The Business Times, 17 January 2001

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    13 1 THE BUSINESS TIMES MITA (PKJ3B7T2/2OQO SINGAPORE Internet: http://business-times.asial .com.sg/ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2001
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    78 1 m MIIO2 (-13.42) BT-SRI ***** (-5.16) st index nrnjiES M 2&00 (-9.00) SQfSO FUTIJBES 2SO JO (-1.20) STOCK MARKET INDICES Tuesday Change KLSE OOMP 679.29 -137 NIKKEI 225 *****.46 +78JS HANG SENG 15J63.16 +6959 SET INDEX 308.42 -9.09 JAKARTA COMP 415.09 +3.11 MANILA COMP _1,5§1.79 -16.14 TAIPEI WPI
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    75 1 FOREX BATES us$ s$ U8$ (S$ per US$) 1.735 £(US$/S$ per 1.478 2564 EURO(USS/S$/E) 0.941 1.633 DM 2.078 1.198 YEN 1185 68.10 RM 3.800 1190 HK$ 7.800 4.496 BAHT 4316 24.93 RUPIAH 9.486 6,467 PBIKE BATES SINGAPORE* 5.80 KUALA UfMPUR 7.67 JAKARTA 59.00 BANGKOK 9.50 MANILA 11.00 HONGKONG 8.50
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    Lock icon Bhakti hits the limehght with Indon asset deals
    827 1  -  iiexclusive Investment bank is going for Salim's assets and other restructuring deals From I Shoeb Kagda in Jakarta BHAKTI Investama, a relatively little known Indonesian investment bank, has emerged as one of the strongest bidders for assets once belonging to the powerful
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    Lock icon Johor freight forwarders warming up to Pelepas
    416 1  -  Relaxation of tracking levy a plus, but not all haulers will benefit From Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur SOME freight forwarders in Johor are now looking more favourably at the new Port of Tanjung Pelepas as an alternative to Singapore following the easing
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    Lock icon S'pore ranks low in entrepreneurship
    404 1  -  With only 2J% of its adnlts engaged in enterprise, it's at 19th spot on list of 21 nations Byi Chuang Peck Ming [SINGAPORE] Singapore has much catching up to do in its efforts to encourage people to strike out on their own—it ranks near the
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      87 1 mSIDE BT Comment Case for government intervention in Tokyo stock market. Pg4 Top Stories State tender for Tuas industrial site draws just one bid. Next Page US slowdown will lead to distress: economist. Next Page Thales dashes hopes of higher price for Avimo. Pg4 Foreign banks face snag on cash-back
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      27 1 MONEY MATTERS Nasdaq has reached a pivotal pointHow will Asian currencies react? Pg 31 EXECUTIVE MONEY Are capital guaranteed funds wrong for the long-term investor? Back Page
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      111 1 MOTORING Undr*r per forming tars: Are fuels to blame? mpg 17 I Singapore ranks fifth in venture capital investments, Pg 10 «*9f if' J Z -*j/ft^* ■c n?it/i your loved one with a II dinner at jJptADER VK'S. purchase of selected umepuxxs from 14 January to 14 February 2001. J
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      Lock icon Lone bid for Tuas plot and price 41% lower
      606 2  -  Industry experts not surprised; URA may decide not to award the industrial land By] Kalpana Rashiwala [SINGAPORE] A state tender for an industrial land parcel at Tuas yesterday drew only one bid at $10.50 psf of potential gross floor area 41
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    • ON THE grapevine
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        64 2 WHAT'S hotter than Hello Kitty soft toys? A soft toy dog, a mascot of MediaCorp Interactive, it seems. TTie company's staffers were clearing up extra goodie bags after the launch of the Broadband Media Association yesterday when they noted that the soft toy dogs were missing from the
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        Lock icon Big, bold and decisive
        95 2 WANT to make your Chinese New Year greetings cards stand out? Follow Swedish IT company Icon Media Lab's example. The mammoth card was easily the size of two regular cards and, besides the traditional Gong Xi Fa Cai greeting, there is a long text which reads,
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        Lock icon Battle of the Cups?
        104 2 A CERTAIN member of the media went shopping for lacy undergarments at Selfridges in London recently and totalled up a hefty bill exceeding £150. When paying, she was taken aback when told by a straight-faced sales assistant that the quantum and type of purchases entitled her
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      Lock icon No US recession, but acute distress: economist
      618 2  -  Bankruptcy and falling asset prices among consequences By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] The US economy will not go into recession but its slowdown this year will be accompanied by acute financial distress that typically involves high rates of bankruptcy and falling asset prices, a
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      38 2 Cautious bidding expected at year's first land tender, Pg 10 Classified First. Looking for a holiday destination? Or simply getting away from it all? Check The Straits Times Classified First. •/tn® |cat,&| Buy h. Sdl h. Fkid h.
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  • SINGAPORE companies
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      Lock icon Thales dashes hopes of higher price for Avimo
      511 4  -  It also says it has no intention of delisting the company By Ling Su Ann EUROPE'S largest defence electronics maker, Thales, has dashed hopes that it would raise its offer to take over Singapore-based Avimo Group. In a circular to Avimo shareholders
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      Lock icon Foreign banks face snag on cash-back services
      478 4  -  MAS says no direct debit; they can issne cash cards, bnt this may still be inconvenient By\ Siow Li Sen LOCAL banks starting cash-back services for customers can breathe easier about competition from foreign banks. Yesterday, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said foreign
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      Lock icon Chew Eu Hock in talks to buy firm
      145 4 Reuters CONSTRUCTION group Chew Eu Hock, recently near the top of local trading activity, said yesterday it was in talks to buy a Singapore company. The company was replying to a query from the Singapore Exchange on the sharp rise in trading
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      Lock icon SingTel tipped to win bid for Optus
      646 4 It is locked in three-way fight with Yod&fone, Telecom Corp of New Zealand Bloomberg AFX-Asia SINGAPORE Telecommunications may win a bid for Australia's Cable Wireless Optus, as it is more in need of new markets for expansion than its rivals, analysts said yesterday.
