The Business Times, 12 September 1997

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    9 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MIT A (P) 023/12/96 85t SINGAPORE
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
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    Govt may allow foreign lawyers to practise here
    681 1  -  Committee chaired by A-G set np to review legal needs in the financial sector By I Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] The government is considering opening the door to allow foreign law firms and foreign lawyers to practise local banking and corporate law in
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    Stanchart Treasury head picks S'pore as global HQ
    536 1  -  He is bullish about region's prospects after forex crisis By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] In a move that will surely boost Singapore's continuing efforts to be the region's premier financial centre, Standard Chartered Bank's new global head of Treasury, Mike Reese, has elected
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    Lock icon Japanese economy shrank a sharp 2.9% in 2nd quarter
    327 1 Drop in private consumption after sales tax hike blamed Reuter (TOKYO] Japan said yesterday its economy shrank by a surprisingly large 2.9 per cent in the April-June quarter mainly due to a drop in private consumption after an April 1 hike
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    Lock icon High wire act
    78 1 [HONGKONG] Hanging by a rappelling rope, a security officer checks out security at Hongkong's new Convention Center extension, where the June 30 handover ceremony took place and where next week's IMF/ World Bank meetings will be held. Officials and analysts say a successful hosting of the meetings
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    Dow down another 123 points at 1pm EDT
    240 1 [NEW YORK] The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 100 points in early afternoon trading yesterday after falling 132 points or 1.7 per cent on Wednesday. Weighed down by earnings jitters and a weaker bond market, the benchmark index was down
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      119 1 fpilf BfcM Malaysia's coodo prices down Condo prices in Malaysia fell 4.6% in the first half of this year. Deputy Finance Minister Wong See Wah attributed the continued downturn to foreign buyer levy and to overbuilding by developers, Pg6 Aria's Gorparate Leaders Tm a simple man," says AHIM Co chairman
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      SMRT profit jumps 20% to $161.5m
      279 2  -  Ridership hits all-time high of 318 m; fewer complaints received %< Christopher Tan SINGAPORE MRT Ltd (SMRT), operators of the mass transit system here, posted a 20 per cent rise in after-tax profit to $161.5 million for the full year elided March 31,1997. The
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      Lock icon MAS prefers delay in US listing for Sing dollar futures
      287 2 It cites recent forex turmoil, but says NT Cotton Exchange has sole discretion Reuter [SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said it would prefer a delay in the listing of a Singapore dollar futures contract by the New York
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      Lock icon PM Goh arrives in Mexico for 5-day visit
      446 2 Boosting trade and economic ties to be a key topic on agenda The Straits Times [MEXICO CITY] A 19-gun salute greeted Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong when he arrived at the Presidential hangar of Mexico City airport for the start of a
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      Lock icon Job ads grow at a steady 13%
      288 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Jobs By: Frances Lui LABOUR demand is growing at a healthy pace if the volume of newspaper recruitment advertisements is any indication. Job ads volume in Singapore Press Holdings publications grew 13 per cent in August, the same as
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      Earlier discharge open to 2 out of 3 bankrupts under new rule
      389 2  -  Official Assignee can discharge those with debts below $250,000 By Siow Li Sen UNDER increased powers of the Official Assignee (OA) which will come into effect on Monday,about two-thirds of bankrupts can look forward to an earlier discharge.
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    • NEWS Roundup
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        Govt awards up to $70m IT contracts
        95 2 THE government has awarded contracts to seven IT suppliers worth $40 million Computer Board (NCB) chief information officer. Tan r.hiam Hunt said yesterday. The actualiotal value on the take-up rate by gDUtoHBiaatttottfe for theCfc contracts, which are from Sept 1 to May 31
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        CityCab tops again in taxi rankings
        97 2 CITYCAB has again emerged tops in overall rankings of the Land Transport Authority's second taxi performance appraisal, conducted between January and June. However, it still had the highest accident rate (only accidents where drivers are at fault are considered), and complaints rate among the
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      Lock icon Burberrys plans to double number of outlets in Asia
      426 3  -  By< Jenny Lam LONDON retail brand Burberrys, best known for its classic rainwear, is gearing up for aggressive expansion in the Asia-Pacific with plans to double the number of outlets in the region to 400 in five years. Businessman Henry Tay,
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      Gema offers 10m shares at $1 each
      347 3 Bulk of proceeds will pay for 5% stake in Tekka Corner project GEMA Holdings Ltd, an investment vehicle set up for the Malay/Muslim community, is offering 10 million shares at $1 each tomorrow to raise funds. The offer comprises 2.5 million shares for
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  • ASIA'S VOLATILE MARKETS
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      New deficit-busting measures to come in Oct, hints Anwar
