The Business Times, 17 November 1998

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    12 1 MITA(P) 110/12/97 THE BUSINESS TIMES SINGAPORE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1998 Internet: http://business-times.asial.com.sg/
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    MARKET SUMMARY
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    FINANCE
    73 1 FOBEX KATES ust ss US»_ 1«7 £(USS/S$ per 1.170 1741 DM 1J7J 1*4 TEN 1212 IMT RM UN 9.433 HKS 7.743 UU BAHT MB IW RUP1AH Ifi*—MK* 'Stmmmta FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 181 KUALA LUMPUR 11.M JAKARTA 28.06 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA T 22JI HONGKONG MA TAIPEI &M SYDNEY 8.46 TOKYO
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    Lock icon Clinton, Obuchi unveil US$10b Asia aid package
    594 1 The fund aims to help ailing banks and companies to restructure Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] US President Bill Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi yesterday announced a US$lO billion (5516.5 billion) initiative to help restore growth in crisis-stricken Asia by helping ailing banks
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    Lock icon KL 'disgusted' by Gore's speech
    363 1 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] US VicePresident A 1 Gore last night delivered a blunt lecture on democracy that a furious Malaysian trade minister Rafidah Aziz condemned as "the most disgusting speech I've heard in my life". Mr Gore, attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders meeting
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    Lum Chang sells half of Draycott units at low $700 psf
    455 1  -  Price for en bloc deal is 65% lower than '97 launch prices By] Lilian Ang [SINGAPORE] In a surprise en-bloc deal, the listed Lum Chang group has sold nearly half of its 36-unit luxury Draycott Park project to a
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    S'pore, HK, Thai stocks up 3% on rate cut hopes
    163 1 [SINGAPORE] Expectations of a US interest rate cut sent most regional bourses higher yesterday, with Singapore, Hongkong and Thailand gaining at least 3 per cent each. Property stocks were the focus in Singapore, with the SES All Properties Index rising
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    Tokyo promises growth in 1999 with latest stimulus
    1172 1  -  Markets greet new 24t yen package aimed at creating 1% GDP growth From Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Japanese government yesterday staked its political reputation on a new package of fiscal stimulus measures the largest ever undertaken at one go promising to
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      133 1 IMBIBE Thailand likely to achieve growth... predicts a nraqor Thai bank FuH raport, Fg 9 wa. *sc.rr. AH abut bits Lee Han shth oil whether real estate investment tntsts or Raits are good for property stocks, The Singapore brokers are now telling their clients that their KL-listed shares can be
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      4 1 Market reports, Pg 22-26
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      66 1 Moro report* on Apec Summit PM Goh pushes for G-22 Idhdership, Pg 8 Convergence of views on S'pore-M'sia cooperation, Pg 6 Taiwan to inject OSISOdmInteXL.I^S: 9 Summit View, Pg 6 I your your a company approaches to company by Telstra you freedom We to already Fortune by technology. J Y
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Launched: Global drive to boost S'pore as IT centre
      423 2  -  Republic aims to be hub of Asia-Pacific, says Mah at Comdex From Kenneth James in Uis Vegas SINGAPORE'S first global campaign to promote the republic as an information technology centre kicked off in style here on Sunday at the IT industry's
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      A big bash planned to ring in Year 2000
      419 2  -  Touch of Hollywood, Montreal circus and an Orchard Sd party By i Ang Wan May THE Star Trek USS Enterprise will be docking in Changi to usher in the new millennium, and the circus will be in town. Not just any
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      Investments abroad slowed to 12% rise in 1996
      443 2  -  By, Audrey Tan SINGAPORE firms may have been spared a harder hit from the regional turmoil, as their investments in Asean slowed significantly even before the economic crisis. A Department of Statistics (DOS) report yesterday shows that even in 1996 Singapore's direct
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      Many mortgagors opt for no change in terms: OCBC
      478 2  -  Strong savings seen as a factor behind opting for status quo despite likely GPF cut ffr/SU Siow Li Sen, Conrad Raj THE impending cut in Central Provident Fund contributions does not look to be a major problem for some housing loan
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      Lock icon Call to use CPF ratio as a tool to deter job-hopping
      739 4  -  CSC MANUFACTURING SUB-COMMITTEE Idea is to lower a worker's disposable income in the early Stage of his service By I Carol Eng Source: CSC CHANGE the current ratio of -employer-employee Central Provident Fund (CPF) contribution rates so that workers
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      Govt agencies urged to plough back surpluses
      392 4 GOVERNMENT agencies should moderate their surpluses in the current downturn, and plough the sums built up over the years back to the economy, says the manufacturing sub-group of the Committee on Singapore's Competitiveness (CSC). Also, the government should take a "different" tack looking
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      Singapore Business suspension
      103 4 SINGAPORE Business, the monthly business magazine published by Times Periodicals, wiU be suspended after the December issue. Advertisers were informed of the suspension in a circular yesterday, which cited "prevailing weak conditions for advertising". Subscribers wiU be refunded the balance of their outstanding subscriptions. Singapore Business, in
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      Lock icon Germany's SGZ-Bank chooses S'pore for first Asian branch
      418 4  -  Republic's financial sector liberalisation tips the scales Reports by Catherine Ong SGZ-BANK, the largest of Germany's cooperative banks, chose Singapore over Hongkong to set up its first Asian branch as it was encouraged by the Republic's decision to liberalise its financial sector.
