The Business Times, 14 January 2000

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    14 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITAJP) 035/12/1999 85C SINGAPORE FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. 2000 Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/
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    64 1 sn ***** (-33.24) BT-SU 929.46 (-12.06) SMSCI FUTURES ***** (-3.60) STOCK MARKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE COMP ***** +2036 NIKKEI *****19 +156.87 HANG SENG 15,633.96 -8014 SET INDEX 458.40 -112 JAKARTA COMP 601.61 +1.45 MANILA COMP __2,064J0 -1152 TAIPEI WPI 9,107.19 47.46 SEOCLCOMP 961.05 196 CLSA CHINA B
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    78 1 fOBEX RATES USS St US$ 1.668 £(USS/S$ per 1.647 2.746 EURO(US$/S$/E) 1.080 1.717 DM 1.899 0.878 YEN 105.7 1.678* RM 3.800 0.439 HKS 7.778 Oil 4 BAHT 37.45 0.045 RliPlAH 7.190 0 023 •SSto lOOunlls PUKE RATES SINGAPORE* 6.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.25 JAKARTA 40.00 BANGKOK 10.00 MANIW 11.00 HONG
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    Lock icon Major world rubber trader goes to the wall
    827 1  -  Singapore operations of Lewis Peat put into receivership By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] One of the oldest and biggest rubber traders in the world, Lewis Peat Rubber, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US and is in receivership in the
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    Lock icon HK tycoon Richard Li spices up Horizon IPO
    434 1  -  Internet startup offering 14m shares at $1.88 each By Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] The first dot-com company to go for a Singapore share listing this year is riding into the market with an Internet hotshot in tow Hongkong businessman Richard Li. Horizon.com,
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    Lock icon PM Goh unveils $1.2b package to stimulate investment in Indonesia
    1016 1  -  Plan includes loan financing, buying of assets under Ibra control, tourism promotion From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday announced a Ssl.2 billion investment package for Indonesia, which businessmen here said could be a catalyst for
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      94 1 INSIDE Top Stories Bank of England raises benchmark rate to 5.75%. Pg 14 PSA and partners win USs27om waterfront project in San Francisco. Moxt Page IPC's German white knight unveils debt restructuring deal. Pg 3 FJ Benjamin in talks for Man U store space at Orchard Parade Hotel. Pg 4
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      77 1 /,>,<■/ r i J-r| r/: |11 J j .J J J J .> j UNIT TRUSTS I. 4 PICTURE Top 10 managers r What lies ahead Film distribution What's new j J J 1 v r in Singapore _e__ AN AUDEMARS PIG UE T WATCH? 1 Royal Oak (.ollcttion Bs*.
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Property's musical chairs
        84 2 STAFFERS looking after investment sales at property agencies are playing a round of musical chairs, it seems. And the game is not over, sources tell BT, so stay tuned. Colliers Jardine's senior manager (investment sales) Karamjit Singh has moved to Jones Lang LaSalle, taking up exactly the
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        Lock icon No wonder she's inconsolable
        56 2 A FRIEND had this request to make of her friendly telecom service provider: Could it consolidate her International Calling Card (ICC) and mobile phone bills? Back came the response: "We are unable to console your mobile phone service to your International Calling Card service account.. ."And
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        Lock icon Media magic
        100 2 IT has to happen. The prospect of what might happen when software geeks run loose in medialand following the merger of AOL and Time Warner is giving US humour writers a real field day. A couple of gems we got from the Washington Post suggests the following inevitables.
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      Lock icon PSA Corp on course for first overseas cruise terminal
      451 2  -  It's ma consortium that landed a USs27om project in San Francisco By Marissa Chew PSA Corporation is set to operate its first overseas cruise terminal in the US in 2003 when a US$27O million (*****.5 million) waterfront project in San Francisco
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      Lock icon Big Daddy
      118 2 "He is a big influence on me, when we were growing up and even now. It's the way he helps to point me in certain directions and formed even the personality to some extent and set an example of what can be done and how to do it.
