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Title Section15 2000-07-18 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035£#^$5T 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ TUESDAY, JULY 18, 200015 words
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Article73 2000-07-18 1 sn 2JO7X (+28.05) BT-SRI Oil* (+11.19) ST DIDEZ FUTURES 2,***** (+16.00) smsci futubes ***** (+3.20) STOCK MARKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE OOMP 846.33 991 NIKKEI 225 i7,286.83_+143.93 HAM) SENO 17,834.78 +248.62 SET INDEX 315.68 -4.87 JAKARTA COMP 606.80 +2.69 MANILA OOMP -739 TAIPEI WPI 8585.52 +67.39 SEOUL COMP73 words
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Article77 2000-07-18 1 FOIEZ BATES US! SI USS 1.748 £(USS/S$per£) 1.496 2.616 EURO(liS$/SS/E) 0.937 1 .638 DM 2.087 0.838 YEN 1082 1.615* RM 3.800 0 460 HKJ 7.797 0524 BAHT 4026 0.043 RUPIAH 9.935 0.018 'Stto lOOuntti PRIME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA II00 HONGKONG 8.5077 words
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Article, Illustration702 2000-07-18 1 Christopher Tan - Placement tranche, also at 61 cents, six times subscribed By Christopher Tan [SINGAPORE] SMRT Corp, Singapore's mass rapid transit operator, has set aside 222 million shares at 61 cents apiece for retail investors or 45 per cent of its initial publicSIEW YAW HOONG - 702 words
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900 2000-07-18 1 Anthony Rowley - It cites collapse of giant Sogo as reason for continuing caution on monetary policy From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan's Policy Board decided yesterday to leave the central bank's 17-month-old zero interest rate policy in place for the900 words
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Article, Illustration569 2000-07-18 1 Serena Ng - 50-50 venture with ANZ will tap consumers in regional markets; Boom.com already a partner By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] OCBC Bank will soon be investing another US$5O million (5587.5 million) in a new regional Internet bank a move that analysts see as an569 words
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Advertisement99 2000-07-18 1 MBDE Top stories Brierley Investments Ltd raises stake in F&N to 6.9%, seller's identity a mystery. Pg4 US Reed Group to be listed on Sesdaq at end-July. Pg 7 W Eu Yan Sang launches 71.5 m IPO shares at 35 cents each. Pg 8 Sing Tel starts on USs2b undersea99 words
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Advertisement8 2000-07-18 1 Sogo may sell its HK store, Pg 38 words
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Advertisement86 2000-07-18 1 Tablokl to be launched in November, Pg 10 Qp geiald genta e "Mi'iPm-*.-. S* £7 R T "The simplest of the complicated watches" SINGAPORE THE HOUR GLASS Takashimaya S.C. Tel 734 2420 Scotts S.C. Tel 235 7198 Lucky Plaza Tel 733 1262 Peninsula Plaza Tel 337 8309 Raffles Hotel Arcade86 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article62 2000-07-18 2 IT'S not every day that securities analysts get a show of appreciation for what they do. Property analysts who recommended a buy on DBS Land after the announcement of the merger with Pidemco Land have received personal thank-you notes not from the company's PR but from62 words
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Article97 2000-07-18 2 INVESTORS should not be alarmed by Malayan United Industries' declaration that a major shareholder Singapore's Central Depository (Pte) Ltd has disposed of 316.9 million shares, or 16.3 per cent of the company. The change was merely to reflect the transfer of the Clob shares from97 words
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Article62 2000-07-18 2 DON't you hate it when you call a company and a recording tells you to dial the extension of the person if you know it, but offers no further information? So one of our journalists was pleasantly surprised when a call to First-e, an Internet bank, got a62 words
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Article129 2000-07-18 2 DISAGREEING with financial research analysts can be hazardous to your financial health. According to AWSJ.com, New York-based investment firm Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) last week filed a suit seeking US$l million (551.74 million) in damages against a New Jersey man and 10129 words
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Article120 2000-07-18 2 MEANWHILE, CNNfn reports that a Wall Street analyst who made an unpopular forecast for the semiconductor sector recently has had his life threatened as a result. Two weeks ago, Salomon Smith Barney downgraded its rating on the semiconductor sector to neutral from outperform and120 words
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Article, Illustration922 2000-07-18 2 Tan Su Yen - Committed staff can get time-off, bnt most firms prefer to keep things flexible Ny Tan Su Yen [SINGAPORE] There are helping hands and caring hearts aplenty in companies throughout Singapore but few organisations have formal policies for paid time-off for community work along922 words
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Article, Illustration450 2000-07-18 2 Milan Madrid bourses also likely to join iX next year AFP, Reuters [LONDON] The London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Boerse AG said they will work with Nasdaq to explore a full merger of the three exchanges as they released draft details ofAFP,; Reuters; REUTERS - 450 words
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SOGO saga
