The Business Times, 28 July 2000

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    16 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 035/12/1999 85C SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asia 1 .com.sg/ FRIDAY, JULY 28, 2000
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    75 1 Dsn 2JOGIJO2 (-22.15) 79AJ3 (-3.09) □sr index nrruiES 2JM (-12.00) □snsamoßes 274.40 (-2.30) STOCK BASKET HMB it*, Thursday Change KLSEODIP 8V7JI -7.15 NIKKEI 226 1 (.182.01 ***** HANO SENO 17,***** -170.14 SEC INDEX ***** +HS JAKARTA COUP 49t.l8 +148 MANILA 00MP 1,***** 2943 TAIPEI WP1 7*128 -M6 SEOUL
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    76 1 FOSEX BATES USS SI USI 1.734 £(U8$/SSpcr£) 1J1S 1S27 EURO(lBJ/S$/E) 0340 1.630 DM 1881 1.200 YEN 196.9 1JW RM 3-800 1191 HKS 7.718 4.496 BAHT 40.90 S3M RUP1AH 8J70 0019 'St to 100 units PUKE KATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA .19.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50
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    Lock icon MAS to allow Sing dollar to rise on trade-weighted basis
    582 1  -  Stronger fnnHamgntAlgj inflationary pressures cited as reasons By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will permit "a gradual and modest appreciation of the Singapore dollar on a trade-weighted basis", its managing director Koh Yong Guan said yesterday.
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    Lock icon UOB's top brass have their responsibilities marked out
    562 1  -  BTiamilHL'M By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] United Overseas Bank chairman Wee Cho Yaw has put his eldest son Wee Ee Cheong in charge of investment and regional banking and designated Ernest Wong to head commercial banking. Former central banker Koh Beng Seng,
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    Lock icon DBS posts 7.5% rise in H1 net profit as provisions plunge
    894 1  -  By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings last night reported a half-year net profit of $704 million up 7.5 per cent on the back of a big drop in bad loan provisions. The result is in line with
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      91 1 prams Top stories A bigger politic 3! role for Li I Ka-shing in mainland China? Mmxt r^| IPO Watch: New Wave Technologies to use part of share proceeds for cyberspace expansion. Pg 8 Sing Tel pays USs4sm for 30% of Taiwan ISP. P97 Foreign airline to buy major stake in
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      131 1 EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE EXECUTIVE MONEY PEOPLE g siness class insurance Ong Keng Ycmg, press secretary travel m^ths testing the OB markers K^r Separating w :>^vtin the civil service I i j iuonksri(,u lilf'.fM Mm i I I L: >fHk it, i i i;■ J 7 ili I I >'' il i
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      4 1 More reports, Pg 4
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      Lock icon Market integrity is everything at SGX, says Kloet
      423 2  -  Price too high to pay if exchanges were to sacrifice goodwill and reputations for short-term gain By Serena Ng [SINGAPORE] Exchanges have a tremendous self-interest in preserving their reputations for providing fair and efficient markets, Singapore Exchange chairman Tom Kloet said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Bigger political role for Li Ka-shing in China?
      445 2  -  Tycoon tipped for a top post m Bering's main political advisory body Prom Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THERE'S no stopping Li Kashing, it seems. In business or politics. The territory's most famous tycoon has reportedly been tipped for a top post
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Airbus ahead of Boeing in fax battle
        98 2 THE battle for air supremacy between aircraft manufacturing giants Boeing and Airbus has moved from the exhibition grounds at Farnborough in the UK to the fax machine. As each manufacturer tries to outsell the other at the world's largest airshow, announcements of new
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        Lock icon RJC's technopreneur mill
        86 2 RAFFLES Junior College has produced its fair share of technopreneurs. Among them are Pamela Lim and Wong Toon King, both in their early 30s. Ms Lim co-founded Ebiz Solutions (renamed 3rd Frontier), a provider of e-commerce software; while Mr Wong co-founded Silkßoute, a group of Internet companies.
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        Lock icon Thinas that go bump in the night
        115 2 ADVERTISEMENTS lining the walls of underground crossings that link MRT stations and shopping malls have become a common sight. Now, the advertisers have gone a step further. Along the tunnel connecting Orchard MRT station and Tang's, they are replacing the still displays with
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  • MAS report
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      Lock icon MAS to ease liquidity rule for banks
      336 3  -  No time-frame for move; much depends on banks' readiness By Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] THE Monetary Authority of Singapore will lower the minimum liquid asset (MLA) requirement for banks soon, MAS managing director Koh Yong Guan said yesterday. "We have been looking at
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      Lock icon Financial services sector grew 6.9% in Q1
      795 3  -  Growth was broad-based and likely to be sustained for rest of the year By Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] The upturn in financial services sector growth that began last year, after an 8.1 per cent plunge in 1998, continued in the first quarter of
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon World-class status within reach
      731 4  -  With most of its problems behind it DBS is well on the way to reaching its goal, reports comrad raj CONRAD RAJ IT was a credible interim performance as DBS Bank looks set to just about beat the consensus forecast of analysts polled by Barra's Global
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      Lock icon No-frills snacks with delicious showmanship
      483 4  -  CORPORATE rmrai jaime ee Numbers are the name of the corporate results game. But what goes on during companies' actual presentations? BT provides special information you might not be privy to like who was there, what did they wear and, most important, did they serve
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      Lock icon DBS Thai Danu to sell up to 30.6b baht of NPLs
      307 4 AFX-Asia [BANGKOK] DBS Thai Danu Bank (DTDB) will be selling its non-perform-ing loans (NPLs) worth up to 30.6 billion baht (Ssl.3 billion) for an aggregate price of 8.4 billion baht at a private auction to winning bidders National Finance
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      Lock icon Raffles Holdings would be better as a pure hotel stock
      707 4  -  lock siew kalpana rashiwala RAFFLES Holdings investors, particularly those with shares bought at last December's initial public offer price of 85 cents, are not a happy lot. The counter has been languishing and is now trading at 54.5 cents. Earlier
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      Lock icon Ascott-Somerset merger: bigger NTA and share capital
      683 4  -  Bat gearing also higher, according to proforma figures By Marissa Chew A COMBINED Ascott and Somerset Holdings would have had more shareholders' funds and net tangible assets but also higher gearing at the end of June compared with the end of December. The
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon MPH now owns 93% of AV Jennings
        153 7 Bloomberg MPH Ltd said it raised its stake in AVJennings Homes, Australia's second-largest home builder, to 93.3 per cent after extending a takeover offer by three weeks. Before the latest offer, MPH had a 73.4 per cent holding in AVJennings. MPH made a
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        Lock icon SilkRoute in cyberinsurance deal
        75 7 Reuters SILKROUTE, an e-commerce venture firm, will form a joint venture with Employers Reinsurance Corporation (ERC), the third largest reinsurance company globally, the company said yesterday. Silkßoute, which is 25 per cent owned by Hongkong's Pacific Century Cyberworks, and ERC, a GE Capital company, will establish
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        Lock icon Hind Hotels still a shell company
        84 7 REFLECTING its status as a shell company, Hind Hotels International yesterday said it did not have a profit and loss account for the half-year ended June 30. Net tangible assets fell from $3.21 to $2.52. The company disposed of all its subsidiaries in April
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        Lock icon Gen Mag sells land for RM$5.9m
        50 7 Reuters GENERAL Magnetics said yesterday wholly-owned subsidiary General Magnetics (M) Sdn Bhd will sell its leasehold land for RM55.94 million (552.7 million). The deal would result in a profit after tax of about RM$2.9 million. The net proceeds will be used as working capital
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        Lock icon Kian Ho selling warehouse for $4.2m
        55 7 KIAN Ho Bearings has entered into an option agreement with Fuji Reiki (Singapore) Pte Ltd for the sale of a warehouse and showroom for $4.2 million. Kian Ho said it was in its interest to dispose of such non-core assets to repay bank borrowings
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      Lock icon Sale makes US$130m aircraft engine order
      227 7 SINGAPORE Aircraft Leasing Enterprise (Sale), an associated company of Singapore Airlines, has placed a US$l3O million (*****.4 million) order for aircraft engines to power its 11 recentlyordered A 320 family aircraft from Airbus Industrie. Delivery of the 11 pairs of V 2500 engines from
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      Lock icon Mandarin Oriental H1 profit plunges 73% to US$2.5m
      282 7 Cost of closing, refurbishing London hotel cancels ont rise in Asian sales Bloomberg MANDARIN Oriental International Ltd, a Hongkongbased operator of luxury hotels, said its first-half profit fell 73 per cent to US$2.5 million (554.4 million) in the six months through June
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      Lock icon SingTel pays US$45m for 30% of Taiwan ISP
      309 7  -  It's also in talks with several other sizeable Internet Service Providers By Andrea Tan SINGTEL has paid US$45 million (Ss7B million) for a 30 per cent stake in Infoserve Technology Corp, a Taiwan-based Internet Service Provider, and is keen to invest in
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      Lock icon New World unsure of which part of telecoms business to sell
      210 7  -  Sing Tel interested in baying firm's mobile business: report From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong CHENG Yu-tung's New World Development Ltd said yesterday it has not decided which part of its telephone business it will sell and talks with
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      Lock icon New Wave eyes cyberspace expansion with IPO proceeds