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      Lock icon Sing Tel signs A$18.5m deal with Amcom on network use
      115 4 [SYDNEY] Sing Tel has signed an A 518.5 million (5117.8 million) pre-sale capacity agreement with Amcom Telecommunications in Australia involving Amcom's broadband fibre-optic link across Australia, now under construction. The deal with Amcom follows talks started three months ago and
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      Lock icon Case for government intervention in Tokyo stock market
      1178 4  -  ifrl+Ki lock siew anthony rowley SO-called 'TKOs" not the United Nations peacekeeping operations (for which the acronym was. coined), but stock market price-keeping operations are back in fashion in Japan. This time, the government has dignified them by setting up a special
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      Lock icon Creative Dragon Park signs up 9 partners
      504 7  -  More to be roped in; eventual investment in Shandong park conld hit USsloom By] Rachel Ong LOCAL companies Creative Technology and Dragon Land will spend US$lO million (Ssl7 million) each to start developing a 250-hectare high-tech communications park touted as China's answer to
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      Lock icon Popular's interim net up 15% to $7.2 m on stronger sales
      282 8  -  Bookstore operator expects full-year resnlts to be better than previous year's By Marissa Chew BOOKSTORE operator Popular Holdings lifted net earnings 15 per cent to $7.2 million in the half-year to Oct 31 and expects its full-year performance to
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      Lock icon Start-ups seen curbing SPH profit growth
      489 8 Analysts say it may lose $62m-s77m on broadcast, Net and tabloid ventures Bloomberg SINGAPORE Press Holdings, Asia's No.l newspaper publisher by market value, needs to guard its profit by capping losses at its start-ups and managing costs even as advertising growth slows, analysts said.
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      Lock icon Datacraft H1 profit seen in line with 40% growth trend
      570 8 AFX-Asia DATACRAFT Asia Ltd is expected to report tomorrow a six months to December net profit pre-extraordinaries of U5517.28-18.90 million, up from U5512.35 million a year earlier, analysts said. They said results for the first half will be in line
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        Lock icon SIA buys back 100,000 shares for $1.56m
        74 8 Reuters SINGAPORE Airlines said it bought back 100,000 shares yesterday at prices ranging from $15.60 to $15.70, paying a total of about $1.56 million. It said in a filing with the stock exchange that it had bought 200,000 shares to date as part
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        Lock icon Nera secures US$2.2m contract
        59 8 NERA Telecommunications announced yesterday that it had received orders for the supply of SDH and PDH microwave radio equipment to a cellular operator in the Philippines. The contract is worth more than US$2.2 million (Ss3.B million) but is not expected to have a significant impact on
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        Lock icon Hyflux IPO 7.36 times subscribed
        62 8 HYFLUX Ltd said yesterday its initial public offering was 7.96 times subscribed. There were 2,028 valid applications for the six million shares offered to the public. In total, these applicants wanted 44.1 million shares, with application money received amounting to $14.12 million. The placement of
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      Lock icon India—A Look At IT's Rising Star
      632 5 India —A Look At IT's Rising Star Occupying the greater part of South Asia, the Republic of India comprises 25 states and 7 union territories. With more than one-sixth of the world's total population, India is the world's second most populous country, after China. The country has a well-developed infrastructure
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      Lock icon IT in Thailand — Exploring The Country rs E – Comm Sector
      481 5 IT in Thailand Exploring The Country r s E Comm Sector With abundant and inexpensive natural and human resources, Thailand's investment-oriented economy is among the most rapidly growing in Asia. Trade has long been the fuel of Thailand's economic growth, with ASEAN, the US, EU and Japan remaining her largest
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      Lock icon Forging Ties – The 6th Philippines — Singapore Business Council
      517 5 Forging Ties The 6th Philippines Singapore Business Council Working towards sustained economic growth, the Philippines is rapidly developing its industrial potential. At the 6th PhilippinesSingapore Business Council (PSBC) meeting held in November last year, attended by 80 Singapore and Filipino companies, information technology was the central theme. The event closely
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      563 5 eBizInfo Business Information Online Providing quick and easy access to business intelligence via die internet eßizlnfb is the latest service introduced by the TDB Business Library (TDBL), in collaboration with established American business information provider LEXIS-NEXIS. The service allows Singapore companies to enjoy instant acmw to the latest market and
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      52 5 DIARY of Events Proposed Fairs/ Missions Mission to Malaysia Date 18-22 February Guangdong Province Business Opportunity Conference Date: 5 March CeBIT2OOI •Data 22-28 March Interested companies cam contact the TDB at tel: 33 7 6628, V email: tdb.gov. jg or fax: 337 6898/6838 or call -f TDB Teletrade at eel:
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      40 5 For more information, please call TDB Tele Trade Information includes Information on Import Export jf Business Library Services TDB Trade Fairs Missions, Business Seminars and Courses 24-hoiir hotline Setting up a Representative Office in Singapore or Visit our website: www.stdb.com
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  • SINGAPORE markets
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      519 6 Stocks Volume Asia Food&Prop 53,689,000 PacifcCenturylOc 10,836,000 ChewEuHock 20c 9,779,000 STEngglOc 9,464,000 PCI 25c 7,045,000 Keppel Land50c 6,035,000 Chart Semiconductor 26c 5,163,000 SGX1c 4,838,000 SingTel 15c 4,516,000 Omni Ind 10c 4,515,000 Stocks DBS Grp 65,021,502 Chart Semiconductor 26c 28,293,005 SIA 27,626,350 SPH 27,597,448 STEngglOc 25,392,068 Keppel Land50c 13,671,090 VentureMfg25c 13,224,000
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      Lock icon Players continue to adopt wait-and-see attitude
      619 6  -  I J I comment STOCKS ven sreenivasan THE Singapore stock market continued to languish in thin directionless trading yesterday as players remained sidelined ahead of key domestic and US economic data. Traders said investors contemplating bottom-fishing in selected stocks kept their powder dry in
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      Lock icon SingLand wrt may be a good alternative to the shares
      179 6  -  WARRANT WATCH By' Ven Sreenivasan WITH the property sector down in the dumps, it's generally difficult to make a case for a buy on a property stock or warrant. But the fundamentals of Singapore Land are somewhat different. Unlike most
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      Lock icon SIA may see further downside
      228 6  -  HOT STOCK By Ven Sreenivasan THE stock of Singapore Airlines has been weakening in recent sessions amid concerns the company's earnings could be hit by falling loads and rising fuel prices. The counter fell another 20 cents yesterday to $15.60 on 1.8 million units still
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      115 6 CENTRAL Properties, Goodwood Park Hotel and Hotel Malaysia have appointed Reggie M Thien as a non-executive director and audit committee member with effect from Jan 15. ♦MULTI-CHEWS business development manager Pua Poh Kwe has resigned with effect from Nov 3,2000. ♦GP Batteries International will go ex-dividend (interim dividend
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      517 6 WORLD SHIPHOLDING LTD. (Incorporated in the Republic of Liberia) UNCONDITIONAL CASH OFFERS FOR OSPREY MARITIME LIMITED (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore) ANNOUNCEMENT OF EXTENSION OF OFFERS UNCONDITIONAL CASH OFFERS (THE "OFFERS") BYTHE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF SINGAPORE LTD ("DBS BANK"), FOR AND ON BEHALF OF WORLD SHIPHOLDING LTD. ("WSL" OR
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      24 6 Larry Wee's currencies column appears on Page 31 A A 3l S On@nnH Oil connects I Cjllvj lift Buy It. Sell h. Find h.
