The Business Times, 9 July 1999

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    12 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 04W12/98 85e SINGAPORE /nrprnH^j^p^/^nsi^is-times.asial.com.sg/ FRIDAY, JULY 9,1999
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    66 1 □m Ztt*M (+15.33) wmvr-sai U ***** (+9.93) □sneanmnußs 29L10 (-0.20) MARKET MOOD; BBKni STOCK MARKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE COUP ***** +7.84 NIKKEI 17,967.66 +8.71 HANO SENG *****10 4L14 SET INDEX 496 65 11.46 JAKARTA COMP _6601§ -6M MANILA COMP 2,612.18 +619 TAIPEI WPI 8£92.43 +121J6 SEOUL COMP
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    78 1 FOKEXRATES uss ss USS I.7M £(USS/SS per L668 2.(49 EURO(US$/SS per E) 1.019 L7» DM 1.919 0.889 YEN 122.4 1589* RM 1890 9.447 HKS 7.769 0119 BAHT 17.01 0.049 BUPIAH 6,636 0.029 St to 100 unto PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.25 JAKARTA 40.00 BANGKOK 10.W MANILA 11.00
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    Lock icon Talk of SES investigations lifts stock prices
    626 1  -  Proprietary traders said to be involved in heavy short-selling earlier this week By- Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] The stock market was rife with rumours yesterday that the Stock Exchange of Singapore was investigating the heavy bout of short-selling by proprietary traders in several leading
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    Lock icon SES proposal on Clob shares will hit snags: KL officials
    724 1  -  Mahathir, Daim need convincing it won't upset market From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur THE Stock Exchange of Singapore's proposal for a staggered release of frozen Malaysian shares previously traded over-the-counter on Clob International will face obstacles from Kuala Lumpur
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    Lock icon CityDev, FCC among bidders for $150m Kembangan site
    424 1  -  Bids for 207,000 sq ft freehold plot fairly close to asking price By Corinne Kerk [SINGAPORE] Listed developers City Developments Limited and First Capital Corporation are in the running for a large plot of land in the Kembangan area with an asking
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    Lock icon HK unveils plans for merger of stock and futures exchanges
    735 1  -  Prom Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE Hongkong government has unveiled its widely-antic-ipated recommendations for the planned merger of the stock and futures exchanges and their clearing houses. Released by the acting Financial Secretary Rafael Hui yesterday, the report also
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      99 1 DKBDB Naedaq listing Local award-winning Internet startup Calendar One.com is aiming for a listing on America's Nasdaq within 18 months, Pf 11 The Orchard Ed debate Can Orchard Road rival Regent Street? Jaime Ee examines the issues involved, EL 1 The ten top-performing funds in a Standard Poor's Micropal poll
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      40 1 NTU economists see 4.3% growth for 1999, 7.2%f0r 2000, Pg2 Market reports, Pg 18-22 Clob investors sitting on huge losses, Pg 4 PMemco Land Hfl appoints i i JL AlanCockshaw, E2K* a Briton, to its board Full report Pg 4
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      121 1 Did currency controls fail M'sia? FTT-l a i n f i LILJ says /Vote/ laureate 1. L*J says Bank Neqara Merton Miller rBiO® fixing of iSfelTie J |f 11 ringglt ha stability, controls must be 1 I and certainty to fj written off as a Mure, and rfflrfloM costs fjFT"Wr
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      8 1 HK seta ambitious targets with merger, Pg 7
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  • ASIA-PACIFIC CENTRAL BANKING CONFERENCE
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      Lock icon Nobel laureate slams KL's capital controls
      1064 2  -  Bat Bank Negara deputy defends Malaysia's policy, saying it aided recovery By Vikram Khanna MALAYSIA'S capital controls have, at best, been useless and the ringgit will probably decline by at least 10 per cent when they are removed, Nobel Prizewinning economist Merton Miller said
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      Lock icon Currency controls inevitably fail
      2020 2  -  They may seem to work for a while but not for very long, says NOBRTOM because the market is always one step ahead of regulators MERTON MILLER The writer is Robert R McCormick Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He
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      Lock icon NTU economists see 4.3% growth for 1999,7.2% for 2000
      447 2  -  By. Audrey Tan CONFIDENT that Singapore is firmly on the road to recovery, two economists from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) have forecast economic growth at 4.3 per cent this year, and a robust 7.2 per cent for 2000. Chen Kang
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      Lock icon MAS chief: Central bankers yet to learn?
      411 2  -  Questions remain on babbles, capital flow, regulation, policy By' Vikram Khanna ASIAN central bankers may have learnt nothing from the recent economic crisis and a lot of difficult policy questions remained unanswered, said Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Koh Yong Guan yesterday.
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Lock icon Pidemco brings Briton on board to help it expand in UK
      472 4  -  Al&n Cockshaw chairs a UK govt body and electronics group Roxbor o By- David Boey PIDEMCO Land is the latest government-linked company to appoint a foreigner to its board of directors. Pidemco announced yesterday that a 62-year old Briton,
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      Lock icon Key Indon politicians to speak at S'pore conference next week
      213 4  -  Forum will focus on Indonesia's political and economic future By' Vikram Khanna KEY Indonesian political figures Amien Rais, Marzuki Darusman and Dewi Fortuna Anwar will be among the speakers at a conference in Singapore on post-election Indonesia. The conference, titled
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      Lock icon $120m for R&D in cutting-edge wafers
      293 4 NSTB funds will go to IME programme over next four years THE National Science and Technology Board will invest $120 million over the next four years in the Institute of Microelectronics' (IME) R&D programme for next-genera-tion wafer fabrication its largest-ever funding for a single
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      Lock icon Carissa Park 4th phase to be sold at $650 psf
      150 4 THE Hong Leong group is launching the fourth and last phase of its freehold Carissa Park project in Upper Changi at $650 psf, up from last week's $640 psf launch. A total of 123 units will be on sale tomorrow
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      Lock icon Nowhere to go with no indemnity
      310 4  -  MAXLBAG Madathil Nelliodan Ramachandran Singapore I AM, in effect, a minority shareholder in Robinson Co, a company listed on the Stock Exchange Of Singapore. There are 3,000 shares registered in the name of my mother, whose general power of attorney I hold. The original
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      Lock icon Clob investors sitting on huge losses
      255 4  -  Raman Venkatraman via Internet Singapore ONE of the major problems I see in the news being published regarding the Clob situation is that it is made out as if the shareholders are making a huge profit. This is so because the comparison is made
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      Lock icon Demand for workers rises again
      292 4  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Jobs By, Audrey Tan IN A sign that the job market may finally be catching up with the economic recovery, the volume of newspaper job ads surged 38 per cent in June. All categories and types of jobs appear to be
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      Lock icon OUB's ATM services halted for 1½ hrs due to fire
      335 4  -  By Clarissa Tan JUST days after DBS customers were hit by a bug in the cashless payment system, a fire yesterday brought down OUB's ATM system. OUB officials were eager to quash speculation that its ATM problems could have been
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      Lock icon Report suspicious transactions to MAS and also CAD, banks told
      313 4  -  By i Conrad Raj FROM now on financial institutions here have to report any suspicious transaction not only to the Monetary Authority of Singapore but also to the Commercial Affairs Department. "As part of our review aimed at enhancing the
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      Lock icon SPC's solitary bid fails to clinch petrol station site
      188 4 SINGAPORE Petroleum Company has failed to clinch a Housing Development Board tender for a petrol station site at Bukit Panjang Ring Road even though it was the only one to bid for the site. A board spokesman said yesterday that the
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      Lock icon Asia must push ahead with structural reforms: Mah
      125 4 MINISTER for National Development Mah Bow Tan last night warned that the "single most important threat" to Asia's future growth is the slowing down of reforms now that the economic recovery is under way. Emphasising the need to push ahead with reforms,
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  • ASIA ON THE MEND
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      Lock icon Daim gives M'sian bankers, developers a tongue-lashing
      634 5  -  He says banks not lending enongh and developers should cnt prices further From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin yesterday hung the threat of the axe over the heads of local banking chief executives after ticking them off for
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      Lock icon Signs of Thai housing market recovering