      478 8  -  It plans to use $3.5 m of $6m proceeds on new technology for e-commerce David Boey SESDAQ-aspirant New Wave Technologies said yesterday it plans to use part of the $6 million in net proceeds from its initial public offering to strengthen its
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      Lock icon Ezyhealth invests in healthcare platform
      347 8  -  Company expects to complete product next month Andrea Tan EZYHEALTH Asia Pacific said yesterday it will invest $4 million to develop an integrated ebusiness infrastructure. The healthcare IT and connectivity services provider said about $3.5 million raised from its initial public offering proceeds will be
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      Lock icon Retail tranche of Eu Yan Sang IPO 11.4 times subscribed
      325 8  -  Ru Serena Ng THE retail tranche of Chinese medicine dealer Eu Yan Sang International's initial public offer was 11.4 times subscribed. But fewer than 1,500 of the firm's 15,000 best customers took up shares reserved for them. It offered 71.5
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      487 6 Stock* Volume TTInt15c 26,528,000 SMRT10C 20,882,000 Ionics P$1.00 17,123,000 Unks Island 1 Qc 13.410,000 Econ Intl 20c 11,155,000 Tastytood 10c 10,900,000 ITech4c 10,056,000 FHTK HkJgs 20c 9.734,000 IPC020C 9.395,000 AddvafTech 2.5c 9,363,000 Stocks > Chart Semiconductor 26c 62,705,995 PacificCentury 51.117,710 SPH 32,202,758 DBSGrp 18,848.704 ST Assembly 25c 18,108,360 VentureMfg25c 17,058,956
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      Lock icon Players hesitant ahead of key results; focus on penny stocks
      515 6  -  I-i comment STOCKS david boey ALACK of fresh leads and spillover anxiety after Wall Street's dip on Wednesday night kept most Singapore shares range-bound yesterday. Trading focused mainly on second and third tier penny stocks, which dominated the actives list.
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      Lock icon Gearing, premium not in AFP warrants' favour
      180 6  -  WABRAMT WATCH By Wong Wei Kong ASIA Food and Properties (AFP) warrants rose a cent or 6.25 per cent yesterday to finish at 17 cents. Volume traded came to about 126,000. But the underlying stock finished a cent lower at 34.5 cents after
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      Lock icon Econ: another test at 37 cents
      267 6  -  HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong SHARES of construction group Econ International emerged among the most active stocks yesterday. They closed up two cents or 5.88 per cent at 36 cents after having traded between 34 cents and 36 cents. Volume came to 11.1
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      146 6 ♦KINGBOARD Copper Foil Holdings will hold its AGM on Aug 8 at 10 am, Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, 190 Orchard Boulevard, Windows East Room, 20th floor. ♦BUKIT Semba wang Estates will hold its AGM on Aug 18 at 12 noon, 65 Chulia Street, #50-00 OCBC Centre. ♦TAT Hong
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      Lock icon S$ leads regionals'recovery after MAS statement
      329 6  -  :i I comment CURRENCIES larry wee REGIONAL currencies staged a comeback led by the Singapore dollar yesterday, after the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced it is prepared to see a modest appreciation of the local currency as inflationary pressures accelerate; but the yen's fate
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      226 6 I New Wave technologies ltd (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 4 November 1999) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 23,700,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OF $0.05 EACH COMPRISING:(A) 2,370,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0,295 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBLIC OFFER; AND (B) 21,330,000 PLACEMENT SHARES BY WAY OF PLACEMENT
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      45 6 YOU CAN NOW PUT YOUR CPF SAVINGS IN EIGHT. important All applications for units in eight must be made on the application accompanying the prospectus investors must read the prospectus The value of the units and the income from them mav fall as wellasnse SSI
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      145 8 This announcement appears as a matter of record only 27 July 2000 EU YAN SANG INTERNATIONAL LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 10 April 1993) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 71,500,000 NEW SHARES OF $0.05 EACH COMPRISING:(1) 7,200,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0.35 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF
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      783 8 EU YAN SANG INTERNATIONAL LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 10 April 1993) INVITATION IN RESPECT OF 71,500,000 NEW SHARES OF $0.05 EACH COMPRISING:(1) 7,200,000 OFFER SHARES AT $0.35 FOR EACH OFFER SHARE BY WAY OF PUBLIC OFFER; AND (2) 64,300,000 PLACEMENT SHARES BY WAY OF PLACEMENT COMPRISING:(I)
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      625 9 Our financial perspective extends around the world. Representative Recent Transactions Air France Alestra, S. de R.L. de C.V. American Honda Finance Corp. Baxter International Inc. BCP Telecomunicagdes ALestra Baxter P33 U*****,000,000 U*****,000,000 U553,079,000,000 U*****,000,000 U551,775,000,000 Cross-Border Lease Financing Senior Reserve Notes Honda Auto Lease Trust 1999-A Acquisition of North Syndicated
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  • WOMAD singapore 2000
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      Lock icon Rockin' in rhythm
      895 10 DURING in the first three evenings of September, Fort Canning Park will reveberate with a vast array of musical expression from rebellious lyrics to contemplative pieces and plenty of music that will have people up on their feet and dancing. That"s when Womad Singapore returns for its
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      Lock icon The Music Makers
      707 10 Asian Dub Foundation A band that draws from numerous musical sources, including metallic guitars, ragas, drum-n-bass and weaves together different beats, sounds and textures. Radical in its music and politics. Ambient Asia Artistes Expoct Music Some of Asia's finest instrumentalists are signed to the Ambient Asia label,
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      86 10 C3S> See Feel Taste Listen By listening closely to customers, for over 130 years, we've found they value honesty, integrity and common sense. So this is what we strive to deliver to over 23 million customers in 80 countries and territories. Wherever you are in the world, wherever you are
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      239 11 llBlBMhsrc^x^ i Be one of 50 lucky winners to receive a WOMAD Singapore 2000 ticket simply i i by completing the following form and faxing It to 225-0281 by Aug 1, 2000: 1 i Name (Mr/Ms/Mdm): I 1 NRIC/Passport No: Date of birth: i Occupation: J i Mailing address: i
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      104 11 o Morning v I/ > o '/1 N Afternoon (M Night <X> Anytime At HSBC, we're open when our customers need us, not simply during opening hours. With internet and phone banking, over 23 million customers in 80 countries and territories can contact us instantly and at anytime. The service
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  • FOCUS people
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      Lock icon 'I'm not your typical civil servant'
      2100 12  -  Ong Keng Yong, the PM's press secretary, knows his own mind and speaks it Jaime Ee finds him wearing several hats with aplomb Jaime Ee DRESSED in Old Economy white shirt and dark pants, Ong Keng Yong looks far too strait-laced to have any
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      74 13 We're history. We established our presence in Singapore as far back as 1902 to serve colonial businesses plying trade between East and West. Since then, we ve played an intrinsic role in the growth of Singapore's financial sector. Over these nearly 100 years, we have stayed true to the commitment
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon Potential for upside surprise seen
      332 14  -  I=H=4 on the economy outlook By Audrey Tan SINGAPORE'S economy should remain remarkably resilient in the near term, but it may need more tweakings to remain relevant in the New Economy world over the long run, says SG Securities. The securities house said it expects
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      Lock icon Visitor arrivals rise 11.8% to 3.7m in H1
      312 14 Top five visitor markets were all in Asia-Pacific region MORE than 3.7 million people visited Singapore in the first half of this year, figures released yesterday show. The recovery in arrivals up 11.8 per cent from firsthalf 1999 follows the rebound of
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      Lock icon More leeway for creative solutions
      289 14  -  New conservation guidelines to enable innovative reuse of old buildings "U Andrea Tan THE Urban and Redevelopment Authority's review of the conservation guidelines will result in more creative designs and use of materials, Minister of State for National Development John Chen said yesterday. "The aim
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      Lock icon Monumental facelifts
      33 14 MAIN PICTURE: No 15 White House Park RIGHT (from top): Club Street/Mohammed Ali Lane shophouse; Old Thong Chai Medical Institution at Eu Tong Sen St: Hotel Rendezvous along Bras Basah Road
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      Lock icon Revamp due to New Economy, says Colliers
      400 14  -  Consultancy moving towards financial market analysis HU Andrea Tan PROPERTY consultancy Colliers Jardine said yesterday it is revamping its operations to keep up with the New Economy and a highly competitive environment. "To ensure our long-term future, it is absolutely necessary for Colliers
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      Lock icon George Yeo to lead TDB mission to Cambodia
      362 15  -  Visit coincides with launch of S'pore's largest investment project in Cambodia Joyce Koh THE first Silk Air direct flight to Siem Reap on Nov 3 will carry a Singapore trade, investment and tourism mission to Cambodia, led by Trade and Industry Minister
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      Lock icon SP e-biz unit, ei-Nets.com launch e-hub
      191 15 SINGAPORE Power's e-com-merce arm SP E-Services has joined local Internet company ei-Nets.com to launch an electronic hub for the mechanical and electrical industry. canEi-nets.com 80 per cent owned by ei-Nets and 20 per cent by SP E-Services offers a range of services through its
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      Lock icon Share options: discounts mean expenses
      163 15  -  MAiLirm Philip Tay Poh Lim I REFER to your report "Employee share options: Are they an expense?" (BT, Jul 26). A company should be allowed to issue shares at a preference price. The share value is made up of two portions par value and premium.
