The Business Times, 30 June 1998

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  • 13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA(P) ll(V12/97 85* SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 1998
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  • 78 1 FOBEX BATES us$ ss IJSJ 1.710 £(USS/SS per S) L661 1840 DM L814 9.942 YEN 1411 1HB* RM 4.186 0.410 HKS 7.748 0121 BART 4131 0.040 HJPIAH 16,100 Mil* 'St to MunUs FUME SATES SINGAPORE* 7.88 KlIALA LUMPUR 111.50 JAKARTA .2890 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA .22.94 BONO KONG 10.25 TAIPEI
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  • 954 1  -  Govt slashes growth forecast to 0.5-1.5%; $800 m budget deficit this fiscal year By. Andrey Tan [SINGAPORE] The government yesterday unveiled a $2 billion package to cut business costs and boost the Singapore economy, which it now says may grow just 0.51.5 per
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  • 437 1  -  Talks will continue when Malaysians are ready: Jaya Reports by* Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] Singapore and Malaysia have not reached agreement to extend water supply to the Republic beyond the expiry dates of the present Water Agreements, said Foreign Affairs Minister S Jayakumar
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  • 531 1 [SINGAPORE] Finance Minister Richard Hu stressed yesterday that the government does not influence interest rates set by banks here for Malaysian ringgit deposits or deposits in any currency including the Singapore dollar. Responding to questions in parliament, Dr Hu noted that there have been
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  • 402 1  -  By] Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] The Malaysian ringgit crashed by 14 sen against the US dollar yesterday, with traders interpreting measures announced late Friday to boost liquidity as a clear signal that the currency's value would be sacrificed for a pro-growth stance. Traders said that
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  • 590 1  -  Key measure is suspension of land sales nntil end-1999 By Ang Wan May [SINGAPORE) Finance Minister Richard Hu yesterday announced four specific measures to ease the property oversupply and help developers tide over the difficult period. Key among the steps aimed at stabilising
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    • 147 1 fIHBPB The gloomy sentiment in Corporate Japan intensified in June, but not as badly as expected. In fact, in some sectors, sentiment has actually improved, P|l Ftaryqneckaad At the elite Beijing University yesterday, US President Bill Clinton argued passionately for human rights and a "new relationship" with China. But after
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    • 170 1 Easing the pain gradually, Editorial Pg 18 More parliament reports, Pg 3-5 Invented for you The Type XX Aeronavale chronograph has a doubly prestigious heritage. It is true to the inventive spirit of Abraham-Louis Breguet, the greatest watchmaker ever known. It is imbued also with the exploits of his designed
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    • 45 1 A lifesaver for developers? Pg 2 TK ORBIT MIAN MIST One year on from the flotation of the Thai baht which triggered Asia's economic crisis, BT looks at what the region has been through and where it is going, in a special supplement. Pgs 7-14
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
    • 1055 2  -  THE PROPERTY coumoi New ruling allowing developers to re-sell land bought at govt sales will help their cashflows By Lee Han Shih Thirty-three minutes into his speech. Finance Minister Richard Hu finally said something which made the property market sit up and listen. Although only a
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  • YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT
    • 662 3  -  MAS' role expanded to include the promotion of the financial sector By < Conrad Raj PARLIAMENT yesterday passed two financial bills to amend the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act and the Banking Act to introduce various measures to develop Singapore as
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    • 366 3  -  By\ Kenneth James SINGAPORE yesterday took a significant step towards its goal of becoming a global centre for electronic commerce when parliament passed two of three bills that, when enacted, will provide the legal clout essential to a trusted e-commerce environment. Trade
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    • IN Brief
      • 137 3 A FALLING yen would raise the prices of imported goods and further dampen the weak demand for imports from the region, including Singapore, said Finance Minister Richard Hu, replying to a question by Member of Parliament Ang Mong Seng on the impact of the
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      • 128 3 A TOTAL of 107 new manufacturing projects with fixed asset investments of $3.9 billion were committed in the first six months this year, said Second Minister for Trade and Industry, George Yeo, in reply to a question. These investments are expected to generate jobs
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      • 57 3 PARLIAMENT has passed a Bill to amend the Motor Vehicles (Third-Party Risks and Compensation) Act to ensure that Singapore-registered and insured vehicles travelling into West Malaysia are covered for third-party liability insurance and that the benefits of third-party victims of road accidents caused by
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      • 72 3 AREA Licensing Scheme hours on Saturdays will be shortened once electronic road pricing is implemented in the central business district (CBD), Finance Minister Richard Hu said. This follows requests by retailers in the CBD, who said that shortened hours would encourage shoppers to
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    • 393 4  -  Beyond 3%, the approval of MAS needed By\ Siow Li Sen TO encourage banks to make adequate provisions for regional loan exposure and to further promote stability in the banking sector, Finance Minister Richard Hu has lifted the current 3 per cent limit on
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    • 461 4  -  Also cuts in tariffs, increased spending on infrastructure By, Jennifer Lien TO help local businesses obtain enough working capital, the government will almost double its provision for the Local Enterprise Finance Scheme (LEFS) from $1.1 billion to $2 billion, said Finance Minister Richard Hu.
