The Business Times, 31 January 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2000
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    59 1 STOCK MAKKETIMDICES Week fhangp ST! .2.284.91 +6.43 SIMtCI FUTURES .309.20 +2.00 BTSRI 868.21 -14.01 KLS(E (X)MP. 93a.a7 -18.39 NIKEL 19,434.78....+556.69 HANG SENG 16.185.94... +1,077.5 SFX1NDEL 477.46 -1.47 JAfMKA COMP 634.67 -30.02 MANILA COMP 1.969.39 -9317 TAIPEI WPI 9,636.38 +380.44 SEOULCOMP ***** +16.51 CLSA CHINA B 827.30 +3411 AUST
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    77 1 FOREI RATES liS$ s$ US$ 1.702 £(l'SS/SSper£) 1.625 1765 0.964 1.673 DM 1.989 0.856 YEN 1045 1.622 RM 0.448 HKS 7.780 0119 BAHT 37.50 0.045 RUP1AH 7,390 0023 'St to 100 units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* ...5.38 KI'ALA UMPIR 7.67 JAKARTA .39.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA. 11.00 HONT.KONT.__. 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84
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    Lock icon Startup iProperty beating path to SGX
    691 1  -  niiexclusive Just months-old, iProperty plans to raise $20m in second half and expects profits in 2 years By' Toh Han Shih [SINGAPORE] A local Internet property startup, iProperty, is in a hurry to beat a path to the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Started only in
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    Lock icon FCC to launch multi-service property portal
    532 1  -  I-Ik exclusive First listed developer to have coherent Net plan By Ling Su Ann [SlNGAPOßE] First Capital Corporation (FCC) is set to launch a multi-service property portal in March, making it the first listed developer to come out with a coherent Internet strategy in
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    Lock icon SingTel-HKT holding firm to be listed on 5 exchanges
    305 1  -  Proposed merger gets Bering's blessings report From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong UNDER the proposed merger of Singapore Telecommunications and Cable Wireless HKT, the two will come under a new holding company which will be listed on the Singapore, Hongkong, New
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      111 1 INSIDE BizlT Top 10 trends in IT industry. BizlT Pgs 1 2 Future of computing far bigger than Oracle and Microsoft combined. BizlT Pg 4 BT Comment East Asia should cash in on India's software boom. Next Page Top Stories 65% of SGX companies seen posting higher gains. Pg4 S'pore-listed
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      8 1 Hello, why the talk about enemy? Pg 15
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      219 1 trying to catch up Next Page Bintang Melewar questions dismissal Of its ciob proposal Next Page PiF Bapr It has never been easier to secure financing HUP^ fe or ffrflnwcing for a residential prooevtf fit Great Mtai^S Vl w IH Wl WVVV& IVI VI V WffWWVIWP V* WWVV WW ww%
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      Lock icon Japan invests big to catch up in global Net race
      820 2  -  Govt concerned that even small economies snch as S'pore, HE are getting ahead tYom Anthony Rowley in Tokyo CONCERN is mounting in Japan that the country is being left behind in the high-tech-nology stakes and in the race to exploit
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      Lock icon Clob: Melewar disputes KLSE statement
      550 2  -  It says it submitted 'comprehensive' proposal to KLSE before Dec 31 %< Jennifer Lien [SINGAPORE] Malaysia's Bintang Melewar Sdn Bhd yesterday said its proposal to resolve the Clob impasse had been submitted before Dec 31 last year, and noted "with sadness" that its proposal had
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      Lock icon East Asia should tap India's software boom
      843 2  -  I :j comment ECONOMICS Countries liko S'pore can leverage on closo ties to share In Its success vikram khanna IN the *****, India's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, would proudly refer to his country's then newly-built dams, steel plants and power stations as
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      300 2 111 rn uJgL Hl6 Hllll MBA OF HULL MBA (General) 28th Intake "Ranked Among Starting in Singapore April 2000 j Orientation Division' MBA (Investment Finance) 10th Intake V n, 6 3 3 V™m 20 Universities, 1999" Starting in Singapore March 2000 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA "Ranked Among Australia's Best Universities"
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  • PC industry
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      Lock icon Chip shortage looming: analysts
      724 3 Asian supply chain glitches caused by Taiwan quake hit major US PC makers' bottom line Reuters Microchip supply chain problems in Asia caused by a major Taiwan earthquake may have temporarily hit profits for major US PC makers, but analysts and executives in Asia warned that
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon 65% of SGX companies seen posting higher gains
      588 4  -  With the 1999 financial year now past for 241 Singapore-listed companies, BT takes a look at analysts' earnings estimates for the year. 19 companies expected to swing back into the black, according to Barra Global Estimates Byi Wong Wei Kong THE earnings
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      Lock icon Property firms seen bouncing back with $870m gains
