The Business Times, 7 March 1997

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (P) 023/12/96 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, MARCH 7,1997
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Bids for 3 condo parcels near pre-May levels
    593 1  -  Number, size of bids suggest developers think private boosing prices will hold By, Abdul Hadhi [SINGAPORE] The Urban Redevelopment Authority's condominium parcels at Bishan, Bedok Reservoir and Geylang East have attracted high bids which marketwatchers describe as close to levels seen prior
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    Aztech expects its new products to power growth
    583 1  -  Device to print photos from PCs, high-speed modem to be launched By\ Kenneth James [SINGAPORE] Multimedia company Aztech Systems, buoyed by early client interest in products it has just launched, expects growth this year to be fuelled by these new offerings. One
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    Home loan applications on the rise at 2 banks
    170 1 [SINGAPORE] Housing loan applications appear to have returned to pre-May 1996 levels, judging by the experience of two major local banks. "Surprisingly, our loan applications in January are almost at the same level as January 1996," said DBS Bank deputy president
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    Thai finance minister, BOT governor deny resignations
    490 1  -  Ooatitkn partner wants Ammiay sacked for naming troubled finance firms From, Alan Boyd in Bangkok THE crisis in Thailand's monetary system threatened to envelop the country's top two financial regulators yesterday, as a political backlash grew over the handling of massive banking and
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      99 1 IMHIUU Hie Senate confirmed Charlene Barshe&ky as US Trade Representative on Wednesday, P|U HHWBfIIBB MhJ. Ttwrtixrwith ahara whWi raised $20m In Jnnary, outlook for the ootnpany hap Unproved. m» t» imim, pg 15. Within expectations for a tffittured bank trading at an unexciting price-to-earnings ratio of about 10 times rwpilyp—WH^M,
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
    • Article
      NTUC Income issues 22 reverse mortgages in 2 months
      336 2  -  Another 13 have been approved; insurance co-op was expecting only 8 a month By] Diana Oon INSURANCE co-operative NTUC Income has issued 22 reverse mortgages in the two months since its launch in January this year. Another 13 have been approved
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      Cambodia okays City Cabs' taxi, coach joint venture
      308 2  -  From Harish Mehta in Phnom Penh A PROJECT by City Cab Pte Ltd to run the first taxi service in Phnom Penh and an intercity coach service has won the official approval of the Cambodian Investment Board, said officials here. City Cab,
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      Lock icon Mandela charms audience with wit and humility
      755 2  -  Standing ovation for a man described by DPM Tony Tan as a living legend' By' Yang Razali Kassim NELSON Mandela, one of the true greats of the late 20th century, walked into the haU for the 16th Singapore Lecture to a standing ovation.
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      TDB to highlight. S'pore One at CeBIT fair
      415 2  -  Bid to woo world IT players to islandwide multimedia network project By 1 Teh Hooi Ling SINGAPORE One a project to install an islandwide multimedia broadband network will be brought to the European IT community next week. It will be the highlight
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      Lock icon Stronger Sing $ in 2nd half: ÜBS
      401 2  - Stronger Sing in 2nd half: ÜBS EYE OH THE ECONOMY Exchange rate Audrey Tan GOING on the pick-up in imports of late, the Singapore dollar will likely appreciate in the second half of the year, says ÜBS Securities. Imports rose 1.3 per cent in Q4 last year after falling 2.4
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      Lock icon Rafiq says he should own Scotts if he stays
      455 2 THE JUMABHOY CASE Family would benefit from his option to boy 100 m shares, he says The Straits Times FORMER Scotts Holdings chief Rafiq Jumabhoy declared yesterday that he should own the company if he were to stay in it. He
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      US drug firm's Tuas plant to start trial operations in May
      274 2  -  By) Ronnie Lim US PHARMACEUTICALS company Schering Plough's (SP) new $300 million plant in Tuas, the first in the specially designated 50 ha Pharma Zone, is set to start trial operations in May and to make its first commercial
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      Lock icon Retailers, hoteliers may be hit by slower growth in Japan visitors
      501 3  -  Travel bureau says growth may fall below 5% due to weaker yen, April sales tax hike By Ang Wan May RETAILERS and hoteliers hoping for a surge in Japanese spending this year will be disappointed if estimates by Japan's
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      Cisco ties up with Indian firm to offer security services
      200 3 SINGAPORE'S leading security provider, Cisco, has joined hands with southern India's largest security company Security and Detective Bureau (SDB) to provide total loss prevention services. A Cisco statement yesterday said the new joint venture company, SDB-Cisco, hopes to chalk up
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        TDB to send mission to C Europe in May
        71 3 THE Trade and Development Board will send a multi-sectoral mission to four countries in Central Europe in May. The mission, led by TDB chief executive Barry Desker, will spend 12 days in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovenia. TDB said
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        Booking fee for Presidio goes up to $8
        47 3 THE booking fee for City cab's Mercedes cab service, called Presido, will be raised from )6tosB from Monday. The Presido service was launched last December with a promotion booking fee of $6. But the three-month promotion period has ended.
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        Sing Tel Paging offers student rates
        43 3 SINGTEL Paging will offer students lower rates from today. Students will now pay only $12 a month for the numeric paging service and $13 for message paging, instead of the normal rates of $15 and $16 respectively.
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        Sing Tel Unit is Ipsilon distributor
        51 3 CALIFORNIA'S Ipsilon Networks has selected Telecom Equipment—a member of the Singapore Telecom group— as the first IP (Internet Protocol) Switch distributor in Singapore. Under the terms of the agreement, Telecom Equipment will resell the complete Ipsilon IP Switch product line to its major customers
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      Lock icon NTUC to use co-ops more to bridge wealth gap
      386 3 Higher minimiiHi wages for low-income workers not the solution: Boon Heng The Straits Times THE National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) will use workers' co-operatives increasingly in order to narrow the wealth gap here. NTUC secretary-general and Minister without Portfolio, Lim Boon
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      167 2 Have you provided your Accountant with the right toolsft Chances are that your Accountant is still struggling with outdated batch processing accounting software. Even though you upgraded all the PCs to Pentiums, bought laser printers, Windows 95 and all the latest that the IT industry has to offer, you forgot
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  • FOCUS: ADVERTISING & MARKETING
    • Article, Illustration
      PR firms see bullish year
      519 4  -  Foreign firms thrive on global and regional ties while local firms feel there is room for everyone By' Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] THE Rat Year was a handsome one for public relations firms, and many of them will be charging into the Year of the Bull.
