The Business Times, 26 November 1999

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MrTA<£&&12/§8 1 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1999
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    50 1 □Sub (+ILID U833J2 (+11.70) PlsoDciFimmEs U ***** (+5.70) STOOL MAMET INDICES Wednesday Change KLBEOOMP 73&M -11 NIKKEI 18,721.78 -174.4S BANG SENG I4JR77 -JKS1 JSJJJAOOMP _^3ZT-ltfl MANILA OOMP _UH47 -I74 TAIPH WP! IJHUa -17.8 SEOUL COMP ***** +142 CLSA CHINA B 77*16 -10.63 AUSTALLORD JJM41 «U 11am EST Change
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    74 1 FOBEX KATES uss ss IBS l.«72 £(U8S/S$per£) 1.W9 2-698 EURO(US$/SS/E) 1JM 17tt DM 1J21 187t YEN IMi—LSOO* RM UM (1440 HKS 7.771 M16 BAHT *71 0.043 RUPIAH 7,178—0.023 Sf to WO units rams sates SINGAPORE* 5.80 KIIALA LUMPUR 7.25 JAKARTA 48.00 BANGKOK 10.60 MANILA ll.» HONGKONG 8.25 TAIPEI 8J7
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    Lock icon Tongues wag as World Bank's chief economist calls it quits
    612 1  -  Insiders claim the World Bank was pressured to deliver Stiglitz's head From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE World Bank's outspoken chief economist, Joseph Stiglitz, is quitting at the end of this year a departure that appears to reflect the political
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    Lock icon E50 winners gear up for growth in Asia
    525 1  -  Most are upbeat about prospects for next year, and ready for Asia's recovery By, Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore's top private firms say next year will definitely be a better year, as they see a wealth of new business and investment opportunities opening
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    Lock icon DBS Land set to seal record $850m asset securitisation deal
    972 1  -  -ii exclusive Move may set new benchmark price for prime office space By Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] In what looks set to be the biggest asset securitisation to date, DBS Land is poised to seal a deal for its Six Battery
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      Lock icon Hong Leong revives $300m hotel plan
      728 2  -  Plans for a hotel on Cnscaden Road are at an advanced stage: M&C CEO By< Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] THE Hong Leong group has revived its plans to build a $800 million ultra luxurious flagship hotel at Cuscaden Road at a time when other hotels
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      Lock icon Silicon Valley here? Get market-savvy first
      785 2  -  'Angel' says a let of new Internet firms are not about technology, but marketing By< Catherine Ong THE challenge facing Singapore in its efforts to replicate a Silicon Valley isn't overcoming the dearth of creative talent but the lack of marketing savvy, says the
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        Lock icon The future of slogans
        83 2 SINGAPORE Telecom has put up a signboard outside its proposed flagship store at the Crown Prince hotel shopping complex declaring that it is "The Future of Communications". The space used to be occupied by retail chain. Esprit, which has relocated to a store across that stretch
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        Lock icon Get your NUS char kway teow now
        159 2 REMEMBER standing in line for the famous char kway teow at the National University of Singapore's Arts canteen during your undergraduate days? Well, if you have been thinking of the delectable dish, today may be your last day to get some. The char
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        Lock icon Y2K election twist
        84 2 MANY organisations have been quick to capitalise on the 'Y2K' computer phenomenon. In the US, a costume competition saw participants dress up as Y2K Bugs. One publication is advertising its management diary as "fully Y2K-compliant". Now a political party contesting the Malaysian elections has also got into
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Banks must raise risk profile cautiously: S&P
      512 4  -  Bating agency says growing through acquisitions entails considerable dangers By\ Siow Li Sen STANDARD Poor's warns that while Singapore banks survived the regional crisis well, there are increasing concerns that the banks are willing to assume a higher risk profile in response to
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      Lock icon SembCorp's been talking to Holzmann
      235 4 Nothing firmed; interest in alliance pre-dates crisis SEMBCORP Industries yesterday broke its silence, saying it had held discussions with troubled German construction giant Philipp Holzmann about investing in the company. "However, no firm proposals were made during these talks," a SembCorp spokesman said. He added
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      Lock icon Raffles Hldgs to offer 295m new shares at 83-86c each
      362 4  -  S«Ml2&lmi tares will be available ftr pqMfc wbMriyiifi By I Lilian Ang RAFFLES Holdings Limited (RHL) will offer 296 million new shares at between 83 rentt anH 86 cent* each next Wednesday, raising about $260 million in proceeds. A hefty
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      Lock icon Sim Siang Choon offers 5m shares to public at 30c each
      383 4  -  By, Andrea Tan BATHROOM and kitchen retailer Sim Siang Choon yesterday offered the public five million shares at 30 cents each, as part of an initial public offer of 25 million shares. The company is placing out 13.75 million
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      Lock icon Indonesian IPOs: Foreign investors rightly wary
      646 4  -  lock siew shoeb kagda THESE are slow days in the Indonesian capital market as the country struggles to recover from the deep economic and political crisis of the past two years. But 36-year-old Avi Dwipayana is focusing on the future and he sees brighter
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      Lock icon Goldtron white knight improves terms of rescue
      469 5  -  He will invest $65m for 56% of enlarged capital, under supplemental scheme By Conrad Raj GOLDTRON'S white knight, Malaysian businessman Mohd Taufik Abdullah, has come up with improved terms for a scheme to save the debt-ridden electronics company from possible bankruptcy. Under what
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      Lock icon Flat half-time earnings for SingTel: analysts
      151 5 Reuters SINGAPORE Telecommunications Ltd (Sing Tel), poised to lose its fixed line monopoly in April, will see flat earnings in its interim due to falls in tariffs and revenue per subscriber, analysts said yesterday. The telco group, which at $47 billion has the largest
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Two directors sell shares
        76 5 TWO directors—Yap Lem of Inter-roller Engineering and Koh Soe Khon of Brilliant Manufacturing—have sold large chunks of shares in their respective companies. Mr Yap sold five million shares or 7,18 per cent of Inter-Roller, more than halving his stake to 4.38 per cent from 11.56 per
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        Lock icon LC Devt appoints new chairman
        87 5 L C Development yesterday said Wong Hung Khim, chairman and chief executive of DelGro Corp has been appointed its chairman, replacing Richard Eu who has retired. The company has also appointed Phua Tin How, president and chief operating officer of DelGro Corp; Kazuyuki Sato, chief
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        Lock icon ST Engg unit forms joint venture
        53 5 A SINGAPORE Technologies Engineering subsidiary has formed a joint venture with its product manager Chan Nai Hong. Sentry Technologies has issued and paid-up capital of $300,000. Mr Chan owns 65 per cent of Sentry and CET Technologies, the remainder. Sentry will develop and market
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        Lock icon China Toll debuts today
        86 5 CHINA ToU Bridges Roads' public offer was 32.1 times subscribed at the close of the offer on Wednesday. Those who applied for 10 to 49 lots received the lion's share or almost 40 per cent of the offer. Applicants for less than 10 lots received 30.3
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      Lock icon Metro bounces back with $5.7m interim profit
      362 5  -  Bat results dragged downby $9m extraordinary loss By] Marissa Chew METRO Holdings bounced back into the black, posting a net profit of $5.7 million for the half-year ended Sept 30. on a turnover of $166.6 million. This is a reversal of the $2
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      176 5 SECOND CHANCE PROPERTIES LTD NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE DATE FOR BONUS ISSUE" Notice is hereby given that, subject to the approval of the members of the Company for the Bonus Issue at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company to be convened on 7 December 1999, the Transfer Books and
