The Business Times, 11 December 1999

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    14 1 TheBusinessTimes MITA (P) 046/12/98 85C SINGAPORE I Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1999
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    64 1 811 ZMM (+23.33) wmmsßi U MUS (+7.34) nfIOBRSFDniES M ***** (-0.10) STOCK MABXET INDICES Friday Change KLSEOOMP ***** +*47 NfKKEI I8J7U85 +11.11 HANG SENG 1****** +026 SET INDEX Closed JAKARTA COUP 633JM +129 MANILA COMP 1,339.81 +47.85 TAIPEI WPI 7,***** 4.07 SEOUL COMP 1,018.17 +37B3 CLSA CHINA B
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    78 1 FOBEX BATES us$ s$ USS 1.678 £(TSS/S$ per 1.624 1726 ETRO(US$/S$/E) 1.020 1.711 DM 1918 0.875 YEN 1025 1.638* RM SJW 0.442 HKS 7.776 0111 BAHT 38.56 0.044 RUP1AH 7127 0.023 •St to 100 units FUME BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA LUMPUR 7.25 JAKARTA 40.00 BANGKOK 10.00 MANILA 11.00 HONG
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    Lock icon Economists see 5-6% GDP growth in 2000
    642 1  -  I Regional recovery bodes well for Singapore; manufacturing rebound will continue, they say By* Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] The first year of the new millennium is likely to see steady economic expansion of between 5 and 6 per cent for Singapore, with the recovery
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    Lock icon Old faces in Malaysia's new millennium Cabinet
    1004 1  -  Markets cheer linenp, saying it suggests continuity From Eddie Toh, Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has prepared to take Malaysia into the new millennium with a Cabinet lineup of trusted aides in key economic portfolios. Dr Mahathir,
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    Lock icon Kian Ho Bearings MD to be charged in court today
    404 1  -  Charges not known, but likely related to $8m of withdrawals By Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] Kian Ho Bearings announced yesterday that its managing director Kwek Chee Tong will be charged in court today following an investigation by the Commercial Affairs
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      122 1 msiPß Top stories Revenue from Web advertising soaring. Next Page Internet frenzy hits the stratosphere. VA Linux shares open at US$3O and close at US$25O. Mext Page F&N's net profit beats forecasts, up 20% to $48m. Pg 3 Cerebos, back in the black with $14.3 m net profit, is very
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      65 1 m*! I Singapore stage set for E3ack Page Youth chief Hishammuddin's swift climb, Next Page Quiet revolution While Anwar Ibrahim's ouster was a catalyst for PAS' remarkable success, the underlying point is that the majority Malay Muslim community has become far more devout. The tenor off public life, revolving as
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      Lock icon S'pore's Web ad revenue still tiny but soaring
      632 2  -  DOS estimates pat e-commerce transactions at $1.9b this year, up from last year's $1.6b By. Anna Teo [SINGAPORE] More Singapore companies are using the Internet to reach potential customers revenue from Web advertising is expected to jump to $13.9 million this year,
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        Lock icon Hunting season again
        117 2 THE local bank merger scene has gone all quiet now after a spate of tie-ups and buying of stakes by local and foreign parties. In the US, though, the action is only just starting after the dismantling of the Glass-Steagall Act, which had separated banks, securities firms
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        Lock icon A Y2K reason to tighten
        196 2 AS analysts wrack their brains trying to outguess the US Federal Reserve and its chairman, Alan Greenspan, on the interest rate front, a US analyst named Jim Bianco has come up with a novel bit of analysis. He says that although many people believe that
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      Lock icon Internet frenzy hits the stratosphere
      672 2 VA Linux shares open at US$3O and close at US$25O NYT [SAN FRANCISCO] Internet mania has reached new levels of frenzy as investors paid huge multiples on an initial public offering (IPO), giving a market value of almost US$lO billion (5516.8 billion) to a tiny
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      Lock icon Keppel TatLee also considering bid for Siam City
      711 2  -  It says Siam City is one of several offers made to it; DBS interested too From Harish Mehta in Bangkok KEPPEL Tat Lee Bank has emerged as the second Singapore bank, after the DBS Group, that is considering a bid for Thailand's
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon PacNet sues Internet firm over breach of copyright
      266 3  -  Catchaxom alleged to have linked to PacNet's Web sites without consent Teh Hooi Ling NASDAQ-listed Internet service provider Pacific Internet (PacNet) has sued Internet company Catcha.com and is seeking damages for breach of copyright. In a writ of summons filed at the
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      Lock icon Centrepoint profit surges 72%
      358 3  -  F&N unit to move into new property sectors, countries By Carol Eng CENTREPOINT Properties, which saw its full-year net profit surge 72 per cent to $73.9 million, will "selectively" embark on new property sectors, as it will in moving into other countries. This was announced in
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      Lock icon Is this the best time to get into M'sian stocks?
