The Business Times, 30 March 2000

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    15 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) Q36/12/1908 05* SINGAPORE THURSDAY. MARCH 30. 2000 internet: nttp://business-times.asial com.sg/
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    66 1 M 2JBLM (-26.17) n*« M -nun (-2.99) nsMsanmnEs 14 28L80 (4.10) STOCK HASKET INDICES Wednesday Change KL8E00MP M NIKKEI *7**__+»Ul HAND SENG 18JWU7 -2KJB SET INDEX 419.88 -1.75 JAKARTA COUP +t* MANILA OOMP _U»1.14 -9J4 TAIPEI WR VMM -MSI SEOUL COUP MUl +17.8 CLSA CHINA B 843J9 JIB
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    77 1 F01EX KATES USI St U8I 1.714 £(USS/S$ per f) IJ87 17» ElTlOfUSt/SS/B) OJM 1.841 DM IMS M» TEN 196.® L619 KM i860 1463 HKJ 7.79$ 1228 BABT 17 m 0.045 HJPIAB 7jm tm* St to we units St 100 units PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.«7 JAKARTA MM
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    Lock icon Bank liberalisation probably after 10 years: Bank Negara
    493 1  -  Governor says domestic banks must be strengthened first; current foreign 30% cap stays From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA may open up its banking sector to greater foreign participation only after 10 years, says Bank Negara governor Ali Abul Hassan Sulaiman.
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    Lock icon $3b boost for economy seen from telecoms Big Bang
    890 1  -  Big multiplier effect including jobs over next 3 years YeoCheowTong By Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Singapore's telecommunications Big Bang, which will usher in a bumper crop of at least 66 new operators, is expected to attract $3 billion in intestments and
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    Lock icon Who's the real Who in Singapore?
    874 1  -  By. Jaime EE [SINGAPORE] Riddle of the day Who's the real Who in Singapore? Can you p«y to be a Who? Who deckles if you are a Who? And If you're too big to be a Who, can you tell the makers of Who
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    Lock icon StarHub struggles to get SingTel to switch its IDD calls
    547 1  -  Byi Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Star Hub, Singapore's newest phone company, is battling one huge obstacle hours before it is due to launch its services: it is still unable to secure Sing Tel Mobile's agreement to switch its 008 IDD calls
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      135 1 DtBIDE Motoring Christopher Tan on an Astraordinary day for Cycle Carnage. Pg 27 Exec Suite Commentary: How URA's property indices can be refined. Pg 31 Boulevard closes end-April. What does Hong Leong stand to make from the condos that will replace the hotel? Pg32 BT Comment Injecting a New Economy
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      65 1 go Players in the liberalised market ~~T7 7T~ 1 i j Davnot Singapore SP Telecommunications FLAG Telecom Singapore Telstra-DataOne*. MCI World Com Asia 1-Net Singapore Singapore Cable Vision ,Hutchison IniraPage ST foleport Mobile One (Asia) ST Sunpage Pacific Internet UUNet Singapore JBRm to offer up to 45% cheaper calls, Pg
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      306 1 Short-term capital outflow hits RM36b last year, Pg 13 Baal returns for savings, Pg 13 wIBK V I The Ericsson T2B. Breakthrough design isn't about superficial beauty. H It's about making every part a perfect union of form and function, merged with H revolutionary technology. And here's why the Ericsson
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Where is SingTel?
        87 2 CONSPICUOUS by his absence at yesterday's ceremony to award licences to 66 new telecom players was BG Lee Hsien Yang, president of Singapore Telecom. Some of the more than 200 attendees who included Communications and IT Minister Yeo Cheow Tong, Ho Ching, chairman of Star Hub, Terry
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        Lock icon Ringing the wrong Belle
        95 2 TOMORROW'S parties by Ml and Star Hub to mark the dawn of telecom Big Bang is getting quite a number of people excited, but some for the wrong reasons. Rumours were spreading yesterday that a certain, "Annabelle" has been invited to make the rounds at 40
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        Lock icon Core or non-core?
        92 2 SOME people are wondering if DBS Bank has become too creative for its own good, its slew of managing directors churning out ideas to justify their employment. They are referring to its latest plan to sell off the headquarters building in Shenton Way, as part of the
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      Lock icon Rupiah tumbles on concern over IMF loan delay
      734 2  -  IMF nnhappy with pace of Indonesia's corporate and bank reforms From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta CONCERN over the International Monetary Fund (IMF) delaying its next loan payment of US$4OO million (Ss6Bo million) to Indonesia sent the rupiah skidding yesterday to its lowest
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      Lock icon Injecting a new economy mindset into the public sector
      663 2  -  TECHNOLOGY Having just scholar-mandarins, however brilliant, may not be enough kenneth james COULD the next list of top civil servants include the likes of Sim Wong Hoo and Wong Toon King? Maybe it should, to galvanise the public sector mindset change
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      11 2 ianhe Zaobaa Profits puff^up last year foj ±misa£s) -rr H~ ||i
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  • OPEC impact
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      Lock icon Oil unlikely to return to sub-US$20 levels
      401 3  -  US$25 seen pending Opec's mid-year supply review By' Ven Sreenivasan THE decision by oil-producing nations to raise output by about 7 per cent or 1.45 million barrels daily will cap any rise in oil prices, analysts say. The general market view is that
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      Lock icon Opec to raise oil production by 7% from April
      490 3 NYT, Reuters [VIENNA] After two days of disputes, Opec decided yesterday to increase oil production from April. Second-largest producer Iran refused to join the majority decision to boost output but said it would increase production to "preserve its interests". If Teheran
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Horizon.com achieves rare Net feat, chalks up $2.3m profit
      305 4 It incurred loss in 1998, expects to stay in black this year HORIZON.COM achieved a rare feat for young Internet plays it turned profitable last year and said it expects to remain in the black this year. The net gain of
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      Lock icon Lum Chang interim earnings rise 35%
      476 4  -  Group cites better broking business, LC Devt tnraaronnd for improved results By Kalpana Rashiwala LUM Chang Holdings posted a 35 per cent increase in group net profit to $9 million for the six months ended December, while associate LC Development turned around with a
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Ascott ups stake in Jakarta property
        109 4 THE Ascott Is raising its Interest in Buml Perkasa Andhika, which owns and operates the 196-unit serviced apartments. The Ascott Jakarta. Ascott's wholly-owned Javana Pte Ltd will buy a 37.5 per cent stake from Menara Dutaand 19 per cent from Asean Strategic Capital's interest.