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Falls beat rises 284-64 as early rise fails to spark rally
      586 6  -  I :'j i comment STOCKS r.sivanithy THOSE hoping that local stocks would whip up a storm were sorely disappointed yesterday as an early spark was quickly doused within an hour or so of the opening, possibly in line with
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      Lock icon Excel wrt: looks overpriced despite favourable factors
      197 6  -  wummt watch -By R Sivanithy THE Excel Machine Tools warrant is one the latest counters to be listed here but it does not stand out as a good buy, at least not just now. It has two things going for it a low
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      Lock icon Net acquisition may prop up Brilliant
      287 6  -  HOT STOCK By' Wong Wei Kong A PLACEMENT of around 33 million shares knocked down Brilliant Manufacturing shares yesterday, but the group made an Internet-related announcement after the market's close that could support its share price in the near term. Brilliant shares fell 5.5
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      Lock icon Diary of events
      95 6 Friday, Nov 26 ♦10am. Opening ceremony of 16th Asian Bankers Association general meeting ♦3pm. URA briefing on Riverside Promenade ♦6pm. EDB unveils manufacturing output ♦5.10pm. JIT news briefing on interim results ♦6.15pm. Singapore Teleami news conference to announce results for the halfyear ended Sept 30,1909 ♦6pm. Talk
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      Lock icon A$ could see more losses
      475 6  -  CURRENCIES larry wee MORE of the same for recent prominent losers on the currency front, despite a US holiday yesterday, with a stronger than expected US GDP number adding to the pressure of a resurgent Japanese yen. The Australian dollar continues to be a particular
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      450 6 Stocfca Volume Bri#ant8c 50.087,000 Chip EngSeng 5c 48,108.000 MediaRing 10c 42,200,000 Aeia Food&Prop US$ 22.864,000 FHTKR 18,073,000 AeiaDelcorHK15c 13,782,000 PCI 25c 10.824,000 Golden Agri US10c 10,188.000 GMQ Global 5c 10.134,000 SingTel 15c 8,131,000 8>ocfc» MedtoRing 10c 66,299,240 Briiant8c 31.302.845 SIA— 30.120,448 Chart SamiConductof 26c 28,703,200 SingTel 15c 25,727,133 0C8C 21,464,024
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      Lock icon An Internet Age angel who helps start-ups fly
      1524 8  -  Koh Boon Hwee is enjoying wearing another hat in addition to his roles as corporate executive and entrepreneur Byi Catherine Ong YOU can call him Singapore's archangel. FOr Koh Boon Hwee is acknowledged by venture capitalists and people in the IT community
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Nov non-oil exports up 22%: SG forecast
      397 9  -  on the economy outlook By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE'S economy has been doing great so far and will get better, says SG Securities Research, which is forecasting that the republic's growth of non-oil domestic exports in November will hit 22 per cent. October's
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      Lock icon UOB muscling in on $2.5b new-car loan market
      431 9  -  Bank undercutting rivals with offer of 2.7% interest rate for a 7-year loan By I Siow Li Sen UNITED Overseas Bank (UOB) is muscling in on the new car loan market worth at least $2.5 billion yearly and is launching its presence
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      Lock icon KRDL spin-off bags $6m in investments
      365 9  -  SPH, EDB unit, Silicon Valley firm fmnkingftii Common Town By 1 Toh Han Shih COMMONTOWN, a Webbased spin-off from Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL), has secured $6 million in investments from Walden International Investment Group, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm; SPH Multimedia and
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      Lock icon Commercial site near Eunos MRT put up for sale by tender
      238 9 A 9,499 sq ft commercial site close to the Eunos MKT Station is up for sale by tender. The site at the corner of Changi Road and Lorong 106 Changi Road has a plot ratio of three times and
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      Lock icon S'porean video-clip Net start-up gets US$3m funding
      251 9 SILICON Valley-based Video^.com Inc, a start-up founded by Singaporeans, has received US$3 million in venture capital funding. Video4i, based in San Jose, California, was founded in June this year and is developing video messaging technology, which enables Internet users to send and receive
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      Lock icon SMEs can soon tap into more pooled resources: Swee Say
      359 11  -  The Triple S scheme will provide financial rapport of np to 70% of consultancy cost By\ Ling Su Ann SMALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) can look forward to tapping into more pooled resources accounting and management expertise, for instance to
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      Lock icon Pitting your wits against the market
      581 11 PBOPLB FLOOR or pit traders, or Locals as they are known in Singapore, are getting to be an increasingly rare breed as more stock and futures exchanges go electronic. Contemplating the future ahead of next Wednesday's merger of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange (Simex)
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      Lock icon Check en bloc rule before things get out of hand
      273 11  -  MAILI.Tir^M Peter Tan Singapore MUCH have been said and written on this subject re- garding collective sales under the amended Strata Titles Act. I have followed it with great enthusiasm and I must say I agree fully with your reader
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      Lock icon Set up association for shareholders
      277 11  -  R C Cooper London United Kingdom LATELY, BT's Mailbox has published several letters underlining the need for minority shareholders to assert their rights, eg "Need for minority shareholders to vote en bloc" by Denis Distant (Nov 15), "Assert minority rights? Call is pure rhetoric" by
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Why West picks on how Asian firms are run
      816 12  -  bottom line OPINION anthony rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent ASIAN systems of corporate governance are on trial for alleged complicity in provoking the economic crises which erupted across the region, but it is clear from a report on the
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      56 12 'Be wary of any company that tells you they make their money by raising prices.' Maureen AUyn investment adviser. 4 I can't image that Saddam Hussein would be worried about being overthrown by Iraqi exiles trained in civil affairs, brandishing fax machines.' US congressman, on Washington's plan
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      Lock icon ADB's heroic assumptions
      641 12 EDITORIAL AT first glance, the Asian Development Bank's latest annual appraisal of regional economic prospects gives the impression that most of Asia is poised to swing into the new millennium with growth rates approaching those enjoyed before the 1997 currency crises. The ADB has shed its previous
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      Lock icon Helping the neighbours is good self-serving business
      1041 12  -  In economics, often whatisgpodfor Asian and European growth is compatible with US wellbeing By\ Paul Samuelson The writer is an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology I DON'T deny that the new euro currency can be in competition with the US dollar
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      983 12 Belligerent Bosh GEORGE Bush Jr's foreign policy address should be studied carefully. First, the key policy goals he outlined conflict with each other. Second, his China policy is fraught with danger. Third, his view of America's world role has portentous implications. He stressed the reinvigorating of
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon MSCI to give M'sia higher weighting in indices
      181 13 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia MALAYSIA will receive a higher weighting when it is reinstated in Morgan Stanley Capital International's (MSCI) benchmark indices, the Malaysian Business Times reported, quoting MSCI executive director John Fildes. On a pro-forma basis, the country's weighting in the All
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    • MARKET moves