      800 3  -  lock siew ven sreenivasan JUST a month ago, analysts in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Hongkong were predicting that Malaysian equities would start recovering as soon as the country's close-ly-watched general election was over. But the election has come and gone
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      Lock icon F&N beats $30m forecasts with $48m net
      526 3  -  Profit boosted by property ops; sees new strategic vision producing substantial gains By Wong Wei Kong BOOSTED mainly by its property operations, Fraser and Neave's net profit for the financial year ended September rose 20 per cent to $48 million, beating market expectations
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      Lock icon Vision: To be world-class MNC with an Asian base
      386 3 IN a long-awaited move, food and beverage group Fraser and Neave yesterday unveiled its new vision and strategic direction following a comprehensive review of its business. The aim is "to be a worldclass multinational enterprise with an Asian base, providing superior
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      Lock icon Hai Sun Hup proposes 1-into-2 stock split
      415 5 Company listing shipping business, issuing new shares to HSH shareholders CASH RICH Hai Sun Hup (HSH) is proposing a l-into-2 stock split and hiving off its shipping business as a separate listing on the stock exchange. Under the business reorganisation, wholly-owned subsidiary Island
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      Lock icon Cerebos back in black with $ 14.3m net profit
      515 5  - Cerebos back in black with 14.3m net profit By\ Siow Li Sen CEREBOS Pacific yesterday returned to the black, posting a net profit of $14.3 million for year to Sept 30, and announced at the same time that a major reorganisation undertaken last year was almost complete. Extraordinary items of
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      Lock icon Wearnes Int'l profit soars 75% to $5.76m
      249 5  -  fly- Andrea Tan DIVERSIFIED group Wearnes International yesterday reported a 75 per cent jump in net profit to $5.76 million despite slightly lower turnover for the year ended September. Revenues slipped marginally to $237.41 million from $240.04 million. The Sesdaq-listed firm, which also
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      Lock icon Raffles Holdings closes flat on debut
      291 5  -  Ityi Carol Eng AS expected. Raffles Holdings yesterday turned in a rather dismal performance on its first day of trading on the stock exchange. It generated the most volume of trades for the day, but closed at 85 cents unchanged from its offer price.