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    • 295 4  -  By\ Clarissa Tan THE government will not meddle with interest rate levels as such intervention would ultimately be harmful to the economy, Finance Minister Richard Hu said yesterday. The government also has "limited scope" in persuading banks to be more forthcoming in
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    • 667 5  -  Some disappointed by precious little in $2b package for consumption sector ByV* i« Ven Sreenivasan Wong Wei Kong TYPICALLY conservative, but sensible for starters. That was how analysts described the off-budget measures announced by Finance Minister Richard Hu in parliament yesterday. Although Dr Hu made
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    • 539 5  -  Commercial and industrial properties get 40% tax rebate By] David Boey Annette Pan OWNERS of commercial and industrial properties will get an extra 40 per cent property tax rebate on top of the 15 per cent rebate announced in the February budget for the year
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    • 264 5 "This budget benefits SMEs to a certain extent, but there is plenty of room for improvement. The salary side itself is not addressed. We need to help companies in viable businesses but who have cashflow problems... The government should act now, before they go bust." Derek Goh,
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
    • 350 6  -  Pessimism deepens, but not as mnch as feared; some sectors show improvement Frorn, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Bank of Japan's latest quarterly survey of sentiment among the nation's businessmen showed that corporate gloom intensified in June but not so badly as
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    • 282 6  -  From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA'S move to ease interest rates will give many highly-leveraged companies breathing space but the move is expected to weaken the ringgit in the short term, according to analysts. They said the central bank's decision on Friday to
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    • 274 6  -  These are the first banking failures in country's history From, Jennifer Veale in Seoul SOUTH Korea closed five weak banks yesterday, forcing them to merge with healthier banks as part of the government's efforts to restructure the debt-laden financial sector amid growing protests
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  • THE GREAT ASIAN BUST
    • 1182 7  -  While the effects of the crisis on markets and currencies are manifest, its impact on real economies and societies has only just began to be felt By' Vikram Khanna The writer is BT's Regional Economics Editor LIKE an unpredictable illness whose symptoms change as it spreads
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    • 1672 8  -  The Asian meltdown was nniqne and came as a total surprise to most strategists, government leaders, fond managers and businessmen By] Marc Faber The writer, known as Asia's "Dr Doom is the managing director of Marc Faber Limited, an investment advisory firm based in
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    • 1298 9  -  Tokyo's critics are either trying to disguise the real causes of Asian crisis or are misinterpreting the situation By. Anthony Rowley The writer is BT's Tokyo correspondent JAPAN is growing increasingly resentful at what it sees as attempts to portray it as being, if not
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    • 2748 10  -  Major milestones among the twists and turns of Asia's year-long* economic cr/'s/d Compiled by Vikram Khanna Compiled by Vlkram Khanna from The Business Times, the Internet and wire agency reports 1997 June 30: Thai Prime Minister Chavalit Yonchaiyudh assures his nation that there will be
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    • 1277 12  -  Though EL has taken steps to deal with the crisis, more radical measures are called for By Mohan Kuppusamy The writer is BT's Editorial and Opinions Page editor ECONOMIC REALITY is beginning to bite in Malaysia. After months of playing down the impact of the
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    • 1510 13  -  Incentives aren't working and banks aren't helpful. The only option is foreign equity participation Varan Sabhlok The writer is the managing partner ofAVS Asia Ventures, a regional business and financial consultancy based in Singapore, specialising in venture capital and risk management. STARTING in the
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    • 1079 14  -  Hongkong's unique attributes and its role in China's modernisation will ensure its recovery By. Michael J Enright The writer is Sun Hung Kai Professor at the University of Hongkong's School of Business. A YEAR ago, my co-authors Edith Scott, David Dodwell, and I published a
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    • 167 7 INSIDE What a difference a ytar makui Asia's Dr Doom' Marc Faber puts the Asian crisis in historical perspective and finds that despite the bad news, some stocks could well be fantastic bargains Pg 8 Don't blama us, •aya Tokyoi Are Japan'* critics trying to disguise the real causes of
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    • 1798 14 I LKM I LUNG KEE METAL HOLDINGS LIMITED I (Incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability) I NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Mandarin Singapore Hotel, Mandarin Court A, Level 4, Main Tower, 333 Orchard