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        Lock icon Investors jumpstart motor stocks
        85 13 EON and Proton closed higher following the release of bullish economic data for the third quarter, putting an end to the recession in Malaysia. EON gained 30 sen to 12.60 Malaysian ringgit, while Proton rose 20 sen to RM7. Meanwhile, Loke Yuen Yow, Member of Parliament
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        Lock icon Tech stocks continue to dazzle
        67 13 TECHNOLOGY stocks are in demand owing to the country's strong export figures. Mesiniaga chalked up 16 sen to 4.96 Malaysian ringgit—substantially higher than its debut price ofRMI.9O last week. The computer services company counts IBM among its larger shareholders. Another technology stock, Lityan Holdings, rose
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        Lock icon Aokam gets new lease of life
        75 13  -  Compiled by! Eddie Toh AOKAM Perdana, suspended since April last year, may rise when requoted following the completion of a massive debt restructuring exercise. The counter was last quoted at 61.5 sen—a far cry from its peak of almost 30 Malaysian ringgit during the
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      Lock icon Effective Capital yet to finalise some terms of Clob offer
      577 13  -  It has not decided when ti make the offer, bat plans to present revised proposal to SES,SIAS next week From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur EFFECTIVE Capital hopes that its plan to release the frozen Malaysian Clob shares over 27
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      Lock icon RHB Bank seeking anchor status, says Rashid
      388 13 KUALA LUMPUR It's talking t# some about teaming op Reuters, AFX-Asia RASHID Hussain Bhd (RHB) said yesterday that it was going to submit a plan to the central bank seeking to be an anchor bank under the country's industry consolidation. Abdul Rashid Hussain,
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      Lock icon In Terengganu, Anwar's black eye takes back seat
      940 14  -  ELECTION mm Locals' desire for continued progress, development could help NT though some see a closer fight this time From Ruth Wong in Kuala Terengganu IT'S the monsoon season here but hundreds of people braved an early morning downpour yesterday and huddled
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      Lock icon Dr M's schedule changed
      86 14 KUALA LUMPUR MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday postponed an election campaign trip to three states because he has a cold. A spokesman said yesterday: "He is okay but has a bit of a cold. He is rescheduling today's planned visit and will be back on
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      Lock icon Primed for the polls
      36 14 [KUALA LUMPUR] A worker painting a portrait of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad here on Thursday. Dr Mahathir is contesting the Kubang Pasu parliamentary seat, which he won in the 1995p0115. REUTERS
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      Lock icon DAP could lose big over Islamic state fears: Kit Siang
      368 14 ■KUALALUMPUR Multi-faith council decision to back rilling coalition a major blow, he says AFP A MALAYSIAN opposition leader said yesterday his party would probably "lose big" in next Monday's election after a multi-faith council decided to back the ruling coalition
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Asean aims to set up reform mechanism with E Asia
      457 15  -  RUlf-UP TO ASSAM SUMMIT It wants Korea, Japan, China to cooperate on fiscal, monetary reforms From Al Labita in Manila ASEAN is wooing Japan, China and South Korea to help create a new regional mechanism that would expand their ties
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      Lock icon Manila may scrap ban on foreigners in retail industry
      330 15 MANILA Wal-Mart of US is expected to set up stop in the country Bloomberg THE Philippines may scrap a four-decade ban on foreign ownership of retail businesses, clearing the way for Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other international firms to enter one
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      Lock icon Ibra to raise 6.5t rupiah from sale of 3 stakes
      282 15 JAKARTA Shares in Astra, FirstPac, BCA to be pot on the market Bloomberg THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) expects to raise 6.5 trillion rupiah (Sfl.s billion) from the sale of stakes in three companies, paving the way to meet
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon Worldwide Semicon to tap NT$200m via rights
      498 16  -  Issue is likely to aural rumoured takeover by United Micros analysts Froml Macabe Keliher in Taipei TAIWAN'S Worldwide Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp (WSMC), a semiconductor subcontractor, is making a rights offer to raise up to NT$2OO million (5510.5 million) to finance its capacity expansion
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      Lock icon Roaring start for two technology listings on GEM
      503 16  -  Timeless Software, China Agrotech more than doable in price in intra-day trading t Vom 1 Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong DESPITE the benchmark Hang Seng Index closing below the 15,000 psychological barrier it broke just days ago, Hongkong's newest technology listings got off
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      Lock icon Steamy winter wouderland
      58 16 [BELJING] Two men making their way over a street filled with hot water pouring firm a construction site in downtown Beijing as temperatures approached freezing. The Chinese capital is bracing for what many expect to be another very harsh winter, with daily temperatures hovering around 0 degrees
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      Lock icon Taipei to open telecoms market in 2001
      249 16 TAIPEI Schedule brought forward to help it get into WTO AFP TAIWAN is to open its fixedline telecommunication market to foreign investors in 2001, two years ahead of schedule, to facilitate its entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), an official said yesterday.
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      240 16 BEIJING Bloomberg CNOOC Ltd, China's largest offshore oil producer, hired Merrill Lynch Co to help Salomon Smith Barney Inc and Bank of China arrange a second try at an initial share sale, people familiar with the situation said. Merrill, the biggest US
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      403 17 KARACHI They sold a net 2 Lib rupees worth of stocks in first 10 months this year AFP, Reuters FOREIGN investors pulled their money out of Pakistani stocks in the first 10 months of the year, the Karachi Stock Exchange said on Wednesday. But
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      124 17 COLOMBO Reuters SRI Lanka will begin construction of a new software park costing around 650 million rupees (5515.9 million) early next year, the Board of Investment said yesterday. The software park, to be located in a suburb of the capital Colombo,
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      58 17 [ISLAMABAD] Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricket hero-turned-politician, giving a placard to his elder son Suleman yesterday before a march towards the UN offices here. Mr Khan and family, with activistsfrom their Tehrik-i-Insafparty, held an anti-Russian rally to protest against the killing of Chechen Muslims and calling for a
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      159 17 NEW DELHI Bloomberg INDIA plans to unveil rules for Internet share trading which will help lower costs for customers. The Securities and Exchange Board of India, the market regulator, which set up a group of experts to devise rules, said the group
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      329 17 NEW DELHI Company hopes to raise 210 m rupees to ftrpanH hnmnAM Bloomberg SOFTWARE Technology Group International Ltd, India's eighth largest computer training company by sales, said it will sell a portion of its equity through an initial share offer to raise
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      576 19 TOKYO Sales start in Feb; move is part of revamped borrowing plan to raise extra 7.6t yen Bloomberg JAPAN'S finance ministry said it will sell 2.9 trillion yen (5546.4 billion) five-year bonds to help pay for new government
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      252 19 TOKYO It's aimed at keeping fragile economic recovery going Reuters JAPAN'S Cabinet yesterday agreed on a supplementary Budget to help finance a mammoth 18 trillion yen (Ss2BB billion) stimulus package aimed at keeping the fragile economic recovery going in the run-up to next year's general election.