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Article483 2000-07-18 3 Sale of HKs4b property would help repay its debt and help kick-start HK property market Bloomberg Hongkong a sogo spokesman said yesterday that the company is looking for a partner to share ownership of the 450,000 square foot building now occupied by its storeBloomberg - 483 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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452 2000-07-18 4 Siow Li Sen - Hy Siow Li Sen BRIERLEY Investments Ltd (BIL) yesterday bought 11.7 million Fraser Neave shares, raising its stake in the food and beverage group to 6.9 per cent from 2.8 per cent. Although there is market talk that the452 words
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Article, Illustration655 2000-07-18 4 Serena Ng - Bat they will pursue different strategies, say OCBC officials; analysts bullish By Serena Ng THE new regional Internet bank to be formed by OCBC Bank and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) may end up with some overlaps with OCBC's existing655 words
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Article, Illustration427 2000-07-18 4 Analysts remain cautions on its merger with Pidemco DBS Land shares rose nine cents to $2.51 yesterday, after the crucial revalued net asset value (RNAV) figures for its merger with Pidemco Land were revealed. Analysts said DBS Land was expected to trade at aSource: Bloomberg - 427 words
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655 2000-07-18 4 andrew wee - Internet Technology Group a long-haul counter hock rrrmam andrew wee INVESTORS considering buying shares of Internet Technology Group (ITG) when they start trading on the main board of the Singapore Exchange tomorrow, should note that ITG is not a "pure play" Internet company. It is instead an Internet holding and655 words
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Article, Illustration364 2000-07-18 7 Andrea Tan - Parkway's new HD, Lim Check Peng, Onemedhub chairman Michael Lim to be directors By Andrea Tan HEALTH information provider Reed Group Holdings Ltd, to be floated on Sesdaq at the end of the month, will be the firstSIEW YAW HOONG - 364 words
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212 2000-07-18 7 Proposed name change to reflect transformation into an Internet business AS P ART of City Developments' plan to transform its hospitality arm into an Internet investment company, CDL Hotels International will be renamed "City e-Solutions". The new name reflects CityDev's new business strategy to212 words
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174 2000-07-18 7 NASDAQ-LISTED Pacific Internet or PacNet yesterday announced partnerships with two Singapore-based real estate portals, MyPropertyHub and Propertylifestyle.com. Under the agreements signed, MyPropertyHub and Propertylifestyle.com will make available their content and val-ue-added services on co-branded websites located within PacNet's e-commerce portal174 words
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Article, Illustration477 2000-07-18 8 Kenneth Lee - The IPO comprises only new shares; 7.2 m of which is set aside for the public Kenneth Lee TRADITIONAL Chinese herbalist Eu Yan Sang International Ltd yesterday launched its initial public offer (IPO) of 71.5 million new shares at 35 centsARTHUR LEE - 477 words
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Article217 2000-07-18 8 AUSSINO.COM yesterday made corporate history of sorts when it announced a stock split just four months after its listing in March, paving the way for a cash call despite having raised $20 million from its flotation. The company said the Singapore Exchange has approved the split217 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration174 2000-07-18 6 Ven Sreenivasan - WARRANT WATCH By Ven Sreenivasan CREDIT Lyonnais' covered warrant on Singapore Airlines was the second biggest percentage gainer yesterday. It jumped 4.5 cents or 17.3 per cent to 30.5 cents. The underlying SIA share finished 30 cents higher at $18.70 on174 words
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Article481 2000-07-18 6 Stocks Volume Hint 15c 53,205,000 North 22 US1C 25,099,000 Goodpacklc 24,351.000 AirOcean 5c 21,003,000 CEI5c 15,051,000 F&N 14,388,000 IPC020c 12,145,000 Brieriey NZ10c 12,002,000 Strike p ngg 5c 11,705,000 AddvalTech 2.5c 11.368,000 Stocks FAN 90,601,050 Chart Semiconductor 26c 47.679.222 DBS Grp 31.827,728 UOB 27,611,820 SIA 22,045,300 TTInt 15c 19,176,980 NatElec 10c481 words
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Article, Illustration530 2000-07-18 6 ven sreenivasan - STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE benchmark Straits Times Index closed higher yesterday but on very thin trading as sentiment remained cautious. Interest was focused on speculative secondliners, some of which came under forced-selling pressure in the final few minutes of trading. Traders said funds were530 words
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Article, Illustration242 2000-07-18 6 Ven Sreenivasan - HOT STOCK By' Ven Sreenivasan FRASER Neave yesterday surged to its highest in seven months, on speculation it is being taken over by New Zealand group Brierley Investments. F&N gained 40 cents or 6.5 per cent to close at $6.55 on 14.4 million shares.242 words
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Article129 2000-07-18 6 ♦BBR Holdings announced that at a court hearing, the judge had ordered Chileon Pte Ltd, a 70 per cent-owned subsidiary of the company, to acquire the properties known as 22,26,28,30,32,34 and 36 Shanghai Road, Lot 257N of Town Subdivision 24 and Lot 958 L of Town Subdivision 24129 words