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      Saatchi, Bates launch largest media buyer
      302 4  -  By' Clarissa Tan [SINGAPORE] Saatchi Saatchi and Bates Advertising in Singapore have teamed up to launch the largest buyer of media here. Called Zenith Media Singapore, it is the latest addition to the Zenith worldwide network which plans and buys media space for its
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      Exhibition features latest in smart card technology
      512 4 {SINGAPORE] The smart card may be small, but it is set to play a big role in our lives. Those curious to see how the future is shaping up around this little device should visit the Cards Asia '97 exhibition, to be held
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      Lock icon Omnicom buys another health care ads specialist
      574 6 Deal is third similar purchase in four years for world's second largest agency AP [NEW YORK] A giant agency company is again expanding in health care advertising by buying a shop that specialises in campaigns aimed at medical professionals and consumers for prescription
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      Lock icon Mexican goalie endorses Pepsi
      239 6 Bloomberg [PUßCHASE, New York] PepsiCo Inc has hired Mexican goaltender Jorge Campos to endorse its products, giving the company one of professional soccer's highest-profile stars as a salesman. Campos, who rose to international prominence with the Mexican national team, was the first international star to sign
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      161 4 Call us a bunch of bean counters but at STAR TV, we simply love statistics. Since our birth in Asia 5 years ago, our researchers have been canvassing opinion, counting heads and compiling results. Which means that before any programming C decision is made, we've armed ourselves with enough facts
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      58 5 Come view the all new Carrera S today. For further Information, please contact Stuttgart Auto at 23 Lang Kee Road Singapore *****5. Tel: 472 4433 Fax: 474 3101 I ;J 1 How a simple finger movement translates to the movement of the soul. j The new 911 Carrera S Tiptronic.
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      51 6 WE INTERRUPT THIS NEWSPAPER TOBIttNG YOU A NEWSFLASH. CNBC is now the number 1 business news channel in Asia. Our programming is seen by over 28 million households and is available in over 6 million homes 24 hours a day. That ends this newsflash. jft Accompany THE WORLD 18 VMKfCHMG
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Lock icon Saleh Sulong appointed new chief of DRB-Hicom
      536 7  -  KUALA LUMPUR iM&luttliir cndoi t^| os the succession; Saleh to head 5 other companies too By Eddie Toh THE Malaysian government has endorsed the appointment of Mohamed Saleh Sulong as the new chief of the huge DRBHicom group, while leaving intact for the
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      Lock icon Yahaya's mother dies
      103 7 KUALA LUMPUR AFP THE mother of Malaysian auto king Yahaya Ahmad died yesterday, three days after he and his wife were killed in a helicopter crash. Mandak Omar, 77, died in a hospital in the north-eastern state of Trengganu, six days after she was admitted for a
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      Lock icon Thai PR for foreigners buying condos
      211 7 BANGKOK AFP THAILAND is hoping to revive its sagging property market and attract capital from abroad by offering permanent residency to foreigners willing to buy condominiums. A Board of Investment statement said yesterday that foreigners wishing to take up permanent residence in Thailand would
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      Jakarta to allow pension funds into mutual funds
      467 7  -  JAKARTA Surprise move could have dramatic impact on bourse By I S N Vasuki IN a major new ruling, the Indonesian government will allow pension funds to invest in the country's fledgling mutual funds industry. Analysts said that the ruling potentially unlocks
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      Lock icon Sihanouk has fears about Cambodia joining Asean
      158 7 PHNOM PENH Reuter KING Norodom Sihanouk has expressed strong reservations about Cambodia joining the Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean), fearing disastrous economic and social costs. King Sihanouk's views, released in a palace statement yesterday, are a strong departure from those of his
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Govt land sales set to bring in a record HK$ 60b
      347 8  -  HONGKONG Figure is 40% more than expected; analysts see ilKs2sb budget surplus By Quak Hiang Whai GOVERNMENT land sales for the current financial year are set to fetch a record HKI6O billion (5111.06 billion), or about 40 per cent
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      Lock icon Beijing ads to avert officials flocking to HK
      121 8 HONGKONG AFP CHINA will tighten security in the run-up to the handover in Hongkong to prevent mainland officials flocking to the territory, a Hongkong newspaper said yesterday. China's Public Security Bureau has already tightened control ova: officials applying to work in Hongkong
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      Lock icon Law to ensure the line is toed
      95 8 [BEIJING] People s Liberation Army soldiers marching yesterday in front of the Great Hall of the People to provide security before the arrival of delegates to the third plenum of the annual National People's Congress. At the plenum, Defence Minister Chi Haotian told
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      Lock icon Zhu calls for tougher controls of credit risks
      413 8 BEIJING He says bank chiefs will be accountable if bad debts are not cat Reuter AFP CHINA'S economic tsar has called for tougher controls on financial risk to protect the nation's banking system and set strict guidelines for trimming its huge pile
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      Lock icon Li Ka-shing bullish about HK and Beijing
      457 8 HONGKONG He expects more land in HK to be released after handover AFP HONGKONG tycoon Li Kashing, one of the world's richest men, expects a "happy society" here under Chinese rule, with more people owning homes and China investments an increasingly good bet.
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      Lock icon China to have securities law this year
      121 8 SHANGHAI Reuter CHINA plans to promuteate the long-awaited Securmes Law in 1997 or at the latest next March when the National People's Congress, or parliament, begins its next session, the China Securities News gaid yesterday. > The paper said a commission under the
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      Lock icon China wants market economy status in certain areas: US '
      342 8 China wants market economy status in certain areas: US ■SHANGHAI AFP CHINA has asked it to be regarded as a market economy for dumping determination but maintains its position on being treated as a developing country for accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), a US official said here yesterday.
