The Business Times, 2 November 1999
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Title Section12 1999-11-02 1 TheBusinessTimes MITA(P) 046/12/98 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://bijsiness-times.asia 1 .com.sg/ TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,199912 words
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Article64 1999-11-02 1 sn 207X04 (+25.89) BT-SRI 79L33 (+0.92) SIKSCI FUTURES 28&50 (+1.00) STOCK MARKET INDICES Monday Change KLSE COMP 731.48 -I I;® NIKKEI _._17S96.9i >54.84 HANG SENG I4j322.ll ♦65.16 SET INDEX 391.55 -4.00 JAKARTA COMP. _595.«8 1j»1 MANILA COMP Closed TAIPEI WPI 7JS14J49 39.96 SEOIX COMP 876.55 +43.W CLSA CHINA64 words
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Article86 1999-11-02 1 FOREX BATES ust si I'SS 1.661 £(l'SS/SS per 1.648 £737 El'RO(l SS/SS per E) 1.U58 1.758 DM 1J<4« 0.899 YEN 104.1 1,595* RM .IBM 0.437 HKS 7.770 Oil4 BAHT 3857 0.043 R1 P1AH 6.76-5 0.025* St to 100 units PRIME RATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 HttLA LUMPUR 7 26 JAKARTA (HI86 words
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1178 1999-11-02 1 Catherine Ong - 25% trigger point, partial offers among changes to be considered By l Catherine Ong [SINGAPORE] The Securities Industry Council (SIC) is reviewing Singapore's decadesold takeover code, including whether to raise the 25 per cent trigger point for a mandatory general offer. The stock1,178 words
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444 1999-11-02 1 Set-up costs vendor just $600,000; buyer is Malaysia's Petra [KUALA LUMPUR] Barely three months old and costing Singapore's Mania Holdings only $600,000 to set up, cybermall Orchard-road.com has been sold for $20 million. The buyer is Petra Holdings, controlled by Malaysian businessman Vinod Sekhar,444 words
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Article, Illustration989 1999-11-02 1 Yang Razali Kassim - ill exclusive Indonesian president agrees to give security guarantees By' Yang Razali Kassim (SINGAPORE] US$l6 billion, or nearly a quarter of the funds estimated to have fled Indonesia in the past two years, is expected to flow back to the country989 words
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Advertisement74 1999-11-02 1 INSIDE BT Comment Lee Han Shih on whether the government will raise plot ratios for private land. Pg 10 Top stories MSCI disappointment sends KL market tumbling 1.5%. Next Page Mediaring.com to list on SES on Nov 19. Pg4 Stratech beats GLCs to win open bid (DOE project. Pg 874 words
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Advertisement20 1999-11-02 1 Partial offers Page 4 Maintaining UK model Page 4 You can read thefull text of SlC'sproposal on BTonline, at http://business-times.asial.com.sg20 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article153 1999-11-02 2 THINGS happen to people when they get consulted by the Securities Industry Council (SIC). Of the 22 market practitioners approached by the SIC for views on changes to the takeover code, four of them work for Merrill Lynch. Two Gary Stead, managing director of mergers153 words
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Article90 1999-11-02 2 YESTERDAY'S joint press conference by the local banks on their Y2K readiness was no indication that they are prepared to put aside their instincts to outdo each other. Public relations officers from the five banks showed high anxiety about the media giving more play to90 words
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Article, Illustration108 1999-11-02 2 AUSTRALIA Television put out an urgent message yesterday and we feel compelled to pass it on. It said that due to a ruling by Singapore's broadcasting regulators to put a blanket ban on the live telecast of horse racing, Australia Television's transmission of the Melbourne Cup108 words
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Article98 1999-11-02 2 EARTHQUAKES, while disastrous for everyone involved, have turned out to be a nice break for cash-strapped Iridium's satellite phone service, it seems. Last month's earthquake in Taiwan was believed to have helped Iridium, which has filed bankruptcy proceedings in the US, to become profitable for98 words
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Article, Illustration639 1999-11-02 2 Ruth Wong - Index sees biggest one-day fall in 2 weeks; Budget bines dampen interest From Ruth Wong in Kuala Lumpur DISAPPOINTMENT over a shock three-month delay in the re-inclusion of Malaysia in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indices sent the key stockmarket index tumblingSource: Bloomberg - 639 words
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429 1999-11-02 2 'Nothing is going to happen before May,' says exec director Reuters [HONGKONG] A quirk in the Western calendar which only happens every 400 years was behind a Morgan Stanley move to delay changes to its widely watched investment index, causing Taiwan and MalaysianReuters - 429 words
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Advertisement374 1999-11-02 2 The world of eßusiness opportunities: Tools for the adventure With the evolution of eCommerce technology, companies can no longer take comfort in the traditional business models based on branch networks or human distribution channels. The trend is evident: eßusiness! Internet! Companies which recognise the immense power of the e-world will374 words
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Advertisement203 1999-11-02 3 A. PATEK PHILIPPE GENEVE The Patek Philippe Sculpture Collection I. I f M I y ''?Jm&~ I ij I I Mjr I UHF I djt jl I The new Patek Philippe Sculpture Collection brings a Exclusively distributed by Cortina, t/ie Sculpture Collection contemporary blend of strength and sensuality to is203 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration394 1999-11-02 4 Toh Han Shih - It aims to raise between $60m and $80mfrom mainboard listing By' Toh Han Shih MEDIARING.COM, a Singapore Internet voice communications company, will list on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) on Nov 19, the company's chief operating officer Chua Kee Lock told394 words
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194 1999-11-02 4 Reuters SINGAPORE Airlines Ltd (SIA) fell yesterday after its interim results on Friday which were below market expectations, analysts said. At the close of trading yesterday, SIA was down 50 cents at $17.10, with 3.7 million shares changing hands. "The lower share price isReuters - 194 words