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Article, Illustration337 2000-07-18 6 larry wee - CURRENCIES larry wee THE Bank of Japan's decision to leave interest rates alone despite recent hints to the contrary boosted the US dollar again yesterday, sending several regional currencies to fresh new lows for this year. The US dollar hit intra-day highsSource: Reuters - 337 words
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SINGAPORE news
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565 2000-07-18 9 Kalpana Rashiwala - Some projects had decent sales over weekend, others hit by weak sentiment Reports by Kalpana Rashiwala WITH the "hungry ghosts" month just two weeks away, home buyers seem to be getting busier. However, sales take-up over the weekend continues to be patchy.565 words
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131 2000-07-18 9 CLASSIFIED advertisers of Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao will now enjoy greater value as Zaobao Classified makes its debut in cyberspace today. As with the online version of The Straits Times Classified (cats.asiaone.com.sg), cats.zaobao.com will host for free the print versions of Zaobao Classifled's run-on131 words
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Article296 2000-07-18 9 Anna Teo - fty Anna Teo THE full-quarter details of Singapore's second quarter economic growth to be released on Aug 10 could well see a downward revision from the early estimate of 7.7 per cent, say J P Morgan's economists. Its Singapore economists say the stronger-than-ex-pected 7.7296 words
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Article, Illustration512 2000-07-18 9 Pricing lower than Tanglin View and other nearby 99-year condos ALLGREEN Properties sold "more than 30" units at the Queens condo at a preview for "VIPs" yesterday. The 99year leasehold condo is priced at $754 per square foot on average after aCHRIS LOH - 512 words
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404 2000-07-18 10 Teh Hooi Ling - Supply contracts awarded for cable that'll be over 6 times 'fatter' than APCN2 Reports by Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE Telecom is embarking on a US$2 billion ($3.5 billion) undersea cable project and has awarded the supply contracts to Tyco Submarine Systems and KDD404 words
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314 2000-07-18 10 SINGNET has struck an alliance with Genuity formerly the Internet arm of US telecoms company GTE to allow it to plug into the latter's global infrastructure. "With this alliance, Sing Net has instantly become a global player," said Kathryn Riley, Genuity's director, international channel314 words
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203 2000-07-18 10 TODA Y, the free newspaper put together by SMRT, DelGro, MediaCorp and Sing Tel, will hit the streets in November. Train operator SMRT Corp revealed this at its initial public offering press conference yesterday. The newspaper will capitalise on the transport-based partners'203 words
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Article, Illustration355 2000-07-18 10 Y Woozeer Singapore via Internet - Y Woozeer Singapore via Internet IT is a pleasure to see award-win-ning UOB Asset Management (UOBAM) invite public investment in its Global Healthcare Fund. Set against the serious commitment of Singapore to the development of life sciences and the successful mappingFILE PHOTO - 355 words
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469 2000-07-18 11 Chan Wing Kee Singapore Via Internet - Chan Wing Kee Singapore Via Internet ONE plus one equals 11? Is this the case for the merger between Pidemco and DBS Land? If so, we have not been told how the extra nine is created. Perhaps the managers of both companies hold469 words
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182 2000-07-18 11 Joseph Chong - Joseph Chong Head, First Independent Via Internet DANIEL Ling Daw Ching has raised some very current and pertinent issues in his letter ("Are bank financial planners qualified?", Mailbag, July 14). Thankfully, the Monetary Authority of Singapore will be promulgating minimum qualifications and codes to182 words
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348 2000-07-18 11 Denis Distant Singapore via Internet - Denis Distant Singapore via Internet I REFER to Stewart Aldcroft's letter ("Patience needed for unit trusts". Mailbag, July 15) and suggest he has missed one reason why few stockmarket-sawy Singaporeans have actually bought unit trusts. The reason is to avoid the hassles in348 words
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290 2000-07-18 11 Felicia Leung - Felicia Leung Senior Manager PR Communications Prudential Assurance Co Singapore I REFER to the article "Insurance companies face shake-up in their sales force" (BT, July 14) and would like to highlight several erroneous impressions. The article claimed that on the issue of becoming290 words
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249 2000-07-18 11 Ong Yang Peng Singapore (Via Internet - Ong Yang Peng Singapore (Via Internet) IN this day and age, the debate on whether bond breakers are "morally" right or wrong is not doing Singapore any good. Yes, ideally they should come back to work. But I see that any opportunity they249 words
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Article, Illustration132 2000-07-18 11 Foo Kim Leng (Ms - Foo Kim Leng (Ms) Senior Corporate Communications Manager Singapore Telecom WE refer to Alison Cousland's letter ("Why so tardy on IDD promotion, SingTel?" on July 17). Sing Tel uses a variety of channels to inform our customers of major IDD promotions. Information on theFILE PHOTO - 132 words