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        Lock icon Intraco unveils e-com strategy
        125 4 INTRA CO Ltd has made a strategic move Into e-commerce through wholly-owned subsidiary Etraco Pte Ltd. It said its e-commerce strategy will facilitate and support its existing operations, in particular, providing business-to-business e-com services to its core bus in os ass. Etraco will concentrate its efforts
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        Lock icon Grand Central in NZ$10m Kiwi deal
        74 4 HOTEL Grand Central has signed a deal to pay Tokyo's PRM Corporation NZ$lO million (SsB.6 million) for 242 Queen Street in Auckland. The building is a 14-level office/retail building plus rooftop plantroom. It is leased to a number of tenants producing at the moment
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        Lock icon Metro clueless on share price rise
        58 4 AFX-Asia METRO Holdings told Singapore Exchange said it is unaware of any reason or any development which may have resulted in the rise in its share price and volume yesterday morning. Its shares ended the day with a net loss of 3 cents to
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      Lock icon US, European investors go heavily into Asian markets
      276 4  -  Wong Wei Kong ASIAN markets were heavily bought by US and European investors in the middle of this month but UK investors sold in all markets, according to Warburg Dillon Read in its latest survey of fund flows to cash and derivative
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      Lock icon Old-economy stocks find favour in London again
      589 4  -  lock siew neil behrmann PUNDS are once again seriously stock-picking oldeconomy companies in London's FTSE 100 blue chip index. The index, which was trading at 6,612 early yesterday, is up 10 per cent from the lows of 6,000 in midFebruary. Established new-economy stocks
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      Lock icon SingTel group to focus on data services in Taiwan
      645 7  -  But until infrastructure is in place, consortium will offer long-distance phone services From. Macabe Keliher in Taipei AFTER winning its bid for a local telecommunications licence last week, Singapore Telecom said this week that its consortium would initially offer long-distance phone
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      Lock icon Globe invests US$42m to expand network
      194 7 Reuters [MANILA] Philippine mobile phone firm Globe Telecom Inc said yesterday it has signed a US$42 million (Ss72 million) agreement with Swedish telecoms group Ericsson to expand its cellular network. This is Globe's third major agreement with Ericsson, bringing Globe's total investments with the
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      Lock icon Koh Bros' net profit jumps 57% to $2m
      329 8  -  Thanks to lower interest costs, strong performance from real estate division By Marissa Chew KOH Brothers Group has posted improved net earnings of $2 million for 1999, up 57 per cent and mostly due to lower interest costs and a boost from
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      Lock icon DMG targets hip traders with online cafe
      248 8 DMG Partners Securities yesterday opened an online trading cafe in a move to attract younger customers and increase greater awareness of its brand. Located on the ground floor of Ocean Building, the cafe currently has 10 private terminals which allow clients to view
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      Lock icon MPH online.com ties up with IBM, SingPost
      352 8  -  By Jane Cheong MPH Online.com has tied up with leading technology company IBM and Singapore Post (Sing Post) in a move to boost their e-tailing capabilities through secure online transactions and speedy delivery. Under the agreement with Sing Post, MPH Online.com will leverage
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      Lock icon Acma profit drops 34% as it restructures
      297 8  -  By] R Sivanithy DIVERSIFIED electronics and engineering group Acma Ltd yesterday reported a 34 per cent drop in net profit last year to $13.3 million but emphasised that it was still in the process of reinventing itself as an Internet company. In its
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      109 8 As of yesterday, 217 SGX-listed companies had released their financial results for full year ended Dec 31,1999. They recorded a combined $8,775.07m in group earnings, compared to a gain of $660.23m in 1998. The total included 19 foreign companies listed here. If they were excluded, total earnings would
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    • EARNINGS Briefs
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        Lock icon Clipsal earnings down 5.3% to $13.1m
        66 8 CLIPSAL Industries' net earnings fell 5.3 per cent to $13.1 million last year. Turnover dropped 7.6 per cent to 1808.4 million. Earnings per share was 11.6 cents, down from 12.2 cents in 1996. Net tangible assets a share rose to 11.89 from $1.79 previously.