      480 4  -  Super corridor project to go ahead; ELSE index drops 3.4% From Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur FINANCE Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday signalled that further measures to tackle the current account deficit would be unveiled during the October budget, but said that
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      Indonesia on a liquidity tightrope
      488 4  -  Analysts expect central bank to loosen monetary policy of March elections From S N Vaauki in Jakarta TWO prominent analysts warned yesterday that though the Indonesian economy was in better shape than Thailand's, the tight liquidity re- gime endangered the country's rrTinnmia pfOiprrtn But they
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      Manila brokers against clampdown move
      374 4  -  Froh Al Labita in Manila PHILIPPINE stockbrokers yesterday bewailed plans of corporate watchdogs to crack down on foreign funds for the stockmarket's woes. "They are just looking for a scapegoat," Angping Securities research chief Wilfred Son said, referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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      Lock icon Bakrie: Late payment due to technical hitch
      173 4 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bakrie Investindo, a holding company for the interests of Indonesia's Bakrie family, said it was one day late in repaying 25 billion rupiah (5512.83 million) of commercial paper sold through Panin Bank. The principal on the note was originally due
      Bloomberg  -  173 words
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      Moody's mulls possible downgrade of Thai state oil firm
      347 5  -  Move part of Moody's foreign currency ceiling rating review From. Harish Mehta in Bangkok MOODY'S Investors Service has placed under watch the senior debt rating of Thai state oil firm PTT Exploration and Production International (PTTEP) for possible downgrade, just one
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      The currency enemy is within
      205 5  -  Business strategist Ohmae says crisis due to people losing trust in own currencies From Louis Beckerling in Seoul THE turmoil which decimated exchange rates of South-east Asian currencies last month was caused not by rogue speculators elsewhere in the world, but an enemy within. This
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      7 5 Management guru defends Korean workers, Pg 13
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      M'sian condo prices fell 4.6% in first half: report
      607 6  -  KUALA LUMPUR Deputy finance minister puts decline down to foreign bnyer levy and overbuilding Reports by Eddie Toh CONDO prices in Malaysia weakened further in the first half of this year, tumbling 4.6 per cent amid an overall property slowdown, according
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      House prices in key areas rising at slower pace
      257 6 PRICES of residential properties in several key areas showed a slower pace of growth in the first half of 1997. Similarly, the number of transactions in those areas grew at a much slower rate. According to the latest National House Price
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      KL hopes for amicable settlement to Ekran's termination of ABB pact
      374 6 KUALA LUMPUR But Anwar won't say if ABB will get compensation over deferred project FINANCE Minister Anwar Ibrahim yesterday said the government hopes for an amicable settlement to Ekran's termination of its contract with Asea Brown Boveri in the
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      Siemens still interested in Bakun dam project
      308 6  -  PASIR GUDANG By: Ronnie Lim SIEMENS, earlier shortlisted for Malaysia's controversial Bakun dam project, is interested in reviving its bid for the Msls billion (557.7 billion) mega deal, Siemens officials said yesterday. The managing director of Siemens Power Generation Asia Pacific, Hans-Jurgen Schafer,
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon Jiang unlikely to be made chairman of the party
      559 7  -  15th COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS Spokesman quells talk that amendment of party constitution will recreate the chairman's post By Lu Ning in Beijing ONE day before the official opening of the crucial 15th Communist Party Congress, a party spokesman all but ruled
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      Lock icon New rules on China nuclear exports
      214 7 BEIJING Reuter CHINA yesterday issued details of its tighter controls on exports of nuclear equipment and materials, requiring all such overseas sales to be authorised by the State Council, or cabinet. The regulations were issued "to strengthen controls on nuclear exports and to safeguard
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      Lock icon Tung refuses to budge on HK's proposed election law
      431 9 WASHINGTON He says best way for US to help HE is to improve relations with China Reuter HONGKONG'S chief executive on Wednesday refused to give ground on a proposed election law which critics say undermines democracy in the former British territory.
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      Lock icon Undervalued yuan safe from regional turmoil
      425 9 HONGKONG Low value accounts lor export boom; unit faces upward pressure AFP AS ASIA reels from currency meltdowns and massive devaluations, the Chinese yuan remains an island of stability in a shell-shocked region. The yuan has been immune from shocks as it is not
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      Lock icon China may ease capital goods tariff for high-tech companies
      233 9 BEIJING Reuter CHINA yesterday introduced a new twist into an ongoing battle with foreign investors over an unpopular capital goods import tariff by saying it might grant preferential import policies to high technology businesses. "China is considering readjustments in customs duties
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  • ASIA
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      Management guru rises to defence of Korean workers
      368 13  -  SEOUL Hyundai chief blames workers for faltering economy bat Ohmae arrows management Reports by Louis Beckerling MANAGEMENT guru Kenichi Ohmae came to the defence of Korean workers here yesterday, after they were singled out by Hyundai chairman Chung Mong Koo as the
