The Business Times, 23 December 2000
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Article71 2000-12-23 1 sn M0185(+4.02) BT-SBI ***** (+4.74) ST INDEX niTIIBES IJIOM (+11.00) fISBB»amVIBES U 248.70 (+1.90) STOCK MARKET INDICES Friday Change KLSECOMP mX -417 NIKKEI 228 13,427.08 +187 HANG SENG 14,***** +7189 SET INDEX 267.89 -176 JAKARTA COMP —***** +122 MANILA COUP —1,429.17 +3.12 TAffEIWPI -6.00 SEOUL COMP m60 -1IJ671 words
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Article73 2000-12-23 1 FtifcEX BATES us$ s$ UBt(SSperUS$) 1.739 £(IJSS/S$ per 1.473 1648 EUKO(US$/S$/E) 0J18 1588 DM 1181 1-232 YEN 112.6 66.19 RM 3.800 2.197 HKS 7-800 4609 BAHT 4113 2436 RUPIAH 9,360 6,411 PBDKE RATES SINGAPORE* -.5.80 KUALA LUMPtIR 7.67 JAKARTA 39.00 BANGKOK -9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50 TAIPEI 7.84 SYDNEY73 words
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Article, Illustration1164 2000-12-23 1 David Boey, Ling Su Ann - exclusive Companies may rush to market to beat accounts revalidation requirement, say market watchers David Boey, Ling Su Ann [SINGAPORE] The current lull in initial public offerings could soon be broken and investors see the return of some excitement if theFILE PHOTO - 1,164 words
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Article, Illustration519 2000-12-23 1 David Boey - exclusive Sale of 725,000 shares well within exchange rules By David Boey [SINGAPORE] Market players are upset over a decision by Barry Waite, the chief executive officer of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, to unload 752,000 of his Chartered shares just a week before theFILE PHOTO - 519 words
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516 2000-12-23 1 Harish Mehta - A guilty verdict would mean 5-year ban from politics From'. Harish Mehta in Bangkok THAI telecoms tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra should be indicted for concealing his wealth, an anti-graft committee says, throwing into turmoil his bid to become the country's next prime minister. If516 words
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Advertisement67 2000-12-23 1 INSIDE Top Stories C&C minority shareholders advised not to accept Jardine offer. Nmxi Pmge KL govt to spend RM6b to rescue light rail transport companies. Next Pago CK Tang interim loss widens to $2.9 m. P9* Vodafone offers AslBb for Australia's Optus: report. Pg 9 Estrada signed fake name: senior67 words
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Advertisement14 2000-12-23 1 Stats shares hit new low on profit warning, Pg 5 The Arts. Back Page14 words
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Article, Illustration542 2000-12-23 2 Conrad Raj - $3.30 offer price not sufficiently attractive, says Vickers Ballas By Conrad Raj [SINGAPORE] Minority shareholders of Cycle Carriage have been advised by Vickers Ballas, the financial advisers to the independent directors of the company, not to accept an offer from the Jardine GroupSource: Bloomberg; FILE PHOTOS - 542 words
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ON THE grapevine
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Article78 2000-12-23 2 HEARD of the tall edifice syndrome? It says when a company or a country starts building monuments to itself, its fortunes are due for a downturn. Remember the pharaohs (pyramids) a few thousand years ago? The latest victim, as pointed out by the Spectator magazine,78 words
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Article59 2000-12-23 2 REMEMBER Alan Bond, who was behind Australia's biggest corporate loss (Ass billion)? He's back in action. Reports say he is now a consultant to "a firm establishing a chain of high street mini-banks" in Britain, his birthplace. And Mr Bond, who served a prison term, is doing it59 words
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377 2000-12-23 2 It plans to buy the light rail companies and will sell bonds to raise cash [KUALA LUMPUR] The government has said it will buy the light rail transportation companies run by Renong Bhd and other firms for an estimated RM6 billion377 words
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Advertisement15 2000-12-23 2 With Immediate Effect Aiimed components INTERNATIONAL LIMITED is now known as FLAIRIS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION LIMITED15 words
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IPO spotlight