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Article, Illustration496 2000-07-18 12 Country Heights aims to make it a model for future highland development Bernama [KUCHINGI j BORNEO Highlands Resort, a golf and jungle resort some 1,000 metres above sea level on the Penrissen Range in Sarawak, has received good response for its bungalow lots.Bernama; FILE PHOTO - 496 words
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549 2000-07-18 13 TOKYO Hongkong report poshes price of Japanese Internet investor np by 11% Bloomberg, Reuters SHARES in battered Japanese Internet investor Hikari Tsushin shot up yesterday on a Hongkong newspaper report that it's in talks to sell a controlling stake to PacificBloomberg,; Reuters - 549 words
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334 2000-07-18 13 SANTA CLARA, California Bloomberg GLOBAL Crossing Ltd ended talks to sell its Global Center web-hosting unit to Exodus Communications for US$6.6 billion (5511.5 billion) in stock because the price was too low, people familiar with the discussions said. Shares of Exodus, the largest companyBloomberg - 334 words
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60 2000-07-18 13 Reuters [TOKYOJ Units of Japanese telecoms powerhouse NTT Corp and US-based Oracle Corp yesterday agreed to an e-commerce alliance. NTT Data Corp and Oracle Corp Japan will form a business-to-business (B2B) venture, they said. The two companies aim to create new e-commerce markets inReuters - 60 words
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73 2000-07-18 13 Reuters [SAN CARLOS, California] Cisco Systems, the world's larger maker of Internet equipment, made a US$lOO million (Ssl74 million) investment in Liberate Technologies Inc and will get a 3.88 per cent stake in the interactive television software maker, Liberate said yesterday. With the investment, CiscoReuters - 73 words
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63 2000-07-18 13 Bloomberg [SYDNEY] Cable Wireless Optus Ltd said customers connecting to the Internet through phone lines rose 32 per cent since March, making Australia's No 2 phone company the fastest-growing online access provider. Optus, 53 per cent owned by UK-based Cable Wireless, had 200,000 "dial-up"Bloomberg - 63 words
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99 2000-07-18 13 Bloomberg [HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, England] Free serve shares rose as much as 8 per cent in morning trading yesterday after a report that Dixons, the parent of the UK's largest Internet service provider, is again in talks to sell it to T-Online International. "We areBloomberg - 99 words
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66 2000-07-18 13 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Crayfish Co, a provider of e-mail services to small and medium-sized businesses in Japan, said that more than twice as many subscribers cancelled their subscriptions in June than in May. The company, which began trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange s Mothers in March,Bloomberg - 66 words
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321 2000-07-18 13 NewsML the new Internet language for world news mGENEVA Industry agrees on multimedia news production standard Reuters THE world's news industry looks set to start using a new online computer language after it said yesterday it had agreed on a standard for formatting electronic content. The standard, called NewsML, isReuters - 321 words
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Article, Illustration62 2000-07-18 13 [BRUSSELS] French musician Jean-Michel Jarre and members of Irish pop group The Corrs (from second left to right) Andrea, Sharon and Caroline posing together after attending a news conference of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) here on Thursday. The music industry, declaring war onREUTERS - 62 words
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502 2000-07-18 13 LONDON It aims to offer its own interactive TV services Bloomberg BRITISH Sky Broadcasting Group, Europe's No 2 paytelevision company, agreed to pay two partners as much as £525 million (551.37 billion) in stock to gain control of the "Open" interactiveBloomberg - 502 words
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198 2000-07-18 13 mLONDON Daily Telegraph VODAFONE Air Touch has gained control of Spanish telecoms company Airtel, with an all-share deal worth about £7 billion (5518.3 billion). Airtel shareholders exchanged a 43.2 per cent stake in the company for between 2.4 billion and 3.2 billion VodafoneDaily Telegraph - 198 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration827 2000-07-18 14 mohan kuppusamy - THEHHH F^rOiOTiiMlTiTJ OPINION mohan kuppusamy The writer is BT's editorial page editor DONT expect the United States to abandon the dream of a missile defence shield just because the Usloo million (Ssl74 million) experiment went awry. An interceptor Raytheon rocket, fired827 words
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Article116 2000-07-18 14 'Your council tax benefit has been stopped because there has been a change in your circumstances. The change is because you are dead.' Lambeth Council in London in a letter to William Reynolds, a cancer victim who had died in April. He was also told he could116 words
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Article619 2000-07-18 14 EDITORIAL THE collapse of Sogo, a department store chain with a history dating back more than a century, says as much about the changes taking place in Japan's banking system as it does about the state of the distribution trade in Japan. What is lauded by some619 words