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        Lock icon L-Jacob motor division revenue up 67%
        126 8 ljnlmstis vus-jacot>erg's net pront last year crept up 5 per cent from $23.1 million to $24.3 million, while turnover rose 20 per cent from $134.5 million to $161.7 million. Earnings per share Inched up from to 14.4 cents while net tangible assets a share
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        Lock icon Jurong Engg earnings inch up to $14.8m
        77 8 JURONG Engineering's net earnings last year inched up 2.5 per cent to $14.8 million. Turnover, however, slipped 3 per cent to $304.7 million. Earnings per share was up slightly to 35.58 cents, from 35.06 cents, while net tangible assets was at $3.74, up
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        Lock icon KLW's gains plunge 92% to $503,000
        100 8 fiL w Holdings net pront last year piungea u per cent to $503,000, from $5.9 million In 1996, while turnover fell 39 per cent to $20.7 million. The timber door maker said earnings wore hit by the delay in completion of certain projects and
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        Lock icon See Hop Seng's profits down to $312,000
        85 8 SEE Hup Sentfs net profit last year dropped 90 per cent to $312,000 as margins were squeezed. Turnover dipped 9 per cent to $40.6 million, from $44.7 million. Earnings per share came to 0.29 cents, down from 4.0? cents. Net tangible assets a
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        Lock icon Lion Asiapac's gains up 72% to $2.9m
        124 8 LION Asiapac's net earnings for tne hair year ended December rose 72 per cent to $2.9 million, due mainly to its motorcycle business. The group's share of the motorbike business saw a doubling in pre-tax profit to $10.5 million, thanks to sales increases
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        Lock icon Allianoe cuts loss to $8m
        84 8 ALLIANCE Technology narrowed its net loss last year to $8 million, against a $17.3 million km in 1996. The group j attributed this to better operating profits from the Vlsloncare business and lower interest coets, which fell by half to $3 million. Turnover Ml 18
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      1281 5 Of course it does! a^sstA cool $5 million was reaped by 17 companies AJNgtnr as cost savings in a year. Another $50^rnillion That is what Singapore companies are April 1999 The 27 companies surveyed reportenjoying simply by managing their ed savings ranging from $50,000 to $810,000 ■jMRHIBBy- m costs while
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      478 6 alOCu »> i- voHjme NOL.«. 19,383,000 Mwtnwl 8c 1W72.000 25c 9,962,000 MadljRinglOc 9,525.000 SmgT®l15c 7,964,000 RrstCaptel 7,791,000 *T«nChonolrt50c 6,984,000 Network WWO 6,576.000 5"** ***** 6,466,000 TPV US1c 6.408,000 Stocky > PacifteCentuiy 41,564,486 NO! 29,922^50 DBSGrp 29,635,188 SIA 27,361,909 TACBM0200 26,412,410 Chart Semiconductor 26c 25,584,000 uoe 24,481,000 SingTel 15c 21,140,336 SPH
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      Lock icon Shares slip, with players still ignoring good earnings
      579 6  -  -l I comment STOCKS r.sivanithy LOCAL stocks fell yesterday supposedly in sympathy with an overnight drop on Nasdaq, but more probably because real investor interest has already dwindled to minimal levels. With just two days to go before the end of the
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      Lock icon Time's ticking away for out-of-money Gadek wrt
      177 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy ONE Malaysian company whose warrants expire this year and haven't applied for a time extension is diversified construction firm Gadek Bhd. It's also a rather odd creature it fell two sen yesterday to 90 sen even though the
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      Lock icon FCC: immediate resistance at $1.60
      236 6  -  HOT STOCK By < Wong Wei Kong SHARES of property developer First Capital Corporation (FCC) rose sharply yesterday, with the stock closing among the session's most active issues and biggest gainers. FCC shares rose 15 cents or 11 per cent to $1.55. The stock opened
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      190 6 AURIC Pacific willbe trading ex-dividend (final dividend of two cents) on May 3. Last day for buying-in on a cum basis is May 8. Date payable is May 23. PARKWAY Holdings will be trading ex-dividend (final dividend of four cents) on June 14. Last day for buying-in on
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      Lock icon US dollar rises against euro, but finishes lower to yen
      580 6 AFP {SINGAPORE] The US dollar closed higher yesterday against the euro and lower to the yen in Singapore trade, dealers said. The euro ended at U550.9575, down from its close Tuesday of U550.9656. It opened here yesterday at U550.9583, according
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      101 6 ertsT Kp ii. hen dish is a sonnet seducing the palate with its beaut)'and goodness..." The La CSte Saint-Jacques Burgundy Cei (Z/ome savour the celebrated of Chef extraordinaire, lean Michel Lorain, from the famed Burgundy region of France. w jHHlini 0| The youngest chef to be awarded 9 three Michelin
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      129 7 This announcement appears for the purpose of record only March 2000 BILi Brierley Investments Limited (Registered in Bermuda on 29 December 1999) ADMISSION OF THE ENTIRE ISSUED ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF BRIERLEY INVESTMENTS LIMITED TO THE OFFICIAL LIST OF THE SINGAPORE EXCHANGE SECURITIES TRADING LIMITED BY WAY OF AN INTRODUCTION
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      315 8 Bi SLCOMOEX fi»*m> Ada's fi Inlnwgu TediMtafy IMMpIM V tm f *mn 5*7 *P«* 2000 B prj if mW m M J S'ngapOfO|R|Rni®t>onal Cortvent»o r I Wl Illlr llflfy HVWPPPi VHV VPHHHH 4 Exhibition Centre Level 3, Meeting Room 301-302 Singapore International Convention Exhibition Centre 5 April 2000 6 April
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  • TELECOMS big bang
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      Lock icon ISRs to offer up to 45% cheaper calls
      803 9  -  International Simple Resellers charge lower rates because they do not make heavy investments in infrastructure By Catherine Ong A WHOLE new group of telecoms companies will be offering International Direct Dial (IDD) calls at rates that undercut those of Singapore Telecom and
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      Lock icon Going berserk over broadband
      835 9  -  Catherine OHO reports on the looming battle for bandwith CATHERINE ONG THE battle for bandwidth is about to begin. Singapore's newest telecom operators are deploying a dazzling arsenal of technologies in their bid to wrest customers from incumbent Singapore Telecom when the market is thrown wide
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      Lock icon StarHub's $825m loan facility frozen
      403 9  -  |:i 8 exclusive By Teh Hooi Ling STARHUB's $825 million loan facility has been frozen following the government's surprise decision to bring full telecoms liberalisation forward by two years. And as a result, its shareholders Singapore Power, Singapore Technologies Telemedia, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone and
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Technology will expand military capabilities: Dr Tan
      392 10  -  SAT's high-tech unit becomes stat board so it can be nimble, flexible in decision-making w Eugene Low TECHNOLOGY will help the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) overcome its resource limitations and give it a military edge bigger than its size, Deputy Prime Minister Tony
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      Lock icon Head of new defence agency eyes top talent
      669 10  -  PEOPLE By Eugene Low TOP talent can be better paid than the boas at the Defence Science and Technology Agency, the new statutory board that will provide cost-effective and leading-edge technology to the Singapore Armed Forces. It is a measure of how
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      Lock icon Insurance industry welcomes new regulators
      355 10  -  By Soh Tiang Keng THE new two-woman team of insurance regulators from the Monetary Authority of Singapore will make a strong, effective supervisor and help develop the industry further, insurance managers said yesterday. Welcoming the appointment of the new regulators Teo Swee Lian and Hauw
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      Lock icon Big gap in ongoing training: survey