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      Lock icon Investment bank Lazard beefs up presence in S'pore, HK
      510 4 ft sees scope in Asia ibrMAAsand corporate revamps •LAZARD Freres, the blue--chip, privately-owned investment bank, is beefing up its presence in Singapore and JHongkong in anticipation of «n Asian economic recovery. It sees the regional crisis Rowing up business opportunities in
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      Lock icon Scrimping on dining, drinking
      278 4  -  EYE ON THE ECONOMY Commerce By] Eugene Low SINGAPOREANS and other residents have cut back sharply on eating out, drinking and merry-making. The slide in food and beverage revenue worsened in September to 23 per cent in year-on-year terms, compared to about 16 per cent in
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      Further property price falls will impede recovery
      578 4  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Augustine H H Tan Singapore I REFER to the letter "Value of property is only on paper" (BT, Nov 12) in which Yue Keng Mun commented on your earlier report quoting some comments of mine about the state of
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      Property collapse has big impact on wealth
      332 4  -  Oh Soh Beng Singapore YUE Keng Mun (BT, Nov 12) should state his interest in property, ie whether he owns one or is waiting or hoping to buy one. My guess is he falls in the latter category. All those strident voices calling
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  • FOCUS: PROPERTY
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      Under the hammer
      610 5 Property auctions coming up THURSDAY, NOV 19 (2.30pm) Grand Plaza Parkroyal, Ballroom 2 Rooidontifll 24 Sommerville Walk: 3-sty detached bungalow, 13,322 sq ft/FH" 21 Lornie Walk: 2-sty semi-D, 3,226 sq ft/FH" 15 Jalan Limau Purut: 2-sty semi-D, 3,466 sq ft/FH** 4 Jalan Anak Patong: 2-sty intermediate terrace,
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      Reits' arrival could be a bane for some
      645 5  -  THE PROPERTY COLUMN Investment trusts' property forays will set new and probably lower benchmarks By Lee Han Shih FOR the entire last week, stockbrokers had been talking about someone with inside knowledge bidding up property shares. On Friday, they found their suspect
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      Lock icon Sales of HK flats up 30-50%: report
      231 5 AFP [HONGKONG] A report by investment house Salomon Smith Barney said that following the 25 basis-point cut in interest rates announced on Oct 16, flat sales in the residential market had increased by around 30 to 50 per cent. This would have allowed
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      Differential premium not new, basis known
      242 5  -  LETTER TO THE EDITOR Gaw Seng Suan Director (alienation division) for Commissioner of Lands PLEASE refer to Lee Han Shih's article entitled "The power of the low-profile Land Office" in BT dated Nov 10, 1998. The Land Office's practice of charging differential premium (DP)
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      30 5 Come to The Straits Times Classifieds ''Open House" first for that new home, office I or shop space. ■JHzJ W^af t?nM -<4 t M mj 11J /J Classifications 402-568: Properties
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      232 5 I made I in •1 Germany German Manufacturing Technology Leading Worldwide The electronic and related precision engineering industries, including mould and die makers, as well as aerospace, shipbuilding, automotive components manufacturers and highly developed local trading sector are our major customers on Singapore's market These branches are the engine driving
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      9 5 Worse not over for Asian banks: Salomon, Pg 20
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  • APEC SUMMIT
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      Dr M sets combative tone
      688 6  -  SUMMIT vusW But world leaders reftise to heed his call to leave politics out of summit By Yang Razali Kassim AMID expectations of some tough exchanges on financial and political issues, host Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has set the stage for the Apec summit
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      'Convergence of views' on S'pore-M'sia cooperation
      455 6  -  Talks on aid, water deal after Apec summit: PM Gob From Yang Razall Kasslm in Kuala Lumpur SINGAPORE Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong yesterday spoke of a "convergence of views" between him and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on current moves to foster economic
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      Simex's HK futures plan: Tung seeks S'pore cooperation
      607 6  -  HK concerned ever "regulatory arbitrage' From\ Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong THERE must be greater cooperation between the regulatory authorities in Hongkong and Singapore over plans by the Simex to launch a Hongkong stock index futures contract next week. This would ensure
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      PM Goh pushes for G-22 leadership to tackle crisis
      496 8  -  He stresses need for global leadership and not leaving matters to 6-7 and IMF From' Yang Razali Kassim in Kuala Lumpur PRIME Minister Goh Chok Tong will push for new global leadership to rebuild the world financial system at the three-day
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      Taiwan to inject US$300m into KL firms: Rafidah
      421 8  -  Firms picked, funds from govt-b&cked private-sector body From\ Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur TAIWAN will inject some US$3OO million (*****.8 million) into selected Malaysian firms involved in the palm oil, manufacturing and services sector, International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz said
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      Lock icon Under close watch
      56 8 [KUALA LUMPUR] A US security officer using a pair of binoculars to monitor the hotel rooms where US leaders are staying during the Apec summit in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. More than s,7ooMalaysian policemen have been deployed around the Apec venues. The summit will be opened by Malaysian
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      Lock icon A$50m in Aussie aid for seven Asian nations
      259 8 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Australia said yesterday it will spend Asso million (5152.5 million) over the next three years to help seven Asian nations improve their economic and financial management. Prime Minister John Howard, in Kuala Lumpur for an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)
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      Lock icon Estrada meets Anwar's wife in show of support
      188 8 Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] Philippine President Joseph Estrada met Anwar Ibrahim's wife yesterday in a show of support for Malaysia's sacked deputy prime minister. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her eldest daughter, Nurul Izzah, entered a hotel in the capital where they joined
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  • ASIA'S ECONOMIC SLUMP
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      5.2% growth seen for Thailand in '99
      570 9  -  Siam Commercial Bank forecast contrasts with govt's 1-1.5% projection From Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAILAND could stage a dramatic recovery with 5.2 per cent economic growth next year, said a major Thai commercial bank in the most upbeat assessment yet, one that far
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      Lock icon Korea wins IMF praise for its economic revamp
      487 9 Fnnd sees growth in '99, seeks tougher controls on chaebol AFP [SEOUL] The International Monetary Fund has given a morale-boosting vote of confidence to South Korea, praising "significant progress" in its economic shake-up, officials said yesterday. The IMF agreed, in a review
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      Lock icon Japan current account surplus jumps 70%
      319 9 Sept surge its second highest ever, marks 18th straight rise AFP [TOKYO] Japan's current account surplus in September surged 70.4 per cent from a year earlier to 1.9325 trillion yen (Ss26 billion) officials said yesterday, as pressure mounts on Tokyo to open its markets.
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      Lock icon China bid to hit 8% growth could backfire: adviser
      256 10 AFP [BEIJING] China's obsession with reaching an 8 per cent economic growth rate for 1998 is dangerous and could backfire with a bout of overheating, an economist warned in remarks published yesterday. "It is not completely impossible, but it will be
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      Lock icon HK jobless hits 5.3%, highest since '83
      545 10  -  Tung refers to a very difficult Q3 bnt says economy seems to be stabilising From Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong THE recession-hit Hongkong economy had a "very difficult" third quarter but it appears to be stabilising in the current quarter, said Hongkong Chief
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      Lock icon Stock market boost working: Taipei minister
      371 10 TAIPEI NTs2oob emergency fond unlikely to be fully utilised, he says Reuters STATE moves to rebuild confidence in Taiwan's stock market are working, making it unlikely an emergency stabilisation fUnd will have to be deployed in full, Finance Minister Paul Chiu said yesterday. "Market
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  • REGION
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      Lock icon Rais threatens protests to topple govt if Habibie reneges on polls
      943 11  -  Jakarta hauls up opposition figures, says subversives behind violence From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta leader Amien I Rais fired a stern warning to •the government yesterday "that he would organise mass protests to topple President 13 J Habibie's
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      Lock icon Habibie orders drafting of law to probe Suharto's wealth
      274 11 JAKARTA Former president targeted by Indon legislative body AFP INDONESIA'S President B J Habibie yesterday ordered a minister to prepare a draft law to enable an investigation of the wealth of ousted president Suharto. The draft was ordered by the country's
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      Lock icon PAS may accept non-Muslim members
      312 11 KUALA LUMPUR Islamic opposition party may also allow drag queens to join AFP MALAYSIA'S main Islamic opposition party may accept non-Muslims and drag queens as members amid growing discontent with the ruling coalition over the ouster of deputy premier Anwar Ibrahim. Parti Islam Semalaysia (PAS),
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      Lock icon Indian business shrugs off US hit-list of firms
      240 12 BOMBAY AFP INDIAN industry and trade representatives yesterday shrugged off the publication of a US hit-list of 40 companies and their 200 subsidiaries barred from trading with the United States. "In commercial and economic terms the announcement of the list of companies
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      China reforms central bank system
      458 12  -  Nine regional HQs to replace provincial branches in system modelled on US Fed By Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] In a major step to remodel the Chinese central banking system along the lines of the US Federal Reserve system, China yesterday announced the setting up of nine
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      Lock icon Hanson's party leadership under threat
      226 12 SYDNEY Senior members want her top two advisers ont AFP SENIOR members of Australia's far-right One Nation party are considering forcing founder and leader Pauline Hanson to step aside, according to a report yesterday. Members of the party's powerful branch in Queensland the only state
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      Lock icon Seoul woos investors for high value-added sectors
      296 12 SEOUL Tax breaks, other incentives offered to foreign investors AFP SOUTH Korea yesterday offered full tax breaks and other incentives for foreigners seeking to invest in 70 high value-added service sectors. The incentives highlighted a new foreign investment law, which takes effect today.