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Article, Illustration1008 2000-07-18 14 Puzzle is not that there is equity-risk premium, bat that it is so much bigger than it should be RONALD Reagan regarded economists as people who see something work in practice and wonder if it would work in theory. Economic thinking aboutFILE PHOTO - 1,008 words
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Article, Illustration767 2000-07-18 14 Paul Krugman - COMMENTARY By Paul Krugman The writer is a professor of economics at MIT NYT FOR those of us who remember the great wave of foreign investment in the United States between 1986 and 1990, it's starting to feel like deja vu allNYT - 767 words
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REGIONAL news
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MARKET moves
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211 2000-07-18 15 STOCKS of plantation and property group 101 Corp were active gainers yesterday, as buyers continued to pick up the stock as a proxy play for its property subsidiary 101 Properties. 101 Corp was higher by 6 sen to RM3.16 after trading to a day-high of211 words
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Article146 2000-07-18 15 BANKING stock AMMB Holdings was yesterday's top gainer, picking up 60 sen to RM13.60, making up ground it lost last week as it was dogged by rumours that its proposed merger with the Utama Banking group had fallen through. Both banks are said to be waiting146 words
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Article153 2000-07-18 15 Diana Oon Abdullah - Compiled by Diana Oon Abdullah STOCKS of Idris Hydraulics were active yesterday, as the market continued to react positively to news that the company would be undergoing a change in management and be taken over by businessman Annuar Senawi. Last week it was announced that Idris is153 words
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340 2000-07-18 15 Eddie Toh - Its unit Prolink will not get stake in a development there Prom Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur RENONG Bhd has suffered another setback in its development plan for Nusajaya the massive township project next to the Second Link connecting Malaysia and Singapore. The340 words
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167 2000-07-18 15 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN Airline System Bhd (MAS) is in talks with Qantas Airways Ltd over the sale of a stake to the Australian national carrier, a Malaysian newspaper said yesterday. Quoting unnamed industry sources, the Malaysian Business Times said that theReuters - 167 words
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Article, Illustration503 2000-07-18 15 Diana Oon Abdullah - It cites wrong procedure, undervalued price as main reasons From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur PROPERTY group Avenue Assets yesterday furnished a four-point objection to the merger between Phileo Allied Bhd and Maybank Bhd, citing wrong procedure and an undervalued price asFILE PHOTO - 503 words
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136 2000-07-18 15 KUALA LUMPUR AFP MALAYSIA'S Securities Commission yesterday said it had started work to develop the infrastructure to implement online stock trading and an electronic reporting system. It said the physical structure of the reporting system was still being developed and a pilot implementationAFP - 136 words
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559 2000-07-18 17 MANILA Report filed accusing them of manipulating shares of gaming firm BW Resources Bloomberg iHt fnnippine securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked prosecutors to file charges against Dante Tan and 38 others in connection with manipulating shares of BW Resources, a smallBloomberg - 559 words
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Article, Illustration167 2000-07-18 17 JAKARTA AFX-Asia, Reuters THE Indonesian government has decided to recapitalise PT Bank Bali after the bank's former owner and president Rudy Ramli agreed to meet all conditions set by the government, Coordinating Minister for Economy, Finance and Industry Kwik Kian Gie said yesterday. MrAFX-Asia,; Reuters - 167 words
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103 2000-07-18 17 JAKARTA Reuters THE Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday it expected to finalise a US$5OO minion (SsB74 mUlion) deal with a Malaysian consortium to develop staUed toll road projects in Jakarta. "We expect final negotiations to take place in Malaysia later this month,"Reuters - 103 words
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Article, Illustration497 2000-07-18 18 Quak Hiang Whai - Lagging effect of economic growth on employment, structural unemployment are reasons cited by economists From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong hunukunu s jobless situation barely improved in the second quarter despite the strengthening economy. Latest government figures show that the unemployment rate forAFP - 497 words
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404 2000-07-18 18 TAIPEI It hopes the extra income this year will be lent to companies Bloomberg TAIWAN'S central bank raised the rate of interest it pays on bank reserves, hoping the NT$4.B billion (Ss27o million) in additional bank income this year will be lentBloomberg - 404 words
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632 2000-07-18 18 SHANGHAI A few strong sectors, improving economy, alleviate situation Reuters CHINA'S listed firms are heading for a grim milestone as more and more forecast interim losses, but analysts said yesterday a few strong sectors and an improving economy were taking theReuters - 632 words