      247 10  -  By, Jane Cheong A MINISTRY of Manpower survey conducted early last year produced some worrying statistics: 57 per cent of Singapore's workforce had not engaged in any training or learning in the past three years. Two-fifths of the 800 people surveyed did not see
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      Lock icon CPI up strongly for 3rd month running
      302 10  -  the economy inflation -By Anna Teo PRICE pressures have started to creep In, with core inflation picking up momentum and the threat of imported inflation remaining strong. The higher-than-expected 1.3 per cent year-on-year rise in the February consumer price index (CPI) translates to
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      Lock icon CPF rate up 2 points to 12% in partial restoration
      221 10 THE first partial restoration of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) cut will kick in on April 1, when the employers' contribution rate rises 2 points to 12 per cent. The 2-point restoration will be fully allocated to CPF members' Special
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      Lock icon S'pore seeks to woo foreign SMEs
      310 10 Cross-fertilisation to help local industry, saysßGYeo SINGAPORE is seeking to attract foreign small and medium enterprises to set up shop here, Minister for Trade and Industry George Yeo said yesterday. Speaking at the opening of the World Summit on Small Business 2000, he said:
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      Lock icon SPH unit offers Tamil translation
      140 10 HIPRO Printing, a Singapore Press Holdings subsidiary and the publishers of Tamil Murasu, is offering a Tamil translation service for letters, advertising copy, books and newsletters. Charges are based on the number of words to be translated and vary from a basic 55 cents per
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      68 10 IN our report on Tuesday, "Dr Tony Tan to chair EDB's International Advisory Council", we reported that ST Microelectronics president and chief executive officer Pasquale Pistorio and Sumitomo Chemicals president Akio Kosai were among the members of the newly-formed lAC Emeritus Faculty. This is incorrect. Dr Pistorio
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      Lock icon CPF can appoint experts to assess study courses
      304 10  -  Ng Kar Fatt, Andy Singapore via Internet THANK you Mr Ronald Chong for the very detailed explanation on why the CPF Board has restrictions on investment in education using CPF funds. ("Education scheme: CPF explains restriction", BT March 23) Since the CPF
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      113 10  -  Chia-Mao Kawn Hwa (Mrs) Manager (Public Relations) Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore IN our reply to Mr Denis Distant, "Payment by credit card will add to costs: IRAS" (BT, March 21), we indicated that we were exploring the feasibility of accepting credit card payments for
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        Lock icon Mail.com buys Chinese content site
        81 11 Reuters [NEW YORK] Mail.com Inc, which provides online messaging services to firms such as Earth Link Network, on Tuesday bought a Chinese content provider to help it become a worldwide developer of online media networks. To increase the content of its Asia.com portal, Mail.com said
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        Lock icon Aerospace firms may float Net unit
        76 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Boeing, BAE Systems, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are considering selling shares to the public in the Internet trading exchange they formed to purchase and auction aircraft parts. The exchange, unveiled on Tuesday, will allow four of the world's biggest aerospace and
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        Lock icon Modem maker buys NetScreen
        91 11 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Efficient Networks, the biggest maker of high-speed modems for phone networks, agreed to buy closely held Net Screen Technologies for U*****.2 million (551.43 billion) in stock to add products for secure access to the Internet It will exchange 5.28 million shares for Santa
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        Lock icon Amstrad offers home phone with email
        68 11 Reuters [LONDON] British consumer electronics group Amstrad launched a souped-up telephone with email and flax capability yesterday, but the market hung up on the news, sending its share price plunging. The stock fell as much as 15 per cent after the announcement, which had
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      Lock icon Macrovision plans to buy Globetrotter to broaden product line
      203 11 SUNNYVALE, California Bloomberg MACROVISION Corp, whose software prevents pirating of video tapes and CD-ROMs, agreed to buy Globetrotter Software Inc for US$B6l million (551.47 billion) in stock to add products that deliver corporate software on line. The company will pay 11.2
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      Lock icon Video-game makers sue Yahoo over its Web sales
      489 11 m SAN FRANCISCO Electronic Arts, Nintendo, Sega allege pirated wares sold through Yahoo sites AP Bloomberg THREE video-game makers have sued Yahoo! Inc over the sale of counterfeit videogame software and game devices sold through the leading Internet directory's Web site. Electronic
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      Lock icon Sweden's Investor turns to new economy
      461 11 STOCKHOLM But the investment firm finds the fission of the old and new more interesting Reuters SWEDISH holding company Investor AB, criticised in the past for its overexposure to traditional industries, said on Tuesday it was embracing the new economy of e-commerce and Internet
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      Lock icon Take a bite of the Big Apple through the Internet
      397 11 Reuters (NEW YORK] The city that never sleeps will soon get a further reason for staying awake. In the latest marriage of new and old media, New York magazine publisher Primedia Inc and cable TV provider Cablevision Systems Inc said
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      Lock icon Buy-in of BigStoreAsia hinges on waiver
      396 11  -  Hongkongxom seeks approval to issue shares for purchase From Meera Tharmaratnam in Hongkong WEB portal Hongkong.com said it would cancel its plans to take a 51 per cent stake in regional e-commerce portal BigStoreAsia.com if the company could not obtain a waiver from Hongkong's
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      Lock icon Net venture doubts cast shadow over Softbank
      353 11 TOKYO Reuters A VENTURE that has promised to offer Japan's cheapest Internet service appeared to be coming unstuck yesterday when one of the partners raised questions about profits and technical problems. A breakdown in the project could chill already cooling market sentiment towards
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      826 12  -  THEHB| dl IT.I 1 OPINION robert samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group AMERICANS may have gotten a small foretaste last week of the endgame of the Internet investment boom The hallmark of any boom is unbridled confidence, which conceals and condones practices that in a
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      92 12 'Anyone who doesn't regret the passing of the Soviet Union has no heart; anyone who wants it restored has no brains.' yiaiimrir Pntfw the newly elected president of Russia. 'I will spill the blood of all national-separatists I am telling you in advance that I will exterminate
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      636 12 EDITORIAL CACUK Sudarijanto is a man in a hurry. His mission is to help the Indonesian economy turn around before it turns against him As the new chief of the asset-rich Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra), he sits on a goldmine of corporate wealth. These are
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      1137 12  -  The weakness is not inadequate laws and regulations bnt their highly subjective implementation Bb Todd Callahan The writer works for a business information and research consultancy based in Jakarta. The views presented are his own AT A seminar this month, Laksamana Sukardi,
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      757 12  -  COMMENTARY Byl Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at MIT NYT THE big winner at the Oscars was American Beauty, a film based on the daring and original premise that material possessions don't bring happiness. Oh, well.