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    • SINO Briefs
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        Lock icon Taiwan MP accused of loading gang hold
        54 8 AFP {TAIPEI] Taiwan police yesterday arrested a National Assembly deputy, accused of being the head of a notorious gang, in their most spectacular swoop yet in a clampdowh on organised crime. Tsai Yung-chang of the ruling Kuomlntang was taken to the south-eastern Preen
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        Lock icon Beijing to choose 7 more HK deputies
        56 8 AFP [BELJING] China yesterday announced plans to choose an extra seven legislators from post-1997 Hongkong. "In view of the special status of Hongkong another seven deputies will be added so the total number to be elected to the National People's Congress is 36,"
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        Lock icon Action against China's instant rich
        59 8 AFP [SHANGHAI] A delegate to China's National Political i Consultative Conference has called for action against people who became rich overnight, the Shanghai Youth« Dotty reported. The gap between the poor and the rich was caused by illegal or unreasonable means to gain huge add
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        Lock icon HK watchdog probing 175 cases
        42 8 Reuter [HONGKONG] Hongkong's Securities and Futures t Commission is investigating 175 caaes of possible misconduct, which include Insider dealing and mNrluU manipulation, an official said. "A lot of listed companies are not pro-active in giving out information."—Rtukr
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  • ASIA
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      US frowns as Japan's January surplus soars
      432 9  -  TOKYO Tfckjaiffidalssay sarprLse surge in CUTOKt Accomt surplus partly caused by seasonal factors By Anthony Rowley JAPAN'S current account surplus leapt dramatically in January showing its first increase in nearly 18 months and while Japanese officials attributed the unexpected surge in part to
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      Lock icon Australia's net foreign debt breaches A$ 200b
      382 9 SYDNEY EcMMmutsnygMd MwiUMt-aerrke ratio has fallen to U%fromlL2% AFP AUSTRALIA'S net foreign debt has topped As2oo billion (***** billion) for the first time but economists said yesterday they were unperturbed amid a host of other figures showing a strengthening economy. The Australian Bureau
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      Lock icon Congress party to block parts of Indian got's tax cut plans
      292 9 NEW DELHI AFP INDIA'S Congress (I) party said yesterday it would block some of the government's widely-applauded tax cut plans. "The decision to oppose the taxation proposals was taken at the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting here," a party spokesman
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      Lock icon LDP plans to bring forward Tokyo Big Bang
      186 9 TOKYO AFP JAPAN'S ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has decided to propose to bring forward the so-called "Tokyo Big Bang" proposals to deregulate the finance sector to the year to March 1999, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported yesterday. The initial proposal was
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      Lock icon Kiwi Treasurer apologises for incident
      230 9 WELLINGTON Reuter NEW Zealand Treasurer Winston Peters yesterday offered an "unreserved apology" to National Party MP John Banks over an incident in a corridor of parliament on Wednesday night. Mr Peters, who earlier denied allegations by Mr Banks that the Treasurer abused and assaulted him,
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon Free market phobia
      1029 10  -  New book predicts apocalypse now thanks to global economic integration From', Leon Hadar in Washington I FINISHED reading William Greider's angry and confused anti-global economy manifesto, One World, Ready Or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism (Simon Schuster, 528pp), on the same day that delegates to
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  • THE WORLD
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      Tough job for Clinton to get China into WTO
      653 11  -  WASHINGTON Protectionism, China-bashing on tho rue as focus tarns to campaign fond probe By] Leon Hadar THE growing pressure by the US congress and the media to expand the investigation into the Clinton-Gore campaign's fund-raising efforts and the continuing focus on
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      Myanmar may not lose GSP privileges
      503 11  -  BRUSSELS Three countries said to block EC move to end concessions By\ Shada Islam A PROPOSAL by the European Commission (EC) to strip Myanmar of millions of dollars worth of tariff preferences is being blocked by three countries and may not be adopted by
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      Lock icon EU agrees on new telecoms rules
      138 11 BRUSSELS Reuter EUROPEAN Union ministers agreed yesterday on a cornerstone of their plan for liberalising telecommunications markets by Jan 1,1998 new rules to cover basic voice telephone service. They also formally adopted legislation setting out a regime for authorising telecoms companies to operate in
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      Renault driven to a dead-end
      726 11  -  HUBOPBAM VIEW Albania's reached deadlock, a German nuclear waste convoy has to go dead-slow By Kevin Sullivan The writer is a Spain-based journalist who contributes to BT ANY observer can understand the acute and eminently well articulated discomfiture of Belgian Prime Minister Jean Luc Dehaene.
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      Lock icon Senate confirms Barshefsky as US trade chief
      356 11 WASHINGTON Reuter THE Senate confirmed Charlene Barshefsky as US Trade Representative on Wednesday after voting to lift a barrier to her taking office. The votes were near unanimous, reflecting wide admiration for Ms Barshefsky's skills as a tough trade negotiator. President Bill Clinton
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      Lock icon Buba holds key rates steady despite weak economy
      258 11 FRANKFURT Analysts sa;j next move could be up, not down Reuter THE Bundesbank held its key interest rates steady yesterday, despite the weakness of the German economy, and analysts said its next rate move could be up, not down. The German central
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      Lock icon Yeltsin vows to restore order
      189 11 MOSCOW AFP RUSSIAN President Boris Yeltsin vowed in a keynote speech yesterday to bring back order to Russia and restructure his government, warning that people's patience had reached the limit. "It is time to restore order, above all in the authorities. I will do that,"
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      Lock icon US factory orders rise to record level in January
      328 11 WASHINGTON Bloomberg ORDERS placed with US factories registered a larger-than-expected increase in January, rising to a record level while labour markets continued to show strength the latest signs of a resilient economy. The 2.5 per cent rise in factory orders to
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Petrochemical industry gets room to grow
      833 12  -  THE BOTTOM LOVE OPINION By Ronnie Lim The writer is BT's trade and industry editor ITs funny how perspectives can change so much with time. In 1969, when building a world-scale petrochemical industry was just a twinkle in Singapore's eyes, no one anticipated it
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      107 12 'Why would anyone want to clone, anyway? It's far too expensive and a lot less fun than the original method.' Dr Keith Campbell 42-year-old biologist at the institute in Midlothian which produced Dolly, the cloned sheep. 'I don't want to get involved in fighting with people around
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      Busang's signal to investors
      682 12 EDITORIAL AFTER months of uncertainty, the Busang gold project in Indonesia's East Kalimantan has finally received official blessing. It was seen as a test-case of the government's commitment to attract foreign investment in the country's mining industn'- Indonesia's Mines Energy Ministry has assured foreign investors that
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      Lock icon Key to malls'success
      1003 12 Shopping malls charge department stores lower rent to act as crowd pnllers and generate more sales for other stores The Economist NOTHING symbolises modern consumerism better than the shopping mall. By bringing together stores of every conceivable variety under one gaudy roof, malls allow shoppers to do
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      720 12 Cloning cam for Mudbto um A SENSIBLE consensus seems to be emerging among legislators, regulators and scientists in the UK: that hasty action to ban human cloning is unnecessary because there is no prospect of anyone doing any such thing in the near future. Existing legislation
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      Lock icon Hollywood rewrites roles for women
      759 14 The key to the shift is the growing number of female executives at the studios where movies are conceived, financed and carried out AP THREE years ago the theme of the Academy Awards show —"Year of the Woman" was a dismal failure. Instead of being