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      207 7 ®l r--wP read the Mr >IMIHT! Btfl Think IHT The World's Daily Newspaper. Land For Sale Embraced by all these conveniences, Land The Town is also well equipped with entertainment Choa Chu Kang S7 is an ideal place to development on a 99-year lease. SITE DETAILS Location: Choa Chu Kang
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      129 8 This announcement appears as a matter of record only January 2001 HYFLUX LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 31 March 2000) Invitation in respect of 39,470,000 Ordinary Shares of $0.05 each comprising 25,000,000 New Shares and 14,470,000 Vendor Shares as follows:(1) 6,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.32 for each
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      886 8 Qtyflux) HYFLUX LTD (Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore on 31 March 2000) Invitation in respect of 39,470,000 Ordinary Shares of $0.05 each comprising 25,000,000 New Shares and 14,470,000 Vendor Shares as follows:(1) 6,000,000 Offer Shares at $0.32 for each Offer Share by way of public offer; and (2) 33,470,000
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  • SINGAPORE news
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      Lock icon WorldCom metro network on track
      590 9  -  It expects to wire up 15 buildings by June and boost range of services By< Andrew Wee US communications giant WorldCom Corp has started building a fi-bre-optic network here, and is increasing its range of network services, its senior executives told BT yesterday. Last June,
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      Lock icon M1 fined $5,000 for IDD message insertions
      207 9 THE Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore has fined Mobile One $5,000 for inserting a 10-second message in mobile telephone calls intended for rival operators' international direct dial services. IDA said in a statement yesterday that it found that Ml had breached a section
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      Lock icon Credit Suisse cuts GDP forecast
      368 9  -  pFTTTon the economy outlook -By Anna Teo YET another economist has cut his forecast for Singapore's 2001 GDP growth to below the official projection. Credit Suisse First Boston's P K Basu is now looking at 4.8 per cent economic growth this year, after taking 1.2
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      Lock icon Broadband association has 27 members
      292 9  -  By. Andrew Wee THE Broadband Media Association (BMA), comprising key players in Singapore's broadband Internet industry, was launched yesterday with the blessings of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore. Formed last September, BMA has 27 members from the broadband industry comprising technology, service, content and
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      Lock icon Cautious bidding expected at year's first land tender
      293 10  -  By Vince Chong A 99-YEAR leasehold site for condominium development in Choa Chu Kang, next to the similarly-tenured Northvale condo, was offered for tender by the government yesterday. This is the first tender of the year and property consultants agree that bidding
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      Lock icon S'pore must broaden trade base: BG Lee
      725 10  -  Ties with Japan, Europe and the US will provide a buffer for Singapore's economic growth should SE Asia falter From* Quak Hiang Whai in Tokyo DEPUTY Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday reiterated the need for Singapore to continue to cooperate not just
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      Lock icon Move to sell traded endowment policies'
      551 10  -  UK's Rochford Policies to sound out MAS on sale in Singapore By Tang Weng Fai UK-based Rochford Policies plans to sell its traded endowment polices (TEP) in Singapore, and will sound out the Monetary Authority of Singapore in a meeting today, managing director Sidney
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      Lock icon Singapore ranks fifth in venture capital investments
      287 10  -  VC investments came to 0.18 per cent of GDP in 1999 By l Chuang Peck Ming THE entrepreneurship spirit may be low in Singapore, but venture capitalists do not seem to have a problem finding promising start-up enterprises to invest in. Measured as
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      Lock icon STB sees visitor record in '01 with 8m arrivals
      262 10 SINGAPORE is expected to chalk up a visitor record this year with more than 8 million arrivals, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said yesterday. This would be a 6-8 per cent improvement on last year's 7.6 million tally. But with economic
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      Lock icon Unhappy about wrts' redemption
      286 10  -  Kenneth Tan THERE is a growing number of investors in the Credit Lyonnais City Developments 28 Dec 2000 European Style Cadi warrants who are disgruntled in the way Credit Lyonnais has handled the redemption of the above warrants. Apparently, most investors submitted their rights to redeem
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      18 9 HOME NEEDS j s The Straits Times Classified. [cat! Classifications 90 120. Buy h. Sell K. Fmd It.
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      236 9 Sichuan in 189}. Also known as Yen Yangchu, his vision was His actions taught many valuable simple; yet the challenge lessons to the wider public, jf, seemingly insurmountable. none of which went unnoticed by numerous luminaries, including For over four millennia, peasants Albert Einstein, who were lived an ignorant existence
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  • EDITORIAL & opinion
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      Lock icon Will Onduty or Online Powell prevail?