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      Kim denies economic miracle is over
      141 13 SEOUL SCEPTICS who believe South Korea's "economic miracle" may be ending will be proved wrong, said the country's President Kim Young Sam in Seoul yesterday. Speaking amid tight security ahead of impending peace talks with North Korea next week, Mr Kim told delegates attending
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      Lock icon Aussie dollar plunges on unexpected Aug jobs fall
      212 13 SYDNEY Bloomberg THE Australian dollar plunged as much as one US cent (1.5 Singapore cents) to its lowest in more than two years after a report showed employment unexpectedly fell in August. The economy shed 38,200 jobs last month, compared to economists'
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      Lock icon Hashimoto appoints new foreign minister in reshuffle
      232 13 TOKYO He also gives cabinet post to a graft-tainted former vice-minister AFP JAPANESE Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, naming a new foreign minister while giving a cabinet post to a scan-dal-tainted veteran. In his third cabinet, Mr Hashimoto named Keizo
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Al Gore slammed in US campaign funds probe
      469 14 WASHINGTON Senate panel probing fund-raising abases summons national security adviser Reuter THE US Senate committee investigating campaign fundraising abuses hammered Vice-President A 1 Gore on Wednesday and summoned National Security Adviser Sandy Berger to testify yesterday. Meanwhile, Republican representative Dan Burton racheted
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      Lock icon Bundesbank uncertain about euro launch target
      247 14 BERLIN Reuter THE German central bank stirred up debate about the 1999 launch of the European single currency yesterday but Chancellor Helmut Kohl said he was confident it would start on time. Bundesbank chief economist Otmar Issing re-opened the issue yesterday by saying that
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      Lock icon Albright: still long way to revive peace process
      171 14 WEST BANK AFP A DOWNBEAT US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said yesterday that her first round of crisis talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders had left "a long way to go" before the peace process could be revived. Speaking at a
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      Lock icon US trade deficit narrows to US$39b in second qtr
      379 14 WASHINGTON Net foreign purchases of Treasuries down, foreign buying of US stocks at record high Bloomberg THE US trade deficit in goods, services and investments narrowed to US$39 billion (Sss9 billion) in the second quarter, the Commerce Department said yesterday. Net
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      Lock icon Move to hold UK rates expected
      230 14 LONDON But analysts divided on Bank of England's next move on rates Reuter THE decision by the Bank of England yesterday to hold interest rates was widely expected but analysts were divided on the bank's next move. "The economy is still gaining momentum too
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      BA, bank robbers and a banana boat song
      843 15  -  EUROPEAM VIEW The BA-American Airlines deal is still stuck In EU gridlock but the banana question has been settled By Kevin Sullivan CHARLIE Chaplin was once asked how he would breathe new life into the comic cliche of a man slipping on
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      Lock icon Senate votes to repeal US$50b tax break for tobacco firms
      288 15 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE US Senate dealt the tobacco industry a major defeat yesterday, voting 95-3 to repeal a US$5O billion (Ss7s billion) tax break that tobacco companies want to use to help them pay for a proposed U*****.5 billion liability
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      Lock icon New gadget to foil paparazzi
      154 15 NEW YORK AFP A SMALL US company has developed a laser device it says celebrities can use as protection against intruding photographers, the New York Post reported on Wednesday. The device has been given the name Eagle Eye. It wraps the wearer in laser beams
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      Lock icon Net fraud soars as business grows
      225 15 WASHINGTON AFP FRAUD on the Internet is skyrocketing as more business is done on the World Wide Web, a consumer organisation said Wednesday. The National Consumer League said its study showed almost 700 complaints of Internet fraud in the first seven months of 1997,
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  • FOCUS
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      Lock icon E Asian economy still robust: World Bank
      1170 16  -  Financial sector needs urgent overhaul, but economic fundamentals remain strong, says study Leon Hadar IWASHINGTON] CONTRARY to the analysis of doomsayers in the Western press, the Asian economy, and particularly its financial sector, remains quite robust, a new study issued by the World
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      147 16 World Bank at fault, Pg 17 I Different. Understated cbic. An original by Philippe Starch. Foal Avenue Third of the Quartet. Near Holland Village, this garden bungalow sits on about 15,200 sq ft of prime freehold land with ,Lj^PPf^^A 411^ 65% of area dedicated to lush gardens. A superb blend
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      US should prick bubble in the making
      689 17  -  vTHB BOTTOM UME OPINION %Bv Lee Boon Keng The writer is a lecturer at the Nanyang Business School, NTU IN A SPEECH to top economists gathered at Stanford University to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, Alan Greenspan,
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      164 17 4 lf you're on the buy side, there are going to be so many roadshows that you're not going to have to pay for breakfast or lunch for the next month.' -MKrkMI an analyst as more than 50 companies are lining up to sell as much as
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      S-E Asia's crisis: the next phase