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      Lock icon Helfgott fails to shine in US recital debut
      452 14 MUSIC Pianist who inspired hit movie Shine proves excruciating to watch AP [BOSTON] David Helfgott's North American debut recital, which took place here at Symphony Hall on Tuesday night, proved a painful and disturbing experience. Helfgott inspired the movie Shine, a surprise
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      Lock icon Grammys help, but album sales still flat
      477 14 MUSIC Reuter [LOS ANGELES] This year's Grammys sparked sales for the big winners and performers at the music awards but the US$l2 billion (5517.1 billion) industry is still singing the blues. Indeed, the glitzy Feb 26 ceremony, which filled up New York's Madison
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
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      Lock icon Amcol bond holders face long wait
      317 15 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Holders of $285 million of Amcol Holdings bonds may not receive payments for at least a year after the listing of the new company that is taking over the troubled property and trading group. A source close to the bondholders said yesterday
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      Lock icon DBS Bank's 12.6% profit increase meets expectations
      630 15  -  provisions trim bottom-tine while interest income shows healthy growth By! Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] DBS Bank kicked off the reporting season for banks yesterday with a 12.6 per cent increase in group net profit to $669.5 million for 1996, in line with market
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      DBS should cruise along, void of nasty shocks
      594 15  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Catherine Ong THERE are those who think that the top brass of DBS Bank takes great care never to excite or disappoint investment analysts more than is good for their health. So the bank's management tries to avoid any
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      Margin squeeze for 2 Keppel units
      456 15  -  Keppel Marine, KDS profits fall below analysts'forecasts Reports by Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Both Keppel In tegrated Engineering and its sister company Keppel Marine Industries were ravaged by poorer margins last year as a result of competition here and abroad. In fact, things were so
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      Keppel Finance net profit up 15%, thanks to lower taxes
      330 15 [SINGAPORE] Keppel Finance managed to post a 15 per cent rise in net earnings for last year despite a slight decline in operating income, thanks to a reduction in taxes. The company reported group net profits of $26.58 million for
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    • REGIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Rashid Hussain may venture into infrastructure
        480 16 Chairmaa says greup now capable if going inte alternative lew core businesses AFX-Asia (KUALA LUMPUR] Rashid Hussain Bhd said it is likely to venture into infrastructure projects as one of its new core businesses. Executive chairman Rashid Hussain said its new core business "may
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        Kian Ann profit up 35.7%
        132 16 [SINGAPORE] Heavy equipment distributor Kian Ann Engineering yesterday repented a 35.7 per cent increase in interim group net earnings to $2.97 million. This works out to earnings per share of 2.48 cents, up from 1.82 cents in 1995 when the company, which was listed recently,
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        Lock icon VDH dives 11.5%; director sells out
        198 16 [SINGAPORE] The stock of infrastructure firm Van Der Horst plunged 65 cents or 11.5 per cent to a six-month low of |5 yesterday, following disclosure that one of its directors has sold his entire stake. At the close of trading, more than one million
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        Lock icon Mohd Saleh Sulong: a private man thrust into the corporate limelight
        609 16  -  PROFXLB OF MEW DRB-HICOM CHIEF By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE! If there is one thing that Mohamed Saleh Sulong has been known for, it must be his ability to keep out of the public eye. If not for the untimely
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        Lock icon EPF to use foreign fund managers
        442 16 Tkey will be allowed te make overseas investments Bernama [HONGKONG] In a move to boost Malaysia's ftind management industry, the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) will make use of foreign fund management companies (FFMCs) established in the country to invest abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Anwar
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        SocGen-Crosby bullish on HK, S'pore and Manila
        388 16  -  From 1 Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SOCGEN-CROSBY Group yesterday painted a positive picture for equity markets in Hongkong, Singapore and the Philippines and also said the situation in Thailand may not be as bad as it seemed. Presenting the group's regional investment
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        CM Telecom acquires two properties in HK
        156 16 [SINGAPORE] Foreign cur-rency-denominated CM Telecom International (CMTI) yesterday said it acquired two properties in Hongkong from China Best Pacific Ltd for HK528.47 million (555.25 million). CMTI's wholly-owned subsidiary, Express Land Investment Ltd, bought the first property for HK114.48 million. The property comprises an
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      • COMPANY briefs
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          Grand central to sell NZ property
          47 16 [SINGAPORE] Hotel Grand Central has agreed to sell a New Zealand property fqr NZ$lO million (SslomiHkm). It said yeeterday It would make a gain of NZ$2.4B million from the sale. The money will be used to reduce the company's bank loans.
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          Gen Securities NTA at $2.00 per share
          28 16 [SINGAPORE] General Securities Investments yeeterday said its unaudited consolidated net tangible asset backli* per share as at Jan 31 was $2.00.
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          Lock icon Idris Hydraulio buys into NZ firm
          61 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Idris Hydraulic (Malaysia) has agreed to buy 27 million shares in Pacific Capital Asaets Limited of New Zealand for NZ$2l.6 million (5521.6 million). Ths company will pay NZ$lO.B million for a block of 1&2 million shares owned by the trustees of
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          Lock icon Merchant banker guilty
          41 16 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] A former managing director of Rakyat Merchant Bankers, Norasktt Salim, yesterday pleaded guilty of abetting two bank executives in wrongly extending credit facilities worth Ms2.2s million in IsBB. The amount exceeded a set limit —Bmuum
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        Lock icon Brierley upbeat despite 32% fall in interim profit
        539 17 Investment firm mm mm in qqdgmnb* health as focus on Australasia pays off Reuter Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Brierley Investments Ltd, in which Singapore and Malaysian investors have an interest, yesterday declared itself in excellent health despite a 32 per cent drop in first-half
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        Lock icon Nomura reveals unauthorised trades
        347 17 Stock train by 2 directors Mag frebed by regulators Bloomberg [TOKYO] Nomura Securities Co, Japan's largest brokerage, said two directors made unauthorised stock trades using accounts of customers as well as its own ftinds. Nomura vice-president Atsushi Saitou declined to say how much money was Involved
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        Lock icon Goldlion may buy Giordano stake: report
        76 17 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Goldlion Holdings, which makes, distributes and retails apparel in China, may buy a stake in rival Giordano, the Hongkong Economic Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. Goldlion's chairman, Tsang Hin Chi, has strong connections in China and its retail network would help Giordano
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        Lock icon Pacific Century arm buys Tokyo land for 87b yen
        317 17 Analysts not sore investment will be profitable Bloomberg (TOKYO] The Japanese arm of the Hongkong-based Pacific Century Group Holdings Ltd. will pay 86.8 billion yen (551.02 billion) for a 4,854 square metre plot of land near Tokyo Station. The JNR Settlement
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        Lock icon HK Telecom a hot stock on talk of share sale to China party
        370 17 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Hong Kong Telecommunications Ltd, dogged by rising competition and disaffected investors last year, is suddenly Hongkong's hottest benchmark stock. HK Telecom rose 6 per cent this week amid growing speculation its London-based parent, Cable Wireless