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      721 13  -  Harked increase from RM2Ob in 1998, but repatriation by fond managers much lower than feared Reports by] Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur A TOTAL of 36 billion Malaysian ringgit (5516.2 billion) in short-term capital flowed out of Malaysia in 1999 as
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      371 13 Analysts see risk of negative returns as inflation accelerates MALAYSIAN central bank officials yesterday assured deposit holders it will ensure a real rate of returns for savings in bank deposits after analysts said Malaysia was in danger of moving into negative
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      90 13 U5595,000,000 SUN WAY CITY BERHAD ASSET RECAPITALIZATION OF SUNWAY PYRAMID PRIVATE EQUITY PLACEMENT FOR SUNWAY CITY BHD MALAYSIA March 2000 la THE GREENWICH GROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC New York Washington D.C. Boston Los Angeles San Francisco London Frankfurt Hong Kong Singapore Kuala Lumpur w|DU AL AH mobile phones released nowadays have
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      502 14  -  Sanaa to contest charges that he falsified his assets records Froml Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S controversial Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sanan Kachornprasart resigned in tears yesterday following charges that he falsified his assets records, plunging the ruling Democrat
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      450 14  -  Hopes soar as Moody's nps banks' outlook to 'positive' FrvmA Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND'S hopes for an upgrade of its sovereign rating from junk bond status to investment grade soared after Moody's Investors Service yesterday raised the outlook for the country's troubled
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      96 14 JAKARTA AFX-Asia LIPPO Group chairman Mochtar Riady says his group's Internet-related firms may list on Nasdaq if domestic capital market authorities continue to be suspicious about the group's move into the Internet sector, Bisnis Indonesia reported yesterday. •Mr Riady said if certain parties
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      153 14 KUALA LUMPUR Agency for bank recapitalisation talking to buyers Reuters MALAYSIAN state bank recapitalisation agency Danamodal Nasional Bhd said yesterday it had been fully repaid by five out of 10 financial institutions which it had recapitalised by end-March 1999. Danamodal
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      281 14 KUALA LUMPUR M&yb&nk, RHB Bank put on review for upgrade dne to improved economy Bloomberg MOODY'S Investors Service has raised its ratings for Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Bhd as the latter has a strong financial position because of support from Malaysian government agencies. The ratings agency
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        77 14 HAP Seng Consolidated rose 32 sen to 3.80 Malaysian ringgit after the company announced it has cancelled some shares held in its treasury, following its share buy-back programme. The company has so far bought about 13 million of its shares, a move that will
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        89 14  -  Compiled bjr Eddie Toh PICA Corporation jumped 48 sen to RM4.96 on rumours that it may soon secure a stake in another Internet company. Pica recently aborted a memorandum of understanding to buy a 10 per cent stake in Kalan Gold, a move which caused
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      512 15 TAIPEI Appointment shows incoming president's focus on military issues and may anger China Bloomberg TAIWAN President-elect Chen Shui-bian named Defence Minister Tang Fei as the island's next premier, underpinning an election pledge to draw on talented officials from outside his own political party.