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  • REGION
    • 376 15  -  Move clears path to change electoral laws, hot no date set for session yet From Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta THE path to new general elections in Indonesia was cleared yesterday when parliament approved a proposal to hold a special session of the People's Consultative
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    • 379 15 KUALA LUMPUR Strong commitment to harsh reforms crucial, he says Reuters US TREASURY Secretary Robert Rubin yesterday reiterated his country's commitment to helping Asia overcome an economic crisis ravaging the region, but offered no new solutions. Mr Rubin ended a two-day visit to Malaysia,
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    • 142 15 JAKARTA Reuters INDONESIA'S military chief General Wiranto yesterday took the unusual step of denying that the armed forces were still loyal to ousted president Suharto, but said he was still on friendly terms with his former boss. "There is a continuing rumour that
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    • 580 16 CUMTOITS VISIT TO CHINA The Tiananmen massacre not mentioned in speech broadcast 'live' Reuters [BElJlNG] US President Bill Clinton, starring again on Chinese television, yesterday argued passionately for human rights and a "new relationship" with China at an elite university that produces top
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    • 493 16 BEIJING Agreements include USsBoom order for 17 Boeing aircraft Reuters CHINA yesterday announced that deals with American companies worth US$3.l billion (555.3 billion) have been signed in connection with the visit to China of US President Bill Clinton, including an US$BOO
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    • 335 16 BEIJING Govt will step np efforts to meet 8% target for 1998, says official AFP CHINA yesterday predicted 7 per cent economic growth in the first half of the year, down from the first quarter and under the 8 per cent target for
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  • THE WORLD
    • 480 17 MOSCOW Deputies pressed to approve anti-crisis package; central bank plays down devaluation fears AFP Reuters FINANCE Minister Mikhail Zadornov raised the spectre of a rouble devaluation yesterday as the government stepped up pressure on deputies to pass a radical anti-cri-sis package to stave off
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    • 343 17 FRANKFURT Money supply aggregate will have key role: president Reuters WIM Duisenberg, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), laid out a key part of European monetary strategy yesterday, saying the ECB could base policy on a mixture of
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
    • 794 18  -  THE BOTTOMLDTE OPINION By David Mason The writer was a partner in an international accounting firm in Singapore for 14 years. He is now a business consultant in the United Kingdom. He contributed this article to BT JAN 1,1999, marks the launch of the
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    • 162 18 Our tradition is that you don't speak out loud, you wait some years, have a revolution and overthrow the government' an official with China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, on the need to build a democratic culture. I would think that most of the young fellows have a
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    • 698 18 EDITORIAL WHEN the Singapore budget for the fiscal year '98 was unveiled in March, a wait-and-see stance was adopted towards the then-unfolding regional economic crisis. Well, we have waited and seen, and it has become clearer by the day that this crisis is not going to
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    • 1000 18  -  Tokyo could print new domestic yen notes which the people most spend in the next six months By: Paul Samuelson The writer is an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This commentary first appeared in The Los Angeles Times BEFORE World War I, Turkey
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    • 842 18 8«s and tte US workplace ALL companies operating in the US will need to re-ap-praise their workplace policies in the light of Friday's Supreme Court rulings on sexual harassment. Rules against such behaviour are no longer enough. Companies are going to have to communicate them repeatedly,
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  • WORLD CUP 98
    • 568 20  -  The prospect of Passarella'slossis far more fearful than Hoddle's disgrace By\ Chris Matyszczyk The writer, a member of the British Sports Writers Association, is a creative director based in Warsaw THE Bulgarian squad last week hired a charter to take them home. It was
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  • COMPANIES & MARKETS
    • 380 21  -  It's been an anchor tenant at Marina Square since 1987 By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] Loss-making retailer Metro will pull out of Marina Square Shopping Mall if ongoing rental negotiations with the landlord fall through, sources said. Asked to comment, Metro
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    • 249 21  -  Connter doses at 77-5 cents, tracking market's down trend By] R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The shares of property and retail group Scotts Holdings rallied 5 per cent yesterday, following speculation that governmentowned Pidemco Land is interested in buying a. controlling stake in the company.