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    • COMPANY Briefs
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        Lock icon Chevalier doubles interim net to $3m
        54 5 CHEVALIER Singapore said net profit for the six months to Sept 30 doubled to $3 million on the back of a 24 per cent jump in sales to $29 million. Earnings per share also doubled to 2.8 cents. The company declared an interim dividend
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        Lock icon First Engineering profit up 12%
        60 5 FIRST Engineering's interim net profit rose 11.9 per cent to $1.9 million, while sales grew 23 per cent to $30 million. No interim dividend was declared. Earnings per share on a fully diluted basis is 2.3 cents from 2.4 cents in the previous corresponding period
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        Lock icon Taking a stake in WizOffice
        71 5 FIRST Engineering has invested in WizOffice.com Pte Ltd ("WizOffice" was formerly known as My Web Singapore) by acquiring a 9.5 per cent stake in WizOffice through the subscription of 2.5 million shares for $1.25 million. WizOffice offers back-office services over the Internet. L&M Group Investments,
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        Lock icon Soeryadjaya unit sells 7.2% L&M stake
        52 5 JING Chui Ltd, which is controlled by the Soeryadjayas, has sold 11 million shares representing a 7.2 per cent stake in L&M Group Investments. The divestment, at an average of $1.18 a share, brings Jing Chui s interest to 3.24 per cent comprising 5
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      Lock icon Time Engg wrt: More time, low base, so anything can happen
      178 4  -  WARRANT WATCH By R Sivanithy THE Malaysian stock market is like a slumbering giant that's slowly starting to stir after the recently-concluded general election. As we've pointed out here before, many of its warrants have had their life spans
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      467 4 Stocks Volume PafflesH 85c 67,752,000 MIT 10c 25,769,000 TPV US1C 25,020,000 PanpacMediaCom 5c 10,259,000 ChuanHup 20c 9,427,000 Nat Elec 10c 8,994,000 L&M50c 8,970,000 'Genting Int 8,036,000 Asia Food&Prop US$ 7,652,000 CM Telecom HK75c 7,488,000 Stocks Nat Elec 10c 73,070,148 DBSGrp 59,615,072 RafftesH 85c 58,641,475 OC8C 55,676,025 SIA 38,736,095 UOB 37,531,011
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      Lock icon STI hits 5th straight record — on electronics, telecoms
      539 4  - STI hits 5th straight record on electronics, telecoms STOCKS r.sivanithy Electronics and telecommunications stocks continued to ride the Nasdaq wave yesterday, propelling the Straits Times Index to its fifth consecutive record high. The broad market, however, was only marginally lifted by this and, by spm, recorded more losses than gains.
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      Lock icon SPH falls 90 cents after sharp run-up
      248 4  -  HOT STOCK By Wong Wei Kong SINGAPORE Press Holdings' (SPH) fine run appears to be fading, with the stock ending yesterday as the session's biggest loser. SPH shares fell 90 cents or 2.5 per cent to $35.10, after opening at their day high
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      Lock icon Diary of events Saturday, Dec 11
      132 4 FHngapore ♦7.30pm. Completion ceremony for the main upgrading programme at Whampoa View precinct officiated by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. Venue: Biks 83,***** Whampoa Drive, Precinct Hail PiMitin i.u-..k.A Military ruler Pervez Musharraf to preside over the fourth meeting of the National Security Council
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      Lock icon Euro hammered again, especially against yen
      359 4  -  hi i comment CURRENCIES larry wee IN increasingly thin trading, it was again the euro and the Japanese yen which continued to hog the headlines in Asian currency trading yesterday. And for the second time in the last one week, it was the European
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      401 4 tJeaMyri i from the Orchard Hotel u Orchard Cafe Adult cbw Orchard Cafe AJuh cuu* Yuletide Buffet Lunch $28.00 $16.00 Dinner of the Millennium $128.00 $65.00 Yuletide Buffet Dinner $58.00 $29.00 with first glass of champagne 1 Yuletide Buffet Supper $22.00 $,3.00 fo"ou«J by free flow of bouse u,,«e Supper
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      1251 5 rTT3 WEARNES INTERNATIONAL (1994) LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT Results The unaudited results of the Group ond of the Company for the financial year ended 30 September 1999 are as follows:GROUP COMPANY 1999 1998 1999 1998 $'000 $'000 $'000 $'000 Turnover 237,407 240,043 (1) 1,377 1,441 Investment income 1.689 (565)
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon PacNet to 'pay' customers to surf Net
      434 6  -  Payment may be non-cash; ISP announces deal with Gatecrash.com By' Teh Hooi Ling IN the latest instalment of the war of the Internet service providers (ISP) in Singapore, Nasdaq-listed Pacific Internet Ltd yesterday said it would "pay" its customers to surf the Net.
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      Lock icon SingTel cuts rates for its fax services
      253 6 SINGAPORE Telecom will slash its rates for its fax services by up to 42 per cent from next Wednesday, thus passing on savings of $1 million to customers. The rates of both Fax Plus 012 and Fax Plus Connect services will be cut.