      746 12  -  wm bottom line OPINION thomas friedman NYT SECRETARY of State-designate Colin Powell has his Senate confirmation hearing this week. I doubt he'll say much about specific policies. What I'd listen for is whether he offers a big-picture view of the world, as we really
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      133 12 'People are going to love Laura. She's not going to play the Washington game of trying to outdo anybody. She's just going to be a down-to-earth, strong, independent-minded, smart woman, is what she is, and very lovely, and gracious. And Laura is a great listener.' -George W
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      Lock icon Super chamber, super champion
      590 12 EDITORIAL THE announcement last week that membership in the upcoming Singapore Business Federation (SBF), the country's new super business chamber, will be mandatory for bigger companies probably ruffled more feathers than reports suggested While the industry associations and ethnic business bodies which would become the SBF's
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      Lock icon A man of mettle
      1437 12  -  Paul O'Neill aims to repeat his success at US alunininm giant Alcoa on a larger scale as the new US Treasury secretary By Leslie Wayne NYT WHEN Paul H O'Neill, the US Treasury secretary-designate, became chief executive of Alcoa Inc in 1987, the Rust-Belt company's prospects
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      Lock icon The Fed's love/hate relationship
      754 12  -  COMMENTARY It can't seem to make up its mind on how to react to high energy prices By Caroline Baum The writer is a columnist for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are her own. Bloomberg IN the 12 months ended December, the US producer price index
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  • MALAYSIA news
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      Lock icon Time dotCom expects to double earnings in 2002
      709 13 KUALA LUMPUR RM3.30 offer price, or P/E ratio of 52, is unattractive, say investors Bloomberg TIME dot Com Bhd, preparing for Malaysia's biggest initial share sale in six years, sees profit doubling next year on Internet-led demand for its fibre optics network
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      Lock icon Proton to unveil new models every year
      133 13 KUALA LUMPUR AFX-Asia PERUSAHAAN Otomobil Nasional Bhd (Proton) plans to introduce new models or new technology for its cars every year, Malay daily Utusan Malaysia reported, quoting Proton chief executive Mahaleel Ariff. He said that this year Proton will produce a new car
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      Lock icon M'sia's GDP to grow 5.8% in '01: deputy finance minister
      221 13 KUALALUMPUR Salomon Smith Barney sees growth at 4.7% this year Reuters MALAYSIA'S gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at an estimated 5.8 per cent in 2001, down from the estimate for 2000 of 7.5 per cent, Deputy Finance Minister Chan
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      Lock icon Maxis in undersea cable deal
      353 13 KUALA LUMPUR Reuters MALAYSIAN telecoms firm Maxis Communications is close to signing agreements to build an undersea cable network connecting two Indian cities, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, an industry source told Reuters yesterday. The network would link India's emerging technology centre of Hyderabad, the southern
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      Lock icon Raise the red lanterns for Chinese New Year
      47 13 [KUALA LUMPUR] A Chinese New Year accessory seller arranging traditional Chinese lanterns as she opens her store for business in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Ethnic Chinese Malaysians will celebrate Chinese New Year which falls on Jan 24 this year. AP
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      Lock icon Oriental, Hyundai tie-up unlikely to have major impact
      599 13  -  Proton, Perodua expected to retain their dominance From Diana Oon Abdullah in Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIAN company Oriental Holdings's tie-up with Hyundai Motors of South Korea will not have a great impact on the local car market although it is seen as a
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  • REGIONAL news
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      Lock icon BI caught between two masters
      753 14 SINGAPORE Hard for central bank to effectively immune rnpiah from farther weakness Reuters DESPITE its latest foreign exchange curbs, Bank Indonesia cannot effectively immunise its ailing currency from further weakness as it tries to please two masters the government and the International Monetary Fund. The
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      Lock icon Swire loses case; faces land-use fee of HK$4.5b
      347 14 HONGKONG Bloomberg SWIRE Pacific, one of Hongkong's biggest landlords, said it lost an arbitration case with the government over a land-use fee and could end up paying as much as HK$4.5 billion (Ssl billion). The company which also controls Cathay Pacific, bottles
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      Lock icon Questioned for massaging numbers?
      27 14 [JAKARTA] GusDur'spersonal masseur Alip Agung Suwondo (centre) leaving Parliament yesterday after he was questioned by a parliamentary team investigating the Bulogate scandal. AFP
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      275 14 MANILA AP THE Philippine peso hit a new record low of 52.95 to the dollar yesterday on market jitters over the leadership crisis, traders said. The dollar closed at 52.780 pesos on the Philippine Dealing System, up from 52.4 pesos on Monday.
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      396 15 Indon police break into bunker under Tommy's house finally JAKARTA They snspect that he could be hiding in the underground system AFP AFTER two days of drilling, Indonesian police yesterday finally managed to break into a bunker under the house of the fugitive son of former president Suharto. "The bunker
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      570 15  -  Case will drag, says Thaksin, to allow him full term as PM Froml Harish Mehta in Bangkok THE tax-evasion case against Prime Minister-designate Thaksin Shinawatra was yesterday moved to Thailand's Constitution Court for a final verdict, raising political uncertainty about the future of his
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      777 15  -  I=il comment ASEAN Reckless Journalists should also be brought to book yang razali kassim IF it was not fortuitous, then it must have been shrewdly timed. On Monday, Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid went against expectations and flew to Singapore, just two months after
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      680 15  -  Papers say the other name sent to Bering is Victor Fung's From Audrey Tan in Hongkong ANSON Chan's successor is not likely to be announced until after the Chinese New Year holidays, but already political watchers here have picked Financial Secretary Donald
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      568 16 SHANGHAI CSRC chief also reiterates crackdown on market manipulation Reuters Bloomberg CHINA has stepped up a war on corporate corruption, with Premier Zhu Rongji vowing severe punishment for firms which violate the law and the top regulator promising a crackdown on market
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      424 16 BEIJING Western power companies suspected of involvement FT INVESTIGATORS have uncovered a web of corruption within China's power monopoly, lending weight to high-level proposals for the fragmentation of an organisation that has been a bulwark of political support for Li Peng, the
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      224 16 TAIPEI Reuters TAIWAN stocks surged to their biggest gain of the new year yesterday as investors cheered a judicial ruling on a nuclear power plant that averted a constitutional crisis and drew foreign funds into the market. The main TAIEX index finished up
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      225 16 NEW DELHI Reuters INDIA'S private cellular telephone firms are working overtime to cut call tariffs in a bid to counter a cheaper service due to be launched by a state-run operator later this month. Last week, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), which plans
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      738 17  -  I-11 exclusive New-technology cars here are not benefiting from the 'green' features offered by manufacturers Reports by < Christopher Tan IF your new car is underperforming, chalking up higher consumption figures, failing emission tests or stalling unexpectedly, it may not be a mechanical problem.
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      444 17 THE Ministry of The Environment (ENV) and oil companies are working out a schedule to bring fuel quality up to speed with new vehicle technologies. BT understands talks revolve around lowering the sulphur content. The target is to reduce sulphur to *****0
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      444 17  -  More affordable but equally green cars which meet strict standards left ont By Christopher Tan BY being exclusive to electric and hybrid cars, the government's so-called green rebate has left out a large number of more affordable and equally clean alternatives. Industry sources say the
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      1347 17 Source: LTA Average open market value (OMV) of cars registered in December2000. MODEL/MAKE CC AVEOMV® ALFA ROMEO A1461 .OTS 150? ***** ALFA ROMEO A1S6 2.0 1.970 24,427 AIM ROMEO AieeaO 2560 30.486 ASTON MARTMC67 VANTAGE 5535 109,478 ALOA316A3DR 1595 ***** AUOA41.6MDR 1506 24,308 AUaA61BmP40R 1,781 36,730 MJ0IA62.4TP4CR
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      399 18  -  Prices have hit their lowest point in recent times. And one agent even promises delivery before Chinese New Year, says CHRISTOPHER TAN CHRISTOPHER TAN NOW is the time to pick up a new car, with prices having fallen to their lowest level in recent times.