      676 4  -  All eyes will be on CityDev, DBS Land as both companies are in the MSCI index By. Andrea Tan AFTER a whopping loss of $1.5 billion for 1998,10 of the Singapore-listed property companies are expected to bounce back strongly with a combined
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      Lock icon MediaRing in deal with Taiwan ISP Seednet
      249 7  -  By. Jennifer Lien MEDIARING.COM Ltd yesterday said it had signed an agreement with Taiwan Internet service provider Seednet to provide its services in the run-up to Taiwan's presidential election. The arrangement will see MediaRing's Internet voicemail technology being used to package presidential candidates'
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      Lock icon Asian investors to keep tabs on this week's Fed meeting
      742 7 US interest rates could be raised more this year than earlier expected [TOKYO] Asian stock investors will closely watch the Federal Reserve's policy-set-ting meeting this week after economic reports last week fuelled concerns that US interest rates may be raised
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      297 4 (lABNAMRO NEW APPOINTMENTS ABN AMRO is pleased to announce the following new appointments: Mr. Joel Kornreich is appointed as Senior Vice President, Head of Sales Distribution, Consumer Banking ABN AMRO Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he was the Head of Consumer Banking, ABN AMRO Bank Indonesia. Mr. Kornreich also worked
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Play on tech stocks may continue despite US sell-off
      623 6  -  l-l i comment STOCKS r.sivanithy JUST when everyone thought it was safe to get back into the market, Wall Street went and posted one of its worst performances in recent memory. After last Friday's across-the-board sell-off, the Nasdaq index is now
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      454 6 •Jan 26 Source: JM Sassoon Stock* Volume Fastech USlOc 123,122,000 SingTel 15c 119.287,000 Kian Ann20c 95,342,000 IPC Corpn 5c 83,366,000 Kingboard US 10c 81,605,000 Eastgate 10c 79,066,000 l-Corrvn US5c 71,556,000 OUBDBeCW*****3 71,281,000 MMI Hldgs 10c 71.086,000 GES Intl Ltd 20c 65,254,000 Stocks DBS Grp 410,692,444 PacificCentury 395,607,016 SingTel 15c 346,431,790
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      Lock icon CityDev covered warrant numbers not appealing
      197 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE property figures released on Friday by the government could stimulate some interest in a sector that's been dead for some time now. Counteracting this of course, would be Wall Street's plunge last Friday. In any event, it might
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      Lock icon MMI Holdings could rise further
      224 6  -  HOT STOCK By" Wong Wei Kong SHARES of MMI Holdings rose again last Friday, finishing among the session's most heavily traded stocks. MMI shares rose 3 cents or 4.6 per cent at 68.5 cents, after opening at 67.5 cents and trading to a day's high
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      Lock icon Diary of events
      102 6 Monday, Jan 31 Sin^Apori5 8:45am. J P Morgan breakfast briefing on regional outlook 10am. EDB industry briefing: Engineering and MHQ award presentation ceremony 10am. BMW Group in Asia news conference with Luder Paysen, director, overseas sales, BMW. ♦4pm. International Factors (Singapore) Ltd (IFS), announcement and press conference
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      Lock icon Asian currencies likely to stay range-bound this week
      544 6 ASIAN currencies should remain rangebound this week as regional markets await the Federal Reserve's decision on US interest rates. While financial markets are anticipating a quarter-point hike from the Fed tomorrow, there's still a risk it might bump rates up by half-a-percentage
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      172 6 "/"> •f: ,-V" > r^Ljpiipc L^rlttrO TO SINGAPORE'S BEST FUND MANAGERS! 1999 /JMVESTMENT FUND AWARDS 18 February, 2000 Guest of honour: Mr Ngiam Tong Dow Chairman of the Central Provident Fund Board and Housing Development Board The Investment Fund Awards organised by charity. Guests can bid for a variety of
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      669 7 NOTICES To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 Fax No: 741 1298 In the Matter of The Companies Act, Cop 50 and tn the Matter of AMSFIELD HOLDINGS PTE LTD Notice of Resolutions for Members' Voluntary Winding-Up (Pursuant to Section 290) At the Extroordinory General Meeting of the members of AMSFIELD
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      642 7 In ihe Matter of The Companies Act, Cap 50 ond In Ihe Matter of VETERINARY LABORATORIES PTE LTD Notice of Resolutions for Members' Voluntary Winding-Up (Pursuant to Section 290) At the Extroordinory General Meeting of the members of VETERINARY LABORATORIES PTE LTD duly convened and held at Blk 34, Commonwealth
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      512 7 WAH SHING INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LIMITED (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) NOTICE OF BOOKS CLOSURE DIVIDENDS The Directors resolved to declare a 2nd interim dividend (in lieu of final dividend) of HK9.O cents per share (1998 HK13.5 cents) and a second special dividend of HK4.5 cents per share (1998 NIL)