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    • INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
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        Lock icon Kmart 4th-qtr earnings up 7-fold on lower costs
        344 18 Hie No 3 US retailer is remodelling hundreds of stores to stimulate sales Bloomberg [TROY, Michigan] Kmart Corp said its fiscal fourthquarter earnings before charges rose seven-fold as the retailer's cost cuts more than offset declining sales. The discount retailer had profit
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        Lock icon Glaxo posts 18% pre-tax rise, warns of flat year ahead
        274 18 Bloomberg [LONDONJ Glaxo Wellcome pic said 1996 pre-tax profit rose 18 per cent, which was within expectations, though it warned earnings are not likely to increase this year and next amid declining sales of older products. Glaxo, the world's largest
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        Lock icon No ruling made in Hilton's request for ITT injunctions
        290 18 Judge's inaction signals takeover fight wifl be long drawn-out Bloomberg [LAS VEGAS] A federal judge in Las Vegas didn't rule on Hilton Hotels Corp's request for preliminary injunctions to stop ITT Corp boosting the size of its board or amending its
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        Lock icon IBM, US Robotics sued over patents for fax-modem cards
        228 18 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and US Robotics Corp have been accused in a lawsuit of infringing on patents in the manufacturing of fax-modem cards. General Patent Corp claims the two companies are violating four of its patents
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        Lock icon Rolls-Royce profit up 34%
        179 18 Bloomberg [LONDON] Rolls-Royce pic said 1996 pre-tax profit rose 34 per cent, before charges to sell its steam power generation unit, as aircraft engine orders climbed and cost cuts took hold. The UK jet engine and power turbine maker said its order book at year's end
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        65 18 [VILVORDE, Brussels] One of the I,oooBelgian workers of the Renault plant in Viluorde, suburbian Brussels, holding up a poster on Wednesday comparing chairman Louis Schweitzer to a thief during a bus ride to join colleagues at the Douai car plant in northern France. It was announced
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      • CORPORATE RESULTS
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          Lock icon BTR's better-than-expected results
          63 18 Reuter [LONDON] Industrial conglomerate BTR pic yesterday reported 1986 profits fell 13.4 per cent BTR, which embarked on a massive restructuring programme in, September, saw pre-tax profit fldl to £1.30 billion (552.99 billion) last year from £1.50 billion in 1986. The result was better than expected and
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          Lock icon Kwong On Bank profit up 2.1%
          76 18 Bridge News {HONGKONG] Kwong On Bank Ltd announced profit after tax and minority interest of HK1458.7 million (5985.6 million) for the year ended Dec 31, up 2.1 per cent from HK1444.4 million in 1996. It also said total operating Income went down 1.6 per
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          Lock icon DO Bank operating profit up 23.7%
          66 18 Bloomberg [FRANKFURT] DG Bank, the central bank far German cooperative banks, said operating profit rose 28.7 per cent last year on higher interest income. Operating profit before risk provisions roee to 1.08 billion marks (SsB67 million) from 886.1 million marks in 1995, according to
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          Lock icon Earnings at reinsurer Soor jump 90%
          86 18 Bloomberg [PARIS] Scor SA, France's biggest reinsurer, posted 1966 earnings of 6M million ftench francs (Ssls4 million), up 20 per cent from 522 million francs in 1996. That translates into 23 francs per share against 19.81 francs pa* share, Scor said. The company proposed
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
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        Lock icon Slippery patch last year for global forex players
        609 19  -  Profits Mas foreign wrrliany markat Unrig itself a victim of its own success From, Neil Behrmann in London FOR BANKS that play in the global foreign exchange casino, 1996 was a year they would probably want to forget in a hurry. Results
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        Lock icon Banc One to shore up credit card-backed bonds
        423 19 Lmms threatened to triggar early l«uu repayment Bloomberg [COLUMBUS, Ohio] Banc One Corp took steps to shore up billions of dollars in bonds backed by credit card payments to head off rising losses, analysts said on Wednesday. Banc One boosted the collateral
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        Lock icon US fund groups must have US$ 20b to succeed: Fed
        247 19 Bloomberg [WASHINGTON] US mutual fluid groups that want to offer a fUll range of stock, bond and money fluids, as well as retire-ment-related services, need at least US$2O billion (5528.4 billion) in assets to survive, said Phillip Mack, an economist
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        Lock icon MBf Capital in card venture
        105 19 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] MBf Capital Bhd, Pan Asia Bank and three individuals have set up a joint venture company to issue credit cards in Taiwan. In a statement, MBf Capital said the joint venture company, MBf Card (Taiwan) Ltd will be involved in issuing credit
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        Lock icon AIG, Mitsubishi Trust in Japan venture
        142 19 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp said yesterday it would tie up with US-based American International Group Inc (AIG) to enter the Japanese investment trust sector. Mitsubishi Trust and AIG, a major American holding company of insurance busi- nesses worldwide, will establish
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        Lock icon China to expand yuan interbank market
        338 19 Reuter [SHANGHAI] China will expand its local currency interbank market in 1997 by allowing branches of major commercial banks and city cooperative banks to trade directly on the market, a senior exchange official said. "The central government is considering allowing branches of major banks
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        Lock icon Towers ex-boss to get 20 years'jail, pay US$ 475m
        275 20 Former head of bankrupt firm guilty of defrauding bond and noteholders Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Towers Financial Corp's former chairman, Steven Hoffenberg, will be sentenced to 20 years in jail, and ordered to pay U*****.2 million (*****.6 million) in restitution and a
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        Lock icon Regional cocoa trading pact shapes up
        236 20 Producers confident contract will win global recognition Reuter [JAKARTA] South-east Asian cocoa producers are confident their proposed regional trading contract will win global recognition as it would adhere to international standards, a spokesman for the group said. Government and private sector representatives from the
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        Lock icon CBOE to buy NY's options business
        157 20 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] The Chicago Board Options Exchange said it has agreed to buy the New York Stock Exchange's options business for US$5 million (557.2 million), a move that would increase the CBOE's dominance of the market. If approved by the Securities and Exchange Commis-
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        Lock icon Euroyen higher in technical trade
        232 20 SXME&Report Reuter [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures headed higher in technically driven trade yesterday as players remained undeterred by news Japan's ruling party planned to speed up financial deregulation. "There was not a huge amount of fundamental news, so the technicals kicked in," said a trader.
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        Local players active from opening bell
        197 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES -By Perry Gilbert [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan futures saw buying interest from the opening, particularly from local traders, as the stock market rose one per cent at the close. The cash index closed 61.54 points higher at 8,081. Major buyers
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        Lock icon China calls for easing of diesel imports
        212 20 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [SINGAPORE] China's diesel imports should ease after recent big purchases raised stocks and prompted refiners to ask Beijing to stop issuing first quarter import licences, sources said yesterday. "Yes, refiners have asked the State Planning Commission to stop issuing first
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        277 20 Reuter AFP London THE US dollar was stable against the yen but gained on European currencies, despite German data on unemployment and orders to industry, dealers said. The dollar was up to 1.7191 marks against 1.7126 on Wednesday evening, but was stable at 121.64 yen against Wednesday's 121.53.