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494 1999-11-02 4 Siow Li Sen - PROPOSED CHANGES TO TAKEOVER CODE Reports by Siow Li Sen MAINTAINING the UK model while revising the Singapore Code on Takeovers and Mergers will be less disruptive to the system, market practitioners say. More importantly, the UK is a very well-regulated494 words
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737 1999-11-02 4 conrad raj - psMHiocksiiiar conrad raj AFTER years of telling everyone that its does not need to spin off its subsidiaries as separately listed entities, Singapore Airlines has finally decided to look into the possibility of doing so. The reason given then was that the cash-rich airline737 words
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445 1999-11-02 4 Bourse could see more acqnisition bids: market players THE Securities Industry Council has proposed to make partial offers, with accompanying conditions, an option for parties eyeing a takeover of a listed company. If it comes to pass, market players said, the bourse could445 words
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Article, Illustration233 1999-11-02 4 PARKWAY Holdings shares jumped 7.9 per cent yesterday to close at $3.30 on the back of resurfacing rumours that the company had sold Parkway Parade for about $540 million to a property fund. The last one hour of trading saw the greatest movementSource: Bloomberg - 233 words
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669 1999-11-02 5 It's poised to deliver stronger results this year and write back more provisions AFX-Asia [SINGAPORE] City Developments Ltd said residential property sales in the second half will slow and very likely be below the total of the first. "Second half sales may notAFX-Asia - 669 words
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205 1999-11-02 5 MMI Holdings has appointed two former MNC top guns Hewlett Packard's Alex Chan and IBM's John Wong to new appointments. An independent director of MMI since its listing in 1997, Mr Chan was yesterday made executive director of the disk205 words
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458 1999-11-02 7 Teh Hooi Ling - Public will get 24.1 m; indicative pricing from US$O.l3 to US$O.lB a share By* Teh Hooi Ling CHINA Toll Bridges Roads (CTBR) is offering 240.6 million shares for its primary listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore. The bulk of the shares 216.5458 words
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Article, Illustration228 1999-11-02 7 Marissa Chew - By: Marissa Chew MAKING its Sesdaq debut yesterday, IRE Corporation put up a good showing, closing the session with a 24 per cent premium over its initial public offer (IPO) price. IRE was offered at 23 cents and the counterSource: Bloomberg - 228 words
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Article, Illustration367 1999-11-02 7 It says several parties keen on its 60% stake in project SOMERSET Holdings Ltd, formerly known as Liang Court, is in advanced talks to sell its 60 per cent interest in Tampines Finance Park. The Pidemco Land subsidiary said in a statement thatFILE PHOTO - 367 words
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Advertisement347 1999-11-02 4 lUJ'.J.itjßHitachi Zosen I Keppel Hitachi Zosen Ltd I I (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) H Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting I NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Keppel Hitachi Zosen Limited (the ■Company-) I will be held at the Conference Room, 325 Telok Blangah Road,347 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration566 1999-11-02 6 r. sivanithy - STOCKS r. sivanithy AS expected, local stocks continued their recovery yesterday in anticipation that the US interest rate front would be stable at least for now. The Straits Times Index, which rallied 44 points last Friday, gained another 25.89 points to end at566 words
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Article, Illustration165 1999-11-02 6 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By: R Sivanithy REGULAR readers will know that for deep-in-the-money warrants, two features can be expected a low or negligible conversion premium and poor gearing. These criteria apply fairly well in most instances but occasionally, anomalies appear which are165 words
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Article, Illustration254 1999-11-02 6 Teh Hooi Ling - HOTSTOCK By' Teh Hooi Ling THERE'S no ambiguity in the technical readings of Roly International: all signals are pointing to a buy. The home decor products marketer was among the heavily-traded companies on the market yesterday. Some 15.8 million shares changed hands and254 words
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Article131 1999-11-02 6 Singapore ♦9am. E-business: hype vs opportunity. Organised by Panpac Business Communications ♦10.30 am. Signing ceremony by Pontiac Marina Pte Ltd Citibank NA to mark the relocation of Citibank's Global Corporate Investment Bank in Centennial Tower ♦10.15 am. Compaq Computer Asia-Pacific, NETS and Visa International131 words
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Article, Illustration528 1999-11-02 6 larry wee - CURRENCIES Asian currencies strengthen, S$ hits 10-month high, hot A$ gets clobbered larry wee THE benchmark US 30-year Treasury bond yield hit a one-month low of 6.14 per cent, and US stocks surged last Friday led by Nasdaq stocks which chalked up a new528 words
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Article468 1999-11-02 6 Stocks VaiuBW 'Genting tnt 44,584,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 26,982,000 IRE Corp 10c 21,378,000 MedtecsUS5c 19,502,000 Roty IntUSIOc 15,825,000 CMTetecomHK75c 15.715,000 GoWenAgriUSIOc 14,681,000 Wing Tai 25c 12.993,000 Asia Food&Pnop US$ 12,286,000 Fastech US10c 11,564,000 Stocks Chart Semiconductor 26c 136,841.850 SIA 64,872.392 0C8C v 36,242,464 DBSGrp 34,319,344 NatEleclOc 25,584,965 Keppei Corp 24,205,520468 words
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Advertisement165 1999-11-02 6 Special Feature November 30, 1999 The tide has turned. The shipping industry has picked up dramatically in the past year. It's all systems go! Around the world, aging fleets have to be repaired, converted or z replaced and local shipyards can develop more market depth. z Shipping Times brings news165 words