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      402 7 Market reports, Pgs 19,20 KEPPEL TATLEE FINANCE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT Foreign Shareholdings Pursuant to Article 23(4) of the Articles of Association of the Company, it is hereby announced that from declarations received by the Company from shareholders and from information supplied by The Central Depository
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon US proposes that Asean sets up an SME fund
      487 8  -  Aim is to help fulfil growth potential; not clear yet if US govt will take stake Reports by. Audrey Tan THE US government is proposing that Asean governments put together a fund to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) fulfil their
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      Lock icon US business interest returns to region
      447 8 S-EA countries 'moving in the right direction': AmCham AMERICAN businesses are now more confident of the region's prospects and there is a return of investor interest in Asean, said Ed Gilbert, chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce. He expects AmCham's next business confidence
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      Lock icon Fall in S$ vs US$ seen as short-lived
      388 8 Recovery in S'pore economy could boost local currency Bloomberg THE Singapore dollar's decline to a three-month low against the US dollar last week may be short-lived because prospects for the is-land-state's economic recovery may help boost the currency. The Singapore dollar fell
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      Lock icon Economy to grow 6-6.5%: DBS
      349 8  -  I=4l=l on the economy outlook By, Jennifer Lien WITH Singapore having successfully weathered the recession, DBS Bank expects the Singapore economy to grow 6 to 6.5 per cent this year. In its February Asia Economic Briefing report, the bank said a broad-based economic recovery in
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      Lock icon Don't get me wrong on Warren Buffet
      482 8  -  Ng Kah Wan Singapore I REFER to the letter "Not all unit trusts perform like Warren Buffet's" by Denis Distant (BT, Jan 29). It simply shows the dangers of reading between the lines and making undue inference. I brought up Warren Buffet in
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      Lock icon SGX urged to scrap minimum contract fee
      251 8  -  Wong Kok Fai Singapore via Internet I REFER to the report "Traditional brokers cry foul over online rebates" (BT, Jan 22) which revealed traditional stockbrokers' concern over the competition posed by online trading. As much as I agree with the fact that promotional
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      Lock icon Share value guidelines being reviewed
      140 8  -  Tan Hoon Wee (Ms) Corporate Services Division for Chief Executive Officer Building and Construction Authority Singapore I REFER to the letter "Flawed reasoning on share value" by John Tan on the allotment of share values for condominiums (BT, Jan 19). Prior to 1976, the share
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      Lock icon Indon stocks offer high returns to brave investors
      679 10 JAKARTA Many analysts predict JKSE index could reach 850 points this year THE violence and political uncertainty enveloping Indonesia pose serious risks for the economy and investment, but those willing to take their chances could reap huge rewards. Analysts say there is
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      Lock icon Picking the right cup of Java
      539 10 JAKARTA Reuters Following are analysts' views on Indonesia's major stock opportunities sector by sector: CONSUMER AND RETAIL Consumer and retail stocks are expected to post significant growth in 2000 as demand picks up. Top picks include cigarette firms PT H M Sampoerna and PT
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      Lock icon Dr M reiterates capital controls to stay
      218 10 PARIS Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed reiterated on Saturday that he had no intention of lifting a package of controls on cross-bor-der capital flows in the near future. He also indicated that, while South-east Asian countries are moving towards a regional common
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      Lock icon Merger plan deadline is today
      548 10 I Am bank mergers KUALA LUMPUR BN had received 10 merger applications by last Thursday Reuters MALAYSIA'S 55 financial institutions have to submit their merger plans by today under a nation-wide consolidation programme and the central bank is expected to take at least a month
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      Lock icon Work on M'sian highway to start soon
      192 10 SUNGAI SIPUT Bernama CONSTRUCTION of Malaysia's 338-km East Coast Highway (LPT) will begin in two weeks time after all matters on the exchange of contracts have been finalised. Works Minister Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said that discussions on the change in the
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      Lock icon KLSE fines two firms for late annual reports
      113 10 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg THE Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange fined two Malaysian companies for failing to publish their annual reports on time. It fined construction com pany Penas Corp and autopart maker Man Yau Holdings Bhd 100,000 Malaysian ringgit (5544,760) each. Publicly traded
