands the authorities are recommending new emission tests that closely reflect real driving conditions. And vehicle inspection companies will soon be investing in chassis dynamometers, each costing $140,000$200,000. These237 words
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Article1086 1999-06-19 10 Average open market value of cars registered in May 1999. MOOEUMADE OC AVEOMVfc) MOOEL/MAOf OC AVE 0MV($) 1590 38.106 NBSAN WMQROO 4AO 1,407 ***** AUDI A4 1.6 A ***** MOOAN SUWY1 -5 A 1,496 ***** ALU AfS 24 A 2393 ***** MSSAN SUM* 1.5 M 1.488 13,4361,086 words
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COMPANIES & MARKETS
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906 1999-06-19 11 Ven Sreenivasan - Major changes seen in shareholding structures of some small-cap companies By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] If you thought you knew the controlling shareholding structures of most listed companies here, think again. Shareholding structures in more than a dozen smallcap companies have906 words
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Article175 1999-06-19 11 David Boey - By\ David Boey [SINGAPORE] Three new services that Singapore Telecom plans to roll out for its fixed lines subscribers could help the telco double revenue from its value-added services within five years. Hui Weng Cheong, vicepresident for consumer products, said yesterday that SingTel should175 words
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Article, Illustration271 1999-06-19 11 Annette Pau - ON IPO TRAIL IPO stock, priced at 28 cts, hits 69.5 before ending at 66 By. Annette Pau (SINGAPORE] Lucky investors who got a slice of Hiap Seng Engineering's initial public offer would have more than doubled their capital outlay hadFILE PHOTO - 271 words
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Article297 1999-06-19 11 Rahita Elias - By\ Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Lee Hwa Holdings' public offer tranche of 5.18 million shares has been subscribed 199 times. When the offer closed at noon yesterday, the company had received 91,432 applications for a total of 1.03 biltlon shares. Application monies received totalled some297 words
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976 1999-06-19 11 Catherine Ong - HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong IF you are a niche player in the cut-throat printing business, how do you get high-flying valuations for your stock? Answer: change your name to i-One.Net and encourage the belief that you are a serious976 words
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Article, Illustration464 1999-06-19 11 Rahita Elias - By\ Rahita Elias [SINGAPORE] Branded goods retailer FJ Benjamin, which has secured the regional franchise for the Manchester United brand, expects to return to the black in the next financial year ending in June 2000. Frank Benjamin, FJ Benjamin's president and chief executiveSIEW YAW HOONG - 464 words
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SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
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321 1999-06-19 12 Felix Chan - The new Boeing jets will replace its long-haul Airbus fleet By Felix Chan [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines has exercised options for 10 Boeing 777 jets valued at US$l.9 billion (553.24 billion) to replace its long-haul Airbus fleet. The 10 wide-body 8777-200 IGW (Increased Gross321 words
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Article350 1999-06-19 12 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] Investors wary of changes in foreign ownership rules have shed the Foreign shares of Singapore Airlines over the past month, narrowing the price difference between the Foreign and Local shares. The spread between the two share types of SIA fell to a nine-monthBloomberg - 350 words
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192 1999-06-19 12 [SINGAPORE] First Engineering has reported a 25 per cent rise in net earnings to $3.7 million for the year ended March 31,1999. This works out to earnings per share of 5.22 cents, up from 4.18 cents in the previous year when the precision moulds and192 words
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360 1999-06-19 12 Jennifer Lien - It's also claiming for unpaid amounts allegedly due By, Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] US-based graphics chip maker 3dfx Interactive Inc has sued its former customer Creative Technology for breach of contract and copyright infringement, following the two parties' unhappy split earlier this year.360 words
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216 1999-06-19 12 Eugene Low - By Eugene Low [SINGAPORE] Keppel Telecommunications and Transportation (Keppel T&T) and Singapore Telecom yesterday formed a joint venture to merge their business communications equipment distribution operations. The new company, Radiance Communications, is a 50-50 tie-up between Keppel Communications and Telecom Equipment. The partners have216 words