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      326 18  -  -By Christopher Tan A FORMER manager at Kah Motor has finally won his lawsuit against the Honda agent; and stands to receive about $570,000 in claims plus interest While the verdict in favour of Alan Tay was handed out early last year, Kah
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        86 18 TOYOTA will banish hard-sell tactics and remove "macho" salesmen from its British showrooms in a bid to attract more female customers. Sales staff will approach customers only if asked, following a pilot scheme in the cities of Bristol and Grimsby. The move follows research
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        85 18 LOCAL Toyota distributor Borneo Motors officially opened its third service centre yesterday. The Pandan Crescent centre, next to sister company Champion Motors, covers 20,000 sq ft and has 32 work bays. The former Borneo Motors storage site was redeveloped at a cost of $1.8 million.
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        76 18 JAPANESE car makers are lobbying Tokyo's Ministry of Transport to drop the 180kmh limit on domestic vehicles. The push reportedly comes cm the back of rising imports, which do not have to meet the speed cap. As such, well-heeled buyers prefer to pick
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        132 18  -  Compiled by Christopher Tan MITSUBISHI Motors has said it will maintain its alliance with Swedish truck maker Volvo AB, rejecting analysts' belief the pact is doomed. Volvo bought 5 per cent of Mitsubishi in 1999 and agreed to buy 19.9 per cent of the
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      583 19 SEOUL Strong chip demand in Ist half drives growth Bloomberg SAMSUNG Electronics, the world's largest computer memory chipmaker, yesterday said its net income jumped 89 per cent last year as strong chip demand in the first half outweighed a slump in the
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      370 19 NEW YORK It will shut down production at its last cellphone plant in US NYT FOLLOWING through with promises to cut costs as it struggles through a difficult first half of 2001, Motorola on Monday announced layoffs that will shut down production at the
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      220 19 DURHAM, North Carolina AP AN e-mail message that a third-grade teacher sent out to spur her students' interest in geography also has taught them about the power of the Internet. Nicole Thompson's students can tell you all about the penguins and killer whales in Antarctica.
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      45 19 [CHICAGO] Peggy Tyler (left) of LG electronics, demonstrating an Internet-ready refrigerator at the International Housewares Show in Chicago on Monday. One of the features of the appliance is the ability to download MP3's directly from the Internet and play them through the refrigerator.
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      Lock icon Intel to buy mobile gear maker Xircom for US$748m
      240 19 NEW YORK Reuters INTEL Corp has agreed to acquire Xircom Inc, the maker of mobile computing gear, for US$74B million (Ssl.3 billion) to complement its line of desktop computer components. Intel will make a US$25 a share tender offer for all
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      481 20 NEW YORK It plans to sell np to USs9.4b in bonds after selling USslob in bonds last month Reuters DEBT-laden British Telecommunications Pic (BT) is working on another bumper bond sale. According to the Wall Street Journal, it plans to sell
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      287 20 TOKYO Reuters EMBATTLED Japanese Internet investor Hikari Tsushin Inc said yesterday it would transfer up to US$3O million (Sss2 million) in shareholdings in six Asian companies to its Hongkong unit Hikari Tsushin International Ltd. The six companies are
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      302 20 NEW YORK Bloomberg AMAZON.COM Inc, Barnes Noble.com Inc and EBay Inc were US shoppers' favourite Internet retail sites last year, according to a study by Ernst Young LLP. Of the 1,400 people polled by Ernst Young, 28 per cent picked the biggest Web retailer,
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      331 20 HONGKONG Its shares also hit by talk of Hikari boss' plan to sell down Reuters TELECOM and Internet carrier Pacific Century CyberWorks' shares sank further to a new post-merger low yesterday as investors continued to worry that Cable Wireless pic will dump half
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      579 21 Fees earned from lending money and selling insurance to consumers are main drivers of growth for the US company Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Citigroup Inc's fourthquarter profit rose 11 per cent, driven by fees from lending money and selling insurance to consumers. The biggest
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      303 21 Bloomberg [DETROIT] General Motors Corp, the world's largest automaker, is forecast to report today that fourth-quarter earnings fell by about half as car and light truck sales eased from a record pace and consumer confidence declined. Profit from operations fell to
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      443 21 Its earnings may signal what's coming from other tech industry stalwarts and reveal extent of slowdown in New Economy Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Several technology companies were expected to report their quarterly results yesterday after the markets closed,
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      231 21 Reuters [CHARLOTTE, North Carolina! Bank of America Corp, one of the top US banks, yesterday said its fourth quarter profits dropped 27 per cent, as it warned they would in December, because of loan and investment losses. The bank, which has some 4,400
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      19 21 OTHER RESULTS TODAY IBM, Advanced Micro Devices, Boeing, JP Morgan Chase, Bank One Corp, Fleetßoston Financial Corp, Eastman Kodak
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      508 22 LONDON New investments shelved; asset disposal considered to help fond purchase FT AFX-Asia RUPERT Murdoch has ordered a clampdown on acquisitions as News Corporation seeks to conserve resources ahead of the largest potential deal in the company's history. The News Corporation chairman has
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      595 22  -  Minister believes euro will rise further against greenback By Vikram Khanna [SINGAPORE] Germany's sweeping tax reforms promise to both boost growth and transform the investment climate in Europe's largest economy, German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said yesterday. Speaking at a breakfast meeting organised
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      450 22 Toyota Motor in 250b yen share buyback Japan's biggest ever TOKYO Reuters TOYOTA Motor Corp yesterday announced Japan's biggest ever share buyback, sending its stock price surging after weeks of decline and easing worries that a flood of Toyota stock would swamp the Tokyo market. The world's third largest automaker