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Article1513 2000-12-23 4 Ling Su Ann - Almost three-quarters of new issues on the local bourse this year got tripped up by poor market sentiment By Ling Su Ann THE Year of the Dragon'has seen a bumper crop of initial public offers, but in terms of performance, the auspicious dragon has not1,513 words
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Article, Illustration743 2000-12-23 4 David Boey - It handled 26 IPOs this year, up from 8 in 1999; CDRLMage managed 24 By] David Boey PUBLIC relations consultancy Citigate Dewe Rogerson i.Mage has lost its lead in the hotly contested market for initial public offer work—for the first time sinceFILE PHOTO - 743 words
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Article, Illustration621 2000-12-23 4 David Boey - It wins both in terms of value and number of IPOs, eyes foreign companies next year By David Boey DBS Bank has topped the IPO league this year, both in terms of value as well as number of initial public offers handled. IPOs it managed621 words
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SINGAPORE companies
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Article, Illustration699 2000-12-23 5 Serena Ng - It expects Q4 revenues to be flat against forecast of 8-10% growth By Serena Ng TIS' not the season to be jolly for local electronics firms, with ST Assembly and Test Services (Stats) becoming the fourth big player here to join in699 words
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182 2000-12-23 5 DBS Bank has agreed to buy a 16.7 per cent stake in e-busi-ness company Conduit International for Sss million, said Acma Ltd yesterday. Conduit is a subsidiary of New Zealand-listed Renaissance Corporation, which is in turn a subsidiary of182 words
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849 2000-12-23 5 paul thompson - lT!7^T^iocl^iew paul thompson THE business press has been replete of late with stories about changes to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) indices. One could be forgiven for asking what all the fuss is about. After all, index tracking—that's where fund managers and institutional849 words
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268 2000-12-23 5 Serena Ng - Firm blames poorer sales in Malaysia and higher costs By Serena Ng DEPARTMENT store operator CK Tang yesterday posted a larger interim loss and expressed caution about the retail industry's short-term prospects. The company's net loss for the six months to Sep 30 widened268 words
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365 2000-12-23 5 Kalpana Rashiwala - Abont 40 nnits are being offered ont of the total 0f467 nnits By Kalpana Rashiwala ORCHARD Parade Holdings and Wing Tai have quietly begun a preview of their Blissville condo in Bukit Timah at an average price of about $830 psf after365 words
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COMPANYBriefs
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64 2000-12-23 5 SEMBCORP Industries said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Singapore Technologies Industrial Corporation, has divested its entire 50 per cent interest in Interhealth Canada (China) Inc. a company incorporated in Canada, to the existing shareholders for US$2 million (553.46 million). The disposal is not expected to have a64 words
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90 2000-12-23 5 CAM International narrowed its net loss from $8.2 million to $3.1 million, although turnover fell 12.4 per cent to $23.4 million for the year ended September. Loss per share stood at 1.3 cents against a loss of 3.4 cents previously while net tangible90 words
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SINGAPORE markets
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Article, Illustration201 2000-12-23 6 R Sivanithy - WARRANT WATCH By. R Sivanithy EVERY day almost 400 counters in the local market are either not traded or close unchanged. This is a sobering statistic from the point of view of liquidity but does at least hint at the potential201 words
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Article540 2000-12-23 6 Stocks Volume PCI 25c 27,113,000 PacificCenturylOc 21,143,000 Poh Lian 10c 18,106,000 ACE Dynamics20c 15,750,000 TPA 10c 10,678,000 ChewEuHock 20c 8,864,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 8,586,000 AEM-Evertech 5c 8,399,000 Gul Tech 20c 4,977,000 NOL 4,950,000 Stock* S Chart Semiconductor 26c 41,200,208 PCI 25c 36,242,600 VentureMfg25c 29,534,107 DBSGrp 25,517,231 OCBC 23,435,322 PacificCenturylOc 19,899,940540 words