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Article, Illustration590 1999-06-19 12 Ruth Wong - Wrt sees volatile trade on its last day of trading yesterday FYom Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur PILECON Engineering Bhd warrants went on a wild roll-er-coaster ride in their death throes yesterday. Trading was highly volatile in mid-afternoon, before the counter settled down toSource: Bloomberg - 590 words
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Article, Illustration335 1999-06-19 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Shares of Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI) group of companies were the most active on speculation Razaleigh Hamzah, a former finance minister and close friend of the companies' chairman, may play a bigger role in the nation's ruling politicalBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 335 words
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223 1999-06-19 12 Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malayan United Industries Bhd (MUI), a Malaysian real estate and retailing company, may sell its remaining 8.14 per cent of Hongkong publisher, South China Morning Post Holdings Ltd, if the price rises. "If there is a bull runBloomberg - 223 words
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Article451 1999-06-19 12 Carol Eng - From l Carol Eng in Kunming, Yunnan TEXTBOOK publisher Pan Pacific Publications views China as its biggest market in the future and is opening the first phase of a 112 million renminbi (Ss23 million) building "with a book focus" in Kunming today. Xinhua Plaza is451 words
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205 1999-06-19 12 [SINGAPORE] After generating much hope among investors, Freight Links yesterday said it has called off all talks with potential merger parties. The freight and logistics group, whose share price has been spiralling up in recent weeks, said it "has not been able to narrow205 words
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194 1999-06-19 12 Diana Oon Abdullah - From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur LITTLE-KNOWN businessman Robert Tan Hua Choon, the successful bidder for Kuala Lumpur-based Sime Securities, is injecting the business into listed company Malaysia Aica (Maica). Maica said yesterday that Mr Tan "will not receive any consideration" for194 words
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COMPANY Briefs
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50 1999-06-19 12 [SINGAPORE] Goldtron Ltd yesterday announced that it is holding a meeting with some of its unsecured creditors on July 14. The purpose of the meeting is to seek approval for a scheme of arrangement between Goldtron and its creditors which would resolve its outstanding liabilities.50 words
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Article39 1999-06-19 12 (SINGAPORE] Sunright's Cheng Sui Yoong has resigned as general manager of the Asia-Pacific burn-in and test operations group with effect from yesterday. The company said he had also resigned as a director of certain undisclosed subsidiaries.39 words
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91 1999-06-19 12 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange has fined and reprimanded two companies and ticked off one other for breaching listing requirements. Nanyang Press Holdings was fined 82,000 Malaysian ringgit (5536,826) and reprimanded for failing to make a timely announcement on two shareAFX-Asia - 91 words
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INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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514 1999-06-19 13 It buys oat former partners MCI-Worldcom, TVNZ and Todd Corp Reuters [WELLINGTON] British Telecom emerged yesterday with full ownership of New Zealand's second largest telecommunications company. Clear Communication, after setting out to buy just half. BT announced it was buying out its previouslyReuters - 514 words
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461 1999-06-19 13 Bloomberg [TOKYO] A joint venture by Kobe Steel and Micron Technology. the No 1 maker of computer memory chips in the US, plans to become by September Japan s largest maker of the most commonly used computer memory chips.Bloomberg - 461 words
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Article, Illustration69 1999-06-19 13 [SYDNEY] Activists protesting against damage done to the environment by global corporations outside Westpac Bank in Sydney yesterday. Groups all around the world are protesting while the G-8 nations meet in Koln. Germany, to further promote their vision of free trade and economic growth. OrganisedAFP - 69 words