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      224 19 SEOUL AFP US software giant Microsoft Corp has taken an additional 6 per cent stake in South Korean Internet provider Thrunet by injecting US$36 million (Ss6o million) into the firm, Thrunet said yesterday. The US firm exercised an option to raise
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      509 19 TOKYO ItH pay 100b yen for 60% of Media One twit, says paper Bloomberg MICROSOFT Corp will pay 100 billion yen (Ssl.6 billion) for a majority stake in Japan's third-largest cable television operator in a bid for a larger share of the
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      621 21  -  Bnt if correction is delayed, the impact could be more severe for US, rest of world From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still assigning a high probability to a "soft landing" for the US economy
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      374 21 TOKYO Reuters INTERNET investment company Softbank Corp joined the ranks of Japan's top five firms in market capitalisation this week, overtaking Sony Corp, a long-standing symbol of Japan's post-war economic success. While some analysts are privately mumbling the word "bubble" when asked about Softbank's
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      392 21 WASHINGTON Reuters AMERICANS are less worried than they used to be that the Y2K computer glitch will cause big problems, but more of them plan to stockpile gasoline and food as precautions, a poll showed on Wednesday. Only 3 per cent of
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      366 21 BERLIN AFP, Bloomberg, Reuters CHANCELLOR Gerhard Schroeder was basking yesterday in the success of a spectacular personal intervention to pump fresh money into Philipp Holzmann and thereby save Germany's sec-ond-biggest construction company and up to 70,000 jobs. The company withdrew an application for insolvency
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      1013 22  -  Decisive choice would avoid reprise of political chaos of past three years From David McLoughlin in Auckland NEW Zealand voters are being urged to make a decisive choice between the two main contenders in the general election tomorrow in the hope the country
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      273 23  -  f>iran» Reports MSCI Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market closed higher yesterday amid late buying of blue chips on expectations of strong industrial production data for October and ahead of Singapore Telecommunications' announcement of its first-half to September results. Both
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      163 23  -  MSCI Taiwan fixtures Juliana Loo Na Na Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures rallied up 2.6 points on short-covering by locals yesterday as electronics stocks rebounded after Wednesday's decline. The Taiwan Weighted Price Index plummeted 17.32 points on concerns over a
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      203 23 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices drifted near nine-year peaks yesterday as dealers worried about tight pre-winter supplies and producers urged output restraint to keep markets buoyant. Brent crude for January delivery was six cents lower at U5525.55 a barrel, close to a
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      307 23 Reuters London THE euro sagged to all-time lows against the yen and sterling and drifted near historic lows versus the US dollar yesterday amid growing concern over structural impediments to capital flows into Europe. Analysts said the German government's interventionist manoeuvre in rescuing building firm Philipp Holzmann AG
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      2850 24 HONGKOMG AFP n Hang Seng -306L51 HONGKONG share prices fell 2 per cent yesterday to below the 15,000 level on continued profit-taking following strong gains made in recent weeks, dealers said. "The market is extremely overbought after a 27 per cent rise
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      965 24 Reuters, AFP PShenzhen Binder -L 25 SHENZHEN'S hard currency stocks closed down yesterday as the debut of neighbouring Hongkong's second board Growth Enterprises Market (GEM) dimmed the lustre of B shares. The B Share Index fell 1.25 points, or 1.5 per cent, to 81.93 on turnover of HK$l6 million
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      382 24 AFP QWP Index -17.32 TAIWAN shares closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday due to a carry-over of poor sentiment from the previous session, where foreign investors sold down heavily, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 17.32 points to 7,904.53, on turnover of NT$l25 billion. The
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      1999 24 TOKYO AFP QMUfIS -174.43 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 0.9 per cent lower yesterday as investors took profits on strong gains after chasing high-tech issues, brokers said. The key Nikkei Average of 225 selected issues fell 174.43 points to end at 18,721.78. The Topix Index
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      353 25 AFP QOmpoatelnfai -122 MALAYSIAN share prices closed marginally lower yesterday on concerns over next Monday's general election, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended down 2.22 points or 0.3 per cent at 738.60 whUe the Second Board Index slipped 0.85 of
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      739 26 AFP HSKTMH +&37 THAI share prices closed 1.3 per cent higher in thin trade yesterday creeping back over the 400-point mark on selective buying after recent losses, dealers said. But an absence of fresh leads and waning foreign participation capped gains, they added. The broad-based Stock Exchange of Thailand
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      263 26 AFP P Manila 4-74 PHILIPPINE share prices slipped yesterday as foreign investors continued to shun the market, analysts said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index fell 1.74 points to close at 1,962.47. Volume rose to 30.6 billion shares worth 2.9 billion pesos.—AFP ■wis MM 000) MRC AWad 0.72 -0.03
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      686 26 AFP P Composite Into -ILDI INDONESIAN shares closed 1.8 per cent lower yesterday, with caution over rising independence sentiment in Aceh driving local investors from the market, dealers said. A dealer with a major international bank said investors were squaring their positions before the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the
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      271 26 AFP HWeßinfloo +IXB6 NEW Zealand stocks closed up 0.7 per cent yesterday as Telecom, riding on the back of strength in the telco sector worldwide, set a brighter tone for the local bourse, brokers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 13.85 points to 2,115.13 on average turnover of NZ$llB
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      512 26 AFP, AFX-Asia QUMWII_jU AUSTRALIAN share prices closed 0.3 per cent higher yesterday, led by strong gains on the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index, dealers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's All Ordinaries Index closed up 9.3 points to 3,044.1. The All Industrials Index closed up 8.7 at 5,265.0, while the All
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      281 26 AFP F1 Composite Index ♦3.42 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 3.42 points at 972.71. Volume was 348.4 million shares worth 4.9 trillion won. —AFP m» AnamStfiH ***** -300 BrcMlTach 2200 -»90 C»ntr»IB«nti 2600 -220 Ch*N Comm *****0 -2500 DM Gu Bank 3065 -190 OMungCorp 3800 >00
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      1475 29 COVER STORY getting the city ready for Christmas LIKE clockwork, festive decorations are upon us again. But even as we face the annual deluge of festive lights and decorations—some lovely, some aesthetically questionable people behind such works are taking a breather and looking at what else they
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        710 30  -  r«]ad the cuff While celebrating the prowess of sporty senior citizens, let's also remember that not all 70-year-olds need to ran marathons or go hang-gliding to prove that they have aged well jaime ee I'VE PUT together a pop-quiz designed to assess society's general
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        928 32  -  New Year's Eve diners at Club Chinois will be ushering in the year 2000 with a very special menu, tax su yen finds out what other plans are in the pipeline for the Tung Lok group TAN SU YEN IT'S almost the millennium, he's the proud
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        941 33  -  STYLE WATCHES Henry-John Belmont, wwgfag director of Jaeger-LeCoultre, shares some tips on how to start a good collection Byi Corinne Kerk THERE'S something about going through a lean period that makes you want to spend, spend, spend, once the money starts coming in. But before
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        279 34 Why he plays golf *E}very day is different Every single shot is different Thats the beauty of it And that's what keeps it healthy, even when you are playing badly or disappointingly.' Good course design Ifs about trying to use the land to best ability. The important
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        673 35 Cambodia is mnch more than the snm of its painfbl memories. And in Phnom Penh, it's definitely time to move on OUTSIDE Phnom Penh's Central Market we are greeted by a sea of flowers carnations, chrysanthemums, orchids and just about everywhere, jasmine flowers. Arranged in pretty
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      704 36 The AH)fc*r Aivwßtnreo Of Laaral AadHardyiFOr TfcoLowo Of Mammy Modern-day revival of the comic duo, starring Bronson Pinchot, Gailard Sartain and F Murray Abraham who have adventures with an Egyptian corpse, Changi. Way. How far would you go to oblige your friends? H(A) SSTIS ww Aa ldaal Haahaad When
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        968 37  -  The future of banking may be online, but there's still a place for face-to-face as the role of the retail outlet evolves. zjno sit amm reports LING SU ANN WITH the advent of electronic banking, major banks are taking a hard look at how competitive and effective their
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        1056 37  -  By\ Soon Boon Siong The writer is OUB vice-president and head (corporatefinance) IN Singapore, the most common form of initial public offerings are "fixed price" offerings—price is fixed by the manager and the issuer before the offer period commences. However, prior to
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        587 38  -  1=1 i comment YOUR MONEY By assuming that splits are always good for a company, naive Investors may be playing Into the hands of those who know better r. sivanithy A FEW months ago, share buybacks were a major buzzword in the local market, the
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        841 38  -  INSIDE ITTTST3 73 Mi By] Robert Halili SINGAPORE sentiment remained in negative territory, with the index closing at -39.1 points although up from the previous week's -88.5. Directors and substantial shareholders continued to sell, with disposals totalling $309.5 million in the past week.
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        781 38 srocKtrresEi THE unifying theme behind these stock picks is recovery in the face of adversity. In the throes of the financial crisis, the consumer became an endangered species, consumer electronic companies' prospects waned in the face of deflation, and banks' loan books withered away.