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SINGAPORE news
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475 1999-11-02 8 Christopher Tan - Family-owned firm secures deal to set op new system with $5.2 m quote Reports by Christopher Tan FAMILY-OWNED Strategic Technologies has beaten a field of big boys comprising government-linked companies to secure a prominent deal to set up an open system475 words
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264 1999-11-02 8 HOMEGROWN high-tech company Strategic Technologies (Stratech) is slated to be "the biggest e-commerce player in this part of the world" when the COE openbidding system kicks off in the second quarter of next year, said founder and managing director David Chew.264 words
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Article, Illustration387 1999-11-02 8 Andrew Wee - Plan to make S'pore an Asia-Pac e-business hnb By, Andrew Wee MINISTER for Communications and Information Technology Yeo Cheow Tong yesterday said info-communi-cations would play a vital part in Singapore's economy. Speaking at an enterprise resource planning (ERP) conference, Sapphire '99 Singapore, heAFP - 387 words
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Article, Illustration405 1999-11-02 8 Siow Li Sen - By I Siow Li Sen FOR the first time, the five local banks have set aside their fierce rivalry and are wprking together to overcome a bigger concern, the Y2K bug. Starting today, the five DBS Bank, Keppel Tat Lee Bank, OCBC Bank,405 words
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Article, Illustration187 1999-11-02 9 SINGAPORE is now Australia's largest and fastest-growing chilled pork market, said Australia's Minister for Trade, Mark Vaile, yesterday at a visit to one of NTUC Fair Price's latest stores, at Hougang Point. In less than a year, Australian chilled pork exports toARTHUR LEE - 187 words
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464 1999-11-02 9 Engene Low - Prices have firmed bnt margins still razor thin, says Borooge By] Engene Low ASIA'S demand for the base chemical polyethylene should grow annually by at least 5-7 per cent over the next 10 years, said Teuvo Kulmala, chief executive of petrochemical company Borouge,464 words
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Article, Illustration333 1999-11-02 9 Eugene Low - I =4 on the economy labour By Eugene Low THE number of people who are hunting for jobs is coming down. At the end of August, there were 4,773 job-seekers on the Ministry of Manpower's employment service register, compared to the high of 7,859 at theSource: MOM - 333 words
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Article41 1999-11-02 9 IN our Oct 30 story, "WizOffice ties up with CyberWay, DBS unit", we reported that the company's sales target of $3 million will be reached by end-2000. The projection is for end-1999. We are sorry for the error.41 words
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240 1999-11-02 9 Eric Ang Teck Sin Singapore via Internet - mnua Eric Ang Teck Sin Singapore via Internet E-mail: btletter@sph.com.sg ANOTHER offer for Clob shares this time from a lady lawyer. Whenever I read this type of report, I feel not only disturbed but also insulted. We are approaching Y2K240 words
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FOCUS property
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Article, Illustration704 1999-11-02 10 lee han shih - l-i comment PROPERTY These are expected to be areas which are popular with expats lee han shih WHAT is the chance of the government raising the plot ratios for private land? Pretty high, but probably not in the next round of review.FILE PHOTO - 704 words
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Article, Illustration451 1999-11-02 11 Reuters [HONGKONG] Hongkong's property market woes could force up to 30 per cent of its estate agents to close shop by early 2000, said the president of the Society of HK Real Estate Agents, Louisa Sum. Her prediction reflectsReuters; FILE PHOTO - 451 words
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187 1999-11-02 11 Reuters [BANGKOK] Grade A office vacancy rates in Bangkok declined slightly to 40 per cent in October, property consultants Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said yesterday. But the consultants said in a statement they did not expect a market recovery unless new demand enteredReuters - 187 words
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Article, Illustration367 1999-11-02 11 Marissa Chew - Big rise too in net allocation of JTC factory space By Marissa Chew [SINGAPORE) WITH the economy heading back on track, the take-up of industrial land and factory space is climbing, latest figures from the Jurong Town Corporation show. In the third quarter,Source: JTC - 367 words
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Advertisement512 1999-11-02 10 rr LARGE RESIDENTIAL 7 r W WY* DEVELOPMENT LAND f \\M\ AT DEVONSHIRE ROAD L /jf SUBJECT Parcel A Lot 578 58.1 80 sqft jl| 111 PROPERTY Parcel B Lot 1 02-2 7.026 sqft f-K /y fflfi S Parcel C Lot 102-3 and 1 02-4 1 3.692 sqft Tr——Trfef SSSBR512 words
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Advertisement263 1999-11-02 10 TSSST HSR INTERNATIONAL REALTORS PTE LTD PECK HAY MANSION Location :15 Peek Hay Koad Site Area 32,277 sq. ft. DGP 2.8 plot ratio; Up to 20 storevs l£\ CAIRNHILL HEIGHTS 1 J Location :16 Cairnhill Rise \i\ Site Area 15. 407 sq. tt. DGP 2.8 plot ratio; Up to 20263 words
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Advertisement422 1999-11-02 11 COLLECTIVE SALE BY TENDER f Freehold Land Near Orchard Road f/ /<?/ FIW£ SAFETY Ideal for inner city living u/ Walking distance to Orchard MRT /\*xy Large land area of 54,798 sq ft LI f^Sc&k Plot ratio 2.1, up to 20 storeys 3>\ hwmons SUBJECT Excellent accessibility rrf Existing development-422 words
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EDITORIAL & opinion
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Article, Illustration771 1999-11-02 12 harish mehta - OPINION harish mehta The writer is BT's Bangkok correspondent THE debate over whether genetically modified (GM) food is harmful to health will take centre stage today at a conference in Chicago where scientists, who have labelled GM crops "Frankenfood", are pitted against American771 words