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      Lock icon Expected Fed rate hike unlikely to derail Asian rebound
      803 14 HONGKONG Region depends less on US; Japan, other Asian nations, Europe absorb more of Asia's exports Bloomberg AS the US Federal Reserve readies to raise interest rates to cap growth in the world's biggest economy, Asia where voracious US demand for
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      Lock icon Thailand's 'wafer fab man' close to losing his plant
      497 14  -  Electronics makers will be hit if plant stays uncompleted From] Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S "wafer fab man" Charn Uswachoke is on the verge of losing his almostcompleted plant which would have been the country's first. If unresolved, this will deprive
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      Lock icon Thai financial firms being sold off too cheaply: report
      320 14 BANGKOK AP THAI senators have accused the government-appointed liquidator of insolvent financial institutions of selling off bad loans too cheaply for a loss of 480 billion baht (5521.8 billion), a Thai newspaper reported yesterday. There had also been irregularities in auctions
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      Lock icon Thai NPLs at 38% of credits as at end Dec: finance minister
      213 14 AYUTTHAYA Reuters THAI finance minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda said over the weekend that nonperforming loans (NPLs) carried by the Thai finance sector were at about 38 per cent of total credits at the end of December. "This is the
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        Lock icon Viet government reshuffle
        91 14 AP [HANOI] Two deputy foreign ministers have been promoted to head two key ministries in Vietnam's latest government reshuffle, load media reported Saturday. Under a resolution passed by the the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Friday, Nguyen Dy Nien, 65, was appointed foreign minister, replacing Politburo member
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        Lock icon Thai Military Bank fund raising plan
        97 14 AFX-Asia [BANGKOK] Chairman of Thai Military Bank pel's board of directors General Surayuth Chulanond said the bank's board will vote this week on a plan to raise 30 billion baht (SSI.4 billion) in new capital. Gen Surayuth said the plan is unchanged from one
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        Lock icon Jogjakarta hit by sectarian violence
        52 14 Reuters [JAKARTA], Thousands of Muslims marched through Indonesia's royal city of Jogjakarta yesterday, calling for a holy war in protest against sectarian bloodshed in the eastern Moluccas islands, witnesses said. A convent was pelted with stones during the rally, but there were no reports of
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      Lock icon Tycoon cancels trip to attend Manila event
      368 14 U MANILA Ho says local media accusations have been unacceptable Reuters MACAU casino tycoon Stanley Ho has cancelled a trip to attend the ceremonial blessing yesterday of his floating restaurant in Manila, saying allegations in local media about him were "so vilifying as
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      Lock icon E Timor to renegotiate oil, gas treaty with Australia: Horta
      250 14 SINGAPORE EAST Timor wants to renegotiate an existing joint oil and gas prospecting treaty, which dictates the development of resources in the Timor Sea, with Australia, independence leader Jose Ramos-Horta yesterday. "We honour the terms of the (Timor Gap Zone
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      Lock icon The military ties that bind
      68 14 [MANILA) Filipino militant students wearing cardboard masks and clenching their fists yesterday in front of the official seal of the US embassy in Manila. They were protesting an upcoming joint military exercises by the United States and Philippine. The group said military links with the
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      Lock icon Indian govt to present Budget on Feb 29
      178 15 NEW DELHI AFP INDIAN Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's coalition government will unveil its national budget on February 29, according to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan. Mr Vajpayee's Cabinet has recommended the resumption of Parliament from Feb 23 to Indian President K
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      Lock icon China approves two huge LNG projects: report
      459 15 BEIJING Move an attempt to deal with country's pollution problems AFP CHINA has approved two huge multi-billion dollar liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects in a bid to turn the country towards cleaner energy, state media reported yesterday. The Business Weekly said a 4,200
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      Lock icon Home PC market to fuel India's Internet boom: study
      274 15 NEW DELHI THE home market rather than commercial businesses will fuel the Internet boom in India, according to a recent study released by the Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB). Bhupendra Mathur of IMRB who headed the research team said 126,000 households
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      Lock icon Hello, why the talk about enemy?