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      Lock icon LDP man elected governor of Okinawa
      352 12 TOKYO AFP A JAPANESE ruling party candidate won the battle to be governor of Okinawa, results showed yesterday, offering hope for a breakthrough in plans to reorganise the massive US military presence. Keiichi Inamine, 65, backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), narrowly
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      8 11 Editorial: Indonesia on the brink again, Pg 14
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon Saddam blinked first, but he also set the agenda
      602 13  -  The US may have won, bat there's no guarantee Saddam won't act up again Froml Leon Hadar in Washington THE decision by Baghdad to allow United Nations arms inspectors to return to Iraq suggests that in the latest diplomatic brinkmanship game
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      Global electronics pickup seen in Q4 on good PC demand
      370 13  -  SINGAPORE ByA Annette Pau THE global electronics sector is seeing an improvement in the fourth quarter, with personal computer demand looking "pretty good", memory chip prices picking up, and disk drive shipments growing at least 10 per cent over Q3,
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      Lock icon Russian banks try to reschedule US$12b debts
      345 13 MOSCOW Without govt help, defaults imminent, say analysts Bloomberg RUSSIAN banks have begun appealing to foreign creditors to reschedule more than US$l2 billion (5519.8 biUion) in debt payments now that the government's threemonth moratorium on repayment of private companies' obligations has expired. Already,
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      Lock icon Europe launches fresh debate on defence
      220 13 ROME AFP FOREIGN and defence ministers from 28 countries yesterday launched a fresh round of discussions on how Europe can assume a greater responsibility for its own security, particularly in the management of crises on its doorstep, like Bosnia and Kosovo. The talks, which
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      Lock icon EU outpaced by US in competitiveness, says report
      368 13 BRUSSELS FT EUROPE lags behind the US on virtually all measures of competitiveness, according to a report that will make grim reading for EU industry ministers meeting in Brussels yesterday. The report highlights the European Union's inability to create new jobs as
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      Lock icon France, Germany hold financial talks
      266 13 BONN Reuters TOP German and French financial officials met in Bonn yesterday, and high on their agenda were European economic policy coordination, currency target zones and ways to foster growth and combat unemployment. Bundesbank president Hans Tietmeyer said yesterday that the US$4l billionplus (above 5567.5
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      Lock icon US industrial output falls for 4th time in five months
      380 13 WASHINGTON Unexpected OJ% drop seen giving Fed leeway to cut rates Bloomberg INDUSTRIAL production in US fell in October for the fourth drop in the last five months, giving Federal Reserve policy-makers leeway to cut interest rates for a third
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      Lock icon Yeltsin in back seat as Schroeder meets Primakov
      287 13 MOSCOW Reuters GERMAN Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrived in Moscow yesterday for a twoday visit during which he is likely to shift the emphasis in relations with Russia away from President Boris Yeltsin. Mr Schroeder headed straight from the airport for talks with
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Politics gets in the way of one voice for euro
      764 14  -  THE BOTTOMLDVE OPINION By Shada Islam The writer is a Brussels-based journalist who contributes to BT AS 11 European Union states prepare to launch a single currency on Jan 1,1999, governments in the bloc are finally starting to tackle the
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      173 14 'I've never had so much difficulty getting anything —except a husband.' -NikkiHukell a customer, who has visited stores every day for more than a month hoping to buy Fur by. Hasbro Inc's electronic fur ball that kisses and throws tantrums. Things aren't as dire as they were.'
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      Indonesia on the brink again
      595 14 EDITORIAL AFTER last week's military crackdown on protesting students which left 15 dead, and the subsequent rioting and looting, President B J Habibie and his government can no longer pretend to be in control of events in Indonesia Clearly, the brief respite Indonesia's leadership was
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      Lock icon Crisis threatens future of Japan's salaryman
      1182 14  -  Will Japan's corporate crisis break the taboo on laying off workers? Byi Alexandra Harney, Paul Abrahams FT THE pain inflicted by Japan's longest post-war recession is no longer confined to the financial system. It has spread to the heart of Japan's industrial complex, afflicting
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      Single currency a must for financial peace
      290 14  -  "iW.WIT Tan Kok Tim I REFER to the article "New Bretton Woods is not the answer" (BT, Nov 12). On Jan 1, Europe will launch the new euro. It is a major step to achieve financial peace on the European continent. The world
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      548 14 THfpr-tapPf troopo INDONESIA veered perilously close to chaos over the weekend as students demonstrated their anger over the killings of their peers at the hands of security officers. Many members of less privileged groups of society milled on the streets, ready to take advantage of the
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Norman storms back
      673 16  -  After shoulder surgery in April, a long rehabilitation, the Aussie wins the Shark Shootout tournament Steve Springer reports Steve Springer LAT-WP TWO feet. That was all that remained for Greg Norman at the end of a long and painful journey which began seven months ago. After undergoing
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      Lock icon Hingis wants prize catch before year-end
      561 16 TENNIS World No 2 hasn't won major title since May, hopes to beat Davenport in last try NYT [NEW YORK] The sushi platter was not allowed to remain a marine still life for long. After doing a double-take at the size of her portion,
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      En-bloc transfer of KL shares possible: brokers
      633 17  -  Investors needn't rnsh to set np accounts with M'sia central depository By Ven Sreenivasan [SINGAPORE] Singapore brokers are now telling their clients that their Kuala Lum-pur-listed shares can be transferred en-bloc by the broking houses into nominee accounts maintained by Malaysian Authorised Depository
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      HK futures market allowed longer trading hours
      450 17  -  This puts HKFE on a par with Simex when it starts Hang Seng futures trading From. Loh Hui Yin in Hongkong BRUSHING aside objections from the stockbroking industry, the Securities and Futures Commission is to allow the Hongkong Futures Exchange (HKFE) longer trading
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      M'sia's buying of NPLs throws up some surprising figures
      671 17  -  HOCK LOCK SIEW Meera Tharmaratnam THERE'S something awkward in Malaysia's bad debt numbers. Last Wednesday, bad loan agency Asset Management Company (AMC) said it was buying non-performing loans (NPLs) from various Malaysian banks to the tune of RM11.2 billion (554.9 billion).