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Article, Illustration517 2000-12-23 6 r. sivanithy - STOCKS r.sivanithy WITH the market quiet and weak yesterday in ljne with Wall Street's performance overnight, penny stocks took the reins. Takeover favourite PCI topped the actives list and house traders had a field day with volatile counter Pacific Century and a517 words
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Article, Illustration249 2000-12-23 6 Wong Wei Kong - HOT STOCK By- Wong Wei Kong SHARES of ST Engineering (STE) saw brisk trading yesterday, with the stock finishing among the session's top actives. STE rose six cents to $2.78, after opening at its day low of $2.72 and hitting a day high249 words
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Article122 2000-12-23 6 URACO Holdings has appointed Ernst Young as its auditors in place of KPMG, following the passing of a shareholders' resolution at the company's sixth AGM on Dec 20. ♦CHEW Eu Hock Holdings will hold its AGM and EGM on Jan 15 from 3.00pm at 58 Kallang Pudding Road,122 words
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Article, Illustration350 2000-12-23 6 larry wee - I=ll comment CURRENCIES larry wee HOLIDAY conditions ruled in Asian currency markets yesterday, but that brought little reprieve for the US currency despite a better session on Wall Street overnight. The euro, for example, continued to be the most formidableSource: Reuters - 350 words
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SINGAPORE news
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865 2000-12-23 8 Catherine Ong - Unlikely FTA will be signed before Clinton goes Prom Catherine Ong in New York THE political transition in Washington has cast a cloud of uncertainty over a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that Singapore and US officials are racing against the clock to hammer out. But865 words
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Article213 2000-12-23 8 THE government yesterday announced changes in the composition of its parliamentary committees. Charles Chong, an MP for Pasir Ris GRC, will replace S. Vasoo as chairman of the government parliamentary committee (GPC) for community development. And Low Seow Chay, MP for Choa Chu Kang,213 words
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Article, Illustration44 2000-12-23 8 THE Singapore Turf Club hosted its first Christmas party for underprivileged children at Kranji yesterday. About 200 children met up with Santa Claus and his white horse for an afternoon of food, fun, games and presents. ARTHUR LEEARTHUR LEE - 44 words
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Article, Illustration434 2000-12-23 8 Anna Teo - P4140n the economy manufacturing By- Anna Teo IF the purchasing managers' index is any guide, growth in industrial production is supposed to have eased last month, possibly to 14-15 per cent levels. The question, however, is how far does the PMI, a barometer of industrialSource: SIPMM - 434 words
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Article, Illustration515 2000-12-23 9 SYDNEY Bid is the highest so far but Optus says talks are still in initial phase Bloomberg VODAFONE Group pic offered at least AslB billion (5517.1 billion) for Cable Wireless Optus Ltd, making it the highest bidder for Australia's No 2 phone company, TheBloomberg; REUTERS - 515 words
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231 2000-12-23 9 SAN FRANCISCO Reuters THE US economic slowdown bit Silicon Valley again on Thursday as a Sun Microsystems Inc internal memo detailed reduction plans and a newspaper reported HewlettPackard Co had told employees it would delay raises to trim spending. The developments andReuters - 231 words
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276 2000-12-23 9 NEW YORK FT MICROSOFT, the world's largest software group, has agreed on an all-share US$l.l billion (551.87 billion) deal to acquire Great Plains Software, a software developer supplying small and mediumsized companies. It is the second largest acquisition for the Seattlebased company which, unlikeFT - 276 words
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388 2000-12-23 9 HONGKONG Bloomberg PACIFIC Century CyberWorks Ltd told shareholders it and partner Telstra Corp want to raise at least US$l.5 billion (552.6 billion) from initial sales of shares in three joint ventures over the next 18 months. CyberWorks and Telstra plan to sell US$l billionBloomberg - 388 words