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      311 15 BEIJING Sina, Nete&se hand over Web sites to Chinese-owned raits Reuters CHINESE Internet companies will be allowed to list abroad only if they first spin off their content businesses, the China Securities quoted Beijing's top industry regulator yesterday as saying. "Before China
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        60 15 AFP [BEIJING] The European Union warned China on Wednesday that talks on a trade deal for WTO membership were going too slowly and that EU negotiators would not stay in Beijing indefinitely. "We will not wait forever," Anthony Gooch, spokesman for EU trade
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        63 15 Reuters (BEIJING] Southern China's Guangdong province will start building a 20 billion yuan (Ss4.l billion) airport in its capital city of Guangzhou next month, the China Daily reported yesterday. Work on the new airport would start on April 15 and was scheduled for
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        65 15 Reuters {TAIPEI] Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor Corp said yesterday it planned to invest over NTfSO billion (S|2.B billion) to build a computer chip fabricating plant in northern Taiwan to meet rising global demand. Powerchip, which makes dynamic random-access memory and other microchips, said in a
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      328 15 HONGKONG AFX-Asia THE Hang Seng Index is expected to trade up to 19,000-20,000 points within the next three months on the back of investor enthusiasm for the New Economy. But the outlook for the second half is more uncertain given recent signs
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      1225 14 I SAL Clipsal Industries (Holdings) Limited (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) Announcement of Unaudited Results and Dividend for the year ended 31 December 1999 The Board of Directors of Clipsal Industries (Holdings) Limited Is pleased to announce the unaudited results of the Group for the year ended 31 December
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      1334 15 The Straits Trading Company Limited I (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT I g (a) The Directors have declared a second interim dividend of 3 cents per Si stock unit, less Singapore income tax at 25.5% in respect of the year ended 31st December 1999 I payable on
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      377 18 WASHINGTON System to scan message boards, Web sites and online discussions violates privacy, say critics LAT-WP THE Securities and Exchange Commission plans to step up surveillance of online stock fraud by creating an automated system that would listen in on Internet
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      385 18 PARIS Reuters EMERGING markets guru Mark Mobius erf the Templeton Fund yesterday warned that a recent boat at volatility in Internet stock prices could herald the onset of a global crash in this high-flying sector. "I think we're nearing the time, that's my
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      234 18 AP [SYDNEY] Billionaire media magnate, Kerry Packer, Australia's richest man, just got richer. Mining company Cluff Resources Pacific NL, in which Mr Packer holds a 15 per cent stake, confirmed yesterday it has found a valuable deposit of rubies and sapphires on his
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        93 18 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Yahoo! Japan Corp, the most expensive stock in the world, proved an irresistible bargain to one of its directors yesterday. The Internet search engine company said an unnamed director decided to exercise an option to buy 32 new shares for 50,000 yen
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        54 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] British Sky Broadcasting Group said it will sell new stock to raise £340 million (*****.8 million), helping to pay for its purchase of 24 per cent of Germany's Hie acquisition, which won European Union approval earlier this month, is BSkyß's first outside
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        65 18 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] Sales of new homes in the US showed little change in February, suggesting higher interest rates have yet to slow the market. Sales decreased 0.5 per cent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 919,000 from a higher than
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      706 19  -  Expanding scheme could be prelude to reviving AMF idea From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo JAPAN will offer official support for an Asean proposal to convert existing currency swap arrangements among members and other countries into a more formal mechanism for coping with turbulence
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      542 20  -  Global arena may not deliver him the legacy he hopes to leave behind From. Leon Hadar in Washington US President Bill Clinton, hoping to burnish his presidential legacy, had planned on spending his last months in office by helping to resolve several
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      365 20 WASHINGTON He also vows to fight for passage of landmark WTO trade agreement with China Reuters US VICE-PRESIDENT A 1 Gore expressed full confidence on Tuesday in Fed chairman Alan Greenspan, despite the prospect of several more interest rate hikes between now
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      292 21  -  SGX Derivatives Tradlng/teporte MS& Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stockmarket ended lower yesterday plagued by a myriad of reasons including extended prof-it-taking, lower-than-expected corporate results, weak US markets, and the impending liberalisation of the local telecoms sector. The Straits Times Index
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      252 21  -  MSCI Taiwan futures Kelly Loh Refco Singapore TAIWAN stocks closed slightly lower, due to continued profit-taking by investors as well as Wall Street's overnight fall. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index closed at 9,805.69, down 50.91 points or 0.52 per cent
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      154 21 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World benchmark Brent blend crude oil fell below the key US$25 level yesterday after nine Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) members agreed to reverse cuts they implemented a year ago to boost global prices. Brent for May delivery lost 86
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      321 21 Reuters London THE euro plumbed record lows against the yen early yesterday as bullishness on the Japanese economic outlook coincided with unremitting negative sentiment for the European single currency. The yen was intitially bolstered across the board after data showed that Japanese industrial production rose 3.0 per cent
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      2756 22 HONGKONG AFP Qlbu«Seng -***** HONGKONG share prices fell 1.1 per cent yesterday on prof-it-taking after two days of record closing highs, following overnight declines on Wall Street, dealers said. "There is no news to support the market, which follows Wall Street's
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      926 22 Reuters Q Shenzhen Blndex -4.44 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed down sharply yesterday as investors raced to take profits after hoped-for government measures to boost the market failed to materialise, brokers said. Shenzhen's B Share Index slumped 4.44 points or 4.7 per cent to 90.75 points as turnover
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      358 22 AFP QWP Index -50J1 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday in range-bound trading as the market entered a consolidation phase, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index moved down 50.91 points to 9,805.69, following a 0.5 per cent rise in the previous session. "The
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      1984 22 TOKYO AFP QKktt22s +***** SHARE prices in Tokyo jumped 1.6 per cent yesterday to close at their highest level in nearly 40 months, led by strong gains in high-technology issues despite falls on Wall Street, brokers said. Institutional investors, having finished taking profits to
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      384 23 AFX-Asia J Composite Index *156 MALAYSIAN share prices :losed slightly higher amid •etail buying interest, with nstitutional players mostly ibsent, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) Composite ndex closed up 3.56 points at )85.13, while the Second 3oard Index gained 7.82 joints
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      779 24 AFX-Asia □set Index -1.75 BANGKOK share prices closed slightly lower on light selling after Sanan Kachornprasart said he will resign as deputy prime minister, interior minister, and member of Parliament following his indictment for falsifying his assets declaration, dealers said. The SET Index closed down 1.75 points, or 0.42
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      269 24 AFP □Composite Index -9M PHILIPPINE share prices fell 0.6 per cent yesterday amid political uncertainty and fresh weakness in the peso. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index lost 9.94 points to 1,691.14. Turnover volume rose slightly to 10.88 billion shares worth 1.83 billion pesos. AFP Mar 29 ft to
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      689 24 AFP rl Compositelndex +196 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday amid speculative play in the Lippo E-Net insurance firm and PT Astra Graphia, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 2.95 points at 591.68 on volume of 885.2 million shares valued at 882.17
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      277 24 AFP UJNISE-40 *1150 TRADING was mixed yesterday day but the New Zealand sharemarket managed to move into positive territory for the first time this week, climbing 0.6 per cent. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 12.50 points to 2,042.60 on turnover worth NZ$B5.4 million. AFP *rt (000) Advantaga HQS 5.45
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      579 24 AFP QAH Primaries -113 AUSTRALIA'S All Ordinaries Index fell 12.3 points or 0.4 per cent to 3,228.5. The All Industrials Index eased 18.1 points to 5,751.7 while the All Resources Index fell 9.4 points to 1,172.3. National turnover totalled 1.57 billion shares, worth A 51.69 billion, with 864 decliners
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      321 24 AFP 71 Composite Index +17.22 THE Composite Index yesterday closed up 17.22 points or 1.9 per cent to 908.51, off a high of 913.35. Volume was 278.5 million shares worth 4.2 trillion won. —AFP HarCT 9m *h Anam Semi ***** 1850 Brata Tecfl 1640 80 Central Bank 2800 160
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      1015 27  - An Astraordinary day for Cycle Carriage CCL's group MD Philip Eng and his team cheered in J P Morgan's Jakarta office when Ibra rang to break that good news that consortium has won the bid for a 38% stake in Astra Int 1 Reports by Christopher Tan THE atmosphere in
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      275 27 THE Cycle Carriage-led consortium had a sizeable due diligence team. At any one time over the three-week period, 40-50 people were holed up in two adjoining rooms at the Mandarin Oriental, Jakarta. The "war room" was transformed into
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      116 31 FOR SALE BY TENDER Large Hi-tech Industrial Development At No. 1 Yishun Avenue 7 Pl|yNf 1 m i rs&. 3/ Land Area approx. 643,560 sqft Gross floor area of approx. 657,500 sqft, comprising 2 manufacturing buildings, 2 office blocks, a conference centre and laboratory HDB leasehold of 30+30 years from
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      638 32  -  kalpana rashiwala looks at what Hong Leong stands to make from the condos that will replace the hotel KALPANA RASHIWALA THE Hong Leong Group is closing down the 32-year-old Boulevard Hotel at the end of next month to redevelop the prime freehold site into a plush condominium.