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    • 290 21  -  By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE] The Housing Development Board is taking action against listed Eltech Electronics* joint venture Kembangan Properties for breach of contract. Kembangan failed to pay the remaining 75 per cent of land premium for a piece of land
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    • 656 21  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Lee Han Shih ON June 16, Tat Lee Bank (TLB) sent a thick circular to shareholders on its proposed merger with Keppel Bank. It contained a glaring omission. In the 158-page document, TLB made only one mention
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    • 367 21  -  Firm appears to have bought most of Renong's shares in Camerlin Group From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur CAMERLIN BVI Limited controlled by Malaysian tycoon Quek Leng Chan and Singapore interests appeared to have bought over most of debt-laden Renong Bhd's shares
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    • 180 21 [SINGAPORE] Listed fruit and vegetable distributor FHTK Holdings yesterday reported an after-tax loss of $352,000 for the year ended March 31, compared to a $10.7 million profit in 1997. Turnover dipped marginally from $224.6 million to $222.03 million while other income including investment income dropped
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    • SINGAPORE & MALAYSIAN COMPANIES
      • 366 22  -  It says net profit and sales for year ending June 1998 will exceed last year's By* Carol Eng {SINGAPORE] Sesdaq-bound Mid-Continent Equipment plans to use the bulk of its initial public offer (IPO) proceeds to expand its waste management services, which cater to the
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      • 440 22 Loans at company level cot to USssom from USs23om Bernama [PETALING JAYA] Konsortium Perkapalan Bhd's total loans at company level would be reduced to US$5O million (5585.4 million) from US$23O million this year, following disposal of its shipping business and assets to Malaysian
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    • COMPANIES
      • 449 24 Improved showing from S'pore, HE; pace of future growth uncertain Reuters [LONDON] Merchant banking group Rothschild yesterday reported higher annual profits, including improved performances from its Singapore and Hongkong arms in spite of the Asian crisis. Swiss-registered Rothschilds Continuation Holdings
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      • 238 24 LAT-WP [NEW YORK] AT&T Corp is selling its electronic paging business to Alexandria, Vir-ginia-based paging giant Metrocall Inc for US$2O5 million (Ss3so million) in stock and cash, company sources said on Sunday night. The move marks AT&T's exit from the paging business, freeing
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      • 154 24 [SINGAPORE] Deutsche Bank's Asia Pacific investment banking operations will operate under the Deutsche Bank Group brand name from July 1, the bank said yesterday. The change follows the German bank's decision to phase out the Deutsche Morgan Grenfell name for its investment hanking
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    • FINANCE & COMMODITIES
      • 626 26  -  From tomorrow, 30% of motorists will have to switch to a 'green' variety By\ Ronnie Lim [SINGAPORE] Petrol sold here will go completely green, or environment-friendly, from tomorrow, with oil companies gearing up for a fierce battle to win over
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      • 253 26 Report Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures slipped yesterday as worries about Japan's financial sector problems continued to weigh down market sentiment. Comments by the Bank of Japan policy board member Kazuo Ueda that further credit easing was difficult and a rise in the Japan
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      • 186 26  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES Charlie Kuo tracts. Charlie Kuo, service dealer, Refco Singapore [SINGAPORE) Open interest for the Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures achieved a record high of 26,856 contracts last Friday. In trading yesterday, the index futures dropped amid concerns of economic
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      • 233 26 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices were stuck in the mire yesterday as traders gave the cold shoulder to Opec's latest round of output cuts. Global benchmark Brent was at 1345 GMT trading a cent down at U5513.17 a barrel, some US$6