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Article268 2000-12-23 9 M TOKYO Reuters Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp (NTT), the world's largest phone company by revenue, said yesterday it would cut local calling rates in Japan for the first time ever as it faced mounting competition. NTT East Corp and NTT West Corp, NTT'sReuters - 268 words
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Article, Illustration89 2000-12-23 9 [BAMBERG, Germany] Elisabeth Kufferath, leading violinist of the Bamberg Symphonic Orchestra, playing her violin next to a notebook computer which displays printed music, during a rehearsal in Bamberg on Thursday. The orchestra is currently equipped with 80of the laptops and already appreciatesAP - 89 words
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Article366 2000-12-23 9 WASHINGTON Conditions are for proposed purchase of Media One Group Bloomberg REGULATORS in the US said they would require AT&T Corp to sell its interest in an entertainment venture with Time Warner Inc to satisfy conditions of its US$44 billion (5574.8 billion) purchase of cable-TVBloomberg - 366 words
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REGIONAL news
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Article, Illustration610 2000-12-23 10 KUALALUMPUR Actions favouring Halim Saad have seen the stock drop 39% in recent days Bloomberg A BUFFET lunch and free phone cards did little to pacify Retnam Kanagasabai, a Renong Bhd shareholder who fumed at this week's company annual meeting over a 39 perBloomberg; Source: Bloomberg - 610 words
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274 2000-12-23 10 KUALALUMPUR Gain at group level put at RM74.lm; at company, RM37.lm AFX-Asia DRB-HICOM Bhd said it has signed a deal to sell its stake in Gadek Capital to Malton Corp Sdn Bhd for RM4BO million (Ss2lB million) in cash. DRB-Hicom currently holdsAFX-Asia - 274 words
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Article, Illustration441 2000-12-23 10 KUALA LUMPUR Opposition charges cronyism still the key in Malaysia Reuters MALAYSIAN Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin yesterday denied that the government's acquisition of Malaysian Airline System (MAS) was a rescue for embattled controlling shareholder Tajudin Ramli. Asked about market perception that the acquisitionReuters; THE STAR - 441 words
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113 2000-12-23 10 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIA'S gross domestic product growth this year may exceed an official target of 7.5 per cent. Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi said yesterday. "Based on the third quarter growth erf 7.7 per cent, there is a possibility that the GDPReuters - 113 words
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313 2000-12-23 10 KUALALUMPUR AFP MALAYSIAN police yesterday arrested two senior opposition officials over an incident during a by-election last month which the ruling coalition lost, an opposition party leader said. Police said Tian Chua, vice-president of the National Justice Party (Keadilan), was detained atAFP - 313 words
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REGION world
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511 2000-12-23 11 Anthony Rowley - Other officials fear consumer sentiment wonld be hit if market stays weak From. Anthony Rowley in Tokyo A GLOOMY week that has brought dramatic falls in the Tokyo stock market and a scaling back of official growth projections for Japan's economy was rounded511 words
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106 2000-12-23 11 HONGKONG Reuters RECENTLY listed Hongkong shares succumbed to weak market sentiment this week as the four latest listings sank below their offering prices at their debuts without showing signs of recovery. Organic farming company Chaoda Modern Agriculture Holdings Ltd, golf-club maker Sino GolfReuters - 106 words
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Article, Illustration345 2000-12-23 11 NEW YORK Bloomberg REEBOK International Ltd has added about US$45 million (Ss7B million) and five years to tennis star Venus Williams' endorsement contract, Williams' family attorney Kevin Davis said. It's the most lucrative endorsement contract for a female athlete, the athletic shoe andBloomberg; REUTERS - 345 words
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Article, Illustration1076 2000-12-23 11 karim raslan - WRITER'S JOURNAL To get it right, each society has to respond differently karim raslan IT was a drizzly Wednesday evening, and I was in Din Daeng, a working class district of Bangkok in the shadow of the airport expressway. I was on the election trail1,076 words