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Article103 1999-11-02 12 As New Zealanders arise numb from this morning's horror at Twickenham, politicians must pick themselves up to fight the election campaign.' -Simon Upton of the ruling National Party, on New Zealand's shock defeat in the Rugby World Cup. which has soured the national mood ahead of this103 words
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Article611 1999-11-02 12 EDITORIAL THREE days into the job and Indonesia's new chief economics minister is already beginning to realise the enormity of the task he faces in pulling the countiy's devastated economy out of the quagmire. In his short press conference last week after officially taking office611 words
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Article, Illustration1092 1999-11-02 12 Martin Wolf - Central bank most do more to ensure sustained recovery; policy still looks too tight By: Martin Wolf TO PRINT or not to print, that is the question exercising Japan's newly independent central bank and its once almighty ministry of finance. The visitor toFILE PHOTO - 1,092 words
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Article, Illustration946 1999-11-02 12 Food controversy THE debate about genetically modified (GM) foods has... been polarised between two giant economic groups. On the one side, there are the US food producers who have invested heavily in GM crops and technology and say their products are quite safe. On the other,946 words
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MALAYSIA news
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Article, Illustration366 1999-11-02 13 KUALA LUMPUR Dr BL Move aimed at protecting phone firms which provide the infrastructure Reuters MALAYSIA is considering ways to protect telephone companies likely to see a reduction in earnings as users switch to Internet telephony, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday. The governmentReuters; FILE PHOTO - 366 words
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223 1999-11-02 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd, the country's sole airports management company, is expected to begin trading on the main board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange on Nov 30. The company, which operates all 37 airports in Malaysia, isBloomberg - 223 words
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318 1999-11-02 13 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg TECHNOLOGY Resources Industries Bhd, Malaysia's biggest cellular phone company, told analysts it is in talks with its bondholders to defer US$53l million (*****.2 million) in payments on its euro bonds by as many as four years. The move comesBloomberg - 318 words
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MARKET moves
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Article48 1999-11-02 13 MAYBANK managed to buck the bearish market sentiment yesterday, rising 10 sen to RM12.90. The bellwether stock is still being touted by analysts despite the delay in the reinstatement of Malaysia in the Morgan Stanley Capital International indices by three months to May next year.48 words
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Article42 1999-11-02 13 Eddie Toh - Compiled by Eddie Toh ROTHMANS of Pall Mall was the top gainer yesterday, rising 75 sen to RM27.25. The company has been spared from new taxes in the latest Budget ahead of a major election for the national ruling coalition.42 words
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319 1999-11-02 14 Diana Oon Abdullah - I Am bank mergers Agreements signed with Utama, Arab-Malaysian banks suspended From] Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur WITH the latest changes to Malaysia's plans for bank mergers, the Affin Banking Group said its previously announced mergers with Bank Utama and Arab-Malaysian319 words
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239 1999-11-02 14 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S Shell Refining Co Bhd, a unit of Royal Dutch/ Shell, said its parent firm will reduce its stake in it to 60 per cent from 75 per cent because of a Malaysian government requirement as a conditionReuters - 239 words
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Article, Illustration517 1999-11-02 14 KUALA LUMPUR Many analysts and politicians had been expecting elections in the third week of November Reuters MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said yesterday he was unsure if now was a good time for elections as doubts grew that he wouldReuters; REUTERS - 517 words
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358 1999-11-02 14 KUALA LUMPUR Bloomberg MALAYSIA'S merchandise trade surplus narrowed in September from August, as the country's recovering economy pulled in imports. The trade surplus shrank to 6 billion Malaysian ringgit (552.6 billion) in September from RM6.7 billion in August, the Department of StatisticsBloomberg - 358 words
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SOUTH east asia
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Article, Illustration708 1999-11-02 15 BANGKOK Thai opposition to submit no-confidence motion against the rnling coalition Reuters AFXAsia, POLITICAL developments in Thailand, triggered in part by controversy over Krung Thai Bank Pic's non-performing loans (NPLs) and alleged mismanagement of the stateowned bank, are impeding the upside for theReuters; AFX- Asia,; FILE PHOTO - 708 words
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Article466 1999-11-02 15 JAKARTA IMF doesn't have to wait till Bank Bali's folly settled, he says AFP, Reuters THE International Monetary Fund can resume its aid to Indonesia before the Bank Bali scandal is fully resolved, IMF Asia-Pacific director Hurbert Neiss said yesterday. "We don't have toAFP,; Reuters - 466 words
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NOTE Book
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Article58 1999-11-02 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] Nine Indonesian companies in industries ranging from wood exporting to fish farming are poised to sell shares to the public for trading on the Jakarta Stock Exchange, Bisnis Indonesia newspaper reported. They include PT Bahtera Adiminda Samudra, PT Tirta Mahakam Plywood Industry,Bloomberg - 58 words
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81 1999-11-02 15 Bloomberg [JAKARTA] PT Indofood Sukses Makmur, the world's biggest maker of instant noodles, saw its nine-month profit jump tenfold helped by lower financial charges and stronger sales. Profit totaled 845 billion rupiah (Ss2o4 million), or 451 rupiah a share. Financial charges were reduced toBloomberg - 81 words