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      • 265 26 AFP IfIHMIIWI THE US dollar fell below 142 yen at mid-session yesterday due to a Japanese tankan report that was less sombre than expected, while the greenback also eased slightly against the mark. The dollar was down in early afternoon to 141.88 yen against 142.43 in the morning
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    • 1799 27 SICOM FOTUMB Jun29 UMBER (Mum closit* «s«t 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTVACT(S cMrtsAq) Ctos* Volume 0pm |*|*j Low Sett (tonnes) Interest Jrt98 120.50 500 Att« 98 ***** 340 S«P98 122.75 350 Oct/Dec 91 124.75 124.75 125.50 300 4650 J4fl/M* 99 131.25 131.25 130.50 300 1800 A*/*m 99 134.75 1950 RSS
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    • 2245 27 LONDON Industrials gw 31 Group 613.400 -2.600 AB Ports 338.000 -7.400 APPay National 1064.000 17.000 Alilad Domacq 566.000 unch Amac 177.400 -2.600 Asda Group 207.600 0.600 BAT Ind 610.000 9.600 BG Pic 349.000 6.000 BtCC 134.000 -7.000 BOC Group 830.000 5.000 BR Patrolaum 881.400 -3.000 BTR 167.000
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    • 1625 27 AFP Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 +155J» JAPANESE share prices rose one per cent yesterday as investors welcomed a tankan business survey and merger talks for troubled Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan Ltd, brokers said. "Dealers responded positively to the yen's gains (against the US dollar) following the tankan outcome,"
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      1483 28 Reuters Q Hang Seng -147.15 HONGKONG stocks gyrated from positive to negative territory throughout yesterday to close sharply down «n trading related to the ejjfcry of June futures contract* The Hang Seng Index closed down 147.15 points at 8,460.71 after leaping ahead to 8,790.55 after the open, then sliding
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      633 28 Reuters AFX-Asia n Shenzhen B Index -L 35 SHENZHEN'S hard currency B Share Index closed down sharply yesterday as weakness in the Japanese yen and losses in domestic A shares weighed on investor sentiment, analysts said. The B Share Index dropped 1.35 points, or 1.61 per cent, to 82.22
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    • 370 28 AFP □wp Index -14M3 TAIWAN stocks closed 1.9 per cent lower yesterday pulled down by the prevailing pessimism over the prospects for the Taiwan economy this year, dealers said. "All the leading economic indicators showed the economy is not expected to go up in the third quarter," Calvin Chiang
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    • 244 28 AFP CI Wellington -16.4 NEW Zealand stocks closed down 0.8 per cent yesterday. "Even by the normal standards for a Monday it was very quiet with very little buying interest evident," ABN Amro Equities' Duncan Rutherford said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index lost 16.4 points to 1,956.84. j»n M row
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      782 28 AFP 71 SET Index 422 THAI shares climbed 2.3 per cent at the close yesterday, buoyed by bargain-hunting in large capitalisation shares, analysts said. "The gains were a bit fictitious in that it was mainly a couple of key stocks otherwise we would have been in negative territory," Rod
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    • 410 28 AFP d Composite ladei -X3O SOUTH Korean share prices fell 1.1 per cent yesterday to close below the psychologically important 300-point level, dealers said. "The main sellers today were foreigners. The announcement of the forced merger was expected and so it did not really affect the market. But news
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    • 594 28 AFP FIAH Ordinaries +IL2 AUSTRALIAN share prices rose 0.4 per cent yesterday as investors retreated to blue chip stocks, brokers said. The Australian Stock Exchange's main indicator, the All Ordinaries Index, gained 11.2 points to 2,621.1. The All Industrials Index added 38.4 points to 4,602.1 while the All Resources
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      696 28 AFP Bloomberg Composite Index +&36 JAKARTA shares closed slightly higher yesterday on lack of incentives and worries over political uncertainties, dealers said. "Security is okay now but it doesn't mean everything is okay," a local dealer was quoted as saying bv AFXAsia, an AFP-afTiliatej^finara-cial news service. "People still worry
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    • 330 28 AFP Q Manila +36.76 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 2.1 per cent higher yesterday on blue-chip buying inspired by the inauguration of a new leader today. The Philippine Stock Exchange Index gained 36.76 points to 1,760.13. Volume rose to 586 million shares worth 743 million pesos compared to 314 million
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    • KUALA LUMPUR STOCK MARKET