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      Lock icon US economy strong with Dec sales up and inflation mute
      315 2 Analysts say interest rate hike is imminent in Feb Reuters [WASHINGTON] Christmas shopping and fears of the Year 2000 computer bug pushed sales at US reiail stores up strongly in December, reinforcing the assumption that an interest rate hike is
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      Lock icon Singapore institute to take research to outer space
      325 2  -  Deal signed for biology experiments on Nasa's Space Shuttle next year Raju Chellam [SINGAPORE! In a first of its kind for Singapore, a local research institute will have its biology experiments conducted in outer space aboard a US space shuttle to be
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      130 2 The Singapore Merchant Bankers' Association is pleased to announce the change of its name to: SINGAPORE INVESTMENT BANKING ASSOCIATION This change in name reflects the rapid changes and expansion in the investment banking business. With the liberalization of the financial sector and the growing importance of investment banking in Singapore,
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Infomatec unveils IPC debt restructuring plan
      773 3  -  Move would free IPC from debt pile, but dilute interests of shareholders By Jennifer Lien IPC Corp's German white knight yesterday unveiled a debt restructuring plan that would free the beleaguered company from its huge debt pile but would also seriously dilute the interests
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      Lock icon Investment Fund Awards: 134 in the running
      331 3  -  By Wong Wei Kong THE annual Investment Fund Awards is here again and reflecting just how much the unit trust industry in Singapore has grown, 134 unit trusts will be vying for the 1999 honours. This compares with 87 in 1998,67 in 1997
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      Lock icon Abnormal share price movements: a query for SGX
      713 3  -  r sivanithy THERE is a pressing need for the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to clarify its stand on the querying of listed companies whose share prices show abnormal movements, whether or not significant announcements are made by the companies afterwards. Also needed are
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      Lock icon FJB eyes Orchard Parade Hotel site for Man U store: sources
      431 4  -  Parties in talks; yet to be signed deal involves 10,000 sq ft street front space By Kalpana Rashiwala LISTED FJ Benjamin is negotiating to lease space at Orchard Parade Hotel for Manchester United's first Theatre of Dreams themed megastore
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      Lock icon Prof sees more workers getting stock options
      763 4  -  Trend will upset large institutional investors as will options repricing when stocks correct, he says Ihj Wong Wei Kong STOCK options are likely to become more sophisticated in the future, and will be granted to more employees and in larger amounts a trend
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      Lock icon Effective Capital expects wide acceptance of its Clob offer
      461 4 IRA offer documents likely to be sent out soon, says CEO EFFECTIVE Capital Sdn Bhd is confident that the majority of Singapore's Central Limit Order Book (Clob) investors will accept its irrevocable request and authority (IRA) proposal to break the Clob
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      Lock icon OCBC, SIA, SPH, NEL among Goldman's picks
      675 4  -  By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE-listed OCBC Bank, Singapore Airlines, Singapore Press Holdings and Nat Steel Electronics (NEL) are among the best Asian stockpicks for 2000, according to a strategy report just released by US investment house Goldman Sachs. The 69-page report, Asia Strategy: Our
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    • COMPANYBriefs
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        Lock icon Ssangyong Cement to buy Bestmix
        64 4 SSANGYONG Cement has agreed to buy Bestmlx Pte Ltd for 593.38 million in cash. Bestmlx, which manufactures and sells concrete and other building materials, is owned by listed SPP. SsangYong said that by buying Bestmix, it would help Top-Mix, its subsidiary which supplies building and
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        Lock icon DBS Land unit issues new shares
        80 4 DBS Land yesterday said its 63.39 per cent subsidiary Australand Holdings has issued 193.6 million new shares at A 51.32 each under Its non-renounceable 2-for-3 rights issue. DBS Land's wholly-owned subsidiaries Ausprop Holdings and Austvale Holdings have been allotted 96.8 million and 25.9 million
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        Lock icon DBS Realty now has 87% of Hind Hotels
        92 4 DBS Bank yesterday said its unit DBS Realty (Pte) Ltd now owns an 87 per cent stake, or 57.4 million shares, in Hind Hotels International Ltd following its unconditional cash offer. In a statement, DBS Bank said DBS Realty has received acceptances
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      Lock icon Multi-Chem to sell 50m shares at 50-55¢ in IPO: sources
      346 4  -  lib Eugene Low SESDAQ-bound Multi-Chem will sell 50 million shares at 50-55 cents each in an initial public offering later this month, said sources yesterday. Earlier, Multi-Chem chief executive Stanley Foo told BT that the company expects to raise some
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      Lock icon Hello! SingTel eyes 10-20% retail revenue growth
      278 4  -  By Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecom expects revenue from its telecom retail shops to increase by 10 to 20 per cent in the year to March 2000 and year to March 2001. Revenues from SingTel's chain of 30 Teleshops was flat at $150
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      192 3 VINTAGE 1999 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH As Manufactory by vocation, GIRARD- With its innovative and robust design, PERREGACiX has invested all its expertise entirely hand-made in the Manufactory's in its latest chronograph movement, the workshops, this movement is particularly automatic GP 3080. Fitted with a column > suitable for shaped watches like
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Antah warrant does not merit a strong buy
      180 6  -  WABBAMT WATCH ih R Sivanithy WE featured previous Clob International favourite Berjaya Group here yesterday and today we look at another familiar name across the Causeway Antah Holdings. Like most warrants in Malaysia, this instrument has had its lifespan extended although not
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      Lock icon Blue chips hit by funds outflow to laggard markets
      577 6  -  STOCKS r.sivanithy THE outflow of funds from local blue chips in favour of better returns in laggard markets like Malaysia continued yesterday, with bank and property stocks hardest hit in a session where rotational plays were evident but severely hampered by
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      478 6 S>ocfc> Vofcime Pertama 25c 28,222,000 Fastech US10c 20,238,000 Asia Food&Prop 17,695,000 DBS Land 15,088,000 KingboardUSIOc 14,250,000 Eastgate 10c 13,202,000 KianAnn20c 13,116,000 L&M50C 12,485,000 IPCCorpn5c 12,270,000 ChuanHup20c 11,623,000 Stocks DBS Grp 142,749,015 DBS Land 44,285,376 OCBC 41,469,102 PacificCentury 38,212,100 SiA 32,353,273 NatElec 10c 26,667,534 SingTel 15c 26,265,094 UOB 19,954,648 STEngg 10c
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      Lock icon Pertama still not overbought: charts