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Article70 1999-11-02 15 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] President Abdurrahman Wahid said the government would grant an amnesty to former president Suharto if he is found guilty of corruption during his rule, said Teten Masduki, head of Indonesian Corruption Watch. "How it will be implemented, whether it is similar toAFX-Asia - 70 words
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106 1999-11-02 15 Bloomberg [BANGKOK] HMC Polymers Co Ltd, Thailand's largest maker of polypropylene, said its creditors agreed to reschedule five billion baht (SS2IS million) of debt owed by the company. A total of 14 Creditors, led by Bangkok Bank Pel, Citibank NA and Banque Nationale DeBloomberg - 106 words
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274 1999-11-02 15 BANGKOK AFP SIGNS of tentative recovery are emerging in Bangkok's stagnant commercial property market as surplus office space is converted to other uses, a new report said yesterday. But the general health of the capital's property market remains weak, with around 40 perAFP - 274 words
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EAST asia
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Article, Illustration563 1999-11-02 17 Quak Hiang Whai - Economy expected to get psychological boost from accord reached yesterday Front Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong THE Hongkong government will announce today details of its long-awaited agreement with Walt Disney Company to build a multi-billion dollar Disney theme park, a move expected toREUTERS - 563 words
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Article444 1999-11-02 17 Macabe Keliher - Budget not enough to defend territory: defence ministry From Macabe Keliher in Ta ipei TAIWAN'S defence ministry, in a report to the central government on funding for next year, said its current budget was insufficient to protect Taiwanese territory. Defence Minister Tang Fei, standing before444 words
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54 1999-11-02 17 Bridge News [HONGKONG] Hongkong-listed Legend Holdings Ltd posted an April-September 1999 interim profit of HK$l74 million (5537.3 million), a 63 per cent year-on-year jump. The computer maker and distributor's earnings per share (EPS) for the first half of the financial year came inBridge News - 54 words
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47 1999-11-02 17 Bridge News [BEIJING] China is soliciting overseas investment to "sponsor and operate" an 11.9 billion yuan (552.4 billion) subway line. The Beijing Subway Company has also approached the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank and foreign governments for loans. Bridge NewsBridge News - 47 words
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36 1999-11-02 17 Reuters [BEIJING] Major Chinese Internet portal Sina.com plans to launch an online auction site. Yesterday, Sina.com launched Sinamall a cyberspace store offering goods from personal computers to books and clothes. ReutersReuters - 36 words
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50 1999-11-02 17 AFP [HONGKONG] Hongkong's leading electricity utility, CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd will maintain a price freeze next year. "This will be the second consecutive year in which the company has made no change in its tariff levels," CLP Power said in a statement. AFPAFP - 50 words
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Article32 1999-11-02 17 AFX-Asia [TAIPEI] The Securities and Futures Commission said it has approved one qualified foreign institutional investor application to invest US$lOO million (*****.7 million) in the stockmarket. -AFX-AsiaAFX-Asia - 32 words
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260 1999-11-02 17 HONGKONG Bloomberg NEW World Infrastructure Ltd, which has interests in power plants, toll roads and ports in China, said it invested between HK$l5O million (Ss32 million) and HK$45O million in two US high technology companies. NWI spokesman Johnny Chiu declined to name the twoBloomberg - 260 words
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Article268 1999-11-02 17 HONGKONG Bloomberg SUN Microsystems Inc announced a number of e-com merce partnerships with leading Hongkong companies. including Cable Wireless HKT Ltd. as the world's fourth-largest computer server maker looks for ways to boost Internet usage. Sun signed a pact with Cable Wireless. Hongkong's dominantBloomberg - 268 words
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Article477 1999-11-02 18 BOMBAY There're worries that investors may be unwinding large net outstanding positions Reuters, Bloomberg INDIAN shares tumbled nearly 4 per cent to a four-month low yesterday, the fifth straight day of declines. weighed down by technical factors and little fresh support, dealers said. TheReuters,; Bloomberg - 477 words
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Article, Illustration379 1999-11-02 18 KARACHI General may ask for referendum to win legitimacy Bridge News, Reuters. Bloomberg PAKISTAN'S chief executive and military chief General Pervez Musharraf said investigations into deposed premier Nawaz Sharif were going on. and that he would be prosecuted under the law. "It is aBridge News,; Reuters.; Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 379 words
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155 1999-11-02 18 NEW DELHI Reuters INDIA'S Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) plans to invest about US$l.5 billion (552.5 billion) in its Bombay High offshore oilfields to hike the recovery rate to about 40 per cent from between 26 and 28 per cent at present, theReuters - 155 words
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454 1999-11-02 20 WASHINGTON Prices paid by factories at 4-year high; construction spending np Bloomberg US manufacturing cooled in October as new orders, production and exports slowed, a National Association of Purchasing Management survey of executives showed. At the same time, an index of prices paid byBloomberg - 454 words
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409 1999-11-02 20 D Ravi Kanth - From. D Ravi Kanth in Geneva THE chief of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Mike Moore, yesterday sounded alarms over the lack of progress on the draft blueprint for a new round of global trade liberalisation talks. He described the409 words