      700 17 EDITORIAL OVER the past week, regional currencies and stockmarkets have stabilised in the wake of what could be called "market-friendly" policy announcements by Southeast Asian finance ministers. It is tempting to conclude from these developments that the time of crisis in the region is
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      Lock icon World Bank at fault
      1052 17  -  Bank damns itself when it charges that millions in East Asia miss ont on region's economic miracle By, Anthony Rowley The writer is BVs Tokyo correspondent A MIXTURE of gall and spleen appears to have prompted the World Bank to publish a report challenging the validity
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      827 17 ■o tarty wd to tkfthasa THE Indonesian government and those of neighbouring countries have been extremely worried by the serious impact of the haze coming from burning forests in Kalimantan and Sumatra. But those involved in the making of the "environmental apocalypse" apparently remain unrepentant. The
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  • Page 17 Miscellaneous
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      66 17 DOOHESBURY By Garry Trudeau AS YOU Ail KNOW, IHAVB OF COURSE, ON6-OF THE MANY SHORTCOMINGS, OUTONE XfERENCE IN PEOPLES UU&.BUT\ VANTAGES OF AFFLICTION QH, PEAR... SOUL* OFTHEMI9NOTC/NIOSM. I \ONLYJF7HOSEOFUSINPUOUO I THAT I HAVE NO CLEAR IPEA OF pfpTWJ 7HERES stilcbeueveinthepossi' \sermce conxjcroußseiy&\ how UEiLite measure? up sounpukb the BtLITY OF
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Poetic verse takes a dramatic turn
      801 18  -  ben mumroe reviews renditions of Dylan Thomas and Roger Jenkins BEN MUNROE THIS week at Writers' Week 1997, audiences were offered two similar projects which attempted to lift the written word out of poetic texts and thrust it out into the open, in this
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      895 18  -  COLLECTOR'S Item ANTIQUES The pieces, valued at over Sim, show how tastes evolved from 1644 to 1911 By Lu Chisen COLLECTORS and enthusiasts can look forward next week to viewing porcelain of the Qing dynasty when Oriental art specialist Spink brings in a sampling of
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      1447 20  -  Rahim Co qualifies for a public listing but the stumbling block is legislation which precludes non-valuer shareholders, says nazatul ibwa NAZATUL IZMA Malaysian Business Rahim Co executive chairman Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman says: "I'm a very simple man." It's a statement that
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      SIS rejects Rafiq's right to exercise Scotts option
      308 21  -  By' Teh Hooi Ling [SINGAPORE] Scotts Investments Singapore (SIS), the Jumabhoy family's holding company, has rejected Rafiq Jumabhoy's right to exercise shares in publicly-listed Scotts Holdings under a share option being disputed in court. Scotts Holdings yesterday said it was so informed
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      Should SingTel take 2nd look at 'new-fangled' businesses?
      807 21  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Teh Hooi Ling THESE are turbulent times for telecommunications companies the world over. Since the landmark World Trade Organisation pact was signed by nearly 70 countries early this year, barriers to the world's US$6OO billion (Ss9o6 billion) telecommunications market
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      YTL may build power station in Johor to tap S'pore demand
      562 21  -  Feasibility of 500MW dedicated plant, with supply via submarine cable under study By: Ronnie Lim [PASIR GUDANG, Johor] Malaysia's YTL Power is studying the feasibility of building a dedicated power station in Johor to supply electricity to Singapore via
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      SBS to continue diversifying: chairman
      375 21  -  Only 10% of pre-tax profit came from bus operations last year Froi Abdul Hadhi in London LISTED Singapore Bus Service (SBS) will continue to diversify further, group chairman Wong Hung Khim said here on Wednesday. He was speaking after a ceremony to hand over the
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      Summit did not make pirated CD-ROMs: lawyer
      370 21  -  RAID ON SUMMIT Firm's cancellation of any dubious orders cited as evidence liy< Annette Pau [SINGAPORE] Lawyers for local compact disc maker SM Summit yesterday stressed that the company did not make pirated CD-ROMs, citing documentary evidence. Senior counsel Davinder Singh of Drew
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        Lock icon Tongkah to buy all of Pantai's healthcare assets for M$190m
        401 22 As part of group's revamp, Pantai will acquire Perdana Finance, Kestrel Sec Reuter [KUALA LUMPUR] Diversified Malaysian firm Tongkah Holdings Bhd said yesterday it is proposing to acquire all the healthcare assets and businesses held by its associate company Hospital
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        Hai Sun Hup buys Aussie hotel
        232 22 [SINGAPORE] Diversified ma-rine-based Hai Sun Hup has bought the Powerhouse Boutique Hotel and two neighbouring vacant plots of land in Brisbane for A 519.9 million (Ss22 million). The 91-room, five-star hotel is on the corner of Hunt Street and Kingsford-Smith Drive in Brisbane. The
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        Lock icon Bank Universal cuts IPO size to 250m shares
        109 22 AFX-Asia, Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Bank Universal, a subsidiary of PT Astra International, will go ahead with its IPO despite currency and stock market weakness, but it cut the offer size to 250 million shares from 300 million, to be priced at 675
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        Lock icon Lion Land, Amsteel to buy back 10% of shares
        255 22 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Lion Land Bhd and Amsteel Corp Bhd have proposed to buy back 10 per cent of their paid-up share capital, the companies said in separate statements. Both companies said they are proposing to amend their articles of association