      245 6  -  HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong FOR once, the most active issue of the day was not a technology counter but a retail stock, Pertama Holdings, which rose sharply as well. Pertama rose 4.5 cents or 12 per cent to 43 cents, after having opened
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      Lock icon Diary of events Friday, Jan 14
      114 6 Singapore ♦8.30 am. SHRI seminar on Managing Human Capital: Recruiting Retaining For Survival, Profit and Growth by SHRI ♦9am. Role of stock options in staff compensation packages seminar, organised by Wharton Singapore ManagemAit University ♦9.30 am. Launch of premium apartments/opening of sales display area
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      Lock icon A$ hits 3-month highs in Asian currency trading
      330 6  -  CURRENCIES larry wee THE Australian dollar hit three-month highs against both the US dollar and the Singapore unit to take centrestage in Asian trading yesterday. By the close of Asian trading, it had risen a hefty one per cent to close at
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Ministry in drive to help SMEs join info economy
      460 7  -  Project launched to boost Internet use among mechanical and electrical firms By Andrew Wee THE Ministry of Communications and IT (MCIT) aims to "dot-com" Singapore and will help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) join in the information economy, said MCIT Minister
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      Lock icon S$ to strengthen to S$1.60 against the greenback: Perc
      288 7  -  Dy Marissa Chew THE Singapore dollar will probably strengthen slightly against the greenback this year from about 551.68 to 551.60, says the Political Economic Risk Consultancy (Perc). In its Dec 29 issue of its fortnightly Asian Intelligence report, Hongkong-based Perc says
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      Lock icon Clarification
      53 7 IN yesterday's report, "Nets. Visa unveil cashcard", we mentioned that the Visa Cash cashcard, in addition to having the features of the existing Nets cashcard, can also be used overseas. Visa has clarified that the international functionality is as yet unavailable now, but will be added on in the
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      Lock icon Asian syndicated loans value jumps 53% in 1999
      275 7  -  Also showing further recovery is bond issuance, np 35% By Wong Wei Kong THE syndicated loans market and bond issuance in Asia continued to recover from the regional crisis in 1999, according to figures released by Thomson Financial Securities Data yesterday. The
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      Lock icon Investment seminar in Batam next week
      184 7  -  By Francis Kan The Indonesian embassy in Singapore and the Batam authorities will hold an investment seminar in Batam next week. The seminar, "The New Indonesia and its Opportunities", aims to promote foreign investment in Batam and the surrounding Riau Islands, said Indonesian Embassy
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      Lock icon Approved Cyber Trader status for 2
      449 7  -  Kian Ann, Ecxa could see over USs7oom in online deals over next 5 years Reports bj Anna Teo SINGAPORE'S first two "approved cyber traders" heavy equipment parts distributor Kian Ann Engineering and Ecxa (Electronics Commodity Exchange Asia), a joint venture between Sumitomo Corp and
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      Lock icon Cheow Tong praises NOL, SIA on their 'global giant' vision
      292 7 NEPTUNE Orient Lines and Singapore Airlines yesterday earned praise from Minister for Communications and Information Technology Yeo Cheow Tong "for having the vision to be global giants". As competition in a knowledge-based economy hots up, companies will have to innovate
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      Lock icon Wing Tai top bidder for Grange Gdn
      483 8  -  It offered more than $80m reserve price for 45,508 sq ft plot; could team up with MCL Land: sources By Kalpana Rashiwala WING Tai has emerged as the top bidder for Grange Garden, offering more than the freehold property's $80 million reserve price,
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      Lock icon Euro-Asia to launch project at prices below cost
      471 8  -  ssnsrnm Ist batch of Novena freehold units to be sold at $970 psf By Carol Eng PL KUA'S Euro-Asia group is launching the first phase of a freehold condominium at Novena tomorrow at an average price that is below the breakeven cost
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      Lock icon Let customers compare auto-roaming rates
      169 8  -  Tan Soon Hoe Singapore via Internet I HAVE been a loyal Ml customer since its inception and have a suggestion that will be beneficial to many users. I was in Australia from Dec 22 to Jan 1. As I was on auto-roam, I was prompted
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      Lock icon Greater security? Is it practical, Netrust?
      123 8  -  Denis Distant Singapore via Internet I REFER to the letter "Netrust gives greater security" from Yuen Ka Wei, general manager, Netrust Pte Ltd Singapore (BT, Jan 12, 2000). Wheri all is said and done, the fact remains that if the use of smart cards
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      Lock icon Yields are not the issue in Net stocks
      283 8  -  Ganesh Pillai Singapore via Internet I REFER to the letter "Time to invest in equities offering good yields" (BT, Jan 11) from your reader Mr Ang Hao Yao. I disagree with Mr Ang who gravely underestimates the intelligence of investors with his
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      Lock icon Use Effective's proposal as model for Clob solutions
      195 8  -  Y Woozeer Singapore I WOULD like to urge Singapore Exchange, SIAS in full and by extension, Bintang Melewar, to lower down their expectations of a release of Clob shares over 12 months. Going by what Effective Capital has achieved so far, a
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      66 9 f• Horizon.com Limited i (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 18 September 1999) INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING 14,000,000 New Shares Issue Price: $1.88 each Applications for shares under the public offer may be made by way of printed Application Forms or Electronic Applications as referred to in the Prospectus dated
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon The peculiar logic driving 'the Nazzdak'
      811 10  -  Kszsanai OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group THERE may be no better symbol of America at the present moment than the Nasdaq. Even a few years ago, most people might have mistaken "the Nazzdak" (the way ifs pronounced) for a former Soviet
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      115 10 4 lf I can make it here, I can make it *ywta«e' -HiHurCbt« the USfirst lady, who is a candidate for the New York senate elections, on why she decided to appear on the David Letterman show on TV. Among her other reasons: 'If Dan Quayle did
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      Lock icon Asset inflation matters, too
      708 10 EDITORIAL CENTRAL bankers meeting in Singapore this week under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) decided the time has come to consider preemptive action to ward off inflation. This signals that interest rate rises are in prospect for the United States, the European
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      Lock icon Birth of the ultimate media monster?