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      1608 21 AFP □Nikkei 225 SHARE prices continued a downslide yesterday, with the key market barometer closing 1.3 per cent lower on active futures-led selling in the absence of strong buying support, brokers said. "As institutional investors remained quiet ahead of the fiscal year end (on March 31), share prices were
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2243 21 LONDON M»« NtO *h AB Ports 299.400 "6.600 ABOay NatKXV.1 775.600 *10.600 AMad Domocq 451 6 Amoc 124 .600 Auto Grow 110.400 uncti BAThd __546 18 BOP* —173.400 uncti BKC 274 2.600 BOCGroup 1026 *9 BR Potroioum 704 11.600 BTR 259.400 7 Bank of Scotland 353.400 1.400
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      Lock icon HONGKONG
      1519 22 AFX-Asia Q Hang Seng +&60 SHARE prices closed just a little higher overall yesterday, as properties and utilities recovered slightly from a bout of profit-taking. Dealers said the market had a roller-coaster day and was in negative territory in mid-afternoon after early morning gains. The Hang Seng Index closed
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      Lock icon CHINA
      613 22 Reuter Fl Shenzhen Binder +^59 SHENZHEN'S A and B share indices ended slightly higher yesterday on a strong economic forecast, but brokers said institutions have put their buy orders on hold as they wait out the annual report season. The B Index rose 0.59 point to 155.51 on turnover
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      Lock icon TAIPEI
      376 22 AFP HWPMtt +€L 54 SHARES rose yesterday as investors pursued electrical and construction issues. "Following yesterday's buying by institutional investors. retail investors remained on the buy side and snapped up electrical and construction issues," said a dealer. The TSE Weighted Price Index gained 61.54 points to 8,061.00. Turnover was
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      Lock icon WELLINGTON
      225 22 Renter Hwrfhgw Hjß SHARES closed marginally firmer yesterday, led higher towards the close by forestry stocks. The NZSE-40 Capital Index ended 4.92 points stronger at on turnover of NZ$96 million. Reuter »ri m *f- cmm AN2 Banklnq 8-65 -OI5 9500 MntHHHMgi 125 -OOI 200S0 Air Maw ZhM (A) 2.72
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      Lock icon BANGKOK
      722 22 AFP PSETMg -7J7 SHARE prices fell yesterday on continuing concerns over liquidity of finance companies, analysts said. "Liquidity among financial institutions was a vital factor to the market and heavy withdrawals by depositors receded after Bank of Thailand confirmed it will support the cash-strapped companies," said an analyst. The
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      351 22 AFP nOmwritehig +4J2 SHARE prices closed higher yesterday on a rally of construction and banking shares. The Composite Index added 4.02 points to 678.11. Turnover was 41.2 million shares worth 645 billion won. Rises beat falls 431 to 394. Dealers said the market turned resilient after a report the
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      530 22 AFP QuOriharin +14.4 SHARE prices rose yesterday in a steady session boosted by positive sentiment flowing from Wall Street and gains made in banking stocks. The All Ordinaries Index rose 14.4 points to 2,447.4. Turnover was 331.5 million shares worth A 5699.9 million. Commonwealth Bank was up 22 cents
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      Lock icon JAKARTA
      702 22 AFP QOmwateliiß -3J05 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday on continued selling pressure, despite fears of a US interest rate rise fading. "Except for some buying on Lippo stocks and other speculative issues, the market was still largely in profit-tak-ing mood," a trader said. The JSE Composite Index lost 3.05
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      Lock icon MANILA
      314 22 AFP Q Manila -IMB SHARE prices fell yesterday as investors remained cautious, limiting trading to second-liners, analysts said. The PSE Composite Index fell 12.48 points to 3,279.82. Turnover was 13.9 billion shares worth 4.4 billion pesos. Philippine Long Distance Telephone fell 25 pesos to 1,580. Manila Electric A lost
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
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        Lock icon Prices ease as players turn cautious
        296 23 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index -2.44 SHARE prices closed lower, off early highs yesterday as investors turned cautious of future prospects for the DRB-Hicom group of companies. Dealers said investors were taking profit mainly on second and third liners ahead of a news conference by
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
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        Not surprising to see Parkway warrants trading at a discount
        197 24  -  WARRANT WATCH R Sivanithy IN THE face of ever-weakening sentiment, one counter that has kept on rising is Parkway Holdings. Probably one of the market's best performers in the past 12 months, its shares have crept up from a low
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
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        HOT STOCK
        61 26  -  Toh Hooi Ling FROM its historic low of US$O.24 in October last year, Wah Shing shares surged to a high U550,406 last month. It has since eased back to U550,335 yesterday. On balance volume indicator seemed to suggest a continued retreat in price. A tight trading band between
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        Dow's rise overshadowed by earnings concerns
        629 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Institution* prefer to wait for earnings figures to come in; meanwhile, forced selling takes its toll on second liners By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Wall Street's strong showing on Wednesday made little difference to local sentiment yesterday, with earnings concerns depressing blue
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
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          Copycat
          121 26 THE other day, we wrote in this column that Sing Tel Mobile's paging service has recently incorporated a pleasant greeting thanking callers for using its service. This, we reckoned, was to prepare for the new competition on April 1 when three new companies Mobile One (Ml) Messaging and Hutchison
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          What a mouthful
          98 26 IN CASE you haven't been watching that closely, Dutch bank ABN-Amro's been buying again. While still waiting for finalisation of its late-'96 US$l.9 billion (552.7 billion) acquisition of American bank Standard Federal Bancorp, it's gone out and bought the global tatures arm of Citicorp through its US
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          "World-class' chauffeur
          86 26 WHERE do you go if you need to hire a chauffeur "for a short time"? Comfort Group, of course. The intrepid company hat introduced a "Rent-a-Chauffeur" service using the 200 drivers who had honed their skills at the wheel ofBMWs at the World Trade Organisation forum in December.
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        60 27 AFP [LONDON] One person died and 60 others were missing after a ship sank off the coast of Java, Lloyd's casualty reporting service said here late on Tuesday. Twenty-six persons were rescued when the Indonesian-registered Biruang Ptrkasa, carrying 16 crew and 70 passengers,
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        456 44 European car makers will find it tough to hold on to present share Reuter [GENEVA] While European car makers complain about overcapacity, tiny profit margins and political interference, Japanese and South Korean manufacturers are preparing for a major assault on the continent's
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        130 44 [SEOUL] Korean Air (KAL) will be introducing a total of 41 ultra-modern airplanes by the year 2000. The national flag carrier said, in a report from Korea Economic Daily, that it would be receiving delivery of 41 aircraft, including three cargo planes,
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        122 44 [TOKYO] Nippon Express Co will start forwarding international air cargo in China the first such move by a Japanese Arm, company officials said this week. It will sort and forward air cargo through a joint venture between a Hongkong-based firm and
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        346 44  -  It will publicise examples of good and bad treatment of female employees By Yong Med Fong [SINGAPORE] The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is launching a worldwide year-long campaign to fight sexism and discrimination of women workers in the airline industry tomorrow.