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      Changes to KL securities laws well-planned, implemented: SC
      365 17  -  LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Badariah Ismail Corporate Affairs Department Securities Commission I REFER to your report "KLSE regulator to allow appeals on transfer of shares" (BT, 14 Nov). The amendments to the Malaysian securities laws were aimed at transparency and ensuring that
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      HK free market economics alive and well
      342 17  -  Henry Law Director Corporate Communications Department The Stock Exchange of Hongkong I REFER to the commentary by David Deßosa headlined "Gone is the Hongkong of laissez-faire economics" (BT, Nov 11). Ignoring Mr Deßosa's hyperbole, allow me to reassure your readers that free market
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        Lock icon Thakral reports 31.4% slump in interim profit
        429 18  -  Full-year results set to fall short of last year's $70m profit, warns deputy CEO By) Louis Beckerling [SINGAPORE] Electronic goods distributor Thakral Corp yesterday reported a sharply lower net profit of $25.9 million at the halfway mark. Group deputy CEO Elie Baroudi also
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        Lock icon Sime Darby to explore ventures with PNB
        279 18 It's eyeing PNB's plantation, property, insurance sectors AFX- Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Sime Darby Bhd said it will explore business opportunities with Permodalan Nasional Bhd companies in the plantation, property development and insurance sectors, the Star reported, quoting group chair- man Ahmad Sarji Abdul
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        Pernas to sell building to stockbroker for RM107.5m
        289 18  -  Front Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur PROPERTY-BASED Pernas International Holdings Bhd has agreed to sell a prime office building, known as Pernas International Building, to stockbroking firm K&N Kenanga Holdings Bhd for 107.5 million Malaysian ringgit (5546.5 million) cash. Pernas said yesterday
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        Metro Pacific profit down 75.4%
        324 18  -  From, Al Labita in Manila DEBT financing has exacted a heavy price from Metro Pacific Corp (MPC) whose aftertax profit in this year's first nine months slumped a whopping 75.4 per cent to 172.4 million pesos (Ss7.l million). The results were much lower than most
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        Lock icon PT United Tractors postpones creditors meeting
        215 18 Bloomberg [SINGAPORE] PT United Tractors, a unit of Indonesia's largest carmaker, PT Astra International, postponed a creditors meeting in Singapore on Friday after its parent scheduled an announcement for yesterday, a banker at Sumitomo Bank Ltd said. United Tractors, which has about US$27O million
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        Hitachi Zosen takeover price falls again
        356 18  -  Keppel lowers it to 49.5 cents a share in proposed merger By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Keppel Corporation has once again lowered its takeover price for Hitachi Zosen Singapore Ltd. The government-linked conglomerate will now transfer all the assets and business of its wholly-owned shipyard
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        Lock icon Yamaha Motor posts 30% fall in profit
        230 18 AFP [TOKYO) Japan's Yamaha Motor yesterday said it took heavy profit falls in the six months to September as the economy at home slumped. Yamaha said parent pretax profit fell 29.5 per cent in the half to 5.4 billion yen (5572.4 million). Sales
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          Flextech to sell 10m new STI Hldgs stock
          59 18 {SINGAPORE] Flextech Holdings plans to sell 10 million new shares in wholly-owned STI Holdings Ltd to employees of STI and its subsidiaries at six US cents a share. Proceeds totalling US$6OO,OOO (*****,600) will go to working capital. The new shares will make
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          LC Devt, Nichimen in housing venture
          70 18 [SINGAPORE] LC Development said yesterday it has completed a joint venture agreement with Nichimen to develop a residential project on Holland Road. In return for a 14.5 per cent stake in LC subsidiary Hillgate Investment Pte Ltd, Nichimen will sell Cornwall Mansions to Hillgate.
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          Tokyu Land DRS to be delisted
          62 18 {SINGAPORE] Tokyu Land Corporation yesterday said its depository receipts of Singapore (DRS) will be delisted from the Stock Exchange of Singapore from Jan 5,1999. Trading in the DRS will cease in the "ready" and "odd-lot" markets with effect from Dec 28. Trading in the
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          Vicom interim net soars to $940,000
          77 18 [SINGAPORE] Vicom Ltd reported an interim net profit of $940,000 for the six months ended Sept 30, up about 25 times from $37,000 in the same period last year. Turnover rose 38 per cent to $5.27 million. Vicom said the sharply higher profit was
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          C&K Holdings ups stake in Pan Pacific
          53 18 [SINGAPORE] C&K Holdings Pte Ltd has raised its stake in Pan Pacific Public Company to 9.14 per cent through a purchase on the open market. It bought four million shares, or 7.31 per cent of the issued share capital, at 40 J cents
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          Ex- Freight Links ED quits directorships
          47 18 [SINGAPORE] Former Freight Links Express Holdings executive director Tan Kay Hock has resigned as director of various subsidiaries and associates within the group, except Vincent Intertrans (Holdings) Limited Group in Hongkong. Executive vice-president Thomas Woo has been appointed in his place.
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          Koh Bros stops work at Sun Plaza
          65 18 [SINGAPORE] Koh Brothers has stopped all work at the construction site of Sun Plaza in Sembawang following an accident yesterday morning which left one worker dead and nine injured. The Ministry of Manpower is investigating the accident. Preliminary investigations revealed that the workers
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          General Magnetics on share purchases
          66 18 {SINGAPORE] General Magnetics yesterday said it paid $40 for each of the 5,000 shares in subsidiary General CD Pte Ltd that it bought from Rolf Neumann. It added that there was no payment for 500 shares from Chartac Nominees Pte Ltd as it was a
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          Corrections & Clarifications
          52 18 Corrections Clarifications SIME Singapore yesterday said there had been no investigation into its operations or any of the companies within the Sime Singapore group. The mainboard-listed company was responding to a BT report on Monday which said there had been an internal report on a probe into the operations under
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        Lock icon Thai petroleum firm in debt-equity swap agreement
        351 19 140 creditors of Thai Petrochemical Ind to convert USs33om into a 30% stake AFP [BANGKOK] Thailand's second largest corporation, Thai Petrochemical Industry (TPI), yesterday said it had struck a deal with creditors to swap part of its massive debt to equity. Chief executive
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        Lock icon Cable & Wireless to spend US$1b on Europe network
        280 19 Cable Wireless to spend US$1b on Europe network It targets firms needing global end-to-end solutions Bloomberg [LONDON] Cable Wireless pic, Britain's second largest phone company, will spend US$l billion (551.64 billion) over five years to build a telecomftfhnications network throughout Europe as the company builds on its Internet network in
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        Lock icon Sumitomo: No decision yet on funds
        168 19 Bridge News [TOKYO] A Sumitomo Bank spokesman has denied a weekend press report indicating the bank had decided to seek public funds to bolster its capital base under the new bank recapitalisation law. However, the bank is considering applying for the funds, and the
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        Lock icon Broker Nikko to close three HK units by Jan
        221 19 Bloomberg [HONGKONG] Nikko Securities said it will close its three Hongkong units by mid-Janu-ary. The decision comes about two months after Japan's third largest brokerage fired 31 Hongkong employees, or 20 per cent of its staff, following its merger with- Salomon
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        Lock icon Moody's reviewing Nissan, Mitsubishi
        228 19 AFP [TOKYO] US ratings agency Moody's Investors Service warned yesterday it may cut its ratings for two troubled Japanese carmakers, Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motor. Moody's said it put on review for downgrade its 'Baa 3' ratings for both companies, just one notch above junk bond
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        Lock icon ScottishPower in talks to buy US firm
        164 19 Bloomberg [LONDON] Scottish Power pic, a provider of electricity, gas, water and telecommunications services, is in talks to acquire US electricity company PacifiCorp for £4 billion (Ssll billion), UK newspapers reported. The Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph said the Scottish company is
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        Lock icon Money in the kitty for Sanyo?