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      Lock icon Corrections and clarifications
      39 15 IN our report "Faults fixed in Mitsubishi recall: C&C" carried yesterday on Page 32, we published the wrong contact number to call for further information. It should have been 471-9111. We are sorry for the error.
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      82 15 We welcome letters. E-mail us sit btletter9sph.com.sg or fax us et *****71, or write to: The Business Times, Times House, 390Kim Seng Road, Singapore *****6. We need your full name, address and telephone number, so we can verify It came from you. Please use temperate language, and bear In mind
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      175 15 It's Time To Look Back CS Discover The Other Side of The Reverso One of the most satisfying aspects of owning a commemorate a momentous occasion. The Reverso must be it's unique swivel case m engraving can be enhanced with lacquer or set with E y that turns to reveal
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Cheney could be a handicap to Bush Jr
      821 16  -  S7TH bottom line OPINION leon hadar The writer is BT's Washington correspondent NO ONE will argue that the selection of Dick Cheney as George Bush Jr's running mate on the Republican presidential ticket has "electrified" this year's race to the White House.
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      Lock icon IN OTHER WORDS
      90 16 Tiger is unique. He's black, he's Thai, he's Buddhist, he's Christian, he's old, he's young and he's rich. He's an amazing combination.' -Rick Burton director of Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon, who says golfer Tiger Woods can be used for marketing anything worldwide. The
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      Lock icon Doing better than a good job
      594 16 EDITORIAL POR politicians, regulators and corporate chiefs alike, it's increasingly apparent that merely doing a good job isn't enough. The clamour from the stakeholders is bare all and tell all. If not all, then at least more. Investors, bankers and taxpayers in Asia have,
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      Lock icon Companies can gain by telling the market more
      1130 16  -  Global trend is one of greater demand from investors and regulators for better company disclosures Er Jwee Ping, Winston Kwok Chee Chiu, Serena Lim May Ling Drs Er and Kwok are assistant professors in the Department of Finance Accounting, Faculty of Business
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      Lock icon When plunder masquerades as justice
      819 16  -  COMMENTARY By Robert Samuelson The Washington Post Writers Group HERE'S a modest proposal: Let's put a cap on lawyers' pay. If you're an attorney, you can make US$l million (551.74 million) a year from lawyering or, perhaps, US$2 million. Above that, the tax rate is
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Foreign airline may buy major MAS stake
      437 17  -  Airline in talks with other carriers after foreign ownership ceiling lifted to 46% From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur NATIONAL carrier Malaysian Airline System (MAS) has received the green light for higher foreign participation, but government investment arm Khazanah Nasional may still step
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      Lock icon No delay in listing of highway operator Plus: UEM
      321 17  -  Managing director says flotation before end of year From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur THE listing of highway operator Plus will be completed before the end of this year, United Engineers (Malaysia) (UEM) managing director Ramli Mohamad said yesterday, contradicting
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    • MALAYSIA Briefs
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        Lock icon KL tech index stamps 9.34% to 107.41
        102 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Selling of technology stocks dragged the Malaysian bourse to a lower close 0f807.81 points yesterday. The technology index KLTE slumped to another life low, down 9.34 per cent to 107.41. The index has shed over 30 per cent since its
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        Lock icon UEM up on news Plus' listing on schedule
        47 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Construction group United Engineers was up 25 sen at RMB after it said plans to list its toll-road unit Plus before year-end were on schedule and valuations of the unit were better than previously reported. Reuters
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        Lock icon Magnum lower as investors cash out
        39 17 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Gaming firm Magnum Corp closed down 14 sen at RM2.50. Investors cashed out after the company said on Monday a key shareholder was not in talks with possible buyers. Reuters
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      367 17 KUALA LUMPUR No govt decision on project yet, says M'sian deputy PM AFP THE firm building a high-speed railway between Malaysia's capital and the international airport wants to extend it to Singapore but needs government support, an executive said yesterday. Mohamad Nadzmi Mohamad
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      390 22 KUALA LUMPUR Part of reciprocal deal for reinstating Bank of China's operating licence in Malaysia, says newspaper MALAYAN Banking Bhd (Maybank) has been awarded a licence to operate a full-fledged commercial bank in mainland China as part of a reciprocal arrangement for the
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      383 22 KUALA LUMPUR Maybank, Phileo merger problem won't affect schedule AP Reuters THE ambitious merger of all 55 Malaysian banks into 10 anchor groups would be completed on schedule by the end of the year despite problems involving the country's biggest bank, a top economics
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      99 22 AFP [KUALA LUMPUR] AN exit levy which Malaysia imposed to prevent an outflow of foreign investment will stay for now, a top government economist said yesterday. So far there have been no real discussions to review the exit levy, the government-owned Bernama news
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      698 19 She says song-swapping service looks like a simple cover for music privacy Reuters HANDING the record industry a major win in the battle over copyrights and the Internet, a federal judge on Wednesday effectively shut down Napster Inc, saying the wildly popular song-swapping
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      332 19 LONDON Reuters THE complex structure of the Internet makes it resistant to errors or failure but it is also its Achilles heel, scientists in the United States said on Wednesday. Because the system is so varied if one or more nodes the
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      235 19 PALO ALTO, California Reuters INFOSPACE Inc, which syndicates content to Internet portals and wireless companies on Wednesday agreed to buy Go2Net Inc for about US$4 billion (Ss7 billion) in stock, giving Info Space technology to process online payments and deliver interactive games. Four-year-old Info
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      768 20 NEW YORK Sales rise 84% to US$57Blll, but still fall short of forecasts; analysts praise cost-catting measures NYT AMAZON.COM said on Wednesday that it lost US$3l7 million (Sss4B million) in the second quarter of the year, slightly less than analysts had expected, and asserted
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      404 20 HELSINKI Stock falls 16% after firm says Q3 profit may not be as high Reuters NOKIA, the world's largest mobile phone maker, posted a 62 per cent jump in secondquarter profit yesterday but its shares fell 16 per cent after it said
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      256 20 BONN Reuters Deutsche Telekom AG yesterday reported a 26 per cent fall In first-half net profit on a comparable basis to 700 million euros (551.14 billion) from 950 million, burdened by the cost of expanding its mobile phone operation. The Bonn-based telecoms giant, which
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      217 20 LONDON AFP Reuters BRITISH Telecom, the onetime monopoly phone group, saw its pre-tax profit slump by 27 per cent in the first quarter as competition here ran apace while the company's debt soared. Pre-tax profit slipped to £561 million (Ssl.s billion) from
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        88 20 Reuters [TOKYO] Japanese Internet Investor Softbank Corp will rethink a deal to buy a nationalised bank if regulators revise the contract, its president Masayoshi Son was quoted as saying by a business daily yesterday. A Softbank-led consortium agreed with the government's Financial Reconstruction Commission
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        76 20 AFP [PARIS] French telecommunications equipment supplier Alcatel increased half-time net profit by 166 per cent to 602 million euros (*****.8 million) from 223 million euros in the same period of last year, a company statement said yesterday. The group held to a forecast
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        71 20 AP [SHANGHAI] Driven by rapid growth in numbers of women online, China's population of Internet users has more than quadrupled in a year to 16.9 million, the government said yesterday. The proportion of women using the Internet rose to 25.3 per cent in
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        66 20 Reuters [BOMBAY] Indian e-commerce revenues are poised for a spectacular jump in the next few years, the National Association of Software and Service Companies (Nasscom) said yesterday. The value of India's e-commerce transactions would surge to 150 billion rupees (SJS.7 billion) by 2001/02 (April-March)