      • 8389 29 ■tammi *998 Last ll v'ei Day Net Cap L— C»w>—| ton OOP H» U, P/t $m» 22 f2 Ajlnomoto 218 I20 884 ,5* Angkasa 58 -2 47 60 54 13 85.5 122 H2 ApoHo Foo< Mlg ,42 2 >44 142 4.1 56.8 388 190 Ber)aya Land 226 unch 165 226
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      • 398 29 AFP n Composite Index +SJO MALAYSIAN share prices closed 1.1 per cent higher yesterday despite a sharply weaker ringgit weighing on sentiment, dealers said. "The ringgit faltered after the announcement," a dealer at a local brokerage said, referring to Friday's central bank statement that the
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    • WARRANTS & OPTIONS
      • 3552 30 BONOS, LOANS i WARRANTS m Lut Vol Day Last Quota Avg M W h Low Stno Company Sal. ('OOO) High Low Buytr Soiior Prtca 215 9 m 3000 m A MOB c5.5%*****6 10 I 10 13 20.5 5 3160 A Acar ******1 US$ 6.5 5 7.5 95 8.5 3164 Ac
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      • 188 30  -  WARRANT WATCH R R Sivanithy IT'S clear fundamentals count for little in this depressed environment. A large number of stocks are trading at deep discounts to asset values while the average market price-earnings multiple is estimated to be now a single digit. The
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    • 2359 30 Transaction date Jun 29 j wwwsu* sTOCMHMHnHMHMHHMMMMI Gr Gr 1998 Last VI Day Lwt Quota Mv Dtv YW N«t M Cap High Low Stno Company SaH COOP) High Law Buyar Sa«ar H C'yt P/t UrM 135 28 m s 5000 AISB 50c 47 -2 71 50.5 46.5 46.5
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    • 6507 31 Transaction date: Jun 29 I Cf Of M Wt Last Val Day Last Ouota 01* Mv YM Ntt Cap Avg I— t* 1*0001 Mm> Law Bwyar »—ac C'vr H P/I Soli Prtca MMISTtUU 43 13 a 1020 ACE Dynamics20c.... 13 -0.5 12 13 13
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    • STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
      • 219 32 Stock! Votaiiw DBS Land 9.073,000 Wing Tai 25c 6,563,000 SingTel 15c 6,532,000 Easyknit HKIOc 5,990,000 •MBf Capital 3,541,000 •M Resources 3,457,000 •RHB Cap Wt99 3,331,000 •Magnum CorpSOc 3,143,000 STEngglOc 3,009,000 *RHB Cap Btid 2,884,000 Stacks SPH 29,428,491 DBS Foreign 21,820,258 OCBC Foreign 16,591,713 SingTel 15c 15,773,078 DBS Land 13,603,230 UOB
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        67 32  -  J* -by Shiv Tanaja CLOB-Listed Rekapacific Bhd closed half cent lower yesterday at 12.5 cents on a volume of 2.56 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 3.6 million shares. While the counter is trading at a two and a half year low and the weekly
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      • 649 32  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Prices weaker across the board as investors steer clear amid expectations of a worsening economic outlook By R Sivanithy THE lack of confidence in local stocks was plain for all to see yesterday as prices closed weaker across-the-board, reflecting
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      • ON THE GRAPEVINE
        • 161 32 READERS "Whose appetite for good news hasn't been satisfied by Finance Minister Richard Hu's off-budget measures yesterday may find the McDonald's version more palatable. The hamburger chain yesterday said it is pleased to unwrap its own package of off-budget measures. From today, it is "rolling-back" the prices
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        • 96 32 CHNG Hwee Hong, executive director and chief operating officer of Haw Par, has informed the stock exchange that he had sold 11,000 Haw Par warrants for a grand total of $55 —and that is before paying commission. After a minimum commission of $2, Mr Chng would
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        • 67 32 THE directors of sound card maker Aztech have voted themselves a pay cut for 1997. According to the company's latest annual report, directors' remuneration had been cut substantially from the $1.44 million in 1996 to $888,000 last year. This should bring more luck to the company, as the
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        • 124 32 THE Land Transport Authority advised us yesterday that Jalan Woodbridge, off Yio Chu Kang Road, will be renamed Gerald Drive from July 1. It said the Advisory Committee on Street Names, Estates and Buildings has recommended the change following the relocation of Woodbridge Hospital and the Institute
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        • 54 32 IN some meeting rooms of Sing Tel are posted notices titled, "Sing Tel Meeting Rules." The following are the rules, correct down to the spelling. "All meetings to have agenda. All meetings should have a start and end time. One meeting at a time. B's before the C's.