        57 19 [TOKYO] Narumi Fukai, an employee of Japan's Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, displaying its new hairdryer with a Hello Kitty design at the company's Tokyo head office yesterday. Hello Kitty is a popular cartoon character in Japan. Sanyo will put the hairdryer on the market
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        Lock icon AMP says its bid props up GIO shares
        182 19 Reuters [SYDNEY] Australian fund management and life insurance giant AMP Ltd yesterday warned its takeover target GIO Australia Holdings that the withdrawal of AMP's bid would trigger a plunge in GlO's share price. AMP chief financial officer Paul Batchelor, speaking on the
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        Lock icon Worst not yet over for Asian banks: Salomon
        461 20 Analysts note signs of recovery, but say return to pre-crisis conditions unlikely Bridge News [HONGKONG] Asian analysts at US investment bank Salomon Smith Barney, a unit of Citigroup, said yesterday that while there have been encouraging developments in Asian markets in recent
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        Lock icon Japanese seek higher returns abroad
        202 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Japanese investors were net buyers of foreign stocks and bonds for the sixth straight month in September as they sought higher returns overseas. Japanese investors bought a net 1.0114 trillion yen (5513.7 billion) in foreign bonds, including US Treasuries, and a net 213.1
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        Lock icon Mitsui to lend US$1.5b to Korean petrochem firm
        277 20 New firm a merger of units of Hyundai and Samsung gronps Bloomberg [SEOUL] Mitsui Co, one of Japan's largest trading companies, agreed to arrange a US$l.5 billion (552.5 billion) loan and investment package for a new South Korean petrochemical company to be
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        Lock icon Tokyo bourse plans to ease listing rules
        215 20 Reuters [TOKYO] The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is planning to lower its listing requirements to make it easier for more firms to list, exchange officials said yesterday. They declined to elaborate, adding that the bourse is likely to release details as early as
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        Lock icon ANZ raises preferred share sale by US$150m
        387 20 Bloomberg [SYDNEYJ Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ), Australia's fourthlargest bank, said it has increased a planned US sale of preferred shares by US$l5O million (*****.2 million), taking the amount of capital it has raised over the past three months to
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        Lock icon Copper sinks to 11 1/2 -year low
        245 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Copper has fall en to an 11 '/i-year low as a relentless rise in inventories signalled that consumer demand isn't strong enough to absorb new mine production. Chile's state-owned mining company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, said earlier this
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        Futures surge on expected cash infusion
        178 20  -  ■Simmi Report MSd Taiwan (Moras Perry Gilbert, Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Index futures surged yesterday as traders positioned themselves ahead of the expected infusion of NT$2OO billion (Sslo billion) into the cash market by the Taiwan government. Yesterday's movement was less than
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        Lock icon Oil falls as US attack on Iraq is averted
        254 20 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg {NEW YORK] Crude oil fell 3 per cent to a four-week low yesterday after a US-led military strike against Iraq was averted over the weekend, ensuring the uninterrupted flow of supplies from the Persian Gulf. Iraqi President Saddam
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        277 20 AFX-Asia AFP THE dollar was broadly lower in late trade, responding negatively to the release of weaker-than-expected US industrial output data and ongoing speculation that the Fed is set to cut rates again at today's FOMC meeting, dealers said. According to one trader, the dollar is set to
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      COMMODITY PRICES
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      WORLD STOCK MARKETS
      2132 21 LONDON Industrials N»l* taci 31 Group 541.000 6 000 AB Ports 285.000 -0.400 Abbey National 1203.250 40.850 AMed Domecq 507.000 -8.000 Allied Zurich 727.000 39.600 Arrwc 167.000 11.000 AsdJ Group 157.000 -2.000 BAT Md 524.000 8.000 BO Pie 408.000 7.400 BICC 69.400 2.000 BOC Group 848.000 22.000
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      1628 21 Bloomberg Q Nikkei 225 ♦***** JAPANESE stocks rose for a second day, led by banks after Sumitomo Bank Ltd said it may apply for public funds and scale back its global operations in an effort to strengthen its Financial base. But investors found no surprises and little encouragement in
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      1535 22 Reuters AFP P Hang Seng +***** STOCKS ended with sharp gains yesterday as hopes of an interest rate cut in the United States and an encouraging response to weekend apartment sales in the territory swept share prices higher, brokers said. The Hang Seng Index ended up 300.10 points, or
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      613 22 Reuters HI Shenzhen B Index *0.67 SHENZHEN'S B Share Index closed higher in sluggish trade yesterday as domestic investors diverted their attention to the nation's increasingly active A share market, analysts said. The B Index rose 0.67 of a point to 63.57 on turnover of HK$6.O million. Shenzhen's A
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      361 22 AFP DjWPlndei ♦174-25 SHARE prices closed 2.6 per cent higher yesterday, buoyed by measures announced by the finance ministry to lift the stock market, dealers said. The Weighted Price Index rose 174.25 points to 7,003.87. "Investors were encouraged by the continued measures by the government to prop up the
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      742 22 AFP P| Composite Index +0.09 INDONESIAN share prices closed mixed in thin trade yesterday amid concerns over political instability, with a new letter of intent to the International Monetary Fund seen offsetting the falls, dealers said. "The market was lower in the second session but off its low minutes
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      784 22 AFP |H| SET Index +IL6O THAI stocks closed up 3.5 per cent on bargain hunting yesterday mainly in banks and chemical stocks amid regional market gains and the weakening US dollar, analysts said. Phillipe (Thailand) Securities analyst Adisak Kammool said sentiment was also given a boost by easing tensions
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      Lock icon MANILA
      309 22 AFP Manila +33.62 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 2.0 per cent yesterday on speculation surrounding takeover target Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT). The Philippine Stock Exchange Index gained 33.62 points to 1,745.60. Turnover reached 732 million shares worth 2.06 billion pesos. PLDT rose 85 pesos to 1,085. AFP Manila
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      Lock icon SEOUL
      398 22 AFP Composite Index +TJI SHARES closed yesterday 1.9 per cent higher with retail investors increasing bargainhunting, bolstered by the recovery of regional markets, dealers said. Foreign investors were mostly sidelined on uncertainty over US rate cuts at the US Federal Open Market Committee's meeting today, dealers said. But, they
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      Lock icon SYDNEY
      589 22 AFP CI All Primaries -43 SHARES fell 0.3 per cent yesterday with many taking a cautious stance ahead of the US Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The All Ordinaries Index closed down 6.8 points at 2,674.5. The All Industrials Index finished down 1.6 points at 4,683.8 while the All
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      259 22 AFP +3*87 NEW Zealand stocks closed up 0.2 per cent yesterday on light turnover, keeping a wary eye on US and local interest rates. The NZSE-40 Index was up 3.87 points to 1,998.78 on turnover of NZ572.3 million. Telecom Corp rose seven cents to NZ$B.45. —AFP «mM (0001 AN2
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        369 23 AFP Q Composite Index -3.06 MALAYSIAN share prices closed 0.7 per cent lower yesterday in quiet trading, with profit-taking outpacing sporadic buying by institutional funds, dealers said. The Composite Index finished at 462.02 points, down 3.06 points. The Second Board Index lost 2.15 points to 132.19.