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        66 20 Reuters [BANGALORE] Indian computer software bluechip Infosys Technologies said yesterday that the Indian operations of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) would use Infosys software to provide Internet banking services. The statement said ADCB plans to launch an advanced range of services to corporate
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        69 20 Reuters [LONDON] Four of the world's biggest building materials firms yesterday announced plans for a new online marketplace for everything from cement to sand in a now-familiar industry tactic to drive down costs. Britain's RMC Group and Hanson said they would team up with France's
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        58 20 Reuters [MILAN] Italian bank Sanpaolo IMI said yesterday that it, Spain's BSCH, Commerzbank, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Societe Generate would create a financial portal. The portal, scheduled to be launched early next year, would offer treasury and capital markets services and products
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      364 23 JAKARTA They will try to identify risks; scheme to kick off with 4 state, 5 private banks AFP INDONESIA'S central bank will deploy permanent on-site supervisory risk assessors in domestic banks, begining with four state banks and the five largest private banks,
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      181 23 JAKARTA They ask ombudsman commission to investigate alleged abuse of power Reuters THE family of detained Indonesian central bank governor Sjahril Sabirin has asked the country's ombudsman commission to probe the conduct of Attorney-General Marzuki Darusman, the family's lawyer said yesterday. Mr
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        83 23 AFP [HANOI] A company boss has been sentenced to death and three others jailed for life after being convicted for their part in a corruption scam worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the second biggest in Vietnam's history, officials said yesterday. Tran Thi
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        64 23 Reuters [JAKARTA] Indonesia's Bank Restructuring Agency (Ibra) said yesterday it would offer another "crash programme" to help small debtors pay off their loans. The programme runs until Aug 18 and allows small debtors to closed banks to settle their debts to Ibra now, in
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        73 23 AFP [JAKARTA] The Indonesian state oil and gas company Pertamina, undo- fire for a recent ftiel shortage in Java, will build a new refinery to prevent future shortages, a report said yesterday. The new refinery will be built in Balongan, West Java, the site
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        77 23 Reuters [WASHINGTON] The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to extend Vietnam's eligibility for US export programmes, a stop-gap measure before lawmakers consider an agreement clearing the way for normal trade relations for the first time since the Vietnam War. The 332-91
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        61 23 AP [MANILA] Philippine manufacturing output rose 12.3 per cent in May from a year earlier, mainly because of higher demand for several key products from both the domestic and export markets, the government said yesterday. A rise in demand was noted for products including furniture,
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        89 23 Reuters [JAKARTA] The Jakarta Stock Exchange Central Custodian Office (KSEI) said 10 firms would start scripless trading in early October, joining the first four which began this month. The 10 new firms are retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima, PT Panin Bank, cooking oil
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      78 23 SINGAPORE AP INDONESIA'S central bank does not have any plan to introduce capital controls or curbs on trading in the rupiah, an official said yesterday. "We're not going to introduce capital controls," acting central bank governor Anwar Nasution told reporters at a central banking conference in
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      439 23 JAKARTA Reuters THOUSANDS of Indonesians marched through the capital yesterday in protests against former president Suharto, as his lawyers said he was too brain-damaged to stand trial over graft. A large group of protesters, some carrying mock coffins. marched from Mr Suharto's
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      639 24  -  Regional grouping draws np new mechanism after KL decision to delay cnts in import duties for cars l-Yorr Harish Mehta in uangtcoK MALAYSIA'S decision to delay the reduction of import duty for cars is forcing Asean to create a new mechanism allowing
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      343 24 BANGKOK IHT FOREIGN investment In South-east Asia has fallen sharply In the past two years, according to a report that some regional leaders sought to suppress because they were concerned that it might bolster perceptions that their countries' economic recovery was at risk. The
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      471 24 MANILA Figure is in line with analysts' fall-year forecast of 6.7b Reuters PHILIPPINE food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp said yesterday its first half group profit rose 26 per cent, boosted by lower financing charges, the strong showing of
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      215 24 WASHINGTON Reuters THE International Monetary Fund has postponed plans to release additional cash for the Philippines while it reviews the latest economic developments there, IMF media chief Tom Dawson said on Wednesday. "We had been expecting to have a board meeting," Mr Dawson told a
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      Lock icon HKMC lifts mortgage insurance ceiling to 90%
      550 25  -  Bat move comes with extra safeguards against increased credit risk From Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong HONG KONG Mortgage Corporation said it has lifted the ceiling for its mortgage insurance programme, a move which would effectively allow home buyers to finance up to
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      69 25 [HONGKONG) A visitor to the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence on Tuesday taking a close look at a British 9-pounder carronade cannon built in the 1830sfor the British East India Company's fleet and discovered by children in 1978. The museum, converted from a fort
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      Lock icon Chase calls for final bids for HK business by early Aug
      264 25 HONGKONG Bloomberg CHASE Manhattan Corp, which is selling its Hongkong retail business as it exits Asian consumer banking, wants final bids for the operations by early August, said David Li, chairman of the Bank of East Asia Ltd. After
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      336 25 TAIPEI sth straight month of falls suggests growth may stall in Q3 AFP TAIWAN'S leading economic indicator has fallen for the fifth consecutive month, pointing to a modest slowdown in economic growth in the months ahead, an economics official said yesterday. The June indicator,
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      Lock icon Celestial Asia to spin off Cash unit on GEM
      260 25 HONGKONG Reuters CELESTIAL Asia Securities Holdings Ltd said yesterday the company proposed to spin off its Internet finance portal and online trading arm Cash on-line Ltd on the Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) and distribute Cash shares to qualifying shareholders. "With a
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      512 25 m BEIJING Hitic to make overdue payment on 14.5b yen Samurai bond Reuters CHINA'S Hainan International Trust and Investment Corp (Hitic) confirmed on Wednesday it would make an overdue payment on a 14.5 billion yen (Ss23l million) Samurai bond, easing fears of a
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      Lock icon Satellite TV firms allowed to beam direct from India
      363 26 NEW DELHI Move will usher in mnch-awaited direct-to-home broadcasts: analysts AFP INDIA'S Hindu nationalist government on Wednesday allowed the country's satellite television firms to start beaming programmes from home soil for the first time. Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley told
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      56 26 AFP [NEW DELHI] A group of Indian naval officers walking past a huge billboard showing an Indian soldier in action. The poster is in memory of the Indian soldiers who were killed last year during a two-month conflict with Pakistani-backed troops. India celebrated its first anniversary of
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      342 26 NEWDELHI Reuters THE Indian arm of General Motors Corp said on Wednesday that it would consider a proposal to buy government equity in India's state-run car maker Maruti Udyog Ltd if it is approached to do so. "We
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      173 26 KARACHI PAKISTAN is hoping to get crucial loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if its first-quarter performance puts it on track to cut its fiscal deficit to 4.5 per cent of GDP, officials said. They said an IMF technical delegation is expected to visit Pakistan
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      346 26 NEWDELHI Sources say their homes will be searched when they return from Britain AFP INDIAN revenue detectives said Wednesday they were waiting to interview three top cricketers on their return from Britain, as officials seized gold worth one million rupees (5540,500) from a