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      374 22 WASHINGTON Inventories rose by 0-5%, while sales fell by 0-3% Bloomberg STOCKPILES of unsold goods at US businesses piled up in November as sales declined for a second straight month, government figures showed yesterday. Inventories rose by 0.5 per cent
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      862 23  -  l3Bl3;<fromtokyo They take control of Tokyo during their parades and this raises the question if a re-armed Japan would be a comfortable concept anthony rowley IMAGINE that you are in the main downtown area of a foreign capital. You step onto a pedestrian crossing
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      513 23  -  Uncertain snpplies also worry motor vehicle, electronics manufacturers From Neil Behrmann in Lcmclon MOTOR vehicle and electronics manufacturers that use palladium and platinum are worried as prices surge and supplies turn uncertain. "They aren't only concerned about the surge in prices of
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      278 24  -  SGX Derivatives Tradingßeport ST Index/MSCI S'pore Zndex Lau Chee Keong THE Singapore stock market ended lower yesterday with market sentiment affected as earnings worries resurfaced. Technology shares and select blue chips led the market lower on profit concerns. The benchmark Straits Times Index finished 0.70 per
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      240 24  -  MSCX Taiwan Index Lau Chee Keong THE Taiwan stock market soared yesterday as investors welcomed a court ruling on the scrapped nuclear plant that averted a constitutional crisis and eased the political tensions that had depressed the Taiwan market for months. At the close, the
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      171 24 ENERGY REPORT Reuters [LONDON] Oil prices fell off highs touched yesterday when Saudi Arabia said it was confident the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) would agree to slash output when it meets today. London benchmark Brent blend futures slipped back to stand
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      349 24 Reuters London THE yen rebounded from 11/2 year lows against the US dollar yesterday on profittaking after a four-day losing streak fuelled by fears of a sharp downturn in the Japanese economy. A modest recovery in the Nikkei average of Japanese blue chip stocks in recent sessions also
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      1182 24 DfTERBAint CROSS RATES J^l6 A$ C$ 8w> Bg8 Ffr Pw HK$ Y« H NZSHiH Nso tt land Sfr HT$ BaAt Pound US$ Australia 0237 4.416 0.591 3J76 1.156 4239 25.879 52.760 0.657 7.135 2.H4 1.246 33.*****242 0.965 4272 0.9H) 18.165 24.066 0.376 0.556 Canada 1.195 5.518 0.706 4.634 1382 5.187
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      1898 24 SICOM FUTURES Jan 16 RUBBER (futures closing as at 5.30pm) RSS1 CONTRACT(S cents/kg) Close VohMM Ope* Month Hkjh Low Sttt (tonne*) Interest Feb 01 106.75 Mar 01 108.00 1950 Apr 01 110.00 110.00 110.50 50 400 May 01 112.00 112.00 113.00 50 400 RSS 3 CONTRACT (US cents/kg) Vote** Open
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      2904 25 HONGKONG AFP P Hang Seng +69.39 HONGKONG share prices rose 0.5 per cent yesterday on modest gains in property and financial stocks on hopes the US Federal Reserve will further cut interest rates, dealers said. The key Hang Seng Index gained 69.39
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      2087 25 TOKYO Reuters Q Nikkei 225 +7E22 TOKYO share prices edged up 0.6 per cent yesterday with investors cautiously optimistic over planned government efforts to bolster the market, brokers said. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's Nikkei--225 average rose 78.22 points to finish at 13,584.45 for
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      1085 25 Reuters n Shenzhen B Index -L2O CHINESE stocks ended mixed yesterday, with B shares falling after Premier Zhu Rongji vowed to punish severely firms that violate corporate law and the top regulator vowed to step up a probe of market manipulation. The Shanghai hard currency B share index closed
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      374 25 AFP ffWPlndex +***** TAIWAN share prices closed 5.3 per cent higher yesterday amid expectations the government will restart construction of a controversial nuclear power plant, dealers said. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Price Index soared 283.28 points to 5,662.94, following a 0.8-per cent rise in the previous session. Trading
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      401 26 AFP AFX-Asia CI Composite Index -3.37 MALAYSIAN shares closed 0.5 per cent lower yesterday on profit-taking foUowing gains i he previous day, dealers said. The Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange Composite Index ended down 3.37 points at 679.29. The Second Board index lost 1.07 points to
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      8883 26 INDUSTRIALS Consumer products 2001 Last Vol Day Net Cap Hlph Low Company Sato 'OOP HIpH Low P/I >mH 310 300 Ajlnomoto 300 144 121.6 40 31 Angkasa 32.5 -1.5 44 33.5 32 47.9 316 286 Apollo Food Hlg 116 6.9 126.4 332 308 Asia File 316 12.7 210.4 3625 3225
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      316 27 AFP |3 Composite Index +4.42 SOUTH Korean share rose 0.7 per cent with the index up 4.42 points at 603.42. Volume stood at 602 million shares worth 3.3 trillion won. —AFP ■Hot* Wan Anam Semi 4450 250 Brain Tech 555 -35 Central Bank 170 unch Chell Comm ***** -1100
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      291 27 AFP P Composite Index -16J4 PHILIPPINE share prices fell one per cent with the benchmark Composite Index of the Philippine stock exchange down 16.14 points at 1,551.79. Turnover yesterday fell to 218.08 million shares worth 1.4 billion pesos from 458 million shares valued at 1.9 billion pesos. —AFP ■Unit
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      262 27 AFP gmsE-40 NEW Zealand stocks rose 0.8 per cent yesterday following gains in market heavyweight Telecom Corp, dealers said. The NZSE-40 Capital Index rose 15.39 points to 1,959.18 on light turnover of NZ$B6.9 million. Dealers said the outlook for the market was looking better. —AFP .mi* Ma r«oo) Advantage
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      553 27 AFP Q All Primaries -10.80 AUSTRALIAN shares fell 0.3 per cent in what brokers described as rudderless trade yesterday as profit takers sold off bank stocks following recent strong gains. The All Ordinaries index fell 10.8 points to 3,184.3 while the SP/ASX 200 dropped 11.5 points to 3,239.4. Turnover
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      749 27 AFP P SET Index -9.09 THAILAND'S stock market dropped 2.9 per cent yesterday after the market consolidated in the wake of a rally fuelled by Thaksin Shinawatra's apparent election win. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Composite Index declined 9.09 points to close at 308.42, while the SET 50
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      737 27 AFP H Composite Index +3JI INDONESIAN share prices closed 0.8 per cent higher yesterday, led by Astra International, cigarette stocks and Telkom, with concerns over domestic politics weighing on sentiment, dealers said. A late rebound in Telkom helped push up the Composite Index. The Jakarta Stock Exchange Composite Index