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406 2000-07-18 19 BRUSSELS Governments mnst exploit global upturn to pursue structural reform and erase deficits Reuters THE IMF believes the euro zone economy has rarely looked better but that the 11-nation currency group is overly optimistic about its prospects and must eradicate public deficitsReuters - 406 words
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357 2000-07-18 19 WASHINGTON Bloomberg INVENTORIES at US factories, wholesalers and retailers rose in May at the fastest pace in six months as businesses tried to keep pace with rising sales, government figures showed yesterday. Inventories rose 0.8 per cent in May, reflecting increasedBloomberg - 357 words
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Article, Illustration300 2000-07-18 19 PATNA, India AFP A DOMESTIC airliner crashed into a residential area near Patna airport in eastern India yesterday, killing 51 of the 58 passengers and crew and another eight people on the ground, officials and eyewitnesses said. Airport and medical officials saidAFP - 300 words
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357 2000-07-18 21 LONDON More of such deals seen as investors' interest in such companies bills: KPMG Reuters MORE large British public companies are likely to go private as investors shun their shares, following the example of MEPC, a property company, KPMG Corporate Finance said yesterday.Reuters - 357 words
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395 2000-07-18 21 LONDON It has surplus cash to pursue growth in its drinks business Reuters BRITAIN'S food and drink group Diageo pic yesterday announced plans to integrate its UDV wines and spirits unit and Guinness brewing arm as it completed the mergerReuters - 395 words
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Article, Illustration474 2000-07-18 21 Bnt SAP says recent h* nlrili c mega-mergers could have a positive impact Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese banks still have more work ahead to improve their long-term ratings. but a series of mega-mergers in the fast-changing industry could have a positive impact. StandardReuters - 474 words
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739 2000-07-18 22 NEW YORK Such sales have doubled this year and the overall numbers can be revealing NYT EYEING the buying and selling patterns of corporate insiders has for years been a good way for outside investors to gauge a company's prospects.NYT - 739 words
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612 2000-07-18 22 NEW YORK Move should trim costs, sharpen competition, experts say Reuters ONLINE stock trading networks, once the cowboys on Wall Street that rustled 30 per cent of the volume from the Nasdaq stock market in a matter of years,Reuters - 612 words
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323 2000-07-18 24 Chan Yet San Refco Singapore - SG J Derivatives TrtUUngßeports ST Index/MSCI STpore Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market yesterday ended two days of losses with its biggest gain in two weeks. The Straits Times Index gained 1.35 per cent to 2,107.94 points with 24323 words
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241 2000-07-18 24 Chan Yet San Refco Singapore - MS& Taiwan Index Chan Yet San Refco Singapore THE Taiwan stock market closed higher yesterday after the central bank raised the interest rate for bank reserves. The MSCI Taiwan Index gained 1.74 points or 0.46 per cent to 378.53 points. Trading volume of index241 words
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Article184 2000-07-18 24 EVEROY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices retreated yesterday after Opec president Ali Rodriguez put the cartel on stand-by to lift supplies by half a miUion barrels per day (bpd). International benchmark Brent crude for September delivery was off 59 US cents at U5528.64 perReuters - 184 words
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Article333 2000-07-18 24 London Reuters THE yen fell to six-week lows against the US dollar and softened against the euro in early trade yesterday in a delayed reaction to the Bank of Japan's decision to leave its 17-month-old zero interest rate policy unchanged. The latest bout of weakness came as NewReuters - 333 words
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Article, Illustration2867 2000-07-18 25 BOKGKONG AFP Q Hang Seng +248.62 HONGKONG shares closed 1.4 per cent higher yesterday, on follow-through buying following the release of benign US economic data on Friday which signalled a more positive environment for interest rates, dealers said. They said buying focused onAFP - 2,867 words
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1966 2000-07-18 25 TOKYO AFP O Nikkei 225 +143J3 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed 0.8 per cent higher yesterday on expectations the Bank of Japan would retain its zerorate monetary policy, brokers said. The Nikkei-225 Index gained 143.93 points to 17,286.83, as central bank policymakers continuedAFP - 1,966 words
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Article, Illustration1022 2000-07-18 25 Reuters HShenzhenßlndex +&58 CHINA'S hard currency B shares closed higher yesterday, fuelled by firmer A shares. However, more company forecasts of interim losses deblunted market sentiment. The Shanghai B Share Index extended morning gains to end up 1.68 per cent, or 0.96 of a point, at 58.31 points withReuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 1,022 words
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Article367 2000-07-18 25 AFP QWP Index +67.39 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.8 per cent higher yesterday on strong buying of financial stocks after the central bank raised the interest rate for deposit reserves placed by local commercial banks, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index rose 67.39 points to 8,585.52.AFP - 367 words