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        Tibs warrant worth a second look
        200 24  -  WARRANT WATCH -Ry\ R Sivanithy AFTER a recent flurry of interest, the activity in several second-line warrants has died off. But it's clear that the market still has a fair bit of life left in it. so perhaps a look for value among some
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        CLOB INTERNATIONAL
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE
      340 26 imMismmtmm Stacks Volume Keppel landSOc 18,242,000 DBS Land 16,452,000 Wing Tai 25c 15,457,000 Hotel Prop 9,435,000 Keppel Corp 6,868,000 SingTel 15c 6,365,000 SembCorpi 25c 5,692,000 *TanChonglnt50c 5,664,000 UIC 5,211,000 STEngglOc 5,066,000 Stocks J DBS Land 32,297,377 Keppel Land50c 31,062.285 Keppel Corp 23,817,429 City Dev 50c 23,683,584
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      Properties lead as week starts on winning note
      643 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY Dip in interbank rates, hopes of Fed rate cut and positive news abont local condominium sales among factors cited Hy R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] A slight dip in interbank rates, expectations of a US interest rate cut and positive news
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        Following the crowd
        83 26 WHEN asked to comment on the issue of wage cuts, the public relations officer of an insurance company said it would "of course want to follow the government's recommended wage cuts in spirit and in letter". But she quickly retracted the politically correct response when told her
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        Shop in pajamas
        47 26 US survey by credit card company Visa has thrown up some interesting habits of Internet shoppers. Sixty per cent of Internet shoppers surveyed have shopped in their pajamas, 84 per cent have done it barefoot and 36 per cent have shopped as they ate.
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        Love in time of recession
        51 26 WE know shopping centres are all trying to endear themselves to cash-strapped consumers. Especially when more malls are opening. But is this ardent wooing or what—the huge banner hanging over Plaza Singapura reads: "Opens Dec 4. P.S. I Love You", complete with a big painted
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        Hit about lemons
        52 26 FOOL's Garden, the German pop group that came up with that silly but successful ditty called Lemon Tree, will be performing at the Botanic Gardens on Nov 22. One of the co-sponsors of the concert is Daimler-Benz. Strange that a car maker would want to be associated
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        The same spirit
        44 26 A GOVERNMENT agency produced a bright yellow computer mousepad, complete with swaying green palm trees, which read: "Be Singapore's frontline ambassador to the world". You'd guess it's Singapore Tourism Board, right? Well, it turned out to be the Singapore Immigration Department.
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        New head at MSAM
        103 26 MORGAN Stanley Asset Management finally has a new head of its Asian operations headquartered in Singapore. According to the Nov 2 issue of Global Fund News, Candice Koederitz has been appointed regional chief executive officer. Her appointment follows the departure of Chin Ean Wah, who quit
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      HOT STOCK
      75 26  -  IMC by Shiv Taneja SINGAPORE Telecom closed three cents higher yesterday at $2.64 on a volume of 6.36 million shares, compared with tfs 10-day traded average of 7.4 million shares. In the near tanti, the counter is expected to trade sideways, with a slight upwjrd bias. This is
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      328 27 Bridge News Reuters ACTIVITY was fairly lively in the Atlantic with several fixtures emerging. But brokers were split over the direction of the market with an improved timecharter rate seen for transatlantic business while a lower rate was reported to have been agreed on voyage business from the
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      291 27 SES '000 ■nw st m CWTDMrttuHon_0.44 -0.01 66 ChuanHup 0.52 ♦0.01 197 Cosco Investment 0.55 *0.045 15 Freight Links 0.18 unch 907 G8 Holdings 0.365 -0.015 52 Hal Sun Hup 0.445 *0.025 709 Hitachi Zosen 0.67 -0.035 1059 IMC Holdings HK 5.60 Jeya Holdings 0.54 *0.01 85 Jurong
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      550 27  -  Parent NOL plans to raise logistics business to 50% of revenue in 2 years By] Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] APL Logistics units have shown good growth this year, as the process of integrating the various units continues some 11 months after APL's buyout by Singapore's
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      86 27 [NEW YORK] Carnival Cruise Lines' new cruise ship, ttye MS Paradise, makes its US debut following a trans-Atlantic voyage from its Helsinki, Finland, shipyard. The 855-foot, 2,040-passenger Super Liner is the cruise industry's first totally "No Smoking" vessel, according to the Miami-based company. No use of tobacco products
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      479 27 Reuters [SYDNEY] A week-long AsiaPacific campaign against "Ships of Shame" which mistreat crew, cheat them of wages and sometimes abandon them at sea began yesterday with maritime unionists targeting hundreds of flag of convenience ships. The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
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        82 27 AFP [JAKARTA] Forty people were missing after their ferry sank off the Indonesian Island of Sulawesi, the Kompas daily reported. The RahmatßuchorU a ferry plying the route linking Bajoe in South Sulawesi and Kolaka in Southeast Sulawesi, across Bone Bay, went down near the
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        73 27 Norwegian owner Mosvold Shipping Ltd says three of its VLCCs are due for dry-docking and sth Special Survey during the first half of 1999. It adds: "The decision as to whether or not to put the vessels through sth Special Survey will be taken on a
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        43 27 The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners' (Intertanko) Short Sea Tanker Group has highlighted "the persistent lack of adequate shore reception facilities in northern Europe". It claimed many European nations have not fulfilled their obligation to provide adequate reception facilities.