      552 15  -  I-I comment HK STOCKS Critics of the HET-SlngTel marriage should realise that HE will be better off looking outward rather than Inward quak hiang whai A COMMENTARY last Saturday by Hongkong's most famous firebrand, Albert Cheng, probably best sums up the misguided "Singa phobia"
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      Lock icon Police detain Sonia Gandhi in Indian Constitution row
      256 15 NEWDELHI AFP POLICE detained India's main opposition leader Sonia Gandhi and others from her Congress party yesterday when they staged a protest here against the government's plans to revise the Constitution. The Congress president and other top leaders after their brief detention
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      Lock icon China issues Taiwan warning
      277 15 BEIJING Editorial attacks Lee Teng-hui's 2 states theory AP ALREADY angry at Taiwan for suggesting it is an equal. China yesterday warned Taiwanese leaders that trying to write the island's claim to separate status into law would be "playing with fire." The warning, carried in a
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      Lock icon US pulls out all stops for its trade agenda
      571 16 WET 111 DAVOS It says delay in launching new round of trade talks may lead to dangerous protectionism Reuters, FT [DAVOS, Switzerland) The United States warned yesterday that any delay in launching a new round of global trade talks could give
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      Lock icon SE Asia must stick to reforms: officials
      345 16 In that way, region's economies can lock in 1999's recovery Bloomberg [DAVOS] South-east Asian economies can lock in last year's recovery, provided governments stick to reform plans and standards are enforced to help boost investment, government officials and company executives at the World
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      375 16 Reuters [DAVOS, Switzerland] Busi-ness-to-business commerce on the Internet is all the rage at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, where high-powered executives say the best is yet to come. "In a few years the 'e' will fall out of e-commerce and go back
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      35 16 [DAVOS, Switzerland] Masked rioters attacking a police fence in protest against the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Saturday. Demonstrators smashed windows and injured at least one policeman during clashes. AFP
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      334 16 FRANKFURT Bloomberg THE European Central Bank (ECB) may raise interest rates as soon as Thursday to head off inflation and bolster the euro following the currency's decline to a record low, analysts said. Annual inflation in the euro zone accelerated to a 28month high of
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      223 17 ROUND ROCK, Texas Bloomberg DELL Computer Corp chairman Michael Dell sold US$2lO million (***** million) of the company's stock about a month before the No 1 directseller of personal computers said profit would miss forecasts and sales growth would slow. Michael Dell
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      507 17 PARIS The Internet-telecoms alliance will create one of Europe's top Net firms Reuters FRANCE'S Vivendi and British-US phone operator Vodafone Airtouch yesterday unveiled plans for a 50-50 joint venture to create a multi-access European Web portal. The Internet-telecoms alliance, the subject of
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      548 17  -  Its weakness is a result of dollar strength, say dealers From Neil Behrmann in London CURRENCY dealers expect the euro to remain under pressure ahead of an expected US interest-rate increase at this week's meeting of the Federal Open Market
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      188 17 WASHINGTON AP THE super-secret National Security Agency (NSA) confirmed Saturday night that it had a "serious computer problem" last week that affected its ability to process intelligence information. The agency issued a brief statement a few hours after the outage was reported by
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      150 17 Reuters [BERLIN] Former chancellor Helmut Kohl, fighting for his honour in Germany's slush fund scandal, denied yesterday that late French president Francois Mitterrand sank money into his 1994 election bid at his behest. Mr Kohl flatly denied French and German media reports that Mr
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      427 17 NEW YORK US anti-trust probe over alleged deal with Sotheby's could shake up art market FT EVIDENCE of commission-fixing in the international art market has been supplied to the US justice department by Christie's, one of the two leading auction houses. In a move
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      655 17 Forget the drug orgies And that's why regulators are on full alert as markets and US economy show record expansions FT WEALTHY people used to do interesting things with their riches buy fast cars, gild the faucets of their ja-cuzzi-style bathtubs, entertain teenage friends
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      604 18 COMMODITY Weekly Roundup AFP [LONDON] Palladium and platinum were the main attraction on commodities markets last week, scaling new peaks as Russian exports remained Fitful, while gold and oil failed to hang on to recent gains. The two sister metals
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      298 19 LONDON Bloomberg UK stocks may fall in coming days paced by computer-re-lated shares on concern recent gains left shares expensive given the prospect of higher interest rates. ARM Holdings, the best performing stock on FTSE-100 Index in 1999, could lead stocks down if its
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      584 19 NEW YORK Shares already reflect rate hike and prices are attractive: analysts Bloomberg WITH the Standard Poor's 500 Index on track to post its worst January since 1970 how are many investors reacting? They're getting ready to buy. Investors will pour
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      415 19 TOKYO Higher liquidity from new investment funds cited Reuters TOKYO traders expect shares to start lower this week after US stocks fell last Friday on fears of a steep interest rate hike. But they said expectations for higher liquidity with the start