      194 5 Reuters [BANGKOK! Thailand's housing market has shown some signs of recovery despite a glut, real estate consultancy CB Richard Ellis (Thailand) said yesterday. "We have recently inspected about 40 housing estates over the last month. For the first time in two years, we now
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      Lock icon Disposal of MBf Finance shares gets approval
      149 5 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] MBf Capital Bhd said yesterday it has received approval from the central bank and the finance ministry for Malaysia's bank recapitalisation agency to take over the company's finance unit and to inject fresh capital. MBf Capital said in a statement
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      Lock icon Gold rush in Bangkok
      41 5 [BANGKOK] Thai customers buying gold jewellery in a Bangkok shop yesterday to take advantage offalling prices. Gold prices fell drastically after the United Kingdom's first auction of 25 tonnes of the precious metal earlier this week. REUTERS
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      Lock icon Rebound in Asian economies is just getting started: fund manager
      473 5 Reuters [NEW YORK] The rebound that has lifted Asian economies and financial markets this year is only just getting started, said David Semple, co-manager of the high flying Van Eck Asia Dynasty Fund. Of the thousands of funds tracked by
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      Lock icon East Asia's central bankers meet in Hongkong today
      303 5 They will assess progress in efforts to stabilise markets Reuters [HONGKONG] Central bankers from East Asia will gather today in Hongkong to assess the state of play in the global effort to improve market infrastructure to guard against financial instability. The Executives'
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      Lock icon BOJ fighting lonely battle to keep yen weak, say dealers
      488 5 Intervention not strong enough with wave of fond inflows Reuters (TOKYO) Massive intervention by the Bank of Japan has cowed the currency market into accepting a weaker yen for now, but dealers and analysts say the central bank is fighting
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      Lock icon S'pore taking legal advice on Clob shares: BG Lee
      485 5  -  Investors need not take np any options now on the table By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Singapore may be forced to take some kind of legal action if the issue of the Malaysian Clob shares is not resolved in accordance with the
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Thai Farmers recapitalisation shocks market
      489 6 BANGKOK Thai stock index lose 4%, bank shares plunge as confused investors panic Reuters THAILAND'S third-biggest bank, Thai Farmers Bank, announced a massive recapitalisation plan yesterday, shocking the stock market and sending shares in other banks into sharp retreat. The bank said it planned to
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      Lock icon Suharto family, allies lose forest plantation concessions
      352 6 JAKARTA Reafforestation Fond money misused by concessionaires AFP INDONESIAN authorities have moved to scrap and deny renewals of forestry and plantation concessions held by the family and associates of former president Suharto, a minister said yesterday. Forestry and Plantations Minister Muslimin Nasution said
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      Lock icon Fast-track development for Cyberjaya: Dr M
      510 6  -  Massive multimedia film-studio movie theme park in the pipeline From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA is committed to developing Cyberjaya on a fast-track basis, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday at the opening of the intelligent city which is meant to be
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      Lock icon Use PAL, Estrada orders officials
      194 6 MANILA Bloomberg THE government ordered state employees and workers travelling to jobs abroad to use Philippine Airlines Inc (PAL), its latest effort to aid the debt-laden flag carrier. Philippine President Joseph Estrada, a close associate of PAL chairman Lucio Tan, signed the order requiring officials
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      Lock icon Thailand 'shouldn't repay IMF loans early'
      187 6 BANGKOK Money needed to boost reserves, says central bank chief Bloomberg THAILAND shouldn't repay loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before they are due, the central bank said, as money is needed to make sure reserves are adequate. Foreign reserves need to be
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      Lock icon Gus Dur warns of anarchy in presidential polls
      164 6 mJAKARTA Reuters LEADING Indonesian reform figures will meet later this week in an attempt to prevent a deadlock in November's presidential election which will be contested for the first time in the country's history. Abdurrahman Wahid (or Gus Dur), head of Indonesia's
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        Lock icon Putrajaya sale If PAS comes to power
        71 6 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] The opposition Parti Islam Malaysia said it plans to sell off the country's new administrative capital if it comes to power—a proposal that drew an angry rebuke from government officials. PAS leader Fadzil Noor said the party would "get the
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        Lock icon Citra Marga denies taking Brunei loan
        123 6 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] PT Citra Marga Nusaphala Persada said it had signed a loan agreement with Brunei Investment Agency but has never received the loan. "Formally, the loan was signed by Citra Marga but in fact Citra Marga has no obligation in any form to
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        Lock icon World Bank won't guarantee Thai bonds
        61 6 Reuters [BANGKOK] The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) said yesterday the World Bank would not guarantee its planned US$323 million (Sss4B million) bond issue. But Egat still aimed to issue the bond despite a lack of support from the World Bank, Egat's
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        Lock icon New Thai cabinet line-up finalised
        72 6 Reuters [BANGKOK] The Thai government has finalised a cabinet reshuffle and expects to announce details soon, but key financial portfolios and thus economic policy, will not be affected, senior government officials said yesterday. Deputy Education Minister Somsak Prisananantakul, who is expected to take the full
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China eases yuan loan curbs on Sino-foreign joint ventures
      404 7 BEIJING Govt also allowing foreign retail and wholesale giants to set np outlets inland AFP CHINA will ease restrictions on foreign-funded firms operating in the country by making local currency loans more accessible from mid-July, 9tate media said yesterday. Sino-foreign joint
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      Lock icon Hotel operator to buy stake in China brokerage
      249 7 SHANGHAI Reuters A MERGER that will create China's biggest securities firm took a step closer to completion yesterday as a listed hotel operator said it would buy a stake in the new brokerage. Shanghai-listed Jlnjiang Tower Co said it planned to invest
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      Lock icon China, Japan ministers agree on protocol for WTO bid
      367 7 BEIJING AFP NYT Reuters CHINESE and Japanese ministers agreed yesterday on a protocol for Beijing's bid to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a Japanese official said. "At the ministerial level, the agreement was reached," the official said. The agreement between
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      Lock icon HK sets ambitious targets with merging of exchanges
      360 7  -  It aims to be one of world's top five equities markets From< Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong IN setting out the business and regulatory framework for the merged stock and futures exchange, the Hongkong government has also come up with an ambitious
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        Lock icon Taiwan's Koo linked to 'comfort women'
        86 7 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] Koo Chen-Ai, patriarch of Taiwan's Koo's Group and the island's chief negotiator with China, was linked to a company supplying "comfort women" to the Japanese military during World War 11, a state-backed research institute said. Mr Koo and members of other wealthy
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        Lock icon HK budget deficit seen busting forecast
        57 7 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong's budget deficit for fiscal 1999/2000 may be higher than the current forecast of HK136.5 billion (SsB billion) due to higher than expected expenditure, Treasury Secretary Denise Yue told legislators. She was lobbying for support for increased government charges, and said more
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        Lock icon China Unicom, State Post Bureau tie up
        62 7 Reuters [BEIJING] China Unicom has sealed a deal with the State Post Bureau, for the bureau to be an agent for sale of some products, a Unicom official said yesterday. Under a recent pact, the bureau would help Unicom provide telecoms services such
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Merrill, Salomon top M&A adviser list in Japan
      568 8 TOKYO Revamp propels a 380% jump in mergers in financial industry: Thomson Bloomberg MERRILL Lynch Co was the top adviser for mergers and acquisitions in Japan in the first half of 1999, as economic pressures redefined the way Japanese companies buy and
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      Lock icon Haying trouble with teenagers? Just 'Bing' them!