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406 1999-06-19 13 A shift to Dell sales model, say analysts, citing revamp plan AFX-Asia, Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Compaq Computer Corp's restructure plan is an ambitious bid to shift its business to the direct sales model developed by Dell Computer Corp and improve its ability toAFX-Asia,; Bloomberg - 406 words
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322 1999-06-19 13 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] News Corp, the media company headed by Rupert Murdoch, has agreed to buy William Morrow Co and Avon Books from Hearst Corp. adding the businesses to News Corp's HarperCollins Publishers unit. The terms weren't disclosed. although Credit LyonnaisBloomberg - 322 words
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413 1999-06-19 13 US carmaker's workforce can be cut by 40,000: industry study Bloomberg IDETROIT| General Motors Corp would need 40.000 fewer North American workers and save US$4.9 billion (SsB.4 billion) annually if its productivity and labour costs matched that of ToyotaBloomberg - 413 words
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Article, Illustration440 1999-06-19 13 Reuters [PALO ALTO) HewlettPackard Co has narrowed its search for a new chief executive officer to three people, including company veteran Ann Livermore and two executives from outside the company, sources familiar with the search say. The new CEO, who willReuters; FILE PHOTO - 440 words
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FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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562 1999-06-19 14 Company reveals finances for first time; analysts say market value will top USs3ob if floated NYT Bloomberg [NEW YORK) Fidelity Investments sold US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) in long-term debt on Thursday amid strong demand from institutions, which for the first time got a detailedNYT; Bloomberg - 562 words
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Article, Illustration427 1999-06-19 14 Euro/USS: This week proved to be another disaster for the euro. The unit plunged to a low of 1.0287 on Wednesday from last Friday's close of 1.0530. Subsequently, euro/US$ rebounded slightly to trade around 1.0320 by yesterday morning. While near-term support is seen at the historicalSource: DBS Bank - 427 words
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326 1999-06-19 14 Reuters (SYDNKY) Principal Financial Group, the eighth largest US life insurer, is now Australia's biggest retail funds manager after paying Deutsche Bank AG As2.l billion <552.4 billion) to acquire most of Bankers Trust Australia Group. The mutual company said yesterday it wasReuters - 326 words
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263 1999-06-19 14 AFP, Bloomberg [TOKYO) Japan's Daiwa Bank Ltd is to sell its branch offices in Hongkong to Bank of East Asia, under its plan to pull out of overseas operations. Japan's business daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun said. The Japanese bank is in the final stagesAFP,; Bloomberg - 263 words
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Article, Illustration1256 1999-06-19 15 nmBRBAMK CROSS RATES s A$ C Bmb E 0 Pni HKS Ind Rs Bupiah Yen Won KM HZS Pafc Bs Peso s$ Rand Sfr HT$ Baht Pound USS Australia 0.955 6.178 0.632 4.148 1.237 5.052 28.106 47.151 0.777 7.579 2.475 1.228 33.839 24.629 1.112 3.934 1.008 21.061 24.012 0.409 0.6511,256 words
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Article1818 1999-06-19 15 SICOM FUTURES ***Zni8 RUBBER (futures dosing as it 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTS centsAg) Close Volume Open Month High Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jul 99 103.75 300 WO Auq 99 104.75 300 Sep 99 107.75 300 800 Oct/Dec 99 112.25 150 1050 Jan/Mar 00 117.00 300 Apr/Jun 00 120.50 RSS 3 CONTRACT1,818 words
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131 1999-06-19 15 Edward Cheung, Jardine Fleming - CTltffTrg Reports Singapore InHmr Edward Cheung, Jardine Fleming The MSCI Singapore Index opened higher yesterday after a speech overnight by Alan Greenspan, the US Federal Reserve chairman, to a Congress committee. His comments allayed fears of a succession of interest rate increases131 words
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269 1999-06-19 15 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Profit-taking took the shine off a recent oil price rally yesterday but losses were curbed by concern that a Nigerian strike could eventually affect exports from Africa's biggest oil producer. Brent blend for August deliveryReuters - 269 words
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277 1999-06-19 15 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Chinese smelters are shipping some zinc to the United States due to its new policy to diversify following the Asian economic crisis, adding to tightness in the spot market here, traders said. "For the moment, we cannot see too much Chinese zincReuters - 277 words