      884 10  -  Not necessarily; the new AOL Time Warner will be np against stiff competition and have to work hard to win the consumer's heart By Leon Hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent NOT even a science fiction writer with an ultra-fertile imagination could have
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      Lock icon WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      931 10 Loam from Singapore WHAT makes Singapore run? This is one of the relevant questions that Indonesians could ask themselves as they welcome Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong today. Singapore has long been this region's modern economic hub. And even with most of South-east Asia flattened by
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  • MALAYSIA news
    • MARKET moves
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        Lock icon Media stocks hog limelight
        123 11 MEDIA stocks are still in favour, but yesterday's focus was on The New Straits Times Press (NSTP) as some brokerages had been recommending a switch from the more expensive Star Publications, a media analyst said. Such counters have been in the limelight of late because of
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        Lock icon All eyes on restructuring companies
        84 11 INVESTORS yesterday chased up selected companies under the corporate and debt restructuring theme. Gam-ing-based Magnum was among the top five active stocks, rising 16 sen to 3.18 Malaysian ringgit after one broker reported that Bolton was close to finalising its planned acquisition of Magnum from
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        Lock icon Pan Pacific Asia tumbles
        51 11  -  Compiled by Ruth Wong PLYWOOD producer Pan Pacific Asia fell 17 sen to 1.63 Malaysian ringgit upon its re-quotation yesterday. The stock was suspended on Jan 6 pending an announcement On Tuesday, the company disclosed that its unit, Jafuong Plywood, defaulted on a RM46.7 million debt
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      Lock icon M'sian exit levy no longer a key issue: analysts
      657 11 KUALA LUMPUR Fresh foreign funds driving up market amid talk of early end to levy AFX-Asia AN early end to the exit levy system for the repatriation of stockmarket funds is possible but in wider terms the issue does not seem
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      Lock icon Kejora surges on news of foreign telco partner
      195 11 KEJORA Harta surged yesterday following news that it would rope in a foreign partner to help it bid for debt-rid-den Time Engineering's telco arm. The counter rose to as much as 3 Malaysian ringgit before closing at RM2.87, up 15 sen for
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      Lock icon Opposition National Justice Party leader arrested
      400 11 KUALA LUMPUR H&r&k&h editor and printer charged in court with sedition AP THE Malaysian government extended its crackdown on opposition figures into its second day yesterday, ordering the arrest of another top leader and charging two persons in court with sedition. Mohamed Ezam Mohamed
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  • SOUTH east asia
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      Lock icon More heads to roll in Indon Cabinet shakeup
      587 12 JAKARTA Army spokesman sacked; new board at Pertamina intends to replace top official Reuters, AFP, AFX-Asia, AP IN a day which saw new chiefs installed at the powerful Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) and the securities watchdog, Bapepam, indications are that more
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      Lock icon Thai banks to post record losses but future looks brighter
      433 12 BANGKOK Reuters THAILAND'S banks are about to report their worst ever annual performance but some have started to see light at the end of the tunnel, analysts said yesterday. Analysts expect most Thai banks to show huge losses when they
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      Lock icon PLDT to combine phone, cable TV, Internet services
      320 12 MANILA It expects volume to rise 33% after intl toll rates are cut AFP PHILIPPINE Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT), the country's main telecommunications firm, has embarked on a "convergence" plan to combine telephone, cable television and Internet services, company president Manuel
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      225 13 I Jardine Fleming I I We've run with bulls and danced with bears. I I We were the lead manager for six issues in 1999. I I When you want to raise money, call us. I Singapore Technologies Engineering HHMBIHiIHHHHHHI B Bookrunner, April 1999 I B v*' Bookrunner, November 1999
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon Acer uses AT&T for US$100m global Net system
      276 14 TAIPEI Reuters TAIWAN computer leader Acer Inc yesterday contracted US giant AT&T Corp to help build its global Internet system and said the deal was worth about US$lOO million (Ssl67 million) to AT&T over seven years. The deal furthers Acer's strategy of
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      Lock icon Leighton Asia wins HK Cyberport contract
      93 14 SYDNEY Bloomberg LEIGHTON Asia Ltd, a subsidiary of Australia's largest construction company, Leighton Holdings Ltd, said it won a HK$3lO million (5566.5 million) contract to develop Hongkong's Cyberport project. Leighton Asia will build roads, drains and bridges for the HK$l3 billion project that will
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      Lock icon CETV's Robert Chua to set up Web portal for complaints
      563 14  -  It is likely to be launched in HE in March and will expand Asia-wide From Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong SINGAPORE entertainment entrepreneur Robert Chua has struck upon an unusual idea for his first Internet venture. He plans to set up