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      385 19 HONGKONG Reuters HONGKONG stocks are expected to fall this week following Friday's steep losses on Wall Street on fears the Federal Reserve will have to take firm action to rein in the US economy, analysts said. "The decline in the
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      1941 19 U Paris *41.73 FRENCH stocks rose on Friday, led by Suez Lyonnaise after chairman Gerard Mestrallet said the company plans to build a mobile-phone business in France. Vivendi SA gained 1.55 euros, or 1.6 per cent, to 100 after it reported an increase in net income and
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      895 19 n Sydney -113 THE Australian stock market is likely to hold its breath ahead of anticipated hikes in rates by the US Fed and the Reserve Bai\k of Australia this week, brokers said. Economists said Friday's domestic consumer price index (CPI) data had confirmed the case for
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      8874 20 INDUSTRIALS ConsMMf products 2000 Lut Vol Week Net Cap High Low Company Solo OOO High Loo P/E $mtl 372 310 A|lnomo»o. 370 2 370 370 23.5 150.0 119 91 Angkasa 102 -9 770 119 102 150.4 392 290 Apollo Food Hlg 392 14 212 392 372 9 3 '56.8 2975
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      440 20 AFP n Composite Index -18J9 MALAYSIAN stock market is in for a choppy ride in the run-up to Chinese New Year amid no signs of the traditional rally, analysts said on Friday. "It will be very volatile next week," predicted one research head. "People
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      614 21 SGX Derivatives Trading Weeklyßoundup [LONDON] This week will be crucial for the euro as it struggles to shake out of a deep funk. But after failing to get the least bit inspired by US asset weakness under the weight of hefty Employment Cost Index
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      225 23 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 4 Several people taking the plunge 1 Dogged Army volunteers I com- marked (6) Use the little remaining to dean 5 Child consumes everything but ne s (6,3,6) vDqntnhtn 6 Took away a tube buned in gar--9 Found out that daughter has in- c J? n f**
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      330 25 jnijopio 1, fl Companies in the Asia-Pacific region may spend I US$304 billion (S$517 billion) building a Web presence but earn only US$282 billion by 2003. Still, Asian financial institutions stand a good chance they cards Reports on by Andrew Top Mobile e-commerce: Asia The to focus on ARTHUR LEE
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  • BIZIT
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      859 26  -  Companies will spend more on Web development than they earn, says IDC nu. Andrew Wee COMPANIES in the AsiaPacific region may spend US$3O4 billion (*****.8 billion) building a Web presence, much more than they would earn about US$2B2 billion by 2003. There will be
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      Lock icon PwC denies plans to sell unit to IBM
      282 26 Reuters [NEW YORK] PricewaterhouseCoopers denied a report that it was considering selling its consulting unit to International Business Machines or teaming up with the world's largest maker of computers. A spokesman for the consulting and accounting firm said it didn't normally comment
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        Lock icon Integrated circuits migration lab
        58 26 THE Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) and local design automation firm SPS-DA Pte Ltd have launched South Asia's first ICM (integrated circuits migration) laboratory. The $4 million facility, housed in IHPC, will provide IC migration technologies and services to let customers "re-use existing silicon-proven design
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        Lock icon Netlife, Algorithmic in tie-up
        61 26 NETLIFE Singapore and Algorithmic Research Singapore will jointly develop new security solutions for mobile banking applications, PKI (public key infrastructure), and kiosk implementations in Asia. Algorithmic expertise in cryptography, smart cards and the design of security components will be used with Netlife's secure e-business and e-brokerage
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        82 26 US-BASED Circle International, that provides SCM (supply chain management) solutions and third party logistics, will support the Logistics Institute Asia-Pacific, an initiative by the EDB (Economic Development Board). Circle's contribution will be used for the development of professional education and research to provide new knowledge
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        Lock icon Intentia, Sing Poly sign deal
        67 26 SWEDEN-BASED Intentia International's ERP (enterprise resource planning) software, Movex, will be integrated into an e-commerce course offered by Singapore Polytechnic in a deal signed last week between Intentia Singapore Pte Ltd and Sing Poly's Department of Software Technology. Intentia Singapore will provide Sing Poly the
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        42 26 SWEDEN-BASED IBS (International Business Systems), that provides supply chain execution software, has opened a sales and support office in Singapore. The company's regional HQ is in Malaysia, headed by Willi Kramheller, managing director of IBS Asia-Pacific Competence Centre.
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        Lock icon Caltex's automated supply chain
        98 26 CALTEX Corp said it will create Asia's most advanced supply chain management system as part of its worldwide effort to boost efficiency. At a conference last week in Manila, Caltex said it will share with its suppliers plans for automating the entire supply chain using e-procurement,
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        Lock icon Quantum executive appointment
        46 26 QUANTUM Corp has appointed Kevyn Ho as its South Asia-Pacific sales director, covering Asean, the Indian sub-continent and Australia/'New Zealand. His charter is to grow sales revenues for products in the hard disk drive group and the DLT tape and storage systems group.