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      Lock icon IBJ to demand lib yen from ex-Sogo chief
      375 27 TOKYO Bank plans to move court to seize personal assets of MiTnahimft AFP FAILED Sogo Co Ltd's "monster" former chairman will be held personally accountable for a whopping 11 billion yen (Ssl7s million) in debt, the retailer's main creditor said yesterday. Industrial
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        50 27 Reuters [TOKYOJ Matsushita Electric Industrial Co said yesterday robust demand for electronic parts boosted its earnings in the April-June quarter. Consolidated operating income rose to 21.2 billion yen (Ss33l million) for the three months ending June 30, up 47.7 per cent year-on-year. Reuters
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        49 27 Reuters (LONDON] Drug maker Glaxo Wellcome pic, which aims to merge with SmithKline Beecham pic in September, beat expectations with a 20 per cent rise in first-half profits yesterday. Pre-tax profits came to £1.59 billion (554.2 billion) for the six months to end-June. Reuters
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        41 27 AFP [SYDNEY] Australia's biggest bank, National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), yesterday posted a better-than-expected June quarter net profit of AsB29 million (SsBsl million), up from A 5697 million in the previous quarter. AFP
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        55 27 Reuters [NEW YORK] American International Group (AIG) said yesterday its second-quarter operating profit rose 13 per cent, matching analysts' estimates. Its second-quarter profit, excluding one-time items, rose to US$l.43 billion (552.5 billion), or 92 cents per share, from US$l.26 billion, or 81 cents,
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      Lock icon US wage rise moderate; June orders up sharply
      386 27 WASHINGTON Reuters AFP THE pay and benefit of US workers rose moderately in the second quarter of the year, the government said in a report yesterday that may give some comfort to the inflation-wary Federal Reserve as it ponders the need for
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      Lock icon Nomura sets US$4b limit on emerging markets
      209 27 TOKYO Reuters JAPAN'S Nomura Securities said yesterday it had set a US$4 billion (556.9 billion) ceiling on its emerging market holdings, including investments and bonds, as part of a risk management scheme starting this month. The amount is equivalent to around 30 per
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      372 27 ROME Reuters AP OPERA star Luciano Pavarotti has agreed to pay Italy's taxman what he owes, and it's an amount likely to keep the inland revenue singing. Pavarotti, one of the world famous Three Tenors, said on Wednesday he would
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      Lock icon 3 big accounting firms rap proposed SEC curbs
      517 28 WASHINGTON SEC ftim* to limit types of work firms can provide for companies they andit NYT REPRESENTATIVES of three major accounting firms strongly criticised a pro posal on Wednesday to restrict the types of consulting work that the firms can provide for
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      803 28  -  Policymakers feel public interest in the currency is waning From Shada Islam in Brussels WITH only 18 months to go before euro coins and notes replace national currencies in the 12-nation euro zone, European policymakers are fretting about waning public interest in the single
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      369 28 UNITED NATIONS The initiative also aims to protect the environment Reuters EXECUTIVES of nearly 50 transnational companies signed up for a UN programme aimed at protecting workers and the environment in countries where gov ernments fail or are unable to do the job. But
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      843 29 Donating to charity after one's death has become a rising trend Reuters [NEW YORK] NOTHING is more certain than death and taxes. But in an era of enormous personal wealth, the financial services industry is helping its clients soften those eventualities through gifts to charity.
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      323 31  -  SGX Derivatives Tradlng/feporfe ST Xndex/MSCI STpore Index Chan Yet San THE Singapore stock market ended lower again, as tech-nology-related counters continued to slide. The Straits Titnes Index lost 22.15 points or 1.07 per cent to close at 2,057.02. Within the index, 12 counters
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      247 31  -  MSCI Taiwan Index Chan Yet San TAIWAN stocks closed just a little lower yesterday with the trading session volatUe. The MSCI Taiwan Index closed 0.11 per cent lower at 353.65 points. Trading volume within the index was 747.71 million shares with 28
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      188 31 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices made modest gains yesterday, stemming a slide that has seen crude fall to 11-week lows in recent days. London Brent crude futures traded up 25 US cents at U5527.09 a barrel and US light was up 21 US
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      325 31 Reuters London THE yen recovered from twomonth lows against the dollar yesterday, but major currencies were expected to remain in recent ranges ahead of upcoming US economic data. Losses in Japanese stocks and fears that more Japanese corporate failures may emerge in the wake of major retailer Sogo
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      2872 32 HONGKONG Reuters CI Hang Seng -170J4 HONGKONG stocks declined yesterday as investors took a sharp fall on Wall Street as their cue to take profits on recent gains. But there was selective buying, most notably on Pacific Century CyberWorks, which
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      2021 32 TOKYO Reuters QNikkei 22S -320.60 JAPANESE stocks closed sharply lower yesterday as lingering bearish sentiment after a series of corporate failures was aggravated by overnight falls in US stocks, market players said. "On the surface, today's loss was caused by (losses in) US
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      1028 32 Reuters Fl Shenzhen B Index +L 97 CHINA'S B shares closed firmer yesterday on hopes of an eventual merger of hard currency shares with domestic A shares, but interest in an upcoming IPO took some steam out of the market, analysts said. B share indices ended off their intraday
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      357 32 AFP PWP Index -526 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.1 per cent lower yesterday as strong government buying countered sharp losses in early trade, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index fell 5.26 points to 7,956.28, following a 0.8 per cent rise in the previous session. The index
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      104 32 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, WONG SAY NGIM of Blk 74, Bedok North Road, #10-100 Singapore *****4, have applied for a Retail Liquour Shop Licence in respect of M/s Elken (Singapore) Pte Ltd located at 22A, Lorong 23 Geylang, Singapore *****2, and that this application will be considered by
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      405 33 Reuters Q Composite Into -7J5 SELLING of technology stocks dragged the Malaysian stock market lower yesterday. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended down 0.88 per cent or 7.15 points at 807.81, off an intraday low 0f800.97. The Second Board
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      105 33 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, CONCEICAO ELWYN LEROY of Blk 170 #02-1141 Stirling Road Singapore *****0, have applied for a First Class Beer House Licence in respect of M/s Vintage Rock Cafe located at 150 Orchard Road *01-23 Orchard Plaza, Singapore *****1, and that this application will be considered
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      308 34 AFP C 3 Composite Index -16J6 SOUTH Korea's Composite Index yesterday fell 16.16 points to 727.68. Volume was 254 million shares worth 1.7 trillion won. —AFP Mil imi Anam Sami .-***** -450 Br am Toch .815 -20 C antral Ban* *00 55 ChotlComm *****0 -6000 DwOuM .2170 30 DaatangCorp
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      281 34 AFP Q Composite Index -29.43 PHILIPPINE share prices declined 2 per cent yesterday along with falls in other Asian markets and on continuing concern over the peso's slide. The Composite Index lost 29.43 points to 1,448.90. Turnover amounted to about 590 million pesos. AFP Mil Pesa 000) MRC Allied
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      275 34 AFP QHZSE-40 +L 69 NEW Zealand stocks closed up 0.1 per cent yesterday as buyers shrugged off weakness in global markets, dealers said. The benchmark NZSE-40 Capital Index finished 1.69 points higher at 2,100.01 on a turnover of NZ597.2 million. MV *Zi *h (OOP) Advantage HD5 2.50 -OK) 1653
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      544 34 AFP CI All Ordinaries -2120 AUSTRALIAN share prices fell by 0.7 per cent yesterday, mirroring falls on Wall Street, despite the National Australia Bank and BHP announcing billion-dollar profits, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index fell 23.20 points to close at 3,223.60, while the SP/ASX 200 slipped 24.70 points
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      780 34 Reuters P SET Index *179 THAI stocks erased earlier losses to close higher yesterday, helped by late retail buying in the bigger energy and banking shares following the baht's partial rebound. Dealers said the benchmark index will likely test nearby resistance at 297-305 points but said the chance of