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Article337 1999-06-19 15 Reuters London THE yen slumped against the euro yesterday, losing over three yen as the European Central Bank intervened selling yen for euros on behalf of the Bank of Japan. Analysts said intervention was triggered by a fall to lifetime lows in euro/yen. The yen had also beenReuters - 337 words
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Article4897 1999-06-19 14 Net earn CPS Noel Gifts Mar 31 I L399L 1.2621 2.11 1.9L Date TY LV TY LV NobelOesign Mar 30 P 1.334L 0.731 1.3L 0.73 Company ann ($m> ($m) (cts) (ct«> NobleGrp (US$) Mar 26 P 7.7271 0.206 3.2L 0.10 Oak well Mar 25 P 0.6224,897 words
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Article2385 1999-06-19 16 LONDON Mwtrials Jw> PMM 3iGroup 7.32 unch Abbey National 13.06 0.20 A B Foods 4.45 0.01 A B Ports. 3.10 0.09 Alliance t Leicester 9.19 0.07 Allied Domecq 6.13 0.09 Allied Zurich 7.96 0.22 Anglo American Gold 43.70 unch ASDA Group 2.16 unch Bank of Scotland 9.242,385 words
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Article1630 1999-06-19 16 AFP Nikkei 225 -39.19 SHARE prices eased in Tokyo yesterday as profit-taking eroded their early gains following a surge on Wall Street amid receding concern about a large hike in US interest rates, brokers said. "Selling emerged in the afternoon, focusing on banks." said Mayumi Araki. a senior marketAFP - 1,630 words
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Article, Illustration209 1999-06-19 16 Shenzhen A Index +125 SHENZHEN'S domestic currency A shares closed a touch stronger yesterday as investors, heartened by a bullish Communist Party newspaper editorial, poured money into the longneglected mutual fund sector. The A share index edged up 3.25 points to 473.84 as turnover rose to 22 billion yuanSource: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 209 words
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KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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Article, Illustration458 1999-06-19 17 AFP CI Composite Index -1.16 MALAYSIAN share prices ended 0.1 per cent lower yesterday in volatile trade on a lack of signals from Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad over the timing of an expected early election. "Expectations were running high andAFP - 458 words
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Article9113 1999-06-19 17 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products '999 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Low Company Sal* OOO High Low P/E Smil 380 255 A)inomoto 360 -8 5 364 360 22 8 145.9 05 46 Angkasa 95.5 -1.5 103 98 95 140.8 293 220 Apollo Food Hlg 282 -2 1 282 282 9.8 112.89,113 words
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WARRANTS, OPTIONS & REGIONAL MARKETS
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204 1999-06-19 18 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH -By R Sivanithy THE next warrant that's going to expire is Orchard Parade Holdings next month. With so little time left, the numbers usually mean little other than to highlight the potential gains and risks involved in taking a204 words
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Article2311 1999-06-19 18 BONDS, LOANS WARRANTS wt 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Quote Ayq Hiqn Low Stno Company Sato »or- COOO) High Low Buyer Seltef Price 98 5 3 s 3160 "Acer W*****1USS 84 789 88 82 84 85 69 4.5 3164 Acma W*****4 65.5 unch 1027 67 63 64.5 65.5 64 452,311 words
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Article225 1999-06-19 18 HONGKONG STOCKS Gr Or s2 Wk L **< vol Day Last Ouolt Dtv Dtv VM Net M Cap High Low Stno Company Saw (OOP) High Low Buyar S«lktr CyT P/E $rral ~365 173 5123 COL (2000) HK 330 312.5 335 8 IT 2.4 11.2 ***** 5124 Cathay Pac225 words
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Article295 1999-06-19 18 AFP n Wellington -37.4 NEW Zealand shares slipped 1.8 per cent yesterday after a bout of late selling, dealers said. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index closed down 37.4 points at 2.091.81 on total turnover of NZ$l3B million. Telecom finished on a low. down 16 cents at NZ$B. AFP tmAFP - 295 words
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Article, Illustration885 1999-06-19 18 AFP CI SET Index -1.74 THAI stocks fell back slightly yesterday as profit-takers scuppered the market's attempts to break a key resistance barrier at around 523 points, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index closed down 1.74 points or 0.3 per cent at 518.81. An analyst with AdkinsonAFP - 885 words
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Article411 1999-06-19 18 AFP fl Composite Index +5.47 SOUTH Korean shares closed barely higher yesterday with foreign selling wiping out optimism sparked by Federal Reserve chief Alan Greenspan's suggestion that US interest rates would rise only modestly. Mr Greenspan's testimony to Congress helped remove some uncertainty from the market and his commentsAFP - 411 words