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      Lock icon CityDev bags freehold Newton Point for $78m
      307 6 COLLECTIVE CTH ESI STRENGTHENING its hold in the Newton area, City Developments has snapped up freehold Newton Point for $78 million through a collective sale. This price for the 45,974 sq ft freehold site works out to a land cost of $666 psf
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      Lock icon Skills training in precision engineering
      314 6  -  1,500 will be trained in Ist year under Skills Rede vt Programme By, Jeanette Pang SINGAPORE'S Precision Engineering (PE) industry is getting a helping hand from the government-backed Skills Redevelopment Programme (SRP) in developing manpower capabilities. The PE skills training framework and a host of
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      Lock icon Look out for Dow's crash
      607 6  -  Chew KY Singapore via Internet WITH a quick glance at the thicker recruitment section in The Straits Times Classifieds every Saturday, one can easily tell that the Singapore economy is picking up and is set to grow further with the regional economic recovery. The stock
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      Lock icon E-commerce figures pose challenge for statisticians
      652 6  -  =i 74 =t on the economy Anna Teo SAY, instead of jostling with the crowds at the malls downtown, ynu decide this year to do your Christmas shopping online. On a mass scale, will this have any effect on traditional economic measures like productivity
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      Lock icon CityCab: We're looking into $30 taxi trip
      93 6  -  Patrick Teh WE refer to Mdm Ho Eng Neo's letter in your Mailbag column titled "A wasted $30 taxi trip" (BT, Dec 8). We wish to thank Mdm Ho for her feedback and for bringing the case to our attention on Dec 3.
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      124 6 ISRsB Star "took World Tour 6 Dec Messe DussekJorf Thematic exhibition for 8 Feb 00 Asia all Star Ttokkers. Funtasia99 17-26 Dec SISEC (Events Consumer exhibition Production) Wedding Festival 1999 24-26 Dec Full House Bridal exhibition Communications Home Exhibition 25 Dec 99- Mega Exhibitions Furniture, home 2 Jan 00 Mainland
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Islamic winds of change
      1347 7  -  WRITER'S I Ml I Ml karim raslan The writer is a KL-based lawyer and writer ON Nov 29, Malaysia and Malaysians reminded the world of their innate contrariness. Confounding all expectations, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's ruling coalition, the National Froni, having called a snap election, Managed
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      Lock icon Youth chief Hishammuddin's swift climb
      333 7 PEOPLE Bernama, Reuters [KUALA LUMPUR] It took British-trained lawyer Hishamrauddin Tun Hussein, 38, just seven years in politics to become (till minister. Formerly deputy primary industries minister, Mr Hishammuddin was promoted to youth and sports minister in the cabinet line-up announced by Prime Minister Mahathir
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    • MARKET moves
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        Lock icon New service helps Star shine
        67 7 PUBLISHING group The Star yesterday saw its share price increase by more than 5.3 per cent or 50 sen to close at 10 Malaysian ringgit on news that it was likely to benefit from a new subscriber-based Internet service it is launching. In a tie-up
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        Lock icon Tech stocks continue to surge
        51 7 TECHNOLOGY stocks finished the week strongly yesterday, having made gains throughout the week. New listing and punters' darling Mesiniaga picked up a further 60 sen yesterday, closing at RM7.70. It was listed on the main board on Nov 17 in an IPO at RM1.90 a
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        Lock icon Political counters in heavy play
        83 7  -  Compiled by Diana Oon COUNTERS linked to Kelantan prince Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah MUI Berhad and Pan Malaysian Industries posted gains on strong volumes in early trading yesterday but fell back after he was left out of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's new Cabinet, announced an hour
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      Lock icon US Exim may offer KL firms US$1.5b
      227 7 KUALA LUMPUR THE US Export-Import Bank is considering offering up to US$l.5 billion (552.5 billion) worth of guarantees and financing to high-technology firms in Malaysia to support bilateral commerce. The Star newspaper said yesterday. The newspaper quoted Exim Bank chief operating officer Jackie
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      Lock icon Funds taking closer look at chipmakers