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        229 44 Bridge News Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Boeing on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding which may make MAS a launch customer of a new variant of the Boeing 777. MAS chairman Tajuddin Rami! said the company was keen to
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          52 44 Reuter [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIA) said on Wednesday it planned to launch a new passenger flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, later this year. The non-stop two-way air service, to begin on Aug 3, would operate three times a week, the company said in
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          77 44 Bernama [SEATTLE] Rolls Royce Commercial Aero Engines Limited, the engine supplier for Malaysia Airlines* 15 new Boeing m aircraft, to beefing up training of the national -JS airline's technical stafffor the Trent 800 engine 'P maintenance ahead of delivery. MAS, which ordered 11 long-range
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          72 44 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Honda Motor Co plans to sell a 1,500 cc version of its £*t£car |n Thailand next month and may market it in tff Asia as weil, the automaker said. Honda f (tevelopetf the City for the growing auto markets of Asia. It started
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      470 33 FAMOUS CONTAINER LINES J/P 80 ROBINSON ROAD. #22-02 SINGAPORE *****8 y HOT UHE: *****33 (30 UNES) T w I c Sailing To UNITED KINGDOM DIRECT SAILING TO SOUTHAMPTON FELIXSTOWE Please call for FAMOUS MOLLY I *****33 P. KLANG PH: 0203/*****33 (20 UNES) PENANG PH: 0204/*****7 (10 LINES) j. BAHRU PH:
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      88 34 a TEL OK BUW6MI ROAO IC2-C2 OTVORT CWTHE. STORE MM TEL: *****11 (6 lines) FAX: *****05 TLX: RS ***** CR NO. **********0W fEUEL VOY ETA ETD KSTNfIION ISMELA M 7 MU7 NWI7 SUMMYMMUMMASM ■MUM mm IMM7 12«VR fONIMNM NMUMN n«7 IMW7 IMM7 MLBMANGm MLMI MfiUM NOT IMM7 IMM7 PONTUMM MMUKM
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      594 34 /ICCORD A SMIPPINO PTE LTD MIS TIL: *****56 (40 Uiwi) FAX: *****46 NMKUM (U)M7IMI J WL DIRECT ACCCSS TEL *****57 (EXPORT BOOKING) HSM GUWK <$7) SSI 1577 *****57 (EXTORT DOC), *****64 (IMPORT) KM/UK (S4)SStI44S URLiHTTPs//WWW.ACCORD.COM.SG MJUUU 01) **$77$ POiT ITASIM FOOT mtlN POtT 111 MM FOOT ITA Mif (FAR EAST)
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      221 34 BINTANG MAS SHIPPING PTE. LID. 3RNER. ROM), BMQAPORE 0208 TEL: *****68 FAX: *****64 TIX R*****6MNM01 CR NK **********0W R»o>Mnfl Cargo tPTI atahju I 1 I isi I vcsa voy sMi in vtssa vei sw m KtfH|lMlft7oSf 11-IJ/B3 14/03 iaary kk W7ISE HMfl/U IVB I MM I I vtssa voy um
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      399 35 Wiekly LCL Jk FCL "°R!£3! «AAfl« HOUSTON SEA MCI 9704 613E Poft Country 02/03 09/03 Mia City Mix* 05/04 12/04 Bridgetown Barbados 06/04 15/04 Caftuyio Colombia 07/04 14/04 Carinas St. Lucia 07/04 14/04 Forf da Franca Martinique 06/04 15/04 fiwpoil Bahamas 03/04 10/04 Kingrion Jamaica 06/04 13/04 Wnti a PHr»
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      672 35 f gSSrPff PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL UNES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I I CR NO: *****67Q000E ii& fc i i nj, I ifl, 18, 8. wH iL i 81 B *****111 II 111 11 p—™ -a. a a* a m n m »I lomnim WIAOO7
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      843 35 VfcMtLS *21 S* JED PSD LB4 HAM RTM THP AMR VU£g<OUWM UI9W 10*03 IMB 21/03 30/03 31/03 02/04 03/0* 04/04 WLLE P'AQCKA AI6W 16/03 26/03 38/03 08/04 07/0* OMM 10/04 11/04 WLLE OE CAfWU. CI9W H<o3 08/94 04*04 13/04 14/04 16/04 17/04 WD4 WLLE DE BA«ji lA W* 06*04 11/04
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      34 37 To retrieve more schedules, just follow these simple steps... document 740-6000 ep be faxed JF you* >^Press "1" J!* the port your Step key in the four number Mdlgit code for calls within Singapore^
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      49 38 TOKYO SMINW KAIUN CO PTI LTD mni 10 ANSON ROAO §30-00 IIAUd MTBVMnONM. PLAZA STORE 0207 T8j*****26(6 UNES) FAX: *****06 A *****10 C/Wi **********06 SERVICE TO: FAR EABT/U.B.A/EUROPE 06/03/97 JAPAN, HONQ KONQ 06/03/07 IMA 06/03/97 HAMBURG, ROTTERDAM, ALL BOOKINGS AND ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT: S'PORE OFFICE TEL: *****25 (6 UNES)
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      101 38 RIPOUSAHAAN PQAMRAN KALIMANTAN DIRECT WEEKLY SERVICE TO JAKAItTA/PALEMBANG VmmJ VH ITA/ITB DESTINATION IAOUUNUCIII 4/1/ M/lOto Jakarta/MMibang MOMUmaill 1/17 11/11 to Jakacto/MMRbanfl lAOUUMKII 4/17 17/11 Jakarta/feUibong lAQUUUWCI H J/17 XI/nam Jakerta/Paiwnbong SURAIAYA/PANJANG CAIAKA JAVA MAM 07/04 to PN|lio«rakiri MAM 10/11 to tarakaya/fM|aa« PER AWAN/DUMAI/J AMII/P'l AR U MAM 11/11 to Pwwi/JwM
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      54 38 POLISH ISSSTSrSSLr OCEAN OS POSTS MCL ISTOMA LINES UIVU, UIHUAMA, HUUtUS, IHfIAJMI IMRWWMMU SOVKI ROM: STOB, rSU, MOMSU.VWTIU* EUROEAST •k ■NMmMB/brqM/Miic Parts LINES S.A. <vsi<*«*c„. r w K If,™/: SHIPPING gromrwww w/t> u/w u/w UNE ||w— IgHHwnii U/M l</H H/M •DAILY FIIOCR COMKCTKMS FROM HOMGKON6 to HmM, ZMmC Tlniilm. Amm*