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      Lock icon Chinese govt set to award LNG import deal
      383 14 BEIJING Project could yield up to USslob in import contracts over a 20-year period FT CHINA has given final approval for the country's first project to import liquefied natural gas, setting the scene for what promises to be an intense bidding process
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      285 14 TAIPEI Foreign investors drawn to Taiwan's lively sites, growing ranks of surfers Reuters TAIWAN'S lively Internet firms are hearing foreign wedding bells after this week's mega-marriage of new and old media in New York. Even before the merger of America Online Inc and
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      408 14 NEW DELHI Company chief sees strong growth in next two years AFP THE head of India's largest conglomerate, Ratan Tata, said on Wednesday that the "severe" depression in the country's car industry was finally over. "The economy is strengthening and there is a tremendous increase
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      172 14 NEW DELHI Bernama GLOBAL software giant Microsoft will launch its Indian portal by March to provide a variety of information, including news. "We think it is time Microsoft launches a portal that caters to the Indian audience and we expect to
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        82 14 Reuters [COLOMBO} Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging last month's presidential election on grounds it was not free and fair, party officials said yesterday. They said UNP general secretary Gemini Athukorale had filed the petition
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        59 14 Bloomberg [CALCUTTA] Tea prices in India, the world's largest producer, may fall further in the first quarter as Russian importers, the biggest buyers, shift to other countries, industry officials said. Russian buyers are looking for cheaper varieties, as the US dollar has strengthened over
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        62 14 AFX-Asia [BOMBAY] The Income Tax Department in Bombay is likely to conduct more surveys of stockbrokers following Tuesday s unearthing 0f920 million rupees (Ss3s million) of undisclosed income by a Bombay-based broker, the Business Standard reported. The department has conducted a survey on 12
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        52 14 AFX-Asia [WASHINGTON] Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers will visit India and Indonesia before a Group of Seven meeting in Tokyo on Jan 22. Mr Summers will arrive in Bombay (Hi Monday and travel to New Delhi and Bangalore over the next two days before leaving for
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      768 16 LONDON Analysts see further rise in February; move heightens expectations of similar increase by Fed and ECB Bloomberg THE Bank of England raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point, the third increase in five months, to keep inflation in
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      469 16 SEOUL Kim replaces half his Cabinet ahead of April's polls Bloomberg LEE Hun Jai, South Korea's tough-talking financial regulator, was named finance and economy minister, as President Kim Dae Jung replaced half of his 19-member Cabinet ahead of the nation's April general election.
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      180 16 M LONDON AFP A YOUNG British radio presenter famed for his ginger hair and laddish humour, Chris Evans, yesterday saw his personal fortune rise by a potential £5 million (5513.7 million) after the sale of his Ginger Media group. The company struck
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      337 16 LONDON The trasiness-focnsed ISPs have combined revenue of USsl3om Bloomberg CABLE Wireless Pic, the UK's sec-ond-largest phone company, said it will buy eight European Internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a US$l billion (Ssl.7 billion) investment to win more
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      239 16 TOKYO AFP JAPANESE moneylender Nichiei Co Ltd, infamous for allegedly urging some borrowers to sell their body parts to repay loans, said yesterday it would close 30 branches. "In order to adapt to the changing climate in the financial industry, we decided
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        65 16 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Fujitsu Ltd and Nikko Securities Co Ltd said yesterday they were investing one billion yen (5115.9 million) to establish their new joint-venture online brokerage from April. Fujitsu will take a 65-per cent stake in Internet Trading Securities Inc, with Nikko holding
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        62 16 AFP [NEW YORK] Discount brokerage group Charles Schwab Corp said it signed a definitive agreement with US Trust Corp to merge, in an all-stock transaction valued at about U512.7 billion (554.5 billion). Under the terms of the agreement, US Trust shareholders will receive
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        85 16 Bloomberg [LONDON] Phillips Drew, the UK pension fund manager that saw customers withdraw about £10 billion (5J27.4 billion) last year, said investment returns were hurt by the decision to avoid telecommunications and Internet stocks. The company's "balanced" funds that hold a mix
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        73 16 Reuters (FRANKFURT] The world's mobile telephone market faces major consolidation and only three of the 25 to 30 manufacturing companies in the sector will survive in the long term, the president of Sweden's Ericsson was reported as saying yesterday. Kurt Hellstrom told German business daily