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      701 34 AFP Q Composite Index +2.49 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent higher yesterday on a late rebound in selected large company stocks. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 2.49 points at 499.18. Turnover was 408.08 million shares worth 226.91 billion rupiah. Gainers led falls 101 to
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      110 34 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, I, KHOO HWEE MIEN of Blk. 659 Jalan Tenaga #10-138 Singapore *****9, have applied for a Public House 2nd Class License in respect of M/s CAFE VENETO PTE LTD located at 51 Telok Ayer Street #01-20 China Square Singapore *****1, and that this application will
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      1937 37  -  BUSINESS CLASS TRAVEL COVER STORY With corporate travellers buying up most of the seats in business class, prices in that segment of the plane aren't about to get any cheaper. But holiday-makers hoping to move out of economy class need not despair, reports jaimb be
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        763 38  -  OFFHiTTgTT.I Death, like taxes, is unavoidable. But unlike taxes, there's really no telling when yon will be made to settle your accounts with the Grim Reaper jaime ee EVERY TIME the news breaks that an airplane has crashed and hundreds of lives
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          60 38 SOME BANKS certainly think all journalists are rich. A BT journalist recently received an invitation to apply for a platinum card from one of the local banks. With a minimum Income requirement of $250,000 a year, either the journalist in question has a sizeable side
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          78 38 WHAT'S a bargain? A collectibles dealer selling an antique table for $2,000 was offered $1,500 by a customer. The dealer replied that he would think about it. The next day the customer called again, wanting to revise his offer. Thinking that he wanted to raise it, the
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        840 39  -  Christopher tam raises some questions about hydrogen-powered cars, 18 of which have been launched by BMW CHRISTOPHER TAN WILL a hydrogenpowered car lift off at high speeds, since it is filled with a substance that's lighter than air? Will such a car end up
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        585 39  -  By Thien LILIES somehow conjure up images of a valley of white flowers dancing in the breeze, of purity and peace. With their lingering fragrance, some say lilies also have an "other-worldly" air about them, and are often associated with royalty or even funerals. Regardless, my wife and
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        630 40  -  CINEMA Why did five beautiful girls decide to take their own lives? Sofia Coppola's first feature film, The Virgin Suicides, isn't about to shed light on this mystery Parvathi Nayar THE CHIEF reason to go see The Virgin Suicides, of course, is curiosity. Not to discover why
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        605 40  -  CINEMA Keeping The Faith, Edward Norton's directorial debnt, plays for easy laughs rather than any sort of characterisation By Susan Tsang WASN'T it the Bible that admonished us to lay up our treasures in heaven, because the stuff of the world doesn't last all that about
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        1162 41  -  Keith Spicer, creator of the Think On Your Feet management programme, has been practising what he preaches throughout his multi-faceted career, senmbth james learns KENNETH JAMES Media expert Keith Spicer knows more than most people about "winging it". In the early 1980s he created what
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        479 41 PUBLIC speaking isn't daunting when you understand what you're doing, says Keith Spicer, founder of the Think On Your Feet (TOYF) system and seminar. "It's always a big deal for people who can't do it, they think it's black magic to speak for an
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        1224 42  -  Adelaide entices the visitor with bite-sized helpings of food and wine, beaches and hills, art and shopping. Armed with a long to-do list, pakvathx mayak soon gets well into the swing of things PARVATHI NAYAR THE FIRST thing that strikes you about Adelaide is that it's so
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        976 43  -  Pho Hoa and Cafe Veneto may well become favourites with the local crowd, but for now, they still need to get their acts together, says tax su yen TAN SU YEN YOU CAN ten the economy is humming along again by the new restaurants that are popping up
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        783 43  -  WINE CONNOISSEUR In just eight years, he has turned a wild bnshland into one of the finest wine properties in Tuscany By N K Yong A MONTH ago I spent three weeks visiting wineries in Spain (Ribera and Priorato) and Italy (Tuscany and Piedmont) and
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        636 43  -  John Little and Robinsons hope to cover the homewe&r market on both sides of the road with their new products By Corinne Kerk TWO sister stores each facing the other on opposite sides of Orchard Road. Both want a lively, attractive houseware department without cannibalising the other The
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      776 44 BasiL A lonely aristocrat tries to please his overbearing father and the selfish woman he loves. Causeway. Big Manama's House. Cop Martin Lawrence disguises himself as an old lady to catch a crook in this black version of Mrs Doubtfire. Orchard, Causeway, Suntec, Jubilee, West Mall, Empress, Toa Payoh,
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      110 44 Cathay Org Cathay 338-3400 tetshon 346-1816 Orchard 235-8386 Picturehouse 338-3400 Yangtze 223-7529 BngUfah Empress 777-5867 Jubilee 454-1640 Max&in 292-9401 IMaa 338-9719 mesmis 585-1782 332-6098 tor group bookings wheetchakr tacMbes rn-i Btsnan Boon lay I Iririnn Manna Tannines 8 Ttongßahru Ybhun Ctementi/CoVwaWi 777-0669 Town 296-5466 N*Crown 459-9575 Princess
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        535 45  -  Fund to invest in companies in growth sectors; benchmark is MSCI World index By Serena Ng ABERDEEN Asset Management last week launched a Global MNC Fund here, bringing the number of sub-funds in its select portfolio here to 13. The MNC Fund will feed into
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        1176 45  -  As healthcare and the human genome come to the fore, investors and fund managers are flocking towards new funds. SERENA MO reports on a new investment flavour SERENA NG Fund managers here have not been slow to tap the euphoria generated by the human genome project, launching no
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          459 45  -  Peter Douglas THE article in Friday's paper on index funds ("Index funds face hurdles", BT, July 21) was good, but missed an important reason for their slow uptake. Index funds will have a hard time because they don't address the fundamental dissatisfaction that investors have
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          297 45  -  Kwek Sing Cher I don't suppose you are surprised at the article you have written that index funds have not been very popular (BT, July 21). Two things can be done to make a difference, and sadly neither will materialise. 1. Get Vanguard here, not via OCBC
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        391 45 UNIT TRUST/SECTOR (6 MONTHS: 21JANOO-21JULOO) CHANGE BENCHMARK CHANGE Top 10 funds 1 Henderson Global Tech/Tech Global* 2519 Wired Index 16.24 2 Five Arrows Worldwide Ent Trst/ Global Cos 19.05 MSCI World Small Cap 4 46 3 Schroder Global Smaller Co/ Smaller Co Global* 16.39 MSCI World
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        407 46  -  Assets under management in Singapore have doubled with a merger, and the firm plans to expand in Asia GENEVIEVE CUA reports GENEVIEVE CUA MORLEY Fund Management in Singapore has doubled the size of its assets under management to $4 billion, thanks to a merger between its
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        303 46 BRACE yourself. More US interest rate hikes may be in the offing which will dampen equity markets this year, says Andrew Hitchings, head of Morley Fund Management's international equities investment team. Mr Hitchings, now London-based, used to be Morley Singapore's managing director and chief
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        620 46 Reuters [HONGKONG] Globalisation and the burgeoning New Econo my have sent interest soaring in sectoral investing, but country risk is the major obstacle to a radical rethink of institutional asset allocation in Asia. Cautious pension fund players in control of trillions
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        992 46  -  MONEY raCEM Confronting issues of how long we'll work and live are key in planning for retirement, says Isaac Low Isaac Low The writer is group manager and principal partner at First Principal Financial Planning TRYING to determine retirement needs using mathematical models is fraught with
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        1076 47  -  YOURI..M.M'! yap khek heng The writer is research head at Netßesearch Asia (www. netresearch-asia.com). WE had a rather unusual question posted to us a couple of days ago. A subscriber called up and asked us what "stag" meant. We have been using this term rather