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      222 32 CITY Developments will launch the last 120 apartments at its Faber Crest condominium this weekend at an average price of $590 per square foot. The new price is slightly higher than the $570 psf that the apartments fetched last May when the project was
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      3288 29 HDB transactions between Jan 30 to Mar 5 2000. TYK/tOCATX* POSTAL CONTRACT BULT-* P»CE PSF TYPE/LOCATION POSTAL CONTRACT BULT-IN P«CE PSF COO€ DATE (SOFT) (SS'OOO) (S$) COO€ OATl (SOFT) (SS*000) (S$) 3-ftoom (Type A) Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 *****8 25-Feb-OO 1130 275 243 Cashew Road *****2 24-Feb-00 807
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        1021 30  -  ...these were what drew Asiacontentcom Media's GM to the Mediterranean townhouse that he later called home. tan so ten takes a peek at the Yeos' residence TAN SU YEN YEO Guan Kai, general manager of Internet multimedia company, Asiacontent.com Media, usually leaves home at seven in
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        1029 31  -  hhor looks at the major changes introduced and how the Property Price Index can be further improved AMY KHOR Dr Amy Khor is director (research) at Knight Frank OVER the years, the Urban Redevelopment Authority has been refining its property price index (PPI) in order
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        294 31 DEVELOPER/ OWNER DISTRICT LOCATION SIZE TOTAL UNTTS NO OF PRICE TENURE (sq ft) LAUNCHED UNTTS SOLD ($pal) River Place FEO 3 Havelock Rd 678-3,229 509 359 950 99-yr Avalon Pidemco Land 10 Anderson Rd 958-4,241 82 48 1,620 FH Gardenville FEO 10 Walshe Rd 1,350-4,760 56
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      284 33 Bridge News, Reuters CONDITIONS remained largely unchanged on the dry cargo freight market. Owners were said to have been disappointed that panamax rates had not made more headway in the Atlantic, particularly from South America where chartering activity was greatest. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose four points
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      584 33  -  Those who do not move in may miss opportunities as region recovers Reports by Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Companies that are not already engaged in the region were yesterday urged to take advantage of the recovery of Asian economies, or miss the boat. Minister
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      386 33 [SINGAPORE] A digital culture and the revolutionising power of the Internet were not lost in the minds of shipping industry executives attending a conference yesterday. A top shipping executive warned that "any country, business or individual who has not swiftly geared
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      339 33  -  Interim surcharge comes into effect from May 1 By\ Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Carriers belonging to the Westbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (WTSA) are introducing an interim fuel surcharge, effective May 1. The interim fuel assessment (IFA) levy will amount to US$BO (Ssl36) per 40-foot
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      192 34 PACE Delmas 4 AC i 6 Djak Lloyd 8 ANL j Dongnama 3 8 Accord 8 Eastrans 6 Appenship 5 ECL Austral 8 ECU line 6 Balaji Shpq 5 Evergreen 6 BSA 7 EoongSun 8 B'tang Mas 8 CLink A CCMI 7 Gemartrans 6 CMA 8 Hangii
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      17843 41 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vhu< Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Desfn Nam* Heme Number Number SIN Destn Name Name Number Number 13/04 09/05 KienHung FREEDOM CONTAINER FR002S 65 *****33 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot# D' I voir* n/04 m/os csav csav santos
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        707 44 Vessel Voy No Barth Arrival Departure Bt Bt Jaya ***** 'jOI 29/03/900 29/03/16.00 8t JaftalrahJ ***** J01 29/03/8:20 29/03/23:59 etc MofWXJ 00/01 J07 29/03/7:45 30/03/800 Labfoy 139 NC/35 J02 29/03/800 30/03/800 Surya Netpra MAR-01 J02 29/03/6:40 29/03/23:30 Baystar 1 2013 J07 29/03/8:50 30/03/600 EM 2 32 J12 29/03/12:20
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        1922 44 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booklnq/BtUnce Ritls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Ptrlod Fro« From achiever w vum i* twsoo n/tut n/mo 29/1500 29/M59 tvmo U 19/1700 30/0459 JO/WOO a 29/1700 30/0*51 )0.?XX 1 10/0700 30/189 JO/MOO 4 30/1200 30/1459 10/1700 ASL 21 49 SN )«2Mt
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        200 44 Apr 3 Taiwan: Women Children's Day. Apr 4 Hongkong: Ching Ming Festival. Indonesia: Hari Raya Nyepi. Taiwan: Ching Ming Festival. Apr 5 Korea: Arbor Day. Apr 6 Indonesia: Muslim New Year. Malaysia: First Day of Muslim Calender. Apr 0 Philippines: Day of Valour. Apr 20 New Zealand: Market
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        791 44 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 averagesteed stem. Market movements are Indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        336 44 Carton 180 Max 992.2 0.9 15.9 0.10 90 0.06 m— 23 Denslt* Water IttldM Ash Aluminium Sediment No AON E2S 4 0 5 0 2 0 380 AM 9(7.4 0J 14.0 0.06 40 0.03 380 Mu 995.5 0J 17.9 0.09 87 0-07 tt/WI %¥/V M/M M/M
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        312 45 Bloomberg [PARIS] Airline passenger traffic in France grew 8.9 per cent last year from the year before, outpacing the pace of growth in plane takeoffs and landings, indicating airlines in general used larger planes to transport travellers. In 1999,94.4 million passengers flew