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        103 16 AP [SINGAPORE] The International Monetary Fund wants to get away from its "gun at the head" image of forcing countries to accept painftil economic reforms, an IMF official said yesterday. The fund is trying to make countries feel a sense of "ownership" of reform
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      210 16 LONDON AP PRINCE Philip has removed his royal warrant, or seal of approval, from Harrods department store, whose owner has publicly accused the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of masterminding Princess Diana's death. Buckingham Palace said yesterday that Prince Philip's warrant was being
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      313 16 PARIS Bloomberg THOMSON-CSF, Europe's biggest defence electronics maker, said it's buying Racal Electronics Pic for £1.32 billion (553.6 billion) in cash, giving the French company a better chance of winning contracts in Britain and the US. The purchase price of 450 pence a share
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      486 17 Splitting giant seen as last resort; rivals seem able to look after themselves AFP (WASHINGTON) AOL's acquisition of Time Warner in the largest corporate merger ever appears to create a serious potential rival to Microsoft, a fact which may weigh on any decision to
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      247 17 SYDNEY Bloomberg NBC Internet Inc, a US-based online media company, said it will provide content and services to Seven Network Ltd, Australia's No 2 commercial television broadcaster, in its first move into the Asia-Pacific region. ,San Francisco-based NBCi will provide content from its Xoom.com
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      219 17 NEW YORK He says industry developments have 'changed the math' FT BERNIE Ebbers, chief executive of MCI Worldcom, has made his most aggressive pitch yet for regulatory approval of the telecommunications group's proposed US$l3O billion (Ss2l7 billion) merger with Sprint. In a speech
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      389 17 AnLlll..uw=l..lJl US Senate Judiciary Committee will review AOL's purchase and its potential effects Bloomberg, Reuters [NEW YORK) AT&T Corp and other large US telephone companies may seek alliances with AOL Time Warner Inc to boost revenue and gain access to online
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      257 19  -  SOX Derivatives fadingßeports MSCI Singapore Index Daphne Tay Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market ended broadly lower yesterday, led by losses in DBS Group and other large-capi-talised issues. The overall tone was weak amid interest rate concerns and as investors cast a wary eye
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      150 19  -  MSCI Taiwan futures Lee Shu Weng Refco Singapore SGX MSCI Taiwan Index futures yesterday fell 1.8 points or 0.43 per cent, mirroring the 1.61-point loss in the underlying cash index. Taiwan shares were mixed, with electronics shares coming under selling pressure while insurance and
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      276 19 EMEROT REPORT Bloomberg [LONDON] Crude oil rose almost 2 per cent yesterday after Saudi Arabia's oil minister told reporters that Opec members have agreed to extend beyond March output quotas that have caused prices to more than double in a
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      333 19 New York Reuters THE dollar rose modestly against the single European currency yesterday after key US economic data pointed to robust domestic demand with subdued inflation pressures. Retail sales rose by a stronger-than-expected 1.2 per cent in December after a revised 1.1 per cent gain in November, while
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      1237 19 ntTERBAME CROSS RATES Jar, u A$ C$ Bmb Euro Ffr Dm HK$ Ind Bs Bupnh Yen Won BM 112$ Ptfc 8s Pwo S$ twrt Sfr WT$ Bafct Pmm« US$ Australia 0.963 6.178 0 644 4.223 1.259 5.157 28.860 47.673 0.701 7.527 2.520 1272 34.377 26.913 L106 4.021 1038 20.429 24.831
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      1919 19 SICOM FUTURES Jan 13 RUBBER (Mwts closing «it 5.30p*> RSS 1 CONTRACTS cwtsAq) Close Volume OpM Month HI** Low Sett (tomes) Interest FrtOO 1 i03J5 1 900 Mar 00 106.75 t00 Apr 00 109.50 109.50 110.75 600 May 00 H3.25 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cmts/kQ) Volume OpM Mowtt Hiqfc low
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      2826 20 HONGKONG Reuters QHangSeng -80.24 HONGKONG stocks closed lower yesterday after a choppy day marked by US rate jitters and investors switching from former market darling China Telecom (Hongkong) Ltd to Cable Wireless. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed down 80.24 points or 0.51
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      2048 20 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 225 »155*7 SHARE prices in Tokyo rose 0.8 per cent yesterday as investors shifted their focus to bio-technology and other domes-tic-demand-linked issues from overbought high-tech leaders, brokers said. The Nikkei average of 225 selected issues rose 155.87 points to end at
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      977 20 Reuters Q Shenzhen B Index -0.38 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B share index closed lower in thin trade yesterday, hit by growing concerns that many B share firms were likely to report poor 1999 profits. The index fell 0.38 of a point, or 0.43 per cent, to 86.35 on small
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      369 20 AFP QWP Index -37.46 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.4 per cent lower yesterday as investors took profit in technology stocks following recent sharp gains, dealers said. The benchmark Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 37.46 points to close the day at 9,107.19 points on turnover of NT5258.57 billion.