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        793 47  -  INSIDE KTFn H Capital Group sells Omni, Nat Steel Electronics, buys into Venture By Robert Halili The writer is bureau chief at Asiascores.com. THE Singapore market started the week strongly. However, lower-than-expected June non-oil domestics export figures, unexciting 2Q results of Chartered Semiconductor and
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        735 47 STOCKIBEEW Goodpack NEWLY-LISTED Goodpack is no ordinary logistics player. It manufactures its own patented cargo boxes to transport goods around the globe. IDEAglobal sees Good pack's stock charging higher in coming months. The counter, which made its debut on July 10, is now trading
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        148 47 Three of the tour buy factors number of transactions, companies, and directors, recorded drops of between 32.7% to 56.9% from their 12-week averages The largest «aH was in the number of purchases with only 41 acquisitions recorded this week, down from the 12-week average of
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        1303 47 Dapowt amount i-mtti 3-mtt) 6-mtti Depoe# «nount 1-mtti 3-mfi 8-m(h DBS Bank HSBC A$ At S10.000 A24.999 5 4700 5.5600 5 6700 25.000 74,999 4 9375 5 0000 5 3750 A25 000 A49.999 5 4900 5 5500 5
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      44 37 INSIDE ay Motoring Hydrogen-powered cars: make way for BMW's green fleet EL 3 *rißKk' ■JF Profile Keith Spicer: a master at winging it EL 5 Travel Adelaide: potpourri of pleasures EL 6 Style Home affairs: complementary collections at John Little and Robinsons EL 7
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      262 38 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 1 Labour restriction (11) 9 Dutch city bank headed by a JH 10 Hunts with seeming sue- cess (5) ■■HTWM■ 11 Twice jump over a piece on _—HH— designs to a dress 15 King and prophet can be de- llf fell "AH 18 Poet writes new sonnet i
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      144 46 I (S) (§3) STATE OF THE MARKET NIGHT OWL BROKER DIRECT IPO WATCH STREET BUZZ BREAKOUT ECONOMIC FLASH I f q° <&' -!-> v :> f^v^ 3 N 5s V www.asiaxis.com provides objective, unbiased and insightful financial news and information. We aim to deliver greater depth and insight to the
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      1819 48  -  Genevieve Cua separates fact from fiction Genevieve Cua IF there's one financial planning area where you most need independent advice, it's probably in the area of insurance. By now this statistic is familiar, that 90 per cent of Singaporeans who earn at least $2,000 a month hold at
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      271 49 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) shed one point to 1,628, the Baltic Panamax Index fell six points to 1,609 and the Baltic Handy Index slipped two points to 1,124, while the Baltic Capesize Index rose three points to 2,160. At 1257 GMT, Biffex was 10 points below
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      239 49 CWT 0«tr*>ut)or.:__0.7» meh I Own Hup 0.41 UflC* OTA Coace Investment—0-20 -0.01 *0 FrataM Links 0.20 uncti U« G* ItolilMji 0-44 £01 2 J0 ikQCMoMlntl MK—%j£o Seh 0 JeveMeWne* 0.17 uneh 406 KeppotCOff 1JO -004 7M KeppetrCLS 1.00 "0.01 239 Keppei Marine 145 0.05 799 MgftlTM 2.06 undl
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      464 49  -  Origen has secured many big clients despite being formed only 3 months ago By Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] A Singaporebased logistics start-up has expanded aggressively into the region and clinched several blue-chip clients despite having set up shop only three months ago. Origen Logistics, with
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      238 49 Bloomberg [MIAMI] Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, the world's sec-ond-largest cruise operator, said second-quarter profit rose 9.1 per cent as it launched new ships. Net income was US$lOB.3 million, or 56 cents a share, compared with profit from operations of U5599.3 million, or 54 cents,
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      587 49 New company Northport will take over KCTs mainboard listing in 4th qtr MBT [KUALA LUMPUR] Analysts yesterday expressed concern that Klang Container Terminal (KCT) Bhd's earnings will be hard hit after it is merged with Klang Port Management Sdn
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      127 49 Xinhua [TIANJIN] The value of imports and exports handled by Tianjin port in north China reached a record high of US$l4.l billion (5524.5 billion) in the first six months of this year, up 20.8 per cent from the year-ago period. The import and export volume
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      98 49 [SINGAPORE] A delegation from the Port of Oakland led by president John Loh and commissioner Frank Kiang was recently in Shanghai to commemorate the raising of thefirst of four post-Panamax class container cranes destined for the new 48 hectare Hanjin Terminal. The cranes, built by
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      144 49 AFX-Asia [TOKYO] Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd plans to cut nearly 10 per cent of its work force, or 500 jobs at its shipbuilding operations by the end of March 2004, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported. The company, however, will not use lay off people,
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      174 49 [SINGAPORE] Bangladesh's main port of Chittagong posted an 11.6 per cent growth in cargo handled for the first six months of this year over the same period last year. Achieved despite labour disputes, congestion and natural calamities, the port which handles 80 per cent of
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        789 50  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar A major overhaul of Australia's marine insurance legislation is under way, with plans to modernise the nearly century-old Marine Insurance Act 1909 and remove obsolete terms and concepts. Federal Attor-ney-General Daryl WiUiams referred the matter to the
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          100 50 THE 12-month rolling Port State Control detention rate at UK ports rose slightly last month to 5.9 per cent, with 20 foreign-flag vessels under detention in the country's harbours. Among the ships detained was the 42,566-dwt Panamanian-flag Trojan, operated by Liberian firm Star Express Trading.
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          81 50 UK-BASED shipping consultancy Drewry is to provide online wet, dry, newbuilding and sale and purchase market data after reaching an agreement with Japan's Marine-Net maritime portal. Drewry will supply the Marine-Net site with weekly market reports as well as more lengthy monthly market studies in
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          108 50 LINER shipping firm P&O Nedlloyd is to upgrade the newly acquired Farrell Med Express service to weekly with the addition of a sixth vessel from German carrier Hapag Lloyd to Farrell's existing five US-flag ships. "The service is designed around our commercial and US flag shipment
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          59 50 THE UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency has raised its basic hourly survey rate from £70 (Ssl96) per hour to £72 per hour from the end of the month. The agency described the rise as "in line with inflation" and said that its fees "remain very
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          114 50 THE owner of the chemical tanker Crystal Rubino has been fined US$2B,OOO (5549,000) by a court in the UK after the ship discharged tank wash water contaminated with oily fatty acids 35 km off the coast of Norfolk in August last year. The 1 l km slick
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          57 50 OOCL announced recently it is expanding its service in India by adding a call at Nhava Sheva on its China Middle East Service (CMS). This will supplement the existing Bombay Malaysia Express (BMX) between Mumbai and Singapore/Port Kelang. The first ship to call at Nhava Sheva
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      317 50 PAGE ECU Line 6 ml 3 ESP Lines 13 t Accord 8 trngreM 6 Ahrenkiel M F oonflS«n 8 AppensJiip 5 WU* M AsiaOCL 13 CLint 4 Assets 8 Gemartrans 6 Austral 8 Genshpg >3 Avant M Global 13 BtangMas 8 Glory Ha* M 8SA 7 Hangli
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      19945 57 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number SIN Dest'n Name Name Number Number 06/06 10/09 NYK HANSA STANVANGER 002S 65 *****23 To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvolre 06/06 10/09 notsui hansa stavanger 002s 65-*****33
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        666 63 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Capt George2 V006 U 27/07/2:50 28/07/340 Thanglong 1 AprOO J13 27/07/8:50 28/07/5:00 Winstar 8 ***** J03 27/07/8:45 28/07/6:30 BayswatertW MO 184 J03 27/07/8:20 27/07/16.-00 Royal Frugd 144 J02 27/07/945 27/07/17JO 81 Golden Jul-25 JOI 27/07/9:30 27/07/23:59 Tropical 33 Intt55 J02 27/07/9:25 29/07/1040
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        2061 63 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/B*l«nc( Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACMtVU 388 24/700 U 24/1700 27/0*9* 2T/0»00 21 24/000 27/0*5* 27/0*00 J 27/0700 27/H5* 27/1400 4 27/1200 27/145* 27/1700 *a TOUT ON* 21/75:00 2A 21/1700 27/049* 27/0100 2t 26/1700 27/045*
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        181 63 Aug 9 Singapore: National Day. An|U Thailand: HM The Queen's Birthday. Aug IB Germany: Assumption Day. Korea: Liberation Day. Aug 17 Indonesia: Independence Day. Aug 27 Philippines: National Heroes Day. Ang 28 United Kingdom: Summer Bank Holiday. Ang 31 Malaysia: National Day. Sep 12 Korea: Harvest Festival Day.