      260 8  -  From Surinder Singh in Sydney AN AUSTRALIAN supermarket, beset with the problem of loitering teenagers, has come up with an unusual solution Bing Crosby's music. Located in a shopping complex in Wollongong, a regional centre outside Sydney, the supermarket found that the town's
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      Lock icon Hollywood studios sue Indian cable TV operators
      155 8 NEW DELHI AFP NINE leading HoUywood film production houses have taken two of India's largest cable TV operators to court for copyright infringement, US film producers said. "We have filed a suit in the Delhi High Court to restrain Siti Cable and In
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      Lock icon Govt asks Diet for 520b yen to create jobs
      367 8 TOKYO Economists warn of rising jobless as firms restructure Bloomberg THE Japanese government will ask the Diet (Parliament) to approve spending 0f520 billion yen (557.23 billion) to pay for new jobs as firms lay off workers to boost profits, or even
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        Lock icon Howard sees jobless rate below 7%
        57 8 Reuters [CANBERRA] Australian Prime Minister John Howard yesterday said he believed the jobless rate could fall below 7 per cent if the government's economic policies passed the upper house of Parliament. He said he was delighted by the sharp fall in the adjusted June
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        Lock icon Samsung may talk to car unit creditors
        94 8 Reuters [SEOUL] Samsung Group yesterday said it was willing to talk with creditors about its carmaking unit if securities the group's chairman donated for debt payment fell short of 2.8 trillion won (Ss4 billion). "Our stance is that we are willing to discuss
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        Lock icon Japan science output second only to US
        92 8 Reuters [LONDON] Japan's scientific prowess is second only to the United States, a British researcher said on Wednesday. Japan produces more scientific research papers, has 2.1 times the population of Britain, 4.4 times the economy, 3.5 times the scientific expenditure, 3.7 times the
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        Lock icon India's PC sales seen rising 30%
        81 8 Bloomberg [NEW DELHI] India's personal computer sales are expected to rise 30 per cent in the year ending March 2000 as prices decline. The country expects to post sales of 1.33 million PCs, up from 1.03 million in the year ended March 1999. The
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon New US Treasury chief Summers upbeat on economy
      466 9 WASHINGTON He says he will maintain Rabin's strong-dollar, free-trade policies Reuters NEW US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said yesterday the economy was strong and signalled a steady course for economic policies. "I feel good about where the economy is," Mr Summers said
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        Lock icon Euro recovers from all-time low
        75 9 AFP [NEW YORK] The euro recovered some ground in New York yesterday morning after falling to an all-time low of 1.0146 in early trading, following statements by German Finance Minister Hans Eichel. His comments suggesting little concern for the euro's recent declines were seized on
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        Lock icon BOE leaves rates unchanged
        51 9 Reuters [LONDON] The Bank of England yesterday left Britain's key short-term interest rate unchanged at 5 per cent, clearly deciding that rates had been cut enough for now. Its Monetary Policy Committee cut its base rate for the seventh time in nine months just a month
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        Lock icon Euro zone, EU show growth of 0.5%
        65 9 AFP [BRUSSELS] The 11 countries of the euro zone and the 15 countries of the European Union showed growth of 0.5 per cent in the first quarter of the year from the figure for the last quarter of 1998, data showed yesterday. The
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        Lock icon WTO envoys back job-sharing: Supachai
        57 9 Reuters [BANGKOK] Thailand's candidate to head the World Trade Organisation yesterday said a meeting of trade envoys had shown majority support for a proposal to share the leadership between himself and New Zealand's Mike Moore. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Supachai Panitchpakdi told reporters that 24
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        Lock icon UK post office gets more freedom
        96 9 FP [LONDON] Britain yesterday unveiled plans to grant wide commercial freedom to one of its last state-owned industries, the Post Office, but insisted that the service would not be privatised. Britain's 19,000 post offices will be modernised to prepare the service for the onset
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      Lock icon Pound hits 33-month low on rate cut speculation
      379 9 LONDON Bloomberg THE pound fell to its lowest level in 33 months on speculation the Bank of England may reduce its benchmark rate in the coming months, though it left the rate unchanged at 5 per cent yesterday. That, along with expectations
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      Lock icon Biggest blow ever for US tobacco industry
      514 9 MIAMI Jury finds companies guilty of selling addictive products causing diseases AFP, Bloomberg THE US tobacco industry suffered its most sweeping defeat ever when a six-person jury here, including one smoker and two ex-smokers, found it guilty of selling defective products it knew
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      Lock icon Australia, NZ slam US quota, tariff on lamb imports
      388 9 WELLINGTON Reuters AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand leaders yesterday slammed the US for imposing quotas and tariffs on lamb imports, saying the move smacked of double standards in international free trade. Australian Prime Minister John Howard, due to travel to Washington today,
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      Lock icon Gold still shining in Asia despite slump, say traders
      391 9 SINGAPORE Reuters THE Asian financial crisis has taught one thing to many gold Is more reliable than the local currencies or the banking system. Traders said the slump in world gold prices was unlikely to hurt people's belief in the yellow
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Lock icon Should young pay for ageing baby boomers?
      848 10  -  THE BOTTOM UKE OPINION By Robert Samuelson Washington Post Writers Group ALL the talk of bulging budget surpluses and an expanded Medicare obscure a bigger story that is overlooked by the press, excluded from political debate and ignored by Washington's think tanks. This'is
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      81 10 'When the economic crisis struck, we could have laid off 30 per cent of our workforce. We could have chopped heads. But we didn't. We didn't lay off a single person.' M&haleel Ariff chief executive officer of Malaysian carmaker Proton, on why being a national company means
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      Lock icon Obuchi delivers the goods
      638 10 EDITORIAL JAPANESE Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi may well be remembered by history as the man who set off the process of self-healing in the economy. The latest evidence of this came this week when the Bank of Japan's June survey of business conditions showed that selfconfidence
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      Lock icon Decline of Nomura reflects Japan's woes
      1116 10  -  Can once-powerful Japanese securities house become a global force again? Byi Gillian Tett FT WHEN Moody's assigned Nomura Securities a credit rating only two notches above junk-bond status recently, the Japanese broker actually "welcomed" the assessment. It was a poignant reminder of how far
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      931 10  -  COMMENTARY Fed directly affects the money supply short rates-that moves the economy By< Caroline Baum Bloomberg ALAN Greenspan, the coxswain of the United States Federal Reserve for the last 12 years, has about as exalted a place in history as the
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      Lock icon CalendarONE.com aims for Nasdaq listing
      483 11  -  $2m venture capital boost will speed up cloning of online model in region ahead of listing By] Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Local awardwinning Internet startup CalendarONE.com, buoyed by a $2 million injection from Singapore Technologies Group's venture-capital arm, says it is aiming for a listing on
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      493 11  -  Graft probe at Hang Seng could involve some former execs, says HE report Byi Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank chief executive Alex Au yesterday reiterated that his dealings while he was still working for Hang Seng Bank were "above board and
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      Lock icon China Telecom sale: end of an unconsummated marriage?
      742 11  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Quak Hiang Whai WHEN one of your strategic shareholders with board representation decided to cash in your stock by selling a huge chunk of shares, it can only mean two things. The shareholder no longer sees much strategic value
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      391 11  -  By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] GES International, which is being grUled by the stock exchange over the sale of 10 mUlion shares by its chairman, yesterday apologised for saying that the exchange has no objection to the sale. GES said it was
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      Lock icon Hind Hotels sells apartment, NZ businesses for $ 10.4m
      330 11  - Hind Hotels sells apartment, NZ businesses for 10.4m Money will be used to fund housing devt business By* Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Hind Hotels yesterday said it will sell its New Zealand businesses and a freehold apartment in Singapore at Grange Road for a total of $10.37 million to two separate
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        563 12 Aussie firms form largest group on Asia Pac index, then HE, Taiwan, S'pore Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Telstra Corp, Australia's second-larg-est company by market value, and South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of memory chips, are among 100 Asian stocks that will make
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        Lock icon Asti jumps 55% to $1.36 on Day 1 of trading on Sesdaq
        337 12  -  By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] The newest Sesdaq debutante Asti Holdings yesterday made a respectable showing despite a slightly weaker market this week, giving investors a gain of up to 65 per cent early in the day before it
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        622 12 Greg Terry aims to focus Brierley on Agiai-j Australia Bloomberg, Reuters [WELLINGTON] Brierley Investments Ltd has picked a former diplomat, lawyer and investment banker to lead the investment company as it seeks opportunities in Asia and moves to shed non-per-formers in a NZ$3.6 billion
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        Lock icon AFP spin-off's IPO 18.4 times subscribed
        429 12  -  By. Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Asia Food Properties spin-off Golden AgriResources has netted 18.4 times subscription for its public offer tranche of 15.7 million shares at its close of offer on Wednesday. Joint managers OUB Bank and ING Merchant Bank for the local flotation yesterday
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        Lock icon MMI to issue 24.4m warrants as part of $35m loan deal
        234 12 Reuters, AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] Disk drive component maker MMI Holdings Ltd said yesterday it was proposing to issue 24.38 million detachable warrants in conjunction with a $35 million loan facility. MMI, which makes components for computer disk drives, peripherals and
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          Lock icon DBS Realty ends with 75% of ANA
          31 12 [SINGAPORE] DBS Realty now has 36.03 million shares, or a 75 per cent stake, in ANA Hotels. Its unconditional offer for ANA closed yesterday.