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      442 21 AFP, AFX-Asia Q Composite Index +20.98 MALAYSIAN share prices closed 2.4 per cent higher yesterday on follow-through buying but with profit-taking capping gains, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index surged 20.98 points to finish at 890.60, off an earlier high of
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      9059 21 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 1999 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Lew Company Sal* 'OOO Mtgh Low P/E Smll 340 310 Ajinomoto 334 8 10 334 326 21-2 135.4 103 91 Anqkasa 94.5 -1.5 27 95.5 94 139.3 380 290 Apollo Food Hlq 380 16 25 380 362 9.1 152.0 2925
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      55 21 DUE to technical problems at source, we were unable to get yesterday's Kuala Lumpur share prices and their related tables. Thus, except for the market report and the accompanying chart, all other figures reflect transactions on Wednesday. mmrz pij_ Tempt over 460,000 readers for as little as $26. Call 1800-737-1
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    306 22 AFP P Composite Index -3J6 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index yesterday closed down 3.96 points at 951.05. Volume was 221 million shares worth 3.3 trillion won. AFP ■ImU —I An«m S«mi 9300 -«20 BraKiTccii "00 -70 Ctntra) B*n» 3350 "350 Clwtl Camm .KMOOO 5000 DM Ou Bank 3245
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    270 22 AFP Q Manila 4(L52 PHILIPPINE share prices dipped 0.8 per cent yesterday on lingering concern over higher US interest rates. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index lost 16.52 points to 2,084.50. Volume totalled 5.44 billion shares worth 2.7 billion •""""os. —AFP JMU PMO (000) MRCAMM .0.66 O.Ot 200 aiwim
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    277 22 AFP Q Wellington -18.42 NEW Zealand stocks closed down 0.9 per cent yesterday, baffling analysts who were expecting a rebound from earlier losses. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 18.42 points to close at 2,113.14 on turnover totalling NZ$B2.4 million. -AFP J—U Ki *h OOP) Advantage MOS 1*0 unch
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    596 22 AFP PAU Ordinaries -&8 AUSTRALIAN shares closed down 0.3 per cent yesterday in slow trade after two days of hectic action in response to the AOL-Time Warner merger in the United States, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index fell 8.8 points to 3,095.80. The All Industrials Index slipped 13.1
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    788 22 AFP n SET Intel -122 THAI share prices closed 0.3 per cent lower yesterday in thin trade, with profit-taking eroding earlier gains, dealers said. Many investors were sidelined ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan and the release of more US data this week, they
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    708 22 AFP F1 Composite Index +L 45 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.2 per cent firmer yesterday but off their highs amid a technical rebound in selected stocks, with Lippo Group still heavily traded, dealers said. A dealer with a local brokerage said: "Today's market activity was dominated largely by Lippo
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    8887 23 MAIN BOARD Transaction date: Jan 13 6r or mm List Vol Day Last OuoU Mv Wv YM Net Cap Avg High Low St No Company Solo COOP) High Low Buyor Seller C*r P/C Smll Price MULTI-INDUSTRY 182 67 mc 1000 Acmo 50c 129 -It 1324 140 128 128
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      1073 24  -  SMEs run risks when they do business in international markets. soh tiakg keno explains why turning to a bank is a good idea SOH TIANG KENG BUYING and selling goods in international markets can be a hazardous business for small and medium-sized companies. Dealing with buyers
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        765 26  -  oFFrrrTTOi Socially-conscious people there are aplenty now in Singapore. Bnt will the combined strength of thousands of voices be effective in changing government regulation with regard to Noah's Ark? jaime ee THERE ARE several ways to tell that you're in a developed country:
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        2151 26 COVER STORY Warner-Golden Village (WGV) THEY may be the john-ny-come-lately in the Singapore film distribution scene Golden Village (GV) Pictures opened the Yishun cineplex in 1992 but started distribution only in 1998. However, GV won Cine Asia's Exhibitor of the Year Award 1999. And when they
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        240 26 HERE'S a quick look at the film distribution food chain. At the top are the producers: big studios, "mini-majors" like Miramax, and independent producers, who sell their product to the distributors in various territories. In Singapore, distributors are often associated with a major studio
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        1000 27  -  The mother, Violet Oon, is m m k practically a household name in \J Singapore. Now meet the daughter, Tay Su-Lyn, who is making waves in the fast, fickle Los Angeles fashion business. taw su teh meets the Singaporean designer whose label, T-bags, has found a welcome home
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        680 27  -  EPICURE RESTAURANT The Middle Eastern restaurant, now at Capital Square Three, continues to charm with sheer variety of tastes, textures and colours Bi Tan Su Yen THE SKY was aglow with streaks of tangerine and salmon. On our table, replete with pita bread, olives and various
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        581 28  -  CINEMA Ton don't need to be mobile to make an impact at least, not if yon are Denzel Washington, who is probably the only reason for watching The Bone Collector By Parvathi Nayar PORENSICS have become the new darling of the crime tale, and serial killers the
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        553 28  -  CINEMA Flawless has its faults, but with two great actors in the lead roles, watching it is anything but a drag By Parvathi Nayar THERE is only one scene in Flawless when Philip Seymour Hoffman's drag queen character wears male gear. There are no rainbow gowns,
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      832 29 Anna And The King. Jodie Foster plays the Englishwoman who teaches King Mongkut's family in 1862 in this big budget extravaganza. Hongkong star Chow Yun-fat plays the king. Orchard, Causeway, Cathay, Suntec, Jubilee, West Mall, Toa Payoh, Empress, Lido, Century, Balestier, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong, Hougang, Eastshore, Beach Road,