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332 2000-12-23 11 ESTRADA IMPEACHMENT She watched Estrada sip Jose Velarde on documents AP [MANILA] A senior bank official stunned the Philippine impeachment court and put the nation on edge yesterday, testifying that President Joseph Estrada signed large bank transactions under a false name in violationAP - 332 words
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WORLD news
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469 2000-12-23 12 SEOUL Merger deal between Seoul's largest banks comes with 90% of workers on strike Bloomberg KOOKMIN Bank and H&CB, South Korea's largest banks, have agreed to a merger valued at about 3.1 trillion won (554.25 billion), defying labour protests to create Asia'sBloomberg - 469 words
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Article, Illustration263 2000-12-23 12 NYT [NEW YORK] A billionaire Chicago family has teamed up with Jerry I Speyer, the New York developer, in a US$l.B5 billion (553.2 billion) deal to purchase Rockefeller Center, the 22-acre complex that stands as an international symbol of commerce and capitalism. The deal seversNYT; AP - 263 words
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481 2000-12-23 12 WASHINGTON But FOMC members decided it was too early to ease np on fight against inflation Reuters FEDERAL Reserve policymakers were surprised last month at how quickly the economy was slowing, but decided it was too early to relax their vigil againstReuters - 481 words
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Article, Illustration497 2000-12-23 12 He says warning signs on horizon need attention to ensure continued growth AP [WASHINGTON] Faced with escalating White House criticism, President-elect George W Bush defended his pessimistic assessment of the nation's economic outlook. Some Democrats denounced it as an attempt to exaggerate the slowdownAP; REUTERS; AFP - 497 words
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319 2000-12-23 12 WASHINGTON Bnt a professor says merger will face anti-trnst problems Bloomberg THE New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market are likely to form an alliance in the next few years to meet competition from overseas exchanges, SecuritiesBloomberg - 319 words
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339 2000-12-23 12 U WASHINGTON Reuters FACTORIES in the US were busier last month and consumers kept pushing up their spending, the government said yesterday in reports that showed the gradually-slowing economy still has underlying strength. The Commerce Department said the value of new orders forReuters - 339 words
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218 2000-12-23 12 ■STOCKHOLM Bloomberg OM Gruppen, the owner of the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has said it is prepared to bid again for the London Stock Exchange, a Financial Times report said citing Per Larsson, the company's chief executive. Under Britain's takeover law, OM hasBloomberg - 218 words
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FINANCE & commodities
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298 2000-12-23 13 Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore - SGX Derivatives Tfradlngßeport ST Index/MS&Srpore Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE Singapore stock market yesterday closed a touch higher as the Dow Jones staged a strong rebound overnight on hopes the Federal Reserve will cut rates soon. The benchmark Straits Times Index finished298 words
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Article224 2000-12-23 13 Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore - MSCI Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong Refco Singapore THE MSCI Taiwan stock market yesterday finished marginally higher, inspired by the rebound in US markets overnight. The MSCI Taiwan index finished up 0.38 of a point or 0.17 per cent to 223.25 points. Turnover for index component224 words
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168 2000-12-23 13 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] World oil prices edged slightly higher yesterday extending a modest recovery following a price plunge that has wiped US$lO off a barrel of crude over the past three weeks. Dealers said the market was finding some support from a disruptionReuters - 168 words