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        81 26  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam MICROSOFT Corp unveiled its new MSN (MS Network) of consumer services across six countries and regions in Asia, including South Korea, Hongkong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and India; each with its own customised Web site which in the case of South Korea, Hongkong, and
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      947 26  -  In Asia, traditional companies have good prospects as online financial players, says IDC i¥ Toh Han Shih THE time is now for the Asia-Pacific to move its financial services to cyberspace, and traditional Asian financial institutions stand a good chance of doing well in
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      Lock icon Mobile e-trade: Asia set to be ahead of US
      656 27  -  ■MTexcTusive^ This reverses the current scene, where the US owns 75 per cent of the world's total e-commerce By' Toh Han Shih IN a reversal of general e-com-merce trends, recent studies indicate that mobile e-com-merce will be dominated by Europe with
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      Lock icon It's bigger than Microsoft and Oracle combined
      632 28  -  we see IT Ultimately It doesn't matter who gets bigger because the future Isn't software per se kenneth james The writer is BT's Technology Editor TALK to Oracle Corp's top tier and the names "Microsoft" and "Bill Gates" come up like an itch
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      982 28  -  There's one quality it needs to maintain if it's going to continue riding high, hemmetb jambs learns KENNETH JAMES IT'S press showtime at Oracle Corp's picture-per-fect lakeside campus in Redwood Shores, California. Such events are often an occasion for unabashed evangelism, and sure enough, the
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      490 28  -  By. Kenneth James CHAIRMAN and CEO Larry Ellison bestrides his company like a colossus. Minions mention The Name in reverential tones; top executives speak of him as a colleague and friend but there's no question that he's first and foremost the boss. Thus, Oracle senior
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      447 29  -  wilson tan The writer is chairman, Singapore IT Federation. IN his Centesimus Annus address, Pope John Paul II said: "Whereas at one time the decisive factor of production was land, and later capital, today the decisive factor is knowledge." The Pope's remarks holds true
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      443 29  -  It will now focus more on network servers with Internet or telephony functions By, Andrew Wee JAPAN'S NEC Corp will focus on the high-end and special-purpose PC server market here and offer SMEs (small and medium enterprises) Web hosting services, a senior company official told
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      Lock icon Epson stages laser printer Big Bang
      476 31  -  It signs up 7 local channel partners, and launches 6 new mid, top-end laser printer series W Raju Chellam JAPAN'S Epson Corp last week announced major new initiatives to wrest market share from laser printer rivals and aims to become the world's number one
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        97 31 SYMANTEC Corp is now shipping Norton Internet Security 2000, the first fully integrated personal Internet security and privacy suite to protect PC users against "the vulnerability and dangers of Internet-based computing", the company said. The software is targeted at small businesses and home users, and
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        Lock icon Fuji launches colour printer
        87 31 FUJI Xerox has introduced the Tektronix Phaser 840, a solid ink colour printer that comes with a 200 MHz RISC processor. "Although priced at the same estimated price as the HP 4500, this delivers almost twice the colour print speed at 14 ppm (pages per minute)
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        Lock icon SCS consultancy gunning for SMEs
        68 31 LISTED SCS (Singapore Computer Systems) has launched a consultancy service targeted at SMEs (small and medium enterprises), to help identify areas where IT can improve their business operations. "With our experience in IT consulting and systems integration, we will be able to help SMEs take
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        59 31 The National Library Board (NLB), the National Archives of Singapore, and the Ministry of Information and the Arts have launched a reference package in two CD-ROMs, called Fact Finders, on several historical events in Singapore. It will be distributed to schools and other institutional libraries
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        Lock icon Jupiter moves into S'pore's orbit
        97 31  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam New York-based Jupiter Communications, one of the world's largest online research firms, opened its Asean regional representative office in Singapore last week. The office will focus on business opportunities in the region and promote Jupiter's online intelligence services, the company's managing
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      Lock icon Toshiba notebooks to make debut in March
      163 31  -  By Jeanette Pang JAPAN'S Toshiba has introduced four new notebook computers three Tecras and an ultra-portable Protege model, for power-hungry mobile professionals here. They will commercially debut midMarch, with prices starting at $8,000. The Tecra 8100 Models C, D and E add to
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        730 32  -  I-il exclusive! New DHL study says electronic security is still the major barrier to e-commerce, as RAJU CHHIJiAM finds out RAJU CHELLAM Despite ail the talk about digital certificates, 128bit encryption, and SSL (Secure Socket Layer) protecting corporate data from getting into the wrong hands, a majority
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          74 32 SINGAPORE'S first Chinese Internet magazine, iLife, was launched last week by Chinese Business Network Pte Ltd (CBN), a subsidiary of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The monthly magazine in hard copy format "aims to educate readers with little or no Internet knowledge, and
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          Lock icon NCS makes foray into e-commerce
          68 32 NATIONAL Computer Systems (NCS), a subsidiary of Sing Tel, said it is venturing into a new e-commerce business in secure e-distribution of digital content, and will work with Media Corp Interactive, a subsidiary of the Media Corp of Singapore, and Asian music portal Soundbuzz.com. NCS'
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          Lock icon Gemplus to get up to $500m
          57 32 SMART card-based solutions supplier Gemplus said Texas Pacific Group, a private equity firm, will invest between $300 million and $500 million in equity and become one of the major shareholders in Gemplus. The new capital will be used to expand Gemplus' presence in the
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          Lock icon Telco liberalisation to help SCV
          79 32 SINGAPORE Cable Vision (SCV) will benefit from the Republic's telecom "big bang" and offer IP-based telephony as early as the fourth quarter with its broadband network already in place. "We will have voice, video and data all delivered over the same cable and on one
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          73 32 HEWLETT-PACKARD Singapore saw bullish buying at its HP Online Store in the last six months, with revalues up 245 per cent The store, at http://buy.hp.com.sg, registered the highest transaction level and page hits last month since its launch in September 1996. The typical Singapore
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          47 32 AUDIOLOAD.COM Pte Ltd has launched its music portal at www.audioload.com offering access to the latest news about the music industry and recordings by renowned artistes. It is one of the first portals in Asia that offers secure purchase of music online, the company said.