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Advertisement113 2000-07-18 25 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I Ng Leng Kim of No. 14, Lorong Sarhad, Singapore *****0 have applied for a Public House, First Class Licence in respect of M/s Yan Palace Restaurant Holdings Pte Ltd, located at Block 531, Upper Cross Street, #01-49, Hong Lim Complex, Singapore *****1, and that113 words
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Article, Illustration439 2000-07-18 26 AFP Q Composite Index -9.91 MALAYSIAN shares ended 1.2 per cent lower yesterday amid forced seUing and in the absence of fresh leads, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index finished at 846.33 points, down 9.91 points from Friday's close.AFP - 439 words
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Article7868 2000-07-18 26 INDUSTRIALS Cm—f prefects ZOOO Last Vol Day Net Cap WW «-pw COmpany Son -000 High In P/E $mil 420 310 Afinomoto 360 19.7 MS.9 *"9*4S4 76 unch 6 76 75* 172.1 670 290 Apollo Food Htg 480 10.4 192.0 3 2J2S 5 AT5 °t 3250 25 622 32.5 3175 207,868 words
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Article3213 2000-07-18 27 BONDS WARRANTS n tnh Fna/ h*n L«t M Day LaiHeili t«i hum Um Urn Mk mm W* Im CMfMi Mt 000) Mt* Lot Mkr Ma MilIM Ma UN 51.5 16.5 t Acma ******4 19 -15 209 20 19 19 19.5 20 41.0 I 300 161 642 12 38 7.5 s3,213 words
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Article, Illustration697 2000-07-18 27 AFP PI Composite Index -*-2.69 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher in lacklustre trading yesterday with most investors opting to remain sidelined because of economic and political concerns, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 2.69 points at 506.80. "Everyone is looking towards JulyAFP - 697 words
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Article278 2000-07-18 27 AFP □MEE-40 -ass NEW Zealand stocks ended down 0.3 per cent yesterday with falls in key blue chips like Telekom and Carter Holt Harvey, dealers said. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index closed down 3.85 points at 2,115.93 on a turnover of NZ579.6 million. (OOP) Advantage HQS 2.75 -0.01 80AFP - 278 words
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Article558 2000-07-18 27 AFP El AD Ordinaries *140 AUSTRALIAN shares rose 0.3 per cent yesterday as a strong performance by key blue chip stocks led by News Corp countered an otherwise lacklustre session, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index rose 9.40 points to 3,273.0, just shy of the July 12 record closeAFP - 558 words
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Article275 2000-07-18 27 AFP Q Composite Index -7.29 PHILIPPINE shares fell 0.5 per cent amid fears that the higher-than-expected government budget deficit could prod interest rates up. The Composite Index fell 7.29 points to 1,546.60. Volume rose to 1.22 billion shares but value fell to 609 million pesos. —AFP ■M IT fOOO)AFP - 275 words
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Article, Illustration1437 2000-07-18 30 Old Economy CEOs who can't keep pace in the frenetic new world find themselves ousted in no time. Patrick Lambe suggests that head honchos trade in their warrior aspirations for a 21st Century humility to stay in die hot seat IN ancient Nordic legend, when warrior heroes1,437 words
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Miscellaneous1103 2000-07-18 31 The Business Times, Tuesday, July 18, 2000 p TVrTFT* CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Central 5 30 3-00 Pun Discovery. 10.02 Inside Story. ft la I 13 I 17 I BR [i ft —T C onn am ifiHc r on ®-®5 Wheel Of Fortune. 4.15 Love Is Payable. 10.30 B Tonight. I I1,103 words
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Article268 2000-07-18 33 Reuters THE Baltic indices were mostly firmer although the actual amount of chartering was relatively quiet, brokers said. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose seven points to 1,616, the Baltic Pan am ax Index gained 12 points to 1,613 and the Baltic Capesize Index firmed eight points toReuters - 268 words
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Article292 2000-07-18 33 SCX 'CSd > *h W CWT Distribution 0.81 unch 33 Chuan Hup 0.39 0.01 2120 Co*co investment—Oil unch 70 Freight Unks 003 -0.01 288 GB Holdings 0.66 -0.01 10 Hal Sun Hup 0.39 unch 101 IMC HpMnqs-HK —5.60 uneh 0 Jaya Holdings 0.18 -0.01 604 KeppeiCprp 4.14 0.08292 words
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496 2000-07-18 33 Donald Urquhart - World tanker body looking to IMO for more comprehensive code of practice By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] A global tanker association is calling for international guidelines on the protection of masters and crew against unjustified detentions and prosecution following concerns over what it496 words
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Article, Illustration90 2000-07-18 33 [BREST] The Sedov, a Russian ship at the centre of a diplomatic row, set sail on Sunday in the French city ofßrest, on its first trip since it was seized by bailiffs seeking assets to pay off Russian state debts. The four masted Sedov,AFP - 90 words
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Article96 2000-07-18 33 Reuters [AMSTERDAM] Dutch shipping group Koninklijke Nedlloyd NV said it had finalised the sale of its heavy transport arm Mammoet Groep to unlisted Dutch sector peer Van Seumeren Holland BV. Italy's Decafin SpA has also handed over its 33 per cent stake in Mammoet toReuters - 96 words