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        784 39  -  Who do you call when you want a top technology fund? Tim Woolley, say advisors and analysts polled by the UK Sunday Times, womo wuikomu talks to Henderson's award-winner WONG WEI KONG MOST fund management firms these days take care to stress the team approach and downplay
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        600 39  -  BACKlET^STg^M By\ Patrick Corfe WHAT moves financial markets? In theory, all markets fluctuate according to supply and demand. They are also influenced by known (or expected) events. Thus the outlook for interest rates, the trade balance, currency and so on will have an impact on the stock market,
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        628 39  -  But don't expect to punt political stocks on election wave; fond is loaded on fundamentals Byi Genevieve Cua IF you believe there's upside to the Malaysian stock market, but are wary of investing on your own after the yet-unre-solved Clob debacle, you're in
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        662 40  -  Fund managers are beating the drum for Asian funds and it's not just hype. They outperform global funds for 1999, and while the phenomenal growth may not continue, it's definitely sustainable, wong wei kono reports WONG WEI KONG IF any further evidence is needed that Asian markets are
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      464 41  -  by Eugene Low T| his year, Singapore businesses breathed a deep sigh of relief as the regional economic crisis happily turned out to be shorter than expected. Still, it was a trying period as firms strived to consolidate and prepare for the nascent economic recovery. This
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        897 42  -  AVI-TECH ELECTRONICS Despite tough economic conditions and the depressed semiconductor market last year, Avi-Tech bucked the trend, making a hefty leap from No 31 to pole position on the E5O rankings. The downturn was an opportunity to consolidate and lay the foundations for expansion, says founder
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        1003 42  -  SING LUN GROUP From a textile trading firm 48 years ago, Sing Louis now a multi-million dollar garment manufacturer By, Andrea Tan The writer is a BT reporter "APPAREL is a safe business as long as we don't go naked," declares Patrick Lee, managing director
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        1210 44  -  UNISTEEL INDUSTRIAL The simple screw can be a complicated product to make and high-tech R&D comes into play, managing director Bernard Toh tells euobiib low EUGENE LOW The writer isaßT reporter SCREWS. Probably not the most glamorous product one can think of in the
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        871 46  -  STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES CEO tells amdrew wee his focus is to be world-class ANDREW WEE The writer is a BT reporter STRATEGIC Technologies Pte Ltd's (Stratech) managing director and chief executive officer, David Chew, 41, has had nothing short of a challenging career. At the
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        1327 48  -  SINGATRUST GROUP What started out as a distributor in 1992 has 11 companies in its stable today, toh hooi una reports on SingaTrust Group's road to success TEH HOOI LING The writer is a BT reporter THE management of SingaTrust Group believes their company has
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        1247 51  -  LINKS ISLAND MARINE The road to success was paved with sand for Links Island Marine and its founder Winstedt Chong, says chew MARISSA CHEW The writer isaßT journalist Contacts. Contacts and timing. Winstedt Chong, the 43-year-old managing director of Links Island Marine, is testament to the
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        441 51 LINKS Island's Winstedt Chong may attribute his success in business to luck, but part of it must surely be sheer hard work and determination. During the hour-long interview at his office, Mr Chong said that as a young surveyor, he didn't mind getting his
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        3191 52 This is the 1999 list of Singapore's most enterprising privately-held local companies. Rankings are based on various criteria including gross turnover, return on assets and percentage of business from overseas operations. 4 Avi-Tech Electronics "Turnover: $57,683,096 Compounded annua)
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        761 55  -  The founder of the building materials maker and his sons talk about the company's latest designs and plans for the future YONG TAI LOONG CONSTRUCTION materials maker Yong Tai Loong's boss has just three years of formal education and he may not have the
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        852 61  -  MIYOSHI PRECISION Managing director Andrew Sin tells audbey tam how he resolved the company's commuication problems and helped turned it around AUDREY TAN The writer is a BT reporter HE'S a gruff ex-army msuor with a shock of white hair and likely to fire off in
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        1092 61  -  BAN JOO Textile trader is aiming for 10-20% annual sales growth as it looks for more business overseas By Carol Eng The writer isaßT reporter THE office of PC Lam, managing director of textile trader Ban Joo was in such disarray bales of cloth lying
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        977 63  -  HOR KEW The family-run Hor Kew succeeds thanks to a give-and-take approach, writes, eugemelow EUGENE LOW The writer isaßTreporter THANKS to the high-pro-file squabbles of some family-owned listed companies, businesses run by families are usually perceived to be unprofessional, and particularly prone to in-fighting
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        648 63  -  Here's a private sector initiative to cement the bond between industry and the govt By] Benji Ng The writer is executive director of the Association of Small and Medium Enterprises. TO develop a larger pool of entrepreneurial talent to take Singapore into
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        1352 65 SMEs in Singapore are gearing up for the many challenges of the knowledge-based economy. These challenges have thrown up unprecedented opportunities for the nimble SMEs with the business acumen to evolve into world-class enterprises. The Singapore Productivity and Standards Board has many assistance programmes to
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        873 67  -  vem sreemivasam looks at what small companies can expect under the revised SES listing criteria as they plan for their flotation VEN SREENIVASAN The writer is a BT correspondent THE revised Stock Exchange of Singapore listing criteria is already leading to a flood of
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        1482 68  -  SMES, take heart Venture capitalists are ready and waiting to do deals. But before you hurl yourself into the land of the dot-com, know that only 0.7 per cent of investment proposals reviewed get funding. In the end, management and market are everything, SayS THOMAS *0
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        1246 72  -  Too often, investors leave shareholders' meetings with more questions than answers, writes elajme lul Companies here need more transparency in their disclosures to attract investor confidence ELAINE LIM The writer is managing director of Citigate Dewe Rogerson. i.MAGE, a leading investor relations consultancy THE Singapore stock
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        903 69  -  Electronics-related businesses are riding high on an upswing in global demand and the regional recovery, as jemmifbr lien finds out JENNIFER LIEN The writer is a BT correspondent WITH the economy recovering and global electronics demand going strong, electronics-re-lated Enterprise 50 companies are looking at
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        935 70 Under Industry 21, the EDB aims to build at least 50 local world-class knowledge-based enterprises by 2010 SINGAPORE companies are carving out their slice of the growing pie that is the new knowledge-based economy (KBE). As the Republic progresses towards its 21st century vision of
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        757 73  -  Tracking customers' buying habits will help companies sift out where the profits are. oerabd m c ldc offers some information-gathering strategies GERARD M C LIM The writer is a group account director of integrated marketing company Wunder man Cato Johnson FOR brands to remain
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        1185 74  -  Outsourcing shouldn't be an afterthought in business, writes lim joo boom. In some cases, it makes better sense for someone else to do the job LIM JOO BOON The writer is a partner with Andersen Consulting ASK ANY CEO what the core activities of their
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        249 74 Top strategic rmmmm ♦Outsourcing lets the company focus on broader business issues while having operational details assumed by an outside expert ♦By the very nature of their specialisation, outsourcing providers bring extensive worldwide and world-class resources to meet the needs of their customers. This could include access to