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    9740 28 SGX MAXMBOARD Transaction date: Jan 16 Cr Cr M Wt 52-Wk Last Vol Day Lot Ouote Dlv Dlv YM Net Cap Avq High Low Company Sal* COOO) High Low Buyor Sailor C'*r P/t $m* Pile* MULTI-INDUSTRY 158 65 mc Acma50c 67 -1 23 67 65 66 66.5 5
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      796 29 At a watershed event, aspiring models call for acceptance of modelling as a respectable career AP Michelle Achieng drops a see-through tunic to the runway and stands in a skimpy bathing suit, a decidedly un-Af-rican pose. Some spectators cheer and make catcalls; others stare in
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      351 29 But she says she'd live with a man if he had a good sense of humour Reuters FILM diva Elizabeth Taylor, who has been married eight times, vowed during a rare live interview on Monday never to tie the knot again,
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      291 30 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD ACROSS 5 Dignified aristocrat in final (8) 1 Failure of family in gloomy Cots- 7 From hence, scout makes heralwolds, for example (5,5) d* o shield (10) 6 Make fortune, say, from festival 8 Endeavour to go in and lever (4) open (10) 9 Renewed ability to go
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      1082 31  -  comment CURRENCIES Euro's wings will be clipped, and yen's fall will accelerate larry wee FEW would disagree that after a generally solid performance for most of last year, the US dollar's fall from grace In the final two months of2oo0 —especially versus the euro,
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      1055 31  -  It predicts that the currency would fall to Ssl.Bo to the greenback, from 551.73 now By Desmond Supple BASED on early price action, 2001 promises to be a hectic year for Asian currency trading. Many hope for a repeat of 1998, when after a
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      526 32 FIRST Independent, the financial planning arm of Lum Chang Securities, has its own capital and returns guaranteed products, but the firm's head, Joseph Chong, is giving them and all other similar funds the cold shoulder. In today's environment, he believes the risk you
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      239 32 RECENT launches of capital guaranteed funds fared so well that some banks are into their second or third tranches, or at least planning more of the same. By far the most successful is DBS Asset Management, which closed the subscription period for its "UP" returns guaranteed fund
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        703 33  -  SG maps oat an extra safe route for your CPF By Ling Su Ann DOES a fund that guarantees both capital and returns sound too good to be true? It probably does, but this is exactly what SG Asset Management is offering t6 investors with its
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        288 34 INVESTMENT FUND AWARDS DEFINITION m FUNDS jl 1Year 3 Year 5 Year 1. SINGAPORE EQUITY IrK&des Singapore aufrwrised equity funds j* Aberdeen Select Portfolio Singapore Equity Fund (CPF) Awards being presented: 1 Year, 3 Year 5 Year investing in Singapore. DBS Horizon Singapore Equity Fund (CPF)
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        1041 35  -  ILPs were hot in 2000. Here's why By William Cai The writer is a director of Write Associates, with a life insurance brokerage licence in Singapore. This article was first posted on Net-Research. Com Pte Ltd (www.netresearch-asia.com) THE Asian financial crisis in 1997 saw many companies
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        1129 36  -  markets SPH launches its first ever bnyb&ck; others active include Sing Tel, Noble, Jaya By Robert Halili The writer is bureau chief at Score Lab Asia Ltd (www.asiascores.com). He is assisted by Ngia Soon Chai, Singapore News Desk THE Singapore insider sentiment fell back
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        642 36 STOCK jffTSl Meanwhile, F&N well positioned to tap China Internet growth with Hing Kong deal HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) warned overnight that first-quar-ter 2001 (three months ending Jan 2001) earnings will be lower than expected. Specifically, earnings for the quarter will likely register between 35
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      256 37 Reuters THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) shed one point to 1,581, the Baltic Panamax Index (BPI) gained five points to 1,596, the Baltic Handymax Index (BHI) firmed three points to 9,174 and the Baltic Capesize Index (BCI) fell nine points to 2,127. TIME-CHARTER: ♦Silvretta (built 1995) 75,460 dwt
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      302 37 sex *000 JM« V« CWT Distribution. 0.52 unch 81 Chuan Hup 0.36 unch 210 Cosco Investment 0.16 unch 0 Freight Links 0.11 -0.01 163 CO Holdings 044 unch 0 IMC HoMings-HK 5.60 unch 0 Jay* Holdings 0.15 -0.01 135 Keppel Corp 3.14 0.06 1710 Keppel PELS 1.06 0.01
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      763 37  -  Vehicle carrier is able to respond quickly to shifting trends with 60-vessel fleet By Donald Urquhart [SINGAPORE] For the world's largest vehicle roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) transportation and logistics company, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a large flexible fleet enables it to keep on top of rapidly changing
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      78 37 Reuters [SEOUL] South Korea's shipbuilders received orders totalling US$l5.7 billion (5527.16 billion) in 2000, taking up about 51 per cent of the world's shipbuilding market, a newspaper said. The Maeil Business newspaper said the 2000 orders for Korean shipbuilders were up 61.8 per cent from US$9.7
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      713 37  -  STRAIT TALE By Seafarer PEW in the industry would doubt that, under the direction of its secretary-general William O'Neil, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has made considerable progress in achieving its twin aims of safer ships and cleaner seas.
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      256 37 [LONDON] Twin global communications firms GN Corntext and Stratos have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International Transport Workers Federation union group to provide what they call "social and welfare calling solutions" to crew at sea, making it easier for them
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        820 38 The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is planning toll and fare increases, which are not only intended to raise funds for its building efforts but also to modify commuting behaviour so as to alleviate traffic congestion AP [NEWARK, New Jersey] THE Port
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        1993 49 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Booking/Balance Rstls Ship VoyMo Etb/Btr Period From To From ACHIEVER 396 18/23:00 IA 16/1500 16/1659 16/1900 M 16/1500 16/1659 16/1900 IA 16/1700 17/0659 17/0900 28 16/1700 17/0659 17/0900 3 17/0700 17/1159 I7/W00 4 17/1200 17/1459 17/1700 ALTONA 107 H/1940 IA