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      116 29 Cathay Org Cathay 338-3400 Eastshore 346-/8/6 Orchard 235-8386 Picturehouse 338-3400 Yangtze 223-7529 Eng Wah Empress 777-5867 Jubilee 454-1640 Mandarin 292-9401 Marina 338-9719 Whitesands 585-1782 Golden Village 1900-912-1234 332-6098 for group bookings wheelchair facilities Bishan Boon Lay Marina TampinesB Tiong Bahru Yishun OwtfHil Movit Clementi/CoVealth 777-0669 Golden/New Town
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        1355 30  -  YOURII'.M.m'J |L peter douglas ALTHOUGH recent data suggests that the Singapore unit trust industry grew by 100 per cent in 1999 to $6.4 billion, the picture is slightly more complex than the headline would suggest. First, average price appreciation was over 50 per cent, so much of the growth
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        1206 30  -  JMSDEEiEKBa By Robert Halili The writer is director of Asian Ownership Research at Primark SENTIMENT rebounded due to a slight increase in buying coupled with a sharp drop in the selling activity. The sentiment rose from the previous week's close of -2.3 points to
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        786 30 STOCK if! sm JIT Holdings (Singapore) Electronics contract-manufacturer JIT was the second-best performer on the Straits Times industrial index in 1999. IDEAglobal.com thinks the rally won't stop anytime soon. JIT started the year well, saying earnings for the year to March 2000 would be boosted
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        937 31  -  Remember that old adage about eggs in a basket? Diversification is still relevant and for the retail investor, a global unit trust is a good way to start, says ben fok BEN FOK The writer is a manager (funds specialist) with Fraser Securities. He can be contacted
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        2695 31  -  BACKnarnts Bu Patrick Corfe Who are unit trusts suitable for? Anyone interested in growing their long-term wealth. Unit trusts cover a spectrum of investments, are run by professional managers and offer convenience at low cost you can start investing from as little as $500. How do I
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      202 26 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 17 Highlight of the Western? (8,4) jHf HI 20 They or fall to some de--31 Stopped wearing corsets (6) DOWN 1 Reaction feared by a galley 15 Hitch your way around-hav- 10 Radio astronomer, 11 Drawslave 9 (8) ing such feet? (5) bar, 12 No entry, 13 Basement.
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      2215 29 TODAY'S TV Premiere 12 r XT 8.00 Business Tonight. auuomnmPßD TiEwnro 330 PMTV 11 4.00 Little Bear. 1 I M Aauestion J"*** Drew and Nicki Captain Zed And The Tourism Industry of face a crisis that threatens Zee Zone. Macau: Macau (Pt l). Of colour their relationship. |Lo W Animal
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      781 32  -  1999 was a satisfying year for the unit trust industry, as public acceptance swells along with funds under management. WONG WEI KONG reports WONG WEI KONG THE unit trust industry in Singapore ended 1999 with a bang, with total funds under management up 22 per cent at
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      290 33 Bridge News, Reuters PANAMAX rates again rose sharply in the east with the longer round voyage rate now at US$l2,OOO daily for modern tonnage. Brokers noted an increase in new business on the key US Gulf to Japan run. Prompt capesize rates remained weak in most areas of
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      436 33  -  Passenger and vehicle carrier disappeared after departing Hongkong bound for Thailand By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The spectre of piracy continues to hang over the region's shipping, despite tough actions by authorities in China and India, with a Thai-registered ship and crew now missing for three
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      433 33 Reuters [LONDON] Shipping group P&O said its cruise business, the world's third biggest, was set for another strong performance this year after its contribution to the bottom line rose again in 1999. The Peninsular Oriental Steam Navigation Co pic said cruising, which accounted
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      153 33 Reuters [AHMEDABAD, India] Workers at major Indian ports will go on an indefinite strike from next Tuesday to press for a pay hike unless negotiations that are currently underway succeed, an official said. "Cargo handling will be paralysed, if the workers do not report for
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      673 33  -  ADWIBAT.TT CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar A SOLE shareholder of a Greek one-ship company has failed in his challenge of the English High Court's jurisdiction over a case in which an insurer had sued to recover costs from him although the
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        865 34 Grisly finds on US-bound ships raise the question of how many other illegal migrants are packed into containers AP [Hongkong] CARGO containers are a common sight passing through Hongkong's waters, but grisly discoveries in the United States have raised a troubling question: how many
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        793 47 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        321 48 AFP [TAIPEI] The Alstom-Sie-mens Eurotrain consortium said yesterday it has filed a lawsuit against Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp (THSRC) after it gave a billion-dollar rail contract to a Japanese competitor. Eurotrain filed an injunction with Taipei district court on Wednesday to bar THSRC
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        298 48 Airports of Bombay, Bangalore, Calcutta, New Delhi and Madras offered to private firms AFP [NEW DELHI] India announced plans to lease out its five main international airports in a bid to improve services and earn revenue for the aviation sector. Information Minister Pramod
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        208 48 Bloomberg [ATLANTA] Delta Air Lines Inc, the No 3 US carrier, said it will buy back as much as US$5OO million of its shares and take a pre-tax US$32O million fiscal second-quarter charge for the early retirement of 24 aircraft. Delta will
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        387 48 AFP [SEOUL] A Korean Air jumbo jet identical to the one which crashed in London last month landed in Malaysia with a 1.5metre hole punched out of its fuselage by a loose wing flap, officials said yesterday. The Boeing 747-200F cargo
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        303 48 Move likely to result in heavy job losses AFP [FRANKFURT] The German car maker, BMW, is embarking on another overhaul of Its British loss-making unit Rover, which is likely to involve heavy job losses and a revamp of production of Rover parts. The
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