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362 1999-11-02 20 SAN FRANCISCO NYT WITH an eye towards the convergence of the Internet and next-generation digital cellular networks, Motorola announced yesterday a new chip design meant to support a wide range of cellular telephone standards while offering more computer-like features. The new chipNYT - 362 words
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Article, Illustration425 1999-11-02 20 FRANKFURT Reuters THE European Central Bank looks certain to raise interest rates at its meeting on Thursday, a Reuters poll of economists showed yesterday as ECB president Wim Duisenberg hinted an imminent hike was possible. More than 80 per cent ofReuters; FILE PHOTO - 425 words
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247 1999-11-02 20 TOKYO It plans to spend 700b yen to compete with HTTs service Reuters JAPAN Telecom Co yesterday said it plans to spend 700 billion yen (Ssll.l billion) in the next two years to begin a new mobile phone network service to rival aReuters - 247 words
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149 1999-11-02 20 LONDON Bloomberg THE UK government plans to raise at least £500 million (Ssl.4 billion) through its sale of five mobile phone licences next year, according to the auction prospectus. Bidders for the five so-called third-generation licences. which enable faster wireless transfer ofBloomberg - 149 words
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Article, Illustration620 1999-11-02 21 SEOUL It plans to increase cash liquidity of banks, trust firms faced with possible withdrawal wave Bloomberg, AFP THE Korean government is moving to protect the nation's investment trusts from a "black November" as customers threaten to pull more money outBloomberg,; AFP; Source: Bloomberg; FILE PHOTO - 620 words
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358 1999-11-02 21 HONGKONG S'pore and HE banks ranked at forefront of Y2K readiness Bloomberg BANKS in China, Indonesia, and Pakistan are the most likely Asian financial institutions to see problems because of the Year 2000 computer problem, according to a new report assessingBloomberg - 358 words
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531 1999-11-02 21 Leon Hadar - nTfanaTysis It will lead to the creation of huge financial corporations, wider range of services From Leon Hadar in Washington THE historic agreement reached last week between the Clinton administration and the Re-publican-led Congress to repeal the archaic banking law known as the531 words
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342 1999-11-02 21 FRANKFURT Reuters, Bloomberg GERMAN insurance giant Allianz AG has bought a majority stake in US fund manager Pimco Advisors for US$3.3 billion (555.5 billion), making a quantum leap into the world's biggest asset management market. Allianz said the purchase of 70 per centReuters,; Bloomberg - 342 words
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227 1999-11-02 21 LONDON FT THE international fruit market was set to move online with the launch yesterday of FruitXchange, which allows produce to be traded over the Internet. Traders will be able to deal with each other in an online market backed by Fyffes, theFT - 227 words
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243 1999-11-02 22 Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming - STftii-in Reports MSCI Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market rallied on markedly improved volume yesterday on the heels of Wall Street's firm closing last Friday and amid an easing of US rate hike concerns. Electronics and property counters were243 words
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204 1999-11-02 22 Charlie Kuo Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan fixtures Charlie Kuo Refco Singapore THE Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures slid as Morgan Stanley Capital International decided to delay the increase of Taiwan stock weightings due to possible computer problems in the year 2000. The November *99 contract tumbled204 words
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221 1999-11-02 22 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Crude oil rose yesterday after Royal Dutch/Shell Group warned customers that oil exports from Nigeria will be delayed this month by civil unrest. Shell, the biggest foreign oil producer in Nigeria, said late on Friday itBloomberg - 221 words
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Article289 1999-11-02 22 Reuters London TIIK <*(ir«> was firmer across the Ixuird yesterday, supported by growing expectation that the European Central Hank would raise interest rates at this week's governing council meeting. Kven though perception the market had already priced in higher ECB rates had depressed the euro over the lastReuters - 289 words
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Article, Illustration1211 1999-11-02 22 DtTERBAOTL CROSS RATES iVot C$ »wfc Euro ffr pw HH$ tod ti »upHh Ym Won Ml <Z$m» Pwo S$ Bud Sfr WT$ 8«fct hm* USS J 093i f-JH 3 3-9M 1180 4.961 27.701 43.195 0.665 7.632 2.426 1.254 33.103 25.575 1.060 3.924 0.96* 20.260 24.627 0.388 0.639 <S* M3 42201,211 words
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Article1829 1999-11-02 22 81C0M FUTURES jy ov i RUBBER (futures cIos*kj ts at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACT(5 ctnts/ty) Clot* Volume Open Mowttl jjjjjj Lo« Sett (tow—i) tntamt Dtc99 1 123.25 I 1200 J*»00 126.75 wo 00 129.25 100 00 131.25 100 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume Open KKM* Low Sott (towm) Merest D"»1,829 words
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Article, Illustration2861 1999-11-02 23 HONGKONG AFP Q Hang Seng +65J6 HONGKONG share prices rose 0.5 per cent yesterday on selective buying following gains at the end of last week on Wall Street, dealers said. "The gains were made on the back of a strong US market"AFP - 2,861 words
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Article, Illustration1026 1999-11-02 23 Reuters Q Shenzhen Binder -189 SHENZHEN'S B shares ended lower for the third straight session yesterday, in line with the domestic A share market, on the belief that the earnings prospects of most listed companies were bleak, analysts said. The B share index slid 2.89 points, or 3.61 perReuters; Source: Credit Lyonnsis Securities(Asia) Ltd - 1,026 words