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        207 49 Jan 23 Taiwan: Chinese New Year Eve. Jan 24 Brunei: Chinese New Year. China: New Year Holiday. Vietnam: Chinese New Year. Jan 24-25 Singapore: Chinese New Year. Malaysia: Chinese New Year. Vietnam: Chinese New Year Holiday. Jan 24-26 Hong Kong: Chinese New Year. South Korea: Sollal. Taiwan: Chinese
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        799 49 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd, shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive description of the market. Prices shown are based on averagesized stem. Market movements are indicated. The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and the individual
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        613 49 Carbon 180 Mai 993.0 0.4 14.6 0.07 65 0.02 Jm 11 Density W«t»r Residue Ash Aluminium Sediment No above E2S 1 0 0 0 0 0 %I</M 380 Ave 986.5 03 133 0.06 23 0.02 E»»« 380 Max 993.0 0.7 16.1 0.08 39 0.04 «W) »M/M
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        277 50 CONCORDE TESTS Snper sonic jet will be fitted with new safety lining for its fael tanks AFP [LONDON] British Airways (BA) is due to start key modification work to ensure that Concorde flies again, a spokesperson for the firm said. One of
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        398 50 Going by growth in first 10 months targets of 32.1 m passengers, 776,623 tons of cargo will be exceeded Bloomberg [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd said it is likely to beat its growth targets for passenger traffic and cargo volume
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        210 50 Reuters [PARIS] An Air France Concorde will take to the skies tomorrow following clearance from aviation authorities as part of moves to resume commercial flights for the supersonic jet after a disastrous crash last year. The Concorde will make a subsonic flight from Paris's
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        195 50 AFP [LONDON] A British lawyer is to sue French and Greek airlines over a blood clot he suffered after flying with them, according to press reports yesterday. The Daily Telegraph reported that 35-year-old Lars Lewis, who works for law firm Richards Butler, is
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        197 50 AFP [ZURICH] A maverick mouse caused havoc for a scheduled flight from Switzerland to Mexico on Sunday, forcing its cancellation and triggering a deadly gas assault by exterminators, the airline said. The runaway rodent was spotted in the aircraft's cockpit one hour before it came in
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        467 50 Bloomberg [CHICAGO] UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, will have a fourth-quarter loss because of rising fuel and wage costs, and flight reductions that the world's largest carrier blamed on job slowdowns by some workers. UAL is expected to
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      19 37 New York attempts to change commuter pattens with toll, ton increases pg2 Concorde set to fly again Back Pg
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      332 37 PEOPLE APL's newly opened regional administration centre in Shanghai has three new appointments by director Lim Seng Kwee: Katy Hsieh has taken over the team management for quality assurance while Daniel Zhanq will assist her and David Bi will assume the role of team leader for the IT departments) High-speed
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      742 38 Lines services represented by Makers of the Registry of ccrec Shipping Agents, \°n» jy Singapore Shipping Association Members of tbe Singapore Logistics Association ULY LINE MALE vessel voy 175 Tn* eta P. KLANG SPORE MALE Princess Lily VOlOl 16/01 17/01 25/01 Empress Lily VO2Ol 03/02 04/02 12/02 Princess Lily VO2Ol
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      2042 39 fmt YANTAI EVERY FRIDAY f jS? (T/T 9 DAYS) yanhan > every Tuesday I ft FRIDAY (T/T: 4 DAYS) I GENERAL AGENTS IN SINGAPORE: SO ROIINSON RD TEL: 226 1900 FAX; *****08 OUTWARD (l/l) *****02 JOHORE OfFKE; COSTAR SHIPPING PTE LTD #12-00 sales/ikgs 420sas7/43 inward dept (d/o> *****86 COSTAR AGENCIES
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      1139 47 SSAMUDERA SHIPPING LINE LTD 72 Anson Rood, #06-01 to 03, Sinfoporo *****1 MAIN UNi/OUTWARD: 532 3iU INWARD (W0): 437 236S IMPOST STATUS (DID): 437 2378 INVENTORY (DID): 437 2420 Wobsito http://www.samudora.<om CR NO. **********0H BOOKINGS UNE: 535 6266 (Celia/Jessica/Moi Chan/Jeslynn/Dora/Yvonne/Hanim) BSBEB3SBBH 7 slgs/weekly 3 slgs/weekly YISStL VOY SIN I JAR
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      809 47 SIN TO SRI LANKA, INDIA/ CANADA, US/EC/GULF, MEXICO I WG 1 SW I MT I SMI I HW I PPG I OW I ion I mi I im 1 OtF I SAY I NIW I TAW I HOMI HOIGH DTK! /0660 04/01 10/01 13/01 17/01 21/01 22/01 04/02 07/02 06/03
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      620 47 in ENG LEE SHIPPING CO PTE LTD \V-5-Ci M: *****22 (10 Umi) Fax: 533M35/*****M I l5«2ffOOO»OC I VESSEL VOT SM ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION Unon Sta 8 02/01 15/01 70/01 Jamb Sin Central 02/01 18/01 18/01 K. lungkal/Mang Tnggi Unon Sta 22 02/01 19/01 20/01 Surabaya Gandoll 03/01 20/01 20/01
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      568 48 VESSEL VOY SIN MAA SIN TIGER BRIDGE 868N 21-22/01 26-29/01 02-03/02 TIGER METRO 869N 24-25/01 2&01/02 05-06/02 TIGER STAR 870N 27-28/01 01-04/02 09-10/02 TIGER RHYTHM 871N 30-31/01 05-08/02 12-13/02 TIGER BRIDGE 872N 02-03/02 08-11/02 15-16/02 TIGER METRO 873N 05-06/02 11-15/02 18-19/02 I VESSEL VOY SIN CAL SIN XPRESS PADMA 401
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      1038 48 FREIGHT LINKS EXPRESS PTE LTD 51 Penjuru Rood, 3rd Level, Freight Links Express Logistkentre, Singapore *****3 Tel: *****11 Fax: *****77 E-mail: flesinQsingnet.com.sg WEBSITE: www.freighHinks.net PIRAEUS/ MV.MSC SOPHIE VOIO2R COLOMBO MV. 00CL FORTUNE V91W03 ISTANBUL/ ETA SIN: 19/01 /2001 ETA SIN: 20/01 /2001 ALEXANDRITE KARACHI MV. ORIENTAL BRIGHT V4SA BUSAN MV.
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      45 48 REGULAR DIRECT CONTAINER A BREAKBULK SERVICE TO PORT LOUIS DURBAN EXPORT VOY SIN PTL DBN ALS ENDEAVOUR 01WB 25/01 05/02 12/02 ALS EXPRESS 02WB 24/02 07/03 14/03 ACCEPTING TO JOHANNESBURG Agtats: T«l Fa* Singapore Imlm Agencies *****41/142 *****43 UMpyao lenderoSfrpng Agency Sdn Bid 03-SMOOM9 03-SMOOO2O
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      715 48 TO cunon CHINA N. EUROPE SERVICE VOY "1 HKG XGG TAP SHA HANJIN SINGAPORE 535E 20 JAN 28 JAN 30 JAN 01 FEB HWHWKOWER —ggTTZZI 27JAN 31 Jan BB ~KFffi OflFB HANJIN SAVANNAH OWE 03 FEB 07 FEB 11 FEB 13 FEB 15 FEB HAHHN NEWYOKK 109E 10 FEB 14
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      130 49 \V mJ&[J r js&&£/&•■■. > LEGEND- Issued by Meteorological Service Singapore Thunderstorm Showers Rain Temperature "Cpf Wind direction and speed in knots Ra,n Weather Cloudy Day t><l Hazy Sea Conditions Wind speed symbols r S|j w < 1 2m o Full circle w/o line indicates calm or light and variable
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