      458 7 IPOH M'si&n Pacific, Unisem starting to show on investors' radar screens Bloomberg COLIN Mac Donald, executive director of Malaysian chip assembler Unisem Bhd, is so busy meeting investors he hasn't submitted expenses in 10 months. Fund managers make the three-hour drive north from Kuala
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  • SOUTH east asia
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        Lock icon ADB to commit US$1b to Indonesia
        71 8 AFP I JAKARTA] The Asian Development Bank is to commit over US$l billion (551.68 billion) to Indonesia next year for small and medium enterprises and poverty eradication. Antara news agency said ADB vice-president Peter Sullivan announced this after talks with President Abdurrahman Wahid and
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        Lock icon Govt asked to close state audit board
        89 8 AFX-Asia [JAKARTA] The People's Representatives Council's (DPR) special team on the state Budget suggested to the government to close the state financial and development audit board (BPKP) and transfer its functions to the Supreme Audit Board. Team member Aberson Sihaloho told a hearing
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        Lock icon PLDT okays 15% stake sale to NTT
        59 8 Bloomberg [MANILA] Shareholders of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co yesterday approved the sale of a 15 per cent stake to Japan's Nippon Telegraph Telephone Corp to develop its Internet business. Under the agreement, NTT is expected to pay 87.5 billion yen (551.43 billion)
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        Lock icon Manila sues firms over toxic waste
        62 8 AFP [MANILA] The Philippines yesterday launched legal proceedings against a Geneva-based customs inspection firm and a Japanese company for allegedly dumping tonnes of possibly toxic garbage here. Environment Secretary Antonio Cerilles asked the justice department to prosecute Societe Generale de Surveillance and Japanese firm
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      Lock icon Govt seeking win-win answer to Texmaco-BNI case
      332 8 JAKARTA AFX-Asia INDONESIAN President Abdurrahman Wahid has said the government prefers a "win-win" solution in resolving the loan scandal involving the state-run Bank Negara Indonesia and the Texmaco Group conglomerate. "One principle applies here; that we should handle the case in such a
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      Lock icon Four Thai banks, IFTC upgraded by Moody's
      402 8  -  It says the change reflects country's more stable operating conditions From Harish Mehta in Bangkok TWO troubled Thai banks that are due to be sold off to foreign investors Siam City Bank and Bangkok Metropolitan Bank were among a group of five financial
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      Lock icon Astra stake sale key test for govt but it faces hurdle
      527 8 JAKARTA Broken If things go wrong, it'll be an unfavourable signal for foreign investors Reuters INDONESIA'S planned sale of 40 per cent of leading blue-chip Astra International will be a key test of its ability to win back foreign
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      Lock icon IMF urges Asia to adopt inflation targeting
      385 8 CEBU, Philippines Countries revamping financial systems may find this difficult Reuters THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday Asia's crisis-affected countries should look to inflation targeting as a monetary policy framework at this time of low inflation, ahead of a possible spike when
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      Lock icon Bakrie group makes higher equity offer to creditors
      265 8 JAKARTA Reuters, AFX— Asia INDONESIAN conglomerate Bakrie Brothers yesterday said it had offered creditors a larger amount of equity in a bid to speed up restructuring negotiations on its foreign debt. "The change is aimed at accelerating the talks so as to
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  • EAST asia
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      Lock icon China sees economic growth above 7% for 2000
      204 9 BEIJING Reuters CHINA'S economy is expected to grow more than 7 per cent in 2000, a spokesman for the State Development Planning Commission was quoted as saying here yesterday. "Our country's economic growth is expected to exceed 7 per cent next year
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      Lock icon SHK, partners to pay HK$5.5b land charge
      393 9 HONGKONG Analysts say HK$l,5OO psf price is low for land above new snbway station Bloomberg SUN Hung Kai Properties Ltd, one of Hongkong's biggest real estate developers, and its partners agreed to pay HK$5.5 billion (Ssl.2 billion) for land for a development above