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        • 111 32 WHILE many retailers rushed to the recently-concluded PC Pair at the World Trade Centre, local computer firm Aris stamped its presence even while being absent from the event Proclaimed an Aris flyer which was distributed at the fair: "We're saving a great deal by not
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    • 472 32 TO ADVERTISE CALL TOLL-FREE 1800-741 1883 Gleneagles hospital SINGAPORE GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL LTD 5595,000,000 Floating Rate Notes Due June 2000 In accordance with the provisions of the Notes, notice is hereby given that the Rate of Interest for the 3-month period from 30 June 1998 to 30 September 1998 (92 days)
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
    • 308 33 Bridge News Reuters THERE was talk of last quarter '98 and first quarter '99 cargoes being covered on the US Gulf to Japan run at weak rates of US$l6.OO without combination port discharge. With owners or operators willing to take these levels now, the outlook continues to seem
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    • 268 33 SS Hi CWT Distribution.. 0.465 *0.025 46 ClMMnHwp 0.36 *0.005 1 Cosco Invastmant 0.51 -0.0t5 9 Freight LMu !0.» unch 17 C8 Holdings 0J1 *0.01 12 Hal Sun Hup 038 -0.025 979 HNacMZoam 0.57 *0.015 54 IMC Holdings HK 5.60 JayaHoldlngs 0.395 *0.005 3 Jurpng Shipyard —6.15 unch
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    • 631 33  -  Master of Evoikos asks for review of charges; trial to resume on Friday By< George Joseph [SINGAPORE] The Polish captain of a supertanker involved in Singapore's worst oil spill pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of negligence and speeding. The plea by Jan Sokolowski,
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    • 314 33 [LONDON] China National ForEign Trade Transportation Corporation Sinotrans China's largest stateowned foreign transportation company, is increasing its ocean-going fleet by 50 per cent over the next two years. For the first time in its 48year history, Sinotrans has been granted a US$l billion
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    • 268 33 Reuters [WELLINGTON] Ports of Auckland Limited (POA) said yesterday it had received Environment Court approval for a planned extension to its Fergusson container terminal, a project with an estimated NZ$lOO million (5585.7 million) price tag. In a statement the company said
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    • 1075 34 CRUISE INDUSTRY Kirk Lanterman turned loss-making Holland America Line into one of the world's most profitable cruise lines Holland America Line HIS name is synonymous with Holland America Line. Yet Kirk Lanterman came to the cruise industry from the tour business. He had joined Westours,
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    • 259 34 PAGE Oanveron 4 ACL 9 D)dk Lloyd 9 ANL 3 Dongnama 3 Accord 8 ECL 5 Ap pen ship 5 Ethiopian 6 Astro 3 Eurohans 6 Austral 9 E*ergreen 6 USA 7 Foong Sun 6 Batamindo 7 CLink 4 Bayswater 6 Gemartrans 8
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    • 24256 42 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vt»«l Voyaga 7*l*pfton* ETA ETA Advtrtl s*r VmiH Voy aq* T»4*phon* SIN D*st'n Nam. Nam* Numb*r Num&*r SIN OosTn Nam* Nam* Numb*r Nun—r INNMMOMMMNMNMMMNaNMMHMMNMMMMMMNNMMMNHMH nMMMHMMMMHnMCMBaHMMaMMRMMMMMnXNMMMMMnMMMMnMMi OS/07 a/07 Hyundai MM HY TRUSTY 303W *5-*****44 A 05/07 29/07 Ouadrant VILLE DC SAGITTA 235W *5-1)*****
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      • 677 47 Voy No Btrth Arrival Departure "*"**'15 w.06/1900 *****6 J02 alongside 29 04/2300 J 3JUN98 J01 alongside 30.04/0300 0W4,# alongside 30.04/0600 J JUHW J01 alongside 30.04/0700 5 J* *****8 J01 alongside 29.04/1700 J* *****6 J01 alongside 30.06/0100 5 SwiM *****$ J01 ikxvQSKJf 30.06/0100 «T«ig» Ja JUM28 JOI alongside 29.04/1700
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      • 1576 47 RECEIVING Of EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Bookln<j/&il«nct Rstls SWp Voy Wo Etb/Btr Period From To From kct Hibiscus MM 30/2359 tt 29/1500 29/1459 29/1900 29/1500 29/1659 29/1900 2A 29/1700 30/0*59 30/0900 21 29/1700 30/0699 30/0900 3 30/0700 30/1159 30/1400 8190N 02/0700 W 29/1500 29/1659 29/>90C 29/1500