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          52 32 Newi from McGallen Bolden MCG ALLEN Bolden Associates, part of the McGallen Bolden Group, has launched Newsßoom.nu service at http://newsroom.nu for Asia-Pacific and global news distribution and tracking in collaboration with wire distribution services. The service is open to the press, smaller PR agencies with global news distribution needs, and
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          Lock icon Bulletin, Silicon Valley Bank tie up
          64 32  -  Compiled by Raju Chellam SPECIALIST PR consultancy Bulletin International and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) have tied up to help start-up dot-coms launch and develop their brands. Bulletin will be part of SVB's online resource portal, eSource, which is a new, value-added service catering to
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        Lock icon Singapore-based iDS sets up bilingual financial Web site
        306 32  -  Real-time information on nine Asian stock markets available By, Jeanette Pang INVESTORS can now access real-time financial data covering nine Asian stock markets in English and Chinese all within one Web site designed by Singa-pore-based Interactive Data Systems (iDS). "It is the
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      282 33 Contributed by Simpson Spence Young WHILST the market has been slow to pick up with the extended period of millennium festivities and holidays, there continues to be an increase in enquiries for tanker tonnage with fresh vessels coming to the market. Vessels sold for farther trading BULK CARRIERSe
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      302 33 sex two JmM s$ gg CWT Distribution 1.20 unch 22 ChuanHup 0.39 -0.01 2639 Cosco investment—1.04 unch 82 FrelgM Links 0.27 -0.02 725 G6 Holdings 0S0 -0.04 52 Hai Sun Hup 0.79 0.01 80 IMC HoUtogs-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jay* Holdings IM -0.01 217 Jurong Shipyard 1.62 unch
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      Lock icon NCL seeks to block Star's bid
      584 33 Norwegian cruise line accuses M'sian company of skirting the law in takeover attempt Reuters [OSLO] Norwegian cruise firm NCL Holding said it was seeking to scupper a takeover bid from Malaysian Star Cruises, accusing it of skirting the law in buying NCL shares. NCL,
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      Lock icon New direction for salvage body as it takes steps to secure its future
      648 33  -  DOCKYARD By\ David Hughes THE cultural change underway at the Salvage Association (SA) has been mentioned before in this column. The importance of adapting its traditional. Lon-don-rooted structure is emphasised on numerous occasions in the latest issue
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      65 33 [SINGAPORE] The world's sole aids-to-navigation evaluation vessel, Tsushima, from the Japan Maritime Safety Agency, arrived in Singapore recently. Singapore maritime authorities and other interested parties got a chance to go onboard the vessel, which collects and evaluates data from aids to navigation such as
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      Lock icon S'pore, Europe setting up shipping database
      188 33 [SINGAPORE] Singapore and European maritime administrations are setting up an electronic database to improve the quality of safety related shipping information available. The Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), along with the maritime administrations of France, United Kingdom, and Spain, and the European Commission
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        126 34 [SINGAPORE] Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Wan Hai Lines are starting a new Ko-rea-Middle East service from the beginning of April. The service will link Asia to the Middle East from Korea via Taiwan. Hongkong. Singapore to the Middle East and Pakistan.
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        Lock icon Age limits for tankers
        668 34  -  Oil majors impose limits, but ships the Erika's size can be older as there are too few of them Hi/] Paul Berrill Reuters [LONDON] AGE limits being imposed on tanker chartering by oil companies do not address the use of ships such as the Erika, which
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        516 47 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JmatNit Ecocliallenqe VOCt 308 30/01/4:00 3V01/1730 liiccoooto 48 Prw034 316 30/01/2 20 3V0I/630 Elem ki OVOO 317 30/01/6:35 31/01/12 00 Art Carrier I 31? 30/0V850 30/01/2330 Sudor* Sera 02/203 303 30/01/9:05 30/01/23:00 Bt *wduna2 ***** 301 30/01/11:20 30/01/23:00 Bt Pu Tek*2 '4600
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        221 48 Reuters [SEATTLE] The union representing Boeing Co's engineers and technical workers said it filed two new complaints against the aerospace company just days before a second labour contract offer vote is tallied. Negotiators for the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) said
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      167 33 A SPECIAL FEATURE SHIPPING TIMES 29 FEBRUARY 2000 KEEP YOUR BUSINESS FLYING HIGH If you are in the air freight, logistics and related businesses, 29 February 2000 could bring unprecedented opportunities. Thafs because Shipping Times will publish a special feature to highlight the latest developments and the future of the
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