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        871 74  -  SMEs would do well to embrace technology and the knowledge economy in the new business landscape By: Eugene Low The writer is a BT reporter "IN crisis, there is opportunity", was quoted so often during 1996 when the financial crisis ravaged the region's
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        1220 80  -  An effective sales system should offer solutions that help sell the product not just administer sales information, according to tbo latum TEO LAY LIM The writer is an associate partner with the Andersen Consulting Customer Relationship Management practice SALES force automation's past is
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        1030 80  -  Internet technology offers SMEs ways to handle data and information without investing in costly systems Ity. Nuala Moran FT [LONDON] There is a perception that knowledge management is a big company issue. In a large corporation, staff are scattered in separate business units, making it
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        1557 84  -  gHJWMai and p !6 roussel look at the fallacies surrounding alliances and discuss how to maintain a happy union CHARLES KALMBACH,CHARLES ROUSSEL The writers are partners at Andersen Consulting. Andersen Consulting is a US$B.3 billion (5513.9 billion) global management and technology consulting organisation whose mission
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        2363 91  -  In today's business environment strategy and operations can no longer be separated, argues sieve mew steve mew FT IN a famous political squabble Michael Howard, Home Secretary in a former Conservative government in the UK, faced a chorus of calls for his resignation. A series of
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        1449 75  -  The SMEs in Singapore have a great role to play in the Internet scheme of things, writes seah emu sumo SEAH CHIN SIONG The writer is a senior manager with the Technology Competency group at Andersen Consulting AS the figures climb, and the bubble swells,
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        1138 82  -  Internet technology is changing the face of human resource operations in many companies and for very good reasons, writes stcphamie gault STEPHANIE GAULT The writer is a change management manager with Andersen Consulting E -COMMERCE has become the prevailing trend for the *****. Corporations and governments
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        240 82 The Institute of Technical Education (ITE) has implemented a new Human Resource Information System (HRIS), which provides online HR services and information to staff through the intranet. Called the Web-Enabled Employee Self-Service system (ESS), this system extends HR functionality and information to all employees
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        1306 85  -  Whether it's flowers or flannel you're selling over the Internet pay attention to how it gets to the customer. It could mean the difference between your having a dot-com business or having your enterprise come to a full stop, say ALISTER DAMES and ROBERT E
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        764 85  -  Internet-based service providers are sprouting up offering to do non-core tasks for other companies By] Niall McKay FT [LONDON] The biggest challenge of running a small company, apart from managing cash flow, is the business of doing business. Doctors, for example, know how to diagnose,
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        1038 89  -  Small businesses with big dreams should embrace IT and e-commerce quickly, reports bajuchellam RAJU CHELLAM The writer is a BT correspondent AT first glance, the market looks rosy and ready to boom. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore represent more than
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        443 89  -  By\ Eugene Low The writer is a BT reporter FOR design and build specialists Neocorp, implementing ERP, or enterprise resource planning, is all part and parcel of delivering better quality to the customer. The construction group, number 11 on this year's Enterprise
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        869 90  -  While the world's big corporations have got the computer glitch under control, many SMEs have yet to address the problem. Should they start worrying? mbil wditon seeks out the experts for some answers NEIL WINTON Reuters •[LONDON] SURELY it won't matter much if a
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        1255 78  -  Sing Tel offers comprehensive telecoms solutions for the modern office, says poo m lekg FOO KIM LENG The writer is Corporate Communications Manager, Singapore Telecom NOT too long ago, a basic telephone line and perhaps a telex machine were all the communications tools required to
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        844 87  -  The TDB offers various assistance programmes to help companies venture into the region and beyond, says ouhmebt suras GURMEET SINGH The writer is with the Trade Development Boor^ COMPETITION in an ev-er-changing global trading environment has triggered a need for businesses to seek out
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        709 88  -  gurmeetsdtoh shows how its business library helps GURMEET SINGH The writer is with the Trade Development Board INCREASINGLY, today's corporate giants succeed because they can turn information into intelligence. Smaller players who cannot lay claim to product innovation can, however, succeed in other ways by getting
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      471 41 £DB A Consulting SINGAPORE TheßusinessTimes SINGAPORE page MANAGEMENT fW3E Outsourcing strategies 34/45 Company profiles 2-23 Selling solutions 40 Rankings 12-13 Myths of business alliances 44 FUNDING TECHNOLOGY m Tapping the e-economy 35 Technoloav for SMEs 49 Y2K and the small company 50 fejdttor. Elaine Koh '1 Coordinator Eugene Low Subeditors:
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      98 43 v:: X•4? ;vr: •'^4 V*|f r a*# if- i IT IT'S not enough to outthlnk your competitors, c V i s -V', you need to outmanoeuvre them. .1 ;-H n.; -40 U :.a If 5 *v- "i ;J;~ r 'yLeader in Advanced Technologies... Next Generation: e- Business Intelligent Transport Systems
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      87 44 f "I. mr Jf I "a... .in nM***" tv v 19 9 9 Cetebnting iia&tpore'f Fniernrkint Saint .r*7lg&\ -^pPPr^r .1 r fj Jt> V— U. m- -J 1 1 i*/ J c <- ■MB To all our valued customers, V 5 >< suppliers and business associates for your kind support
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      134 45 min^^j^g^^reeilenceJlr' V; 4' 5 I LM- f MRT BISHAN DEPOT TRACKWORK 1 f mH~I K f* SB ™CU" *1U HEIGHTS I nt'jll t> yCM I oakswood B*T[ vfatl &fZ\ W"~> V ft 1 HEIGHTS IKHIjJiL /«»®f f33 *>* Us jT ff 5 f v f iftfi' b.g?;. 4 fa+tjt i
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      296 46 Essence of Cjnierprise Singapore Isetan Metro Robinsons Sogo Takashimaya Tangs The Beauty and Perfumery Shops Hong Kong Seibu Sogo The Beauty and Perfumery Shops Indonesia Diamond Galeria Jayanata Metro Pasaraya Rimo Sogo Sri Ratu The Beauty and Perfumery Shops Tiara Dewata Yogya Malaysia Aktif Lifestyle Colours Fragrances Duty-Free Store Isetan
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      221 47 MX CHIP ENG SENG CONTRACTORS (1988) PTE LTD Wi 1 gjjj (A Member of the CHIP ENG SENG Group of Companies) IuU^UUU 161, GEYLANG ROAD, #02-01, SINGAPORE *****9 1 Sharing The Joy of Our Enterprise SO Award with You s CHIP ENG SENG Contractors (1988) Pte Ltd has been honoured
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      962 49 J. ~%J. The new facility prepares t'g" Electronics for challenges ■f fl f new also a sF i Artwork Design to ip ■_>; i'; upgrade to was established industry and j^^^HMrS^llS[^^HHfl|y|^HV9^jH^^|^HHHHE|s^H|H semiconductor burn-in manufacturing and repair of burn-in Electrical Test boards. Today, Avi-Tech Electronics is one of the region's leading
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      187 50 r "-V v UNIMC Specialist in mullti-cavity precision engineering plastic moulds, injection mouldings and sub-assemblies .1 1 w&EBBSH Avaplas A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS, m I fUcher-tech SUPPLIERS, COLLEAGUES AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES i v v > s j «j v*' m 'Ji fi FOR SUPPORTING US
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      210 54 *v*- v i B! ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES (S) PTE, L*>. f 1 47 Fen Ju Road Wai Gao Qiao, Free Trade Zone, Pudong, Shanghai, *****1 P.R.C I We are honoured to be listed in the l consecutive year. It marks another I important milestone for Allied cr/rfcrj I Technologies. Enterpris £Sp*
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      169 55 It isn't every day that you'll make a million dollars. And it isn't every day that you'll come across a car as exciting as the Passat Turbo Tiptronic. In this car, you'll discover an uncommon but harmonious blend of ingenious design and true purpose, of refined luxury and superb power.