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        Lock icon Paul Y-ITC to acquire Hutchison hotel site
        212 22 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's leading construction firm Paul Y-ITC Construction Holdings Ltd said yesterday it would acquire a hotel site from Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Whampoa Ltd for HK$7OO million (*****.6 million). Paul Y-ITC will issue 104.2 million shares to Hutchison at HKS2.4O per share
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        Poh Lian interim profit falls 23% to $2.9m
        383 22  -  It sees better 2nd half as income from 3 new projects will be booked By. Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE] Interim net profit of newly-listed Poh Lian Holdings dropped 23 per cent, but full year profit is likely to be better than the
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        Lock icon New World plans US$1b fund for China investments
        419 22 It's expected to seek separate listing later for its China interests Bloomberg [HONGKONG] New World Development Co, one of Hongkong's biggest investors in China, is planning to raise up to USSI billion (Ssl.s billion) from private investors to help finance its own
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          Fu Yu interim profit 22% lower At $5m
          116 22 [SINGAPORE] The weak electronics sector pushed down Fu Yu Manufacturing's interim profit by 22.4 per cent to $5.03 million for the period ended June 30 this year. Group turnover was down by 18.3 per cent to $86.59 million and earnings per share
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          Kerry Properties to borrow HK$3.5b
          121 22 [HONGKONG] Kerry Properties Ltd, a Hongkong-based property company, says it is borrowing the equivalent of HK$3.5 billion (*****.5 million) for five years from a group of 11 banks to fund its general working capital requirements. The two-part loan package is unsecured and the funds can
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          Acer injects 66m baht into Thai associate
          155 22 [SINGAPORE] Acer Computer injected capital of 66.15 million baht (552.9 million) into its associate company in Thailand. SV-Acer Company Ltd (SV-Acer) on Sept 8. The capital injection was made pursuant to a call on the shares of SV-Acer. The issued capital of SV-Acer
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          Aztech contributes to German unit
          36 22 [SINGAPORE] Aztech Systems has on Aug 18 made a cash contribution of 8 million Deutschemarks (556.7 million) for the increase of the capital reserves of Aztech Systems GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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          Clarification
          44 22 IN our report yesterday "RDC reaches settlement over 167 million claim", it was mentioned that RDC was ordered by the High Court to pay an initial sum of $10.78 million last year. RDC has pointed out that the figure should be $8.8 million.
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        450 23 Analysts say US MNCs could suffer, bat those that sell in US$ will be protected Bloomberg [NEW YORK) The economic crisis in South-east Asia crept closer to home for US investors as an analyst lowered earnings estimates for IBM, citing the region's
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        Lock icon Move to fight Microsoft's Web TV
        368 23 Consortium develops system for faster and cheaper Net access NYT [LOS ANGELES] A powerful team of companies is mounting a direct challenge to a plan by Microsoft chairman Bill Gates to use cable television to dominate the Internet. Key members of the cable industry
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        Lock icon BNP beats forecasts with 75% interim profit surge
        305 23 Reuter [PARIS] Banque Nationale de Paris announced a 75 per cent leap in first-half profit to 3.04 billion francs (***** million) yesterday. The profit surge beat the best predictions of investment analysts, gave the shares a big lift on the stock market
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        Lock icon Peregrine searches for new partner in Korea venture
        197 23 Bloomberg [SEOUL] Peregrine Investments Holdings Ltd said it is searching for a new partner for its Korean joint venture, dismissing its one-time partner's sale of its stake. Daehan Merchant Banking Corp, a unit of Sungwon Group, bought a 22 per cent stake
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        Lock icon Fuji Bank planning to sell 3t yen of assets
        242 24 FT [TOKYO] Fuji Bank is planning to cut its asset base by three trillion yen (5537.9 billion) as part of the most ambitious securitisation by any of Japan's top 20 banks. The sale is worth 50 per cent more than the
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        310 24 Single regulator neetfted to oversee securities and banking Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Federal Reserve regulators should focus more on financial markets and less on deposit insurance, said a senior Fed official. William McDonough, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
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        447 24 Lenders should start now to form global alliances, he says Reuter [VANCOUVER] The world is on the verge of a boom in mortgage financing and lenders should move now to form global alliances, Lawrence Small, Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
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        Lock icon Euroyen, JGBs higher on weak GDP
        214 24 SSKELReport Reuter [SINGAPORE) Simex Euroyen and Japanese government bond (JGB) futures headed higher yesterday after the release of weaker than expected Japanese Gross Domestic Product (GDP) numbers. Dealers said the contracts were pushed up on Simex following the release of the data, after the
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        Futures weakened by Wall Street fall
        143 24  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES By Charlie Kuo, By Charlie Kuo, service dealer, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures contract was influenced by the sharp fall overnight in US blue chips. Sentiment remained weak during the first half of the trading session,