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      Lock icon Wharf's New T&T IDD traffic up 30-50% since rate cuts
      260 9 HONGKONG Reuters WHARF (Holdings) Ltd's telecommunications arm New T&T Hong Kong Ltd said yesterday its international direct dialling (IDD) traffic had grown 30 to 50 per cent since its latest rate cuts for calls to North America. The operator reduced
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      Lock icon Hospital in shipshape order
      60 9 [DARWIN, Australia] Hongkong millionaire Eric Hotung yesterday with a former naval ship which he refitted for service as a hospital ship for East Timor. Mr Hotung paid US$4 million (Ss6.7million) for the vessel and spent US$l million refitting it. He also owns a barge which ferries
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      Lock icon HKMA wants more banks to merge
      369 9 HONGKONG But regulatory body will not force the banks to consolidate Bloomberg THE Hongkong Monetary Authority has said it wants more banks in the territory to merge, but it will not force them to do so. The international trend towards banking consolidation would not
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  • SOUTH asia
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      Lock icon AOL in talks to buy stake in Indian ISP: paper
      323 9 NEW DELHI Market sources say US company may take 30-35% of Satyam Info way Reuters, Bloomberg AMERICA Online Inc has been holding talks to acquire a substantial stake in the Nas-daq-listed Indian Internet service provider, Satyam Infoway Ltd. The Hindustan
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      Lock icon US firm pulls out of Indian power project due to red tape
      272 9 BANGALORE, India Mangalore project mired in delays and litigation, it says AFP US-BASED Cogentrix Energy Inc on Thursday announced it had pulled out of an Indian power project based in southern Karnataka state due to red tape and
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      Lock icon Virgin to fly direct between Britain and India
      361 9 NEW DELHI Three flights a week bat more will be added later: Branson AFP, Bloomberg BRITISH billionaire Richard Branson yesterday announced direct flights by his Virgin Atlantic Airways between London and the Indian capital beginning July. Mr Branson, who arrived at a
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  • WORLD news
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      Lock icon Japan recovery still moderate, says EPA
      392 10 TOKYO Bright spots in Dec report include higher exports to Asia, higher stock prices Reuters, Bloomberg JAPAN'S economy is improving moderately, supported by the effects of past government policy steps and a recovery in other Asian economies, the Economic Planning Agency (EPA) said in
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      Lock icon Keep oft risky IPO game, warns Levitt
      320 10 NEW YOflK Reuters THE top US securities regulator on Thursday warned people against investing in initial public offerings, saying the risk of losing money in the long run outweighed the allure of sharp initial gains. Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Arthur Levitt, speaking
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      Lock icon Chip off the old boxer
      44 10 [DETROIT] Laila Ali, daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, flexing her muscles after being weighed in here on Thursday. She was due to fight Nicolyn Armstrong yesterday. Ali, who is 2-0 as afighter, weighed in at 76 kg. AFP
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      Lock icon Three Japanese giants in new mobile phone talks
      250 10 ■TOKYO Bloomberg KDD Corp, Japan's biggest overseas telephone service company, and DDI Corp, a long-distance carrier, said they are in talks that could result in a merger with Toyota Motor cellular phone affiliate IDO Corp, though a decision isn't imminent. The talks,
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      Lock icon Slump in IBM shares after lower profit warning
      244 10 NEW YORK Reuters, Bloomberg SHARES of International Business Machines (IBM) Corp slumped amid disappointment that the company had not signalled a more positive near-term outlook in a meeting with Wall Street analysts. IBM, the world's largest computer company, reiterated a forecast that
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      Lock icon US manufacturers see Y2K upheaval
      210 10 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE National Association of Manufacturers is predicting "major" Year 2000 computer disruptions overseas that will hurt US factories, restrain growth and lead a wider trade deficit next year. "1 don't think this is going to be a non-event," said NAM president Jerry Jasinowski.