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      394 56 JSpp—----Excellent Scientific Instruments (ESI) was In fact in 1995, we were made the sole agent for Nikon's Steppers in South East H incorporated in 1992 to provide quality Asia, an appointment we still hold today. We were also appointed the South East 9*l process equipment and services to customers Asia
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      304 57 Antech Instruments was incorporated in 1996, as a To date, we have secured various representative and result of a spin-off from Excellent Scientific Instruments distribution rights to promote top-tier product lines across (ESI). As part of the Engineering Services Group of various Asia Pacific locations. {SffmNEMN? SingaTrust, our focus is
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      570 58 Micro Fab Technology (S) Pte Ltd is a wafer bumping foundry providing advance interconnect Mil6Stofl6S IC packaging solutions for the global semiconductor industry. 1996 Micro Fab Technology (S) Pte Ltd incorporated in Singapore A lx Qrianro a nH 1997 Awarded the R DAS grant from the National Science and Technology
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      313 59 On 1 February 1999, web Office officially launched its book retailer, Amazon.com, web Office has invested a sizable amount Internet 'storefront' and started marketing its products and of start-up capital in developing an Internet enabled e-commerce services to small and medium size enterprises (SME) as structure. well as larger multinational
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      197 60 We are indeed hanourad to receive our i W |t o f ,secirt V€ "^EnterprisesoAward* j This award was made possible by our valued customers, business associates, bankers, suppliers and dedicated staff. We thank you for your support and commitment over the past 40 years and look forward to your
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      652 62 (Congratulations! Federal Hardware Engineering Co. Pte. Ltd. on obtaining Enterprise 50 Award J A y 1 9 9 9 I /V/2\" If m M XWk Celebrating Singapore's l|/jyVl P33nni fjoHetl Enterprising Spirit SINGAPORE Accredited by ACCREDITATION COUNCIL 111 the Dutch Council CERT. NO.: 99-2-1028 rwupwHSSKWin for Accreditation SS ISO 9002:
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      865 64 I -IECH GROUP OF I I SPEEDY-TECH ELECTRONICS (S) PTE LTD I I Shenzhen Speedy-Tech Electronics Co Ltd I I Speedy-Tech Technologies Pte Ltd I I Speedy-Tech Electronics (HK) Ltd I I Speedy-Tech (Philippines) Inc I I Speedy-Tech Electronics Inc, U.SA I I Vista Manufacturing Pte Ltd I I A
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      326 66 Together, Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit we strive for success I As we celebrate this occasion, we would like jjj/WwSM to thank our valued clients, business rm^JXi associates and fellow colleague who helped Mr Wjnstedt Chong aB to make thts possible. Managing Director V LINKS ISLAND will continue to $7 £M&
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      405 67 JBH^^awf mi 11 mHI Lw H 1111 LffvllLlJ I L i> Hi p Singapore's advancement In the field 1 JFr/ of precision plastic tooling, mokfing and i y N components fabrication has been largely I j. m due to an unflagging commitment to I I quality and unparaWeled management \Bf
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      41 69 WW »< "i ma l\ i} g *0? *f f r i I V-. *.> f. 1 1 v WIDE BAIMGE OF 'i.-^. w Hi:rl 11 tl'~9*l I il'~t~l i I Mm •COSMETICS ''»#M t^!''»"'.' -"r—r- SUPERMARKET I V l jSI FOREIGN EXCHANGE
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      487 70 ,-v.i 11 jm i~— --I THE ENTERPRISE 50 AWARD B' ItnlAl <r l^ e jr^r*u erT r n w u etoexten^ ur ibiIHI I jJU heartfelt thanks to all our business associates ceJLti 9 orth Srarehonourwithouttheir continuing r ngspiHt 0 BBHWH TIM Ho Lee looks optimistically forward to the next
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      361 71 W|:' w f& "w" trl bm vgroup of IHiiHKwflfiflH TAKING OUR BUSINESS TO THE TOP nr > JV JflHßp:. \£ML' :*l- a! H r Throughout the Far East, the name Achieva Pte Ltd has become synonymous with excellence in the distribution of electronic and IT components. Operating as the Celebrating
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      80 73 We are proud to be associated with 1 19 9 9 Celebrating Singapore^ S\pmt i < «'"**&*s. 1 i* r Congratulations for Achieving the > lS Enterprise 50 Award ConsnaulatUmsnißcstWhkaJHm Pjj<§» Ht» Computer j|| ftrtftflng Sdn. Bhd. HI Fountain Set Limited 4B§£ Golden Peacock Ind. Co., Ltd I j-fc JKflr
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      52 75 > .«c fyforfffc 19 9 9 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit Congratulations to AGROCORP INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD on their achievement of the "ENTERPRISE 50 AWARD" We are proud to be Your Insurance Partner. NACORA NACORA Insurance Agency Pte Ltd 20 Cecil Street #19-04 The Exchange Singapore *****5 Tel: (65)438 4788 Fax:
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      118 76 jp* 19 9 9 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit Congratulations to Agrocrop International Pte Ltd on their achievement of the "ENTERPRISE 50 AWARD" ii UJ r <% -ft A, a-.r.r &MpMßof £2? ''J »>-5< isc r > k. -.*'s't" \< i x r': I From your very proud associate CARGILL INTERNATIONAL
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      98 76 4jß» i i mr "j fyfe/fffr 19 9 9 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit congratulations to AGROCORP INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD on their achievement of the from your very proud associate TRADIGRAIN S.A. 118, rue du Rhone CH *1211 Geneve 3 Phone: +41 (0)22 707 7272 Fax: +41 (0)22 707 72 60
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      271 77 k, All INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 133 New Bridge Road, #22-01/02 Chinatown Point Singapore *****3 Tel: (65)534 4878 AGINT^ Agrocorp International Pte Ltd in Acknowledgement of our I m mm I||j j U"] t Achievement is Honored to be among the Enterprise 50. Our sincere appreciation to our valued clients customers,
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      156 78 Jgr ajfijiLj- Celebrating Singapore's „V~, w .y* Enterprising Spirit WV 2*lteS£»SffSSflfi '"4 I 4fi*SbJy I I a V ME| w fl|| vi| I I HScyjl -z^sssrSm iniS Mr Edward Ang Mr Albert Ang Executive Chairman Managing Director are honoured to receioe; tAc £nterjbri&& SO tAanA our 1 B ag.^\^ibM oa/ued
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      490 79 HERALDING A REMARKABLE TRADITION FOR EXCELLENCE PCA TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD ft ft f f M j 4 Loyang Lane #03-01 Loyang Industrial Estate J y4i yx Tel: 545 4542 Fax: 545 4832 19 9 9 Celebrating Singapore's Enterprising Spirit PCA TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD IS PROUD TO BE COUNTED AMONGST SINGAPORE'S
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      304 81 recognition 1999. One of Singapore's f* 9 9 Best The Top 50, most enterprising, > privately-owned companies in Singapore Enterprising Spirit V^fT as well as being Top Singapore Importer and Exporter (Trade Development Board). Since our incorporation in 1991, we had expanded our business from a local air- 'Jijw conditioning
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      858 83 Ist company in Singapore to be awarded the BCA ISO 9000 Certificate tor Interior Construction HP Q he f uyan ■Mr Interior Deslgn#& Decoration Pte Ltd J|^^HB^jC" Started out building furniture in Singapore. Today it has built an empire by design. With sales turnover already hitting the Ss2s million mark,
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      75 86 3 2 mq 1 ...a? 's 4 W i Ws>,^•'..;'•?% •> ;^JP'.J l- Z. /Xj r „y f. In today's E-world f forget about the s'C's. We are proud to be a s'E' company; w I I having made a name in E-xceptional Congratulations From Our E-xcellent Partners /for fiSSSST
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      146 87 *4? r --i jvrAf j'. :i ?c '"^-^ji 3# j a* vy*-i.#3* J- *As, §J i v%% 4 "YV^ Ejlli S3l fit v JsS V' ;f v -4l -*''jf~ fe-- |L C|> Ty^l. 1 M > *%.£*> V '-V.'Y O" i ••'*.< r #v -v V?': —-r-; f viy M,--
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      482 88 I "We believe in scaling new heights through nuturing trust, I continuous value-added innovation and excel in Quality I We are honoured I to receive the Enterprise 50 Award. I All these are made possible by the unreserved support from our valued I customers, business associates, suppliers, and staff. I
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      223 90 tor the Fifth Year Running YHI Holdings has done it again! It is truly a double honour for us to receive the Enterprise 50 for the fifth consecutive year and also, to make it to the 4th position this year. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to