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Article370 1999-11-02 23 AFP □WP Index -39.96 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday on news that Morgan Stanley Capital International had delayed raising Taiwan stocks' weighting on its indices by three months, dealers said. "Investors took to the sidelines as they worried the delay would add more uncertainties toAFP - 370 words
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Article2007 1999-11-02 23 TOKYO AFP HWMwMS *54^4 SHARE prices in Tokyo rose 0.3 per cent yesterday, lifted by information-technol-ogy stocks feeding off the sharp increase on Wall Street last week, brokers said. The key Nikkei average of 225 selected issues gained 54.84 points to close at 17,996.92. TheAFP - 2,007 words
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Article7926 1999-11-02 24 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products L»»t vol Day Net Cap Hlfh Lear Cawp—y Sale OOP Hlqfc L— Pfg tn* 440 255 Ajtnomoto 310 (97 ,25* 174 46 Anqkasa 92.5 -2.5 7 94 92.5 136.4 404 220 Apollo Food Hlq 310 -14 1 310 310 7.4 124 0 294 115 Beriaya Land 1777,926 words
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Article, Illustration407 1999-11-02 24 AFP, AFX-Asia n Composite Index -1L39 SHARE prices in Kuala Lumpur fell 1.5 per cent yesterday after Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) announced it was postponing Malaysia's reinstatement to its influential indices next year, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index fellAFP,; AFX-Asia - 407 words
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Article3165 1999-11-02 25 R01IDS WARRANTS W Liflry i*—', A iJrt 0*t UstOMte Avf tisMi C«w Ejmt UtHI MMm r 1 M COM) M# Lot Beyer Mi Mn MM W» Swna*2 un •04 10.5 S 3160 "AcerW*****1USS 41 unch 106 41.5 40.5 40.5 41 33.1 1 '56 81 266 20 80 14 s 31643,165 words
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Article, Illustration792 1999-11-02 25 AFP n SET Index -4 THAI share prices closed down one per cent yesterday, failing to sustain early gains amid across-the-board profittaking in the afternoon, analysts said. Trading volumes fell by more than half as investors adjusted their portfolios after Friday's heavy trade, they said. The Stock Exchange ofAFP - 792 words
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Article, Illustration691 1999-11-02 25 AFP Q Composite Index +L2l INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.2 per cent higher yesterday amid gains on Wall Street last week and ahead of talks with International Monetary Fund officials here this week, dealers said. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index closed up 1.21 points at 595.08. The rupiahAFP - 691 words
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Article295 1999-11-02 25 AFP Wellington ♦ii.au RURAL support company Wrightson was a surprise star in otherwise subdued share trading yesterday after Ron Brierley's investment vehicle, GPG, which is courting the firm, lifted its stake in it. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 0.5 per cent or 11.28 points to 2,096.41. AFP ■ft roeo)AFP - 295 words
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Article597 1999-11-02 25 AFP Q All Ordinaries +10J AUSTRALIAN shares closed up 0.4 per cent yesterday thanks to a strong lead from Wall Street and a lack of anxiety over a widely-tipped hike in domestic interest rates this week, brokers said. The All Ordinaries Index finished up 10.5 points at 2,895.6. TheAFP - 597 words
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Article293 1999-11-02 25 AFP FlCbmjwate Index +4104 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 43.04 points to 876.55. Volume was 345.4 million shares worth 3.91 trillion won. —AFP ■»»i wmi AnamSanti ***** 350 Brain Tech 2150 55 Central Bank 3000 1®0 CheflComm ***** 2900 Dm Go Bank 4800 370 DaeiariqCorp 4380 80AFP - 293 words
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Article, Illustration605 1999-11-02 27 Shahiron Sahari - After their great upset, dare we breathe when the French meet Australia? By\ Shahiron Sahari [SYDNEY] Just when Rugby World Cup 1999 was going along its predictable merry way, along came the French to blow the whole thing wide open. France, written off as no-hopersAFP - 605 words
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Miscellaneous839 1999-11-02 27 CKVITIC CROSSWORD 28 Runs in turn in time no need for 19 (3-4) 13 To irritate a six-footer is dar YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION 29 Oranges do transform duck! ing (7) (9) 15 Detain suspect (9) Bnß i ffIEBRBAmoWrB DOWN 16 Yet again the administrators ■fmmUwmelalrUsUgM 2 Oriental flier, a trainee, going839 words
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Article, Illustration1127 1999-11-02 28 TEH HOOI LING - The Knowledge Matrix is a grid to help managers in a dynamic world, reports teh hooi ling TEH HOOI LING THERE'S a dearth of management tools in today's Information Age. Tools of yesteryear are not quite applicable when a company's most important assets areSource: CJ Meadows, Christopher Marshall - 1,127 words
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725 1999-11-02 28 Harry Chopra - Managing data and analysing trends are crucial In customer relationships lhf\ Harry Chopra The writer is vice-president of customer management solutions, NCR Asia Pacific CUSTOMER Relationship Management (CRM) has suddenly become a buzzword this year. But what exactly is it? The word "relationship" can725 words
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Article296 1999-11-02 29 Bridge News, Reuters TRADING ended the week last Friday quietly with Panamax rates weaker in the Pacific and steady to slightly firmer in the Atlantic. In the Atlantic, there was a report of ABT fixing the 1997-built 72,272 deadweight tonne Melodia with spot delivery Lulea for a 2-ladenBridge News,; Reuters - 296 words
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Article307 1999-11-02 29 SES *000 i«j w CWT Distribution UO 0.06 57 Chuan Hup 1.80 0.03 1700 Cosco Inyastmant 1.13 0.07 47 Fraight Links 0.31 0.01 658 G6 Holdings 0.82 0.02 14 Hal Son Hup 0.67 0.03 471 IMC HoMings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jaya Holdings 0.94 0.03 131 Shipyard. 7.65 unch307 words