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        284 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuter [LONDON) Oil prices edged higher yesterday as diplomatic niceties at the United Nations in New York held up approval of a resolution allowing Iraq to complete its side of the current oil-for-food deal. The benchmark North Sea Brent blend crude
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        268 24 AFP, Reuter London THE dollar was mixed, dipping towards 1.78 marks on Bundesbank comments that the trend to lower inflation was over, but trading above 119.50 yen. Sterling was steady after the Bank of England left base rates unchanged at 7 per cent as expected. The dollar drew
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      1611 25 SICOM FUTURES Sept it RU88£R(MwMdosaqK<tS.30fM) RSS1 CONTRACTUS CMtsAc) Oom VoImm OpM Itortfc Htq* Low Sott (to—w) hrtarwt Od 97 ***** 133.00 ***** 1000 1425 Nov 97 07.75 1550 Dec 97 140.25 1950 Jan/Mar 98 144.50 5910 Afr/Jw 96 152.50 ***** -*/5ep 98 158.00 155.00 0100 150 4800 RSS
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      2217 25 iQHfttm Mistrials s*«t n fuel AB Pom Z7Z.4QO -2 Abbey M.itKMial 849 -6 A Med Domecq 460.400 -4 Amec 143.400 i*>ctl A uU Group 144.600 *2.200 BAT Ind 517 -4.400 BGPIe 265 600 BtCC 158.400 -3 BOC Group 1050 -4 BM WKM 876 -11 BTR 234 *16
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      1545 25 Reuter, Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 -***** STOCKS ended sharply lower yesterday as shares of Japanese exporters were jarred by Wall Street's nosedive overnight and by concerns over upward pressures on the yen against the US dollar, brokers said. The key Nikkei 225 Average shed 422.54 points, or 2.26 per
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      1601 26 Bloomberg §U Hang Seng -497J4 STOCKS fell for a second day, as investors fear China-relat-ed stocks may have risen too far in anticipation of China's 15th Communist Party congress. Both Chinese-state owned companies and mainlandbacked investment companies saw further selling pressure, after rising as much as 15 per cent
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      682 26 Reuter Q Shenzhen B Index -0.59 CHINA'S share prices fell across the board yesterday as investors turned cautious and trimmed holdings ahead of a crucial meeting of the Communist Party, brokers said. Prices of foreign currency B shares closed lower under pressure from selling aimed primarily at the A
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      348 26 Reuter QWP Index -30.08 SHARE prices closed lower yesterday despite the government's recent market-boost-ing initiatives, as the recently foundering electronics sector bore the brunt of Wall Street's overnight slide, brokers said. The Weighted Price index fell to as low as 9,027.88 points before regaining some loss ground to close
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      260 26 Reuter Fl Wellington *2J56 THE market ended yesterday slightly firmer, lifted by another big surge in Fletcher Energy which closed up 26 cents at NZ56.62. The NZSE-40 Capital Index closed up 2.55 points at 2.487.66.— Reuter s«nn m *i- cooo) AN2 Banking 11.50 ♦0.02 3634 Advantages Hidgj 0 90
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      822 26 Bloomberg H SET Index *1054 THAI stocks rebounded the first time in three days, led by banks and finance companies. Bangkok Bank, the country's biggest bank, and other banks led gains, accounting for most of the index's rise. Investors bet bank issues fell too far on Wednesday, after Moody's
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      391 26 AFP fl Composite Index ♦ITS SHARE prices on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday edged up 0.5 per cent on a rebound in large-capital stocks, dealers said. Investors remained cautious because of rising interest rates and on reports that distribution giant Dainong Corp was seeking court protection from creditors, a
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      598 26 AFP Q All Ordinaries -0.7 SHARE prices finished marginally lower yesterday in what brokers described as a sluggish day of trade dominated by disappointing unemployment data. The All Ordinaries Index eased 0.7 points to 2,665.8. The All Resources Index fell 5.8 points to 1,368.2 while the All Industrials Index
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      740 26 AFP Composite Index -1&88 SHARE prices closed 3.3 per cent lower yesterday, led by falls in large capital telecommunications and cigarette shares, amid regional weakness and a lack of incentives, dealers said. "Since those things (interest rate cuts, lifting of limitations on forward trading) did not happen, people kept
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      315 26 Reuter Q Manila -87.48 LINGERING political uncertainties and currency woes are likely to prolong the current weakness in the Philippine stock market, analysts said. The Composite Index tumbled 67.48 points, or 3.05 per cent, yesterday to end at 2,145.29 points, just off an in-tra-day low of 2,141.11. Traders also
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        8184 27 INDUSTRIALS CofiMnwr protects 1997 Last Vol Day N Cap High Low Company Solo 'OOO High Low P/t Smll 790 400 Aiinomoto 480 30 3 480 480 26.6 '94 6 448 231 tnguu 284 4 109 286 280 8 4 418.8 905 370 Apollo FooO Hlg 570 25 49 570 525
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        533 27 Reuter, Bloomberg CI Composite Index THE benchmark stock index dropped a second day, led by Tenaga Nasional Bhd, after the government failed to convince investors it will make a big dent in the current account deficit. On Wednesday, Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will
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        3400 28 BONDS, LOANS ft WARRANTS m 199T Last Vol Day Last Quota A** H*h Lm Mm dim Sato aar- COOO) Lh Buy*' W» 68 30.5 m 3000 m AMDS c5 5******6 31 31.5 35 SI 41.5 3160 "Acar W0KH31USS 57 unch 29 57.5 56 56 57 131 43 3164 Ac ma
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        Pembinaan YCS: Discount's on the high side but it is also high risk