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      201 92 jSPj,' v Miyoshi Precision (S) Pte Ltd <£d^) s IHBB No. 5 s econ( j chin Bee Road Singapore *****2 L—__J Tel: 265 5221 Fax: 265 2058 Email: sales@miyoshi.com.sg 19 9 9 V http://www.miyoshi.com.sg CONTINUOUS BREAKTHROUGH rfc). Our Corporate Value: LjE^l COOperate as one united team, we deliver our a*
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      310 93 Bridge News, Reuter THERE was anticipation of a larger volume of cargo for Panamaxes in the Atlantic emerging by next week. Brokers said there is a lot of cargoes for December shipment still not being quoted in an attempt to push rates down. Louis Dreyfus has fixed a
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      296 93 SB '000 ■WH SS IM CWT Distribution 1.34 -0.01 78 Chuan Hup 2.12 0.02 1645 Cotco Investment L20 -0.05 102 Freight LMl 0.32 -0.01 944 G8 Holdings 0.98 unch 33 Hal Sun Hup 0.70 -0.03 737 IMC Holdlngs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 131 -0.05 1538 Jurong Shipyard
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      404 93  -  It wants to lore the fly-crnise passengers from West By. Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] Malaysia has hailed its cruise industry as the country's latest money spinner, and aspires to attract one billion Malaysian ringgit (***** million) in cruise revenues to the country. Malaysian Transport
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      258 93 Ferry catches fire in heavy seas; most victim freeze te death AFP [BEIJING] At least 140 people died, most frozen to death, and around 150 are missing after a ferry caught fire and capsized off the eastern Chinese port of Yantai, official
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        104 93 Bridge News [BEIJING] A 2.5 billion yuan (SISOI million) international container wharf is to be constructed in east China's port city of Ningbo, the Xinhua news agency said in a weekend report. The new wharf will boost Ningbo's annual handling capacity to one
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        82 93 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China's ports and shipping enterprises are fully prepared for Y2K problems and expect to avoid possible computer glitches which could lose them overseas and domestic customers, Xinhua reported in a despatch from Beijing. The country's ports and shipping enterprises have carefully studied
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        81 93 Bridge News [WARSAW] All Danish seaports will remain open on Jan 1,2000, as no adverse effects of the millennium bug on them have been reported, a Danish Transportation Ministry official said on Tuesday. "A Y2K task force at the ministry has been
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        84 93 Reuters [MANILA] Manila-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (Ictsi) said on Wednesday an overseas subsidiary had bought out its Argentinian partner in Buenos Aires Container Terminal Services, SA (Bactssa). Ictsi International Holdings Corp bought out the 50 per cent share of the Bemberg Group in
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      50 93 [CALAIS] Fishermen from northern France blocking cross-Channel traffic in Calais on Tuesday to protest against new EU regulations reducing their quotas and British plans for underwater mining and offshore windmills which they believe wiU affect their livelihood. The ports affected were at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Calais and Dunkirk. AFP
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      718 93  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By\ Selva Kumar THE English Court of Appeal has reversed a decision of a lower court, which had held that the owner of a Ashing vessel, who did not provide a single chamber inflatable lifejacket to his seaman, had breached
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        655 94 The EC says the shortsea trade could be a valuable link in an integrated trans-European transport network ITJ Even though practically everybody involved in transport admits that transport by water is the only way to prevent chaos on the in-tra-European transport network, the way
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      309 94 PAGE CIS 13 3 EngLee 13 Accord 8 ESP Line* 13 Ahrenkiel W 6 Appenship 5 8 AsiaOCL 13 WLinks M Austral 8 CUnk 4 Avant 14 Genurtrans 6 B'tang Mas 8 Genshpg '3 gjn j Global 13 BTL M Glory Kav 14 BalajiShpg 5 Goodrich 13
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      19153 101 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voy aqe Teltpnon* ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Destn Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number li/i; ?a/\? on Kiui ahiiu in 6V??ooim To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoire WK 07/01 ncpl koma bhum v475 k-utvoo
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        85 107 Dm 8 Italy: Immaculate Conception. Dml Brunei: First Day of Fasting. Dm 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday. DM 25 Italy: Christmas Day. Brunei: Christmas Day. Australia: Christmas Day. Belgium: Christmas Day. Canada: Christmas Day. Denmark: Christmas Day. France: Christmas Day. Germany: Christmas Day. Hong Kong: Christmas Day. Indonesia: Christmas
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        729 107 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead oT single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are baaed on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        342 108 The results to boost its IPO next month; stronger won trims costs Bloomberg [SEOUL] Asiana Airline, South Korea's No 2 carrier, said it will post its first profit in four years this year, boosting its initial sale of shares next
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        196 108 AFP [BEIJING] At least three airports in northeastern China were closed on Wednesday by heavy snows that blanketed the region, officials said. Taoxian International Airport in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province, the Changchun airport in Jilin Province, and the Harbin airport
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        296 108 Reuters [LONDON] Britain's rail regulator Tom Winsor will order changes to the operating licence of Railtrack pic to crack down on the poor performance of rail services, the Independent reported yesterday. The newspaper said Mr Winsor was taking action to
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        61 108 [MEXICO CITY] One of 4, 000 stranded passengers waiting by a ticket counter on Wednesday after the Mexican government temporarily grounded the country's third largest airline, Transportes Aereos Executivos (Taesa), pending a thorough inspection of its 27-strong fleet. Taesa has been thefocus of charges of poor
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        137 108 Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Airlines Ltd, Taiwan's largest carrier, said it will cancel or reschedule 35 flights on Dec 31 and Jan 1 because of concern about the Year 2000 computer problem. The changes affect 14 flights to the US, nine to Europe,
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        58 108 [BEIJING] A crowd gathering to admire Italian-made Ferrari cars parked near the Great Wall of China outside Beijing last week. Beijing s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which will mean a shattering of customs restrictions on imported cars, poses risks to foreign
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        192 108 [TAIPEI! Taiwan's Eva Airways said on Wednesday it is entering into a partnership with Air France-affiliated Air Orient for air cargo transport services between Taipei and Paris, effective immediately. The cooperation agreement applies to a weekly flight on the Taipei-Dubai-Paris route. "The air
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        201 108 AFP [STOCKHOLM] The head of the Scandinavian air carrier SAS predicted the company's pre-tax profit for 1999 would slump by about 89 per cent to around 300 million kronor (5557.4 million), excluding capital gain. In an interview with the business daily Dagens
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        290 108 Reuters [BANGKOK] New company, Thai Air Cargo Co, said on Tuesday it planned to start air freight services to five Asian countries next September. Its director, Lennart Holmgren, told Reuters his Bangkok-based firm would initially operate with one Airbus freight carrier plying Thailand,
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      15 93 Long way from road to sea Page 2 Asiana set to post profit Back page
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      233 93 I Career Opportunities Exist For Highly Motivated Persons... I I is a well-established liner shipowning company and logistics provider operating I H 65 fully containerised vessels. In preparation to face challenges in the new H Millennium, we are building up a team of dedicated shipping and logistics professionals. From time
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