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          Lock icon Shareholder's loan for Shang offer
          133 12 Reuters [HONGKONG] Shangri-La Asia Ltd said yesterday it plans to part-fund its offer for its Thailand Shangri-La hotels with an interest-free shareholder's loan. The hotel group said it had received acceptances totalling about 40.17 per cent of Shangri-La Hotel Public Co Ltd in Thailand for
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          Lock icon Omni unit signs deal with HP
          93 12 [SINGAPORE] Omni Industries' subsidiary Microcircuit Technology has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hewlett-Packard's Integrated Circuit Business division (HP-ICBD). They will jointly develop world-class organic semiconductor substrates design solutions and jointly engage in technology development programmes for organic substrates with local industry partners and
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          Lock icon Magnecomp still keen on Thai firm
          59 12 [SINGAPORE] Magnecomp has confirmed that the company it wants to acquire a controlling interest in is KR Precision Public Company (KRP), a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET). Even though KRP's board of directors has unanimously rejected the offer, Magnecomp intends
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          Lock icon Acquisition of LG Semicon completed
          83 13 AFP [SEOUL] Hyundai Electronics Industries Co said yesterday it had completed the much-touted acquisition of a rival South Korean firm to launch one of the world's biggest chip-making firms. LG Semicon Co Ltd is now a subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics, a Hyundai spokesman said, adding
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          87 13 Reuters [HONGKONG] Cheung Kong (Holdings) Ltd said yesterday that the Cheung Kong Group of companies had no plan or intention to place shares. The Cheung Kong Group includes Cheung Kong (Holdings), Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd and Hongkong Electric Co
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          88 13 Reuters [MELBOURNE] The new hybrid securities launched by National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB) made their debut on the Australian Stock Exchange at A 1101.99, up nearly A|2 from their issue price. The stapled securities, including a fUlly-paid note at A) 100 with a floating interest
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        346 13 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Regent Pacific Group, Hongkong's only listed hedge fund, signed a preliminary agreement to buy control of Daehan Investment Trust, in its latest push to build a financial conglomerate in Asia. "Regent signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with Daehan,
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        452 13  -  Rally also fuelled by rumour of MBf Fin merger with Multi-Purpose Bank From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur PRICES of Malaysian Plantations Bhd (MPlant) shares and loan stocks surged on active trade yesterday following merger talks between its commercial bank and at
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        299 13 0060 service is move to combat growing competition in HE Bloomberg, Reuters [HONGKONG] Cable Wireless HKT, Hongkong's dominant phone company, will offer all its 1.7 million international direct dialing customers a cheaper service to combat growing competition. From July 11, all
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        374 13 Sale conditional on disposal of EON stake to Proton Reuters, Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia's Hicom Holdings Bhd confirmed yesterday that state oil firm Petronas would pay seven Malaysian ringgit a share under a proposal to buy Hicom's stake in national
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        Lock icon Fiat and Mitsubishi to develop sport utility vehicle
        300 14 Bloomberg [TURIN] Fiat, the world's No 6 carmaker, said it and Japan's Mitsubishi Motors will build a Fiat-branded sport utility, giving the Italian automaker an entry into a fastgrowing and profitable segment. Fiat will design the interior and exterior of the threedoor
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        372 14 It expects explosive expansion of Net into consumer market Bloomberg [TOKYO] Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's largest computer maker, will create Japan's largest online service provider by merging Info Web, its Internet service provider, with Nifty Corp, a subsidiary it wholly acquired in March.
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        442 14 Share price tumbles on fear move may presage another profit warning NYT, Bloomberg [LONDON] Ericsson AB, the Swedish telecommunications company that is the world's third-largest mobile telephone producer, ousted its chief executive on Wednesday in a surprise move only 15
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        196 14 Reuters, Bloomberg [LONDON] Morgan Stanley Capital International said on Wednesday it has launched new indices for its 15 European developed market MSCI country indices and two major MSCI European regional indices. The indices are updated at one-minute intervals throughout the trading day. The returns
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        244 14 Reuters [LONDON] Shares in European soccer champions Manchester United rose yesterday on reports that a group of investors was to buy a chunk of the stake held by chief executive Martin Edwards. The Daily Telegraph said Bahamas-based billionaire Joe Lewis,
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        426 14 More than half of shares to go to retail investors AFP, Reuters [DUBLIN] Ireland completed its biggest privatisation on Wednesday with a 4.2 billion euro flotation (557.3 billion) of the state-owned telecommunications company in an offer that was heavily oversubscribed. The government
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        410 15 Firm benefits from increases in users and advertising on the Internet NYT [NEW YORK] Blasting away worries that the growth in Internet usage is slowing, Yahoo reported results on Wednesday for the second quarter that were well above analysts' expectations. The company, which operates the
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          Lock icon CGU bid for Royal could cost 10.000 jobs
          80 15 Reuters [LONDON] Up to 10,000 jobs will almost certainly be lost if British insurer COU Pic goes ahead with a bid for rival Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Group Pic, the Independent repented on Thursday. CGU declined to comment on Monday on the
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          54 15 Reuters [BURBANK, California] The Walt Disney Co said on Wednesday it has agreed to settle a suit brought by its former studio chief, Jeffrey Katzenberg, who claimed over US$5OO million (SsBso million) in damages for bonuses he said he was owed. Terms of the
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          Lock icon Intel to buy Softcom
          60 15 Bloomberg [SANTA CLARA, California] Intel Corp, the largest computer-chip maker, agreed to buy closely held Softcom Microsystems Inc for an undisclosed cash price, part of its recent push into the market for communications m chips. Softcom makes semiconductors for networking and telecommunications equipment. Its chips are
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        Lock icon Microsoft signs deals with big groups on fiance Web site
        290 15 Reuters [REDMOND, Washington] Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that four leading financial institutions, including Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp, have entered into agreements to market customised content on its personal finance Web site. Customers of Citigroup and Bank
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        Lock icon Storm in a Kid's Meal with McDonald's v Burger King
        335 15 Burger King alleged to have copied its promotion of bigger meals for older kids Bloomberg [DETROIT] McDonald's Corp, the world's largest fast-food chain, sued rival Burger King Corp for unfair competition over the No 2 hamburger chain's promotion aimed at
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        308 15 USs2.B2b earnings put company on track for record full-year results Reuters [FAIRFIELD, Connecticut] General Electric Co yesterday reported the highest quarterly profit in its history as the financing powerhouse, maker of jet engines and owner of the NBC broadcast network proved again its
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        494 16 But BNP has to make 3 commitments on its CVG offer to Paribas investors Reuters [PARIS] BNP got the all-clear on Wednesday to proceed with its hostile bids for Societe Generale and Paribas. paving the way for France's banking watchdog to set
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        Lock icon NTUC Income says portion of surplus distributed higher than industry's
        419 16  -  By I Soh Tiang Keng [SINGAPORE] NTUC Income distributes a much higher portion of its surplus to policyholders than the insurance industry as a whole in Singapore. Also, the Insurance cooperative offers its service at a much lower cost than