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      Lock icon Why US Congress is likely to back China's WTO deal
      808 10  -  BTH.fclLVHU From Leon Hadar in Washington THERE is no doubt that the failure by the 135 members of the World Trade Organization to reach an agreement on launching new global trade talks has energised the peculiar coalition of anti-globalisation forces
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      555 11  -  Former Japanese minister Sakakibara says reformed international monetary system turning out to be empty promise /•Yam. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo THE Asian Monetary Fund (AMF) proposed two years ago by Japan but squashed by opposition from the US could be revived
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      356 11 TOKYO Reuters SONY Corp, on its way to build a vast "e--empire" selling everything from consumer electronics to music, extended its reach into online banking on Friday to help consumers pay their bills over the Web. Sony announced plans to set up a
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      335 11 WASHINGTON Bloomberg PRODUCER prices in the US, outside of food and energy, were unchanged last month, restrained by declines in light truck and computer costs with overall wholesale prices rising as expected, government figures showed. The core producer price index, which removes volatile
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      301 11 TOKYO Move is aimed at boosting US anto giant's Asian clout Reuters THE world's biggest car maker, General Motors Corp (GM), on Friday announced a US$l.4 billion (552.24 billion) capital alliance with the Japanese niche maker of Subaru cars. The move
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      334 10 Nokia Singapore Art 1999 promises to be Singapore's most dynamic celebration of visual art. A platform for the works of some 400 pioneering and emerging artists, at venues across the island. The theme of the show is "City/Community". And using their own media and unique vision, our artists will explore
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      252 12  -  SGZ Derivatives Tv&dhx&lieports MS& Singapore Index Daphne Tay, Jardine Fleming THE Singapore stock market continued to scale new heights yesterday. After a week of frenzied trading, the benchmark Straits Times Index closed the week with a thumping 151-point or 6.75 per cent gain. Investors continued to
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      152 12  -  MSCX Taiwan futures Cecilia Woo Refco Singapore SIMEX MSCI Taiwan Stock Index Futures yesterday finished 2.2 points higher despite the Taiex's slight decline of 5.07 points. The institutional buyers were Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs together with retailer buyers from UOB BuUion Futures and
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      243 12 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON) Oil prices fell further from recent highs yesterday as the UN Security Council prepared to renew Iraq's oil-for-food exchange for another six months. Benchmark Brent for January delivery was 35 US cents lower at
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      318 12 Reuters New York THE European single currency slipped to four-day lows against the dollar and yen and tumbled to a lifetime trough versus the British pound yesterday as benign US price data offered the greenback a lift. The euro, which had already fallen sharply against the dollar on
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      2842 13 HONGKONG Reuters PlHaitfSwtf +9.26 HONGKONG stocks closed barely changed yesterday, with bargain-hunters supporting the market and thwarting any attempt at a correction. The Hang Seng Index closed up 9.26 points or 0.06 per cent at 16,380.21. Turnover was HK513.59 billion compared with HK514.37 billion on Thursday.
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      2000 13 TOKYO AFP Q Nikkei 22S *1103 SHARE prices in Tokyo closed only marginally higher yesterday after early gains were eroded by concerns over the Bank of Japan's tankan survey and late selling set in ahead of the weekend, brokers said. The Nikkei average of 225
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      975 13 Reuters WShenzhen Blndex +QJ6 SHENZHEN'S B shares ended up yesterday due to retail bargain-hunting, but sentiment remained bearish on the long stagnant hard currency stock market. The B share index rose 0.98 point, or 1.24 per cent, to 79.62 on turnover of HK$3O million against HK$l6 million on Thursday.