        205 28  -  WARRANT WATCH ify R Sivanithy IT has been some time since we have featured a KLSE Second Board warrant in this column, so today's feature focuses on the warrant issued by Pembinaan YCS, a construction company. Before
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      2302 28 MALAYSIAN STOCKS Cr 6r 1997 Last Vol Day UrtOMta Mr O* VM Nat MC« L— Mm Ciw»«B| S* *h fOOOl La» Buyer S—«r C*w P/C S*«* 478 147 m s 5000 AJS8 SOc 222 «Kh IB 225 209 218 225 5.0 4.9 OA 50.5 227.7 137 54 ms
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        1651 29 TURNOVER fOOO) VALUE ('000) mhi cn» nmi mm cn» tk* Intuitrlal 61.906 35,774 97 .682 17J,5*0 42.253 215,633 fln*AC» 5,343 17.542 22.925 31.2*4 39.608 90,901 Hot.ti 1.294 1.234 2334 2.534 1.379 3.915 PrwrtiM 7,304 10,154 17,442 40.445 9,794 50.443 PtanUtkm 2.701 2.701 4.070 4.070 MMnq 272 272 455 455 BLW
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        5165 29 Gr Or M Wt 1997 LMt Vel Oay L*t Ouote Wy Wv YW Net Cap Avg Htgh L— SW 5* COOP) HH» L— Bwyer S—r C'VT P/I Smtl Met INDUSTRIALS 157 83 1020 ACE Dvnamics60c 91.5 *3 45 91.5 86 86 5 92 9 2 74.9 90 5146
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        231 30 Stocks Volume Asia FoodiProp 9,601,000 'Rekapacific Bh 8,383.000 •RHB Cap Wt99 7,104,000 •Berjaya Group 5,259,000 •Pub Bk Foreign 4,756,000 BBR Constn 5c 4,270,000 Hotung Inv MT5 4,045,000 SingTel 15c 3,969,000 *MBf Capital 3,517,000 SM Summit 10c 3,354.000 Stocks DBS Foreign 22.254,548 City Dev 50c 19,196,398 SPH Foreign 16,836,946 *Rashid Hussain
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        72 30  -  -bfl Shiv Taneja SM SUMMIT Holdings closed half a cent higher yesterday at 71-1/2 cents on a volume of 3.35 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 3.45 million shares. In the near term, the counter is expected to experience some price weakness. Investors should use
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        Poor response to land bid, Dow's fail upset STII
        717 30  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Further incentives to exit stocks come from Malaysian and HE markets; strong US$ casts shadow R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A poor response to the latest government land tender, a sharp correction on Wall Street that spilled over throughout the
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          147 30 BANK of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, with assets of US$7l9 billion (551.06 trillion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, is the largest commercial bank in Asia, according to the 1997 Asiaweek Financial 500 ranking. The merged Japanese giant dethroned Dai-Ichi Kangyo which fell to third place with US$464 billion
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          Ready to ring
          100 30 A LOT of buzz can be expected from the telecoms industry in slightly over a week's time. Representatives from major regional telcos are due to converge here for the second Asia-Pacific Telecommunications Conference being organised by Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) on Sept 23-24. They include Keith Bernard,
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          Anybody home?
          90 30 WHERE have all the residential property consultants gone? A BT reporter phoned four different consultants from four different firms Richard Ellis, Knight Frank, Colliers Jardlne and Jones Lang Wootton and all were on leave. This being the school holiday week, we presume they've taken leave to spend time
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          Celebrating failures
          105 30 TERRY Braunstein, a director of Strategic Decisions Group, a US management consultancy, has been invited to parties to celebrate the failed research and development (R&D) projects of US pharmaceutical firms. Mr Braunstein said US pharmaceutical firms, which have huge R&D budgets and departments, routinely reward and promote people
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      638 30 BUSINESS Notices LABROY MARINE LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT LABROY MARINE LIMITED (THE "COMPANY") PROPOSED ISSUE OP 41,000,000 WARRANTS ("WARRANTS") TO SUBSCRIBE FOR 41,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES OP $0.20 EACH IN THE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY ("NEW SHARES") TO BE OFFERED BY THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE
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      418 30 TF.CHXEL Bl ILDERS PTf LTD I la Volunlars Liquidation > IN THE MATTER OE THE COMPANIES ACT, CAP. 5» AND TECHXEI. Bl ILDERS PTE I.TD At an kclraordinary t ieneral Meeting of Tevhtel Builders Pie l.ld held on 10 September 1197 ai Blk 7 Kallang Place aOI-O* Singapore IWIVt. the
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      319 31 Bridge News, Reuter THE tone of the Panamax market remained soft, with activity sluggish, brokers said. In the Capesize, levels were generally unchanged and in the handysize, lower rates were reported for grain cargoes from the Continent. Biffex trades for 4 hrs and 25 min each day, Clarkson
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      450 31  -  MPA also announces measures to encourage upgrading of bunker tankers By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) yesterday announced a further set of measures designed to promote bunkering inside Singapore port limits. Included in the package of
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      165 31 Reuter [STOCKHOLM] Shipping companies Stena Line of Sweden and Britain's P&O have met British Office of Fair Trading (OFT) officials to discuss their plan to merge cross-channel ferry operations, a Stena spokesman said. Spokesman Mats Kling confirmed the broad subject matter but declined
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      249 31  -  By Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Carnival Corp has concluded the dissolution of its Asian joint-venture cruise line with Hyundai Merchant Marine. Carnival announced last week it was seeking to dissolve its Asian joint venture Carnival Cruises Asia, formed in September 1996 to develop the Asian market,