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        775 63 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 based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        555 63 Carbon 180 Ma« 990.8 0.5 ».9 0.08 77 0.04 Jal 20 Deniitv Water Residue Aih Aluminium Sediment Ho above E2S 0 0 4 0 =2=2 380 Aye 986.4 02 13.5 0.06 40 0.02 |JS 380 Mai 993.9 0.6 18.2 0.09 78 0.04 U/Wl in m/m MAI
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        626 64 CONCORDE CRASH Crash of Concorde gives long-running debate on another airport a new twist FT [PAßlS] The long-running debate on whether to build a third airport for Paris has been given a new twist by Tuesday's crash of an Air France supersonic Concorde. The
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        216 64 [FARNBOROUGH, England] Aircraft makers have announced sales of more than 800 aircraft worth US$4O billion in the first days of the Farnborough air show in Britain. A Reuters compilation of announcements shows that the deals most of them not yet finalised are worth almost .three times the annual
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        146 64 AFP [MANILA] Flag-carrier Philippine Airlines has announced it had begun a code-share service with Gulf Air between Manila and Abu Dhabi. The code-share agreement became operational on July 15, and gave PAL seat and cargo allocations on each of Gulf Air's two non-stop
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        1788 64 CITY FUCHT ETA FUCMT ETD C2351 2045 S0004 1820 AMMM AM230 mo ****** 2230 M Wl/***** 13W»W/***** 0905 IM6381 1850 LM6380 2230 S0/VH175 1830 SO/VM176 >035 SO230 W50 S0229 2230 -WVSQ740 1410 kmsXtrUm KL0043 0435 KL0030 2255 MM ***** 540 T64M 1640 r 5SU "511 "£5£5
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        106 64 [SINGAPORE] DHL Worldwide Express' new US$l.5 million (552.6 million), 35,0005q ft West Service Centre (WSC) is one of the largest decentralised facilities operated by air express companies in Singapore. Featuring a unique drive-in concept, a first in the South-east Asian region, it is expected to cut
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        418 64 Boeing, Airbus in bid for 39-aircraft order worth 90b rupees Reuters [NEW DELHI) Indian Airlines will in vite final tenders from Airbus Industrie and Boeing Co this week for a 39-aircraft order valued at 90 billion rupees (553.42 billion), an
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      102 49 Canberra moves to update 1909 marine Insurance act aP*g*2 Pressure Increases for third Paris airport ■■•eknaa* Famborough show: sales worth USs4obannounced aßackPag* JM* CAMBODIA SHIP REGISTRY J§|| "WORLD'S Ist ONUNE VESSEL REGISTRATION 1 Only 20 minutes required to complete online application!!! We provide offer: most competitive fees no restriction on
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      665 50 Lines services represented by Members of ibe Registry of Membe Accredited Shipping Agents, Singapore LogisHcs Xbwy Singapore Shipping Association Association NORTH WEST EXPRESS UNE ACCEPTING CONTAINERS, BREAKBULK PROJECT CARGO TO DAMPIER/FREMANTLE MV "ARKTIS PRINCESS" V.0002 ETA SIN 04/08/2000 BOOKINGS CALL MONKA/JUUA TEL 323 4374 CONTAINERS/ conventional cargo "O" POtT UAIIG/SMGArOKC/IAKAKIA
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      1645 53 IOVKSH. VOY HKO KHH SIN PKL DXI PMM BIK IRAN TABATABAEI PCL-165 27/07 29/07 03/08 04/08 12/08 13/08 15/08 17/08 IRAN ISFAHAN PCL-166 03/08 05/08 10/08 11/08 19/08 20/08 22/08 24/08 IRAN BAAKERI PCI-167 10/08 12/08 17/08 18/08 26/08 27/08 29/08 31/08 IRAN HESABI PCL-168 17/08 19/08 24/08 25/08 02/09
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      1064 53 NEW SIKVKI J Cs7 DIRECT TO COLOMBO I JT 5 MYf I EVERY WIWKIIT J I GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: 80 ROtINSON RD TEL 226 1900 FAX: *****08 OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 I I COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #12-00 SALES/WGS *****57/43 INWARD DEPT (D/O) ***** M COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD
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      625 54 BUBK3WAMC/SCANMNAVIA/PMMANO/RUSSLA MRVK3ES EXPORT VESSa/VOYAGE SGP (DM HIC THP ZEE ANW LMV E DfflNE RR-011 »W I 19.08 21/01' 22/08 24/06 23/01 LOaUIEIW-OU 05/01 WWT 26/08 Tfl. 08 21/08 31. 08 30, 08 L OBJ6HTRW-014 12/01 31/08 07/W 04/W j OS/W 07/W 06/W ALSO ACCEPTING CARGO TO AM FROM: FINLANO, DENMARK.
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      384 54 ARAMAH HMAN QIAf/WPWI IUI COHIWff SMVKI «xppr VESSEL VOYAGE SGP CMi MM MA AMI MAN lAN KM NIV UN ADRJOT 067W27W 31/07 M/ 08 W/08 10/08 11/08 UN ASSURE 0136-012W 01/08 OS/08 11/08 11/01 14/08 16/08 JIANG HE OISMI 04/08 15/01 14/08 18/08 UN ASPIRE 0424-024W 07/08 11/08 14/08 17/08
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      440 54 f It is proud to announce our: PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES SINGAPORE South West Africa Service I?? SAILING from ETA SIN: 02/8/2000 Dufban Cape Town 4- KOTA MOLEK/V.MKKOOI PORT ROTATION Durban 17/8/2000 BOOKING HOTLINE Cape Town 22/8/2000 (65) 220 4876 Lagos 30/8/2000 Tema 02/9/2000 H.M. Chuo/June/Morgor*. Abidjan 05/9/2000 Jennifer Cheng/Linda/Lee lee
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      388 54 iiw-iijji.iMM.mi SO TEL OK BLANGAH ROAD #02-02 OTPORT CENTRE STORE *****1 TEL: *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR WO. **********0W VESSa VW ETA FTD DESTNOIM MAMMA 32J2M 01 WZM BW2M PMBMNaMUNTOM*. IMAM KAGURi OHM BM2M HUM PMBIBMCfBMMMNG ummi ram mwam tnmam ponton* Foe enquiries and bookings please
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      383 55 BSfl r ttgft MYANMA «BBk FIVE STAR LINE (Mytanar National Lino) W Loading for Yongon Vissa VOT SM Ptt PfN PGU NAWIAMYINE WW SU> SAGAING 48W SU> MALAYSIA AGENTS: IOUSTEAD SHIffING AGCMCKS KUL m 03-*****00 PRL TU 03-*****101 ret ra 04-*****07 pgu: m 07-*****21/4 BANK LINE (A scrvkt of Andrew
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      260 56 mm vman RCL'S STEAMING INTO CHINA FRONTIERS, PEARL RIVER DEITA PORTS VIA HONGKONG AND YANGTZE RIVER PORTS VIA SHANGHAI. 6ANTA MAIDEN ETA SINGAPORE 11TH AUGUST 2000 CALLING HONGKONG, SHANGHAI AND QINGDAO AyqiCCORD SHIPPING PTE LTD 20 TOH GUAN ROAD #08-01 SINGAPORE *****9 TEL *****15 (40 UNES) FAX *****30 DIRECT ACCESS
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      43 60 SHIPPING WAREHOUSING lit—: Singapore Laaduig Daily Man to St* (BATAMINDO Mil) Accepting PCLATanvaaianal/FYqject/Havy Lift Carp) Reefer Container lialaa: Singapore Loadaig Men. Wed AFn (BATAMINDO II) Accepting PnX'onvtnDonal/Projeci A Heavy Lift C*go Tat 227 0322 Fu: 222 9330 ■iHiiilnii Tll||l t Wwrfußihg Hi ltd
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