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      364 13 AFP Q VP Index -ELO7 TAIWAN share prices closed marginally lower yesterday on mixed sentiment in the technology sector, dealers said. "The market has shown relatively moderate resistance against a downward trend as investors switched hands by buying blue-chip technology shares while selling Internet and telecoms-re-lated issues," said Yu
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      419 14 AFX-Asia Q Composite Index +6.47 MALAYSIAN share prices closed higher yesterday, but off earlier highs on profit taking following the release of the new Cabinet line-up by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, dealers said. They said the new line-up will see "business as usual"
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      8453 14 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 1999 Last Vol Day Net Cap High Low Company Sat* OOO Mlfh LOW P/E $mll 440 255 Ajinomoto 300 tg.o 121.6 174 46 AnQkasa 88 -2 36 89 88 129.8 404 220 Apollo Food Hlg 320 10 5 322 320 7.6 128.0 294 IIS BerjayaLand 157 unch
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      309 15 AFP Fi Composite Index +37.63 THE Korea Stock Exchange Composite Index yesterday closed up 37.63 points at 1,018.17. Volume was 391.1 million shares worth 5.9 trillion won. —AFP Ok 10 »w> *n«m Spml ***** 500 BtplnTtch 2310 300 Central Sink -2440 185 ChpH Com" *****0 4500 OmGuB** 3725 485
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      266 15 AFP H Manila +47.85 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 2.5 per cent yesterday as investors bought up stocks whose prices have fallen to bargain levels over the week, brokers said. The Philippine Stock Exchange Composite Index rose 47.85 points to close at 1,939.81.—AFP Ok 10 Nh (000) MRC Allied O.M
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      280 15 AFP □Wellington -«J3 NEW Zealand stocks slipped 0.7 per cent yesterday as a selldown in Fletcher Challenge Ltd's listings took the shine off continued enthusiasm for technology stocks, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index was down 6.93 points at 2,119.77. AFP Of K) MS 000) Advantaga MOS 3.50 0.20
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      585 15 AFP QAllordin*rie» -1&3 AUSTRALIAN share prices closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking and selling of futures, dealers said. The All Ordinaries Index closed down 16.3 points at 3,120.30, falling back from Thursday's near record high close. The All Industrials fell 30.3 points to 5,434.50 and the All
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      685 15 AFP 11 Composite Index +129 INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.4 per cent higher yesterday, buoyed by interest in telecommunications stocks, analysts said. "Basically it was because of the telecoms sector after the government announced it would lower its stake," said Eddie Santoso, chief of research at Ciptadana Securities. He
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      988 17  -  After a lull in the Broadway musical scene in Singapore, the stage is being set for several productions to come our way in the new millennium, pakvathi kayak speaks to three production companies about their plans for Singapore and the region PARVATHI NAYAR
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      719 18  -  An off-Broadway musical from Music and Movement By\ Parvathi Nayar THE musical as a vehicle for spoofs and send-ups is a pleasantly subversive notion. Music Movement Singapore Pte Ltd which brought in the off-Broadway musical Forbidden Broadway this year, has plans to bring in Forbidden
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      552 18  -  MUSIC Guitarist Julian Byzantine's career has made him a well-travelled artist, and an enthusiastic teacher By, Joanna Lim I'VE always wanted to learn to play the guitar. This dormant interest usually gets revived at the turn of each year and becomes a "newyear" resolution.
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      1403 19 DANCE Mozart's Requiem The evening's programme opens with the internationally-renowned Singaporean choreographer. Goh Choo San s award-winning ballet Momentum, followed by Desir choreographed by James Kudelka and finally, Mozart's Requiem brings together Singapore Dance Theatre, The Philharmonic Chorus and NUSS Singapore Opera Orchestra. This performance is dedicated to
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      213 19  -  -By] Parvathi Nayar THE Buzz: An artistic expression of a rare experience of hope during the terrible days of the Cultural Revolution in Beijing. Nie Ou escaped the terror and stayed among the peasants for eight years, sharing their harmonious routines and a simpler way of living close to
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      740 20  -  The Singapore Wind Orchestra is boldly exploring Qew directions, discovers joamivaum JOANNA LIM POR some, the end of the year is seen to close a door to their past while opening a window to the future. And with the impending new millennium, there is even
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      805 20  -  MUSIC The two organisations mark 10 years of ties with Two Evenings of Chinese Instrumental Music By, Joanna Lim LOVE the melodious strains of the guzheng* Or the sombre twang from the erhu? What about the sweet innocence of the pipa?
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      1014 20  -  MUSIC By Joanna Lim WHAT do you know about Carol Kidd? That her dimunitive figure (of 1.47 m, to be exact) is inversely proportionate to her powerful vocal chords; that Frank "Old Blue Eyes" Sinatra once described her as
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      998 21  -  This year's President's Charity Art Exhibition will showcase an eclectic range of works by popular artists, reports ion su amm LING SU ANN LOOKING for the prefect conversation piece to liven up that empty space screaming out from your bare wall to be filled? Well,
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      20 17 Chicago: making themselves irresistible, Forbidden Hollywood: small but hilarious, EL2 Chinese dharm Nafa celebrates long ties with Beijing institute, EL4
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