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      156 27 [SANTOS] Brasil SA, the new private sector operator of the Tecon 1 terminal at Santos, has signed an IT systems contract with HPC/Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH to use HPC's Container Terminal Information System as its core operational software. The CTIS, which will be in
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      917 28  -  UNITED AIRLINES Employee-owned airline prepares for lean times without easy option of resorting to cutting jobs to save money By. Frank Swoboda The Washington Post THEY are talking about getting ready for the next recession at United Airlines, but no one in management is talking
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      244 28 PAGE Dongnama 3 ACL 6 ECL 5 ANL 3 Evergreen 6 9 Accord 8 foorK Sun 8 Appen ship 5 C Link 4 Austral 8 Cemartrans 8 Balaji Shpg 4 HaiSunHup 8 BSA 7 Hangli 7 B'tang Mas 8 Hanjin 3 CCNI 7 Heung-A 7 CMA 8
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        737 39 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jur o*q M Adityaprakas 11/98 J14 alongside 1911/0900 Auka Seraya 4598 J03 alongside I6.T1/2000 BrigM s»» UC80 J23 alongside 1811/2359 •"top I 15/98 J03 dionqside *11/2300 Bt Bunga Ind *****8 J01 alongside 17.11/0800 St Pai NO795 *****8 J01 alongside 16.11/2000 Bt Pu
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        1818 39 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Bookinq/Bilanct Rstls h 'P Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From Ac. N.H.KUS 0188 17/2100 W 16/1500 16/1651 16/1900 IS >6/1500 I*/1651 16/1900 639$ 18/1800 U 16/1500 16/1659 16/1900 11 16/1500 16/1659 16/1900 2A 16/1700 17/0651 17/0100 21 16/1700 17/0651
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        213 39 Nov 22 Mexico: Revolution Day. Nov 23 Japan: Labour Thanksgiving Day. Nov 26 United States: Thanskgiving Day. Nov 30 Philippines: Bontacio Day. Deo 8 Austria: Ammuculate Conception Dec 12 Mexico: Virgin of Guadalupe (optional). Dec 23 Japan: Emperor's Birthday New Year Holiday. Dec 24 Finland: Christmas Eve. Deo
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        925 39 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine 0U Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single price* for a more comprehensive description of the market Prices shown are based on average-sued stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bun ker Price Index chance and the
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        405 39 No. 12 ■> Wlta M3.2 0.7 17.4 OK) 59 0 05 S2L!£ P«Mlty Water BtsMat Art ftrnkkm Soflwont Mo above E25 1 0 4 0 0 0 %M/M M0 Ave 907.5 0J 157 0.06 30 0 02 »■">»■»• g£«S "V °Q 8 "J M 0 0"
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        442 40 AQtSHOW CHINA >98 In next 20 years, its air traffic will grow 8%, higher than the world's 5%: Airbus Reuters [ZHUHAI, China) Airbus Industrie has predicted that China's air traffic growth would outpace the world's growth in the next 20 years and
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        307 40 Reuters [SHANGHAI] Passengers of an Air China plane hijacked to Taiwan last month have demanded compensation from the airline, the Wenhui Daily said yesterday. Twenty-four passengers complained in a letter to Air China that the airline failed to send representatives
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        235 40 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is willing to share management control of Philippine Airlines Ltd with PAL's majority shareholder Lucio Tan in its bid to make a significant investment in the carrier. "There is not going to be
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        BMW to launch its first sport-utility vehicle next year
        427 40  -  By Christopher Tan [SINGAPOREI BMW Ag is due to enter unchartered territory late next year when it introduces the X 5 its first sport-utility vehicle in its 70year history. The four-wheel-drive, fiveseater will be capable of a top speed of well
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      22 27 United Airlines owners say 'no' to layoffs Employee-owned airline prepares for lean times without option of resorting to cutting jobs. Page 2
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      834 27 China's air traffic growth to outpace world average In next 20 years, its air traffic will grow 8%, higher than the world's 5%: Airbus BackPage has joined Singa- The Maritime and Port Authority pore Airlines as of Singapore (MPA) is for the first divisional vice- time organising a seminar on
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      767 28 I IMPORt 1 ISUPER SHUTTLE EXPRESS j| IQUtF KARACHI EXPRESS (OKX) VKS{I W*Aol lfi» VKSa VOY JEA MM lAN M 0 «AR COL PtG T5~ ooammKONG nwsu m/ii 22/11 pmhduoydwmj sst m/ii m/ii m/ii m/ii 13/11 17/11 li/i 7 n/u" CHINA 04/11 NYR VIRGO 141 11/11 13/11 13/11 IS/11 20/11
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      673 28 Lmes services represented JiNw f 4 by Members of the Heg.s.ry of Carders Accredited Shipping Agents VMHP Association \Ofsi_3Z Sngapore Shipping Association CONTAINERS/CONVENTIONAL CARGO FROM PORT KLANG/SINGAPORE JAKARTA ETAPKL ETA SIN ETA MALE PrtaressLUy V 9798 87/11 t&U lfi/12 Princess Lily VMM 25/12 H/12 93/91 LILY MARINE SERVICES SINGAPORE Pkoie
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      1038 29 SAX SERVICE (DIRECT) Vgsa VOY LAX I OOK DAI HOU |CH (Dt MEM lAR MYC tfIJAM 0071 2S/11 10/12 15/12 15/12 16/12 15/12 16/1? 16/12 17/12 17/12 AfIGAWtT 0071 02/12 17/12 22/12 22/12 23/12 22/12 23/12 23/12 24/12 24/12 Aftsnwa 0071 09/12 24/12 29/12 29/12 01/12 29/12 01/12 01/12 02/12
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      1946 29 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING HANJIN SHIPPING (S) PTEITO hnp hoop com BOOKING 3760?3S 237 SALES *****24 731 OOCUWNI *****71 774 OPCIUTIOttS *****41 757 MAIM U* *****55 FAX 777W60 (I HO **********0 M |TO NW USA CANADA I' USA CANADA* It* vsi/vor I. MM SM uni haul/voy su nw DO poi r~oi