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        268 16 Reuters AFP [LONDON] London-based HSBC pic and Spain's Banco Bilbao Vizcaya SA and Santander SA are among the confirmed bidders for Mexico's troubled Banca Serfin SNC, the Financial Times reported yesterday. HSBC said yesterday it had no comment on the report. "We
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        422 16 But growth will not match those in Ql, say analysts Reuters [NEW YORK] Respectable trading profits, solid investment banking revenues and decent loan demand will lift second-quarter earnings at US multinational banks, although results will not top last quarter's, analysts
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        Lock icon Toyota to offer own credit card: report
        440 16 Firm declines to confirm or deny daily's report Reuters [TOKYO] Toyota Motor will offer its own credit cards through wholly-owned Toyota Finance Corp, replacing the existing Toyota Card issued in co-operation with JCB Co, UC Card Co and Million Card Service Co, business
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        203 16 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Singapore's Acclaim Insurance Brokers Pte Ltd is searching for potential acquisition targets after clinching a deal yesterday that made it the city state's biggest independent insurance broker, its chief executive said. "We are looking for firms to buy and I hope to be
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        138 17  -  Reports MSCI Singapore Index Christopher Podbury, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore market ended in positive territory yesterday after three straight days of losses this week. The benchmark Straits Times Index rose 15.33 points, or 0.7 per cent, to close at 2,159.86 on the back of a
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        Lock icon Record close on Wall St boosts futures
        162 17  -  MSCI Taiwan fatures Juliana Loo Na Na Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures rose slightly amid optimism that Taiwan shares might regain steam after US stocks hit another record overnight. The Taiwan Weighted Price Index surged 122.36 points on the
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        259 17 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices climbed to a 19-month high yesterday after weekly data signalled accelerating petroleum demand in the United States, the world's biggest oil consumer. London futures for benchmark Brent blend crude in early trade peaked at US$lB.6l
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        312 17 Reuters AFP London THE US dollar gave European currencies a further pounding yesterday, rising to all-time highs against the euro and multi-year peaks against sterling and the Swiss franc. Analysts said there were few signs of inflationary pressures in the United States to weigh on the US dollar,
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        1225 17 DfTBRBAMK CROSS RATES lm> FTr P" HK$ Ind ts tupun yw Hoi Ml HBWh >wo S$ tmt Sfr Htt HH Hmi u$$ Australia 0.979 6.178 0.655 4.295 1-281 5.179 28.*****.285 0.817 7.881 2.536 1.267 34.347 25.660 1135 4.036 1.050 21.555 24.706 0428 0.667 £2?* i w n 177 J™ 29
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      1345 18 AFP fl Hang Seng -3L14 HONGKONG share prices dropped 0.2 per cent yesterday on profit-taking in the absence of fresh leads, dealers said. "It was due to profit-tak-ing coupled with the drying up of liquidity," said Michael Ng, deputy managing director of Sassoon Securities. "There is a need for
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      579 18 n Shanghai B Index +0.66 SHANGHAI'S B shares closed up 1.3 per cent yesterday, with domestic institutions buying low-priced counters, analysts said. The Shanghai Stock Exchange's B Share Index, which tracks shares nominally reserved for foreigners, gained 0.66 points to 49.67. The A Share Index of locally traded stocks
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      343 18 AFP QWF Index >***** TAIWAN share prices closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday to reclaim the 8,500-point level spurred by strong buying of technology shares on positive corporate results, dealers said. "The index opened higher and continued moving upward on buying of electronics stocks," said Samson Chueh, head of
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      2068 18 LOWOOH £ll&^SKl$t Mntilih JWI M *h 31 Group 8.07 0.13 AMay National 1154 -0.28 A 8 Foods 4.25 -0.09 A B Ports 2.97 0.01 AWanca t Laicastar 8 28 -0.26 AMad Oomacq 6.01 uneh AINad Zurich 8J2 -0.11 Anglo Aroarican Cold 43.70 unch ASOA Group 2.18 0.01
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      1611 18 n Nikkei 22S +8.78 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed marginally higher yesterday as buyers snapped up stocks of companies likely to benefit from the economy's future recovery, brokers said. Japanese exporters such as Sony Corp rose on optimism foreign investors, encouraged by record-breaking home markets, will shift funds into
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        381 19 AFP Composite Index +7.84 MALAYSIAN share prices closed 0.9 per cent higher yesterday on light buying of blue chip issues but trading was directionless, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 7.84 points to finish at 847.36 while the Second Board
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        8200 19 MOUSTIIALS 1999 Laat Vol Day Net Cap Hlgn Law Clip any ttl> •OOP HH> law P/E >W 440 255 Ajinomoto 382 -2 7 304 380 24.2 154.B 138 48 Angkasa 134 4 594 134 126 197.6 370 220 Apollo Food Hlg 368 18 237 370 348 12.8 1472 294 115
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        184 20  -  WARRANT WATCH -Byl R Sivanithy IF you've been foUowlng developments in the market closely, you'd know that property stocks have been out of favour for some time. Yet more and more broking firms are turning bullish on the sector, so it's only a
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        2053 20 BONDS, LOANS ft WARRANTS Vet Day Last Ou*«t A*« High Lew Strta Company Sale ««r- (000) High Ln Buyer XMr Prlct •04 3 r 3160 "Acer ******1 US$ 86 in 2905 87 76 86 865 T 80 4.5 s 3164 Acma ******4 55 *3 1238 55.5 48 54 55 59
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        283 20 AFP HWeUington +23J8 A THIRD day of buying interest in Telecom helped fuel a healthy 1.1 per cent rise in New Zealand shares yesterday. The NZSE-40 Index was up 23.18 to 2,194.21 on turnover of NZ$9O.9 million. "The main rise is in Telecom, up 11 cents at NZSB.QS," said
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        864 20 AFP □set Index -IM6 THAI shares fell 3.8 per cent yesterday as investors pulled out of bank and finance shares fearing a new round of capital raising, dealers said. Analysts said the market fell below the support level of 500 points after Thai Farmers Bank pic announced a new
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        396 20 AFP Q Composite Index-(UJ7 SOUTH Korean share prices inched down yesterday to just below the key 1,000-point level on futures-linked selling following the expiry of July options contracts, dealers said. Rotational interest in underpriced stocks kept the support level firm but blue chips fell on futures-related sales on the
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        643 20 AFP FIaII Ordinaries ♦110 AUSTRALIAN share prices gained 0.6 per cent yesterday as a surging resources sector offset softness in the major industrials, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's key All Ordinaries Index rose 19.0 points to 3,006.3. The All Resources Index was 36.2 points higher at 1,333.6 but
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        743 20 AFP Q Composite Indei -5^2 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.8 per cent lower yesterday on follow-through selling amid a lack of fresh leads and prevailing political concerns, dealers said. "I think the market at the moment is still looking for direction. And for now political issues will remain the
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        308 20 AFP Q Manila +150 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 0.3 per cent yesterday due to prevailing low interest rates and the inflation rate, analysts said here. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 6.59 points to close at 2,612.18 points. Volume fell to 3.8 billion shares worth 4.7 billion pesos
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        400 22 Stoda Velum* Hotunq Inv NT5 50,900,000 Asia FoodS Prop 40,418,000 IPC Corpn 5c 28,128,000 •TanChonglnt50c 26,139,000 ICTHKIOc 26,108,000 Eagle Brand Hldgs HK75c 22,734,000 SM8 United 10c 21,336,000 *Gentlng lot 21,254,000 UanqHuatlOc 21,067,000 Republic H&R 19,783,000 Stoda SPH 83,592,464 *TanChonglnt50c 60,880,431 Asia FoodSProp 37,630,225 NOL 29,249,330 DBSForelgi 28,917,692 Hotunq Inv NTS
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        Lock icon Worst may be over for now as second-liners roar back
        653 22  -  STOCKMAREET COMMENTARY First panic-buying this week in late afternoon, bnt brokers warn of possible contra selling pressure By R Sivanithy AFTER lying low for most of the day, second-liners came roaring back in late afternoon trading yesterday. AU sorts of