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424 2000-07-18 33 Group plans to redevelop site into large container port Telegraph Syndication [LONDON] P&O is to buy and redevelop the 303 hectare Shellhaven oil refinery site at Stanford le Hope, on the Essex bank of the River Thames, which is worthTelegraph Syndication - 424 words
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194 2000-07-18 33 [SINGAPORE] Main board listed Samudera Shipping Line announced that it has clinched a $11 million contract for the transportation of liquid petrochemical products. Samudera's subsidiary, Foremost Maritime, was awarded the three-year contract to distribute caustic soda in the region by Asahimas Chemical, a194 words
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Article, Illustration264 2000-07-18 33 Reuters [RENNES, France] Ships finished pumping out thousands of tonnes of fuel oil on Sunday from the front half of a sunken tanker that caused an environmental disaster along France's Atlantic coast last winter. Organisers of the costly clean-up operation told reporters thatReuters; AP - 264 words
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Article, Illustration762 2000-07-18 34 Container port industry booms as volumes soar from rising trade and tendency to containerise bulk goods Journal of Commerce [LONDON] IT'S boom time in Western Europe's container port industry, as box handlers both north and south enjoy soaring trade volumes and a growing tendency byJournal of Commerce; FILE PHOTO - 762 words
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Article18943 2000-07-18 41 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone I ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number I SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number I Zt/m 07/08 NGPL ITHA BHUM V500 65 2277W0 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cot* D'lvoire I zrnt 07/01 rcl18,943 words
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Article782 2000-07-18 45 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure J«r»1 P*rt AS PWoioros 1 M 17/07/435 8/07/23:00 'K Mariner 2 JB 17/07/7:50 8/07/7:00 C Progress I7-Jrt J09 17/07/9:40 17/07/16.00 «BtJaya ***** JOt 17/07/8:30 17/07/20:00 Baftah BM005 J03 17/07/8:45 17/07/21:00 1 67S00 J03 17/07/10:00 18/07/6:30 Bayswat*rt8 M0175 J03 17/07/8:35 17/07/16:00 O M782 words
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Article1896 2000-07-18 45 RECEIVIN6 OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Boofcinf/Bolonct Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Portod From To From ACI FALCON 00?l It/17 OO W N/BM IWN5* NAMO 2A N/I'OC 17/0*5* 17'MOO a 16/1700 17/045* 17/0900 1 17/0700 17/HM 77/1400 4 ITA2M IT/14M 17/1700 ACI MttlSCUS MIA li/UOO N1,896 words
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Article506 2000-07-18 45 »0 Max 990 J 0J 18.9 0.06 76 0.04 M M 0—rity Water hiWw Art *1wWw S—l—rt No abow E2S 0 0 4 0 0 0 «M/H 380 Aw 986.4 0.2 13.4 0.06 43 0.02 .t/*i 390 9939 2 0 09 99 0 04 %»M w*506 words
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Article187 2000-07-18 45 Jul 20 Japan: Marine Day. Aug 9 Singapore: National Day. Any 12 Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday. An* lfi Germany: Assumption Day. Korea: Liberation Day. Ang 17 Indonesia: Independence Day. Ang 27 Philippines: National Heroes Day. Aug 28 United Kingdom: Summer Bank Holiday. Aug 31 Malaysia: National Day.187 words
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Article748 2000-07-18 45 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket Prices shown are baaed on average sized stem Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change748 words
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Article, Illustration735 2000-07-18 46 Taiwanese carrier hopes for headstart should Taipei, Bering allow direct air links Bloomberg [SHANGHAI] China Airlines, Taiwan's state-owned airline, said it is in talks to buy a stake in a Shanghai-based cargo airline, giving it a head start should TaipeiBloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 735 words
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434 2000-07-18 46 China's biggest carrier likely to expand fleet, launch new routes Reuters [HONGKONG] China Southern Airlines said it was likely to increase its fleet and introduce new routes to satisfy an expected jump in cargo demand when China entered the World Trade Organisation (WTO).Reuters - 434 words
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433 2000-07-18 46 Strike will paralyse Canada's domestic and foreign services Reuters [MONTREAL] The possibility of a strike grounding Air Canada loomed larger as the airline's 2,200 pilots rejected its offer of binding arbitration in their stalled contract talks on wages, pensions and working conditions.Reuters - 433 words
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131 2000-07-18 46 Reuters [LONDON] The European Commission is debating controversial proposals that would allow a limited auction of airline take-off and landing slots, the Financial Times reported yesterday. The FT said the plan, which would end a practice whereby airlines exchanged redundant slots with each otherReuters - 131 words
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Article, Illustration375 2000-07-18 46 AFP [BANGKOK] A proposal to revive a massive elevated road and rail project for Bangkok, mothballed since the regional financial crisis hit, has been floated by the state rail authority, a report said yesterday. Hongkong's Hopewell Holdings Ltd was ordered off theAFP; FILE PHOTO - 375 words
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