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        202 45 AP [SEATTLE] An airline that serves part of western China has ordered three Boeing 757-200 aircraft, The Boeing Co said. The planes will replace three Next-Generation 737-700s that had been ordered by China Xinjiang Airlines in June 1998, Boeing spokeswoman Marta Newhart said on
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        274 45 Reuters [LONDON] German carmaker Volkswagen AG tried to quash media speculation that production of the Rolls-Royce luxury car was under threat, saying it was committed to the marque until January 2003. VW, which bought the rights in 1998 to manufacture both Rolls-Royce and Bentley,
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        434 45 Low-cost carriers will show substantial growth as they have become an integral part of market: report Reuters [GENEVA] Air passenger traffic in Europe is expected to double over the next 15 years with Britain remaining the dominant market, according to a new report.
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        324 45 AFXAsia [HONGKONG] The Civil Aviation Administration of China's (CAAC) move to place domestic airlines under a ticket revenue-sharing scheme on about 100 domestic routes is expected to have a positive impact on China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines due to
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        208 45 Joint venture aims to provide complete aircraft overhaul services Bloomberg [AMSTERDAM] United Technologies Corp and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines NV said they want to expand their partnership for maintaining and rebuilding airplanes, with the goal of providing "nose to tail" aircraft, component and engine
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        606 46  -  Centre will provide value-added services for the many chemical companies located there, reports Ann Toll Ann Toh Logistics provider cwt Distribution is to invest $30 million to build a 15,000-square metre chemical logistics centre on Singapore's Jurong Island. The
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        277 46  -  Online logistics system Tr&nsLink will monitor all stages in shipment By\ Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] Optimum Logistics Ltd has announced plans for what it says is the first Internet-based open logistics system for bulk materials. Called TransLink, the online logistics system organises and monitors
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        267 46 [SINGAPORE] Global satellite network owner and operator Inmarsat Holdings recently announced plans to develop a business-to-business, e-commerce venture offering interactive trading to maritime buyers and selected suppliers. The venture will offer shipowners and managers access to a community of suppliers through one Web site, enabling
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        174 46 [SINGAPORE] FedEx has won the best total logistics operator award for the fifth consecutive year at the Asian Freight Industry Awards. The world's largest transportation company also received top honours as the best all cargo airline and best air cargo carrier in North
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      697 34 Lines services represented to** by Members of the Registry of Members of the Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore Logistics Association S'pore National Shipping Assoc. Q ULY UNE MALE VESSEL VOY ETA [~ITA flu P. KLANG SPORE KALE Empress Lify VO3OO 02/04 03/04 10/04 Princess lily VO3OO 18/04 19/04 27/04 Empress Lily
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      1759 37 VESSEL VOY KHH HKQ SIN PKO PXB DMM BA I BIK IRAN SHAHRYAR PCL-146 29/03 31/03 04/04 05/04 15/04 16/04 18/04 20/04 IRAN BAABAEI PCL-149 05/04 07/04 11/04 12/04 22/04 23/04 25/04 27/04 IRAN SEESTAN PCL-150 12/04 14/04 18/04 19/04 29/04 30/04 02/05 04/05 IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-151 19/04 21/04 25/04
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      1102 37 NIW SItYICI -jjT WIF APRIL 2000 SM/MAMPV, XIAMiN, SMEKOU w/unw, xiamim, iiKoo/mi I" GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROBINSON RD TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****0« OUTWARdTBAT^ COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #12-00 sales/bxgs 420Sts//43 inward mpt (d/oj 4205/85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD CR NO: **********0 M SINGAPORE 06M98 CONVENTIONAL *****01/850
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      403 39 BSA x mm. MYANMA I WBk FIVE STAR LINE (Myanmor National Line) 1 Loading for Yangon vissa VOY SM PRL PEN PGU HPA-AM 2A7W SU> SAGAJNG 66W SID MALAYSIA AGENTS: BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES RUL Til (03)*****00 PRL: HI (03) *****01 rot m (04) *****02 PGU: TO (07) *****21/4 BANK LINE
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      59 43 '0 KYOWA LINE STL CONTAINER LINE Direct Breakbulk/Container/LCL For Services To Service to Vietnam Calcutta Manila/Cuam/Saipan Agents: V-Grow Shipping Pte Ltd Mon/Wed/Fri Pg 7 See Page 7 Daily STANDARD SHIPPING Wallenius AGENCIES PTE LTD Wilhelmsen Offers Weekly FCL/LCL m c t c -p New Europe To EAST MALAYSIA L ASTI
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      122 44 a J» JJ2 J LEGEND: issued by Meteorological Service Singapore K Thunderstorm Rain Temperature Wjnd (jirection and speed in knots A Weather Cloudy Day Wind speed symbols Sea Condilions O Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable winds J h, 2m -l—One halt fleche represents 5 knots
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