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          118 22 WITH the recent boom in the Singapore stock market, we hear that karaoke lounges are also doing a roaring business. They are packing in the noveau riche who, having made a pile in the local bourse, are splurging their new-found wealth on wine, women and
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          66 22 SOFTWARE giant Microsoft Corporation will move its public relations account from Edelman Public Relations to Text 100, a British PR consultancy that set up in Singapore last October and specialises in technology-related companies. It handles other Microsoft accounts in Europe and India as well. In Singapore, Text
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          80 22 MARKET talk has it that Malaysian fast food operator KFC Holdings Bhd has found a surprising new suitor in Chemical Company of Malaysia Bhd (CCM), an agrochemical and pharmaceutical products maker. It is believed that the seller of the KFC stake is Ishak Ismail, who controls about
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          130 22 HONGKONG, as is well-known, means Fragrant Harbour in Chinese. These days, the Special Administrative Region of China is not content to be known only as a fragrant harbour. First, we have the government telling us it plans to develop an intelligent hi-tech complex known as the
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          78 22 IN its second instalment of surprises, Singapore Telecom says all users of Sing Tel public cardphones will enjoy two minutes of free calls from 12 noon this Saturday to 12 noon Sunday. After this week, there are 10 more weekends of surprises. All this is part of
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        71 22  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SAMUDERA Shipping has bounced back nicely from its low of 68 cents on Wednesday. The short-term RSI points to further upside and if the counter manages to establish its support at the 70-cent level, it should be well-placed to surpass the 87.5 cents high it
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        80 28 CHINESE restaurants have come up with their version of a menu degustation to better cater to small groups or individual diners. Shang Palace at the newly renovated Shangri-la Hotel recently launched a five-course set meal (priced at $28 per person at lunch or $35 at dinner). These "budget
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      156 24 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 26 Fit a spring (4) 27 Benefits of disposing of vast wanting to go across the YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION agenda (10) bay? (4-6) i IplplblblBMslolplrUlnlol TV M 11 Money once for fragments of QMABnbfcßcililßMGMu vT." smashed rowing-boat?(6As) lunßmQ™TMA™Affl*W 1 Sell drugs to press (4) 13 Lonely woman using mari-
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      1355 36  -  Ten top-performing funds in a Standard Poor's Micropal poll hail from the region, signalling that recovery is well underway, says wohowzhkomo WONG WEI KONG ASIAN equity funds raced ahead of the pack in the first half, racking up scores that should leave little doubt that
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        1045 30  -  Plush properties in Orchard and Holland will be sold at upcoming auctions but are likely to attract higher prices. &mo wam but highlights some AND WAN MAY BARGAINS are harder to come by at property auctions these days but the choice is certainly wider. In
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        1511 31  -  Investment-linked insurance plans look attractive amid markets' turnaround but they are not for the faint-hearted. Genevieve cua clues you in GENEVIEVE CUA THE prospect of reaping better returns, and in the long run, more cash out of your insurance plan upon maturity appeals to
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        221 32  -  LETTERS C C Lee Singapore via Internet Executive Money welcomes letters from you. Your queries will be answered by a professional financial planner, investment adviser or banker, depending on the nature of your query. As the replies will be obtained by Executive Money, there is
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        172 32  -  M K Liew Singapore via Internet WHEN I apply for a housing loan and I was told that the first year interest rate is 4 per cent when will the first year be effective? Upon signing the offer letter or from the date of the
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        188 32 Nine bureaus at Changi airport terminals offer round-the-clock services [SINGAPORE] Homegrown Keppel Tat Lee Bank and payment card giant American Express have formed a joint venture to provide foreign exchange and other travel-related services to passengers at the Changi International Airport. The joint
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        2367 33  -  UOB's new fund offers investors entry into a sector with strong companies, moderate risk and firm returns over the long term says rahxta RAHITA ELIAS UOB Asset Management's latest product, the United Global Telecoms Fund launched earlier this week, offers investors a chance to
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        950 33  -  LETTER FROM LOUDON By\ Shiv Taneja The writer is an editorialfund analyst with Standard Poor's Micropal, based in London. NOT a day goes by without some report or survey on the UK property market. In the main, the message is the same: UK
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        719 34  -  THlf FIXER PODVT With stagnant corporate revamps and political uncertainty tempering economic cheer, Indonesian perceptions of the next six months may be the best gauge for investors By Shoeb Kagda HOW quickly perceptions change, especially when it comes to forecasting a country's economic health.
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        1010 34  -  the time to look at companies with a story, revamp or otherwise By. Madeleine Lee The writer was former managing director and chief investment officer of Commerzbank Asset Management Asia. IT has been a week of frantic selling in the Singapore stock market. On
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        689 35  -  Past performance is no guarantee of future returns, a fund manager tells oemevxevecua GENEVIEVE CUA IT'S a trying time for investors who sat out the Asian crisis and who feel they've missed the boat on some really good buys, whether they are unit trusts
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        615 35  -  Continued rally will extend across whole region, says CMG By\ Rahita Elias ASIA has once again become the place for investors to put in their money although stock markets in the region have rallied significantly in the past few months, according to CMG First
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        660 35 Sentiment is high despite mixed economic data FT [TOKYO] This summer a phenomenon has appeared in Tokyo that has not been seen for several years. For as Japan's stock markets have risen, some banks are hiring more equity analysts creating shortages of
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      125 37 Bridge News, Reuter ATLANTIC Panamaxes rates finally began to move up after almost a week of brokers predicting a rise for the end July-early Aug positions. But Asia rates softened with the short-term outlook gloomy. TANKERSi Aframaxes rates were under pressure in most sectors of the tanker market,
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      425 37  -  Labour strife at ports of Oakland, Long Beach and LA enters second day By. Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] A strike by port workers at the US west coast port of Oakland entered its second day on Wednesday with a go-slow continuing at the two
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        80 37 Reuters (HONGKONG] Modern Terminals Limited (MTL) is seeking to invest HK$l.5 billion (*****.5 million) over five years in a new grouping of Chiwan and Shekou ports in West Shenzhen. Some HKJ3SO million would be invested for a 20 per cent stake in Phase n
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        101 37 Reuters [ADELAIDE] Mobil Refining Australia Pty Ltd said a 270 cubic metre oil spill off its Port Stanvac refinery had added to pressure an the refinery's viability, but there were no current plans to close it "It is an added cost that we do
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        47 37 Reuters [ROTTERDAM] Dutch shipping and storage groups Pakhoed NV and Koninklijke van Ommeren said they were confident European regulators would approve their planned merger since they have agreed to sell a big portion of interests in Dutch and Belgian storage terminals. —Reuters
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      159 37  -  By S Shivani [SINGAPORE] Hongkongbased Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines will jointly offer a new service between North China and the Middle East, the first direct service between the regions. To be launched at the end of this
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      176 37 Reuters [MONGLA, Bangladesh] Unloading of foodgrains imported by the Bangladesh government started at Mongla port on Wednesday, after delays of up to 40 days, as striking coaster operators resumed work. Port officials said eight ships carrying 50,000 tonnes of grains had been stranded at Mongla,