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Article327 2000-12-23 13 Reuters London THE euro leapt above US$O.92 for the first time since August and set nine-month highs against the yen yesterday, profiting from persistent concern about slower growth in the US and Japan. Escalating fears of a "hard landing" in the US and concern Japan's economic recovery couldReuters - 327 words
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Article, Illustration1250 2000-12-23 13 ntTERBAMK CROSS RATES Pet ti AS CS ftmto Euro Ffr Dm HKS Ind Bs Bupiah Yen Won KM NZ$ P»t> Bs Peso S$ Rand Sfr NT$ Baht Pound USS Australia 0.844 4.602 0.604 3.963 1.182 4.325 25.899 51.906 0.624 6.861 2.107 1.262 32.164 27.686 0.959 4.212 0.922 18.403 23.366 0.3761,250 words
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Article1924 2000-12-23 13 SICOM FUTURES Dec22 RUBBER (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACTUS cents/kg) Close VotaM OpM Month Hiqh Low Sit (tonnes) interest Jan 01 105.25 Feb 01 W6.75 J» Mar 01 109.00 1900 Apr/Jun 01 112.00 300 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Volume OpM Month Hiqh Low Sett (tonnes) Merest Jan1,924 words
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STOCKS east asia
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Article, Illustration2875 2000-12-23 14 HONGKONG AFP Hang Seng +7*189 HONGKONG s'hare prices rose 0.5 per cent yesterday on a technical rebound following modest gains on Wall Street, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 78.89 points to close at 14,738.21, off a high of 14,851.86, onAFP - 2,875 words
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2098 2000-12-23 14 TOKYO AFP 225 *187 TOKYO share prices crept higher yesterday but dealers said a marginal recovery in New York had failed to lift the gloom descending on the US and Japanese economies. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 index edged up 3.87 points toAFP - 2,098 words
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Article, Illustration1055 2000-12-23 14 Reuters i ShAirahen b Index +L4B SHANGHAI'S B shares posted their highest close in more than three years yesterday, capping a week-long rally sparked by government measures to boost market liquidity. Shanghai's B share index finished 1.32 per cent up at 86.47, with moderate turnover of U5542.82 million, downReuters - 1,055 words
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Article383 2000-12-23 14 AFP WP Index -6.00 TAIWAN share prices closed 0.1 per cent lower yesterday amid cautious sentiment ahead of a three-day weekend, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index slipped 6.00 points to 4,811.22, on turnover of NT546.22 billion. Risers led decliners 263 to 245, with 80 issuesAFP - 383 words
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Article, Illustration461 2000-12-23 15 AFP nOwnpoate Index -4J7 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.7 per cent lower yesterday in rangebound trade with many investors sidelined before the Christmas break, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended down 4.57 points at 696.39. The Second Board added 0.99AFP - 461 words
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Article8947 2000-12-23 15 INDUSTRIALS Cmsnmt prefects 2000 Last Vol Day Net Cap High L»w Company Salt *000 Mmi Low P/C $mM 420 310 Aiinomoto 310 ".0 125.6 158 33 Angkasa 38.5 5 25 40 36 56.8 670 290 Apollo Food Hlg 312 -4 15 316 308 6.8 124.8 630 330 Asia Fit 3408,947 words
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Article312 2000-12-23 16 AFP C 3 Composite Index -IL3O SOUTH Korean shares fell 2.2 per cent yesterday with the index down 11.30 points at 500.60. Volume was 277.0 million worth 1.6 trillion won. —AFP Ok 22 fee Anam Semi 2790 -75 Brain Tech .475 20 Central Bank 170 unch Cheil Comm _*****AFP - 312 words
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Article283 2000-12-23 16 AFP Composite Index +3J2 PHILIPPINE share prices rose 0.2 per cent yesterday with the Composite Index up 3.12 points to 1,429.17. Volume rose to 537 million shares worth 1.18 billion pesos from 330.6 million shares worth 804 million pesos on the previous trading day. AFP D«c 22 Ptso COOP)AFP - 283 words
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Article265 2000-12-23 16 AFP, Reuters PHEMO -2LB NEW Zealand stocks closed on a half day yesterday down 1.2 per cent. The NZSE-40 index lost 21.92 points to 1,879.49 points on turnover of NZ$34.B million. One broker said Telecom suffered the effects of nervousness abroad, plus offshore selling. AFP, Reuters Dk 22 «SAFP,; Reuters - 265 words