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Article659 1999-06-19 18 AFP Q All Ordinaries +4.7 AUSTRALIAN shares closed up 0.2 per cent yesterday as gains on Wall Street flowed through but were later cut down by profit-taking, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index finished up 4.7 points at 2,985.00. The All Industrials Index climbed 15.6 points to 5.228.60 whileAFP - 659 words
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Article, Illustration722 1999-06-19 18 AFP Q Composite Index +2&84 INDONESIAN stocks closed 3.9 per cent higher yesterday, buoyed through the psychological 700-point barrier by Wall Street's overnight rise and optimism on the domestic political front, dealers said. Dealers said positive firstquarter corporate results also had a large role to play. "I think theAFP - 722 words
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Article321 1999-06-19 18 AFP F1 Manila +11.56 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 0.5 per cent yesterday with punters focusing on speculative issues. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index gained 11.56 points to 2,429.64. Volume fell to 2.87 billion shares worth 3.78 billion pesos from 5.23 billion shares worth 4.11 billion pesos on Thursday.AFP - 321 words
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7380 1999-06-19 19 Transaction date: Jnn 18 Of or mm 92-wm Last Vol Day Last Ouot. Dtv Dlv VM Nat Cap Avg WHO Law ttWa Cia)H) Sala roop) Law Bwyar 8«Bar C« M Prtta MUiTl MOUSTRY 163 17.5 m b 1000 Acma 50c 155 cd unch 13457,380 words
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Article1540 1999-06-19 19 Gr Of M Wt 52-Wk Last Vol Day Last Ouota Dty Dtv YM Nat Cap A«« HH|h__Lew StHo Company Sata COOP) Hlfh Law Buyar SaHar C'*r H P/C Smii Prtea MAHWACTURINO 148 30 2049 AS Auto Kk 135 -2 1090 139 132 13S 136 IS N 7 1.1 12.71,540 words
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STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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Article422 1999-06-19 20 Stocks Volume ICT HKIOc 114,000,000 Liang Huat 10c 69.489,000 Eaqle Brand Hldqs HK75c 57,401,000 Liang Huat Wt 54,279,000 LKHKtOO 53,918,000 •TanChonglnt50c 53,700,000 HiapSeng Engg 10c 45,558,000 WahShing HK50c 40.721.000 Amara Hldgs Ltd 40,034,000 Sin Soon H 10c 38,859,000 Stocks •TanChonglnt50c 94,012,650 OCBC Foreign 61,392,022 NOL 49,539,680 DBS Foreign 42,043,100 ICT422 words
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Article, Illustration565 1999-06-19 20 R Sivanithy - STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY But speculation of shorter settlement period takes the wind ont of market By R Sivanithy THE local market was going great guns yesterday until it was stopped dead in its tracks in mid-afternoon by a rumour that the authorities were565 words
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ON THE GRAPEVINE
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Article139 1999-06-19 20 YOU would think only the British have their problems with too many John Smiths. We got this reply in response to a query: "I don't know why but there are several people with the same name. Dr Lim Chuan Poh of EDB (Economic139 words
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Article63 1999-06-19 20 ROBERT Kuok's attempt to put the group's hotel assets in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand under his Hongkong-listed Shangri-La Asia Ltd will be scrutinised from closed quarters in Malaysia in more sense than one. This is because his son-in-law Rashid Hussain's RHB Sakura Merchant Bankers Bhd63 words
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Article108 1999-06-19 20 EVEN ships are testing to ensure they are safe from the Y2K problem. A ship called "APL Singapore" conducted a simulation test off the coast of Los Angeles recenUy, reported the International Herald Tribune. In the simulation, a Y2K computer glitch had crashed a critical electronic108 words
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Article158 1999-06-19 20 SINGAPOREAN Tan Eng Siong could be one of the first Singaporeans to make millions selling their Internet software in the US. Eng Siong and his pals, who developed the software while still working in Singapore, own and operate Third Voice Notepads for Websites, in Redwood City, California. And158 words
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Article, Illustration59 1999-06-19 20 Wong Wei Kong - ■By Wong Wei Kong INTERFORM Ceramics shares rose 9.5 HK cents to HK50.365 yesterday with 114.4 million shares traded, compared with its 10-day traded average of 18.8 million units. The stock is at a 52-week high but the technical indicators are mixed and suggest that the uptrend may59 words
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