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      693 31  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By Selva Kumar A CENTRAL London County Court has upheld a custom in the United Kingdom that freight forwarders who are known to be acting for unnamed shippers would incur personal liability for unpaid freight. The affirmation came in Cory
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      336 31  -  Three-day conference will open here next Tuesday By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Terminal Operations Conference (TOC) Asia '97 opens here next Tuesday analysing opportunities and risks for container terminal developments in Asia. The three-day conference will be opened on Tuesday by Minister for Communications Mah
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      351 31 AFP [PANAMA CITY] President Ernesto Perez Balladares denounced what he called a plan to trip up the handover of the Panama Canal by the US in 2000. "We must warn that there are foreign elements that want to frustrate the will of
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      1057 32  -  VLCC CHARTER RATES Windfall for tanker owners as rates from the Persian Gulf to Asia for the 442-ship fleet have been rising since May By. Arthur Gottschalk Journal of Commerce A surprising summer surge in charter rates for very large crude carriers is likely to
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      417 32 PAGE It Famous 7 AEL 13 Farwide 13 ANL 3 FoongSun 8 Able 13 Frot4 13 Accord 8 Frt Links t3 Ahrenkiel 13 Frt Wofkl ,3 Appenship 5 Lin 1 4 Astro 3 Gemartrans 16 Austral 9 Genshpg 9 Avant 6 **1*" 13
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        195 47 ■apt 10 Japan Respect for the Aged Day. Slovakia Feast of Sorrowful Virgin Mary. South Korea Chusok (Thanksgiving). BtptH Hong Kong: Chinese Mid Autumn Festival. Taiwan: Mid Autumn Moon Festival Mexico Independence Day. Sri Lanka: Binara Full Moon Poya Day. Sept 23 Japan Autumn Equinox Day. Bapt 28
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        831 47 THIS report compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranees In US dollars instead at single prices for a more comprehen stve description of the market Price* shown are based on averagesixed stem Market movements are indicat ed The Cockett Bunker Price Index chance and
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        403 48 87 Air NZ domestic cargo workers lose jobs due to merger with Ansett NTs freight operation Reuter [MELBOURNE] Ansett Holdings Ltd, an Australian airline, said it put off plans to spend As 2 billion on new aircraft until next year.
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        373 48 It will be a 'one-stop shop' governing inter-state network Reuter [MELBOURNE] Australian states and Canberra have agreed to set up a single national regulator for the country's railway network, calling it a historic pact which marked the rebirth of rail across the continent. In
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        166 48 Reuter [DUESSELDORF] Lufthansa AG denied a report in weekly business magazine Wirtschafts Woche that the airline planned to cut 1,000 jobs by 1999 as part of a new marketing strategy. The magazine weekly said in an advance release of an article due to
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          65 48 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] The new Chek Lap Kok airport will open on schedule next year, Stephen Ip, secretary for economic services said. Mr Ip told the economic services panel of the provisional legislature that barring unforeseen circumstances such as accidents, the airport will open
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          69 48 Bloomberg [WELLINGTON] Air New Zealand Ltd said it is raising domestic air fares by an average 2 per cent because of higher Civil Aviation Authority, air traffic control and airport landing charges. In an advisory to travel agents, the airline said fares between Auckland,
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          57 48 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesia's national carrier Garuda Indonesia plans to halt its weekly Jakarta-London flight via Batam and Jeddah starting next month, a report said. "After consideration, Garuda will close down the route starting in October," Garuda Indonesia's Batam district manager Iskandar Basro was quoted by
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        464 48 Reuter [FRANKFURT] Volvo, the Swedish car maker that has built its image on safety, said it has no current plans to follow competitors into the compact car market because company safety standards cannot yet be met. Volvo chief executive Tuve Johannesson
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        50 48 [SINGAPORE] The first Boeing 777-300 in the final stages of manufacturing at the company's Everett, Washington facility The world's longest commercial jetliner made its first public appearance on Monday at a roll out ceremony marking the completion of manufacturing and the beginning offlight tests.
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        134 48 AFP [NEW DELHI] A private domestic Indian airline with an accident-free record may start flying on international routes, The Times of India newspaper reported. Jet Air, one of the few successful private carriers in India, has sought permission to go international, it said.
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        505 48 Stretch version could be launched as early as next year Reuter [SEATTLE] Boeing Co is considering modifying the wing of its 747 jumbo jet to accommodate more fuel and passengers than contemplated in earlier studies. Jerry Johnson, a Boeing spokesman, said modified
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      26 31 VLCC charter rates: Riding high on oil demand Rates from the Persian Gulf to Asia for the 442-ship fleet have been rising since May. Page 2
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      80 31 Ansett delays plans to buy As2b worth of new jets 87 Air NZ domestic cargo workers lose jobs due to merger with Ansett NZ's freight operation. Back Page Cj\y VIJ AGENCIES PTE. LTD. I PURE NEUTRAL NVOCC TO: I 1 USA HONG KONG PUSAN OTHERS 9 SINGAPORE: MALAYSIA: 120 Tanjong
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