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Article551 2000-12-23 16 AFP All Ordinaries +9.20 AUSTRALIAN investors took heart from Wall Street's overnight rise and nudged local shares 0.3 per cent higher yesterday following the previous day's big slump, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index rose 9.2 points to 3,142.9 points while the SP/ASX 200 closed 10.2 points higher atAFP - 551 words
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Article, Illustration738 2000-12-23 16 AFP □SET Index -2.76 THAI share prices fell one per cent yesterday following reports that prime ministerial candidate Thaksin Shinawatra may be excluded from running in the Jan 6 elections, dealers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index lost 2.76 points to close at 267.09 and theAFP - 738 words
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Article, Illustration747 2000-12-23 16 AFP M Composite ladei *122 JAKARTA share prices closed 0.3 per cent higher yesterday, the last trading day of the year, with last minute gains in Telkom lifting the main index, dealers said. The Composite Index closed up 1.22 points at 416.32 on a volume of 303.3 million sharesAFP - 747 words
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Article, Illustration1018 2000-12-23 18 PARVATHI NAYAR - partatbiivatar traces the parallel background of Lindy Poh (left) and Shirlene Noordin who gun for corporate arts projects together yet keep their businesses apart PARVATHI NAYAR IT'S not just "possible" to have compatibility between the seemingly disparate worlds of commerce and art. Rather, it could beCHRIS LOH - 1,018 words
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Article, Illustration1693 2000-12-23 20 PARVATHI NAYAR - Renovating or moving to new offices, and want artworks to adorn your walls? PAEVATHiMAtAB fleshes out what is it that corporate arts consultancies growing of late offer, and how they can help craft your corporate image PARVATHI NAYAR CORPORATE art services: it's a term that links businessCHRIS LOH; PHOTOS BY CHRIS LOH - 1,693 words
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Article, Illustration818 2000-12-23 21 AARON LYE - i,ye reports on how the two cities both aiming to be arts hubs can help each other achieve their goals AARON LYE AGATE WAY to Europe that's what Singapore is hoping the Singapore-Paris Cooperation Agreement will be. Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)FILE PHOTO - 818 words
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345 2000-12-23 21 Aaron Lye - The Cambodian tale by ATRC had powerful performances by a cast of veterans, new faces By. Aaron Lye IN introducing the Asia-in-Theatre Research Centre's latest production Sita, Kuo Pao Kun remarked that the company's extraordinarily small output belied its impact on the local theatre345 words
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Article, Illustration458 2000-12-23 22 CHEAH UI-HOON - 'Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art'? LaSalle-SIA College of Arts, Singapore Art Museum and The Business Times recently jointly organised a series of talks based on this theme which introduced the topic to the public; there'll be more talks next year focusing on culture and its relationship with art cheah458 words
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Article304 2000-12-23 22 Aaron Lye - By< Aaron Lye PERFORMANCE art has often been turned to as a means of expressing ideas by artists. So says Margaret Tan, a lecturer at the La Sail eSIA College of Fine Arts. Wrapping up a series of talks held at the Singapore Art Museum- in conjunction with304 words
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Article484 2000-12-23 22 Aaron Lye - i Compiled by Aaron Lye MUSIC Er Yenn Chwen and T'ang Quartet In Concert With several compositions to be premiered at this fUnd-raiser, this concerts aims to raise $120,000 for the Fei Yue Family Service Centre. Dec 28,8pm, Victoria Concert Hall Tickets priced at $20 and $16 available484 words
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Article, Illustration193 2000-12-23 22 Cheah Ui-Hoon - By Cheah Ui-Hoon The BUZZ: Five Canadian artists make a seasonal splash in Singapore's art scene in a Christmas charity exhibition in aid of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) The Plot and Players: in an exhibition entitled "River", Robert Berlin, Eric Farache, Joe Fleming, Drew Harris,193 words
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