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      193 37  -  By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Osprey Maritime is selling its 50 per cent stake in Singapore-based Thome Shipmanagement. Mainboard listed Osprey is selling its shareholding for US$4 million (556.76 million) to Olav Eek Thorstensen, managing director of Thome Shipmanagement, and an associated
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      701 37  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar IN a time charterparty, the shipowner runs the ship while the charterer finds the cargo to be carried on the vessel and periodically pays the shipowner the cost of the hire. Unless the
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      1070 38 PORT OF SINGAPORE Singapore is developing its shipping and maritime infrastructure to complement its pure port activities Port of Singapore Magazine THE concept of an international maritime services hub is a relatively new one for the shipping industry. Although the world's great ports have often spawned
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      321 38 PACE Frota 13 ANL 3 i Frt Links 14 AASCO 12 C Link 4 Accord 8 Gemartrans 6 Ahrenkiel 14 Genshpg W Appenship 5 Glory Nav 14 Austral 8 MSunHup 12 Avant u 7 B tang Mis 8 3 BSA 7 Heung-A 4 BTl M Howjti 13
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      21612 45 THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Adv#rtiv»r Unuana TaUnhmu I CT A CVA A U I a tiA tiA Advertiser vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Oest'n Name Name Number Number 17/07 24/07 BTL TIGER OCEAN 385CNB B-JH1522 To ABIDJAN
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        666 51 V«s$*l Voy No Bwth Arrive Ptp«rtur» J—I Nrt Bt Bt J«y< ***** J01 08/07/8:10 08/07/1600 *utta Saraya 2199 J03 08/07/8:6 08/07/2000 Pu 2507 1707 JW 08/07/7:40 09/07/800 Tropical 28 13*99 J03 08/07/8:50 08/07/2000 Sun Prid* t 18/99 J05 08/07/9:40 08/07/2300 M*tK» 2 ****** J13 08/07/»j0 08/07/1700 BtMH Jul-08
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        1746 51 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklng/B«l«nct Rstls Ship Voy No Ctb/Btr Pirkxl From To From AcMmr *92 10/0*00 U 06/1500 06/1*59 06/1900 otmoo 01msi otmoo IA 06/1700 01/0*51 01/0100 21 06/1700 09/0*59 09/0*00 01/0700 09/1159 09A40C 4 09/1200 09/1459 09/T700 *»4 Mm* MB 10/0700 M
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        183 51 Jul 14 France: National Day. Jnl 15 Brunei: HM The Sultan's Birthday. Jul 21 Belgium: Independence Day. Aa|2 Ireland-Republic Of: August Holiday. Anf 0 Singapore: National Day. South Africa: National Women's Day. Anf 12 Thailand: HM Queen's Birthday. Anf IB Belgium: Assumption Day. Hong Kong: Slno-Japanese War Victory
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        766 51 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marina OU Ltd. ahowa price range* In US dollar* lnataad of tingle price* for a more comprehenalve deecrlptlon of the market Price* ehown are baaed on average alxed item Market movement* are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the
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        461 51 CartM IN Mai MO.6 2.0 T7.4 0.10 7S O.OS Ml DMHity K»t»r IhMm Ask AkmMw* Mum* Noo»owE2S 0 110 0 0 %MM MO AW HTJ 0J 13.2 0.06 36 0.01 tin. M0 M« 992.1 0J 19.2 0.M 1t3 0.04 Ufirt HMA %H£ mi mtm HHwM; 3
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        502 52 US aircraft maker delivered 313 commercial jets in first half Reuters [SEATTLE] Aerospace giant Boeing Co said that it delivered 313 commercial jets in the first half of this year, keeping pace with its projections for a record 620 deliveries
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        71 52 [KATHMANDU] Rescuers look for the black box as they sift through the wreckage of a Luftthansa cargo plane on Bhasmasur mountain yesterday near Kathmandu. The Boeing 727 bound for New Delhi crashed on Wednesday moments after take-off from Tribhuvan International in Kathmandu.
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        180 52 Reuters [NEW YORK] Air Canada said yesterday that it reached a tentative contract agreement with its flight attendants late on Wednesday, just one hour ahead of a possible strike that could have crippled the country's largest airline. The carrier, which had been in
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        327 52 USplanem&ker prevented it from supplying wings for aircraft, suit claims Bloomberg [SAN FRANCISCO] Boeing Co, the world's largest aircraft maker, is being sued for more than US$75O million (551.26 billion) by a Hyundai Group subsidiary which claims Boeing prevented it from
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        300 52 AFP [MANILA] Philippine Airlines (PAL) management is in talks with key creditor US Ex-port-Import Bank over payment of debt secured by four PAL Boeing 747-400 aircraft, a Philippine government official said. The bank is seeking US bankruptcy court approval to seize
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        237 52 AFP [MANILA] German airport operator Flughafen Frankfurt Main AG is buying a stake in a Philippine firm building a passenger terminal at Manila airport, forming a strategic partnership, officials said. Philippine President Joseph Estrada, at a ceremony marking the signing of the investment
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      54 37 Port of S'pore: A one-stop shipping centre S'pore is developing infrastructure to boost its pure port activities. Page 2 We TakC ThC LOad Reliable, Efficient RELIABLE EFFICIENT ADVANCED Pelabuhan Pelepas No. 3, Jalan Sri Perkasa 1/3, Taman Tampoi Utama, *****, Johor Bahru, Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia. Tel: +607-241 1300 Fax
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      22 37 Boeing on target to deliver record 620 planes in '99 US aircraft maker delivered 313 commercial jets in first half. Back Page
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      1157 38 I NORTH AMERICA l_Bff>OWr I I OTHER DESTINATIONS 1 -*01 I n*a, Pt) U*GKAO MuM HOUSTO* otuao m* n* *Ixomm »c |B r purut touutu unu auH OOG MfTAM I«SH I 14/17 I 14/07 M/ 17 M/M M/M M/M M/M 11/ M TO IHN 11/17 11/ M 14/ M U/M
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      669 38 Lmes services represented fCSI; fc y Members of the Registry of j!f¥\ R^ers Accredited Shipping Agents, SgAay Association Shipping Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE (MONTHLY SERVICE) MV "TBN" ETA SIN 25/07/99 BOOKINGS CALL MOMCA/JUUA TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/ CONVDtnONAI CARGO «*T UAM/SMAPORf/MMITA t
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      1114 39 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE ffiifl VOT MIiWHMIWiOIinTiIH VESSEI VOT RTM ANR HAM BtV SOU FIT IEH SO HYGENERAI 319W 12/07 29/07 31/07 03/08 28/07 NOIPEARI 0091 17/06 19/06 22/06 16/06 10/07 tIK SS4W 15/07 07/08 04/00 05/08 02/08 TYNC S2BE 20/0* 22/0* 25/0* 26/0* 14/07 warns oiow u/07 01/08 03/08
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      41 39 CONTAINER SERVICE S'PORE/JAKARTA/SEMARANG/SURABAYA VESSELVOY SPORE JAKARTA SEMARANG SURABAYA PERMAIIO443-443 1307 IVO7 17/07 PERMAIIO444-444 20/07 22/07 24/07 PERMAI *****-445 27/07 2»07 31/07 PERMAI 2 0038-038 15/07 1»07 PERMAI 2 0039-039 22/07 2M17 PERMAI 2 0040-040 2»07 02AM PERMAI 2 0041-041 05/08 09fl8
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      1764 40 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA VESStL VOY SIN LtH HTM MIR HAW BRV FU VESSEI VOY SIN GIT j SPf FOS W.C MTU HANJM SAVANNAH W0930 MO7 3( 07 BI N »07 30 07 01 08 JAPAN SENATOR W 1*430 08 07 2i 07 27 17 29 97 31
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      1009 40 MAC-NELS S PORE M'SIA PTTTJq Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC P oubANG: (I r) *****26 I ~J\y \*vj cm HOC **********0 C SffiU: (084) *****9 MAMLA: (632) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAYA: (31) *****11 P KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****45 KUCHING (082) *****1-3 MADRAS VANCOUVER MV
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      675 40 EXPRESS CONTAINER FEEDER FOR N.SHEVA/COLOMBO S PORE NSHEVA COLOMBO PKLANG CAPE CANAVERAL VIOOW 12 JUL 20 JUL 27 JUL 01 AUG TULSIOAS V.lll 19 JUL 27 JUL (3 AUG H AUG B MAS TIGA VIISW 26 JUL 03 AUG 10 AUG 15 AUG CAPE CANAVERAL VIO9W 02 AUG 10 AUG
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      1865 41 kly Sailing to Ad*n HoMdah, 1 Djibouti (Via MmQ J I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 80 RORINSON RD TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****0S OUTWARD (l/l) *****02 JOHORE OfFKECOSUR SNIPPING PTE LTD *12-00 SAUS/IKGS *****57/60 INWARD DEPT (D/ 0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO; **********011 SINGAPORE *****8 CONVENTIONAL *****50/SS
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      654 41 pgMgm CHINA SHIPPING (GROUP) COMPANY IpS CHINA SHIPPING CONTAINER LINES CO., LTD. 1 FAR EAST EUROPE FULL CONTAINER EXPRESS SERVICE^! WESTBOUND (FIXED WEEKLY SERVICES) 1 VSL VOY XOO fIN SHA HKO |S'PO«l KTM HAM FXT -CAELEACE 2203 2fiUuo XLtu Q2JJ QiJj Q&Jul 2flJui 2SJd 3) Jul SfcA&giQHT 99Q2 QZJsd Q2M
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      1344 42 EUROPEAJK/SCAWDtHAVIA/FWLAWD/^USSIA ra ROM ANW HBG THP ZEE LHV LHV THP ROM ANW HBG PKL (IGP~ I 1™? £25 212 7 K/W 04/04 E 17/W 18/W 18/08 TUX 22/08 11*7 12/07 ISnrampSCfLr il«7 ?!25 31'2J ?I2® W/M 10/ M 11/04 E RIGHT RE-039 24/08 24/06 25/08 27/06 29/06 11/07 IM7 E.