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      • 174 47 Jun3o Brunei: Half Year Bank Closing. Ml Canada: Canada Day. Hong Kong: SAR Establishment Day. Jul 2 Hong Kong: SAR Establishment Holiday. United States: Independence Holiday. Jul 7 Brunei: Maulud. Indonesia: Mouloud Prophet's Birthday. Malaysia: Birthday of Prophet Mohammed. Jul ft. Thailand: Asanha Bucha. JnllO Thailand: Khao Phansa
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      • 977 47 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine OU Ltd. shows price ranges In US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market Price* shown are based on average-sized stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the Individual
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      • 378 47 Carton 180 Mai 994.5 1.0 17.1 0.09 84 0.05 JwiZS Density Water IhMm Ask AkimMum Sediment No above £25 4 0 tO 0 10 380 Ave 986.6 0.2 16.5 0.06 30 0.03 fan. 380 Mai 991.6 0.9 I9.S 0.11 58 0.09 xt/wi v/» MAt gg m
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    • AIR & LAND TRANSPORT NEWS
      • 365 48  -  Partners in USs2b project include Singapore Technologies, which has 15% stake From Marcus Hand in Toulouse AIRBUS Industrie is still studying the future of a jointventure in China which includes Singapore Technologies, to develop a 100-seat commercial jet. "We have an agreement that
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      • 285 48 AFP [SYDNEY] Some of Asia's best known airlines face collapse because of the impact of a worsening economic crisis in the region, an Australian aviation expert warned here yesterday. Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation managing director Peter Harbison said other carriers would be forced
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      • 374 48 Reuters [NEW YORK] Coffee spilled in a control tower distracted controllers long enough to delay instructions to a passenger jet, causing two planes to pass within 6 metres of each other over New York's LaGuardia airport, the Daily News reported
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      • 215 48 Reuters [BERLIN] German Railways, Deutsche Bahn AG, said the derailment of one of its high-speed ICE trains earlier this month in the country's worst rail disaster would hit its 1998 earnings. The precise cost of the disaster was not yet clear, German
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      • 432 48 They will stage massive rally on president's first day in office tomorrow AFP [MANILA] Philippine Airlines (PAL) workers, angered by the retrenchment of some 5,000 co-employees, will greet President-elect Joseph Estrada's first day in office with a massive rally, union leaders said yesterday. The
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      • 489 48 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japan will allocate landing slots at Tokyo's international airport this week, the first time in seven years that additional slots have become available, said an official at the Transport Ministry's aviation bureau. The slots at the New
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      • 261 48 Bridge News [TOKYO] Kinki Nippon Railway (Kintetsu) is finally moving forward with plans to build a railway line linking central Osaka and Kansai Science City, which is spread among Kyoto, Nara Prefecture and Osaka. The company waited almost 10 years after receiving approval
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    • 22 33 Man behind Holland America Line's success story Kirk Lanterman turned loss-making cruise line into one of the world's most profitable. Page 2
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    • 429 33 Air France has appointed Marc Benedetti as regional director for South-east Asia and Australia. He will be based in Singapore and will oversee the development, sales and growth of Air France in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Australia. Prior to his current posting, Mr Benedetti was based in India, overseeing
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