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      590 29 VESSEL W_ _S|N_ PKG VOT SIN HKG KEI USK PITS [ttSSEL I VOY j SW4 PK6 IttSSa WY j SIN I JRT I KMTC KEELUNC HIS 09/11 10/11 IIIN 11/11 IS/11 17/11 20/11 21/11 I I T Q/,11 I jjjSS |ljj/jj| )}/l| I HYUNDAI SWINTEI 01SS 13/11 20/11 22/11 24/11
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      1409 30 DSR-SCNATOR UNES TO UK/CONTINENT TO MEDITERRANEAN/CANADA VtSStl WY SW LEW HW W HW w» M «WL VOY *sDT" GIT SPE FOS VIC MTU MAKfIJJJtttJA WNM7 1711 ,4 ,2 12 Mlf Itl| PttfßMO SENATOR WMHO 1111 Ml 2 Ml 2 Ml 2 1212 Ul2 11,2 1112 1212 13,2 MMUIOOUN WMHI H.ll
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      1107 30 Am MAC-NELS S PORE M'Slfl I Carrier: MN CONTR LINES, INC p. gudang: (07) *****26 1 l\-/ J cm NO: **********0 C SIBU: (064) *****9 MANILA: (632) *****24 PENANG: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****57 SURABAYA- (31) *****0 P. KELANG: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MON: (61) *****3 KUCHING (062) *****1-3
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      668 30 »IJESSELTON LINE TIL* *****56 FAXs *****12 1 MUARA LABUAN VKsa vot no n» vissa vor no eta SPORE MUARA SPORE IM (ASAKA JNM-37 VI7E/90 SID 11/11 CARAKA MH-33 VI7E/90 SLD If/II STRAITS HOPE V3IE/W 10/11 22/11 STRAITS HOPE V3IE/W U/11 25/11 CARAKA JNB-3? VISE/94 2S/11 »/ll (ARAKA Ml 11-32 VIH/W
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      805 31 I VESSEL VOV SIN SIP PKO PEN PQB DUB SHJ BA BIK IRAN MATIN PJL 1319 16/11 26/11 26/11 27/11 20/11 IRAN HESABI PJL 1320 24/11 06/12 04/12 06/12 06/12 IRAN BAKERI PJL 1321 03/12 13/12 12/12 14/12 16/12 IRAN TAKHTt 00/12 19/12 18/12 20/12 22/12 IRAN SATTARI 14/12 24/12
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      1873 31 TO ISRAEL H IN 13 DAYS EVERY THURSDAY J I 6 SHENTON WAY TIL 226 1900 FAX: *****0* OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 iOHORE OFFICE; I m"D #,7 MMS, LDG SAUS/WGS *****57/60 INWARD OCPT (D/ 0) *****85 COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN BHD :__42osR2s__TELjj?-07-3S ***** FAX: 02-07-*****70 VSIWY |SGP HUG SHA XIA NBC
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      687 31 I t EASTERN CAR UNER, LTD. 'SXS."?" |E KL (SINGAPORE) TO lIP JSISSt I SPECIALIZE IN RORO HEAVY LIFT UPTO 450 TONS KL (SINGAPORE) PTE LID LOAD NG FOR PORT KLANG/JAKARTA BATANGAS/MANILA/KEELUNG MV "ORIENT ULAC" V.I6A MV "OCEAN LEO" V.19 ETA SIN 16/11/98 ETA PKH7/11/98 ETA SIN 18/11/98 ETA BTG
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      1397 32 Europe/uk/scandinavia/finland/russia niumt aw no? ra ?n HBG IHP ZEt IHV LHW P RDM ANW HBG nL SGP I DUDFMRWoII M?I I®'" "2* I* 12 14/12 15/12 I GAINING RE 065 25/10 26/10 20/10 21/11 muerv rw r2£f n« J £l\ J™? VH 2 21/12 22/12 E «"«OWN RC-031 29/10 31/10
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      1136 32 ADVANCE CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD i#V I 140 Cecil Street, #12-00, PIL Building. Singapore 06^540 LI TEL: FAX *****19, TELEX RS ***** ACL PL CR NO. **********0E OPERATIONS: *****60 *****05 BANGKOK f JAKARTA (Weakly 5 Slgs PAT/2 Slgi ICH/1 Slg >Wt) (5 Seillim/Wtrt) VESSEL VOY SM BKK VESSEL VOY f
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      629 32 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VESSEL VOT SIN KU DUB JNI CFT Ml GOLDEN DRAGON VOOBS 21/11 30/11 04/12 07/12 M/ 12 NANTAI PRINCESS VO2SS 29/11 14/12 17/12 11/12 NANTAI QUEEN VO3IS 09/12 ~j»7T7" 22/12 2S/12 It/if W/jT NANTAI DRAGON VOIOS 19/12 21/12 01/01 04/01 OS/01
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      501 33 MMK MYANMA pHBk FIVE STAR LINE W (Myanmar National Lin*) v Loading for Yongon (Rangoon) VESSEI VOY SIN PKI KN PGU PINYA IS/ SID SITTWE 83W SLD Malaysia agents: ioustead SHIPPING AGENCIES KUL TEL (03)*****00 PKI: TEL (03) 376*101 PIN: TEL (04)*****02 PGU: TEL (07)*****21/4 BANK LINE (A tervite of
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      1569 33 HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE CO., LTD. [VESSEL VOY rsml SOU|LEH|RTM|ANT|HAM|BRV| Ffl [VRSa VOY SOU LEH HTM AWT HAW MV FB I HY BARON 316W 19/11 07/12 12/12 09/13 10/12 NOIKIS OOSI 31/10 30/10 2S/10 27/10 TT/TT NOHOUn 010W 20/11 12/12 11/12 06/12 08/12 ELBE SAW 26/10 31/10 28/10 29/10 19/11 HY
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      894 34 BANGKOK/ MAP TA PHUT/ LAEM CHABAMO JAKARTA/PAN JANQ VESSEL VOY SIN BKK MTP LCH~ VESSEL VOY SIN JKT PJN CHANA BHUM" 44N In Pt 20/11 ANRO GOWA' 059 In Pt 21/11 XETHA BHUM 259N In Pt 21/11 20/11 THANA BHUM 313S 18/11 21/11 NANTA BHUM" 420N 18/11 21/11 22/11 GURU
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      571 34 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE VU VOT p'rwi" I *'Df/t of |m >u>c hum* mrw»p vtssit I ii/» w/n |n/u own os/ti TO AUSTRALIA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE Wi I Wttl-fgfi- Mliillllt hit m MM <un m msuwi us if/n 21/11 »/ii <i/n oi/\i iq/i? u/u powowismw m
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      992 34 VESSELS VOY SIN PKL MIA LEH RTM HAM ZEE SOT 1 VN-LE D 6 VELA N2BW 18/11 16/11 30/11 07/12 Otv 12 09/12 11/12 12/12 VILLE DE SHANGHAI H2BW 24/11 25/11 07/12 14/12 15/12 16/12 il/ii 19/12 VILLE D'OfttON Y2BW 01/12 02/12 14/12 21/12 22/12 23/12 —25/12 am VILLE DE
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      26 34 CONVENTIONAL SERVICE 17 NOV LOADING FOR DUBAI/DMM/KWT NOV LOADINO FOR CALCUTTA 23 NOV LOADINO FOR CNfNNAI For Bookings please call GANI RAJ I AU TEL: *****14
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      44 37 —WmJ (Retrieve more schedules!) Press "1" Select the port and key in the four digit code eg: To New York (NYC) 2275 Key in your fax number I your phone number Another innovative service offered by ctcb^ 1 he document will be SHIPPING TIMES
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      139 38 f -N mmmamm free Rpdder Enquiry Spfvicp cut out and Fax to: 65 *****29 Need HELP or INFORMATION on the following? (please tick relevant boxes) SHIPPING SERVICES Port of Origin: Cargo Type: Cargo Ready by: Port of Destination: Cargo Volume: _Special Requirements: ADVERTISER:PRODUCTS/SERVICES Saw an advertisement in Shipping Times of
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