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      672 42 fsSSgPf# PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. CR NO *****671X006 I l*»fl W m. sw ~m~ jrp m wi ia u Wi mill I ooq Mam <x» io// u/y \%n m/ 7 i/i 77* .Tr- ifc I =i"ir "i Wi jjfi W/\
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      616 42 (W NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVia TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VESSEL VOY SIN PUI I DUR JNR CPT |BO WMttIVBIUS YO3SS 20/07 21/07 01/01 04/W 04/01 09/ M ■jjWWjgW VOI4S 21/07 07/01 11/tM 14/ M 14/0R IUMTAi QUEER YO34S 01/ M 17/0S 71/01 ~24/W~ Ml" H/U GOUXR DUGOU YOI3S 17/W
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      426 43 BSA MYANMA wHBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmar National line) Loading for Yangon (Rangoon) WSSII VOY SIN PKI PEN PGU SAGAING 60W SU> PAGAN 268W SLD MALAYSIA AGENTS: lOOSTIAC SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL Ttt (03)*****00 PKL TU (03) *****01 PEN: HI (04)*****02 PGU: HI (07)*****21/4 BANK LINE (A service of Andrew Weir
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      1356 43 HMNE= HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. [Vesa wr sw"| sou ta rtm ant ham tv m ivissa wrl sou I iat I trm lAm I ham I»v I m. saw /07 30/07 15/07 /07 HYBURI 3181 18/06 25/06 21/S 74/06 Tj/07 HYGENRAL 319W 13/07 29/07 30/07 01/08 04/08 TYW 5281
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      1064 43 Wallenius Wilhelmsen TO NORTH AND LATIN AMERICA "CAR RORO HEAVY LI FT SERVICE" WW RAMP HEIGHT SIN LAX OIL MM SAV BAI OtF PTff ["NFW MOt TiXAS AMOI 400 Tow 6.3 M 1W 09/08 11/ OS 21/08 23/08 25/08 26/08 2»/0l 01/09 107/09 TO«A AHO2 400 Tom 6.3 M 25/07
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      1895 44 BAMOKOBC/MAP TA PHUT/LABII CHABANO JAKARTA/FAN JANG VESSEL VOY SIN BKK MTP LCH VESSEL VOY SIN JKT f~PJN MATHU BHUM 422N 10/07 14/07 13/07 GURU BHUM ***** 09/07 11/07 XETHA BHUM" 291N 11/07 14/07 15/07 AKA BHUM* 361S 10/07 14/07 ULA BHUM 113N 13/07 16/07 17/07 ANRO JAYAKARTA* 095 10/07 13/07
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      60 45 I NEW SERVICE TO: JEBEL ALI PORT SAID UtißfljQiffiH BENGHAZI TRIPOLI PLtiJI|U6yH TUNIS ALGIERS liiliVlllillH CASABLANCA Refer To Pg 6 ®Turn To Pg 14 (every mon/wecvfri) Richfield Marine jßj Agencies (S) Pte Ltd Oceanus Shipping Agency |<N^orasial Calling More Than NEW SERVICE 1500 Worldwide FR ®M ASIA TO Destinations. NORTH
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      52 47 STE||~fc Dial 740-6000 on cternana —mmJ (Retrieve more schedules!) Sl£} Press-1' ~-Jp\ Select the port and key in the four digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 M s jE> Key in your fax number Enter your phone number Another innovative service offered by document Will be Shipping Times
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      177 48 Mflfci QS.K. Liaes.Ltd ■flfflajUM FOR EUROPE°SERVICE KE FROM: U K CONTINENT/ MIDDLE EAST TO: FAH EAST TAW SKN KKU TNU VBSB/VOY SIN lA£M CHAIANG MANILA HONGKONG KHUJNG RUBIN STELIA V3IA 25/07 M/ 07 31/07 JCDOAH/S'to/FIUSMNG/ANTWERP MED£A Vl 7B 04 08 08/ M 10/01 MUYSM- HSN (M) SON IHO TAWAU- CtfKOMIFREIGHT
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      236 48 I^scd^^VfYfrn!VnTT!VMT!n?K!Vn^^H SHIPPING .ill 1 4 111 i ■ivl 111 l" -I Il' [nlll I LIBYA TOBRUQ BINGHAZI MISURATA TRIPOLI LuuJ Ivcsa HAM I VOINO I ISWIWG I DM fttDP KAMI IWI ICI 18l I lIS IHI io«gm si io sfKuusT m ivo; ivoy ?yo 1 mom ?t,o; os/oo 07 aw
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      172 48 ESP LINES WHKLY ICI AMD Kl SERVICE mumsuKim must mSO OtTTAfiOMG. MUMS UNGCOK. HONG KONG HM—l6. MTTBtOMI lOMAT, COUMHO JAKMTA, IWA MfTWHtf, F&IXSTOWi uiom* ho (w mm. hmhwhg REGULAR CONTAINERISED INDONESIAN SERVICE vcsa/vottg stow I «r 1 sm 1 iw I at I s amm/m ggt a/n gg TIM S.(MMU»/WS
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      808 49 —PmSAMUDERA shipping line ltd 72 Anson Road, Anson House *06-01 to 03, Spore *****1 CB no. **********0 D TEL; *****88 FAX: *****29 (OUTWARD) *****83-4 (INWARD) /*****10 (IMPORT STATUS) TLX: R*****0 BOOKINGS CALL DIRECT LIME: 535 6266 Celia/Jessica/Mei Chan/Jeslynn/Dora/lvy/Hanim 8 SLGS/WEEK EVERY 4 DAYS [VESSEL [VOY I SW I JAK IVOY
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      926 49 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA, CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I IMM I ISW I liW IWIWIX* I HM MTI |MF SAV I I TAW I HOU HOIGH DYKE /OtS? W/py IS/07 H/07 21/07 >1/0/ tt/07 07/00 10/01 04/ M W/W 11 09 14/W 11/W 71/ M V/M h««i —m/m»—os/io o; to"
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      102 49 SHIPPING WAREHOUSING let am: Singapi*v lauding IXul> M<wi u» Sal (BATAMINDO l/HI» •Vxvpung K1 X nnventKmal/fniject/HisnA Lift arpo Reefer Container lioton: Singapwe I Moil. Wed &Hi (BATAMINDO 111 Accepting KlX'imventK*ial/Pn>|ecl Heavy Ijft Cargo Tel: 227 0322 Fax: 222 9330 lolaMdo Skipping 1 Warehousing Pte Ltd 7A «—< IHI Pf *03
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      626 49 rr{* Singapore Soviet Shipping CPL a No iogsouoooon Multffine Shipping PL (WMK Owned S<*uAor*l No **********0 C VESSEL VOY SM KOM PNG «i KEDAH 132N 17/07 23/07 TBA 03/01 KOTARUKUN RKNO43 19/07 26/07 TM 06/01 [HOTARATU RTUOSI 31/07 TU 11/01 [VESSEL VOY SIM CALCUTTA SIM SEA SUCCESS 1 17SV 15-16/07
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      625 50 I "vessel voy sin maa^sn^l SINARNUSA 99/04 09-1(M)7 15 2207 I TIGER SEA 721N 13-14/07 19-23WJ7 27 2&07 I TIGER BAY 722N 1& 17/07 2125/07 3031/07 I TIGER ISLAND 723N 20 21-07 26-30/07 03 04-08 I TIGER PEARL 724N 24 25/07 29 02/08 07 oaoB I TIGER SEA 725N 2&27/07
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