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      83 38 KAWASAKI KD4KAI KUBN KAISHA. LTD. JAPAN/ HONB KOWe STRAITS P.Oudang P.K*lang r*AM« ■nam torn iw MOTNBINOH W IVH IM9 fortuni *ct n T7/n i«n MRTiojn iim MttMVMI MM MM DMMMNTR IW UN CR NO **********0Z SPORE: AB SMPPMG PTE LTD TEL *****06 10, HOE CHMNG ROAD KEPPa TOWERS MMS SINGAPORE
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      98 38 FCL/LCL CONSOUDATON SERVICE TO ASIA/F.E., EUROPE, USA, AUST, NZ, INDIA, S. AFRICA, MED., ETC. PltASf CALL: *****00 (16 UNCS) VIETNAM CONVENTIONAL SERVICE "DOOR TO DOOR* SERVICE ssa oya tflowKHn ItfO 15/03 MIA town M/W HOOI MM Ai»o Accepting Cargo For AM Otfwr ViamamoM Port* PHASi CALL; 223 $622 O UNK)
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      524 39 MAA SIN I I TIGER BAY SISN 07-C»<o3 12-1&03 21-22/03 I TIGER WAVE 516N 10-11/03 16-19AX3 24-25/03 I IIIGER ISLAND 517N 14-IVO3 19-23A33 28-29/03 I ■hGER BRIDGE 518N 17 18k03 23-2&03 31-01/04 I PVIGER BAY 519N 21 22/03 26-30/03 0405/04 I TIGER WAVE 520N 24-2503 3fro2/04 07-06/04 TIGER SPRING 277CN8
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      667 39 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS A 62 Toh Guan Road Singapore *****1 dbjd kilA Tel: *****66 (60 Lines) Fax: *****33 IPIM W E-MAlL:flesin@singnet.com.sg CONSOLIDATION SERVICE CANADA ETD SIN SOUTH AFRICA ETD SIN MONTREAL 12/03 CAPETOWN 15/03 TORONTO 12/03 DURBAN 15/03 VANCOUVER 12/03 JOHANNESBURG 15/03 GREECE ETD SIN SPAIN ETD SIN PIREAUS 09/03
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      829 39 OOCL (Sinoaoore) Pte Lid CFS Keooel A. 79 Amm Read #21-04 (S) *****4 *513 #01-121 Cm#* I 91 QNO **********0N M 272 7127 3919 (go I W W: *****13 F« 221 3942 fax: 272 7125 V ■otiiMHia.im/oyMM Q mtmm TO USA sw [~oa ["aii [mm fine OUTBOUND jsef syd mb
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      189 39 tow Tims/ ma muwtfc p. wmuw/smcAWtf SOUTH lOUNC vssa W KODAK si hsi m a® nm ZZUKZ ZISgMI ZMI Jmmi m* w/Spjil w/wjawil KUAUSAtI 173t5 IQ/O3OMM} 11/ WOK) imam —mrr~ mm~ imwfti BMUSIMI WK WO(W) IVWWB mmmm CM I WT I SM faxm ~l w» ~agggi «WUM« g*j lEgM) W/gSM
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      517 40 SAMUDERA INDONESIA (S)PTE LTD 15 McCALLUM STREET #03-01/02 NATWEST CENTRE S PORE *****5 ■M TEL: *****81-3 FAX: *****08 (OUTWARD) *****69 (INWARD) TLX: R*****0 C« N. IM7MMMM BOOKINGS UN^*****41 /43 jESSIC A/CEUA/MEICHAM WUSIM 3 SLQS/WEEK TDK Ivrtte. ivoyisM I tow SMAftJ/WA 519 06/03 (SAT) 12/03 (WED) ORIENT MOEPB4DENCE 1024 08/03 (SAT)
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      1182 40 EJ2SSI TWWXWmOYEVBtYTHURSOAY/SUNOAY (*****1 **RWAL FDCED DAY-MONDAY maa WY I■l Ml RT IH M m Kt» *0T Lflt BT MM MR NM I M I IMG WEST J7OM low I*o3 2MB 2MB 31/03 MMGSTAR A7O3E SU) SLD SLD SID SLO 11AO I DOVER BROGE A7IOM |IMB I OMM 03/04 02/04 0804
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      347 40 Singapore Soviet Shippißi Co. Pte. Ltd. Cfl WO: **********00 BOMBAY/COCHIN [vessel VOV IBIN BOM KOTA CAHAYA CAMI77 OM3 17/0* TRADE FAST TFSIBI 13/03 21/09 SEA SUCCESS I 02N 20/03 28/03 MEKHAMK KURAKO MK3ON 29/03 07/04 ANNOUNCING REGULAR MONTHLY RO-RO BREAKBULK SERVICE SIN/BOM/N.SHEVA VESSEL VOV SM BOM/MSHEVA TRANSOCEAMC 03-07 10/03 18/03
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      912 41 1 [ASIA MBWTORA>gAN IXPttSS (AME) -WESTBOUND SWVICIj' I VESSEL VOY W HCG CA46 IMA GEH ICN KTM FH. LEH I MSC ALEXA 9709-3 13 MAR 14 MAR 18 MAR 27 MAR 29 MAR 30 MAR 04 APR 05 APR 06 APR 1 MSC CARLA 9710-3 18 MAR 19 MAR 23
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      1500 41 vbsm SUM MMM ap] MlI YBM, Hi W Hi 1 IB lAIOM IM7 VM OUT ISM 1103 KO3 MJJ 2SM H.NK *77 MJS* lUS lUS IUS I4JJ ISM niwnm mi mm wjut mm iam km v.n tun mnomsmi mn our mm lus ius mi iui MHOMIOM 1117 lUS lUS* lUI
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      526 42 SINO IXPRISS SHIPPING 11 COLLYER QUAY #06-01 THE ARCADE fBINOTRANSI S (*****7). TEL: *****90 FAX: *****98 TLX: R*****1 BINOEX SINOTRANS SHANGHAI (CONTAINER SERVICE) ESSE VOYAGt EIASIN ETAHK6 EIA SUA 5. WELL 9706 08/03 13/03 "17/03 16. LUCK 9704 14/03 19/03 23/03 0. GLORY 9708 21/03 26/03 ***** 6. WEI 9708
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      210 42 hongkomT MV "ASIAN PEGASUS" VNOB4 ETA SIN 9-3-97 PUSAM ■^hbhmhm MV "NED HOORN" VBOB7 ETA SIN 9-3-97 CAU BOOKING: 220-2022 MARIIYN/YONG/LOOt/HAMIDAH ■>»«»—. CONSOLIDATION, WAREHOUSING. TRANSPORTATION, I HOUSEHOLD REMOVAL AND AIR CARGO SERVICE EXPRESS (S> PTE J LCL CONSOLIDATION SERVICE An »MMt otMIM OSK Llim/Hai Sun tap Group 11 C*Hv*r Quay
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      114 42 0* it OCEAN ISLAND 15/03 RdnVAtwAJK I 2(VTO 25/03 RdnVAtw/BnrtUK I IB ■"APPYOAY OMAJ»*biniahnM)mmmn<i~* I ■ADAMASTOS Hoctoidah/jMkMVAqrtM/PL S*d I Oi^A.OhMah>MmTwVKiMrt| ■A.VERME2 H<x*ctah/J«ddatVEgypC I ■GLOBAL JANE Dubai/A DhatVßahr»rVD«nm*VKuwa* I E7W. Inrtonwfc I tLoadbig tar 1 Loe OrtwVChwteettxV I NortaMCmtan I BilmiMnrtonwto I J 1 WiW i i \yiTm} i LOAONQFOR NAVIGATOR
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      115 43 LEGEND R Thunderstorm Temperoture c A y Shower Weother Wind direction with speed in knots ee Ro*i v/ Cloudy Sky Wov Serfoce wind* ere mdicoted by orrowi wfcdi Hy wrtti rtie wind One hJ circle represents co»m or fight and variable winds J— One half Heche represents 5 knots It
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