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Article, Illustration489 1999-11-02 29 Ann Toh - Scheme will later be extended to other centres in India and other countries Reports by, Ann Toh [SINGAPORE] The Association of Marine Industries (ASMI) will accredit three centres in Chennai, India, to train and test workers for the marine industry in489 words
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Article, Illustration280 1999-11-02 29 [SINGAPORE] Despite signs of economic recovery, 1999 remains a challenging year for the shipbuilding sector due to intense overseas competition, but local shipyards are well prepared to handle it, Manpower Minister Lee Boon Yang said at the Association of Marine Industries' annual dinner and280 words
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155 1999-11-02 29 Reuters [BRUSSELS] Total traffic through Zeebrugge port rose by 6.6 per cent to 26.67 million tonnes in the first nine months of 1999, port authorities said. At the end of the year, it expected total traffic to rise to 35 million tonnes versus 33.4Reuters - 155 words
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555 1999-11-02 29 Bloomberg [TOKYO] Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd, Japan's secondlargest maker of ships and heavy machinery, posted worse-than-expected first-half earnings as the strong yen eroded the company's overseas revenue. The company, which also makes military aircraft, bullet trains and motorcycles, had aBloomberg - 555 words
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Article, Illustration325 1999-11-02 30 Leigh Smith - MAILBOX Leigh Smith Editor Lloyd's List London United Kingdom PERMIT me to offer a mild criticism of the fierce editorial denunciation of Lloyd's List in your Strait Talk column of Oct 6. It was sadly selective of the several important points whichFILE PHOTO - 325 words
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303 1999-11-02 30 SHIPPING Times replies: We wonder if the proposed European directive has been fully understood. It is not primarily about safety. It is about conditions of employment. Nevertheless, it is profoundly insulting to "non-Eu-ropeans" that Lloyd's List should advocate discriminating against them in303 words
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263 1999-11-02 30 SHORTSIGHTED and short termist is the attitude of the European Community Shipowners' Association (ECSA) to the European Commission's proposed directive on passenger vessel manning in the European "pond". There are some 15 million people unemployed in European countries, and European shipowners have no263 words
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Article197 1999-11-02 30 PACE Djak Lloyd 8 ACL 6 Dongnama 3 ANL 3 ECU Line 6 Accord 8 £CL 4 Appenship 5 6 Austral 8 8 Mji Shpg 5 G Linil 4 Gemartrans 6 BSA 7 Hangli 7 B'tang Mas 8 Hanjin 3 CCNI 7 Heung A 4 CMA 8197 words
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Article19973 1999-11-02 37 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Destn Name Name Number Number SIN Oest'n Name Name Number Number 17/11 13/12 Evergreen E GATHER 0312-085W 65-392im To ABIDJAN (ABJ) 2003 Cote D'lvoire ir/n 13/12 men Hung prosperity contain pc*»s 6519,973 words
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Article718 1999-11-02 41 Vessel Voy No Berth Arrival Departure JvrMf hrt *llorvi Bay I JOfl 01/11/2:20 01/11/23:00 9910 Jfl 01/11/715 02/11/20 00 Bt R8 3296 2099 JOI 01/11/8:00 01/11/17:00 8t Putra 88 1(199 JOI 0l/n/8:15 01/11/23 59 Katfio Mjru 25 J03 01/11/1105 01/11/16 00 B« Hotry I *****9 JOI 01/11/9:50 01/11/23:00718 words
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Article2037 1999-11-02 41 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCl CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From ACHIEVER 694 J/600 2A 31/1 TOO 01/0651 01/0900 28 31/1700 01/0659 01/0900 3 01/0700 01/1159 01/1400 4 01/1200 01/1459 01/1700 AM8AS BRIDGE 92E 4/10 00 2* 31/1700 01/0659 01/0900 H2,037 words
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Article153 1999-11-02 41 Nov 3 Japan: Culture Day. Nov 5 Brunei: Meraj. Nov* Indonesia: Ascension Day of the Prophet Muhammad SAW. Sweden: All Saints Day. Nov 7 Malaysia: Deepavali. Singapore: Deepavali. Russia: Day of Unity and Reconciliation. Nov 11 Belgium: Remembrance Day. Canada: Remembrance Day. France: Armistice Day. Nov 12 Taiwan:153 words
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Article776 1999-11-02 41 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Ma rine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the mar ket. Prices shown are based on average sized stem. Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change776 words
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Article583 1999-11-02 41 Carbon I 180 Mo 991.1 1.2 17.8 0.09 60 0.09 Oct 21 Density Water Residue As* Aluminium Sediment No above E25 1 1 II 0 0 0 380 Ave 969.1 0.4 0.4 0.06 28 0.02 Uiw 380 Mai 995.5 0.9 18.1 0.08 47 0.04 »6/W3 v/v583 words
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Article, Illustration719 1999-11-02 42 Prior to the latest incident on Sunday, two Boeing aircraft and one McDonnell Douglas have crashed since 1996, killing 685 people AFP [WASHINGTON] The crash of a Boeing 767 early on Sunday is a new setback for the world's largest airlineAFP; REUTERS - 719 words
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Article, Illustration551 1999-11-02 42 Both accuse each other of impropriety in battle for control of airline industry Reuters [TORONTO] Air Canada and Onex Corp traded accusations of impropriety in the heated dogfight for control of Canada's national airline sector. Air Canada, the country's biggest air carrier, saidReuters - 551 words
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481 1999-11-02 42 Arthur Wolk handled first US settlement from Swissair flight 111 crash Reuters [PHILADELPHIA] An inter-nationally-known, US-based aviation lawyer has announced that he is donating a portion of his fee to establish a panel of unbiased experts to study and recommendReuters - 481 words
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302 1999-11-02 42 Reuters [SINGAPORE] Sri Lanka's SriLankan Airlines and South Korea's Asiana Airlines separately announced yesterday that their aircraft will be grounded over the critical Dec 31 period over fears of possible problems arising from Y2K, or the millennium computer bug. SriLankan aircraft willReuters - 302 words
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